TERRANCE KINSLEY WINS THE 150TH YCS IN COLUMBUS, OHIO!!! (with coverage highlights)

Congratulations to Terrance Kinsley, who just won the 150th YCS event in Columbus, Ohio with his Nekroz deck! Also, congrats to Christopher Pobee-Mensah for coming in second place; he was also playing Nekroz. This landmark event had a massive attendance of nearly 1,800 people and occurred soon after the release of the latest major booster, Crossed Souls. It's also very important to note that this is the first North American YCS since Atlanta in February 2014 to not switch into Battle Pack format after the Top 32, instead continuing with constructed play throughout the entire tournament. Continue reading for highlights from the event coverage collected below!

1. Top Cut

Top 4: https://yugiohblog.konami.com/?p=20525
3 Nekroz
1 Qliphort

Top 8: https://yugiohblog.konami.com/?p=20518
6 Nekroz
1 Qliphort
1 Ritual Beast

Top 16: https://yugiohblog.konami.com/?p=20508
11 Nekroz
2 Burning Abyss
2 Qliphort
1 Ritual Beast

Top 32
Rankings after Round 11: https://yugiohblog.konami.com/?p=20500
Pairings: https://yugiohblog.konami.com/?p=20498

Top 32 Breakdown (written by DuelistGroundz user Ieatgoodfood)

20 Nekroz
6 Burning Abyss
4 Qliphort
1 Satellarknight
1 Ritual Beast

1 TJ Kinsley (Nekoz)

2 Josh Bovarnick (Nekroz)

3 Justin Russell (Nekroz)

4 Ned Salkovich (Nekroz)

5 Luke Feeney (Nekroz)

6 Justin Huskey (Burning Abyss)

7 Adrian Shakir (Burning Abyss)

8 Barrett Keys (Nekroz)

9 Max Reynolds (Nekroz)

10 Christian Georges (Nekroz)

11 Austin Neimer (Burning Abyss)

12 Feng Chen (Burning Abyss)

13 Bo Tang (Nekroz)

14 Benedikt Junk (Qliphort)

15 Matthew Vanden Hueval (Nekroz)

16 Spencer Beinish (Qliphort)

17 Jordan Lee (Qliphort)

18 Tyler Prinzo (Nekroz)

19 Peter Cheng (Saellarknights)

20 Omar Daoudi (Nekroz)

21 Mark Velez (Nekroz)

22 Irvin Tostado (Ritual Beast)

23 Anand Beniprasad (Nekroz)

24 Luis Poma (Nekroz)

25 Tyree Tinsley (Nekroz)

26 Christopher Pobee-Mensah (Nekroz)

27 Denny Yu (Nekroz)

28 Galo Orbea (Nekroz)

29 Roy St. Clair (Qliphorts)

30 Fletcher Thomas (Burning Abyss)

31 Ben Burns (Nekroz)

32 Faisal Khan (Burning Abyss)

2. Feature Matches

Round 1: Nekroz defeat Yang Zing
https://yugiohblog.konami.com/?p=20362

Round 2: Yang Zing Zefra defeat Dark Trap Control
https://yugiohblog.konami.com/?p=20374

Round 3: Madolche defeat Shaddoll Seraphs
https://yugiohblog.konami.com/?p=20388

Round 5: Nekroz defeat Evilswarm
https://yugiohblog.konami.com/?p=20408

Round 7: Nekroz Mirror Match
https://yugiohblog.konami.com/?p=20427

Round 8: Nekroz Mirror Match
https://yugiohblog.konami.com/?p=20443

Round 9: Nekroz Mirror Match
https://yugiohblog.konami.com/?p=20463

Round 10: Nekroz defeat Yang Zing
https://yugiohblog.konami.com/?p=20485

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Top 32: Nekroz Mirror Match
https://yugiohblog.konami.com/?p=20502

Top 16: Nekroz Mirror Match
https://yugiohblog.konami.com/?p=20510

Top 8: Nekroz Mirror Match
https://yugiohblog.konami.com/?p=20520

3. Top Tables

Round 5: https://yugiohblog.konami.com/?p=20401
12 Nekroz
2 Shaddoll
2 Qliphort
1 Satellarknight
1 Burning Abyss
1 Yosenju
1 Evilswarm

Round 6: https://yugiohblog.konami.com/?p=20423
15 Nekroz
3 Qliphort
1 Ritual Beast
1 Shaddoll

Round 9: https://yugiohblog.konami.com/?p=20472
11 Nekroz
3 Qliphort
2 Burning Abyss
2 Ritual Beast
1 Satellarknight
1 Shaddoll

Round 10: https://yugiohblog.konami.com/?p=20481
12 Nekroz
4 Burning Abyss
3 Qliphort
1 Ritual Beast

4. YouTube Coverage

Day 1 Stream 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8ib3noF_Ww

Day 1 Stream 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYmRfr7EUPo

Day 2 Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvCRr6_--BQ

5. Miscellaneous

Welcome: https://yugiohblog.konami.com/?p=20356

Livestream Experience: https://yugiohblog.konami.com/?p=20483

Tech Update: Anti-Djinn Warriors
https://yugiohblog.konami.com/?p=20360

Tech Update: Beating Crush Card Virus
https://yugiohblog.konami.com/?p=20474