EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Aug. 17, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — After a year of intense competitive Dueling around the globe, 22 of the best Duelists and 12 amazing Dragon Duelists (players born 2003 or later) are left standing to compete for the titles of Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME (TCG) World Champion and Dragon Duel World Champion. Orlando, Fla. will host this ultra-competitive two-day tournament, presented by Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. (KONAMI).
The invitation-only World Championship is the most prestigious Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG event of the year; legions of Duelists have been playing hard all year to make it to this final competition, hoping to be crowned the best Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG player on the planet. Each of the Duelists in both events have already successfully competed and won at their region’s respective World Championship Qualifiers, beating thousands of strong competitors from North America, Latin America, Japan, Europe, Oceania and Asia, for the right to represent their region at the World Championship. In Orlando, the reigning North American World Champion Erik Christensen, from Oakland Park, Fla., will be joined by five other players representing North America, as well as three players from Latin America: Central American Champion Brandon Aguilar from Pachuca, Mexico, South American Champion Joaquin Rinaldi from Buenos Aires, Argentina and Mijail Flores from Peru, who won the 2015 Dragon Duel World Championship.
Saturday August 20, 2016 (all Public Events are free of charge)
10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Win-A-Mat (16-player Flights)
10 a.m. – 4 p.m. 2017 Regional Qualifier (32-player Flights)
11 a.m. ATTACK OF THE GIANT CARD!!
11 a.m. Dragon Duel
12 p.m. Generation Duel
Sunday August 21, 2016 (all Public Events are free of charge)
10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Win-A-Mat (16-player Flights)
10 a.m. – 2 p.m. 2017 Regional Qualifier (32-player Flights)
10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. Duel the Champions
11 a.m. ATTACK OF THE GIANT CARD!!
11 a.m. Dragon Duel
12 p.m. Generation Duel
2 p.m. – 4 p.m. Duel the Champions
Orange County Convention Center
West Concourse 9800 International Drive Orlando, Fla. 32819
West Hall WE2 & West Hall F
August 20 – 21
Duelists can watch a new episode of Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V every Sunday on Nicktoons – check local listings for times. In addition, all-new Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL episodes every Tuesday as well as all of Yu-Gi-Oh!, Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, and Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s can be seen on www.yugioh.com in the United States. In Canada, Duelists can watch episodes of Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V every Friday and Saturday on Teletoon! For more information on KONAMI or the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME, please visit www.yugioh-card.com or call 310-220-8630 to speak directly with a Yu-Gi-Oh! customer support team member.
About The Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG
The Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME is the #1 trading card game in the world with over 25 billion cards sold. It is a game of strategy, where players create individual Decks of cards collected from Structure Decks and Booster Packs. Two players engage in a Duel while using cards that represent powerful monsters, magical Spells and surprising Traps. Duelists with well-constructed Decks, dominating monsters, solid strategy and good fortune are the victors in the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG. Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. is the exclusive licensee and rights holder to the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG in North America and Latin America.
About KONAMI
KONAMI is a leading developer, publisher and manufacturer of electronic entertainment properties and traditional trading card games. KONAMI’s software titles include the popular franchises Metal Gear Solid, Silent Hill, DanceDanceRevolution and Castlevania, among other top sellers. KONAMI is also the manufacturer of the wildly popular Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME, which has sold more than 25 billion cards worldwide. The latest information about KONAMI can be found on the Web at www.konami.com. KONAMI HOLDINGS CORPORATION is a publicly traded company based in Tokyo, Japan with subsidiaries, Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd. in Tokyo, Japan, Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. in the United States and Konami Digital Entertainment B.V. in Windsor, the United Kingdom. Details of the products published by KONAMI can be found at www.konami.com.
SOURCE Konami Digital Entertainment
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