Daniel LaMartina made it into the Top 16 of the YCS in Edison, Jersey with his Lightsworn Deck. Now he’s back, travelling from Rochester, New York, to compete in the World Championship Qualifier with Gladiator Beasts. His opponent, Barrett Keys, traveled here from Los Angeles and is competing with X-Sabers. The winner of this Match will advance to the Top 8, where he’ll be just one win away from an invitation to the World Championship. Read more…
You may remember Ira Jones from the SHONEN JUMP Championship in Edison, New Jersey. It was his first ever SHONEN JUMP Championship, and he made it to the Top 32 with his unique Gladiator Beast Deck running 2 copies of Honest and a bunch of other LIGHT monsters to work with them. He was back at this event, competing for an invitation to the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG World Championship for the first time. He stuck with his favorite Deck type and updated it for this weekend’s tournament. Read more…
Fili Luna is one of four Duelists here today who received a free trip to this event. Luna won the Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series event at GenCon in 2009, his fourth Championship win over the years. But today, he’s facing a new challenge – winning a World Championship Qualifier and earning an invitation to compete in the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG World Championship. He’s chosen X-Sabers to bring him to the top, and added a personal touch that sets it apart from other Duelists’ X-Saber Decks. Read more…
Up-to-the-minute results from the Top 16:
Leantre Ingram (X-Sabers)
vs.
Chris Arantes (X-Sabers)
Chris Arantes wins and advances to the Top 8
C.J. Lack (Frog OTK)
vs.
Jay Hornung (Frog Monarchs)
Jay Hornung wins and advances to the Top 8
Fili Luna (X-Sabers)
vs.
Ivan Anamaria (Gadgets)
Ivan Anamaria wins and advances to the Top 8
Daniel Lamartina (Gladiator Beasts)
vs.
Barrett Keys (X-Sabers)
Daniel Lamartina wins and advances to the Top 8
Chris Brooker (X-Sabers)
vs.
Sean Montague (X-Sabers)
Sean Montague wins and advances to the Top 8
Grant Kelly (Caliber Cat)
vs.
Carl Waite (Gadgets)
Grant Kelly wins and advances to the Top 8
Patrick Hoban (X-Sabers)
vs.
Hector Heras (X-Sabers)
Patrick Hoban wins and advances to the Top 8
Courtney Waller (Blackwings)
vs.
Vincent Pagila (X-Sabers)
Vincent Pagila wins and advances to the Top 8
QQ stands for Quick Questions! There’s no doubt about it: Thunder King Rai-Oh is one of the hottest cards in the room. Duelists everywhere are playing it. A lot of Gladiator Beast and X-Saber Decks are Main Decking it, while many other Decks are Side Decking it. I’ve asked several players how many copies of Rai-Oh they’re using this weekend to see just how popular it has been. Check out some of the responses. Read more…
Robbie Stargel’s Deck is an extension of the Caliber Cat Deck that Grant Kelly played at YCS Chicago. But instead of his entire X-Saber lineup being Airbellums and Darksouls, Stargel has decided to add XX-Saber Fulhelmknight to his team and leave out Doomcaliber Knight. After omitting Doomcaliber Knight from his line-up, Stargel decided to name his Deck “X-Caliber Cat,” noting Doomcaliber Knight’s absence. Read more…
Ryan Newburn is the last remaining competitor who competed in the 2009 Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG World Championship. He took 3rd place last year in the U.S. National Championship with his Lightsworn Deck, earning his invitation to the World Championship in Tokyo. Now, he’s competing for another chance to compete in the most prestigious Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG tournament of the year.
Newburn is playing X-Sabers today and will be facing Chris Arantes’s X-Saber Deck in this Feature Match. The winner of this Duel will advance to the Top 32 and be awarded a Dark End Dragon prize card, along with the potential to advance even further. The other Duelist, however, will be eliminated. Read more…
Theerasak Poonsombat won the U.S. National Championship in 2005, and now he’s back competing for another shot at the World Championship. He drove for 30 hours to get here from California and won’t let anyone stand in his way. But his opponent, Alistar Albans flew in from Baltimore and will be facing off against Poonsombat’s X-Saber Deck with his Herald Deck this round. Both Duelists were 8-2 in the tournament heading into round 11, so a win here would guarantee one of these Duelists a spot in the Top 64. Read more…
We’ve made it to the Top 32 Duelists! After the Top 32, Top 16, and Top 8 rounds have completed, we will know who the 4 Duelists will be that will represent the United States at the World Championship. Then those 4 final Duelists will compete to see which of them will be crowned U.S. National Champion 2010! Read more…
Back in February, Adric High took 2nd place at the Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series in Nashville, Tennessee. Now, he’s back on the tournament scene for this weekend’s World Championship Qualifier, competing against the rest of the nation’s top players. His Deck of choice for this high-level tournament? It’s a combination of Doomcaliber Knight with Blackwings, which he calls Knight Wings! Read more…
