12-year-old Ben Leverett from Atlanta is Dueling against 11-year-old James Felt from Ohio in our Round 1 Dragon Duel Feature Match! Ben’s brother Zachary took third place at the Dragon Duel World Championship this year, and won his Round 2 Feature in the main tournament earlier today. Now, Ben is trying to replicate his brother’s Dueling success and secure a Feature Match victory of his own. But James Felt won’t make that easy – he’ll be fighting off everything Leverett has with his Six Samurais!

 

Duel One

 

 

Leverett opened up Duel 1 with Wind-Up Factory, Snowman Eater, 2 copies of Mystical Space Typhoon, and 2 copies of Torrential Tribute. He Set Snowman Eater, Mystical Space Typhoon, and Torrential Tribute before ending his turn.

 

Felt activated Heavy Storm to destroy Leverett’s Torrential Tribute and Mystical Space Typhoon. Next, he activated Shien’s Dojo and Summoned Kagemusha of the Six Samurai! He used Asceticism of the Six Samurai next, targeting his Kagemusha and Special Summoning Elder of the Six Samurai from his Deck. By Summoning Kagemusha and Elder, Felt added 2 Bushido Counters to his Dojo. Next, he Tuned Kagemusha with Elder to Synchro Summon Legendary Six Samurai – Shi En and add another Bushido Counter to his Dojo. He then sent his Dojo with 3 Bushido Counters to the Graveyard to Special Summon Spirit of the Six Samurai from his Deck. He equipped his Spirit of the Six Samurai to his Shi En, and then Shi En attacked and destroyed Snowman Eater. Snowman Eater tried to destroy Shi En with its effect, but Felt protected Shi En by sending Spirit of the Six Samurai to the Graveyard instead.

 

Leverett drew another Mystical Space Typhoon next turn. He Set 2 copies of Mystical Space Typhoon and Torrential Tribute before passing.

 

Felt activated Monster Reborn!

 

 

He targeted Spirit of the Six Samurai, and Leverett Chained Mystical Space Typhoon, targeting and destroying Felt’s Torrential Tribute. Felt Special Summoned Spirit to the field, and Leverett activated his other Mystical Space Typhoon, this time destroying Felt’s face-down Compulsory Evacuation Device.

 

Felt equipped his Shi En with Spirit and attacked directly, dealing 3000 points of damage to Leverett.

 

Leverett drew Compulsory Evacuation Device next turn and Set it.

 

Felt attacked directly with Shi En, dropping Leverett down to 2000 Life Points.

 

Leverett drew Maxx “C” next turn. He Summoned it and activated Torrential Tribute, and Felt chose not to negate it with Shi En. Leverett tried Chaining Compulsory Evacuation Device targeting Shi En, but Felt negated the Compulsory Evacuation Device with his Shi En.

 

Felt finished Leverett off on his next turn with a direct attack from Shi En!

 

James Felt wins Duel 1 with 3 attacks from Legendary Six Samurai – Shi En!

 

Duel Two

 

Leverett opened up Duel 2 with Heavy Storm, Solemn Warning, Mystical Space Typhoon, Effect Veiler, and 2 copies of Messenger of Peace. He activated Messenger of Peace and then Set Solemn Warning and Mystical Space Typhoon.

 

Felt activated Reinforcement of the Army and used its effect to search his Deck for a copy of Legendary Six Samurai – Kageki from his Deck to his hand. Next, he Summoned it to the field, and activated its effect to Special Summon Kagemusha from his hand. He Special Summoned Grandmaster of the Six Samurai next, and then combined Grandmaster with Kagemusha to try to Synchro Summon Black Rose Dragon; but Leverett used Effect Veiler to negate its effect. Felt attacked with Kageki to deal 200 points of damage to Leverett and then ended his turn without a back row.

 

 

Leverett drew Wind-Up Shark next turn and paid 100 Life Points to keep Messenger of Peace on the field. He Summoned his Shark and then passed.

 

Felt tried to Summon Hand of the Six Samurai next turn, but Leverett paid 2000 Life Points to negate its Summon with Solemn Warning.

 

Leverett drew Torrential Tribute and then paid another 100 Life Points in his Standby Phase to keep Messenger of Peace on the field. He Set Torrential Tribute and then ended his turn.

 

Felt activated Shien’s Dojo and then Normal Summoned Elder of the Six Samurai. Leverett activated Mystical Space Typhoon to destroy the Dojo, and then Felt combined his Kageki with his Elder to Xyz Summon Wind-Up Zenmaines in Defense Position.

 

Leverett drew Wind-Up Rabbit and then chose not to pay the 100 Life Points for Messenger of Peace. He activated his Shark’s effect to reduce it to Level 3, and then Normal Summoned Wind-Up Rabbit. He combined his Shark with his Rabbit to Xyz Summon Temtempo the Percussion Djinn and used its effect to detach an Xyz Material from Zenmaines and gain 500 ATK.

 

Felt Summoned Hand of the Six Samurai next turn. He Special Summoned Legendary Six Samurai – Kizan next, and Leverett flipped Torrential Tribute! He Chained the effect of his own Temtempo to detach an Xyz Material from Zenmaines and clear the entire field with Torrential Tribute!

 

Leverett activated Messenger of Peace and Set a back row.

 

Felt Set a back row and passed.

 

Leverett paid 100 Life Points for Messenger of Peace then Set a back row.

 

Felt Summoned Kageki and attacked directly for 200 points of damage.

 

Leverett Summoned Wind-Up Rat next turn, and Felt activated Compulsory Evacuation Device to return it to Leverett’s hand.

 

Felt attacked for 200 points of damage with Kageki and Set a monster.

 

Leverett chose not to keep his Messenger of Peace on the field. He Normal Summoned Wind-Up Rat and activated its effect to Special Summon Wind-Up Rabbit from his Graveyard. He combined his Rat with his Rabbit to Xyz Summon Wind-Up Carrier Zenmaity and then detached Wind-Up Rabbit from Zenmaity to Special Summon Wind-Up Magician from his Deck. Next, he activated his in-hand Shark’s effect to Special Summon it to the field, and used his Magician’s effect to Special Summon another Wind-Up Magician from his Deck. Then he reduced his Shark to Level 3 and activated his new Magician’s effect to Special Summon Rat from his Deck in Defense Position. Next, he combined both Magicians to Xyz Summon Photon Papilloperative and used its effect to switch his Rat into Attack Position. He used his Rat’s effect to Special Summon Rabbit from his Graveyard and then used his Rabbit’s effect to banish his Rat. Then he combined his Shark with his Rabbit to Summon Leviair the Sea Dragon and used Leviair’s effect to Special Summon Wind-Up Rat to his field in Attack Position. He activated his Rat’s effect to Special Summon Wind-Up Rabbit in Defense Position and then combined his Rat and his Rabbit to Xyz Summon Number 20: Giga-Brilliant. He detached an Xyz Material from Number 20: Giga-Brilliant to boost his field of monsters each by 300 ATK. He used Compulsory Evacuation Device to return Felt’s face-down monster to his hand, and then used his Photon Papilloperative to attack and destroy Kageki. Direct attacks from Zenmaity, Leviair, and Number 20: Giga-Brilliant wiped out the rest of Felt’s Life Points!

 

 

Ben Leverett holds James Felt off with Messenger of Peace and then swarms the field with his Wind-Ups to defeat Felt in Duel 2! Felt will be going first in Duel 3!

 

Duel Three

 

 

Felt started off Duel 3 by activating Prohibition! He named Messenger of Peace so that Leverett wouldn’t be able to activate it.

 

Leverett opened up with Mystical Space Typhoon, Wind-Up Rat, Snowman Eater, Tour Guide From the Underworld, Wind-Up Shark, and Wind-Up Factory. He activated his Factory and then Summoned Tour Guide; but its effect was negated by Effect Veiler. Leverett Set Mystical Space Typhoon before ending his turn.

 

Felt activated Mystical Space Typhoon to destroy Leverett’s Wind-Up Factory and then activated Six Samurai United. He activated Gateway of the Six next, and then used Mind Control to take control of Leverett’s Tour Guide. Felt Flip Summoned Elder of the Six Samurai next, and Leverett flipped Mystical Space Typhoon to destroy Felt’s Gateway of the Six. Finally, Felt combined Elder with Tour Guide to Xyz Summon Wind-Up Zenmaines in Defense Position before ending his turn.

 

Leverett drew and Summoned Wind-Up Magician next turn! He Special Summoned Wind-Up Shark from his hand next, and then used his Magician’s effect to Special Summon another Magician from his Deck. Next, he reduced his Shark to Level 3, and used the effect of his new Magician to Special Summon Wind-Up Rat from his Deck in Defense Position. He combined 2 Magicians to Xyz Summon Photon Papilloperative and then detached an Xyz Material from Photon Papilloperative to switch Wind-Up Rat into Attack Position. He used Rat’s effect to Special Summon Wind-Up Magician from his Graveyard, and then combined his Level 3 Shark with his Level 3 Rat to Summon Wind-Up Carrier Zenmaity. Next, he detached Shark from Zenmaity to use his Zenmaity’s effect. He Special Summoned Shark from his Deck with Zenmaity’s effect and Special Summoned another Wind-Up Magician from his Deck with the effect of the Wind-Up Magician he had just Special Summoned with Wind-Up Rat. Then he combined both Wind-Up Magicians with Wind-Up Shark to Xyz Summon Number 16: Shock Master. Leverett detached Wind-Up Magician from Shock Master to stop all monster effects and then attacked Zenmaines with Shock Master. Zenmaines gave up an Xyz Material to protect itself, and then its destruction effect was stopped by Shock Master in the End Phase.

 

Felt Set a monster and ended his turn.

 

 

Leverett drew Heavy Storm next turn. He Summoned Wind-Up Rat and activated its effect to Special Summon Wind-Up Shark from his Graveyard. Then he reduced his Shark to Level 3 and combined it with his Rat to Summon Temtempo the Percussion Djinn! He activated its effect to detach an Xyz Material from Zenmaines and give his Percussion Djinn an extra 500 ATK! Next, he activated the effect of his Photon Papilloperative to switch Felt’s face-down Kageki into Attack Position and reduce its ATK to 0! Temtempo attacked and destroyed Zenmaines, then Shock Master attacked and destroyed Kageki to drop Felt down to 5700 Life Points. Direct attacks from Photon Papilloperative and Wind-Up Carrier Zenmaity dropped Felt down to 2100 Life Points. Felt activated his Shock Master’s effect to stop all Spell Cards before ending his turn.

 

Felt drew a monster and Set it.

 

Leverett activated Heavy Storm to destroy Felt’s Six Samurai United and Prohibition and then used his Shock Master’s effect to stop all monster effect. Next, Shock Master attacked and destroyed Felt’s face-down Kagemusha of the Six Samurai. Direct attacks from the rest of Leverett’s monsters finished Felt off!

 

 

Ben Leverett is moving on with a 1-0 record!