YCS MIAMI 2013 WINNER: TRAVIS SMITH

I'm still working on this highlight reel, because the official coverage site is down (lol):

So, you'll have to stay tuned for me to get the details from between Round 9 and Top 16 up. However, this may not be much of a concern for many of you. Since this YCS supposedly ended with a Wind-Up mirror match, nobody really gives a shit about the event anymore. Either way, congrats to Travis Smith, and good riddance to his fucking deck! :) As expected, the big three decks (Wind-Ups, Mermails, and Dino Rabbit) each did not disappoint, taking up a combined 25 of the Top 32 spots. However, the brand new Fire Fist deck underperformed, with only one making the top cut.

You all laughed at me when I said I wanted to limit the Karakuri Synchros, but then somebody Top 4'd with a deck that exploits them. HA. Also, congrats to Pat Hoban for going undefeated for I think the first nine rounds or so and ending Swiss 10-1. Subscribe to this blog if you like my content, guys.

HIGHLIGHTS

Round 1 Feature Match: Macro Rabbit defeats Mermails

http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=11966

Round 1 Feature Match: Dark World defeats Prophecy

http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=11982

Round 2 Feature Match: Fire Kings defeat Dragunities

http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=12028

Round 2 Feature Match: Mermails w/o Undine defeat Agents

http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=12036

Round 3 FM: Inzektors w/ Insect Imitation, Orichalcos defeats Inzektors w/ Cardcar D

http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=12064

Round 4 Macro Coverage: http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=12078

Agents defeat Inzektors w/ Wind-Up Rabbit, The Dark Creator

Dark World defeats Wind-Ups

Wind-Up Mirror

Round 4 FM: Fire Fist defeats Mermails

http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=12082

Round 5 FM: Mermails defeat Chaos Dragons

http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=12100

Round 6 Top Tables: http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=12118

7 Wind-Up

6 Mermail

1 Dino Rabbit

1 Fire Fist

3 Chaos Dragon

1 Dark World

1 Dragunity

Round 6 FM: Mermails defeat Fire Fist

http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=12120

Round 7 FM: Wind-Ups defeat Fire Fist

http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=12127

Round 7 FM: Prophecy defeats Wind-Ups

http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=12136

Round 8 Top Tables: http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=12164

8 Wind-Up

7 Mermails

2 Dino Rabbit

1 Chaos Dragon

1 Inzektor

1 X-Saber

Round 8 FM: Mermail Mirror

http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=12166

Round 9 Top Tables: http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=12178

4 Wind-Up

8 Mermail

3 Dino Rabbit

1 Fire Fist

1 Prophecy

2 Dark World

1 Psychic Karakuri

Edit 1: [Round 9 FM: Chaos Dragons defeat X-Sabers w/o Side Deck
http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=12184

Standings after Round 9: http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=12195]

Edit 2: [Round 10 FM: Dino Rabbit defeats Paul Cooper (Hieratics)
http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=12205
*This match introduces the Feature Match Request Form to the public.

Round 10 FM: Wind-Ups defeat Prophecy
http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=12219

What's your favorite CBLZ card?
http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=12217]

Edit 3: [Round 11 FM: Karakuri OTK defeats Mermails
http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=12241

Round 11 FM: Billy Brake defeats Jeff Jones (Mermail mirror)
http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=12249
*Be sure to check out ARG for their unique new take on the Mermail deck that both used at this event.

Standings after Round 11: http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=12265

Top 32: http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=12268
11 Wind-Up
9 Mermail
5 Dino Rabbit
1 Fire Fist
2 Dark World
1 Hieratic
1 Hero Beat
1 Inzektor
1 Karakuri OTK

Top 32 FM: Fire Fist defeats Mermails
http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=12274

Top 16 FM: Karakuri OTK defeats Mermails
http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=12281]

Top 16: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10151222100476511&id=234021296510

http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=12279

5 Wind-Up

4 Mermail

4 Dino Rabbit

1 Fire Fist

1 Dark World
1 Karakuri OTK

Top 8: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10151222173356511&id=234021296510

2 Mermail

2 Wind-Up

1 Dino Rabbit

1 Fire Fist

1 Dark World

1 Karakuri

Top 4: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10151222229191511&id=234021296510

2 Wind-Up

1 Mermail (Billy Brake)

1 Karakuri

Final Match: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10151222267091511&id=234021296510

Wind-Up Mirror Match