A major new, official tournament format has been announced for the Asian Yu-Gi-Oh! Community!<\/p>\n
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Event Date:<\/strong> Where?<\/strong> What is the Yu-Gi-Oh! Open Tournament? <\/strong><\/p>\n The Yu-Gi-Oh! Open Tournament (YOT) is a new series of 2-day tournaments to be held in the Asia region,\u00a0where duelists from the Asia region and around the globe can compete for fame, glory and great prizes. These\u00a0tournaments are a great chance for all players to meet up to duel, trade and also meet up with like-minded\u00a0friends.<\/p>\n Aside from the main tournament, there are other public events, such as the Asia Premier, and chances to win\u00a0limited edition accessories. It is a weekend where there is something for all Yu-Gi-Oh! Fans!<\/p>\n Format for Yu-Gi-Oh! Open Tournament \u2013 Hong Kong<\/strong> The Yu-Gi-Oh! Open Tournament will consist of a number of Swiss-style rounds, followed by a top cut – Up to 256 Duelists: 7 rounds of Swiss on Saturday, followed by Top 64 Single-Elimination on Sunday Preparing for the event:<\/strong><\/p>\n Be prepared to present your Duelist ID along with your name at registration. If you don’t have a Duelist ID, you can register for one here.<\/p>\n Please note that you will have to submit a Decklist when you register for the event. You can only register with a complete Decklist, filled out with all the cards in your deck listed. You can get a Deck List form by downloading it from here.<\/p>\n You should bring any tournament supplies you will need; paper and pen to track Life Points, dice or counters if you are using cards which require them, extra sleeves to replace any that become damaged, and so forth. Calculators can only be used to calculate Life Points but recording must be done using paper and pen.<\/p>\n Double layer deck sleeves are allowed, provided the outer layer must be a transparent deck sleeve. Players must use the same color protector for their deck and side deck, and must use a different color protector for their extra deck<\/p>\n Regionals:<\/strong> *\u00a0~6.45 US Dollars, ~3.80 British Pounds, ~4.75 Euros, ~6.85 AU Dollars<\/p>\n **Regional Prizes:<\/strong> 3rd and 4th<\/em> *Byes cannot be accumulated. E.g. If you win 2nd\u00a0place at 2 different Regionals, you are only allowed to get a 1 round bye during the YOTHK main event. Also, winners are still required to register for the main event Early registration will be held between 13:00 and 19:00* at:- Once you are registered, you are officially entered into the tournament and will not need to register again on Main Event Entry Fee:<\/strong> *\u00a0~30.15 AU Dollars, ~16.70 British Pounds, ~20.80 Euros, ~28.40 US Dollars Main Event Prizes:<\/strong> 2nd<\/em> 3rd and 4th<\/em> 5th – 8th<\/em> 9th – 16th<\/em> 33rd – 64th<\/em> Participation Prize<\/em> Asia Premier Entry Fee:<\/strong> Asia Premier Prizes:<\/strong> 3rd and 4th<\/em> 5th – 8th<\/em> Participation Prize<\/em> * Must be used within the next 1 year, and originating flight must be from an Asia region country<\/p>\n For further information such as schedules and what the mats and sleeves look like, please check Konami’s official PDF file about the event!<\/p>\n
\nJuly 26th and 27th, 2014<\/p>\n
\nHall N201 (Level 2)
\nHong Kong Exhibition and Convention Centre
\n1 Expo Drive, Wanchai
\nHong Kong, China<\/p>\n
\nThe YOT \u2013 Hong Kong (YOTHK) main event will be an Advanced Constructed format event, using the
\ncurrent Forbidden & Limited Cards List, where only OCG Japanese or Asia-English cards can be used in the \u00a0tournament.<\/p>\n
\nplayoffs, as follows:<\/p>\n
\n– Above 256 Duelists: 8 rounds of Swiss on Saturday, followed by Top 64 Single-Elimination on Sunday<\/p>\n
\nThe Regionals are a series of swiss format tournaments that are held around the Asia Region countries with an
\nentry fee of HKD$50*,\u00a0Through the Regionals, duelists will get a chance to prepare for the upcoming YOT, not just through the tournament, but even allow the winners to gain an advantage by receiving byes in the YOT main event and even get the limited edition sleeves from the upcoming YOT!<\/p>\n
\nChampion<\/em>
\n2 round bye at YOTHK main event*
\nYOTHK participation Sleeves
\n2 Gold Tournament packs
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\n2nd<\/em>
\n1 round bye at YOTHK main event*
\nYOTHK participation Sleeves
\n1 Gold Tournament pack<\/p>\n
\n1 Gold Tournament pack<\/p>\n
\n** Prizes listed above are for minimum of 16 and above participants, and are subject to change<\/p>\n
\nHall N202 (Level 2)
\nHong Kong Exhibition and Convention Centre
\n1 Expo Drive, Wanchai
\nHong Kong, China
\n(*1PM~7PM)<\/p>\n
\nSaturday, saving you time from queuing up and keeping you fresh for the tournament. Furthermore, if you
\nregister early, you only need to pay HKD$200 registration fee. Last chance Regionals will also be held at this
\nvenue for your last chance to win Byes in the main event!<\/p>\n
\nEntry fee for the main event is HKD$220* (HKD$200** if you pre-register)<\/div>\n
\n**\u00a0~25.80 US Dollars, ~15.15 British Pounds, ~27.40 AU Dollars, ~18.95 Euros<\/p>\n
\nChampion<\/em>
\nTrophy
\nPaid travel and accomodation to experience World Championship 2014
\nFull set of 902: Next Challengers (OCG)<\/p>\n
\nTrophy
\n16GB iPad Mini (Wi-Fi with Retina Display)<\/p>\n
\nTrophy
\n16GB iPod Touch<\/p>\n
\nFull set of 901: The Duelist Advent (OCG)<\/p>\n
\n60 booster packs of 902: Next Challengers (OCG)
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\n17th – 32nd<\/em>
\n30 booster packs of 902: Next Challengers (OCG)<\/p>\n
\nHERO’s Strike \u2013 Structure Deck<\/p>\n
\nYOTHK Game Mat<\/p>\n
\nEntry fee for the Asia Premier is HKD$100* (HKD$80** if you pre-register)
\n*\u00a0~9.45 Euros, ~12.90 US Dollars, ~13.70 AU Dollars, ~7.60 British Pounds
\n**\u00a0~6.10 British Pounds, ~10.95 AU Dollars, ~7.60 Euros, ~10.35 US Dollars<\/p>\n
\nChampion<\/em>
\nPaid travel and accomodation to attend next YOT in Asia region *
\nFull set of 902: Next Challengers (OCG)
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\n2nd<\/em>
\n16GB iPod Touch<\/p>\n
\nFull set of 901: The Duelist Advent (OCG)<\/p>\n
\n30 booster packs of 902: Next Challengers (OCG)<\/p>\n
\nYOTHK Sleeves<\/p>\n