Alexander Reed is a Dallas local who went 10-1 in the Swiss Rounds and has made it to the Finals! Now, he’s taking his Dragonsworn Deck against former YCS-Championship winner Nizar Sarhan’s Dino Rabbit Deck! Sarhan won YCS Dallas in 2011 by using a Six Samurai Deck, and now he’s defending his title.
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Alexander Reed is the last Dragon Lightsworn Duelist in the tournament, and Justin Duren is the last Gemini HERO Duelist. For one of these Duelists and one of these Decks, the journey is over. But the other Duelist will advance to the Finals and compete against Dino-Rabbit for a YCS victory! Read more…

Alexander Reed is from Dallas, Texas and came to this tournament with a couple of friends. All of them are using the same Dragon Lightsworn Deck and currently have 8-2 records or better. Reed is currently 9-1, and is Dueling against Tulsa, Oklahoma’s Benito Garcia in Round 11. Garcia is using a Gemini HERO Deck. Both Duelists have a great shot at making it into the Top 32, but the winner here will be guaranteed a spot.
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Das Anuraag and Steven Arias both currently have 6-1-1 records in the tournament, and both of them are using interesting Decks that aren’t widespread in the current field of competitors. Das Anuraag is using a Rescue HERO Deck that can Special Summon Elemental HERO Sparkman from his Deck with Rescue Rabbit in order to make Blade Armor Ninja. Steven Arias is using the newest Dragons from the Dragons Collide Structure Deck, Lightpulsar Dragon and Darkflare Dragon, in a Deck that fills the Graveyard through the effects of Lightsworn monsters in order to make it easier to Summon those Dragons. One of these Duelists will advance to Day 2 with an impressive 7-1-1 record.
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12-year-old Nicole Tipple traveled here from New Jersey to participate in today’s Dragon Duel with her Twilight Deck. This is her first ever YCS event, and at the end of 6 Rounds of Dragon Dueling, she is the only undefeated Duelist remaining in the tournament! 10-year-old Charlie Bingham is also a YCS first-timer, and is currently 4-1 with his Dragunity Deck. He was paired up against Tipple in this final round of the tournament. It won’t be easy, but Bingham will need to end Tipple’s winning streak if he hopes to make it to the Top 4 of the tournament.
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11-year-old Nathan Swaim from North Carolina is facing off against 10-year-old Cole Agan from Virginia in Sunday’s Dragon Duel! Both of these Duelists are currently undefeated with 3-0 records, but only one of them can finish the day with a perfect record and be named the Dragon Duel Champion!

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Jonathan Barber from Jacksonville, Florida is facing off against Deryck Rothenberger from Indianapolis in a Top 16 Feature Match that pits Flamvellsworn against Miracle Gemini! Neither of these Decks were highly anticipated to be top contenders this weekend, but one of them is now guaranteed to make it to the Quarterfinals.
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Jonathan Barber won our Round 6 Feature Match with his Flamvellsworn Deck this weekend, recovering from an early Royal Tribute in 2 Duels and securing victory with a swarm of Synchro Monsters. Now, he’s 8-1 in the tournament with a Deck he’s been running for over a year, wiping out opponents all over the tournament floor with his power-plays enabled by Rekindling.

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Jibri Thomas is currently undefeated with a Lightsworn Zombie Deck that runs Infernity Avenger. His opponent, Jose Mejia, is undefeated with Dragunities. Thomas’s Deck is explosive enough to deal over 8000 damage in a single turn, but Mejia’s Deck can spit out Level 8 Synchro Monsters each turn.Watch out for the crazy combos both of these Decks can pull off!

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Jonathan Barber and Marquis Johnson are currently undefeated in the tournament, with perfect 5-0 records. Barber is running a Flamvell Lightsworn Deck that he’s been running for over a year. His opponent, Marquis Johnson is running a Gravekeeper’s Deck that uses Malefic Stardust Dragon and Malefic Cyber End Dragon to overwhelm opponents with high-attack monsters. Necrovalley may make this a tough Match for Barber, who won’t be able to use Rekindling while it’s on the field. (Rekindling Special Summons as many 200 DEF FIRE monsters from your Graveyard as possible. All the Flamvell monsters Barber uses fit the bill.)
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