Fifteen Rounds of competition and an entire year of qualifying events has all come down to this: 292 Duelists have been whittled down to just two, and by the end of this Match, one of them will be the new South American Champion. The winner here takes it all: an extra copy of Minerva, the Exalted Lightsworn; a 64GB iPad; the title of Champion; and the honor of representing their country and South America as a whole at the 2016 World Championship in August.
Carlos Eduardo Lopez Rangel is Dueling for Colombia, armed with Fire King Kozmos. His opponent is Argentina’s Joaquin Rinaldi Petroni, playing Dracoslayer Performapals with Majespecter Unicorn – Kirin. Both of these Decks are tremendously explosive, and can make massive fields on Turn 1 that are virtually impossible to answer. The early game was going to be clutch, and one misstep could easily become the downfall of either Duelist. Each needed to play flawlessly, and a little help from the Heart of the Cards wouldn’t be bad either.
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Here in the Top 8, two Duelists from Ecuador were about to tear each other apart with two vastly different Decks! Mateo Germanico Arboleda Zamora is running Kozmos with Card of Demise, while Johnny Steven Quintana Aguilar is playing Majespecter Magicians. This one should be really interesting to watch.
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As the Playoff field gets smaller and smaller, we’re welcoming Chile’s Marck Antonio Caceres Gajardo back to the Feature Match table, as he continues his rampage with Mermails! His opponent this round is Peru’s Arnold Nadaban Zanabria, playing Burning Abyss Phantom Knights. Was this the end of the Mermail dream, or would Caceres pull off another stunning win on his way to the Finals?
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Galo Guillermo Orbea Davila hails from Quito, Ecuador, and roughly five years ago he won the Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series in that country! His opponent here in the Top 32 is Renzo Nazario Avalos Ulloa from Lima, Peru, and while Orbea is running Brilliant Monarchs, Avalos is playing the Deck of the tournament: Burning Abyss Phantom Knights. Orbea won the roll and opted to go second.
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While Burning Abyss Phantom Knights have captured a massive 24 seats in the Top 64, the Day 2 field is wildly varied from there. For instance, Marck Antonio Caceres Gajardo from Santiago, Chile is playing Mermails, the only Duelist in the Top 64 running the Deck. His opponent is Alejandro Vega Ascarrunz from Cochapamba, Bolivia, playing Extra Deck Monarchs. Caceres was effectively taking a lone wolf off-the-radar rogue Deck against the most decorated strategy in the format. Let’s see what happens.
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Nicolas Gonzalo Godoy traveled here this weekend from Cordoba, Argentina, and is one of our VIP Champions, having won YCS Santiago in Chile earlier this year. Today he’s playing Burning Abyss Phantom Knights. His opponent is Bogota’s own Luis Eduardo Lopez Becerra, piloting an admirable Anti-Meta strategy that’s landed him with a 6-2-1 record so far. This was a great chance to see one of our top-ranked Champions in action, up against an uncommon strategy that might throw him a curveball.
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Ivan David Gonzalez Estupinan is from right here, in Bogota, Colombia, and he’s currently got a 5-2 record with Majespecter Dracoslayer Performapals – a Deck that caught our attention back in our Round 6 Top Tables Update. His opponent is Sebastian Leon Sanchez from Bucaramanga, Colombia, playing a more conventional Dracoslayer Performapal build, but packing a few interesting tech choices.
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Chile’s Jose Tomas Mallea Velasquez is undefeated with Pendulum Magicians, currently holding a 5-1-0 record with one draw under his belt. His opponent hails from Brazil: Paul Roberto Goncalves da Silva is piloting Burning Abyss Phantom Knights, and is also 5-1-0 with no losses so far. A win here at Table 2 would almost guarantee a seat in the Top 64.
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Here in Round 5, a slim crop of undefeated Duelists have emerged with 4-0 records… and none of them appear to be reigning Champions. With so many star Duelists struggling at the tournament’s mid-way point, we decided to check in at Table 1. Jonathan Alfonso Aquino Quispe is from Peru, and is undefeated with Kozmos. His opponent is Sergio Castaneda Ramirez from Colombia, Dueling this weekend with Domain Monarchs.
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As the South American WCQ heads into Round 3, the final Round of Day 1 in the South American Dragon Duel Championship is about to begin. We’ve already featured two returning Champions in the WCQ so far, but over in the Dragon Duel there’s another former Champ back in action, looking for another title. 2014 South American Dragon Duel Champion, Joaquin Fernando Leites from Argentina, is taking a regular Kozmo build against Brazil’s Pedro Ernesto Barbosa Silveira’s Fire King Kozmos at Table 2, with the winner making it straight into the Top 4 tomorrow.
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