Visitors notice
Yu-Gi-Oh! CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES TO FEATURE TOP DUELING AT LATEST TOUR STOP IN GUAYAQUIL, ECUADOR
EL SEGUNDO, CA (September 9, 2011) – Duelists have been prepping for weeks to bring the heat to the first ever Yu-Gi-Oh! CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (YCS) ever held in South America. The South American YCS will be in the Ecuadoran city of Guayaquil on September 17th – 18th at the Centro de Convenciones de Guayaquil. This premier-level Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME (TCG) event, from Konami Digital Entertainment (Konami), marks the first 2011 YCS event in Latin America.
Skilled Duelists and optimistic hopefuls are projected to make the journey to Guayaquil, to battle against skilled competitors. Duelists will compete with hopes that their systematic preparation, Deck choices and strategies will foster their advancement to the Final Round on Sunday for a chance to Duel for the title of Champion.
Pre-registration for YCS Ecuador will run from 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Friday, September 16th and continue promptly at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 17th. Upon registering, Duelists will receive four Generation Force booster packs for participating in Konami’s YCS Ecuador. Round One will start at 10:00 a.m. and the Top 16 or 32 YCS finishers (depending on attendance) will earn invitations to participate in the 2012 World Championship qualifier.
Event Address:
Centro de Convenciones de Guayaquil
Av. De las Américas, Antiguo Aeropueto.
SALON C
Guayaquil, Ecuador 401-458-6000
Accompanying the main event, Konami will be conducting a full range of Public Events such as Regional Qualifiers, 3 vs. 3 Team Dueling, ATTACK OF THE GIANT CARD!!, Classic Drafts, Dragon Duels, Dawn of the Xyz Starter Tournaments, Pegasus Challenge, Retro Drafts and Win-A-Mats. The Top 4 finishers in the Dragon Duel events (for Duelists age 12 and under) will win a 2012 Regional Binder, 2012 Regional Game Mat and an invitation to the 2012 World Championship Qualifier & Dragon Duel Championship.
For the main event winner, the two runners-up and winners of Sunday’s two Public Event playoffs will be awarded a YCS prize card. The main event winner will take home an Ultra Rare version of the Blood Mefist prize card, with the other winners bringing home Super Rare versions.
Prizing Information:
- 1st place – Ultra Rare Blood Mefist 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; Xbox 360 Elite 250GB console with Yu-Gi-Oh! Decade Duels game code; and an invite to their 2012 World Championship Qualifier tournament
- 2nd place – Super Rare Blood Mefist YCS Prize Card; 32 GB Tablet PC with redemption codes for Konami Mobile games; YCS Top Cut Game Mat; and an invite to their 2012 World Championship Qualifier
- 3rd place – Super Rare Blood Mefist YCS Prize Card; 32 GB Touch Screen MP3 Player with redemption codes for Konami Mobile games; YCS Top Cut Game Mat; and an invite to their 2012 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 2012 World Championship Qualifier
- 5th – 8th place – Video game console with Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s World Championship 2011 Over the Nexus; YCS Top Cut Game Mat and an invite to their 2012 World Championship Qualifier
- 9th – 16th place – 24 booster packs of Generation Force; YCS Top Cut Game Mat; and an invite to their 2012 World Championship Qualifier
If attendance exceeds 513 Duelists:
- 17th – 32nd place – YCS Top Cut Game Mat and an invite to their 2012 World
Championship Qualifier