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Welcome to YCS Orlando!
The first YCS of 2025 is about to begin! A whopping 2,223 Duelists have gathered at the Orange County Convention Center in Orland, Florida to compete for the honor of winning the first YCS trophy of 2025!
Welcome to YCS Anaheim!
The final YCS of 2024 is here! We have 1429 Duelists here in beautiful Anaheim, California, ready to end the year with a bang!

Welcome Back to the 2024 North America WCQ!
Yesterday, sixteen Duelists competed in the World Qualifying Points Playoff, and two of them earned invitations to compete at the 2024 Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME World Championship in September. Ruben Penaranda and Jose Santiago used their Fiendsmith Snake-Eye Decks to secure their invitations and become the first two Duelists who will represent North America at the World Championship. Today, a brand-new tournament will begin. 2600 Duelists who qualified to compete are currently registered for the tournament, and by the end of the day tomorrow, four of them will be added to the list of Duelists with the honor of representing North America at the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME World Championship.

Welcome to the 2024 North America WCQ!
The culmination of a year of events has led to this! Competitors in the 2024 North America World Championship Qualifier (WCQ) have gathered in Austin, Texas for their chance to compete in this year’s Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME World Championship!

Welcome to YCS Indianapolis!
The Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series is back in Indianapolis, Indiana! 1830 Duelists gathered this weekend to test their skills, and one of them will leave the Indiana Convention Center with a spectacular trophy, an Ultra Rare Anotherverse Gluttonia, and many more prizes. Most importantly, only one Duelist will claim this weekend’s championship title and the prestige that comes with being named a YCS Champion!

Welcome to YCS Raleigh!

A new Forbidden & Limited List just took effect 5 days ago, and 1843 Duelists have gathered at the Raleigh Convention Center in North Carolina this weekend to test their Deckbuilding and Dueling skills! The latest Advanced Format shake-up brings previously Forbidden cards like Thunder Dragon Colossus and Archnemeses Protos back into the card pool for players to use, while eliminating popular mainstays of the previous Advanced Format, like Baronne de Fleur and Linkuriboh.
Read more…Welcome To TEAM YCS Las Vegas!
A new era of Dueling has begun! Last weekend we watched format-defining cards from the new Phantom Nightmare booster set in action, at the Undisputed Ultimate Duelist Series Championship in Los Angeles, and the TEAM Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series in San Jose.

The Undisputed UDS Championship is About to Begin!
The Ultimate Duelist Series (UDS) gave Duelists in North America and Latin America the opportunity to win championship belts that became the envy of Duelists worldwide. Now, each of the victorious Duelists have gathered with their championship belts at the Konami E-Sports Arena for a chance to win an even greater prize – a one-of-a-kind UDS Championship ring! This ring is made with 14K yellow gold-plating, sterling silver, hieroglyph engravings, 98 real white diamonds, 50 rubies, and 32 yellow sapphires.

You can catch the action of the tournament on Twitch and YouTube, with additional coverage of the event right here on Konami’s event coverage blog! Follow the tournament to see which Duelist becomes the undisputed UDS Champion and takes home the championship ring!
Welcome to YCS Richmond!
We’re here at the Greater Richmond Convention Center in Richmond, Virginia, where 1,441 Duelists have gathered to vie for the title YCS Champion!
