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| Punk | Aug 2 2009, 03:03 PM Post #1 |
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United States National Championship![]() Que Decks Dominaron El Top 16 ? : :arrow: 5 Synchro-Cat :arrow: 4 Lightsworn :arrow: 2 Synchro-Gladiator :arrow: 1 Blackwing :arrow: 4 -Unknown Decks- ![]() Kris Ferber - WINNER - Synchro-Cat: Spoiler: click to toggle Michael Kohanim - TOP2 - Synchro-Gladiator: Spoiler: click to toggle Ryan Newburn - TOP4 - Lightsworn: Spoiler: click to toggle Roy St.Clair - TOP4 - Blackwing: Spoiler: click to toggle Billy Brake - TOP16 - Synchro-Cat: Spoiler: click to toggle Jared Schwartz - TOP16 - Synchro-Gladiator: Spoiler: click to toggle Jerry Wang - TOP16 - Synchro-Cat: Spoiler: click to toggle Ryan Spicer - TOP16 - Synchro-Cat: Spoiler: click to toggle Karl-Michael Heinle - TOP16 - Synchro-Cat: Spoiler: click to toggle Nehemias Diaz - TOP16 - Lightsworn: Spoiler: click to toggle Chris Patrick - TOP16 - Lightsworn: Spoiler: click to toggle Desmond Brown - TOP16 - Lightsworn: Spoiler: click to toggle
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| Punk | Aug 2 2009, 03:13 PM Post #2 |
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National Championship Final Round Feature.This is Kris Ferber’s first big showing at a major Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME tournament, and what a showing it’s been! After fifteen rounds of Dueling, only two competitors remain in this tournament, and Kris Ferber is one match away from becoming the United States National Champion. But his opponent won’t make that easy. Former SHONEN JUMP Champion Michael Kohanim is back, and has Dueled his way to the Finals with his Gladiator Beasts; we may very well see Gladiator Beasts take a second U.S. National Championship. Both these competitors were eager to get to it, and play began after a friendly handshake. ![]() “I’ll go first,” stated Ferber. “Good luck.” “You too,” replied Kohanim, amiably. Ferber opened with two Set cards to his back row and a Set monster. Kohanim and “Gladiator Beast Murmillo,” “Gladiator Beast Samnite,” “Trap Dustshoot,” “Solemn Judgment,” “Cyber Dragon,” and “Gladiator Beast Hoplomus.” He Special Summoned “Cyber Dragon,” Normal Summoned “Gladiator Beast Murmillo,” and attacked with “Cyber Dragon.” The Dragon destroyed Ferber’s face-down “Mystic Tomato,” letting Ferber Special Summon “Sangan.” Kohanim Set two cards to his Spell and Trap Card Zone to match his opponent and ended his turn. Ferber attacked Murmillo with “Sangan” next turn, destroying it. Kohanim drew “Waboku,” attacked “Sangan” with “Cyber Dragon,” and Ferber searched his Deck for “Blackwing - Gale the Whirlwind.” Kohanim Set “Gladiator Beast Hoplomus,” Set “Waboku,” and ended his turn. He flipped “Trap Dustshoot,” revealing Ferber’s hand of Gale, two “Rescue Cats,” “Dark Armed Dragon,” Gorz, and “Book of Moon.” Kohanim reeled! Ferber had two DARK monsters in his Graveyard, so Kohanim sent the “Dark Armed Dragon” back to his Deck. Ferber Normal Summoned Gale, activated its effect to halve the ATK and DEF of “Cyber Dragon,” and attacked to destroy it. The Duel stood at 7550 to 6900 with Kohanim narrowly leading. Kohanim drew “Book of Moon,” Normal Summoned “Gladiator Beast Samnite,” and lost it to “Bottomless Trap Hole.” He Set Book and ended. He lost “Waboku” in his End Phase to “Mystical Space Typhoon.” Ferber drew to five cards in hand with Gale on the field: Kohanim just had his Set Hoplomus and two Spell or Trap Cards. Ferber Normal Summoned “Summoner Monk,” Tuned Gale to it, and tried to Synchro Summon “Black Rose Dragon”! Kohanim responded with “Solemn Judgment” to negate the Summon, dropping to 3775 Life Points. Ferber ended his turn. Kohanim drew another Solemn and Set it. Ferber Normal Summoned “Rescue Cat” and Kohanim let it go. Ferber sent the Cat to his Graveyard, Special Summoned “Des Koala” and “X-Saber Airbellum” from his Deck, then Tuned them to try and Synchro Summon “Goyo Guardian.” Kohanim answered back with another “Solemn Judgment.” He dropped to 1888 Life Points to pay for his Counter Trap and Ferber ended. Kohanim topdecked “Test Tiger”! He took a quick peek at his Extra Deck, Flip Summoned “Gladiator Beast Hoplomus,” and Special Summoned “Test Tiger.” He Tributed it to send Hoplomus back to his Deck, Special Summoned “Gladiator Beast Secutor,” and Secutor attacked! Ferber Special Summoned Gorz, Special Summoned an “Emissary of Darkness Token,” and Kohanim Special Summoned “Gladiator Beast Laquari” and “Gladiator Beast Equeste” with Secutor’s effect. He got back Murmillo with Equeste’s effect, then sent back all three Gladiator Beasts to his Deck to Special Summon “Gladiator Beast Heraklinos”! He had one card left in hand, with “Book of Moon” Set. ![]() erber Set two cards to his Spell and Trap Card Zone and passed. Kohanim drew “Gladiator Beast Laquari,” attacked with Heraklinos to destroy Gorz, and ended. Ferber Set a monster, ended, and Kohanim drew “Bottomless Trap Hole.” “Two in hand?” “Yeah,” confirmed Ferber. “I’ll attack the face-down,” declared Kohanim. Heraklinos attacked “Gravekeeper's Guard” and was bounced back to the Extra Deck. “That’s what I was afraid of.” He Normal Summoned “Gladiator Beast Laquari” but lost out to “Bottomless Trap Hole.” Ferber drew to three cards in hand, with his Token and one Spell or Trap Card still on the field. He activated “Giant Trunade” and Kohanim cleared his field. Ferber Normal Summoned “Rescue Cat,” Special Summoned “X-Saber Airbellum” and “Neo-Spacian Dark Panther” from his Deck, and Kohanim instantly conceded. “Good game!” “Yeah, good game” replied Ferber, as both Duelists started digging through their Side Decks. Kris Ferber takes early control over the first Duel and slowly grinds away at Michael Kohanim’s Gladiator Beasts! Ferber was just one win away from becoming the U.S. National Champion! Kohanim prepared himself to try and mount a comeback. He started Duel 2 with a hand of “Bottomless Trap Hole,” “Gladiator Beast Hoplomus,” “Solemn Judgment,” “Gladiator Beast Bestiari,” “Gladiator Beast Equeste,” and “Gladiator Beast Samnite.” He Set Hoplomus, Set Bottomless, and Set Solemn, a pretty strong opening. Ferber Normal Summoned “Blackwing - Gale the Whirlwind,” then activated “Mind Control”: Kohanim had to activate “Solemn Judgment”! Ferber had no intention of attacking, and Set two cards to his back row. Kohanim drew “Heavy Storm,” but still had that “Bottomless Trap Hole” on the field. He activated Storm anyways, destroying his own Bottomless, as well as Ferber’s “Mystical Space Typhoon” and “Bottomless Trap Hole.” He Flip Summoned Hoplomus, Normal Summoned Equeste, and sent both of his Gladiator Beasts back to his Deck. He sent Equeste back to Special Summon “Gladiator Beast Laquari,” and Special Summoned a second copy with Hoplomus. That left him with Samnite and Bestiari in hand. Ferber drew to three cards in hand with an empty field. He Set one monster and Kohanim drew, instantly Summoning Bestiari to unleash “Gladiator Beast Gyzarus”! Gyzarus destroyed “Gravekeeper's Guard,” both monsters attacked, and Ferber was down to 2500 Life Points. Kohanim tagged out “Gladiator Beast Laquari” for “Gladiator Beast Bestiari,” then tagged out Gyzarus for Laquari and “Gladiator Beast Retiari,” using Retiari’s effect to remove Gale from his opponent’s Graveyard. He Set “Book of Moon” and ended, threatening another Gyzarus next turn. Ferber Summoned another copy of Gale. He usd its effect to halve the ATK of Bestiari, but when he attacked into “Book of Moon” he knew it was over and politely conceded. Michael Kohanim presses this match and this tournament to one more Duel! In mere minutes we would have a brand new U.S. National Champion. Would this be another victory for Synchro Cat, or were Gladiator Beasts about to take two U.S. National Titles back to back? Both competitors were friendly and surprisingly calm. “Know why we’re both calm?” asked Kohanim, pausing a moment for dramatic effect. “Because we both won our trips to Tokyo already!” Ferber laughed his agreement and got ready to open Duel 3. He started with a Set card to each zone. Kohanim had “Test Tiger,” “Rescue Cat,” “Gladiator Beast Samnite,” “Gladiator Beast Retiari,” “Gladiator Beast War Chariot,” and “Mirror Force.” He Normal Summoned Samnite, attacked into “Gravekeeper's Guard,” and the Gladiator Beast was bounced back to his hand. He Set “Mirror Force” and Chariot and lost both to “Heavy Storm” next turn! “I’ve got game unless you’ve got Gorz” announced Ferber. He Normal Summoned “Summoner Monk,” discarded to Special Summon “Rescue Cat,” sent it to the Graveyard for two copies of “X-Saber Airbellum” and Synchro Summoned two copies of “Dark Strike Fighter”! Each Fighter made a direct attack, and Ferber finished the tournament by Tributing each for their own effect: the classic One-Turn KO for 8000 damage! Kris Ferber has defeated Michael Kohanim, and in doing so he becomes the new U.S. National Champion! [/size] |
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| Punk | Aug 2 2009, 03:18 PM Post #3 |
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National Championship Feature Deck ...![]() We didn’t really get to see much of Chris Bowling’s deck in that Round 1 Feature Match, but since it was so fast we’ve got some extra time to take a look at what Bowling’s running. This Synchro Cat variant was developed by former SHONEN JUMP Champion Ryan Spicer and later shared with Chris and his younger brother Kyle (who is a Day 2 player in his own right). They liked Spicer’s Deck so much that they tested it extensively themselves, and eventually decided to make a few changes and run it here this weekend. Spicer’s build is a little different, but here’s a look at the version Chris and Kyle are playing.[/size] Monsters: 18 3 X-Saber Airbellum 2 Rescue Cat 2 Summoner Monk 2 Gravekeeper’s Spy 1 Gravekeeper’s Guard 1 Mystic Tomato 1 Blackwing - Gale the Whirlwind 1 Sangan 1 Rose, Warrior of Revenge 1 Gorz the Emissary of Darkness 1 Ryko, Lightsworn Hunter 1 Neo-Spacian Dark Panther 1 D.D. Crow Spells: 14 2 Pot of Avarice 2 Book of Moon 2 Mind Control 1 Allure of Darkness 1 Smashing Ground 1 Giant Trunade 1 Brain Control 1 Heavy Storm 1 Mystical Space Typhoon 1 My Body As A Shield 1 Monster Reborn Traps: 8 1 Torrential Tribute 1 Crush Card Virus 1 Royal Oppression 2 Bottomless Trap Hole 3 Solemn Judgment Side Deck: 15 2 D.D. Crow 1 Card Trooper 1 Legendary Jujitsu Master 1 Dark Armed Dragon 1 Blackwing – Sirocco the Dawn 2 Dragonic Knight 1 Scapegoat 1 Trap Dustshoot 1 Mirror Force 1 Dust Tornado 1 Mirror of Oaths 2 Light-Imprisoning Mirror Extra Deck: 15 1 Black Rose Dragon 1 Magical Android 1 Gaia Knight, The Force of Earth 1 Goyo Guardian 2 Arcanite Magician 1 X-Saber Urbellum 1 Blackwing Armor Master 2 Dark Strike Fighter 1 Thought Ruler Archfiend 1 Stardust Dragon 1 Red Dragon Archfiend 1 Colossal Fighter 1 Chimeratech Fortress Dragon Bowling has decided to ignore some of the trends set by Charles Easton, and is Main Decking 2 copies of “Gravekeeper’s Spy” and a single copy of Guard. He’s also running one copy of “Mystic Tomato” though, hedging his bets between two potentially successful approaches. Despite his more classical Gravekeeper lineup, Bowling’s deck is packed with innovative choices that solve long-standing problems for the Synchro Cat archetype. Do you hate drawing “Sea Koala”? I do. Despite only running one copy, I see “Sea Koala” smiling at me from my opening hand in half the games I play. And if you draw “Sea Koala” instead of Special Summoning it from your Deck with “Rescue Cat,” it’s almost always disappointing. Bowling’s solution? Just don’t run it. Bowling and Spicer play “Ryko, Lightsworn Hunter” instead, filling the quota for “Rescue Cat”-friendly Beast monsters but adding another live draw to the Deck. Ryko’s a great choice, tearing apart problem monsters like “Colossal Fighter” and “Blackwing Armor Master.” “My Body As A Shield” has exploded in popularity this weekend, and Bowling is one of many Duelists Main Decking a single copy. Again, the use of “My Body As A Shield” shores up traditional weaknesses Synchro Cat suffers from. It can be Set alongside defensive or developing plays like “Gravekeeper’s Spy” to ward off threats like “Arcanite Magician” or “Celestia, Lightsworn Angel,” and it can be activated as a surprise play from the hand to negate effects like “Bottomless Trap Hole,” “Torrential Tribute,” and “Mirror Force.” That particular application’s going to be catching a lot of people unawares here today. “Light-Imprisoning Mirror” is a big tech pick for Lightsworn Duelists here today, who are looking to activate it once their field is dug in and “Lumina, Lightsworn Summoner” has already done her job. It’s a technique that hearkens back to the use of “Royal Oppression” in Gladiator Beasts over the past year, a trick that Spicer and Bowling are tapping yet again. Bowling is playing a single copy of “Royal Oppression,” activating it once he’s made his Special Summons and Synchro Summoned a monster or two. He’s also packing 3 copies of “Solemn Judgment,” not exactly a common choice for Synchro Cat today. It gives him superior control (especially in the mirror match), and it helps ensure that when he flips “Royal Oppression” he keeps that controlling force on the field until he finally wins. Other Main Decked picks include “D.D. Crow,” a random copy of Gale, two “Mind Controls,” and more. The Side Deck is even better and has to be seen to be believed – you can check that out once the Swiss rounds are over and the full Deck list is posted. There’s one Side Decked choice made for the Blackwing matchup that’s pretty nuts, and could definitely become a standard in the future . Edited by Punk, Aug 2 2009, 03:20 PM.
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