Round 10 marks the end if the Swiss Rounds here at YCS Niagara Falls, so this one is make-or-break. Currently these 20 competitors are the top-ranked Duelists in the room, but some of them may not make the Top 32. The pressure’s on, so let’s take a look at which Duelists are at the top tables right now, and what they’re playing!
Table 1: Chancy Wigglestove (Spright) vs. Luke Parkes (Danger Tearlaments)
Table 2: Calvin Chow (Spright) vs. James Kim (Runick Spright)
Table 3: Raymond Dai (Exosister) vs. Ryan You (Exosister)
Table 4: Jorge Pagan (Adventure Spright) vs. Adrian Gonzalez (Live Twins Spright)
Table 5: Steven Santoli (Runick Live Twin Spright) vs. Simon He (Adventure Spright)
Table 6: Mitchell Martin (Spright) vs. Collin Cleaves (Mathmech)
Table 7: Ruben Penaranda (Spright) vs. North Alton (Tearlaments)
Table 8: Thanh Nguyen (Runick Spright) vs. Gabriel Bonneau (Spright)
Table 9: Brian Kaiser (Adventure Spright) vs. Andrij Rybsky-Shaw (Therion Tearlaments)
Table 10: Ankit Shah (Spright) vs. Kevin Semlali (Cyber Dragon Adventure Spright)
How does it all shake out? The tale of the tape is pretty shocking, as Tearlaments appear to’ve largely slipped from the top tables amidst a serious Spright takeover:
Spright: 14 Decks
Tearlaments: 3 Decks
Exosister: 2 Decks
Mathmech: 1 Deck
Of the 14 Spright Decks currently dominating, at least three are running Runick, and at least four are running the Adventure engine. Are these numbers really representative of the trends in this tournament? Or are a whole lotta Tearlaments Decks lurking just below, in Table 11 and beyond? It’ll be interesting to see what the split looks like once we know the Top 32 proper, but for now, this your last Top Table update from YCS Niagara Falls!
Canadian competitor Gabriel Bonneau traveled here this weekend from Montreal, and he’s paired up against Simon He, a fan-favorite veteran Duelist from the UK. Both of these competitors are playing Spright variants, but they’re running different secondary themes to support them. Both Duelists are very likely to wind up in the Top 32, but the winner of this Match locks their seat here and now.
So who’s it gonna be? Montreal, or Manchester?
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Heading into the final round here in Day 1 of YCS Niagara, here’s your look at the Duelists and Decks that made it to the Top 10 tables!
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The Speed Duel Public Events here at YCS Niagara are being played under an innovative new Limited List, and so far the biggest, most prestigious tournament under the new format is today’s Speed Duel ATTACK OF THE GIANT CARD!! event! With three oversized and Giant-sized Speed Duel promos on the line, competition was fierce, and these three Duelists emerged victorious.
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It’s all over, and three competitors have claimed the top spots in the Saturday ATTACK OF THE GIANT CARD!! Tournament! Meet your winners…
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Speed Duel events here at YCS Niagara are using an all-new event-only Limited List, legal only this weekend, and only here at YCS Niagara! The List consists of cards that are Limited 1, Limited 2, and Limited 3, similar to the system used in Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links. Competitors can only play one card total from the Limited 1 list, two cards from the Limited 2s, and three cards from the Limited 3s. You can read all about it right here. So far, the impact this weekend has been massively positive, ushering in lots of new, highly competitive strategies.
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RCharley Futch is from Indianapolis, Indiana, and was the winner of the Dragon Duel World Championship in 2018. Since then he’s competed in numerous high profile tournaments, and now he’s X-1 here in Round 7 at YCS Niagara Falls. Another win would clinch his place in Day 2, and leave him with a strong shot at the Top 32 tomorrow. Futch is running Adventure Spright this weekend.
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Which Duelists are undefeated in Round 6, and what Decks are they playing? Here’s what’s happening at the top tables, here at YCS Niagara Falls.
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Jake Quinsee is a British Duelist with a storied history in Yu-Gi-Oh, having at least eight YCS Top Cut appearances, multiple European World Championship Qualifier tops, and a Top 8 finish at the 2019 World Championship! He’s here in Canada visiting the Golden Horseshoe for the week, taking local sights and chasing a YCS win.
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Every YCS weekend features two Dragon Duel tournaments: one on Saturday and one on Sunday. When both tournaments are complete, the winners of each competition go one-on-one in a final Dragon Duel Playoff, with the winner earning the title of Dragon Duel Champion for the YCS!
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