Posted on April 27th, 2010 |
SJC Edison was a huge success for the future of Yu-Gi-Oh! trading cards. The attendance figure of 2,000+ duelists was astounding and I have no doubts that the excellent staff at Konami will continue to promote the game of Yu-Gi-Oh! and expand its audience through the Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series.
While it’s difficult to exactly quantify the effect that premier events such as the Shonen Jump Championship (now the Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series) have on net sales, we are very fortunate that Konami still considers the serious tournament player worthy of tender loving care and attention.
During my brief hiatus from blogging, Konami was just gathering momentum in setting up a proper tournament staff and system. As many of you know, the counterfeiting scandal from UDE occurred about a year before their contract was to expire; Konami was caught off guard and took over the game with no real knowledge of tournament organization and event management. When talking with some of the top level 3 judges at the time, I was told that Julia Hedberg inherited an Organized Play structure that had very little funds and experience. In less than a year, with the help of others, she transformed it into a juggernaut drawing record attendance levels.
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Posted on August 15th, 2009 |
SJC Indy Final Results
Winner: Fili Luna (Blackwing)
Runner Up: Matt Hoey (Cat Synchro)
Third Place: Dale Bellido (Cat Synchro)
Breaking News: Shonen Jump Indy Top 16
1st Chris Evans
2nd Alex Vansan
3rd Chris Bowling
4th Anthony Eckroth
5th Dale Bellido
6th Gaetan Georges
7th Jonathan Harrison
8th Adam Corn
9th Brett Angel
10th Matt Hoey
11th William Gonzalez
12th Chris McGarrett
13th Russell Rothman
14th Mark Swerbensky
15th Steve Silverman
16th Fili Luna
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Posted on August 3rd, 2009 |
Thank you to all of the readers and contributors who have turned this blog into one of the sharpest Yu-Gi-Oh communities on the Internet. There is some exciting news to share for this week.
Go-YGO.com To Feature Live Updating of Shonen Jump Championships and Worlds
Starting from Gencon Indy, Go-YGO.com will feature live updating of information at each Shonen Jump Championship. While it is impossible to show feature matches at the event (only Konami representatives are allowed to engage in such activity), I will do my best to spotlight innovative decks and strategies over the weekend. The deck profiles will not be gimmicky but actually feature top tier builds.
Also, currently Konami’s official site does not list standings at the end of the event. Nor does it provide enough feature matches and coverage to distinguish which of your favorite top players (and even friends of yours) have done well for themselves. While I am at each event, I will do my best to keep you updated on the performance of big names and the emergence of new strategies.
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Posted on July 30th, 2009 |
For those intrigued by the title…….. today I’m going to be posting about a Zombie Lightsworn deck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Just kidding.
Now depending on who you ask, the curse of the Lightsworn can refer to two ideas.
The first refers to the fact that a Lightsworn-based build has never won a major Shonen Jump Championship or Nationals in the United States. Seeing as how the set was released around the same time as Phantom Darkness, Lightsworn have been given ample opportunity to win an event. So what gives?
Well I personally feel the curse is rather arbitrary and meaningless. The Lightsworn archetype has swept multiple Nationals tournaments this past year in big markets such as Great Britain. And while it’s never actually won a major tournament in the United States, that’s in a relatively small sample of tournaments. Part of the problem was the dominance of Tele-DaD. Another huge problem was the otherwise kind-hearted Jeff Jones, a frothy-mouthed, rabid anti-Lightswornite who dashed the hopes of an entire generation in the finals of SJC Anaheim!
Nevertheless, some of the best duelists in the world (Anthony Alvarado and Dale Bellido to name a couple) showed up with Lightsworn at the biggest tournament of the year. I actually agreed with them, deciding to run a Lightsworn deck myself. Here is my build:
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Posted on July 29th, 2009 |
This article is a follow-up to the original article on Cat Synchro strategy.
Matt Peddle in his post of the week and Dale Bellido in his interview both disagree with the general idea that Cat Synchro wins through methodical generation and conversion of card advantage.
Dale, Matt, and many other top duelists feel Cat Synchro requires spell/trap removal followed by strong OTK pushes to win consistently. This is due to Cat Synchro’s inability to deal with developed boards and general lack of firepower outside of the Airbellum/Monk exchange.
On the other hand there are players just as strong who feel Cat Synchro wins through an incredible card-advantage engine. Teammates Chris Bowling and Jerry Wang (of Empire Arcadia) both used unique variants of Cat Synchro control that packed similar spell and trap line-ups featuring three Solemn Judgment, one My Body as a Shield, and a Giant Trunade. (Chris Bowling, Ryan Spicer, and Kyle Bowling’s build was featured at Yu-Gi-Oh Nationals 2009.)
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