Both of these Duelists were pumped to be here in the Finals.  For Juan Morales, this is his first-ever top in his 10 years of Dueling.  A fixture of the YCS circuit. he’s a familiar face that’s finally broken into the spotlight.  Traviis Massengale has made the Top 32 twice before, and this was his second chance in the Finals of a YCS.  Both of these competitors were hungry for a win, and both of them were smiling ear to ear.  Traviis Massengale is playing Debris Zombies, while Juan Morales is running Birdman Tengu.  With a ton of handshakes, fistbumps, and laughs, both competitors took a moment to thank the Judging staff, and eagerly dove into the last Match of the tournament!
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Sean McCabe and Traviis Massengale have been showing up in YCS playoffs quite a bit lately!  McCabe has scored multiple Top 32 appearances since exploding into the spotlight late last year, while Massengale made his first top last Summer at YCS Chicago.  Both have come deleriously close to winning recent Championships: McCabe made the Finals of YCS Atlanta in December, while Massengale came within a hair of winning YCS Dallas in February.  McCabe was playing X-Sabers, while Massengale was running a cool Debris Zombie Deck.
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Traviis Massengale has traveled this weekend from Topeka, Kansas, making it to the Top 16 yet again.  His opponent this round is Jordan Faulkenberry, hailing from the self-described “backwoods of South Carolina.”  Faulkenberry’s piloting an interesting T.G. Flamvell Deck that sailed under the radar of most competitors this weekend.  We’ve never seen a Deck like Faulkenberry’s in a Feature Match before, so we’re  hoping for an excellent show!
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Jibri Thomas is currently undefeated with a Lightsworn Zombie Deck that runs Infernity Avenger. His opponent, Jose Mejia, is undefeated with Dragunities. Thomas’s Deck is explosive enough to deal over 8000 damage in a single turn, but Mejia’s Deck can spit out Level 8 Synchro Monsters each turn.Watch out for the crazy combos both of these Decks can pull off!

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Christopher Rivera is currently undefeated with his Zombie Psychic Lightsworn Deck. His opponent, Francisco Rome, is undefeated with his Machine Chaos Deck. This is sure to be an interesting Match, played by 2 different Decks that are tough to spot in this weekend’s field of players. Either Duelists can win here and advance with a 4-0 record.

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