Amanda LaPalme and Christopher Burrows are both 7-2 in the tournament, with the hope of a Top 32 finish riding on the outcome of this Match. LaPalme is back with her signature Dragon Deck, and Burrows is using a Dimensional Tengu Deck that takes advantage of effects that work when his monsters are removed from the Duel. If Burrows manages to keep his Dimensional Fissure on the field, this will be a difficult Match for LaPalme, who relies on Special Summoning Dragons from her Graveyard.
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Matthew Nunn is playing what may become the next great Six Samurai Deck. Armed with Shien’s Dojo and Asceticism of the Six Samurai in threes, Nunn’s build can Synchro Summon Legendary Six Samurai – Shi En or Naturia Beast with shocking consistency on turn 1. But Nunn’s opponent won’t make victory easy: Ryan Spicer is a Duelist who’s racked up countless Top 16 and Top 32 appearances over the years. He happens to be piloting the 1 Deck Nunn’s stated he doesn’t want to face: Monarchs. Both competitors are 7-1, so a win here is integral to making the playoffs. The victor will be a near-lock, while the other Duelist will need a win in the last round and some tiebreaker help to make the cut.
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Johnathan Harrison is 5-1 in this tournament with Blackwings, traveling here this weekend from Washington D.C. to secure one of the best records for a Blackwing Duelist so far this weekend. His opponent is Orlando native Matthew Williamson, piloting a Chaos Plant Synchro Deck.
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Juan Morales is currently 5-0 with his Deck built around Reborn Tengu and Genex Ally Birdman, and now he’s facing off against Anthony Alvarado, who is undefeated with a Plant Synchro Deck! Morales is taking full advantage of the new cards by packing his Main Deck with a full set of Tengus and Birdmans, and Alvarado is using 3 copies of Tour Guide From the Underworld, just to grab Sangan and other Tour Guides from his Deck.
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Earlier today we showed you Alex Vansant’s Tengu Gadget Synchro Deck in a Deck Profile, which hinges on the use of Ultimate Offering to unlock massive Synchro combos. Here in Round 6, Vansant is 4-1, and is set to duke it out with Patrick Hoban, and his Debris Plant Chaos Deck. The winner of this Match would move on with their Day 2 dreams intact. The other Duelist might have a tough time making it to Round 9 tomorrow.
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Both of these Duelists have won previous major tournaments, and both were here today competing with Tengu Plant Decks. This new breed of Synchro strategy is taking plenty of wins here in Orlando, combining the Tuning power of Spore, Glow-Up Bulb, and Debris Dragon with the staying power of Reborn Tengu. The result is an aggressive deck that can also weather aggressive opponents, and that can bust out big pushes like never before. While Smith is playing a more predictable version of the strategy, Jones is running Tour Guide From the Underworld and Dark Mimic LV3 in his build.
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Luke Patterson and Stephen Silverman are both undefeated so far. Patterson made it here with his Scrap Deck packing 2 copies of Meklord Emperor Granel, and Silverman maintained his winning streak with X-Sabers. At the end of this round, one of these Duelists will have a perfect 4-0 record.
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Victor Santana is currently 2-0 in the tournament with his “Heralds of Hope” Deck that uses Dawn of the Herald with Tour Guide from the Underworld and Djinn Releaser of Rituals to pin down his opponent’s plays. Now, he’s facing off against Ali Yassine, who is 3-0 with his Fish Deck. An early lead will be the key to victory in this Match.
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Oliver Tomajko won the Dragon Duel at YCS Dallas by defeating the legendary Dragon Duelist, Jack Hoyt, in the finals. Now, 10-year-old Oliver is back, and he’s running Machina Gadgets in the Main Event of a YCS! He’s currently 1-0, and facing off against Dylan Lee’s Frog Monarch Deck in Round 2. Read more…
The last time we saw Alexander Thomas, he made it to the Top 32 of YCS Anaheim with an innovative build of Six Samurai, featuring Dimensional Fissure and Legendary Six Samurai – Enishi. Now he’s back, taking aim at another Day 2: this time he’s playing a T.G. Deck!
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