Dragon Duel Top 8 Feature Match: Alan Martinez Capetillo vs. Jorge Emilio Apud Page
Alan Martinez Capetillo is the current reigning Central America Dragon Duel WCQ Champion, and managed to go undefeated through Swiss this year with the same strategy he played last year: Mekk-Knight Invoked! His opponent is Jorge Emilio Apud Page, who also made the Top 8 of last year’s Dragon Duel WCQ. He has brought Danger! Orcust, one of the most popular combo strategies in the tournament.
Can Martinez continue his success and become a back to back Dragon Duel WCQ Champion? Or will Apud break the streak and move on to Top 4?
Martinez won the roll and chose to go first.
Duel One:
Martinez drew and gave a heavy sigh before Setting Solemn Strike and ending his turn.
Apud Normal Summoned Neo Space Connector and tried to activate its effect, but got hit with Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring. He Set a back row and ended his turn.
Martinez drew Aleister the Invoker and immediately slammed it down, adding Invocation to his hand. He Set the Invocation in the same row as Neo Space Connector and then Special Summoned Mekk-Knight Indigo Eclipse before flipping his Invocation. He used Aleister the Invoker and Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring as Fusion Materials for Invoked Purgatrio, then moved onto the Battle Phase. He declared an attacks with his mosnters and left Apud with 3700 Life Points. Next, he used Invocation to shuffle itself back in the Deck and add Aleister the Invoker to his hand. He activated The Book of Law next to Special Summon Invoked Magellanica by tributing his Invoked Purgatrio and ended his turn.
Apud drew for turn and thought for a moment before ultimately conceding the first Duel!
Apud chose for Martinez to go first.
Duel Two:
Martinez began with Instant Fusion, Special Summoning Millennium-Eyes Restrict. He Normal Summoned Aleister the Invoker next, and when Apud activated Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring, Martinez stopped it with his Millennium-Eyes Restrict and equipped it. He Link Summoned Link Kuriboh next, before activating Invocation to Special Summon Invoked Caliga. He activated Invocation to shuffle it back in his Deck so he could add Aleister the Invoker to his hand, then Set two cards before ending the turn.
Apud began his turn with Reinforcement of the Army, using it to add Neo Space Connector to his hand. He Normal Summoned Neo Space Connector and used it to Special Summon Neo-Spacian Aqua Dolphin before using both monsters to Link Summon Knightmare Phoenix. He moved to Battle Phase and declared an attack, but Martinez used Link Kuriboh to reduce the Knightmare’s attack to 0! With no options left, Martinez ended his turn.
Martinez drew and Special Summoned Mekk-Knight Blue Sky, using its effect to add Mekk-Knight Purple Nightfall. He declared an attack over Knightmare Phoenix before ending his turn.
Apud drew and activated Twin Twisters discarding Orcust Harp Horror, prompting Martinez to respond with Twin Twisters and banish the Orcust Harp Horror from the Graveyard. He lost his Set Evenly Matched, then Apud Normal Summoned Knightmare Corrupter Iblee using it to grab back Knightmare Phoenix. He used both to Link Summon Knightmare Cerberus and ended his turn still locked under Invoked Caliga.
Martinez drew and Normal Summoned Aleister the Invoker, using it to add Invocation to his hand. He activated the ‘nvo, banishing Aleister the Invoker and sending Mekk-Knight Blue Sky from his hand to the Graveyard, to Special Summon Invoked Mechaba! He used Invocation to shuffle itself into the Deck and add back Aleister the Invoker, then moved to Battle Phase and declared an attack with Invoked Mechaba, leaving Apud with 7000 Life Points.
Apud drew and with few options, Set a monster and ended his turn.
Martinez drew and declared an attack with Invoked Mechaba, destroying Orcust Harp Horror, before ending his turn.
Apud drew and activated Orcustrated Babel before Setting another monster and ending the turn.
Martinez drew and attacked with Invoked Mechaba over a Set Orcust Cymbal Skeleton, but when he moved to End Phase Apud activated the Orcust Cymbal Skeleton to Special Summon Orcust Harp Horror.
Apud drew and Normal Summoned The Phantom Knights of Silent Boots, using it along with Orcust Cymbal Skeleton to Link Summon Galatea, the Orcust Automaton. Apud banished The Phantom Knights of Silent Boots to use its effect, but Martinez negated it with his Invoked Mechaba! Locked down under Invoked Caliga and Invoked Mechaba, Apud was forced to pass.
Martinez drew and moved to Battle Phase, Apud tried to use the effect of Orcust Harp Horror but it was negated by Invoked Mechaba. Martinez then attacked over Galatea, the Orcust Automaton and ended his turn.
Apud drew and activated Danger! Thunderbird, discarding Neo Space Connector to Special Summon it and draw a card. He moved to Battle Phase and declared an attack on Invoked Mechaba, but Martinez still had Aleister the Invoker in his hand to boost his Fusion Monster’s ATK! Martinez was forced to pass after his Thunderbird was destroyed.
Martinez drew and declared an attack before ending his turn.
Apud drew and passed play back to his opponent.
Martinez drew and declared another attack, leaving Apud with 600 Life Points.
Apud drew and activated Twin Twisters, discarding Orcust Crescendo, to blow away Martinez’s two back row. Martinez responded with World Legacy’s Memory to Special Summon Mekk-Knight Purple Nightfall, and lost his Set Solemn Strike. Apud Set a monster before ending his turn.
Martinez drew and Special Summoned Mekk-Knight Indigo Eclipse and then moved it to his far left-most Main Monster Zone before Special Summoning Mekk-Knight Purple Nightfall. He Link Summoned Knightmare Unicorn next, and used its effect to spin away Apud’s only monster before attacking to end the Duel!
Alan Martinez Capetillo defeats Jorge Emilio Apud Page to continue his undefeated streak and advance to Top 4!