Kareem O’Brien is here today running Infernities. This is his first big tournament showings and he’s up against Lazaro Bellido, a former National and Shonen Jump Championship Tournament Champion who is here today using X-Sabers. Both players here are from the Toronto area and have played each other multiple times in the past. Will O’Brien be able to stand up to Bellido or will he fall short of the goal line?
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One of the few Decks we didn’t get to take a look at yesterday was piloted to the Top 16 this weekend by Nick Ristoski: a LIGHT Beatdown Deck called “Gemini City.”  Packing Skill Drain, Gemini Spark, and Hero Blast, Ristoski’s Deck is extremely good at disrupting his opponent’s combos.

His opponent is Roy St. Clair, wielding his signature X-Saber Deck with triple XX-Saber Emmersblade.  St. Clair mowed through the opposition yesterday with Cold Wave and triple Trap Stun, playing XX-Saber Hyunlei to the hilt in a field where Duelists often Set far too many cards to their Spell and Trap Card Zone.  The pickings wouldn’t be so easy today.

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