CENTRAL AMERICAN DUELISTS VISIT GUATEMALA CITY FOR THE Yu-Gi-Oh! CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES MARCH 18 – 19
Top Three YCS Guatemala City Finishers will Receive New Exclusive Prize Card – Number 93: Utopia Kaiser! The Big Weekend’s Events Include Dragon Duel Tournament for Younger Players
El Segundo, Calif. (February 24, 2017) – Kicking off the 2017 Central American Dueling season in style, Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. (KONAMI) excitedly brings its premier-level Yu-Gi-Oh! CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (YCS) to Guatemala City, Guatemala March 18 – 19. This ultra-competitive weekend-long tournament gives Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME (TCG) Duelists throughout Guatemala and the neighboring Central American countries their first opportunity of the season to compete for the Championship titles and prizes.
Duelists will be competing for an exclusive YCS prize card that will be awarded to the weekend’s top finishers – Number 93: Utopia Kaiser. Different from the regular cards found in booster packs and other Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG products, Number 93: Utopia Kaiser can only be obtained by finishing in the top three spots at a Main Event of a YCS, or by winning a special Public Events playoff tournament. This makes Number 93: Utopia Kaiser highly coveted by the mass of Duelists around the world that will participate in the high-level competitive YCS events during the course of the season.
Additionally, the top-ranked YCS Guatemala City Duelists will win a brand-new YCS Top Cut Game Mat for this event featuring artwork of the new prize card.
Pre-registration for YCS Guatemala City will run from 3 p.m. – 7 p.m. on Friday, March 17 and registration will continue promptly at 8 a.m. on Saturday, March 18 and Round One will start at 10:00 a.m. Upon registering, Duelists will receive four of the recently released Raging Tempest booster packs for participating in KONAMI’s YCS Guatemala City. Players will use their constructed Decks all the way to the final match. The top-ranked YCS finishers will earn invitations to participate in their 2017 World Championship Qualifier. Duelists can find the answers to many of their YCS Guatemala City questions here: FAQs.
YCS Guatemala City Event Address:
Hotel Conquistador
Via 5, 4-68 zona 4
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Phone: +502 2424 4444
http://hotelconquistador.com.gt/en
Accompanying the Main Event, KONAMI will also be conducting Dragon Duels (for Duelists born in 2004 or later). The Dragon Duel tournaments on both Saturday and Sunday will feature constructed Deck Dueling. The top four finishers in the Dragon Duel events will receive a Dragon Duel Medal, a Regional Deck Box, and a 2017 Regional Game Mat. Top-ranked finishers will also earn an invitation to their 2017 Dragon Duel World Championship Qualifier.
The two victors from the Saturday and Sunday tournaments will face off in a best 2-out-of-3 match using their own pre-constructed Decks in the Advanced Constructed format, to determine the weekend’s overall winner and a chance at the ultimate prize: to hoist the Dragon Duel Champion’s trophy and the coveted title of YCS Guatemala City Dragon Duel Champion! In addition, the Dragon Duel Champion will also receive a Super Rare set of the Darklord YCS prize cards. Entry to the Dragon Duel tournaments is free to qualified players.
KONAMI will also hold a new tournament, the OTS Tournament Series, which is designed specifically for OTS (Official Tournament Store) teams. OTS teams will be comprised of 3 players and will Duel side-by-side while representing their local OTS. The winning team of the OTS Tournament Series will be awarded 12 booster packs, a Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG-branded journal and a 4 X 4 Secret Rare uncut sheet for each team member, along with a plaque presented to their OTS in commemoration of their team’s victory! 2nd place will take home 9 booster packs and a 4 X 4 Super Rare uncut sheet, with 3rd place taking home 6 booster packs and a 4 X 4 Super Rare uncut sheet for each team member.
Additionally, a full range of Public Events such as 2017 Regional Qualifiers, Ultimate Duelist Series Qualifiers, 3 vs. 3 Team Dueling, ATTACK OF THE GIANT CARD!!, Win-A-Mat, Sealed Starter Deck and Structure Deck, Duelist League, and Yu-Gi-Oh! Day will be held through the weekend for attendees. Another brand-new event, the Generation Duel Tournament, in which players can play a Deck based off of one of the five different anime series (eras) of Yu-Gi-Oh!, will be held on Saturday.
Prizing Information for YCS Guatemala City:
- 1st place – Ultra Rare Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Prize Card: Number 93: Utopia Kaiser; Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Trophy; Paid travel and accommodations to the winner’s 2017 World Championship Qualifier; Invite to and VIP Status at the 2017 World Championship Qualifier tournament; PlayStation©4 system; Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Top Cut Game Mat; 20 Ultimate Duelist Series Points.
- 2nd place – Super Rare Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Prize Card: Number 93: Utopia Kaiser; PlayStation©4 system; Invite to the 2017 World Championship Qualifier tournament; Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Top Cut Game Mat; 10 Ultimate Duelist Series Points.
- 3rd place – Super Rare Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Prize Card: Number 93: Utopia Kaiser; Xbox One console; Invite to the 2017 World Championship Qualifier tournament; Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Top Cut Game Mat; 10 Ultimate Duelist Series Points.
- 4th place – Xbox One console; Invite to the 2017 World Championship Qualifier tournament; Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Top Cut Game Mat; 10 Ultimate Duelist Series Points.
- 5th–8th place – Nintendo 3DS XL Console; Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Top Cut Game Mat; Invite to the 2017 World Championship Qualifier tournament; 10 Ultimate Duelist Series Points.
- 9th– 16th place – 24 booster packs of the current booster release; Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Top Cut Game Mat; Invite to the 2017 World Championship Qualifier tournament; 10 Ultimate Duelist Series Points.
For those unable to attend YCS Guatemala City, Duelists can follow blog-type online coverage of the event at www.yugioh-card.com/en/events.
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 classic 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.
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