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KONAMI REVEALS THE WINNER OF THE YU-GI-OH! DUEL LINKS: KC GRAND TOURNAMENT 2022 CHAMPIONSHIP
Konami Digital Entertainment B.V. (KONAMI) has announced the winner of the KC Grand Tournament 2022 Championship (KCGT 2022) for Yu-Gi-Oh! DUEL LINKS.
The KCGT 2022 is the third edition of the prestigious online PVP tournament for the hit mobile and PC game. After qualifying through this summer’s Preliminary Tournament, the top Yu-Gi-Oh! DUEL LINKS players in the world faced off in the KCGT 2022 Championship on 27 August. After an exciting day of Dueling, the competition was whittled down to two finalists: Giorfio and gii. In the thrilling Final, gii came through to take the crown as champion of the KGCT 2022.
Both gii, Giorfio, and the third-placed Duelist Flishren take home the stunning Red-Eyes Black Dragon (Extra Secret Rare) trophy. The full results of the Semi-Final, 3rd Place Match and Final were:
Semi-Final Results
- Giorfio 2-1 Flishren
- gii 2-1 Kou
3rd Place Match Results
- Flishren 2-0 Kou
Final Results
- gii 2-0 Giorfio
Based on the official Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME (TCG), Yu-Gi-Oh! DUEL LINKS brings the popular game to life on mobile devices and on PC. Duelists can kindle the spirit of Yami Yugi, Jaden Yuki, Yusei Fudo, and other beloved characters from the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise in competitive card battle action.
Yu-Gi-Oh! DUEL LINKS has now achieved 150 million downloads worldwide. Duelists across the world have collected more than 65 billion cards and have done battle in 6 billion Duels.
The Yu-Gi-Oh! series is based on the manga Yu-Gi-Oh! (by Kazuki Takahashi), which was serialized in SHUEISHA Inc.'s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine from 1996 and is now on the eighth iteration of the “Yu-Gi-Oh!” animated series (currently airing on TV Tokyo-affiliated channels). KONAMI released the first console game in 1998, and the series, including the trading card game, is still enjoyed by countless customers worldwide. KONAMI continues to develop and distribute a wide range of Yu-Gi-Oh! content to deliver the fun and excitement of the series to customers around the globe.
Yu-Gi-Oh! DUEL LINKS is available for free at the App Store® for iPad®, iPhone® and iPod touch®, Google Play™ for Android™ devices, and for PC via Steam.
Today, the popular Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG is available across the globe, with products distributed in more than 80 countries and 9 languages, to be enjoyed by fans of all ages.
For all the latest information regarding Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG products and events, and all Yu-Gi-Oh! digital card game titles, please visit the following:
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- Twitch: www.twitch.tv/YuGiOhCardEU
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About the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME
The Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME is one of the most popular trading card games in the world with over 25 billion cards sold. It is a game of strategy, where players create individual Decks of cards collected from Structure Decks and Booster Packs. Two players engage in a Duel while using cards that represent powerful Monsters, magical Spells and surprising Traps. Duelists with well-constructed Decks, dominating monsters, solid strategy and good fortune are the victors in the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG. Konami Digital Entertainment B.V. is the exclusive licensee and rights holder to the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG in Europe, Oceania, the Middle East, and Africa.
About Konami Group
Konami Group was established in 1973, starting as an amusement machine manufacturer for arcades. Over the years, the company has grown to include different business units across various markets. Currently, KONAMI GROUP CORPORATION includes the Digital Entertainment, Amusement, Gaming & Systems, and Sports Businesses. The company went public on the Osaka Securities Exchange in 1984, the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 1988, and the London Stock Exchange in 1999. For more information, visit: www.konami.com/en.
About Konami Digital Entertainment
Konami Digital Entertainment, which is the core company of Konami Group, develops entertaining content for mobile, console and card games. The company is known for global franchises such as eFootball™, Metal Gear, Silent Hill, Castlevania, and Contra, as well as the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game series.
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