13-year-old Connor R. from Portland, Oregon has been Dueling since he was 10 years old and is now in the Top 4 of North America’s most prestigious Dragon Duel tournament of the year. His opponent, 13-year-old James H. from Eauclair, Wisconsin, has also been Dueling for about three years and is now facing off against Connor in this Top 4 Match. Connor is using a Mekk-Knight Deck, while James is using Sky Strikers. One of these Duelists will advance to the Finals, and the other will be eliminated. It’s time to Duel!
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This is it – the road to the World Championship ends here! Mathias Rivadeneira, from Ecuador, is using True Draco. He’s facing Peruvian Duelist Diego Romero and his Pendulum Deck. Only one Duelist can move on from here – it’s time to Duel!
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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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Seven Rounds of competition this weekend had come to this – two talented youth Duelists, about to throw down for the title of 2016 Dragon Duel Champion of Central America! The winner here would go on to represent Central America at the 2016 Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME Dragon Duel World Championship in Orlando Florida in August. Daniel Isai Coronel Contreras is playing Kozmos, while Ronaldo Isai Sierra Cabello is running Domain Monarchs.
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Out of North America’s best Dragon Duelists, only four remain! We have Georgia’s Adrian Galbraith up against Ohio’s Austin Colling in a Nekroz mirror match. Galbraith is using a slightly different version of the Deck compared to most – it packs Mathematician, Glow-Up Bulb, Summoner Monk, and other unique cards. Colling’s Deck is more or less standard, but has a few personal choices such as Effect Veiler. The winner of this Match is moving on to the Finals, and will also be taking a trip to the World Championship in Japan!
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This was it! One month ago, Juan Carlos Coronel and Daniel Isai Coronel sat across from each other at a tournament table much like this one, as they Dueled for the title of National Dragon Duel Champion of Mexico! Juan Carlos emerged victorious in that Match to take the title, but now his little brother was back and gunning for the Central American Dragon Duel Champion title. Juan Carlos is playing Nekroz. Daniel is playing Burning Abyss. Two brothers, once again facing off for a Championship. We’ve never seen anything like this before! Juan Carlos chose to play second in the first Duel.
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Yesterday we introduced you to the Coronels, a family of three Duelists that between them hold the Mexican National Championship, the Mexican Dragon Duel Championship, and the Dragon Duel 2nd Place title. We also featured the patriarch of the family, National Champion Juan Carlos Coronel in our Round 3 Feature Match, where he triumphed over Shaddolls in a 2-1 victory. Read more…
Local Duelist Daniel Coronel is about to Duel against Ivan Alvarez from the Dominican Republic in the Finals of this year’s Dragon Duel World Championship Qualifier. Both of these young Duelists are only 11 years old, but the experience at stake is one that they’ll remember for the rest of their lives. The winner of this Match will have the opportunity to compete in the 2014 Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME Dragon Duel World Championship in Italy this August, and will have his travel and accommodations paid for by Konami. Which young Duelist will prevail? We’re about to find out! It’s time to Duel!
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In our Round 3 Dragon Duel Feature Match, we saw 11-year-old Daniel Coronel Contreras defeat 2013 World Championship competitor Marco Ruiz to advance undefeated in the tournament. Now, Daniel’s older brother Juan is sitting at the Feature Match table, Dueling for his chance to advance with a 3-1 record and a shot at a Top 4 finish.
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13-year-old Marco Ruiz from Costa Rica took third place in last year’s Dragon Duel World Championship in Las Vegas, Nevada. Now he’s 2-0 in this year’s Dragon Duel, competing to return to the World Championship. But 11-year-old local Duelist Daniel Coronel Contreras from Guadalajara also holds a 2-0 record, and dreams big of making it to the World Championship in Italy. Marco Ruiz and Daniel Coronel Contreras are about to face off in a Match that will virtually guarantee one of these Duelists a spot in the Top 4 of the Dragons Duels. It’s time to Duel!
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