BEN SHERMAN WINS 2014 UK NATIONALS!!! (with coverage highlights)

Congratulations to Ben Sherman, who just won the 2014 United Kingdom National Tournament with his Mermail deck! Also, congrats to Tom Paine for coming in second place playing Infernity. Continue reading for coverage of the event collected below!

Champion's decklist (from Yugioh Edition Singapore):

A. Top Cut

Top 4 - https://tcg.konami-europe.net/coverage/top-4-pairings/

2 Infernity
1 Mermail
1 Harpie

Top 8 - https://tcg.konami-europe.net/coverage/top-8-profiles-12/

2 Infernity
2 Mermail
1 Bujin
1 Harpie
1 Geargia
1 Noble Knight

Top 16 - https://tcg.konami-europe.net/coverage/top-16-pairings-3/

2 Mermail
2 Infernity
2 Geargia
2 Harpie
1 Noble Knight
1 Prophecy
1 Bujin
1 Dragon Ruler
1 Hieratic
3 Unknown (Rowan Allen, Marcus Patel, Aasim Ahmed)

Top 32 - https://tcg.konami-europe.net/coverage/top-32-deck-breakdown/

6 Bujin
5 Dragon Ruler
5 Geargia
4 Infernity
3 Mermail
2 Evilswarm
2 Harpie
1 Hieratic
1 Chaos Dragon
1 Prophecy
1 Karakuri
1 Noble Knight

12 different decks topped. Incredible.

B. Feature Matches

Round 1 - Infernity defeats Dragon Rulers
https://tcg.konami-europe.net/coverage/round-1-tom-paine-infernity-vs-morgan-hollinder-dragons/

Round 3 - Geargia draws with Constellars
https://tcg.konami-europe.net/coverage/round-3-wayne-pinkney-geargia-vs-aiden-lawlor-constellar/

Round 5 - Karakuri defeats Fire Kings
https://tcg.konami-europe.net/coverage/round-5-ben-russell-karakuri-vs-leandro-fernandez-santos-fire-kings/

Round 7 - Dragon Rulers defeat Inzektors
https://tcg.konami-europe.net/coverage/round-7-preveen-anilal-inzektors-vs-rocco-tamburlini-dragon-ruler/

Round 9 - Mermails defeat Fire Fist
https://tcg.konami-europe.net/coverage/round-9-ben-sherman-mermails-vs-adam-kent-fire-fist/

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Top 32 - Noble Knights defeat Bujin
https://tcg.konami-europe.net/coverage/top-32-miles-sage-noble-knights-vs-sam-shephard-bujin/

Top 8 - Harpies defeat Bujin
https://tcg.konami-europe.net/coverage/top-8-alexander-reed-lofts-bujin-vs-david-stephen-harpie/

Finals - https://tcg.konami-europe.net/coverage/final-tom-paine-infernity-vs-ben-sherman-mermail/

C. Standings Updates

After Round 9 (End of Day 1) - https://tcg.konami-europe.net/coverage/final-standings-at-end-of-day-1/

D. Miscellaneous Articles

QQ - What tech are you running? - https://tcg.konami-europe.net/coverage/quick-question-what-tech-are-you-running-this-weekend/

Harpie Deck Profile - https://tcg.konami-europe.net/coverage/deck-analysis-lewis-normans-harpies/

Day 1 Deck Breakdown - https://tcg.konami-europe.net/coverage/uk-national-championship-2014-meta-breakdown/

Coverage Overview - https://tcg.konami-europe.net/coverage/wcq-uk-national-championship-2014-coverage-overview/