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Earth Control-Noah Hustafa, Fanfare Sports and Entertainment, Kalamazoo, Michigan



Noah Hustafa

Fanfare Sports and Entertainment

Kalamazoo, Michigan

November 2, 2005



Only 8 people participated in this tournament (advanced format, sanctioned by TO Kevin DeMott (who is also the founder of Team Apocalypse to which I belong))



To kick things off, my deck.



Monsters: 19

3x Giant Rat

3x Golem Sentry

2x Des Lacooda

2x Guardian Sphinx

2x Legendary Jujitsu Master

1x Breaker the Magical Warrior

1x Injection Fairy Lockdown

1x Morphing Jar

1x Exiled Force

1x D.D. Warrior Lady

1x Sangan

1x Magician of Faith



Spells: 15

3x Messenger of Peace

2x Creature Swap

1x Premature Burial

1x Mystical Space Typhoon

1x Brain Control

1x Nobleman of Crossout

1x Swords of Revealing Light

1x Dark Hole

1x Heavy Storm

1x Book of Moon

1x Scapegoat

1x Snatch Steal



Traps: 9

3x Dust Tornado

2x Solemn Judgment

2x Sakuretsu Armor

1x Call of the Haunted

1x Torrential Tribute

Side Deck: 15

2x Kinetic Soldier

2x Royal Decree

2x Mystic Swordsman LV2

2x D.D. Survivor

2x Elephant Statue of Disaster

1x Solemn Judgment

1x Ceasefire

1x Confiscation

1x D.D.M. Different Dimension Master

1x King Tiger Wanghu







The Tournament:

Like I said before, there were only eight people in this tournament so it was decided the tournament would be a three round Swiss tournament with the top 4 going to single elimination. The entry fee was $5 and we all got one tournament pack 5 card given out at random.



First Round: Me vs. ????? (Not usually at the store)

This guy was kind of a noob (put politely). Before everything got started, we all received our entry card (I got a Luminous Soldier J). The round started and I knew right away what I was going to be facing. This guy had probably a 200 card deck and had now idea how to play competitively. I made short work of the match and moved to the second round.



Record 1-0



Second Round: Me vs. Anthony Learman

This was the highlight match of the tournament. It pitted me against one of my teammates and my biggest rival. He was running a toolbox warrior deck that I knew I would have a hard time with. The first round caught me off guard and his Don Zaloogs and Spirit Reapers made short work of me. In round two, my deck kicked and I controlled the tempo throughout the entire duel. I setup my field of Golem Sentries and a Guardian Sphinx. I waited until the time was and decided not to pay for messenger. I played Heavy Storm, flipped my monsters, summon Injection Fairy Lily and swung for the game with only two minutes left in the match. After all the shuffling and cutting was over, Anthony got through one turn before time was called and the match went into the deciding four turns. I set up a Jujitsu master/messenger wall and bided my time. I drew everything I needed and the match went to me.



Record 2-0



Third Round: Me vs. Jon Peckins

This kid usually doesn’t come around to this store but I knew him from a shop I used to go to. He runs a warrior hybrid deck that somehow incorporates a sacred phoenix. He made some key mistakes that won we the match without a whole lot of effort. The deciding factor was him summoning his Jinzo and forgetting to dust my messenger of peace first. Sentry came up and it was over.



Record 3-0



Semi-Finals: Me vs. Jacob Naranjo

This kid is young but very good; he always seems to find a way in to the top 4 or 8. He was running a Zombie/Phoenix Hybrid that had been very competitive is the past but couldn’t seem to breakthrough my messengers and a couple of well timed Solemn Judgment.



Record 4-0



Finals: Me vs. Jon Peckins

This was a rematch of the third round and I knew what I needed to do. I played sloppily and gave up the first duel. Morphing Jar and a sphinx came out and the kinetics came in. I started the duel off with a messenger and waited for him to extend his hand (which he always does). When he did, I had a Heavy Storm and a Guardian Sphinx waiting for him. Game three went similarly but a well placed cyber jar had me reeling until I saw the cards I drew from it (Heavy Storm, Dark Hole, Sangan, Premature Burial, and Giant Rat). He drew 5 monsters but only one could slip under messenger, it hit giant rat and Kinetic Soldier hit the field. He played swords (forgetting my storm) and ended his turn. I drew my second Kinetic and laughed. Heavy Storm and Dark Hole, and seeing his LP at 1150, I decided to finish the duel with a Legendary Jujitsu master.



Record 5-0(tournament champ)




Hits: Luminous Soldier. Beating my rival in a tournament (only the second time). A free pack and six dollars store credit.



Misses: Pulling nothing out of my free pack. Almost no competition except Anthony.







From the Home of Apocalypse, this is Topdeck. Out.





BCWhiteboy88@yahoo.com –Noah Hustafa (A.K.A. Topdeck)