Sean Montague was the 2010 World Championship Qualifier winner with X-Sabers when he competed in the World Championship that year. Now, after an 8-2 finish in the Swiss rounds of YCS Toronto, he’s made it to the Top 32! But Paul Blair, his friend from a local in Michigan, is hoping to stop Montague in his tracks and take his spot in the Top 16.
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Matt Peddle and Sean McCabe both hold 7-2 records entering into this final round of Swiss, and are both running Agent Decks. A victory here will secure one of these Duelists a spot in the Top 32, making this the most important Match they’ve played all weekend.
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Today is Anthony Alvarado’s birthday, and so far, it’s going quite well. He lost 2 rounds early on yesterday, but rebounded to a 6-2 finish in Day 1. Now, he’s taking his Karakuri Deck to Day 2, and is facing off against Christopher Vinson’s Agents Deck in this Round 9 Feature Match. Both Duelists will need this victory if they hope to advance to the Top 32, so they’ll be giving it their all!
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We’ve seen a ton of different strategies so far this weekend, but Thomas Morran is piloting a Deck we haven’t seen in Feature Match action yet: Destiny Hero Diva! A new incarnation of the Diamond Dude Turbo strategy, this Deck aims to use Destiny HERO – Diamond Dude and Destiny HERO – Malicious in combination with Deep Sea Diva, unleashing big Synchro Monsters and Elemental HERO Absolute Zero. Morran’s opponent is Jordan Kehler, one of several Tech Genus Agents Duelists still left in the tournament. Kehler’s Deck is super-fast, and really good at managing the Graveyard. It plays Kristya really easily, and that could be a huge factor against Morran’s Special Summons.
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Justin Delhon and Billy Brake are both 5-1 in the tournament and were paired up against each other for this Round 7 Feature Match. Justin Delhon is running a Gadget Deck that makes optimal use of new Xyz Monsters like Number 39: Utopia and Steelswarm Roach. Billy Brake is running a Synchro Summon Deck which, although weakened by the September 1st Forbidden & Limited List, is still a strong contender in the tournament. The winner of this Match will be guaranteed to make it to Day 2, so both of these Duelists will be giving it their all! Read more…
Varun Dewan is 5-1 here in Round 7, and may be the highest-ranked Fabled Duelist in the tournament. His opponent is Ryan Low, an Agent Duelist playing a build keyed towards Synchro Summoning. This Match pits an unusual and often misunderstood strategy against the popular Agents. Which one will come out on top?
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Jason Larabee entered today’s YCS with a complex Infernity Deck that loops Summons with Leviair the Sea Dragon and is capable of Summoning Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier multiple times in a single turn. Larabee’s Round 5 opponent, Ryan Muttaqi, is using Gladiator Beasts. Gladiator Beasts typically give Infernity Decks a tough time, since Gladiator Beast Retiari has the ability to banish key combo cards from the Infernity Duelist’s Graveyard; but Larabee’s new Infernity tricks may be enough to help him triumph in this difficult Matchup. Read more…
Audrey Tan and James Kim are both local Canadian Duelists, and now they’re pitted against one another in a Duel between Agents and Plants. This is a common Matchup in this weekend’s tournament, and even though both of these Duelists are currently undefeated, only one of them will advance beyond this round with a perfect 4-0 record.
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Toronto’s Bo Tang was the only Canadian competitor in the 2011 Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME World Championship this year, and now he’s back to compete in the Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series here in his hometown of Toronto! Tang has a 3-0 record so far, but his opponent this round is Tristan Gonzalez, another well-recognized Torontonian Duelist with multiple WCQ and YCS top finishes! Tang is playing Tech Genus Agents, while Gonzalez is packing Plant Synchro. This could become an important matchup over the coming months, so let’s see how it plays out!
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James Wilcox and two of his friends all have 2-0 records here today, all playing one of the breakthrough Decks of the tournament: Wonder Wand Gravekeepers. This new spin on the tried and tested theme plays a lot like its predecessor, but now packs draw power and enough muscle to power over Stardust Dragon, all thanks to the Equip Spell Wonder Wand!
But Wilcox will have his work cut out for him! His opponent is Jamil Pirani, who’s here this weekend playing Frog Monarchs: the Deck Wilcox describes as his worst matchup. With Caius the Shadow Monarch to banish his key cards, and Light and Darkness Dragon to lock down his best effects, Wilcox may find himself the victim of a quick and methodical defeat. Read more…
