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April 5, 2010 by RawmeatCowboy Filed Under: [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
April 5, 2010 by RawmeatCowboy Filed Under: [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. - April 5, 2010- It's that time of year again! Players from around the nation will be sharpening their skills to compete in theYu-Gi-Oh! 5D's World Championship 2010 Tournament. And this year, the stakes have been set even higher, as finalists in the US tournament will converge in Southern California and compete against duelists from around the world to be crowned the best Yu-Gi-Oh! player in the World.
The tournament starts online beginning April 5th, 2010 at [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] where contestants register for the tournament and compete in the online qualifiers. The tournament is broken into three online qualifiers (time based) - with regional finalists battling for supremacy in person. The schedule breaks down as follows:
1st Round: Online Qualifier
* Players tested on all things within the Yu-Gi-Oh! Universe through a timed Yu-Gi-Oh! Quiz. The quiz consists of trivia questions from the animated series, the trading card game and the all new Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2010 video game
* Top 256 qualifiers (per region) will advance to the 2nd round and head-to-head play
2nd Round: Online Region Qualifier
* Top 256 in each region will compete down to 128
* Top 128 qualifiers (per region) will compete online until a regional champion is crowned
3rd Round: Yu-Gi-Oh! Online USA Final
* Top 32 finishers from each regional championship will automatically qualify to compete in the online Yu-Gi-Oh! US Championship
* The final 8 are eligible to compete live and in person at the US National Championships
4th Round: Head-to-Head Competition
* Players travel to Minneapolis, MN
o Date: Saturday July 10th, 2010
* Players duel against each other using the Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's World Championship 2010 game on Ninetendo DSvia Nintendo Wi-Fi
* 2 winners will be crowned US National Yu-Gi-Oh! Champion and runner up, giving them a free ride to the 2010 Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship Tournament, August 14th - 15th in Long Beach, California.
This exciting tournament will be sure to bring out the storied champions of the past and introduce new stars in the card game franchise that spans across trading cards, video games and television.
The tournament is coming off the heels of the release of Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's World Championship 2010 for Nintendo DS, the latest video game iteration in the popular franchise based on the immensely successful Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's animated series on Cartoon Network and the kids block on The CW. Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's World Championship 2010 is available in retail stores nationwide for the SRP of $29.99. The game is packaged with three exclusive trading cards as well.
For tournament rules, registration and more information on Yu-Gi-Oh! visit:
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