Brian Hines is using an Anti Monster Deck with Thunder King Rai-Oh and Genex Ally Birdman, and currently holds an 8-2 record in the tournament. His Round 11 opponent is James Colburn and his Wind-Up Deck! A victory here will secure one of these Duelists a spot in the Top 64, while the other is sent packing. Read more…
Thomas Mak took third place at the 2011 World Championship Qualifier and earned a chance to compete in the 2011 World Championship in Europe. Now he’s back, competing for another chance to represent North America at the World Championship, this time in Tokyo, Japan. But to get there, he’ll need to get through Jerome Porter, who’s Dueling in his first WCQ! Both Duelists are 8-1, so a victory here will put one of them in a great position for a Top 64 finish. Read more…
With an 8-1 record, Ervin So is the highest-ranked Canadian Duelist remaining in this tournament. Hailing from Toronto, So has two YCS playoff finished under his belt. His opponent this round is Orange County’s Mitchell Nguyen, another veteran Duelist with multiple Championship tops. Nguyen made the playoff rounds at YCS Chicago, YCS Long Beach, YCS San Jose, YCS Los Angeles, and several more Championship-level events. Both of these competitors could easily make it to Tokyo, if they can make it into the playoffs. Read more…
Tyler Tabman of Overland Park, Kansas, has been on a roll as of late, having made the top 32 of both YCS Chicago and YCS Philadelphia recently. He’s relying on Wind-Ups to take him to the top. Detroit’s Sean Montague has a number of accomplishments, including winning this very tournament in 2010! He’s brought Dino Rabbit today. Read more…
Michael Ridley and Samuel Parry are both 6-1 in the tournament, and now they’re Dueling against one another in this Round 8 Feature Match! Ridley is using a Machina Gadget Deck that has the power to replenish his hand whenever he Summons a monster. But Samuel Perry’s Wind-Up Deck can force Ridley to send his in-hand monsters to the Graveyard before he can Summon them. The contrast between these 2 Decks is sure to make this an interesting Match.
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Marquis Henderson made it to the Top 4 with his T.G. Deck – a Deck that few Duelists expected to make it this far this weekend. But in getting here, Marquis Henderson proved to everyone that his T.G. Deck has some great match-ups in the current field of Decks. Now, Henderson is up against another Deck that’s vulnerable to Skill Drain and his assortment of Trap Cards – Anthony Pascariello’s Wind-Up Deck! A win for Henderson will put his T.G. Deck into the Finals, while a victory for Pascariello will be an impressive showing for newly-constructed Wind-Ups.
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