Jackson Baum is 12 years old and from Nashville, Tennessee. Tomorrow, he’ll be 13, and ineligible to become a Dragon Duel Champion, so today is his last shot at a title. But Josh Dal Porto, a 10-year-old from Jacksonville, Florida, is looking to prevent that from happening, by getting a title of his own. Baum is using X-Sabers and Dal Porto is playing Plant Synchro, so this is sure to be an interesting Match! Read more…
Two teammates and friends with the exact same Decks were now Dueling for the title of Champion. We already knew the winning Deck. Now, we just needed a winning Duelist.
“Could you imagine this would be us?” asked McCabe, shuffling his Deck.
Smith laughed: “Same Deck, same Extra Deck, same Side Deck?” McCabe grinned, as Smith gave a bit of explanation: “We were talking online for 2 weeks making this Deck. We’re staying in the same hotel room. Last night he was like ‘you know, we could play eacother tomorrow. You want to practice the mirror Match?’ And I was like, ‘No way! Let’s get some sleep!’” McCabe laughed again. Read more…
Ronald Mack and Brandon Wigley both lost their Top 4 Matches, and were now facing off for 3rd place in a battle between Gravekeeper’s and X-Sabers. The winner here would receive a Super Rare Set of Darklord Prize Cards, so both Duelists will be giving this Match their all! Read more…
Brandon Wigley is the last X-Saber Duelist remaining in the tournament. His opponent, Frazier Smith, is a Gravekeeper Duelist who worked on his Deck with the two other Top 4 competitors. With 2 Gravekeeper’s Decks facing off at the other Top 4 table, a victory here for Smith would guarantee a YCS victory for Gravekeepers. Read more…
Six friends from Philadelphia traveled here this weekend to run the Gravekeeper Deck they developed together for this event. Of the six, 4 made the Top 32, and 3 have made the Top 4. Three Gravekeeper Decks and 1 X-Saber Deck are all that’s left in this tournament, and now, friends Sean McCabe and Ronald Mack must play a Gravekeeper Mirror Match. McCabe took third place six weeks ago at YCS Philadelphia. This time, he was aiming for the Finals. Read more…
Frazier Smith, Sean McCabe, and Ronald Mack all worked together to develop the Deck they’re playing today: Gravekeepers. Gravekeeper’s Recruiter has revolutionized Gravekeepers and catapulted them to the forefront of this tournament.
But Smith’s opponent, Da Lee, gave us one of the most impressive Matches of Day 1, making some impressively skilled plays with a Deck that many often underestimate: Lightsworn. This is Lee’s third trip to the playoff rounds at a Championship-level tournament, and that level of experience may carry him all the way to the Top. For now, 8 Duelists remain. In a few minutes, only 4 will be left. Read more…
Brandon Wigley and Chase Simpson made it to the Top 8 playing X-Sabers and Blackwings respectively. The matchup between these 2 Decks has become a defining one in the format. At YCS Mexico, the final Match, as well as the 3rd place Match, was a battle between X-Sabers and Blackwings, with X-Sabers triumphing both times. Will this Match between Wigley’s X-Sabers and Simpson’s Blackwings follow the same result? Read more…
Both of these Duelists had won their earlier Feature Matches this morning, and now they were Dueling head-to-head, in a Match that would decide a seat in the Top 8! Michael Guzman is playing Volcanic Quickdraw, while Adrew Jeffries is running Machina Gadgets. Both competitors were clearly very happy to have made it so far in this tournament. Read more…
Ronald Mack hasn’t yet lost a Match this weekend, winning the last 11 rounds with his Gravekeeper’s Deck! His opponent, Brian Jones, is looking to change that with his Blackwing Deck. The winner here will advance to the Top 8, and with the rising popularity of Gravekeeper’s and ever-prevalent Blackwing presence on the tournament scene, this matchup is sure to be a common one in future tournaments. Read more…
We’ve seen a huge variety of matchups so far over the course of the weekend, but this is one of the few we haven’t seen in a Feature Match up until now: Travis Hilliard is playing Plant Synchro, while Adrew Jeffries is piloting Machina Gadgets. Royal Oppression could play a big role in this Match. Hilliard plays even more Special Summon cards than most Duelists, including multiple copies of Limit Reverse. But if Jeffries doesn’t draw Royal Oppression, he could be in trouble. Read more…
