Here’s a recap of all things related to day 1 of the main event, and a link to the stream for Day 2<\/p>\n
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The 26 competitors and the respective Deck types are as follows, including their final standings and records after Day 1<\/p>\n
Central America
\nMexico Luis Edgar Gallegos Lomeli (Dragon Ruler) 2-3 16th place<\/p>\n
Europe
\nGreece Christos Bountaloudis (Spellbook)3-2 12th place
\nGermany Michel C. Gruner (Dragon Ruler) 3-2 11th place
\nItaly Sergio Soldani (Spellbook) 4-1 2nd place
\nItaly Valerio Rozza (Dragon Ruler) 2-2-1 14th place<\/p>\n
Hong Kong
\nWing Ho Cheung (Dragon Ruler) 2-3 15th place<\/p>\n
Japan
\nKei Murakoshi (Dragon Ruler) 4-1 3rd place
\nHiromi Kudou (Dragon Ruler) 3-2 7th place
\nNobuhiko Kuroiwa (Dragon Ruler) 1-2-2 21st place
\nSaito Akikazu (Dragon Ruler) – Former World Champion 2-3 18th place
\nAtsushi Fujiwara (Spellbook) 1-4 23rd place<\/p>\n
Malaysia
\nZhen Pei Teoh (Dragon Ruler) 1-3-1 22nd place<\/p>\n
Philippines
\nElvis Agoto (Spellbook) 0-5 26th place<\/p>\n
Singapore
\nWilliam Jin Xing Oh (Dragon Ruler) 3-2 10th place<\/p>\n
North America
\nAaron Christopher Riker (Dragon Ruler) 5-0 1st place
\nRobert Boyajian II (Dragon Ruler) 4-1 4th place
\nDavid J. Keener III (Spellbook) 3-2 8th place
\nNorberto Leon (Spellbook) 2-3 19th place
\nPatrick Jefferson Hoban (Dragon Ruler) 1-4 24th place
\nStephen J. Silverman (Dragon Ruler) 1-4 25th place<\/p>\n
Oceania
\nAustralia Chris Mattiske (Dragon Ruler) 2-2-1 13th place
\nAustralia Kye Baker (Spellbook) 2-3 17th place<\/p>\n
South America
\nEcuador Carlos Andres Perez Padilla (Dragon Ruler) 3-2 9th place<\/p>\n
South Korea
\nSouth Korea Jin Woo Park (Dragon Ruler) 2-3 20th place<\/p>\n
Taiwan
\nTaiwan Shin En Huang (Dragon Ruler) 3-2 6th place<\/p>\n
Thailand
\nThailand Weerapun Suebyoubol (Dragon Ruler) 3-1-1 5th place<\/p>\n
Final Rounds pairings<\/p>\n
Table Player 1 Player 2
\n1 Riker, Aaron Christopher Soldani, Sergio
\n2 Murakoshi, Kei Huang, Shin En
\n3 Boyajian II, Robert Perez Padilla, Carlos Andres
\n4 Kudou, Hiromi Suebyoubol, Weerapun
\n5 Gruner, Michel C. Cheung, Wing Ho
\n6 Bountaloudis, Christos Gallegos Lomeli, Luis Edgar
\n7 Baker, Kye Oh, William, Jin Xing
\n8 Keener III, David J. Kuroiwa, Nobuhiko
\n9 Mattiske, Chris Saito, Akikazu
\n10 Rozza, Valerio Teoh, Zhen Pei
\n11 Hoban, Patrick Jefferson Leon, Norberto
\n12 Fujiwara, Atsushi Park, Jin Woo
\n13 Silverman, Stephen J. Agoto, Elvis<\/p>\n
After five rounds of Swiss, the top eight players that qualify for the next day are as follows:<\/p>\n
United States Aaron Christopher Riker (Dragon Ruler)
\nItaly Sergio Soldani (Spellbook)
\nJapan Kei Murakoshi (Dragon Ruler)
\nUnited States Robert Boyajian II (Dragon Ruler)
\nThailand Weerapun Suebyoubol (Dragon Ruler)
\nTaiwan Shin En Huang (Dragon Ruler)
\nJapan Hiromi Kudou (Dragon Ruler)
\nUnited States David J. Keener III (Spellbook)<\/p>\n
The Top 8 will be playing, as well as the Dragon Duelists on a live stream that can be found below, starting at 12:30 PM EST. Good luck to all competitors!
\nhttp:\/\/www.yugioh-card.com\/en\/video\/2013_YGOWorlds_live.html<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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