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PHILADELPHIA’S STEPHEN SILVERMAN CELEBRATES THE NEW YEAR WITH A BANG AS HE DEFEATS HUNDREDS OF DUELISTS TO WIN THE KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT, INC. Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’sTRADING CARD GAME SHONEN JUMP CHAMPIONSHIP IN LOS ANGELES, CA

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.  (January 11, 2010) - At this year's first Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's TRADING CARD GAME (TCG) SHONEN JUMP Championship, held in Los Angeles over the weekend, more than 1600 players showed off their impressive Dueling skills for a chance to be crowned the SHONEN JUMP Championship winner. Stephen Silverman from Philadelphia, PA out-battled the field of 1632 to claim the coveted title at the first of more than a dozen SHONEN JUMP Championships scheduled for 2010.

Silverman matched Michael Anderson from Seattle, card for card for the title after two days of intense Dueling.  Prepared for a grueling Match, both competitors were at the top of their game with both Silverman and Anderson playing Lightsworn Decks with “Archlord Kristya” from Stardust Overdrive.  Silverman and his peers took home prize packages that included such items as a “Dark End Dragon” SHONEN JUMP Championship Prize Card, a Top 16 SHONEN JUMP Championship Game Mat, popular personal video game console with Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s World Championship 2010 Reverse of Arcadia, a copy of the Yu-Gi-Oh! Tagforce 4 video game, a popular video game console, a 32 GB personal music player with docking station and speakers, and a complimentary subscription to SHONEN JUMP magazine.  Silverman will also receive a paid trip to the National Championship in 2010, courtesy of Konami Digital Entertainment.

Top finalists from the Los Angeles SHONEN JUMP Championship, along with the top Duelists from the Sunday Regional Qualifiers, also qualify to participate in the 2010 National Championship.

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For more information on Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME or the SHONEN JUMP Championship series, please visit www.yugioh-card.com.