It’s been a long day, and it’s the final round. Both of these players are currently 6-1. The winner will make the Top 8, and the loser will need ungodly tiebreakers to have a shot at the Cyber-Stein. Despite the enormous gravity of the situation, both players were extremely lighthearted and certainly enjoying themselves.
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This round saw Comic Odyssey powerhouse Wilson Luc facing off against the loveable Jae Kim. Jae won the roll and opted to start the game. A weary judge sat down to officiate the match and take a load off, and the game began. Both players were 5-1 and needed to win this match to stay in Top 8 contention.
“It’s a good old rivalry,” explained Kevin. “We’re never on the same team at the same time.” Osman won the roll and opted to start the game.
Game One Osman had Graceful Charity in his hand, but decided to set a card to each zone instead. Kevin summoned Breaker the Magical Warrior and broke Osman’s Scapegoat. Osman chained it, and then removed Breaker from play when it attacked his D. D. Warrior Lady. Kevin set a card and passed. Osman did the same, and then Kevin summoned Asura Priest to slay the Sheep token. Osman summoned a Spirit Reaper and tried to attack, but Scapegoat stymied his attempt. Kevin summoned Sangan and then attacked the Reaper. Osman took it, then switched his Reaper to defense position and set a card. Both players were extremely laid back as they shuffled up for the match. They exchanged a few pleasantries, and then presented their decks for the cut. Robert won the die roll and opted to begin the match.
Luke Chen is currently playing in the first Yu-Gi-Oh! tournament in which he didn’t go 0-2 drop. Cas is here representing the Netherlands. Both players were extremely friendly as they shuffled up, and they shook hands before starting. Cas won the die roll and opted to go first. He started off with the standard face down card to each zone and passed. Chen opened with the monster, and two face down spells or traps instead of one.
Since the start of the Shonen Jump Championship series, teams have rapidly become an important part of the competitive scene. Teams form for many different reasons. Some join together to create a large card pool to draw from. Others just want to have a group to test out deck ideas with. Then, there are people like Rick and Ricky Farasy, who join together just for the love of the game.
Rick and Ricky Farasy are a father-son team from Portland, Oregon. Ricky, the younger, started playing when his friends from school began to pick up the cards. He soon became hooked on the TV show, and picked the game up himself. “I don’t watch it, really!” protests Ricky. It’s okay, Ricky—we all watch it, too. 482 became eight. Eight became four. And now those last four have become one. A single duelist has proven himself the best over 481 others, all qualified through premier events or outstanding rankings. One elite competitor beat out all comers to prove that today, he was the best of the best the nation had to offer.
That duelist was Max Suffridge, the new 2005 U.S. Champion of Yu-Gi-Oh! It all comes down to this! Max Suffridge of Team Alpha Omega against Team Nexus’s Miguel Garcia! Garcia won the roll and prepared to open game one as he waited for the match to begin.
Game One Garcia opened the game with a single card set to each of his rows. Suffridge replied with Graceful Charity backed by Sinister Serpent, and then opted to discard Scapegoat for the second half of its cost. He played Swords of Revealing Light, flipping Garcia’s Tsukuyomi (which then flipped back down) and then set a spell or trap and a monster. “Does that count, he jinxed it?” asked Wang, referring to the die roll. No longer facing a teammate, he seemed to be far more animated!
Game One Garcia opened with a single face down monster and Wang countered by using Nobleman of Crossout on it and then attacking with Sangan. Good thing, too, as the face down monster was D. D. Warrior Lady! Sangan swung for 1000 and Wang set a card to his spell and trap zone. This semifinal match was a bit more relaxed than the quarterfinals—after all, everyone here had already earned their trip to Tokyo, so the big pressure was off. From here on out, it’s a matter of pride and prizes. Max and Bryan were still quite focused on the event, but they were able to relax a bit and discuss play highlights from the previous day’s event.
Game One Bryan won the die roll and decided to go first. He drew, performed the standard set of one monster, set one spell or trap and ended. Max drew, and immediately activated Nobleman of Crossout on Bryan’s set D. D. Assailant. He then set a monster and a spell or trap of his own, and ended his turn. |
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