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Round 1 Feature Match: Jason Lam vs. Kevin LoCascio

October 12th, 2024

Welcome to Round 1 of YCS Niagara Falls! This weekend marks the start of the Rage of the Abyss season, and with that, there are plenty of new cards to be featured. With all new Atlantean Mermail cards, we had to select a Mermail Duelist for the Round 1 Feature. 

Jason Lam is from Toronto and hasn’t attended a YCS in almost a decade. He’s piloting Atlantean Mermail with a ton of new cards in it. He wants to give a special shout-out to the Metamen and his local OTS: 401 Games. Kevin LoCascio is from Allendale, New Jersey, and is playing a Runick Stun deck. He wants to shout out his local OTS Tier One Games. 

Both Duelists are eager to start their tournament off right by winning their first round, so let’s see what happens!

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3rd Place Playoff: Christopher LeBlanc vs. Pakawat Pamornsut

November 5th, 2023

This is it! The winner of the 3rd Place Playoff will walk away with the coveted prize card, Anotherverse Gluttonia. They’re in good spirits despite both coming off a loss in the Top 4. Pamornsut was eager to add a Super Rare copy of Anotherverse Gluttonia to his collection to go with his Ultra Rare, but LeBlanc wants his first copy! This is the last Match of their tournament run this weekend. They shuffled up, and it was time to Duel, one more time!

Pakawat Pamornsut
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Top 8 Feature Match, Christopher LeBlanc Versus Justin Singh

November 5th, 2023

Top 8 is about to commence, and we have 2 familiar faces squaring off in the Quarter-Finals: Justin Singh and Christopher LeBlanc are both familiar with the Top Cut spotlight, and have Dueled at the YCS level before. LeBlanc is piloting Purrely, a Deck he’s been using since YCS Philadelphia, while Singh is on Tearlaments, powered up with the new Horus monsters from Age of Overlord. They’re ready to go, and it’s time to Duel!

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Top 16 Feature Match Robert Doolittle Versus Pakawat Pamornsut

November 5th, 2023

We have another doozy of a Match here in Top 16, with another true titan of Dueling: Pakawat Pamornsut, a 2-time YCS Champion! He’s here in the Top Cut playing Sinful Spoils Infernoble, which we saw on Livestream yesterday. He’s facing Robert Doolittle, who’s in his first Top Cut, but is looking to make it his first YCS Championship win as well. It’s time to Duel!

Pakawat Pamornsut
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Top 32 Feature Match Christopher LeBlanc Versus Evan Hornick

November 5th, 2023

Christopher LeBlanc is no stranger to Top Cut competition: he’s won 5 YCS events in his Dueling career so far! He’s here in the Top 32 competing with Purrely, hoping to capture his 6th Championship. He’s facing off against Evan Hornick, who’s made his first Top 32 this weekend playing Dinomorphia! We’re in the single elimination portion of the tournament, so it’s win or go home. It’s time to Duel!

LeBlanc, ready to Duel!
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Round 10 Feature Match: Jerrod Dunn vs. Elias Tsirogiannis

November 5th, 2023

Day 2’s kicking off here on Sunday morning, and Jerrod Dunn from Baltimore is playing Tearlaments, up against Elias Tsirogiannis from Queens, playing Kashtira! You read that right, Kashtira is still alive despite losing Kashtira Arise-Heart on the most recent Forbidden & Limited List. This classic match-up is happening right here at YCS Richmond!

Both Duelists are in great shape to make Top 32 with a win in this Match, while a loss will mean they’ll be dancing with danger. It’s time to Duel!

Jerrod Dunn is ready to Duel!
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Round 6 Feature Match Nathaniel Jadotte Versus Shawn Debrew

November 4th, 2023

Nathaniel Jadotte from New York is currently 4-1 with an unexpected Deck today: Salamangreat! This strategy got some new support in Legendary Duelists: Soulburning Volcano, and it’s started to see more play. His opponent, Shawn Debrew from Washington D.C. is playing Mannadium, powered up with new cards from Age of Overlord, as well as some personal tech picks. It’ll be a fun Duel, but only one competitor can come out of this match with a 5-1 record.

Debrew was up first. It’s time to Duel!

Shawn Debrew
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Round 4 Feature Match, Cameron Neal Versus Carl Gabriel

November 4th, 2023

Cameron Neal from Texas is facing off against Carl Gabriel from Maryland. Both Duelists have VIP status, so they both started with a 2-round bye. While Neal secured his VIP status by winning the Summer Ultimate Duelist Series tournament in Kansas City in 2018, and Gabriel won his local VIP Qualifier, which gives every Duelist a shot at being a VIP at the Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series.

Neal is piloting Unchained, while Gabriel’s on Bystial Dragon Link. These competitors are fresh and ready to go, so it’s time to Duel!

Cameron Neal
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Let’s Take A Look At Quarter Century Secret Rares!

April 1st, 2023

There’s a lot of cool stuff to see here at the 250th YCS in Los Angeles, but one display’s got everybody buzzing: the Quarter Century Secret Rares from the upcoming Legendary Collection: 25th Anniversary Edition.

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Public Event Prize Wall!

May 28th, 2022

The Public Event Prize Wall is back for YCS Hartford and it’s packed with incredible prizes! Duelists earn Prize Tickets by participating in and winning Public Events, and can then redeem those tickets for a wide variety of rewards. Check out some of the coolest stuff on the Public Event Prize Wall this weekend!

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