3rd Place Playoff Feature Match: Christopher LeBlanc Versus Richard Schaber
YCS Vancouver is starting to wind down, and as the Finals Match rages on, the two Duelists from the Top 4 who fell just short have one more match to play, for the chance to win a Super Rare copy of the new Prize Card, Anotherverse Gluttonia!
On one side of the table, Christopher LeBlanc from Waltham, Massachusetts. On the other side, Richard Schaber from Stuttgart, Germany. This is Schaber’s first YCS Top Cut and he’s surprised that he’s made it this far! Schaber finished 2nd Place after 10 Rounds of Swiss this weekend, and he’s eager to finish strong with a Prize Card win.
LeBlanc started off with Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring, Purrely, Purrely Sleepy Memory, and 2 Purrely Happy Memory.
Schaber started the match off with Abomination’s Prison and LeBlanc chained Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring to negate it. Schaber followed that up with Triple Tactics Talent to draw 2 cards. He Normal Summoned Tour Guide From the Underworld and used its effect to Special Summon Fiendish Rhino Warrior. Then, he Link Summoned Unchained Soul Lord of Yama. He activated both Lord of Yama and Fiendish Rhino Warrior’s effects. Rhino Warrior sent Unchained Soul of Sharvara, Lord of Yama added Unchained Twins – Aruha. Then, Unchained Soul of Sharvara’s effect let Schaber Set Escape of the Unchained from his Deck.
Schaber activated Unchained Twins – Aruha and destroyed Escape. Schaber activated Escape’s effect and LeBlanc conceded!
LeBlanc chose to start the second Duel and opened with Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring, Purrely Pretty Memory, Crossout Designator, Purrely Happy Memory, and Purrelyeap!? He kicked things off activating Purrely Pretty Memory, discarding Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring to Special Summon Purrelyly. He activated Purrelyly’s effect and added My Friend Purrely.
In the Main Phase, LeBlanc activated My Friend Purrely, and paid 500 LP to reveal 2 Stray Purrely Street and a Purrely Delicious Memory. He added Purrely Street to his hand and quickly activated it. He used Purrelyly’s effect, and used Pretty Memory to Xyz Summon Epurrely Beauty. He Set 3 cards face-down and went to his End Phase, using Stray Purrely Street to attach a Sleepy Memory to Beauty. He passed play to Schaber.
Schaber drew, and in the Standby Phase LeBlanc drew Pot of Prosperity with Purrely Sleepy Memory. In the Main Phase, Schaber activated Abomination’s Prison and got Unchained Twins – Aruha. Then he Set a card and activated Aruha’s effect, targeting his Set card. LeBlanc chained Purrely Happy Memory, Schaber chained Unchained Soul of Sharvara’s effect and destroyed his Set Abominable Chamber of the Unchained to Special Summoned Sharvara. Happy Memory resolved and started protecting Sharvara. LeBlanc also discarded Prosperity to Special Summon Purrelyly.
In a new chain, Schaber activated Chamber and LeBlanc chained Purrelyly to get another copy of Purrelyly. Schaber Special Summoned Unchained Twins – Rakea with Chamber. On the Summon, LeBlanc activated Epurrely Beauty’s effect to negate Rakea.
LeBlanc activated Purrelyeap!?, upgrading his Beauty into Expurrely Noir. He activated Noir’s effect and returned Sharvara to the Deck. Schaber activated Triple Tactics Talent to take control of Expurrely Noir, LeBlanc chained Noir’s effect, and he detached the last 2 Materials to bounce the Rakea.
Schaber finally Normal Summoned Unchained Twins – Aruha, picked up his Extra Deck and Link Summoned Muckraker From the Underworld. He activated Muckraker’s effect and discarded Abomination’s Prison to Special Summon back Aruha. He attacked Purrelyly with Muckraker and made a direct attack with Aruha. He Set a card and passed his turn.
LeBlanc drew Pot of Prosperity. He paid 500 LP for My Friend Purrely and revealed 2 copies of Purrely Happy Memory and a Purrely Sleepy Memory, getting the Sleepy Memory. Then he Normal Summoned Purrelyly and used its effect to search Purrely. He activated Purrelyly’s effect, and Schaber chained Escape of the Unchained and targeted Aruha and Purrelyly. That destroyed both and stopped the Xyz Summon.
Afterward, Schaber activated Aruha’s effect in the Graveyard and Special Summoned Unchained Soul of Sharvara from his Deck. LeBlanc followed it up with Purrely Sleepy Memory discarding Purrely to Special Summon Purrely. He activated Purrely’s effect and excavated Delicious, Bystial Druiswurm, and Solemn Judgment. He took Delicious Memory and then used Purrely’s effect to Xyz Summon Epurrely Plump with the Delicious Memory! With that play, Schaber conceded the second Duel.
Engaging in some small talk while he shuffled up, Schaber pointed out that this was the last game of the tournament for both Duelists. They both smiled at each other in agreement. This last contest would decide who’d take home a Super Rare Prize copy of Anotherverse Gluttonia!
Schaber is starting Duel 3. LeBlanc had Purrelyly, Book of Eclipse, Purrely Pretty Memory, Crossout Designator, and Infinite Impermanence.
Schaber started off Normal Summoning Tour Guide From the Underworld, but lost its effect to LeBlanc’s Infinite Impermanence. Schaber couldn’t negate it, but he pressed on, activating Pot of Prosperity and banishing 6 cards to add Unchained Twins – Aruha to his hand.
He Set a card and activated Aruha, destroying the Set Abominable Chamber of the Unchained. He Special Summoned Aruha, and activated Chamber to Special Summon Unchained Soul of Shyama from his Deck. He used Shyama’s effect to destroy Aruha, then used Aruha’s effect to Summon Unchained Soul of Sharvara.
Schaber Link Summoned Unchained Soul Lord of Yama with Shyama and Sharvara as materials. He activated Sharvara’s effect and Lord of Yama’s effect, getting back the Sharvara and Setting Escape of the Unchained. Schaber Link Summoned Unchained Soul of Rage with Lord of Yama and Tour Guide, then activated Sharvara, Special Summoning it and destroying his Set Escape.
He activated Escape and Special Summoned Unchained Twins – Rakea from his Deck, then continued, activating the effect of Unchained Soul of Shyama in his Graveyard to target Soul of Rage. That destroyed his Soul of Rage and Special Summoned back the Shyama. He got back Tour Guide From the Underworld with Soul of Rage and Xyz Summoned D/D/D Wave High King Caesar to end his turn.
LeBlanc drew Happy Memory, and in the Draw Phase he activated Book of Eclipse. Schaber chained Ash Blossom and LeBlanc chained Crossout Designator to beat it, declaring Ash Blossom! Schaber chained Rakea’s effect, targeting his Wave High King Caesar, and LeBlanc chained Happy Memory. Schaber chained Caesar to negate it.
Resolving the chain backward Caesar negated Happy Memory, Rakea destroyed Caesar, Ash Blossom was Banished and negated, and Book of Eclipse Set the Rakea face-down. In a new chain, Schaber activated the effects of Unchained Soul Lord of Yama and Unchained Soul of Sharvara in his Graveyard. He Set Abominable Chamber of the Unchained, and Special Summoned back Unchained Soul of Rage.
LeBlanc continued to his Main Phase. He Normal Summoned Purrelyly and activated its effect to get My Friend Purrely from his Deck to his hand. He activated Purrelyly’s effect and used Happy Memory to Xyz Summon Epurrely Happiness. He tried to end his Main Phase but Schaber chose to activate his Soul of Rage’s effect, Link Summoning Unchained Soul of Anguish using Rage and Happiness as Link Materials.
LeBlanc activated Purrely Pretty Memory and discarded My Friend Purrely to Special Summon Purrely. He attempted an excavation and revealed Purrely Happy Memory! He took the Happy Memory, then picked up his opponent’s Graveyard to check what he had, figuring out the proper play in this tough situation.
He activated Purrely’s effect and used Happy Memory to Xyz Summon another Epurrely Happiness! He attacked and destroyed the face-down Rakea. Schaber activated Rakea’s effect and LeBlanc activated Happiness. Rakea Special Summoned Abominable Unchained Soul and LeBlanc offered the handshake!
Richard Schaber takes 3rd Place with Unchained in his first YCS ever, winning a Super Rare copy of the Anotherverse Gluttonia Prize Card!
