11-year-old Matthew Wilkinson and 13-year-old Jarrid Centamore both made it to the Finals with their HERO-based Decks, and now they’re facing off against one another in a Match that will determine which one of them wins a trip to Jump Festa in Japan! The stakes are high, but the atmosphere is relaxed, because both of these Duelists are Dueling for the love of the game, and have had a blast throughout the entire tournament!
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In our Round 3 Feature Match, we got to see Michael Bowden take down a Chaos Plant Synchro Deck in one of the most stylish wins of the weekend. He used Destiny End Dragoon to dominate Duel 2, and a team of other Elemental Hero Fusion Monsters to take the Match. Check out the Deck he did it with! Read more…
Jonathan Barber from Jacksonville, Florida is facing off against Deryck Rothenberger from Indianapolis in a Top 16 Feature Match that pits Flamvellsworn against Miracle Gemini! Neither of these Decks were highly anticipated to be top contenders this weekend, but one of them is now guaranteed to make it to the Quarterfinals.
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Maurice Brantley is running the last Absolute Zero Deck remaining in the tournament. His opponent, James Neumann, is planning to eliminate the Deck once and for all by scoring a quick win with his X-Sabers and making it to the Top 8. Will he be able to do it?
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Earlier today we examined Russ Hunter’s Hero Beat Deck in a Deck Profile. An offshoot of the LIGHT Gemini Beatdown strategy that won YCS San Jose for Angel Flores 2 weeks ago, it packs a different spread of Elemental Heroes to take advantage of big monster removal while dropping the LIGHT component. Hunter traveled here this weekend from Lexington, Kentucky, and his opponent is Mike Valdez from Rockland New York. Valdez is a Machina Gadget Duelist, playing some creative choices like Blue Thunder T-45.
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Angel Flores dominated YCS San Jose 2 weeks ago, capturing the Championship title with LIGHT Gemini Beatdown: an Elemental Hero Deck packed with high-ATK Level 4 monsters and tons of monster removal. Flores’ Deck won by knocking all of his opponent’s monsters off the field, giving him the opportunity to make strong, game-winning attacks with 1900 ATK monsters. Duelists stood up and took notice: not only are we seeing LIGHT Gemini Beatdown in contention in this morning’s field, but we’re also seeing variants that use different cards towards similar ends.
One such variant is 15 year-old Russ Hunter’s Hero Beat Deck. While Flores played Elemental Hero Stratos alongside Elemental Hero Neos Alius and Thunder King Rai-Oh, Hunter is using Stratos with Elemental Hero Wildheart, Ocean, and even Heat to pressure his opponents. King Tiger Wanghu fends off a variety of monsters that we expect to see played here today, and Deep Sea Diva gives Hunter easy access to Synchro Monsters and Elemental Hero Absolute Zero. Here’s what his Deck looks like:
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With most competitors expecting today’s tournament to be slower, more stable, and less centered around One-Turn KO’s than previous Championship events this Summer, many Duelists are taking an interest in Monarch Decks.
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