Tag Archives: Champions

Konami announces Galileo De Obaldia and Enzo Salviati as the YCS Rio de Janeiro Champion

GALILEO DE OBALDIA TOPS DUELISTS AT BRAZILIAN Yu-Gi-Oh! CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES AND DRAGON DUEL WINNER ENZO SALVIATI ALSO BRINGS HOME TROPHY IN RIO DE JANEIRO

 This Season Debuts New Prize Card and Game Mat

 El Segundo, Calif.  (November 15, 2016) – With Rio de Janeiro still bustling from the recent Olympic Games, the city happily hosted another competitive contest, this time with the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME (TCG) coming to town to crown two winners. The Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series (YCS), presented by Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. (KONAMI), drew hundreds of Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Duelists to the premier-level event.  The Rio event proved to be a reason to shout “Carnival” for new YCS Rio de Janeiro Champion Galileo De Obaldia, and young... Read More

Adrian Madriz and Mauricio Campillo win big at YCS Mexico City

ADRIAN MADRIZ FINISHES ATOP THE STANDINGS AT FIRST Yu-Gi-Oh! CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES OF THE NEW SEASON AND DRAGON DUEL WINNER MAURICIO CAMPILLO ALSO BRINGS HOME TROPHY IN MEXICO CITY

Plus Central American Debut of New Prize Card and Game Mat

El Segundo, Calif.  (September 20, 2016) – With a large crowd of spectators cheering on the field, Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. (KONAMI) drew hordes of Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME (TCG) Duelists to its first premier level event of the new Yu-Gi-Oh! CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (YCS) Dueling season in Central America, YCS Mexico City.... Read More

YCS Toronto Winners Announced

BOHDAN TEMNYK IS TOP DUELIST AT FIRST Yu-Gi-Oh! CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES OF THE NEW SEASON AND DRAGON DUEL WINNER JOHN WILKIN ALSO BRINGS HOME TROPHY IN TORONTO, CANADA

Plus YCS Toronto sees North American Debut of New Prize Card and Game Mat

El Segundo, Calif.  (August 31, 2016) – Fresh off the successful Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME (TCG) World Championship held last weekend in Orlando, Fla., Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. (KONAMI) drew hundreds of Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Duelists in the first premier level event of the new Yu-Gi-Oh! CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (YCS) Dueling season.  The season kick-off event in Toronto proved to be a reason to celebrate for new YCS Toronto Champion Bohdan Temnyk, and young John Wilkin who won the Dragon Duel Championship.... Read More

Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG World Championship Results

JAPAN’S SHUNSUKE HIYAMA IS ON TOP OF THE WORLD AS HE WINS Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA

Po-Hsiang Peng Brings Dragon Duel World Champion Title Home to Taiwan

World Champion Shunsuke HiyamaEl Segundo, Calif. (August 26, 2016) – Twenty-two elite Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME (TCG) players representing the top Duelists from all over the world competed this past weekend in Orlando, Fla. at the prestigious 2016 Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME World Championship. Each of these talented players were vying for the coveted title of Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG World Champion. Additionally, 12 players competed for the title of Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME Dragon Duel World Champion, for those born 2003 or later, during the 2016 Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Dragon Duel World Championship. Joining the reigning Champions, all of these determined Duelists had already competed and won at their region’s respective World Championship Qualifiers, beating thousands from North America, Latin America, Japan, Europe, Oceania and Asia, for the right to represent their region in Orlando.... Read More

Winners of the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME North American World Championship Crowned

ERIK CHRISTENSEN EARNS ESTEEMED Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME NORTH AMERICAN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE; WILL COMPETE IN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA

12 YEAR OLD AIDEN TIEMANN BEATS OUT HIS COMPETITION IN THE Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME DRAGON DUEL NORTH AMERICAN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER; EARNED A SPOT AT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

El Segundo, Calif.  (July 12, 2016) – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was teeming with Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME (TCG) Duelists this past weekend as they displayed their fine-tuned Dueling and Deck-building skills at the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG North American World Championship Qualifier (WCQ) and the Dragon Duel North American WCQ presented by Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. (KONAMI).... Read More

Jake Phinney and Zach Taylor’s big wins at YCS Origins

Yu-Gi-Oh! CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES ORIGINS WINNERS CROWNED

Yu-Gi-Oh! CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES ORIGINS CROWNS JAKE PHINNEY CHAMPION OF MAIN EVENT AND DRAGON DUEL WINNER ZACH TAYLOR

 El Segundo, Calif.  (June 23, 2016) – This past weekend, Columbus, Ohio, was the epicenter of Dueling as the Yu-Gi-Oh! CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (YCS) Origins crowned two winners.  Jake Phinney found that he had outpaced the competition in the Main Event to earn himself the coveted spot of YCS Origins Champion.  Additionally, young Zach Taylor made a name for himself as he won the Dragon Duel Championship.... Read More

Winners of the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG South American World Championship Qualifier have been crowned.

JOAQUIN RINALDI AND ALVARO SOBERON WIN BIG AT SOUTH AMERICAN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER & SOUTH AMERICAN DRAGON DUEL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER

El Segundo, Calif. (June 21, 2016) – Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME (TCG) game players from across South America spent an exciting weekend Dueling in the Yu-Gi-Oh! South American World Championship Qualifier (WCQ) and Yu-Gi-Oh! South American Dragon Duel WCQ to earn the right to compete in the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG World Championship this August in Orlando, Florida. TCG powerhouse Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. (KONAMI) brought its premier-level event to the Círculo Militar de Suboficiales for a weekend of head-to-head competition among veteran and novice players, but only two emerged victorious: Joaquin Rinaldi of the Main Event and Dragon Duel winner, Alvaro Soberon.... Read More

Brandon Aguilar and Ronaldo Sierra Rise to the Top at Central American WCQ

Brandon Aguilar and Ronaldo Sierra Rise to the Top at Central American World Championship Qualifier & Central American Dragon Duel World Championship Qualifier

Central_America_World_Championship_QualifierEl Segundo, Calif. (June 14, 2016) – Legions of lucky Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME (TCG) players from Central America spent an exciting weekend Dueling in the Yu-Gi-Oh! Central American World Championship Qualifier (WCQ) and Yu-Gi-Oh! Central American Dragon Duel WCQ to earn the right to compete in the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG World Championship this August in Orlando, Florida. TCG powerhouse Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. (KONAMI) brought its premier-level event to the Hotel Misión Carlton Guadalajara, México for a weekend of head-to-head competition among veteran and novice players, but only two emerged victorious: Brandon Aguilar of the Main Event and Dragon Duel winner, Ronaldo Sierra.... Read More

Konami details the YCS Providence winners

Yu-Gi-Oh! CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES PROVIDENCE CROWNS TAHMID ZAMAN YCS CHAMPION OF MAIN EVENT AND DRAGON DUEL WINNER LYNDON NEFF

El Segundo, Calif.  (June 1, 2016) – This past holiday weekend, the unofficial start to summer, gave way to even more reasons to celebrate for some at the Yu-Gi-Oh! CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (YCS) Providence. Tahmid Zaman found that he had outpaced the competition in the Main Event to earn himself the coveted spot of YCS Providence Champion.  Additionally, young Lyndon Neff made a name for himself as he won the Dragon Duel Championship.... Read More

Winners Crowned at the Yu-Gi-Oh! CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES SANTIAGO

NICOLAS GONZALO GODOY and Dragon Duelist AGUSTIN MALLEA VELASQUEZ Win Big at Yu-Gi-Oh! CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES Santiago, Chile

El Segundo, Calif. (May 3, 2016) – Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME (TCG) Duelists from across South America spent an exciting weekend in Santiago, Chile, competing for the chance to raise the Champion’s trophy at the Yu-Gi-Oh! CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (YCS) Santiago. TCG powerhouse Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. (KONAMI) brought its premier-level event to the Centro de Extensiones Universidad Católica for a weekend of head-to-head competition among veteran and novice players, but only two emerged victorious: Nicolas Gonzalo Godoy of the Main Event and Dragon Duel winner, Agustin Mallea Velasquez.... Read More