Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series heading to Seattle

While Magic is the longest running successful CCG, Yu-Gi-Oh! has had a substantial run as well.  Both have their fair share of tournaments, and soon the Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series will be heading to Seattle.

Continuing the 2017 North American Dueling season in a big way, Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. (KONAMI) is excited to bring its premier-level Yu-Gi-Oh! CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (YCS) to the Seattle Center February 18-19. This weekend-long tournament gives hundreds of Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME (TCG) Duelists from across the Pacific Northwest and Western Canada a chance to gauge how well their Deck-building and game strategy skills stack up as they compete for the Championship and top prizes.

Anticipation will be running high as Duelists compete for this season’s 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 Duelists will receive another one of this season’s coveted prizes, the YCS Top Cut Game Mat for this event featuring artwork of the prize card.

Pre-registration for YCS Seattle will run from 3 p.m. – 7 p.m. on Friday, February 17 and registration will continue promptly at 8 a.m. on Saturday, February 18 and Round One will start at 10 a.m. Upon registering, Duelists will receive five of the recently released Raging Tempest booster packs for participating in KONAMI’s YCS Seattle. 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 questions here: YCS_Seattle.

Event Address:
Seattle Center
Exhibition Hall
301 Mercer St
Seattle, WA 98109

Accompanying the YCS Seattle’s 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 be sealed using Battle Pack: Epic Dawn, where each Duelist is given ten sealed Battle Packs to make a new Deck.  The top four finishers in the Dragon Duel events will receive a Dragon Duel Medal, a Regional Deck Box, a Dragon Duel T-shirt, 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 head-to-head matchup using their own pre-constructed Decks in the Advanced 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 Seattle 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.

A full range of Public Events such as 2017 Regional Qualifiers, Ultimate Duelist Series Qualifiers, School Tournament Series, 3 vs. 3 Team Dueling, ATTACK OF THE GIANT CARD!!, Win-A-Mat, Sealed Starter Deck and Structure Deck, Duelist League, Yu-Gi-Oh! Day, and Generation Duel Tournaments will be held through the weekend.

Prizing Information for YCS Seattle:

• 1^st 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; 30 Ultimate Duelist Series Points.
• 2^nd 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.
• 3^rd 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.
• 4^th 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.
• 5^th–8^th 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.
• 9^th– 16^th place – 24 booster packs of Invasion: Vengeance; Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Top Cut Game Mat; Invite to the 2017 World Championship Qualifier tournament; 10 Ultimate Duelist Series Points.
• 17^th–32^nd place – 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 Seattle, Duelists can follow the live stream on the official Yu-Gi-Oh! channel on Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/officialyugiohchannel/) and Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/user/OfficialYuGiOhTCG), as well as round-by-round online coverage of the event at  www.yugioh-card.com/en/events.

There’s some nice prizes available.  If you are in the area, check it out.  If not, take a look to Twitch and YouTube.

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