EDWARD KUANG WINS YCS TORONTO 2013!!!

Hello everyone, and welcome to the new format! Congratulations to Edward Kuang for winning the tournament with his Dragon Ruler deck, and congratulations to Sorosh Saberian for coming in second place with Mermails! Continue reading for highlights of the weekend provided by Konami's coverage website as well as information I've dug up regarding the Top Cut. Share this article with your friends to keep them in the loop!

Champion source: http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=15288

A. Top Cut

Top 2: http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=15286

Dragon Ruler

Mermails

Top 4: http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=15281

Dragon Ruler

Mermail

Dragunity

Blackwing

Top 8: http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=15274

3 Dragon Ruler / Plant Ruler

2 Dragunity

1 Prophecy

1 Blackwing

1 Mermail

Top 16: http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=15251

6 Dragon Ruler / Plant Ruler

3 Mermail

2 Prophecy

2 Dragunity

1 Blackwing

1 Infernity

1 Fire Fist

Top 32: http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=15243

1 Sehabi Kheireddine – Blackwings

2 Loukas Peterson – Prophecy

3 James Guerrero – Mermail
4 Yuhang Li – Evilswarm

5 John Valade – Dragon Rulers

6 Patrick Hoban – Dragunity Rulers
7 Harison Perinpanayagam – Fire Fist

8 Galo Orbea – Plant Rulers (w/ Ravine)

9 Dale Bellido – Dragunity Rulers
10 Sorosh Saberian – Mermail

11 Frazier Smith – Prophecy

12 Jordan Winters – Plant Rulers
13 Thomas Mak – Plant Rulers

14 David Wu – Madolche (w/ Teleport)

15 Jack Ran – Mermail
16 Evan Waxman - Herald Agents (w/ Tethys & Transmodify)
17 Roger Simpson – Infernity

18 Bobby Barrone – Mermail

19 James Frazier – Plant Rulers
20 Sean McCabe - Constellar
21 Chris LeBlanc – Geargia (w/ Karakuri)

22 Michael Chung-Salomone – Evilswarm

23 Bo Tang – Dragon Rulers (w/ Skill Drain)

24 Umar Haq – Dragunity
25 James Kim - Plant Rulers
26 Jeffrey Cho – Dragon Rulers (w/ Skill Drain)
27 Leo Chan - Constellar
28 Peter Martino - Prophecy
29 Edward Kuang – Dragon Rulers

30 Sean Coovert – Evilswarm

31 Kareem O'Brian – Prophecy
32 Igor Bijelic - Fire Fist

Please note, deck types may be mistaken in the Top 32.

11 Dragon Ruler / Plant Ruler / Dragunity Ruler

4 Mermail

4 Prophecy

3 Evilswarm
2 Constellar
2 Fire Fist
1 Dragunity

1 Blackwing

1 Geargia

1 Madolche

1 Infernity

1 Herald Agent (god fucking damn it)

B. Random Articles

Introduction, with brief banlist explanation:

http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=15085#more-15085

Tech Update #1: http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=15166

Deck Profile: Billy Brake’s ¾ Axis Fire Fist

http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=15185

Deck Profile: Rob Chung’s Bujin

http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=15258

Round 6 Standings: http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=15194

Evilswarm in 1^st

Day 1 Standings: http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=15223

Evilswarm in 1^st

C. Feature Matches

(There were no Features for Round 4 or 6.)

Round 1: Billy Brake (3/4 Axis) defeats Agents

http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=15102

Round 2: Thomas Mak (Plant Rulers) defeats Naturias

http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=15123

Round 3: Mermails defeat Karakuri

http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=15154

Round 5: Bujin defeats Constellars

http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=15176

Round 7: Prophecy defeats Lavals

http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=15197

Round 8: Geargia defeats Evilswarm

http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=15211

Round 9: Blackwings defeat Dale Bellido (Dragunity)

http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=15226

Round 10: Madolche defeats Desmond Johnson (Karakuri)

http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=15235

Top 32: Sorosh Saberian (Mermails) defeats Bo Tang (Skill Drain Dragon Rulers)

http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=15246

Top 16: Prophecy defeats Bobby Barone (Mermails)

http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=15267

Top 8: Blackwings defeat Dragunity

http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=15277

Thanks again for reading. Until next time!