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We have a new South American Champion!

June 24th, 2012

After a weekend of intense Dueling, Ecuadorian Marco Jonatan Oviedo Castro wins the South American World Championship Qualifier with his Wind-Up Deck. He will be representing South America at the World Championship in Tokyo!

2012 South American Champion, Marco Oviedo from Ecuador

In second place is Jhon Fredy Duran Diaz, a native of Colombia, with his Chaos Dragon Deck!

Meanwhile, Perez Padilla, Carlos Andres (Ecuador – Chaos Dragon) beat his opponent, Yerovi Olnedo, Martin Alejandro (Ecuador – Wind-Ups) 2-1, to come in third.

Top 4 from the far left: Carlos, Jhon, Martin and Marco

Congratulations Marco – we’ll see you in Tokyo!

The Finals of the South American World Championship Qualifier

June 24th, 2012

We are closer and closer to crowning the South American Champion of 2012.

Final match-up is between Duran Diaz, Jhon Fredy (Chaos Dragon) and Oviedo Castro, Marco Jonatan (Ecuador – Wind-Ups).

Marco (right), Jhon (left)

Currently 1-1.

The Semi-Finals are between Yerovi Olnedo, Martin Alejandro (Ecuador – Wind-Ups) and Perez Padilla, Carlos Andres (Ecuador – Chaos Dragon)

Martin (left), Carlos (right)

Currently 1-1.

Top 4 pairings!

June 24th, 2012

It seems that the Ecuadorian Duelists are doing well this weekend. Out of the Top 4, we have 3 from Ecuador, and one Duelist from host country, Colombia remains.

Table 1: Oviedo Castro, Marco Jonatan (Ecuador – Wind-Ups) vs. Yerovi Olnedo, Martin Alejandro (Ecuador – Wind-Ups)

Martin (left), Marco (right)

Oviedo Castro, Marco Jonatan (Ecuador – Wind-Ups) makes it to the Finals beating his opponent 2-1!

Table 2: Duran Diaz, Jhon Fredy (Chaos Dragon) vs. Perez Padilla, Carlos Andres (Ecuador – Chaos Dragon)

Jhon (left), Carlos (right)

Duran Diaz, Jhon Fredy (Chaos Dragon) makes it to the Finals beating his opponent 2-1!

Well, we know what the final Decks will be – Wind-Ups versus Chaos Dragons!

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Top 8 pairings!

June 24th, 2012

Yerovi Olnedo, Martin Alejandro (Ecuador – Wind-Ups) vs. Goncalves da Silva, Paulo Roberto (Brazil – Inzektors)

Table 1

Yerovi Olnedo, Martin Alejandro (Ecuador – Wind-Ups) wins 2-1.

Oviedo Castro, Marco Jonatan (Ecuador – Wind-Ups) vs. Knight Martinez, Ricardo Andres (Inzektors)

Table 2

Oviedo Castro, Marco Jonatan (Ecuador – Wind-Ups) wins 2-1.

Duran Diaz, Jhon Fredy (Chaos Dragon) vs. Rendon Perea, Juan David (Six Samurai)

Table 3

Duran Diaz, Jhon Fredy (Chaos Dragon) wins 2-0.

Valencia Cuero, Juan de Atahualpa (HERO Beat) vs. Perez Padilla, Carlos Andres (Ecuador – Chaos Dragon)

Table 4

Perez Padilla, Carlos Andres (Ecuador – Chaos Dragon) wins 2-1.

Will a Six Samurai Deck win the South American WCQ as well??

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We have a Dragon Duel South American Champion!

June 24th, 2012

Mijail Flores, from Peru, with his Wind-Up Deck beat his opponent, Vladimir Parra, from Colombia, who was playing his Inzektor Deck.

New Dragon Duel Champion, Mijail Flores!

In third place is Wylmer Llanco from Bolivia, playing his Chaos Dragon Deck and in fourth is Cristopher Rodriguez from Ecuador with his Inzektor Deck.

From the left: Mijael, Vladimir, Wylmer, Cristopher

Congratulations Mijail – we’ll see you in Tokyo, Japan!

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Top 16 pairings

June 24th, 2012

Here are the pairings for the Top 16.

Table 1: Prieto Angulo, Luis Alejandro (Dino Rabbit) vs. Goncalves da Silva, Paulo Roberto (Brazil – Inzektors)

Table 1

Goncalves da Silva, Paulo Roberto (Brazil – Inzektors) wins 2-1.

Table 2: Hernandez Troya, Gabriel Andres (Ecuador – Dino Rabbit) vs. Yerovi Olnedo, Martin Alejandro (Ecuador – Wind-Ups)

Table 2

Yerovi Olnedo, Martin Alejandro (Ecuador – Wind-Ups) wins 2-0.

Table 3: Oviedo Castro, Marco Jonatan (Ecuador – Wind-Ups) vs. Teran Chaguaro, Rolando Esteban (Ecuador – Chaos Dragon)

Oviedo Castro, Marco Jonatan (Ecuador – Wind-Ups) wins 2-0.

Table 4: Knight Martinez, Ricardo Andres (Inzektors) vs. Ascencio Saenz, John Alexander (Blackwings)

Knight Martinez, Ricardo Andres (Inzektors) wins 2-1.

Table 5: Vera Menin, Santiago Jose (Argentina – Final Countdown) vs. Rendon Perea, Juan David (Six Samurai)

Rendon Perea, Juan David (Six Samurai) wins 2-1.

Table 6: Duran Diaz, Jhon Fredy (Chaos Dragon) vs. Alfonso Castillo, Manuel Alejandro (Inzektors)

Duran Diaz, Jhon Fredy (Chaos Dragon) wins 2-0.

Table 7: Valencia Cuero, Juan de Atahualpa (HERO Beat) vs. Jardin Teixeira Sena, Guilherme Moura (Dino Rabbit)

Valencia Cuero, Juan de Atahualpa (HERO Beat) wins 2-1.

Table 8: Ordonez Sequera, Gonzalo Alejandro (Ecuador – Inzektors) vs. Perez Padilla, Carlos Andres (Ecuador – Chaos Dragon)

Perez Padilla, Carlos Andres (Ecuador – Chaos Dragon) wins 2-0.

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Dragon Duel World Championship Qualifier – Day 2

June 24th, 2012

As the Top 32 progress for the Main Event, those born 1999 and later are also Dueling away, with the Top 4.

Vladimir Parra (12-year-old from Colombia, Chaos Dragon) vs. Wylmer Llanco (13-year-old from Bolivia, Chaos Dragon)

Vladimir Parra advances to the Finals.

Mijail Flores (10-year-old from Peru, Wind-Ups) vs. Cristopher Rodriguez (12-year-old from Ecuador, Inzektors)

Mijail Flores advances to the Finals.

Vladimir (front left), Wylmer (front right), Mijail (far left), Cristopher (far right)

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Top 32 of the Main Event WCQ under way!

June 24th, 2012

Day 2 has begun, and the Top 32 is now seated at their tables. Today is the day that we crown the South American Champion, and when we decide who will represent South America at the World Championship in August in Tokyo, Japan.

Bright-eyed and ready to Duel!

Here are the pairings for the Main Event!

Table 1:

Forero Fonseca, Miguel Angel (Chaos Dragon) vs. Goncalves da Silva, Paulo Roberto (Brazil – Inzektors)

Goncalves advances to Top 16.

Table 2:

Prieto Angulo, Luis Alejandro (Dino Rabbit) vs. Mora Carcamo, Sebastian Alejandro (Chile – Dino Rabbit)

Prieto advances to Top 16.

Table 3:

Muriel Trejos, Eduard Adrian (Dino Rabbit) vs. Hernandez Troya, Gabriel Andres (Ecuador – Dino Rabbit)

Hernandez advances to Top 16.

Table 4:

Yerovi Olnedo, Martin Alejandro (Ecuador – Wind-Ups) vs. Alvarado Estrada, Cristhian Marcelo (Peru – Wind-Ups)

Yerovi advances to Top 16.

Tables 1 thru 4

Table 5:

Etete, Eric Raul (Agent-Herald)vs. Teran Chaguaro, Rolando Esteban (Ecuador – Chaos Dragon)

Teran advances to Top 16.

Table 6:

Oviedo Castro, Marco Jonatan (Ecuador – Wind-Ups) vs. De Souza Aguiar, Vinicius (Brazil – Chaos Dragon)

Oviedo advances to Top 16.

Table 7:

Ascencio Saenz, John Alexander (Blackwings) vs. Ramirez Silva, Marco Esteban (HERO-Skill)

Ascencio advances to Top 16.

Table 8:

Knight Martinez, Ricardo Andres (Inzektors) vs. Garcia Hesny, Jorge Luis (Ecuador – Dino Rabbit)

Knight advances to Top 16.

Tables 5 thru 8

Table 9:

Vera Menin, Santiago Jose (Argentina – Final Countdown) vs. Pena Hurtado, Jose Alejandro (Inzektors)

Vera advances to Top 16.

Table 10:

Salazar Betancourt, Javier Alejandro (HERO Beat) vs. Rendon Perea, Juan David (Six Samurai)

Rendon advances to Top 16.

Table 11:

Munoz Gamarra, Roger Vicente (Ecuador – Inzektors) vs. Alfonso Castillo, Manuel Alejandro (Inzektors)

Alfonso advances to Top 16.

Table 12:

Duran Diaz, Jhon Fredy (Chaos Dragon) vs. Toledo Cruz, Gustavo Anibal (Chaos Dragon)

Duran advances to Top 16.

Tables 9 thru 12

Table 13:

Piedrahita Gonzalez, Sebastian (Wind-Ups) vs. Jardin Teixeira Sena, Guilherme Moura (Dino Rabbit)

Jardin advances to Top 16.

Table 14:

Valencia Cuero, Juan de Atahualpa (HERO Beat) vs. Negreiros, Patric Gallo (Brazil – Chaos Dragon)

Valencia advances to Top 16.

Table 15:

Penagos Rojas, Cristian Danilo (Chaos Dragon) vs. Perez Padilla, Carlos Andres (Ecuador – Chaos Dragon)

Carlos Perez advances to Top 16.

Table 16:

Reita Reyes, Jorge Eduardo (Machina Gadgets) vs. Ordonez Sequera, Gonzalo Alejandro (Ecuador – Inzektors)

Ordonez advances to Top 16.

Tables 13 thru 16

Good luck to you all!

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The Top 32 Standings are in!

June 23rd, 2012

Day 1 has closed, and the Top 32 standings are in! After 8 rounds of play, these skilled Duelists are considered to be the Top 32 of South America! The standings for the top 100 are included here too.

Rank	Player	Points	Nationality	Deck Types
1	Goncalves da Silva, Paulo Roberto	21	Brazil	Inzektors
2	Vera Menin, Santiago Jose	21	Argentina	Final Countdown
3	Jardin Teixeira Sena, Guilherme Moura	21	Brazil	Dino Rabbit
4	Teran Chaguaro, Rolando Esteban	21	Ecuador	Chaos Dragon
5	Ramirez Silva, Marco Esteban	21	Colombia	HERO-Skill
6	Perez Padilla, Carlos Andres	19	Ecuador	Chaos Dragon
7	Alfonso Castillo, Manuel Alejandro	18	Colombia	Inzektors
8	Muriel Trejos, Eduard Adrian	18	Colombia	Dino Rabbit
9	Alvarado Estrada, Cristhian Marcelo	18	Peru	Wind-Ups
10	Duran Diaz, Jhon Fredy	18	Colombia	Chaos Dragon
11	Reita Reyes, Jorge Eduardo	18	Colombia	Machina-Gadgets
12	Garcia Hesny, Jorge Luis	18	Ecuador	Dino Rabbit
13	Oviedo Castro, Marco Jonatan	18	Ecuador	Wind-Ups
14	Valencia Cuero, Juan de Atahualpa	18	Colombia	HERO Beat
15	Salazar Betancourt, Javier Alejandro	18	Colombia	HERO Beat
16	Prieto Angulo, Luis Alejandro	18	Colombia	Dino Rabbit
17	Mora Carcamo, Sebastian Alejandro	18	Chile	Dino Rabbit
18	Rendon Perea, Juan David	18	Colombia	Six Samurai
19	Negreiros, Patric Gallo	16	Brazil	Chaos Dragon
20	De Souza Aguiar, Vinicius	16	Brazil	Chaos Dragon
21	Knight Martinez, Ricardo Andres	16	Colombia	Inzektors
22	Ordonez Sequera, Gonzalo Alejandro	16	Ecuador	Inzektors
23	Toledo Cruz, Gustavo Anibal	16	Colombia	Chaos Dragon
24	Yerovi Olnedo, Martin Alejandro	16	Ecuador	Wind-Ups
25	Hernandez Troya, Gabriel Andres	15	Ecuador	Dino Rabbit
26	Munoz Gamarra, Roger Vicente	15	Ecuador	Inzektors
27	Penagos Rojas, Cristian Danilo	15	Colombia	Chaos Dragon
28	Ascencio Saenz, John Alexander	15	Colombia	Blackwings
29	Etete, Eric Raul	15	Colombia	Agent-Herald
30	Piedrahita Gonzalez, Sebastian	15	Colombia	Wind-Ups
31	Pena Hurtado, Jose Alejandro	15	Colombia	Inzektors
32	Forero Fonseca, Miguel Angel	15	Colombia	Chaos Dragon
33	Osores, Jose Anthony Bren	15
34	Camelo Torres, German Andres	15
35	Pabon Ochoa, Mateo	15
36	Vieira Martinez, Andres	15
37	Riofrio Bustamante, Javier Alberto	15
38	Vergara Giraldo, Federico	15
39	Arteaga Noriega, Holman David	15
40	Fajardo Pena, Yeisson Ivan	15
41	Mejia Castillo, Manuel Ricardo	15
42	Glauser Aristizabal, Juan Felipe	15
43	Restrepo Torres, Julian David	15
44	Garcia Arias, Carlos Eduardo	15
45	Gamba Camacho, Brayan Norberto	15
46	Bernal Ospina, Erick Esteban	15
47	Rojas, Cesar Andres	15
48	Fernandez Umbria, Carlos Rafael	15
49	Monzon Rojas, Edison Yulian	15
50	Ruiz Rios, Jonathan Javier	15
51	Delgado Chavarry, Hector Carlos	14
52	Santos Uribe, Marcelo Andre	14
53	Leon Perez, Omar Santiago	13
54	Moreno Soto, Jeiner Orlando	13
55	Murcia Vargas, Julio Steven	13
56	De Castro Ramos, Joao Lucio	13
57	Acevedo Serrano, Santiago Gean Paul	12
58	Devia Castiblanco, Celso	12
59	Quispe Llanco, Ariel	12
60	Pena Bautista, Alexander	12
61	Pazmino Pozo, Ciceron Kahyfass	12
62	Daher Blanco, Carlos	12
63	Davila Alarcon, Diego Alejandro	12
64	Velarde Gallegos, Jose Raul	12
65	Pedraza Aguirre, Cesar Augusto	12
66	Pucha Vargas, Felipe Augusto	12
67	Cuneo Silva, Franco Andres	12
68	Espitia Garcia, Cesar Giovanny	12
69	Ubilla Grijalva, Jose Carlos	12
70	Salamanca Diaz, Nilson Danilo	12
71	Buritica Gonzalez, Manuel Felipe	12
72	Marin Sanchez, Jairo Alonzo	12
73	Corredor Bernal, Gustavo Alonso	12
74	Bermudez Betancourt, Carlos Alberto	12
75	Luzuriaga Contreras, Diego Fabricio	12
76	Torres Reyes, Andres David	12
77	Riveros Beltran, Julian Alfredo	12
78	Cunarro, Guido Leandro	12
79	Garcia Rojas, Michael	12
80	Galindo Cardenas, Jhonatan	12
81	Castro Piedra, Fredy Rolando	12
82	Chacon Araujo, William Alejandro	12
83	Montilla Ayala, Rafael Enrique	12
84	Sanchez Orjuela, Miguel Angel	11
85	Sepulveda Gomez, Ivan Javier	10
86	Uzcategui Perez, Alberto Enrique	10
87	Ibanez Sastoque, Jorge Ignacio	10
88	Hernandez Barboza, Simon Armando	9
89	Guerrero Montezuma, Daniel Felipe	9
90	Lopez Quiceno, Andres Felipe	9
91	Pardo Pineda, William Andres	9
92	Henao Giraldo, Jose Ricardo	9
93	Lozano Arango, Sebastian Ricardo	9
94	Sanchez Medina, Yoan Esteban	9
95	Toquica Carrillo, David Felipe	9
96	Munzon Riano, Francisco Antonio	9
97	Espinosa Osorio, Miguel Angel	9
98	Valdes Chiquisa, Michael David	9
99	Quintero Rojas, Oscar Mauricio	9
100	Rojas Puertas, Pedro Camilo	9

We’ll see the Top 32 bright and early – and for those that didn’t make it to Day 2, come and play in the myriad Public Events that we have on the schedue for you! See you all tomorrow!

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Top 16 and their Deck Types

June 23rd, 2012

We’re drawing to a close for Day 1 as we finish Round 8. Let’s see what type of Decks are at the Top 8 tables.

Looks like Dino Rabbits, Inzektors, Wind-Ups and Chaos Dragons are neck-and-neck at 3 Decks each. There’s a Gadget-Machina, Final Countdown, HERO-Skill and the Deck that won the Central American WCQ last week – Six Samurai, at the Top 8 tables.

Top 16 Top 8

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