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Yu-Gi-Oh! CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES HEADS TO AMERICA’S FINEST CITY – SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA APRIL 6^th-7^th

Upon Registration Duelists Receive An Event-Exclusive Game Mat;

Konami will host Deck-Building Clinics on Sunday

El Segundo, CA (April 3, 2013) – The Yu-Gi-Oh! CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (YCS) presented by Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. (Konami) heads to  “America’s Finest City,” San Diego, California for the third stop of the company’s 2013 premier-level competitive series. YCS San Diego is expected to draw hundreds of Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME (TCG) players from all over the Western United States and Mexico April 6^th-7^th and will unveil several ‘firsts’ – the company will host Deck-building clinics for attendees and, the day one Main Event will utilize sealed decks to emphasis gameplay and strategy.

“The Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series provides Duelists with an intense action-filled weekend of Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG gameplay, where everyone will start from a common beginning point with the same number of packs” noted Yumi Hoashi, Vice President of Card Business for Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. “Duelists will test their skills and strategies as they compete head-to-head against some of the best players in the country.  By using sealed Decks, the emphasis shifts to how well each individual Duelist plays and not which cards are in their portfolio.”

Duelists should make time to pre-register for the YCS San Diego Main Event from 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. on Friday, April 5^th, as those players that pre-register will receive an event-exclusive YCS San Diego Game Mat (seen below)! Registration will begin again promptly at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 6^th. Upon registering, Duelists will receive ten Battle Pack: Epic Dawn booster packs to build their Deck for Konami’s YCS San Diego. 

No constructed deck? No worries! Even those without a constructed deck can get in on the excitement. The first day of YCS San Diego will be a Sealed Deck format using the Battle Pack: Epic Dawn booster packs, with nine Swiss rounds on Day 1. Everyone with at least 19 Match Points will advance to Day Two (three Points for a Win, one Point for a Draw, and 0 Points for a Loss).  The second day of YCS San Diego will be played using Advanced Constructed rules and all Duelists who advance will have a fresh record, where each contestant will battle for five Swiss rounds followed by a cut to the Top 32.

The Deck-building clinics, held on Sunday, are a perfect format for budding Duelists to learn how to build a Deck. Giving tips and strategies, the Deck-building experts will teach players how to build a Deck and how to incorporate cards from new and old releases into their Decks.

In addition, Konami will once again hold Dragon Duels for the younger players (for Duelists born in 2000 or later) on Saturday and Sunday.  The top four players in each of the Dragon Duel events will receive a special Dragon Duel Champion’s Medal, a Regional Game Mat, a Dragon Duel t-shirt and an invitation to their 2013 Dragon Duel World Championship Qualifier. Those who attend the Qualifier have the chance to earn an invitation to the second annual Dragon Duel World Championship to take place at the Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship in Las Vegas, Nevada  August 10^th – 11^th.

Duelists can also participate in a wide variety of fun and challenging Public Events to push their Dueling skills to the limit! Konami will be conducting a host of events such as Regional Qualifiers, 3 vs. 3 Team Dueling, ATTACK OF THE GIANT CARD!!, Win-A-Mats, Duelist League, Onslaught of the Fire Kings Structure Deck Tournaments, and Sealed Pack Tournaments for Battle Pack: Epic Dawn, featuring exclusive Starfoil prize cards only available at premier events.  In addition, for the beginning Duelists, Konami will be holding a Deck-building clinic, to teach the basics on building a Deck to younger Duelists in attendance.

The Main Event winner, the two runners-up and winners of Sunday’s two Public Event playoffs will each be awarded a YCS prize card.  The Main Event winner will take home an Ultra Rare version of the Digvorzhak, King of Heavy Industry prize card, with the other winners bringing home Super Rare versions.

Event Address:

San Diego Convention Center

111 W. Harbor Drive

Exhibit Hall C

San Diego, CA 92101

www.VisitSanDiego.com

Prizing Information:

1st place – Ultra Rare Digvorzhak, King of Heavy Industry YCS Prize Card; Trophy; Paid travel to their World Championship Qualifier (if underage, then winner and guardian) or a local-market YCS (flight and accommodations) if the Duelist has already won an earlier YCS in the current year; YCS Top Cut Game Mat; 500GB game console; and an invite to their 2013 World Championship Qualifier tournament

2nd place –Super Rare Digvorzhak, King of Heavy Industry YCS Prize Card; 32GB Tablet PC with redemption codes for Konami Mobile games; YCS Top Cut Game Mat; and an invite to their 2013 World Championship Qualifier

3rd place – Super Rare Digvorzhak, King of Heavy Industry YCS Prize Card; 32GB Touch Screen MP3 Player with redemption codes for Konami Mobile games; YCS Top Cut Game Mat; and an invite to their 2013 World Championship Qualifier

4th place – 32GB touch-screen MP3 Player; Konami game codes to be used on the touch-screen MP3 player; YCS Top Cut Game Mat; and an invite to their 2013 World Championship Qualifier

5th – 8th place – 4GB video game console with YCS Top Cut Game Mat and an invite to their 2013 World Championship Qualifier

9th – 16th place – 24 booster packs of Cosmo Blazer; YCS Top Cut Game Mat; and an invite to their 2013 World Championship Qualifier

If attendance exceeds 513 Duelists:

17th – 32nd place – YCS Top Cut Game Mat and an invite to their 2013 World Championship Qualifier

Duelists unable to participate in YCS San Diego can check out live online coverage of the event provided by Konami staff at www.yugioh-card.com/en/events.