Finals Feature Match: Sean McCabe vs. Peter Cheng
Welcome to the Finals! Local Duelist Sean McCabe and New Jersey’s Peter Cheng are about to compete in a Match that will determine who is the Ultimate Duelist! Everything is on the line in this one Match, as Sean McCabe pilots his Seraph Shaddoll Deck against Peter Cheng’s Satellarknights. The Championship Belt, the paid trip to next season’s UDS Invitational, the title of “Ultimate Duelist,” and more are all on the line! It’s time to Duel!
Duel One
McCabe opened up Duel 1 with Thunder King Rai-Oh, Shaddoll Squamata, Chaos Trap Hole, and 2 copies of Star Seraph Sovereignty. He Summoned Rai-Oh and Set Chaos Trap Hole before ending his turn.
Cheng Summoned Satellarknight Vega and McCabe activated Chaos Trap Hole, giving up 2000 Life Points to negate its Summon and banish it. Cheng Set 2 cards to his back row before passing.
McCabe drew Shaddoll Falco and then Normal Summoned Shaddoll Squamata. He attacked directly with Squamata and then attacked directly with Rai-Oh; but Cheng flipped Fiendish Chain to stop Rai-Oh’s attack and negate its effect.
Cheng Normal Summoned Satellarknight Unukalhai and activated its effect to send Satellarknight Deneb to his Graveyard. He attacked Squamata with Unukalhai, destroying both monsters in battle. Cheng Set a card to his back row before passing his turn.
McCabe Normal Summoned Star Seraph Scepter. Cheng banished Scepter with Bottomless Trap Hole, and McCabe Special Summoned Sovereignty to the field from his hand and added another Sovereignty to his hand with his Scepter’s effect. Cheng activated Mind Crush to force McCabe to discard two other copies of Sovereignty.
Cheng Summoned Satellarknight Altair and activated its effect to Special Summon Satellarknight Deneb to his field in Defense Position. He used Deneb’s effect to add Altair to his hand.
McCabe Summoned Shaddoll Squamata next turn and then combined it with Rai-Oh and his Star Seraph to Xyz Summon Evilswarm Ouroboros! He attacked Altair to destroy it and then detached an Xyz Material from it to activate its effect; but Cheng flipped Stellarnova Alpha and Tributed Deneb to negate the effect, destroy Ouroboros, and draw a card.
Cheng Summoned Vega next turn and activated its effect to Special Summon Altair from his hand in Attack Position. He used Altair’s effect to Special Summon Deneb from his Graveyard in Defense Position and then added Altair to his hand from his Deck with the effect of Deneb. Cheng attacked directly with Vega and Altair, and then combined Deneb with Vega and Altair to Xyz Summon Stellarknight Triverr, returning his Fiendish Chain from his fiend to his hand. He activated Triverr’s effect to discard Falco from McCabe’s hand, and McCabe Special Summoned it to the field with its effect. Cheng Set 3 cards to his back row and then upgraded his Triverr into Stellarknight Constellar Diamond in Main Phase 2.
McCabe promptly conceded after drawing his next card, seeing no way out. Peter Cheng wins the first Duel with his Tellarknight Deck after Summoning Stellarknight Constellar Diamond!
Duel Two
Cheng started off Duel 2 by Summoning Unukalhai and activating its effect to send Deneb to his Graveyard. He Set 3 cards to his back row and then passed his turn.
McCabe opened up with Star Seraph Scepter, Star Seraph Sovereignty, Mistake, Mind Crush, Shaddoll Fusion, and El Shaddoll Fusion. He Summoned Scepter, activated its effect, and Chained the effect of his Sovereignty in his hand. Cheng flipped Fiendish Chain to negate the effect of Scepter, and McCabe Special Summoned the Sovereignty from his hand in Defense Position and drew a card. He Set Mistake and Mind Crush before ending his turn. In his End Phase, Cheng flipped Call of the Haunted to Special Summon Deneb back from his Graveyard and used Deneb’s effect to add Satellarknight Altair from his Deck to his hand.
Cheng drew a card and then McCabe flipped Mind Crush in his Draw Phase, naming Satellarknight Altair. Cheng revealed his hand of Altair, Forbidden Lance, and Raigeki, and sent Altair to his Graveyard. Cheng activated Raigeki to clear McCabe’s field and then attacked directly with Unukalhai and Deneb. In Main Phase 2, Cheng combined his 2 monsters to Xyz Summon Bujintei Tsukuyomi in Defense Position. He used its effect to discard Forbidden Lance and draw 2 cards. Next, he Normal Summoned Satellarknight Altair and activated its effect to Special Summon Deneb from his Graveyard. He activated Deneb’s effect to add Vega from his Deck to his hand, and when McCabe tried to stop its effect with Mistake, Cheng Chained Mystical Space Typhoon from his hand to destroy Mistake! Next, Cheng combined Altair with Deneb to Xyz Summon Tellarknight Ptolemaeus in Defense Position. He upgraded his Ptolemaeus into Satellarknight Constellar Diamond before ending his turn.
McCabe drew a card and then Set Mathematician. He Set 2 cards to his back row and then activated his Tsukuyomi’s effect to discard Vega from his hand and draw 2 cards from his Deck. He switched Bujintei Tsukuyomi into Attack Position next, and then attacked McCabe’s face-down Mathematician with Diamond to destroy it, allowing McCabe to draw a card with Mathematician’s effect. Cheng attacked directly with Tsukuyomi next, dropping McCabe down to 2900 Life Points. In Main Phase 2, Cheng flipped his face-down Reinforcement of the Army to add Satellarknight Altair from his Deck to his hand and then Set 2 cards to his back row.
McCabe flipped his face-down Shaddoll Fusion and Cheng Chained Vanity’s Emptiness; but McCabe Chained his face-down El Shaddoll Fusion, fusing the Star Seraph Sovereignty and Shaddoll Squamata in his hand! McCabe Special Summoned El Shaddoll Construct to the field, but was unable to use his Construct’s effect or Squamata’s effect due to the effect of Diamond. Construct attacked and destroyed Diamond next.
Cheng Summoned Satellarknight Altair and activated its effect to Special Summon Satellarknight Deneb from his Graveyard. He activated Deneb’s effect to add Satellarknight Unukalhai from his Deck to his hand and then combined Altair with Deneb to Xyz Summon Castel, the Skyblaster Musketeer. He detached both Xyz Materials from Castel to activate its effect and send Construct back to McCabe’s Extra Deck.
McCabe drew a card and then Cheng activated Oasis of Dragon Souls, Special Summoning Altair from his Graveyard. He used Altair’s effect to Special Summon Deneb from his Graveyard, but had no cards left in his Deck to search for with Deneb’s effect. McCabe activated Shaddoll Fusion, but Cheng negated its activation with Stellarnova Alpha by Tributing Deneb, allowing him to draw a card. Next, McCabe activated another Shaddoll Fusion, fusing the Squamata and the Sovereignty in his Deck to Special Summon El Shaddoll Construct to the field. He activated Construct’s effect and Squamata’s effect, and Cheng Chained Shadow-Imprisoning Mirror. Construct sent Shaddoll Beast to the Graveyard, and then Construct attacked and destroyed Altair.
Cheng Set a monster and 2 back rows.
McCabe drew a card and then attacked Cheng’s face-down Unukalhai to destroy it.
Cheng Set a card to his back row and switched Castel into Defense Position.
McCabe attacked Tsukuyomi to destroy it with Construct and then Set a card to his back row.
Cheng flipped his face-down Reinforcement of the Army to add Deneb from his Deck to his hand and then activated Upstart Goblin to draw a card and give McCabe 1000 Life Points.
McCabe drew El Shaddoll Fusion and then attacked Castel to destroy it with Construct.
Cheng activated Reinforcement of the Army to add Deneb from his Deck to his hand and then Set a monster face-down.
McCabe drew Chaos Trap Hole and Set it. He attacked Cheng’s face-down Deneb with Construct to destroy it.
Cheng passed without making a play.
McCabe attacked directly with Construct and Set a card to his back row.
Cheng once against passed without making a play.
McCabe attacked directly with Construct and then activated El Shaddoll Fusion; but Cheng negated its activation by paying 2000 Life Points and flipping Solemn Warning. But it was all over moments later! McCabe flipped Call of the Haunted and Special Summoned Shaddoll Beast from his Graveyard. A direct attack from the Beast wiped out Cheng’s last 400 Life Points!
Sean McCabe comes from behind and defeats Stellarknight Constellar Diamond to win the second Duel! The Match – and the outcome of the entire Ultimate Duelist Series Invitational – will be determined in Duel 3!
Duel Three
McCabe opened up Duel 3 with Shaddoll Fusion, Mind Crush, El Shaddoll Fusion, and 2 copies of Star Seraph Sovereignty. He Set Mind Crush and El Shaddoll Fusion before ending his turn.
Cheng Summoned Satellarknight Deneb and then activated its effect to add Altair to his hand. He attacked directly with Deneb and then Set 4 cards to his back row.
McCabe drew El Shaddoll Fusion and Set it.
Cheng drew a card and then McCabe activated Mind Crush, naming Altair. Cheng revealed his hand of Altair, Reinforcement of the Army, and Soul Charge, and discarded Altair. Next, Cheng activated his Reinforcement of the Army to add Unukalhai from his Deck to his hand and Summoned it to the field, using its effect to send Deneb to the Graveyard. He attacked directly with Deneb and Unukalhai and then activated Call of the Haunted to Special Summon Altair from his Graveyard in Attack Position. He activated its effect to Special Summon Deneb from his Graveyard in Defense Position and then used Deneb’s effect to add Altair from his Deck to his hand. Altair attacked directly, dropping McCabe down to 1500 Life Points. Cheng combined Altair with Deneb and Unukalhai to Xyz Summon Satellarknight Triverr in Defense Position, and used its effect to return all cards on the field to their owners’ hands. Next, he used Triverr’s effect to discard a Shadoll Fusion from McCabe’s hand. He upgraded Triverr into Stellarknight Constellar Diamond and Set 4 cards to his back row before ending his turn.
Sean McCabe conceded on his next turn, with a hand full of cards he couldn’t activate.
Peter Cheng is the Ultimate Duelist!
