Source: Konami
Summary:
Konami announced that they will host a Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series tournament in Minneapolis, MN on October 15 & 16. The event is the first of the season to be held in the United States.
Pre-registration for the event ran from 3:00PM – 7:00PM on October 14. Standard registrations opened earlier today. Registrants will receive five Dark Illusion booster packs as a registration bonus.
Prizes include:
Prizes include:
- 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; 30 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 Dark Illusion; Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Top Cut Game Mat; Invite to the 2017 World Championship Qualifier tournament; 10 Ultimate Duelist Series Points.
- 17th–32nd place: Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Top Cut Game Mat; Invite to the 2017 World Championship Qualifier tournament; 10 Ultimate Duelist Series Points.
In addition to the main contest, the event will host Dragon Duels for younger audiences, which will be Constructed Deck tournaments. The top four finishers will receive a medal, a Regional Deck Box, and a 2017 Regional Game Mat. In addition, winners will receive invites to the 2017 Dragon Duel World Championship Qualifier.
Other events include:
- 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
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Day
- Generation Duel Tournaments
Winners of the Dragon Du el tournament will receive a Super Rare set of the Darklord YCS prize cards.
Konami announced that they will host a Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series tournament in Minneapolis, MN on October 15 & 16. The event is the first of the season to be held in the United States.
Pre-registration for the event ran from 3:00PM – 7:00PM on October 14. Standard registrations opened earlier today. Registrants will receive five Dark Illusion booster packs as a registration bonus.
Prizes include:
Prizes include:
- 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; 30 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 Dark Illusion; Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Top Cut Game Mat; Invite to the 2017 World Championship Qualifier tournament; 10 Ultimate Duelist Series Points.
- 17th–32nd place: Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Top Cut Game Mat; Invite to the 2017 World Championship Qualifier tournament; 10 Ultimate Duelist Series Points.
In addition to the main contest, the event will host Dragon Duels for younger audiences, which will be Constructed Deck tournaments. The top four finishers will receive a medal, a Regional Deck Box, and a 2017 Regional Game Mat. In addition, winners will receive invites to the 2017 Dragon Duel World Championship Qualifier.
Other events include:
- 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
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Day
- Generation Duel Tournaments
Winners of the Dragon Du el tournament will receive a Super Rare set of the Darklord YCS prize cards.
KONAMI’S Yu-Gi-Oh! CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES HEADS TO MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA OCTOBER 15 – 16
Top Three Finishers will Receive Exclusive Prize Card – Number 93: Utopia Kaiser
Big Weekend Events Include Dragon Duel Tournament for Younger Players
El Segundo, Calif. (October 12, 2016) – It’s Time to Duel in Minneapolis! Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. (KONAMI) brings its premier level Yu-Gi-Oh! CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (YCS) to Minneapolis, Minn. October 15 – 16. This is the first YCS of the new Dueling season to be held in the United States. This weekend-long tournament gives hundreds of Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME (TCG) Duelists from across the United States and Canada a chance to show off their Deck-building skills and strategies and to compete with their peers.
There promises to be intense back-and-forth of competitive Dueling during the two-day YCS event – and new exclusive YCS prize cards will be awarded to the weekend’s top finishers. Those top finishers will receive the new Number 93: Utopia Kaiser prize card. 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 large community of Duelists around the world that will participate in the high-level competitive YCS events during the course of the season.
Pre-registration for YCS Minneapolis will run from 3 p.m. – 7 p.m. on Friday, October 14 and registration will continue promptly at 8 a.m. on Saturday, October 15. Round One will start at 10 a.m. Upon registering, Duelists will receive five of the recently released The Dark Illusion booster packs for participating in KONAMI’s YCS Minneapolis. 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 Minneapolis FAQ.
Event Address:
Hall D
1301 2nd Ave S.
Minneapolis, MN 55403
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 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 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 Minneapolis 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.
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, Yu-Gi-Oh! Day, School Tournament Series, and Generation Duel Tournaments will be held through the weekend.
Prizing Information for YCS Minneapolis:
- 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; 30 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– 6th place – 24 booster packs of The Dark Illusion; Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Top Cut Game Mat; Invite to the 2017 World Championship Qualifier tournament; 10 Ultimate Duelist Series Points.
- 17th–32nd 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 Minneapolis, Duelists can follow round-by-round 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.
About The Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG
The Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME is the #1 trading card game in the world with over 25 billion cards sold. It is a game of strategy, where players create individual Decks of cards collected from Structure Decks and Booster Packs. Two players engage in a Duel while using cards that represent powerful monsters, magical Spells and surprising Traps. Duelists with well-constructed Decks, dominating monsters, solid strategy and good fortune are the victors in the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG. Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. is the exclusive licensee and rights holder to the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG in North America and Latin America.
About KONAMI
KONAMI is a leading developer, publisher and manufacturer of electronic entertainment properties and traditional trading card games. KONAMI’s software titles include the popular franchises Metal Gear Solid, Silent Hill, DanceDanceRevolution and Castlevania, among other top sellers. KONAMI is also the manufacturer of the wildly popular Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME, which has sold more than 25 billion cards worldwide. The latest information about KONAMI can be found on the Web at www.konami.com. KONAMI HOLDINGS CORPORATION is a publicly traded company based in Tokyo, Japan with subsidiaries, Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd. in Tokyo, Japan, Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. in the United States and Konami Digital Entertainment B.V. in Windsor, the United Kingdom. Details of the products published by KONAMI can be found at www.konami.com.
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