The day is finally here! 2,091 Duelists who have qualified for this year’s North America World Championship Qualifier (WCQ) and 83 Duelists who have qualified for this year’s North America Dragon Duel WCQ are competing this weekend for a chance to qualify for the most prestigious tournament of the year: the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME World Championship and Dragon Duel World Championship in Berlin, Germany. You can follow all of the action from the weekend right here on the official tournament coverage website and over on the YouTube Live Steam available here!

Yesterday, two Duelists earned their invitations and paid accommodations to attend this year’s World Championship by triumphing in the World Qualifying Points Playoff. After a year of intense Dueling, Jesse Kotton and Gabriel Vargas used their Sky Striker and Danger! Thunder Dragon Decks to take victory and earn an invitation to the World Championship before today’s event even begins. But that’s not stopping them from continuing to Duel! Despite the fact that they’ve already won the most coveted prize of the weekend – that elusive invitation to compete on the global level – both of them are continuing to put their skills to the test by participating in the WCQ.

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