It’s the final round of Swiss! After this, we cut to top 32 where single elimination play begins. Korey McDuffie from Atlanta, Georgia is the 2014 North American WCQ champion with his Monarch Deck playing against Alex Ng from New York with his Kozmo Deck. A loss here will knock a Duelist out of contention while a win will further their chances of making Top 32.

Game 1

Ng won the roll and elected to go first.

Ng started off with Kozmo Strawman, banishing it to Special Summon Kozmo Landwalker from hand. In the End Phase, Ng activated Emergency Teleport from his hand, Special Summoning Kozmo Tincan from Deck. Ng activated Kozmo Tincan’s effect, paying 500 LP revealing Kozmo Dark Destroyer, Kozmoll Dark Lady and Kozmo Landwalker. Dark lady was added to hand and the others were sent to the Graveyard. Tincan was then banished to Special Summon the Kozmoll Dark Lady added to his hand by Tincan.

McDuffie opened with a hand of Tenacity of the Monarchs, Emergency Teleport, Escalation of the Monarchs, The Monarchs Stormforth, Speedroid Taketomborg and Super Quantum Red Layer. He started by Special Summoning Super Quantum Red Layer then activating Emergency Teleport to Special Summon Super Quantum Blue Layer from the Deck. He attempted to activate the effect but Ng used Kozmoll Dark Lady to pay 1000 LP to negate the effect and destroy Blue Layer. McDuffie passed playing no other cards.

Ng drew to 3 cards in hand and Normal Summoned Kozmo Soartroopers. He did some quick math and went into the Battle Phase. Kozmo Landwalker attacked into Super Quantum Red Layer, Ng attempted to use Super Quantum Red Layer’s effect to Special Summon Super Quantum Blue Layer from the Graveyard but Kozmoll Dark Lady negated it. Dark Lady and Kozmo Soartroopers attacked directly, then Ng followed-up by banishing Kozmoll Dark Lady to Special Summon Kozmo Forerunner from hand and Kozmo Soartroopers was banished to Special Summon Kozmo Delta Shuttle from hand and that was enough for game!

Game 2

McDuffie elected to have Ng start the second game.

Ng started with Kozmotown, using its effect to send a Kozmo Soartroopers back to the Deck to draw a card. He then set a Spell/Trap and in the End Phase, activated Emergency Teleport, but McDuffie chained Maxx “C”! Kozmo Tincan was Special Summoned and McDuffie drew a card. Ng then used Kozmo Tincan to reveal Kozmo Dark Destroyer, Kozmo Landwalker and Kozmo Forerunner. Kozmo Dark Destroyer was randomly selected to add to hand while the others went to the Graveyard. Ng Special Summoned Dark Destroyer giving McDuffie another draw. Ng declined to use Dark Destroyer’s effect and passed turn.

McDuffie drew for turn having Speedroid Terrortop, Majesty’s Fiend, Emergency Teleport, Super Quantum Red Layer, Kuraz the Light Monarch, Erebus the Underworld Monarch and The Winged Dragon of Ra – Sphere Mode!

He Special Summoned Super Quantum Red Layer, then Normal Summoned Speedroid Terrortop. Its effect was used to add Speedroid Taketomborg from Deck to hand. Emergency Teleport came down next, Special Summoning Super Quantum Blue Layer in Defense Position, and Blue Layer’s effect added another Super Quantum Red Layer to hand. Super Quantum Blue Layer and Speedroid Taketomborg were used to Xyz Summon Super Quantal Mech Beast Grampulse whose effect was used to destroy the face-down Mask of Restrict. McDuffie passed here.

Ng drew to 3 card in hand while McDuffie still had 6. Ng used Kozmotown to add the banished Kozmo Tincan back to hand. He then played Terraforming to add Fire King Island from Deck to hand. He played Fire King Island over Kozmotown. Fire King Island’s effect was used to destroy Kozmo Dark Destroyer from hand to add Fire King Avatar Garunix from Deck to hand. Next, Dark Destroyer was banished to Special Summon Kozmo Delta Shuttle from Deck. He used Delta Shuttle to send Kozmo Strawman to the Graveyard to weaken Super Quantum Red Layer by 200 ATK. Next, he played Kozmotown over Fire King Island, triggering Fire King Island’s effect to destroy Delta Shuttle, whose effect let Ng Special Summon Kozmo Soartroopers from Deck. Kozmotown let Ng get back a banished Kozmo Dark Destroyer by taking 800 damage, then Kozmo Soartroopers let Ng pay 1000 LP to get back Kozmo Strawman, then Kozmo Strawman activated, paying 500 to Special Summon Delta Shuttle. Delta Shuttle then sent Kozmo Dark Planet to the Graveyard as a cost for its effect to lower Super Quantum Red Layer’s ATK further even though its effect was negated by Kozmo Strawman. Kozmo Strawman was banished to Special Summon Kozmo Dark Destroyer whose effect targeted itself, destroying it and banishing it to Special Summon Kozmo Sliprider from the Deck, whose effect destroyed Kozmotown, and let Ng add another Kozmo Dark Planet from Deck to hand. Next, Kozmo Sliprider and Delta Shuttle Xyz Summoned Cyber Dragon Nova then Cyber Dragon Infinity were Summoned in succession, then Ng Normal Summoned Fire King Avatar Garunix which was used with Kozmo Soartroopers to Xyz Summon Leviair the Sea Dragon. Leviair the Sea Dragon used its effect to Special Summon Kozmo Strawman whose effect was activated again to Special Summon Kozmo Dark Destroyer. The negated Kozmo Dark Destroyer’s effect was activated which allowed Cyber Dragon Infinity to negate the activation and destroy it, getting another Strawman whose effect was activated again to Special Summon Kozmo Dark Destroyer again. The 2 Kozmo Strawman were used to Xyz Summon Herald of Pure Light. He then Special Summoned Kozmo Dark Planet by banishing another from hand. Cyber Dragon Infinity attached Super Quantum Red Layer as an Xyz Material. Entering battle, Kozmo Dark Destroyer attacked Grampulse, and the rest of the monsters attacked for game!

Ng finishes the Swiss rounds with an 8-2 record.