SJC Philadelphia 2007 winner Jessy Samek is looking to add some more credentials to his résumé this weekend. He has Dueled his heart out and put himself in the title match, trying to win a second event after nearly 8 years. His opponent is Sebastian Crawford, and while he may be the new kid on the block in this feature, is still definitely a force to be reckoned with as he has made it this far with the same Deck. Samek is using tech cards such as Moon Mirror Shield and Escape from the Dark Dimension, while Crawford is equipped with Light and Darkness Dragon. Who will become the Champion of San Jose?
Ruoff won the roll and chose for Samek to go first.
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SJC Philadelphia 2007 winner Jessy Samek has managed to make it to the Top 4 of this modern era tournament. Fittingly, him and his opponent will be doing with the most futuristic Deck available: Kozmo. While Samek uses some cool tech cards like Escape from the Dark Dimension and Moon Mirror Shield, his opponent Austyn Ruoff has access to Kozmo DOG Fighter in his list which isn’t exactly standard. Only one of them can make it to the final for a shot at the YCS San Jose title, which will it be?
Ruoff won the roll and chose for Samek to go first.
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Out of all the 953 Duelists here at YCS San Jose, only four remain, and they’re all playing Kozmo Decks! We’ve featured both Sebastian Crawford and Ryan Murakami earlier in the tournament, with each of them putting on great showings. The winner here will move on to the finals, and is guaranteed a copy of the Prize Card Minerva, the Exalted Lightsworn.
Murakami is using Reasoning as a way to make use of his many varied Levels of monsters and put out a lot of damage all at once. Crawford has a very unique build, with Main Deck copies of The Monarchs Stormforth! That gives him a method of playing his spaceships while also getting rid of major threats. It’s also the main way he can play his secret ace card, Light and Darkness Dragon! The Dragon is a way of hampering his opponents, and it can also destroy his own Kozmotown to trigger its effect.
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It all comes down to this! Nicholas Hernandez won Saturday’s Dragon Duel tournament, securing his place here today. Lilian Gil took second yesterday, but came back to win it today. Now, they must face off to see who is truly the Dragon Duel Champion! Both of these Duelists are from Murillo Digital Systems in Hawthorne, CA, and likely already know what Deck the other will be using!
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Justin Delhon is the only Duelist who made the Top 32 Cut with Shaddoll, using sweet tech cards like Imperial Iron Wall along with the explosive synergies of Instant Fusion and Performages for huge plays. His opponent is Sebastian Crawford, one of many Duelists who are playing the strategy that took the Top Cut by storm: Kozmo. Can innovation beat the new golden standard?
Crawford won the roll and chose to go second.
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Brandon Wong has managed to make it all the way to Top 16 with an awesomely innovative Performage Majespecter Deck that has huge combos involving Luster Pendulum, the Dracoslayer and Wavering Eyes to close out games and take a much more proactive role than the regular Majespecter lists are capable of. His opponent is no slouch though, Jake Phinney topped the NAWCQ this year and competed at the World Championship in Kyoto. He is Dueling with Nekroz, the Deck of choice for many regulars of the Feature Match Area. Can Wong take his innovative strategy even further or can Phinney
Phinney won the roll and chose to go second.
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Out of all the Duelists in the tournament, only SoCal Duelist Norberto Leon remains playing Burning Abyss. Now, he has to face Austyn Ruoff, from Wyoming, using Kozmos! Kozmos have been shown to be the dominant Deck here at YCS San Jose, but Leon wouldn’t have gotten this far if he couldn’t handle them. Will Leon advance, or will the new power of the Kozmos lead Ruoff to victory?
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Justin Delhon managed to slip by us the majority of the tournament because he was in the VIP area, but he has managed to make the Top Cut using a unique Shaddoll list incorporating a full Set of Imperial Iron Wall to hedge against Nekroz, Infernoid, and Kozmo strategies that rely heavily on banishing cards. His opponent is Alexander Juneja, a Duelist we featured earlier using a Burning Abyss Deck with a ton of sweet tech like Horn of Heaven and Anti-Spell Fragrance. Who will come out on top between these Spellcasters and Fiends?
Juneja won the roll and chose to go first.
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Only 32 duelists remain in this tournament! From this point on, it’s single elimination. Duelists will have to win every Match to advance! This round, we’ll see a Kozmo mirror match. With both players have tough-to-beat monsters, it’ll be interesting to see how they each handle their opponent.
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After getting 2nd at this year’s NAWCQ and a Top 4 finish at the World Championship in Kyoto, Chase Cunningham has been on a real hot streak. He has chosen to bring Burning Abyss this weekend, and while we had seen a ton of this strategy throughout the recent competitive season, it has definitely diminished in numbers this tournament. His opponent is Richard St. Jovite who is one of many players Dueling with Kozmo. Will the power of Kozmo Dark Destroyer be too much for Burning Abyss to handle? Or can Cunningham navigate correctly to claim victory?
Cunningham won the roll and chose for St. Jovite to go first.
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