This is Denny Yu’s third YCS Top 32, while for Brandon Wigley this is his fourth trip to the Top 32 tables. Mere minutes from now, one of these competitors would become a first-time Champion; the winner of YCS Las Vegas. The entire field had been reduced to just two competitors. It all comes down to this.
Only four Duelists remain! We saw Robert Boyajian win his Top 16 Feature Match earlier, and now he’s up against his friend Brandon Wigley! The winner here will have a shot at the title of Champion!
Steve Zepeda was our winner in yesterday’s Dragon Duel event. He made the trip all the way here from Philadelphia, and has been successful with his Bujin Deck so far. He’s facing off against Cody Rister, a Battlin’ Boxer Duelist from Sacramento! They’re fighting for the title of YCS Las Vegas Dragon Duel Champion!
Only four Duelists were left in this tournament! Willam Montes and Denny Yu were set to go head-to-head here in the Top 4, with the winner guaranteed to take home copy of the Number 106: Giant Hand prize card!
William Montes own his way into the Top 16 with Fire Fists, while we showed you Elvis Vu’s Mythic Rulers in Feature Match action several times over the course of the weekend! But now the gloves were off, Constructed was over, and the Draft portion of the Championship was in full swing. Montes has never drafted before, while Vu has drafted once. This is practically a new format for both of these competitors.
Chancy Wigglestove’s only loss this weekend thus far, was owed to his decision to take a bathroom break in Round 10. That cost him a game loss, which made for his only Match loss of the weekend, but didn’t stop him from being the top seed going into a Top 32 Feature Match where he dominated his opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, it’s very possible that the Cashman Center here in downtown Las Vegas will go down in the history books as “Chancy Wigglestove’s house.” Yesterday we saw Wigglestove demolish opponent after opponent, including a 2-0 Feature Match against veteran competitor Michael Klasel, playing with his cards upside-down and Dragon Ice Main Decked. He’d probably be undefeated if he hadn’t gotten a game loss last round, showing up late because he needed to use the men’s room. “I figured I could either go then, or go now in the Top 32. It was the right decision.” As it stands Wigglestove’s currently 10-1; first seed in the Top 32.
Welcome to the Top 32! Only these few Duelists remain in the tournament. From this point on, it’s single elimination – a loss means you’re out! This will also be the final round of Constructed play, because the Top 16 and on are a Draft with Battle Pack 2: War of the Giants – Round 2! This match will pit the controlling pace of Khan’s Chain Beat Deck against the explosiveness of Yu’s Hieratics!
We did not cover former YCS winner Hooman Farahbakhsh in Day 1, because it would’ve spoiled the surprise: Hooman is one of the few successful Bujin Duelists in the tournament, but his deck is more than it seems. He’s running a conversion Side Deck that lets him transition into Fire Fists between Games, keeping his opponents off balance and guessing at what to expect.
We just couldn’t get enough of Robert Boyajian’s awesome Ghostrick Spirit Deck, so we brought him back again for the final round of Swiss. He’s up against Seyed Aghaseyedali, packing Geargia. These two Duelists are well acquainted from their local tournaments, and were a bit sad they had to play each other. A win here will cement their place in the Top 32, while the loser will have to rely on tiebreakers.
