Yugizuna Tournament for Charity 2025 Announcement

HAKKEYOI! Time to chow down on some chanko and fit into your lucky mawashi as we head into this year's Yugizuna Tournament for Charity, where we determine the one and only Yokozuna of Yu-Gi-Oh! with a sumo-styled tournament structure and give over $100 to charity in the process! The multi-day tournament begins Friday, June 20th over at the Casual Goat Format Discord with 7 rounds of Swiss each lasting 72 hours long! Click Read More for full details!

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Start Date: Friday, June 20, 2025 8:00 AM EST
Structure: 7 Rounds of Swiss with 72 hour rounds (with extensions during holidays and big tournaments). No traditional top cut. The player with the most match wins at the end is declared the winner, with a sumo-style tiebreaker. Additional prizes below!
Deck Submission: NO CHAOS TURBO OR FTK DECKS ALLOWED. All other goat legal decks will be accepted. Join the Casual Goat Format Server and CLICK HERE to submit your information.
Prizes: Following the structure for sumo, there are multiple prizes which will be awarded to players for different categories! These prizes are:

Yokozuna: $100 donated to the charity of their choice, the @Yokozuna role, and their choice of a $10 DB donation code or Discord Nitro. Awarded to the player with the most match wins.

Technique Prize: $25 donated to the charity of their choice and a $10 DB code/discord nitro. Awarded to the best performing player (except another prize winner) who used what I deem to be a creative or original deck!

Outstanding Performance: $25 donated to the charity of their choice and a $10 DB code/discord nitro. Awarded to a top player who showed a great amount of skill throughout the tournament, typically 2nd place or a player who defeated the current/new Yokozuna.

Fighting Spirit Prize: $25 donated to the charity of their choice and a $10 DB code/discord nitro. Awarded to a player who showed perseverance, positivity, made the effort to play, and who fought admirably.

You can see coverage from previous Yugizuna tournaments by clicking HERE and the video below.