North America WCQ Round 7 Feature Match: Jason Patrick Zimmerman vs. Hani Yasser Jawhari
Welcome to Round 7! We’re at Table 23 where Jason Zimmerman from Winston-Salem, North Carolina and who qualified at a Charlotte Regional Qualifier has Trickstar Sky Strikers facing off against Hani Jawhari from Louisiana and his Gouki Deck. Jawhari qualified for the WCQ by topping YCS Dallas. Both Decks are well-represented in the North American WCQ but only one of these players will walk away with a win here. It’s time to Duel!
Duel 1
Jawhari won the roll and elected to go first. Jawhari started off with Normal Summoned Gouki Riscorpio then Set and activated The Phantom Knights of Shade Brigandine! He sent both to the Graveyard to Link Summon Isolde, Two Tales of the Noble Knights whose effect added Gouki Riscorpio while Gouki Riscorpio’s effect added Gouki Headbatt. After the chain resolved Zimmerman activated Droll & Lock Bird. Jawhari then used Isolde, Two Tales of the Noble Knights’s effect, sending Divine Sword – Phoenix Blade to Special Summon Gouki Octostretch. He then Set one and passed.
Zimmerman drew Droll & Lock Bird to add to his hand of Trickstar Reincarnation, Shared Ride, Trickstar Candina and Sky Striker Mobilize – Engage!. He activated Sky Striker Mobilize – Engage! and added Sky Striker Mecha – Hornet Drones to his hand. Jawhari activated Droll & Lock Bird after the chain resolved to prevent further searching this turn. Zimmerman then activated Sky Striker Mecha – Hornet Drones to Summon a Sky Striker Ace Token which was used to Link Summon Sky Striker Ace – Kagari whose effect added Sky Striker Mobilize – Engage! from the Graveyard back to his hand. Zimmerman then Normal Summoned Trickstar Candina and attacked over Jawhari’s Isolde inflicting 200 damage. In Main Phase 2, Zimmerman sent Trickstar Candina and Sky Striker Ace – Kagari to the Graveyard to Link Summon Knightmare Phoenix. Its effect let Zimmerman discard Sky Striker Mobilize – Engage! to destroy Jawhari’s Set The Phantom Knights of Shade Brigandine. Zimmerman Set Shared Ride and Trickstar Reincarnation and passed.
Jawhari activated Gouki Headbatt discarding Gouki Riscorpio. He then banished Gouki Riscorpio and Isolde, Two Tales of the Noble Knights from the Graveyard to add Divine Sword – Phoenix Blade back to his hand, but Zimmerman chained his Set Shared Ride and Jawhari chained Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring to negate it. After that chain Zimmerman activated Trickstar Reincarnation to make Jawhari banish his hand and draw a new one and after that Chain resolved, Zimmerman activated Droll & Lock Bird. He passed there.
Zimmerman drew Shared Ride, Set it and passed.
Jawhari sent Gouki Octostretch and Gouki Headbatt to the Graveyard to Link Summon Knightmare Phoenix. He activated the Gouki effects and Phoenix’s effect and Zimmerman chained the Set Shared Ride. Jawhari added Gouki Twistcobra and Gouki Suprex while Zimmerman drew 2 cards. Jawhari then Normal Summoned Gouki Suprex and Special Summoned Gouki Twistcobra from his hand. He sent the two Goukis to the Graveyard to Link Summon Knightmare Goblin. Jawhari used the effects to add Gouki Suprex and Gouki Bearhug. He used the additional Normal Summon on Suprex and used its effect to Special Summon Bearhug from his hand. He sent those 2 monsters and Goblin to Link Summon Firewall Dragon! He then sent Knightmare Phoenix to the Graveyard to Link Summon Knightmare Mermaid. He used the effect, discarding Instant Fusion to Special Summon Knightmare Corruptor Iblee. He used it and Mermaid to Link Summon Underclock Taker. He activated Gouki Re-Match and then attacked with all of his monsters. Zimmerman tried to use Trickstar Reincarnation’s Graveyard effect Special Summon Trickstar Candina from the Graveyard to block the last attack for game but Jawhari chained Firewall Dragon’s effect to send Trickstar Candina back to Zimmerman’s hand and that was enough to end the first Duel.
Duel 2
Zimmerman elected to go first. He started off with Trickstar Light Stage to add Trickstar Candina from his Deck to his hand. He then activated Sky Striker Mecha – Hornet Drones to Special Summon a Sky Striker Ace Token which was used to Link Summon Sky Striker Ace – Kagari whose effect added back Sky Striker Mecha – Hornet Drones. He then Normal Summoned Trickstar Candina and used the effect to add Trickstar Reincarnation from his Deck to his hand. He sent Sky Striker Ace – Kagari to the Graveyard to Link Summon Sky Striker Ace – Shizuku. He Set 4 cards to the back row and in the End Phase he used Sky Striker Ace – Shizuku’s effect to add Sky Striker Mobilize – Engage! from his Deck to his hand.
Jawhari Set a card to the back then activated Hey, Trunade! Zimmerman chained his Set Shared Ride and the rest of the Set cards came back to his hand. Jawhari then Normal Summoned Gouki Octostretch who was sent to the Graveyard to Link Summon Linkuriboh! Octostretch’s effect let Jawhari add Gouki Suprex from his Deck to his hand while Zimmerman drew a card thanks to Shared Ride. Jawhari Set 2 cards to the back and passed.
Zimmerman drew Trickstar Lycoris. He activated Trickstar Light Stage’s effect to freeze one of Jawhari’s Set cards. He then activated Trickstar Lycoris’s effect from his hand, swapping places with Trickstar Candina. He then used both monsters to Link Summon Knightmare Phoenix, discarding Trickstar Reincarnation and targeting Jawhari’s Set Called by the Grave which was chained, targeting the Trickstar Lycoris in Zimmerman’s Graveyard but Zimmerman chained Trickstar Reincarnation’s Graveyard effect to Special Summon the targeted Trickstar Lycoris to prevent it from being banished. Trickstar Lycoris and Knightmare Phoenix were sent to the Graveyard to Link Summon Knightmare Unicorn. He used the effect of Unicorn, discarding Sky Striker Mecha – Hornet Drones to send Jawhari’s Linkuriboh back to the Extra Deck. Zimmerman then activated Sky Striker Mobilize – Engage! to add Sky Striker Mecha – Hornet Drones from his Deck to his hand. He then Normal Summoned Trickstar Candina and used the effect to add Trickstar Lilybell from his Deck to his hand which was then Special Summoned. Zimmerman attacked with all 3 monsters then used the 2 Lycoris in his hand on the Lilybell on the field and that was enough ATK points to send this match to a third and final Duel!
Duel 3
Jawhari elected to go first. He Normal Summoned Gouki Suprex and used its effect to Special Summon Gouki Octostretch from his hand. He then Set and activated The Phantom Knights of Shade Brigandine and used the Trap and Gouki Suprex to Link Summon Isolde, Two Tales of the Noble Knights whose effect added Gouki Suprex while Suprex’s effect added Gouki Re-Match. He then used Isolde, Two Tales of the Noble Knights’s other effect, sending Divine Sword – Phoenix Blade to Special Summon another Gouki Octostretch from his Deck. He then Special Summoned Gouki Headbatt discarding Gouki Suprex to Special Summon itself. He then used Gouki Headbatt and an Gouki Octostretch to Special Summon Knightmare Phoenix. He used Gouki Headbatt to add Gouki Twistcobra and Gouki Bearhug. A flurry of plays later, his field looked like this:
Zimmerman drew for turn, facing an Extra Linked field. He started with Sky Striker Mobilize – Engage!, adding Sky Striker Mecha – Hornet Drones from his Deck to his hand. The Spell was activated to Special Summon a Token. Zimmerman then revealed his hand and extended the handshake.
Jawhari gets the win!