BARRETT KEYS WINS YCS SEATTLE 2015!!! (with coverage highlights)

Congratulations to Barrett Keys, who just won YCS Nekroz Seattle 2015! Although he was originally playing Nekroz throughout the majority of the tournament, players had to switch to Battle Pack 3 Draft format after winning their Top 32 matches. Also, congrats to Steven De Lara for coming in second place; he was originally also playing Nekroz. As the first major event since the release of The Secret Forces mere days ago, this tournament demonstrated one thing pretty well: Nekroz are a force to be reckoned with. Taking about 69% of the Top 32 and displacing pretty much every other relevant deck right out of the gate, even despite their impressive price tag, the deck has proven that it is definitely the top contender most people expected. Continue reading for articles from the event collected below!

A. Top Cut

Winner Source [https://yugiohblog.konami.com/?p=19820]

Top 4 [https://yugiohblog.konami.com/?p=19815]

Top 8 [https://yugiohblog.konami.com/?p=19794]

Top 16 [https://yugiohblog.konami.com/?p=19782]
11 Nekroz
3 Qliphort
2 Burning Abyss

Top 32
Decks [https://yugiohblog.konami.com/?p=19784]
Pairings [https://yugiohblog.konami.com/?p=19772]
22 Nekroz
6 Qliphort
4 Burning Abyss

B. Feature Matches

Round 1: Nekroz defeats Ritual Beasts [https://yugiohblog.konami.com/?p=19595]

Round 1: Yosenju defeats Rock Stun [https://yugiohblog.konami.com/?p=19590]

Round 2: Burning Abyss Agents defeat T.G. Madolche [https://yugiohblog.konami.com/?p=19604]

Round 2: Qliphorts defeat Ritual Beasts [https://yugiohblog.konami.com/?p=19609]

Round 3: Nekroz defeats Burning Abyss [https://yugiohblog.konami.com/?p=19615]

Round 3: Nekroz Mirror Match [https://yugiohblog.konami.com/?p=19620]

Round 4: Qliphorts defeat Burning Abyss [https://yugiohblog.konami.com/?p=19629]

Round 5: Burning Abyss defeats Yosenju [https://yugiohblog.konami.com/?p=19661]

Round 6: Satellarknights defeat Nekroz [https://yugiohblog.konami.com/?p=19672]

Round 7: Satellarknight Mirror Match [https://yugiohblog.konami.com/?p=19702]

Round 8: Nekroz Mirror Match [https://yugiohblog.konami.com/?p=19695]

Round 8: Nekroz Mirror Match [https://yugiohblog.konami.com/?p=19720]

Round 9: Nekroz Mirror Match [https://yugiohblog.konami.com/?p=19740]

Round 9: Nekroz Mirror Match [https://yugiohblog.konami.com/?p=19735] (yes, I'm not kidding)

Round 10: Nekroz defeats Burning Abyss [https://yugiohblog.konami.com/?p=19749]

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Top 32: Nekroz Mirror Match [https://yugiohblog.konami.com/?p=19787]

Top 32: Nekroz defeats Qliphort [https://yugiohblog.konami.com/?p=19777]

Top 16 [https://yugiohblog.konami.com/?p=19806]

Top 16 [https://yugiohblog.konami.com/?p=19812]

Top 8 [https://yugiohblog.konami.com/?p=19817]

Top 8 [https://yugiohblog.konami.com/?p=19831]

Top 4 [https://yugiohblog.konami.com/?p=19838]

Finals [https://yugiohblog.konami.com/?p=19843]

C. Top Tables Updates

Round 5 [https://yugiohblog.konami.com/?p=19656]
9 Nekroz
5 Qliphort
3 Burning Abyss
1 Volcanic
1 Shaddoll
1 Satellarknight

Round 6 [https://yugiohblog.konami.com/?p=19677]
10 Nekroz
6 Qliphort
2 Satellarknight
1 Burning Abyss
1 Infernoid

Round 7 [https://yugiohblog.konami.com/?p=19686]
12 Nekroz
4 Qlphort
2 Satellarknight
2 Burning Abyss

Round 8 [https://yugiohblog.konami.com/?p=19700]
12 Nekroz
3 Qliphort
3 Burning Abyss
2 Satellarknight

Round 9 [https://yugiohblog.konami.com/?p=19733]
12 Nekroz
3 Satellarknight
3 Qliphort
2 Burning Abyss

Round 10 [https://yugiohblog.konami.com/?p=19754]
13 Nekroz
4 Burning Abyss
3 Qliphort

D. Miscellaneous Articles

Introduction [https://yugiohblog.konami.com/?p=19567]

How will you beat Nekroz? [https://yugiohblog.konami.com/?p=19635]

Anti-Nekroz Tech Update [https://yugiohblog.konami.com/?p=19792]