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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With just sixteen Duelists now remaining in the WCQ let’s find out who’s left; where they’re from; what they’re running; and who they’re up against in the Top 16!
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Here are the Standings after the Top 32 of the 2016 South American WCQ:
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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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QQ Stands for Quick Questions!
As the field narrows and competitors become spectators over the course of the weekend, the WCQ tournament becomes less a matter of personal aspiration, and more a matter of National pride. We hit the tournament floor to ask Duelists from all over the continent: What country do YOU think will win the World Championship Qualifier, and the title of South American Champion?
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Here are the pairings for the Top 32 players at the 2016 South American WCQ:
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Here are the Standings after the Top 64:
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The Top 64 field here at the South American WCQ is pretty different from what we saw last week at the Central American WCQ. Sure enough, Burning Abyss Phantom Knights stole the show, with nearly as much Top Cut representation as Kozmos and Monarchs combined. Check it out!
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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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After nine rounds of Swiss-Style competition yesterday, the 292 Duelists that traveled to Bogota this weekend to take their shot at the South American Championship have dwindled down to a final Top 64. The field’s wide open, and while Burning Abyss Phantom Knights leads the pack with 24 seats in the playoff rounds, tons of Kozmo, Monarch, and Pendulum variants are in the race as well, along with Qliphorts, Mermails, and Anti-Meta Decks.
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