Exciting news from KONAMI! The Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship is coming to the USA for the first time since 2016. The prestigious World Championship will bring challengers from across the globe to Seattle, Washington on September 7-8 for two days of epic Dueling.
For the first time ever, the Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship (WCS) 2024 will feature separate tournaments in four categories, including for the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME (TCG), Yu-Gi-Oh! MASTER DUEL and two different formats of Yu-Gi-Oh! DUEL LINKS — one of the Yu-Gi-Oh! DUEL LINKS formats will be for SPEED DUEL and the other will be for the RUSH DUEL format.
Additionally, KONAMI also confirmed details on the World Championship Qualifier (WCQ) tournaments for TCG category in the Americas, Europe and Oceania.
THE YU-GI-OH! WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2024 WILL BE HELD IN THE USA
The world’s best Duelists will converge in Seattle on September 7-8
LOS ANGELES – March 6, 2024 – Konami Digital Entertainment Inc. (KONAMI) has announced that the Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship is coming to the USA for the first time since 2016. The prestigious World Championship will bring challengers from across the globe to Seattle, Washington on September 7-8 for two days of captivating first-class Dueling.
The Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship (WCS) 2024 will feature separate tournaments in four categories for the first time ever. They include tournaments for the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME (TCG), Yu-Gi-Oh! MASTER DUEL, and two different formats for Yu-Gi-Oh! DUEL LINKS. One of the Yu-Gi-Oh! DUEL LINKS formats will be for SPEED DUEL format as per previous WCS events. The additional Yu-Gi-Oh! DUEL LINKS format will be for RUSH DUEL format, the new gameplay format introduced to the title in September 2023.
KONAMI has also confirmed details on the World Championship Qualifier (WCQ) tournaments for TCG category in the Americas, Europe and Oceania. At these tournaments, the best Duelists in their respective continents will lock horns to qualify for the Yu-Gi-Oh! WCS 2024, earning the chance to become the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG World Champion.
Those scheduled WCQ dates and venues are:
- Central America WCQ: June 21-23 in Mexico City, Mexico
- Oceania WCQ: June 28-30 in Auckland, New Zealand
- South America WCQ June 28-30 in Lima, Peru
- North America WCQ: July 19-21 in Austin, Texas (USA)
- Europe WCQ: July 26-28 in Berlin, Germany
For more information about the Yu-Gi-Oh! WCS 2024 visit:
https://www.yugioh-card.com/en/events/world-championships/index.html
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