Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Japan & Duelist Festival Tokyo 2024

“We’re the biggest”

This is the first 2 day Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Japan event, in honor of 10 years.

Up to 8,000 Duelists will gather in Tokyo, and one Duelist will take home the gold.

Location: Tokyo Big Site, Halls 4 5 and 6 in the eastern portion of the building

8000 Duelists are anticipated

Contestants will be chosen by advance application and lottery.

Konami plans to try and break the Las Vegas Grand Prix for Magic the Gathering’s record from 2015, and gain the Guiness World Records for Maximum Number of Card Game Tournament Entries and Biggest Trading Card Tournament.

Konami notes and requests attendees note that they will be asking attendees to accept Japanese privacy laws will be voided for the purposes of live streaming, photos and videos of the event.

Matches for the event will be Best of 1 Duels for both the preliminaries (Swiss Draw Format) and elimination style finals.

April 28th, 2024

8 Rounds of Swiss
25 Minutes per Duel
2 Losses result in Double Elimination

There will be 2 blocks (A and B, 4000 contestants each)

April 29th, 2024

8 Rounds
256 Duelists
25 Minutes per Duel
Top 128 Duelists

Prizes:

1st Place:
• Trophy
• “Gandora the Dragon of Destruction” Special Stainless Steel Card
• A Full Complete Set of “INFINITE FORBIDDEN”

2nd Place:
• Trophy
• “Gandora the Dragon of Destruction” Special Stainless Steel Card
• A Complete Set of “INFINITE FORBIDDEN” Quarter Century Secret Rares

3rd Place:
• Trophy
• “Gandora the Dragon of Destruction” Special Stainless Steel Card
• A Complete Set of “INFINITE FORBIDDEN” Secret Rares

4th Place:
• “Gandora the Dragon of Destruction” Special Stainless Steel Card
• A Complete Set of “INFINITE FORBIDDEN” Secret Rares

5th to 64th Place:
• “Gandora the Dragon of Destruction” Special Stainless Steel Card

Anyone in the Finals:
• Special Rubber Duel Field
(Even those who lose get one)

Stainless Steel Card

All Duelists Who Get To Round 7 Of The Preliminaries Gets 100 Special Protectors

All Entering Players Get A Special “Golden Sarcophagus of Light” Duel Set for 4000 Yen (a roundabout entry fee)

1 Special Rubber Duel Field
100 Special Duelist Card Protectors
1 Ultra Rare Promo Card “Turn Silence”

Schedule

April 28th:

8:00 AM Opening
10:00 AM Preliminaries Registration Deadline
10:30 AM Preliminaries Begin
6:00 PM Preliminaries End (Estimated)

April 29th:

9:00 AM Opening
10:00 AM Finals Registration Deadline
10:30 AM Finals Begin
5:00 PM Finals End (Estimated)

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At the same time, Konami will be hosting Duelist Festival Tokyo 2024, which is essentially free play/side events, that also require a Lottery set up. Also, people who go X-2 in the YCSJ will be allowed to join.

There will be a Diabellstar Duel Set for 4000 Yen

It includes a Special Rubber Duel Field, 100 Sleeves, and an Ultra Rare version of “Original Sinful Spoils – Snake-Eye”

Also on sale the 28th will be a 100 Protector Set of Diabeelze, and the 29th has a 100 Protector Set of Dragon Master Magia, both for 900 Yen

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