Lots of Duelists in attendance this weekend are getting their first look at the March 2012 Forbidden & Limited List in action. But many of the Duelists here are also competing in their first ever YCS event! At YCS Atlanta, a first-timer became the YCS Champion. Will it happen again here in Long Beach? Check out some of Long Beach’s YCS First-Timers who traveled here for an unforgettable tournament experience!

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Matt Sun is 16 years old and traveled here from Irvine, California to compete in his first YCS event with his Dragunity Deck. He’s surprised by the big turnout this weekend. “I thought it would be a lot smaller,” he said. He told me that he liked getting the 5 free packs of Order of Chaos for entering. His favorite Dragunity in his Deck is Dragunity Aklys.

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Danny Kesel is 15 years old from San Pedro, California and is using a Mist Valley Deck in today’s tournament! He creates big combos with Divine Wind of Mist Valley and his Mist Valley monsters. “I bounce a card, Special Summon with Divine Wind of Mist Valley, and Synchro Summon,” he told me. I asked Danny what his favorite Mist Valley card is, and he replied, “Mist Valley Falcon! My first Mist Valley.” I asked him what he’s enjoying most so far about his YCS experience. He answered, “I like that I can meet and greet people that play Yu-Gi-Oh!. In San Pedro we have our own little group, so it’s nice to be able to mingle.”

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Max Barrowclough is 15 years old from San Diego, California. He’s running a Dark World Deck featuring his favorite Dark World Monster, GRAPHA! Max likes Grapha’s destruction effect, and the fact that it can get destroy of anything. “It’s also a nice plus that you can bounce to Summon him,” he added. Max is also enjoying his participation prize, the Tour Bus From the Underworld Game Mat, which he’s using in his Duels.  “The mat is pretty neat,” he said. “I like it.”

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Angel Gonzalez is 16 years old from Norwalk, California. His favorite part of his YCS experience so far is being able to Duel against different people and “learn new strategies from them.” Angel is running a Fairy Deck with a bunch of powerful Fairies like Archlord Kristya, Master Hyperion, The Agent of Miracles – Jupiter, The Agent of Creation – Venus, and The Agent of Mystery – Earth in it. But his favorite Fairy is Arcana Force Ex – the Light Ruler. Here’s a picture of him holding it up!

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Steven Marmorstein is 14 years old and traveled here from Phoenix, Arizona. He’s running a Gravekeeper’s Deck in today’s YCS tournament. Steven was surprised by the huge turnout. “I got here and just had to take a picture,” he told me. Steven registered early to get his Tour Bus Game Mat quickly. All of the players participating in the tournament this weekend love the free Game Mat. Take a look at Steven holding up his favorite Gravekeeper’s monster, Gravekeeper’s Spy!

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Kieran Rooney is 12 years old from Medford, Oregon. “Being here is really awesome!”, he exclaimed when I approached him. Kieran is running a Dragon/Dragunity hybrid Deck with a bunch of powerful Dragons, including Blue-Eyes White Dragon, in it. Kieran is excited to be competing with it this weekend. Kieran’s favorite Dragon in his Deck is Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon..

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These are just 6 of the many YCS First-Timers in attendance this weekend. Check out the coverage to see if we have another first-timer take a North American YCS victory!