Source: Konami
Summary:

Konami announced that the Yu-Gi-Oh! Central American World Championship Qualifier tournament will be held in Mexico City. The invite-only event will kick off on June 19, and run through the weekend.

June 19 will be dedicated to a “Last-Chance” open entry tournament, in which contestants will play for an invite to the tournament proper.

Pre-registration for the tournaments will run from 3:00PM – 7:00PM on June 19. At the door registration will open at 8:00AM on June 20.

The event will consist of two tournaments: The standard tournament and the Dragon Duel, which is geared toward younger audiences. Each entrant will receive a sealed deck and a game mat.

Prizes are as follows:

Standard Tournament:

First Prize: Trophy, Invite to the World Championship in Kyoto (plus Travel & Accomodations), Complete Sets of Secrets of Eternity and Crossed Souls, iPad (64GB), Jersey, Super Rare copy of the YCS Prize Card, 24 booster packs
Second Prize: Trophy, iPad Mini 2 (16GB), Super Rare copy of the YCS Prize Card, 12 booster packs
Third & Fourth Prizes: Trophy, Super Rare copy of YCS Prize Card, complete sets of Duelist Alliance, The New Challengers, Secrets of Eternity and Crossed Souls
Fifth Through Eighth Prizes: Trophy, Super Rare copy of YCS Prize Card, complete sets of Secrets of Eternity and Crossed Souls
Ninth Through Sixteenth Prizes: Super Rare copy of YCS Prize Card, 24 Booster Packs

Dragon Duel:

First Prize: Trophy, Invite to the World Championship in Kyoto (plus Travel & Accomodations), Complete Sets of Secrets of Eternity and Crossed Souls, iPad (64GB), Jersey, Super Rare copy of the YCS Prize Card
Second Prize: Trophy, iPad Mini 2 (16GB), Complete Sets of Secrets of Eternity and Crossed Souls
Third & Fourth Prizes: Trophy, Complete Sets of Secrets of Eternity and Crossed Souls
Fifth Through Eighth Prizes: Complete set of Crossed Souls

The event will be held at:

Expo Reforma
Av. Morelos 67, Col. Juárez, 06600
México, D.F., Mexico

Additional events include the 2016 Regional Qualifiers, 3 vs. 3 Team Dueling, and Battle City Tournaments.

June 19 will be dedicated to a “Last-Chance” open entry tournament, in which contestants will play for an invite to the tournament proper.

Pre-registration for the tournaments will run from 3:00PM – 7:00PM on June 19. At the door registration will open at 8:00AM on June 20.

The event will consist of two tournaments: The standard tournament and the Dragon Duel, which is geared toward younger audiences. Each entrant will receive a sealed deck and a game mat.

Prizes are as follows:

Standard Tournament:

First Prize: Trophy, Invite to the World Championship in Kyoto (plus Travel & Accomodations), Complete Sets of Secrets of Eternity and Crossed Souls, iPad (64GB), Jersey, Super Rare copy of the YCS Prize Card, 24 booster packs
Second Prize: Trophy, iPad Mini 2 (16GB), Super Rare copy of the YCS Prize Card, 12 booster packs
Third & Fourth Prizes: Trophy, Super Rare copy of YCS Prize Card, complete sets of Duelist Alliance, The New Challengers, Secrets of Eternity and Crossed Souls
Fifth Through Eighth Prizes: Trophy, Super Rare copy of YCS Prize Card, complete sets of Secrets of Eternity and Crossed Souls
Ninth Through Sixteenth Prizes: Super Rare copy of YCS Prize Card, 24 Booster Packs

Dragon Duel:

First Prize: Trophy, Invite to the World Championship in Kyoto (plus Travel & Accomodations), Complete Sets of Secrets of Eternity and Crossed Souls, iPad (64GB), Jersey, Super Rare copy of the YCS Prize Card
Second Prize: Trophy, iPad Mini 2 (16GB), Complete Sets of Secrets of Eternity and Crossed Souls
Third & Fourth Prizes: Trophy, Complete Sets of Secrets of Eternity and Crossed Souls
Fifth Through Eighth Prizes: Complete set of Crossed Souls

The event will be held at:

Expo Reforma
Av. Morelos 67, Col. Juárez, 06600
México, D.F., Mexico

Additional events include the 2016 Regional Qualifiers, 3 vs. 3 Team Dueling, and Battle City Tournaments.

Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME CENTRAL AMERICAN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER TO BE HELD IN MEXICO CITY

Players from Across Central America Are Expected to Make Their Way to Compete in the Main Event and Dragon Duel Championship Qualifiers

El Segundo, Calif. (June 10, 2015) – With great fanfare and an entire region’s worth of bragging rights on the line, the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME (TCG) Central American World Championship Qualifier (WCQ) 2015 and Central American Dragon Duel World Championship Qualifier rolls into Mexico City June 19-21. Presented by Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. (KONAMI), the Central American World Championship Qualifiers are premier-level Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG competitive tournaments leading up to the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG World Championships in Kyoto, Japan. The Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG is a game made famous by the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga and animated TV series.

The first place finishers from the Central American WCQ and Central American Dragon Duel WCQ will be invited to the World Championships in Kyoto, Japan in August 2015. The winners from both WCQs will receive paid travel and accommodations, along with a host of other prizes listed below, and the title of “Central American Champion 2015”.

The Central American WCQ and Central American Dragon Duel WCQ are both an invitation-only event, but there is hope for those that haven’t yet qualified. On Friday, June 19, KONAMI will host a Last-Chance Qualifier for Duelists to earn an invite to the WCQ. Only Duelists who do not already have an invite to the WCQ may participate in the Last Chance WCQ. The actual WCQ itself will begin on Saturday, June 20.

Pre-registration for the Central American WCQ and Central American Dragon Duel WCQ events will run from 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. on Friday, June 19 and registration will continue promptly at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 20, with Round One starting at 10:00 a.m. Every registered Duelist will receive a World Championship Qualifier Game Mat and a pack of World Championship Qualifier Card Sleeves.

Event Address:

Expo Reforma
Av. Morelos 67, Col. Juárez, 06600
México, D.F., Mexico

A full range of other Public Events such as 2016 Regional Qualifiers, Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Saber Force & Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Dark Legion Starter Deck, Structure Deck, 3 vs. 3 Team Dueling, Tag Team Dueling, Duelist League, ATTACK OF THE GIANT CARD!!, Win-A-Mat, Battle Pack, and Battle City Tournaments will be held through the weekend.

Additionally, a new Public Event that debuted earlier this year is the Beta Format Win-A-Mat. This Special Format Win-A-Mat will be a new challenge for Duelists, in which the number of Summons per turn is reduced. Duelists will use Advanced Format rules for Deck Construction and are allowed a maximum of three Summons per turn: one Normal Summon/Set, one Special Summon from the Extra Deck, and one “other” Special Summon. KONAMI has created two unique Win-A-Mats, one for each type of Win-A-Mat event.

Prizing Information Central American WCQ:

1^st place – A Championship Trophy; an invitation to the World Championship; Travel and accommodations; Complete sets of Secrets of Eternity and Crossed Souls; 64 GB iPad; personalized jersey; additional Super Rare copy of YCS Prize Card; and 24 packs from recent booster sets
2^nd place – A Championship Trophy; 16GB iPad Mini 2; Super Rare copy of YCS Prize Card; and, 12 booster packs from recent sets
3^rd& 4^th place – A Championship Trophy; Super Rare copy of YCS Prize Card; complete sets of Duelist Alliance, The New Challengers, Secrets of Eternity and Crossed Souls
5^th – 8^th place – A Championship Trophy; Super Rare copy of YCS Prize Card; complete set of Secrets of Eternity and Crossed Souls
9^th – 16^th place –Super Rare copy of YCS Prize Card; 24 booster packs from recent sets

Prizing Information Central American Dragon Duel WCQ:

1^st place – A Championship Trophy; an invitation to the World Championship; Travel and accommodations; complete sets of Secrets of Eternity and Crossed Souls; 64 GB iPad; personalized jersey; Super Rare copy of YCS Prize Card
2^nd place – A Championship Trophy; 16GB iPad Mini 2; complete sets of Secrets of Eternity and Crossed Souls
3^rd& 4^th place – A Championship Trophy; complete sets of Secrets of Eternity and Crossed Souls
5^th – 8^th place –complete set of Crossed Souls

Duelists unable to participate in the Central American WCQ and Central American Dragon Duel WCQ can check out online coverage of the event at http://www.yugioh-card.com/en/events/eventscoverage.html. Please check the event FAQ page for updates http://www.yugioh-card.com/en/events/2015/2015WCQ_CentAm.html.

Duelists can watch 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 on www.yugioh.com in the United States. In addition, Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL airs twice on Sundays on Nicktoons. Check local TV listings for upcoming Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V episodes. In Canada, Duelists can watch episodes of Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL every Friday and Saturday on Teletoon! For more information on KONAMI, the Yu-Gi-Oh! CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES 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 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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