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Dragon Duel Top 4 Feature Match: Brandon Bird Versus Andrew Fruend

July 13th, 2014

13-year-old Brandon Bird from North Carolina is Dueling against 12-year-old Andrew Fruend from Missouri in a Feature Match that will determine which one of these two Duelists will be invited to compete in the 2014 Dragon Duel World Championship on August 9th and 10th. Only the top 2 Dragon Duelists in North America will receive paid airfare and accommodations to attend the World Championship in Rimini, Italy, so the stakes have never been higher for these 2 Duelists. The pressure is on, as the Match is about to begin. It’s time to Duel!

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Dragon Duel Top 8 Feature Match: James Gilmore Versus Andrew Fruend

July 13th, 2014

13-year-old James Gilmore from Anaheim, California is Dueling against 12-year-old Andrew Fruend from St. Louis, Missouri in this Dragon Duel Top 8 Feature Match! Gilmore is the last Evilswarm Duelist left in the Dragon Duels, and is looking to take his Deck to the very top. But Fruend won’t make that easy for him – Fruend is using a Madolche Deck that’s capable of some quick victories. Only one of these Duelists will advance to the Top 4, where he will be just a single victory away from competing in the 2014 Dragon Duel World Championship. It’s time to Duel!

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Dragon Duel Top 8 Feature Match: George Sacco Versus Dominic Couch

July 13th, 2014

Only 8 Dragon Duelists remain! This Match pits Oklahoma’s George Sacco against Illinois’s Dominic Couch. Sacco is using the returned-to-glory Deck, Lightsworn. He’s opted to use triple Minerva, Lightsworn Maiden, a card most Duelists use only one copy of. Minerva gives extra Graveyard filling, while also searching out Sacco’s LIGHT Dragons. Couch is packing Mermails today, featuring Genex Undine in his Deck. With Undine and Genex Controller, his Deck has access to a lot of Synchros and Xyz for different situations.

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Top 32 Feature Match: Jonathan Reed Versus Guerino Bartello

July 13th, 2014

12-year-old Jonathan Reed from Monument, Colorado made it to the Top 32 of the North American Dragon Duel World Championship Qualifier with his Gimmick Puppet Deck! Now he’s Dueling against 13-year-old Guerino Bartello from Springfield, Illinois in a Feature Match that will determine which Duelist advances to the Top 16! Jonathan Reed’s Gimmick Puppet Deck can do a lot of cool things and Summon monsters with high ranks; but Bartello’s Geargia strategy is tried and true. Who will come out ahead?  We’re about to find out. It’s time to Duel!

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Dragon Duel Standings: Day 1

July 12th, 2014

We look forward to exciting Dragon Duel coverage of the Top 32 players Dueling to see who can represent the North America in Italy in less than a month. Here is the Standings as of Round 7, we are cutting to the Top 32 and start bright and early at 9:00am (EST).

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Dragon Duel World Championship Victory Speech Contest!

July 12th, 2014

Yugi and Astral have just announced the new Dragon Duel World Championship Victory Speech Contest! If you qualified for the 2014 North American Dragon Duel World Championship Qualifier – even if you were unable to attend – you may be eligible to participate in the brand new Victory Speech Contest and win a trip to Japan! In case you missed it, here are the contents of Yugi and Astral’s recent announcement:

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Dragon Duels at the NA-WCQ

July 12th, 2014

This weekend, the continent’s best Dragon Duelists converge to test their Dueling skills! Every YCS, we host two Dragon Duel tournaments for Duelists thirteen and under. The winners qualify to play in today’s event – that gives us 81 Dragon Duelists today! As of tomorrow, we’ll have reduced them to the top two, who will be going to the World Championship! Check back here for Dragon Duel coverage this weekend!

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