We have the Top 4 winners of the first Dragon Duel Champion medals – and  they look mighty happy!

From the left is 2nd Place winner Isaac Ibarra, followed by Andres Sanchez (4th Place), David Quirarte (Champion) and Darien Sanchez (3rd).  We hope to see you all at the very first Dragon Duel World Championship Qualifier in Mexico, D.F.  Remember – one Duelist from the Dragon Duel World Championship Qualifier will receive an invite to the inaugral World  Championship later this year.

We had 512 total Duelists when we started Round 1.  This would have meant 9 Rounds and then a Top Cut to the Top 16.  Ultimately, however, with a few last-minute stragglers, we ended up with a total of 517 Duelists. What does this mean?  Still only 9 Rounds as the total number of Rounds are based on the total number of starting players, but instead of cutting to the Top 16, 32 talented Duelists get to duke it out to become the first YCS Champion of the Year.  Stay tuned to see the roundings. 

Here are the standings after Round 5:

We have a special treat for our Duelists born 1999 or earlier.  Starting from YCS – Guadalajara, we’ve changed out the prizing some.  For our Top 4 Duelists, in addition to an invite to the Dragon Duel World Championship Qualifier, a 2012 Regional Game Mat, a Regional Binder, they’re now going to get these very cool Dragon Duel Champion Medals! 

And one of these talented Dragon Duelists will be the first ones in Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME history taking one of these medals home with them!  Good luck Duelists!

The Order of Chaos booster set introduces the return of our good friend, the Tour Guide, with Tour Bus from the Underworld!  She’s in good company at this YCS, with Gagaga Girl, as the other Giant Card for the weekend.  Enjoy these Spanish versions of these popular and famous girls!

As with any YCS, we’ve chosen 10 players from all those who pre-registered on Friday.  In Guadalajara, we chose some international players who pre-registered, and also players that are here representing their Official Tournament Stores (OTS).

From Mexico:

Leopoldo Briones Flores, representing his OTS, Thundera Cards of Madero, Mexico

Angel Flores, who we’ve seen both as a judge at premier events and Duel in some North American YCS, representing his OTS, Meta Gamezone of Tijuana, Mexico

Francisco Javier Morales Alcaraz, from OTS Universal Comics, Guadalajara, Mexico

Jorge Antonio Ortega Medina, from OTS Dungeon Games & Toys, Morelia, Mexico

Carlos Gustavo Romo Lopez, from OTS Freak Shop, Zacatecas, Mexico

Angel Manuel Somarriba Linares from OTS the Judge Store, Veracruz, Mexico

Jonhathan SebastianVazquez Herrera, from OTS Monster Sprim, Mexico D.F., Mexico

And our international players:

Joshua Adam Graham, our only player from Canada that pre-registered

Barrett Arthur Keys from the United States, one of 5 players from the US who pre-registered, chosen randomly

Julian Alfredo Riveros Beltran from Colombia, our host country for the WCQ – South America

Special thanks to our OTS Universal Comics, who’s helping us with the Public Events.

Good luck to you all!

It’s a New Year of Dueling and a New Decade of Dueling, as we celebrate the 10th year of the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME in the Americas. Welcome to the first Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series of the year, in Guadalajara, Mexico, and the first YCS of the Order of Chaos booster season.

The player meeting has just gotten underway, with a total of 512 players from all over the Americas. A number of exciting announcements are being made – the locations of the WCQ – Latin America!

World Championship Qualifier – Central America: Mexico D.F., Mexico

World Championship Qualifier – South America: Colombia.  And if memory serves, this is the first premier event in Colombia!  Congratulations on being chosen as the host for such a prestigious event!

Exact dates and locations will be announced on www.yugioh-card.com, so please keep checking back for updates!

But getting back to YCS – Guadalajara…and on to Round 1!