2009 Past Events
SHONEN JUMP Championship
Columbus, Ohio
November 14-15, 2009
Today we stand at the beginning of a new age in Dueling! Stardust Overdrive, Hidden Arsenal,and the Warriors’ Strike Structure Deck all make their SHONEN JUMP Championship debut this weekend, and while hundreds of Duelists stream into the Columbus Convention Center tensions run high as we wait to see which cards will make the biggest impact!
Four weeks ago, Lightsworn and Twilight Decks dominated at SHONEN JUMP Championship Austin, but today, new cards like “Dark Simorgh,” “Archlord Kristya,” “Shutendoji,” and “Ally of Justice Catastor” will shake up the playing field. Innovation is the order of the day, as we see Gemini Decks, Plant Decks, Fairies, Zombies, and Blackwing Decks armed with the new “Blackwing - Silverwind the Ascendant” take center stage. It really is anybody’s game this weekend.
A total of 803 competitors have gathered to duke it out for 10 Rounds, traveling from all over the United States, Canada, and Europe to take their shot at Dueling glory. The winners will walk away with exclusive SHONEN JUMP Championship playmats, gaming systems, electronics, and copies of the exclusive prize card “Dark End Dragon.” Get ready, because today promises to be an historic milestone in the history of Dueling. Welcome to SHONEN JUMP Championship Columbus!SHONEN JUMP Championships: What is it?
The SHONEN JUMP Championships are premier-level tournament extravaganzas – the largest and most prestigious Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG tournament series in North America! Players will be coming from all over the world to challenge the toughest Duelists the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG has to offer.
For Parents
Some tournaments can be intimidating, with highly-experienced players, but the SHONEN JUMP Championships offer Dragon Duels for Duelists under the age of 13. A Dragon Duel tournament is one of the best events for new Duelists since they are age-restricted. Duelists will only be playing people of the same age and experience. Dragon Duels have more judges and staff assigned to assist with questions regarding card play and rules. With a low $4 entry fee, your child will receive a booster pack just for participating! The top four players will receive a limited edition Game Mat and an invite to participate in the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME National Championship.
SHONEN JUMP Championship
Austin, Texas
October 17-18, 2009
Yesterday we saw nearly 500 Duelists compete, and today the final 16 played off to crown one winner. SHONEN JUMP Championship Austin is over, and Texas’ own Chris Bowling has won the tournament with his Twilight Deck!
Today we saw the final competition between 3 Destiny Hero / Zombie Decks, 2 Alchemist / Chaos Decks, 5 Lightsworn Decks, 3 Twilight Decks, and 3 Blackwing Decks featuring “Blackwing - Vayu the Emblem of Honor.” Duelists from Texas and all across the country played hard to try and take home top honors.
Chris Bowling played his Twilight DARK / Lightsworn Deck well, and fought through four other Duelists today to take first place. Bowling Dueled against 2 Lightsworn Decks (played by Michael Huynh and Chris Bryson) plus Ryan Spicer’s Alchemist Chaos Deck before taking on Morandice Black in the Finals. Lightsworn clashed with Twilight, and Twilight reigned victorious as Bowling took a 2-1 win.
Congratulations to everyone who came out to compete in SHONEN JUMP Championship Austin, and special kudos to Chris Bowling, our newest SHONEN JUMP Championship winner!
SHONEN JUMP Championships: What is it?
The SHONEN JUMP Championships are premier-level tournament extravaganzas – the largest and most prestigious Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG tournament series in North America! Players will be coming from all over the world to challenge the toughest Duelists the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG has to offer.
For Parents
Some tournaments can be intimidating, with highly-experienced players, but the SHONEN JUMP Championships offer Dragon Duels for Duelists under the age of 13. A Dragon Duel tournament is one of the best events for new Duelists since they are age-restricted. Duelists will only be playing people of the same age and experience. Dragon Duels have more judges and staff assigned to assist with questions regarding card play and rules. With a low $4 entry fee, your child will receive a booster pack just for participating! The top four players will receive a limited edition Game Mat and an invite to participate in the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME National Championship!
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Stardust Overdrive Sneak Peek:
October 31st and/or November 1st
Get ready to kick it into overdrive!
Get ready for the Stardust Overdrive Sneak Peek, your first chance to get your hands on the brand new Stardust Overdrive booster packs - before they’re available in most stores! Unearth new Earthbound Immortals or discover the hidden powers of Yusei’s “Majestic Star Dragon,” the upgraded version of “Stardust Dragon”! You can also try to get an exclusive Stardust Overdrive Game Mat or T-shirt. You don’t have to be a skilled Duelist because we’ve asked the stores to give them out randomly, so everyone has a chance! Plus everybody gets a limited edition, Ultra Rare “Koa’ki Meiru Beetle” monster card (while supplies last). Be sure to show up early because supplies of all items are limited and late-comers could get left in the dust.
Stardust Overdrive introduces all-new and all-exciting monster, Spell, and Trap Cards. Duelists everywhere can kick their Decks into overdrive with monsters from all 3 series of the Yu-Gi-Oh! animated series, including many of the monsters used by and against the Dark Signers on current episodes of Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's.
Stardust Overdrive has something for everyone. Fans of the Dark Signers can collect more Earthbound Immortals and Fortune Ladies, plus the Dark Signers’ new Reptilianne and Spider monsters. Stardust Overdrive also includes new Koa’ki Meiru, Ritual Cards, Gemini monsters, Synchros, and much more.
As with every set, Stardust Overdrive includes 10 Bonus Cards for the North American market (previously released in Japan), plus 10 World Premiere cards never before seen anywhere on Earth!
Sneak Peek: What is it?
A Sneak Peek is your first look inside the latest booster set. New Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s TRADING CARD GAME booster sets are released every three months, featuring 100 brand new cards! Add these new cards to your collection, or create a new Deck based on the featured new themes, or add the new cards to your current Decks to make them more powerful than ever.
At a Sneak Peek, you’ll get 5 booster packs of the latest set, and use just those cards to build a new Deck. The Deck minimum size at a Sneak Peek is lowered to 20 cards. Since only these new cards are used, everyone has a chance to win their Duels!
While you’re having fun with your new cards, you might win a special Stardust Overdrive Game Mat or T-shirt. Additional booster packs will not be awarded, but you can buy more packs of Stardust Overdrive on November 17th at stores everywhere!
For Parents
If your child is younger, shy, or just getting into Yu-Gi-Oh!, a Sneak Peek is a good first stop. Some tournaments can be intimidating, with highly competitive players, but these Sneak Peek events are more casual and fun. These are some of the best events for new Duelists since everybody has access to the same cards. If your child is nervous about asking a stranger to Duel against, ask the store personnel to help. Sneak Peeks are all about everyone having a good time with their new cards.
Sneak Peek Locations
Stores Hosting Stardust Overdrive Sneak Peeks
United States
Canada
SHONEN JUMP Championship
Orlando, Florida
September 26-27, 2009
It’s over, and our newest SHONEN JUMP Champion is Spain’s Rodrigo Togores!
A total of 673 Duelists threw down this weekend, and by the time the field was narrowed to a Top 16, we had six Deck types in contention. Blackwings, Synchro Cat, Destiny Hero Zombies, Twilight, and even a Deck built around “Sky Scourge Norleras” made Day 2, but more than half the field was occupied by classic Lightsworn Decks! With nine Lightsworn builds in the Top 16 it seemed like a victory could be in the cards for Lightsworn. But once again it was not to be.
Rodrigo Togores exploded through his opponents with an ambitious Blackwing Deck, starring Ancient Prophecy’s new card: “Blackwing - Vayu the Emblem of Honor.” While many Duelists tried to take Blackwings in a new direction with “Burial From a Different Dimension,” Togores relied on “Black Whirlwind” instead, which won him Duel after Duel all weekend long.
Congratulations to everyone who came out to compete here in Orlando, and special congrats to Rodrigo Togores, your new SHONEN JUMP Championship winner!
SHONEN JUMP Championships: What is it?
The SHONEN JUMP Championships are premier-level tournament extravaganzas – the largest and most prestigious Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG tournament series in North America! Players will be coming from all over the world to challenge the toughest Duelists the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG has to offer.
For Parents
Some tournaments can be intimidating, with highly-experienced players, but the SHONEN JUMP Championships offer Dragon Duels for Duelists under the age of 13. A Dragon Duel tournament is one of the best events for new Duelists since they are age-restricted. Duelists will only be playing people of the same age and experience. Dragon Duels have more judges and staff assigned to assist with questions regarding card play and rules. With a low $4 entry fee, your child will receive a booster pack just for participating! The top four players will receive a limited edition Game Mat and an invite to participate in the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME National Championship!
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SHONEN JUMP Championship
Indianapolis Convention Center
August 15 - 16, 2009
Fittingly enough here at “The Best Four Days In Gaming” we have our first-ever four-time SHONEN JUMP Champion! We saw Lightsworn, Synchro Cat, Gladiator Beast, and Black Salvo Decks compete in the Top 16, but it was Blackwings that won the day in the hands of Fili Luna!
Winning four matches straight was no easy feat for the new four-time Champ. Sneaking into Day 2 in 16th place, he had to Duel against the undefeated first-seed Chris Evans, in a brutal match that pitted Fili’s Blackwings against Black Salvo. From there he took on Adam Corn and Dale Bellido, before Dueling Matt Hoey in the finals. Hoey has never Made Day 2 before but has long been a fixture of the SHONEN JUMP Championship scene. Fili claimed a photo-finish victory over Hoey’s Synchro Cat Deck in Duel 3, as a chain of “Solemn Judgments” backfired on his opponent and left Fili with a game-winning “Icarus Attack”!
It’s been a huge weekend here at Gen Con Indianapolis. Even as we finish up the main event, a massive Sneak Preview for Ancient Prophecy is just getting started, a Regional Qualifier is underway, and plenty more side events are playing out. But for this single moment the Dueling world turns its focus on one competitor, to congratulate our new and unprecedented four-time SHONEN JUMP Champion – Fili Luna!
SHONEN JUMP Championships: What is it?
The SHONEN JUMP Championships are premier-level tournament extravaganzas – the largest and most prestigious Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG tournament series in North America! Players will be coming from all over the world to challenge the toughest Duelists the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG has to offer.
For Parents
Some tournaments can be intimidating, with highly-experienced players, but the SHONEN JUMP Championships offer Dragon Duels for Duelists under the age of 13. A Dragon Duel tournament is one of the best events for new Duelists since they are age-restricted. Duelists will only be playing people of the same age and experience. Dragon Duels have more judges and staff assigned to assist with questions regarding card play and rules. With a low $4 entry fee, your child will receive a booster pack just for participating! The top four players will receive a limited edition Game Mat and an invite to participate in the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME National Championship!
Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2009 Information
When: August 8-9, 2009 Where: Tokyo, Japan
Ancient Prophecy Sneak Peek:
August 15th and/or 16th
The Prophecy is Fulfilled!
Get ready for the Ancient Prophecy Sneak Peek, your first chance to get your hands on the brand new Ancient Prophecy booster packs – before they’re available in most stores! Join together with other Duelists in the hunt for cards like “XX-Saber Gottoms,” “Blackwing - Vayu the Emblem of Honor,” “Revival of the Immortals,” and the latest of the 5 Dragons: Luna’s “Ancient Fairy Dragon”! You can also try to win an Ancient Prophecy Game Mat, plus everybody gets a limited edition, Ultra Rare “XX-Saber Gardestrike” monster card (while supplies last). Be sure to show up early because supplies of all items are limited and late-comers could get left in the dust.
Ancient Prophecy introduces all-new and all-exciting Spells, Traps, and monster cards. The incredible X-Sabers await your command – combine the new X-Sabers from Ancient Prophecy with the ones you have from the 2009 5D’s Starter Deck. Add 11 new Koa’ki Meiru cards to your collection, including “Koa’ki Meiru Ghoulungulate” and “Koa’ki Meiru Gravirose.” Watch for monsters from all 3 Yu-Gi-Oh! series, including “Arcana Knight Joker” from the original series and “Armityle the Chaos Phantom” from Yu-Gi-Oh! GX. PLUS: More Blackwing monsters, Earthbound Immortals, Psychics, Tuners, Synchro monsters, and new cards used by your favorite characters on TV!
As with every set, Ancient Prophecy includes 10 Bonus Cards for the North American market (previously released in Japan), plus 10 World Premiere cards never before seen anywhere on Earth!
Sneak Peek: What is it?
A Sneak Peek is your first look inside the latest booster set. New Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s TRADING CARD GAME booster sets are released every three months, featuring 100 brand new cards! Add these new cards to your collection, or create a new Deck based on the featured new themes, or add the new cards to your current Decks to make them more powerful than ever.
At a Sneak Peek, you’ll get 5 booster packs of the latest set, and use just those cards to build a new Deck. The minimum Deck size at a Sneak Peek is lowered to 20 cards. Since only these new cards are used, everyone has a chance to win their Duels!
While you’re having fun with your new cards, you might win a special Ancient Prophecy Game Mat. After the Sneak Peek, you can buy more packs of Ancient Prophecy on September 1st at stores everywhere!
For Parents
If your child is younger, shy, or just getting into Yu-Gi-Oh!, a Sneak Peek is a good first stop. Some tournaments can be intimidating, with highly competitive players, but these Sneak Peek events are more casual and fun. These are some of the best events for new Duelists since everybody has access to the same cards. If your child is nervous about asking a stranger to Duel against, ask the store personnel to help. Sneak Peeks are all about everyone having a good time with their new cards.
Sneak Peek Locations
Here's our listing of Official Tournament Stores that are holding the Ancient Prophecy Sneak peek! These lists are updated daily. Please contact your Official Tournament Store directly for more details regarding their Sneak Peek!
Yu-Gi-Oh! National Championship Information
CANADIAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
When: June 27-28, 2009 Where: Toronto, Canada
Metro Toronto Convention CenterFor more information about the Canadian National Championships, look at our Canadian National Championship FAQs.
CONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP
When: June 28, 2009 Where: Hotel Galerias
Event Rooms: Salon Mapuche/Salon Del Inca
San Antonio 65, Santiago
Region Metropolitana, Chile
UNITED STATES NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
When: July 10-12, 2009 Where: Pittsburgh, PA
David L. Lawrence Convention CenterFor more information about the United States National Championships, look at our US National Championship FAQs.
It’s all over, and the United States has a brand new National Champion! A record-breaking 1205 Duelists competed this weekend in the biggest tournament we’ve ever seen in North America, and after sixteen rounds of competition across two days of Dueling, we have our winner! Kris Ferber has dominated with his first-ever big finish at a major Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME tournament. What better way to make his debut, than to capture the National Championship!
This weekend’s tournament featured the four biggest Decks many were expecting to see: Synchro Cat, Blackwings, Lightsworn, and Gladiator Beasts were all represented in the Top 4 playoffs, and those final four competitors were a great example of this tournament. Splashed amongst the big four were everything from Chaos-End Master Decks and Plant Skill Drain builds to Dragons and beyond. It was a huge weekend with plenty of cool innovation, but at the end of the tournament Synchro Cat stands supreme!
Now, four American Duelists will head to Tokyo in August to represent the United States at the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME World Championship! Lightsworn Duelist Ryan Newburn, Blackwing Duelist Roy St. Clair, Gladiator Beast Duelist Michael Kohanim, and our Synchro Cat Champion Kris Ferber will now have to team up to take on Duelists from across the globe. The United States has never won the World Championship – now, these four Duelists will look to change that.
In the mean time, congratulations to the hundreds upon hundreds of Duelists who made this the record-breaking event it was, and special kudos are reserved for Kris Ferber, your new U.S. National Champion!
Yu-Gi-Oh! Regionals 2009 Locations
Go here for a list of locations that will be hosting Yu-Gi-Oh! Regionals!
This list is updated frequently as locations are confirmed. Please keep checking in for more locations and information as it becomes available. The list also specifies which venues' results have been entered into the qualified players listing.
Also be sure to take a look at our Regionals FAQ's for more information!
Did you qualify for the Championships?
Did you participate in Regionals and qualify for the Championships? Check our list of qualified players!
- United States National Championship Qualifiers
- Canadian National Championship Qualifiers
- Continental Championship Qualifiers
SHONEN JUMP Championship
Anaheim Convention Center
April 25-26, 2009
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It’s all over, and for the first time in fourteen weeks the Dueling world has a brand new SHONEN JUMP Champion! From a field that included eight Lightsworn Decks, three Gladiator Beast Decks, Counter Fairies, LIGHT Skill Drain, and DARK Synchro, a single Duelist wielding a DARK Skill Drain build has claimed victory. And that Duelist is none other than Jeff Jones!
Jeff’s morning began with the biggest Match of the Top 16, as he took his Skill Drain Deck against SHONEN JUMP Champion Jason Holloway and Lightsworn. An early stumble left Jones scrabbling to regain control of the Match, but in the end, he pulled out a 2-1 victory. From there he proceeded to defeat three-time Day 2 Duelist Justin Trias with Gladiator Beasts, before moving on to defeat two Lightsworn Duelists in back-to-back Matches: Semi-Finalist Jerry Williams, and Runner-Up Jarel Winston. Winston gave Jones one of the most harrowing Matches of his Dueling career, but in the end a fatal slip-up and a massive triumph of intuition led to Jones claiming game 3.
Jones’ Deck this weekend was designed to counter the expected field of Gladiator Beasts and Lightsworn, throwing up big defense and negating the effects of opposing monsters. With an aggressive offense driven by “Beast King Barbaros” and plenty of Synchro Monsters, Jones was able to switch gears as needed to outplay a variety of tactics from his opponents. It certainly worked, as even in the varied Day 2 field we saw, Jones had the luck to plow through nothing but three Lightsworn Matchups and a single Gladiator Beast Deck. Fate was clearly on Jeff Jones’ side this weekend.
This weekend’s tournament was nothing short of amazing – a record-breaking turnout combined with an astounding range of Day 2 Decks made for one of the most memorable SHONEN JUMP Championships of all time. The Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME is back and bigger than ever. Congratulations to every Duelist who came out to attend this historic event, and special congratulations to your new SHONEN JUMP Champion, Jeff Jones!-Jason Grabher-Meyer
Raging Battle Sneak Peek
May 2nd and/or May 3rd
The Duel rages on! 
Get ready for the Raging Battle Sneak Peek, your first chance to get your hands on the brand new Raging Battle booster packs - before they’re available in most stores! Join together with other Duelists and try your luck at getting cards like “Strong Wind Dragon,” “Blackwing – Elphin the Raven,” and the mighty “Power Tool Dragon”! You can also try to win a Raging Battle Game Mat or deck box, plus everybody gets a limited edition, Ultra Rare “Battlestorm” Monster Card (while supplies last). Be sure to show up early because supplies of all items are limited and late-comers could get left in the dust.
Raging Battle picks up where Crimson Crisis left off, with all-new Synchro Monsters, Spells, and Trap Cards. Behold the unstoppable strength of the Dark Signers’ Earthbound Immortal monsters – available for the first time in Raging Battle! Amaze your friends and foes with the new Koa’ki Meiru, specifically designed to defeat the most popular deck strategies used at tournaments. PLUS: More Blackwing monsters to swarm your opponent! More Morphtronics! New Synchro Monsters! New Tuners! And more new cards used by your favorite characters on TV!
As with every set, Raging Battle includes 10 Bonus Cards for the North American market (previously released in Japan), plus 10 World Premiere cards never before seen anywhere on Earth!
Sneak Peek: What is it?
A Sneak Peek is your first look inside the latest booster set. New Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s TRADING CARD GAME booster sets are released every three months, featuring 100 brand new cards! Add these new cards to your collection, or create a new Deck based on the featured new themes, or add the new cards to your current Decks to make them more powerful than ever.
At a Sneak Peek, you’ll get 5 booster packs of the latest set, and use just those cards to build a new Deck. The Deck minimum size at a Sneak Peek is lowered to 20 cards. Since only these new cards are used, everyone has a chance to win their Duels!
Using your special 20-card Sneak Peek deck, you can Duel against others and try to win a special Game Mat or deck box. Additional booster packs will not be awarded, but you can buy more packs of Raging Battle on May 12th at stores everywhere!
For Parents
If your child is younger, shy, or just getting into Yu-Gi-Oh!, a Sneak Peek is a good first stop. Some tournaments can be intimidating, with highly competitive players, but these Sneak Peek events are more casual and fun. These are some of the best events for new Duelists since everybody has access to the same cards. If your child is nervous about asking a stranger to Duel against, ask the store personnel to help. Sneak Peeks are all about everyone having a good time with their new cards.
Sneak Peek Locations
Go here for a list of Official Tournament Stores that are holding the Raging Battle Sneak Peek! This list will be updated daily. Please be sure to contact the store directly for more information regarding their event date, time, and location.
Crimson Crisis Sneak Peek
February 28th and/or March 1st
Be the first to experience the awesome power of the newest Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG booster set at the Sneak Peek for Crimson Crisis! All participants will receive a limited edition “Colossal Fighter/Assault Mode” card (while supplies last) and have the chance to win a Crimson Crisis deck box! Be sure to show up early supplies of all items are limited and late-comers could get left in the dust.
Crimson Crisis will introduce new cards used by Yusei, Jack and Aki from the hit TV show, “Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s,” in addition to the introduction of the mega powerful Assault Mode monsters. This all-new 100-card booster set will improve any Duelist's collection with the new Synchro Monsters, Tuners, and new themes like the Dark "Blackwing" monsters. Duelists everywhere beware because the onslaught of Crimson Crisis is drawing near!
As in the last set, there are 10 brand-new cards for the North American market (previously released in Japan), plus 10 world-premiere cards!
Sneak Peek: What is it?
A Sneak Peek is your first look into the latest booster set. New Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG booster sets are released every three months, featuring 100 brand new cards! There are always 10 world-premiere cards in each set that nobody has seen before, except you, the lucky Duelist who attends these Sneak Peek events. Add these new cards to your collection, or create a new Deck using the new themes in the set, or swap out some cards from your existing Deck with some of the new cards. Unlike other organized play events, at a sneak peek, each Duelist gets 5 packs of the new set, and builds a 20-card Deck using just those new cards. Since only the new cards are allowed, everyone has a chance to win! After playing 5 Duels, each Duelist gets an additional pack – and all of these cards are theirs to keep!
For Parents
Some tournaments can be intimidating, with high-level players, but these sneak peek events are more causal and fun. These are one of the best events for new Duelists since everybody has access to the same cards. If your child is nervous about asking a stranger to Duel against, ask the store personnel to help. Your child will even get an extra pack for finishing 5 games – regardless of whether he/she wins or loses!
Sneak Peek Locations
Go here to see a list of Crimson Crisis Sneak Peek locations!
