It all comes down to this: two of the biggest Duelists in the game going head-to-head to become a YCS winner, a Championship title that neither has managed to capture up until this point.  While Hoban was the 2013 North American Champion, both of these Duelists are hungry for their first taste of YCS gold.  One of them was going home with a new Championship and an Ultra Rare Ascension Sky Dragon Championship Prize Card!  Let’s find out who it would be.

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This is the last Match of the tournament. Courtney Waller made it here with his Chaos Deck, and now he’s going up against one of the most popular Decks in the tournament. If he hopes to become a YCS Champion, he’ll need to defeat Chris Biswell’s Synchro-heavy Deck in this final round. Both Duelists are just one Match away from a YCS victory! Read more…

Derek Rouse is the last Karakuri Duelist remaining in the tournament, and Courtney Waller is the last Chaos Duelist. Now, they’re Dueling against one another in a Feature Match that will determine who makes it to the Finals to battle against a Synchro-centric Duelist for the YCS trophy! Read more…

Derek Rouse and Alberto Gonzalez were both 8-2 at the end of the Swiss Rounds, and now they’re Dueling against one another in the Top 8! Either Derek Rouse and his Karakuri Deck, or Alberto Gonzalez and his Dino Rabbit Deck, will advance to the Top 4! Read more…

Our Top 16 Feature Match pits Samuel Jones and his Dino Rabbit Deck against Karl Arbeiter and his Karakuris! One of these Duelists will advance to the Top 8, and the other will be eliminated! Read more…

Have you ever wondered how Dark World monsters became such terrifying, gruesome instruments of destruction?

Let me tell you how. We battle. We battle a lot. And if we run out of foes to demolish, we battle against each other. Most of the titanic struggles waged by Dark World armies are against other Dark World armies, as the nobility of Dark World battle one another for supremacy. Better to rule than to serve, yes?

And now, in the first elimination round of your tournament today (elimination… such a delightful word…), two Dark World Duelists are facing off to tear each other apart.

It’s just like home.

I will therefore join BOTH sides of this battle! I have granted battlefield promotions to both Duelists, giving them the temporary rank of General. Let us see what they can do. But no matter what happens, I, Grapha, Dragon Lord of Dark World, WILL WIN! Read more…

Zakary Kramer and Barrett Keys are both 7-2 in the tournament, and now they’re facing off in a Match that pits Zakary Kramer’s Piper Chaos Deck against Barrett Keys’ Master Hyperion Deck. The winner of this Match will be assured a spot on the Top 32, and will be able to continue fighting for a YCS victory! Read more…

Now that the field is starting to narrow, it’s time to take a more in-depth look at some of the top matches of Day 2. And we’re starting off with a battle of the Dino Rabbit Decks!

Richard Lam and Bobby Brake are both 7-1, and now they’re facing off against one another! Bobby’s brother, Billy Brake, took some early losses while using a Synchro-heavy Deck, knocking him out of contention. Now, all hope of the Brake family winning 3 YCS tournaments in a row rests with Bobby. Read more…

Dakota Ticheli, the son of Greg Abbey, is following in his father’s footsteps. Greg Abbey is the voice of Yusei Fudo, a star Duelist who is known to be unbeatable in Duels. Now, 11-year-old Dakota Ticheli is making that same reputation for himself. He currently holds a perfect 4-0 record in the Dragon Duels, and is ready to begin his final Match of today’s tournament. But he’s about to take his Gladiator Beast Deck up against 12-year-old Brian Ahle’s Synchrocentric Deck! The winner of the Match will become Saturday’s YCS Kansas City Dragon Duel Champion! Read more…