Top 32 Deck Lists
May 23rd, 2011
Here are the 32 Decks that made the playoffs of this event.
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2011/05 – Orlando, FL
Public Event Finals: Tombkeeper Matt Hattershide VS Honorable Alex Reynolds
May 22nd, 2011
At every Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series event, eight lucky Duelists who competed in Public Events over the course of the weekend get a chance to duke it out for a set of the same Prize Cards offered to the Top 3 finishers in the Main Event. Four Duelists are selected at random: they Duel in a 2-Round single elimination tournament for the first set of Prize Cards. Four more Duelists their chance by accumulating points awarded for participating in Public Events: the four competitors who earn the most points get to play in a second Playoff, for a second set of Prize Cards. This weekend, Matt Hattershide and Alex Reynolds were the last two Duelists in the Points Playoff. The winner of this Match would take home a Super Rare set of Darklord Asmodeus, Darklord Superbia, and Darklord Edeh Arae. Reynolds is playing Six Samurai, while Hattershide is running Gravekeepers.
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Dragon Duel Finals: Invader Oliver Tomajko VS Kyle Chen “Maximus”
May 22nd, 2011
10-year-old Oliver Tomajko and 12-year-old Kyle Chen both skipped the Dragon Duel yesterday and competed in the main tournament instead. Despite their young ages, both of them were successful in the tournament – Oliver won his Round 2 Feature Match and Kyle made it all the way to the Top 32! Now, both of these Duelists are back with 3-0 records in today’s Dragon Duel, and they’re Dueling against one another in yet another Feature Match for each of them! Both of these Duelists have done a great job Dueling this weekend, but only one of them can win this Match to become Sunday’s Dragon Duel Champion!
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Extreme Victory Tech Update
May 22nd, 2011
Now that we’ve finished watching Extreme Victory-powered Decks fight it out through the playoff rounds, it’s the perfect time for a Tech Update! Here are some of the Extreme Victory cards that are seeing play in all kinds of Decks. Each has seen use in a spread of Decks here in Orlando, so they might fit into one of yours. Especially…
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The Finals: Ally Juan Morales VS Traviis “Reanimator” Massengale
May 22nd, 2011
Both of these Duelists were pumped to be here in the Finals. For Juan Morales, this is his first-ever top in his 10 years of Dueling. A fixture of the YCS circuit. he’s a familiar face that’s finally broken into the spotlight. Traviis Massengale has made the Top 32 twice before, and this was his second chance in the Finals of a YCS. Both of these competitors were hungry for a win, and both of them were smiling ear to ear. Traviis Massengale is playing Debris Zombies, while Juan Morales is running Birdman Tengu. With a ton of handshakes, fistbumps, and laughs, both competitors took a moment to thank the Judging staff, and eagerly dove into the last Match of the tournament!
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Top 4: Commander Sean McCabe VS Traviis “Reanimator” Massengale
May 22nd, 2011
Sean McCabe and Traviis Massengale have been showing up in YCS playoffs quite a bit lately! McCabe has scored multiple Top 32 appearances since exploding into the spotlight late last year, while Massengale made his first top last Summer at YCS Chicago. Both have come deleriously close to winning recent Championships: McCabe made the Finals of YCS Atlanta in December, while Massengale came within a hair of winning YCS Dallas in February. McCabe was playing X-Sabers, while Massengale was running a cool Debris Zombie Deck.
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Top 4: Honorable Vincent Cassello VS Ally Juan Morales
May 22nd, 2011
Juan Morales just defeated a Six Samurai Deck in his Top 8 Feature Match, and now he’ll have to do it again with his Birdman Tengu Deck if he wants to move on to the Finals. But like the Six Samurai opponents before him, Vincent Cassello will be doing everything he can to defeat Juan Morales and advance in the tournament instead of him.
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Top 8: Honorable Vincent Cassello VS Botanist Phillip Smith
May 22nd, 2011
Vincent Cassello was the final Samurai Duelist left in the tournament. He was so close to the finals, but he would have to win two more Matches to get there. His opponent, Phillip Smith, intended to put a stop to the Samurai advance with his Plant Synchro Deck.
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Top 8: Ally Juan Morales vs. Honorable James Ashley
May 22nd, 2011
Juan Morales is facing off against James Ashley’s Samurai Deck in this Top 8 Feature Match. Juan Morales is no stranger to the Six Samurai Matchup – he’s been facing it all weekend on the road to the Top 8. Now, one more Samurai Deck stands between him and the Top 4. But James Ashley won’t be making it easy for Morales – he’ll be doing everything he can to stop Morales in his tracks and fill that Top 4 spot with another Samurai Deck.
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