We’ve gone from 803 Duelists to just 4! Check out this post for up-to-date results of the Semi-Finals as they come in!
Kevin Slapnik (Destiny Hero Zombies) vs. Desmond Brown (Destiny Hero Zombies)
Kevin Slapnik wins and moves on to the Final Round!
Vincent Ralambomiadana (French Twilight) vs. George Murray (Blackwings)
Vincent Ralambomiadana wins and moves on to the Final Round!
Nicky Lacaille is 20 years old and came here today with his “Crab Turtle” good luck charm to make it all the way to the Top 16. He’s running a Blackwing Deck in today’s tournament featuring newer cards like “Blackwing – Vayu the Emblem of Honor” in his Main Deck and “Blackwing – Silverwind the Ascendant” in his Extra Deck.
His opponent, Desmond Brown, is 15 years old and from Ohio. He’s running a Destiny Hero Zombie Deck in today’s tournament. Read more…
Five Lightsworn Decks made it to the Top 16 here today, and this Feature Match is a Lightsworn vs. Lightsworn mirror match. Brian Hines is wielding some new tech from Stardust Overdrive: “Shire, Lightsworn Spirit” and “Archlord Kristya.” If Hines can get Kristya into play he may have a big advantage over Ivan Anamaria’s Lightsworn. In theory, Kristya could give Hines the edge in reusing his “Honests” and could lock Anamaria out of his Special Summons. But with just 1 copy of Kristya in his Deck, would Hines even see the card in time to use it effectively? We were about to find out! Read more…
Check out this post for up-to-date results of the Top 8 as they come in! Read more…
Check out this post for up-to-date results as they come in! Read more…
Welcome to Day 2 of SHONEN JUMP Championship Columbus 2009! As the second day’s activities are just about to get underway, let’s give a nod to some first-timers at this weekend’s event! Read more…
A long day has finally come to a close. We started with 10 Bounty Duelists, but at the end only two remained: Steven Zimmerman and Vincent Ralambomiadana. Read more…
Satoshi Kato and Yahya Omar are both 7-2 headed into this round. Both competitors are playing Zombie variants, but while Omar is playing a more traditional Zombie build, Kato is running a new version of the Zombie Lightsworn Deck he played at SHONEN JUMP Championship Orlando. Both Duelists were holding out hopes that a win here might vault them into Day 2. Read more…
Both players in this Feature Match have 7-1 records. They are experienced players determined to make it to Day 2 of the tournament. Ryan Spicer is hoping his Chaos Deck will get him there and Holloway is trying to make it there with Twilight. Read more…
For many Duelists this weekend the number one card-to-get from Stardust Overdrive is “Blackwing – Silverwind the Ascendant.” Blackwings have experienced a big surge in popularity, and virtually every Blackwing Duelist here today is playing Silverwind. Just as we saw at the SHONEN JUMP Championship in Orlando, Florida, Blackwing Decks are being built in two varieties: the regular Blackwing Deck, and Vayu Turbo. Read more…
