Only 16 teams remain at TEAM YCS Las Vegas! Team Warning: May Contain Rings – consisting of Charley Futch, Kamal Crooks, and World Champion Ruben Penaranda – completed the Swiss Rounds with a 9-0-1 record and ended in first place. Now, they’re facing off against Team Fala Galera, consisting of Steven Santoli, Paulo Roberto Goncalves da Silva, and Aaron McInnes. Team Fala Galera finished the Swiss Rounds with an 8-2 record. In this Feature Match, we’ll be focusing in on 2-time YCS Champion Steven Santoli and his Match against 2018 Dragon Duel World Champion Charley Futch. All of the players on these teams are top-level Duelists, but only one team can advance to the Top 8. It’s time to Duel!
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The Top 8 of TEAM YCS Las Vegas is about to begin! Take a look at which teams and Decks will be facing off!
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It’s the final round of Swiss, and we’ll be moving on to the Top 16 playoff after this round. Teams are hoping to be able to make it in, but it’s going to come right down to the wire. For this Feature Match, we have two teams that currently have a 7-2 record. We’ll have Daniel Cardno of Team ADCG Dueling against Blair Hunter of Team Steak and Shake Special Combo. There’s a ton on the line with this match, with the winner having the potential to make it into the Top 16. It’s time to Duel!
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It’s Top Cut time! Here are the Top 16 pairings for the Single Elimination portion of the tournament.
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The Swiss portion of the tournament has concluded, and we’re moving to the Top 16! Here are the final standings after Swiss.
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Welcome to Day 2 of TEAM YCS Las Vegas! We’re kicking things off with a Fiendsmith Ryzeal mirror Match – it’s Colorado Duelist Landon Oliver, facing California Duelist Craig Hayashi. Oliver is representing Team Leclowns, along with Jose Santiago Torres and Esala Wathuthantrige. Hayashi is here with Team BACK, alongside Kenneth Kuo and Brandon Wold. Between these two teams, we have innumerable YCS Top Cut finishes, WCQ Top Cuts, and World Championship appearances. It’s time to Duel!
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We’re in the first Swiss Round of Day 2 at TEAM YCS Las Vegas! Team Chundra Fan Club and Team VACAYSHON both finished Day 1 with 6-1-1 records, and now they’re facing off in this Round 9 Feature Match! All of the players on Team Chundra Fan Club – Bobby Barone, Mario De Micco, and Rico Eichelberger – are likely fans of Tenpai Dragon Chundra, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they’re using Tenpai Dragon strategies this weekend. Similarly, Team VACAYSHON, comprised of Eric Garde, Jason Bai, and Salvador Flores Peralta, may be on “vacation”, but their attitude toward Dueling this weekend may be anything but relaxed. In this Feature Match, we’ll be focusing in on the Match between Bobby Barone and Eric Garde. Bobby Barone is the “Bobby” from our Round 7 Feature Match with Team Bobby’s Bench. While his benched Duelists didn’t make it to Day 2, Bobby Barone and Team Chundra Fan Club still have a solid shot at making the Top 16 cut. It’s time to Duel!
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We’re headed into the final Swiss round – here are the pairings!
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We’ve got one more Swiss round before Top Cut! Here’s the standings as we move into the last round.
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The Ryzeal and Maliss themes have been dominant since their debut in Crossover Breakers, with each strategy consistently making it into the top cut of the last several YCS events. Here at TEAM YCS Las Vegas, both decks continue to perform well, but are joined by other strategies, including Mermails and Blue-Eyes! With the changes to the format, here are some of the tech choices that top players have incorporated into their decks:
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