MACKENZIE FRANKLIN WINS THE TCGPLAYER YGO SERIES 10K CHAMPIONSHIP!!! (with coverage highlights)

Over the weekend in Indianapolis, Indiana, TCGPlayer.com held a championship tournament offering a total of $10,000 in prizes to anyone who could qualify by having earned enough points through their official event system. The result was a 66-man tournament studded with some of the biggest names in the game, including Patrick Hoban, Jeff Jones, Parker Roberson, and Jordan Winters. That being said, congratulations to Mackenzie Franklin, who came out the eventual winner of the event with his Shaddoll Artifact deck! Also, congrats to Desmond Johnson for coming in second place; he was also playing Shaddolls. Continue reading for articles from the event collected below, and stay tuned for updates to this post!

1. Top Cut

Top 4
3 Shaddoll variants
1 Burning Abyss

Top 8
(Exact numbers are unclear from the posted coverage)
4 Shaddoll variants
3 Burning Abyss
1 60-card control

Top 16
Player Profiles - http://yugioh.tcgplayer.com/db/article.asp?ID=3853
Decklists - http://yugioh.tcgplayer.com/db/deck_search_result.asp?Location=YGO+%2410K+Championship+-+2014-10-26+Indianapolis

2. Feature Matches

Round 1 - Tribute Stun defeats Shaddoll Artifacts
http://yugioh.tcgplayer.com/db/article.asp?ID=3834

Round 1 - Shaddolls defeat Batterymen
http://yugioh.tcgplayer.com/db/article.asp?ID=3835

Round 2 - Frog Monarchs defeat Mythic Rulers
http://yugioh.tcgplayer.com/db/article.asp?ID=3836

Round 3 - Shaddoll Artifacts defeat Burning Abyss
http://yugioh.tcgplayer.com/db/article.asp?ID=3839

Round 4 - Shaddolls defeat Burning Abyss
http://yugioh.tcgplayer.com/db/article.asp?ID=3840

Round 6 - Shaddoll Artifacts defeat Yang Zing
http://yugioh.tcgplayer.com/db/article.asp?ID=3841

Round 7 - Burning Abyss defeat Shaddolls
http://yugioh.tcgplayer.com/db/article.asp?ID=3843

Round 7 - Burning Abyss mirror match
http://yugioh.tcgplayer.com/db/article.asp?ID=3842

Round 8 - Shaddolls defeat Shaddoll Lightsworn
http://yugioh.tcgplayer.com/db/article.asp?ID=3845

Round 9 - Burning Abyss mirror match
http://yugioh.tcgplayer.com/db/article.asp?ID=3847

Round 11 - Burning Abyss defeats Shaddoll Artifacts
http://yugioh.tcgplayer.com/db/article.asp?ID=3850

Round 11 - Tribute Stun gives the win to Burning Abyss
http://yugioh.tcgplayer.com/db/article.asp?ID=3851

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Top 16 - Burning Abyss mirror match
http://yugioh.tcgplayer.com/db/article.asp?ID=3854

Top 8 - Shaddolls defeat Burning Abyss
http://yugioh.tcgplayer.com/db/article.asp?ID=3856

Top 8 - Shaddoll mirror match
http://yugioh.tcgplayer.com/db/article.asp?ID=3858

Top 4 - Shaddoll Artifacts defeat Burning Abyss
http://yugioh.tcgplayer.com/db/article.asp?ID=3857

Top 4 - Shaddoll Mirror Match
http://yugioh.tcgplayer.com/db/article.asp?ID=3859

Finals - http://yugioh.tcgplayer.com/db/article.asp?ID=3860

3. Top Tables Updates

Round 9 - http://yugioh.tcgplayer.com/db/article.asp?ID=3846
10 Shaddoll variants
9 Burning Abyss
1 Tribute Stun

4. Miscellaneous

Setting the stage - http://yugioh.tcgplayer.com/db/article.asp?ID=3832

Big Side Deck cards - http://yugioh.tcgplayer.com/db/article.asp?ID=3833

Complete Metagame Breakdown
Day 1 - http://yugioh.tcgplayer.com/db/article.asp?ID=3844
Day 2 - http://yugioh.tcgplayer.com/db/article.asp?ID=3852

Jeff Jones' 50-card Shaddoll Deck Profile - http://yugioh.tcgplayer.com/db/article.asp?ID=3838

Tribute Stun Deck Profile - http://yugioh.tcgplayer.com/db/article.asp?ID=3837

Satellarknight Artifact Deck Profile - http://yugioh.tcgplayer.com/db/article.asp?ID=3849

Interview with Jeff Jones and Patrick Hoban - http://yugioh.tcgplayer.com/db/article.asp?ID=3848

Champion announcement - http://yugioh.tcgplayer.com/db/article.asp?ID=3861