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THE YU-GI-OH! CARD GAME WORLD CHAMPIONS FOR 2024 HAVE BEEN CROWNED
LOS ANGELES – September 9, 2024 – Konami Digital Entertainment Inc. (KONAMI) The Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship (WCS) 2024 reached its thrilling conclusion on Sunday, September 8, at the Fremont Studios in Seattle, Washington. The highly anticipated tournament, returning to American soil for the first time in nearly a decade, crowned World Champions in four different, exciting categories.
In the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME (TCG) Main Event, Ruben Penaranda from the United States prevailed in the final, defeating Mark Solis from the United States to take home the title of Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG World Champion 2024.
For the first time ever, Yu-Gi-Oh! DUEL LINKS featured two World Champions. The Yu-Gi-Oh! DUEL LINKS: SPEED DUEL final was hotly contested between Sebastian “Shelmy” Villarroel from Bolivia and Takuma Kiramura from Japan. The Yu-Gi-Oh! DUEL LINKS: RUSH DUEL official tournament was held for the first time since RUSH DUEL was introduced in Yu-Gi-Oh! DUEL LINKS last year. Marc-Andre “QuantumCubes” Ladouceur-Kirkor from Canada battled Gabriel “Volaton” Tan from Singapore for the title, but Ladouceur-Kirkor eventually emerged victorious.
The Yu-Gi-Oh! MASTER DUEL WCS held for the second time, with a 3v3 team event, culminating in an amazing result. The final saw snipehunters face up against Team 7. It ended 5-1 in the favour of Team 7, with Ryan Yu, Jesse Kotton, and Raymond Dai becoming the newest set of Yu-Gi-Oh! MASTER DUEL World Champions.
The winners of each of the four categories received special World Champion trophies. The top four Duelists in the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG and Yu-Gi-Oh! DUEL LINKS categories and the winning Yu-Gi-Oh! MASTER DUEL team received a Dragon of Illumination, Sanctuary's Shield exclusively awarded to the top WCS Duelists, and a unique WCS 2024 rubber Game Mat and a slew of other prizes.
For more information on the Yu-Gi-Oh! WCS 2024, please visit: https://www.konami.com/yugioh/worldchampionship/2024/en/
A new world will be released on Oct. 1 for Yu-Gi-Oh! DUEL LINKS:
A short teaser trailer aired during the WCS livestream that gave Duelists a small glimpse of what to expect in the next Yu-Gi-Oh! DUEL LINKS Update coming on Oct 1. GO RUSH!! World is coming to Yu-Gi-Oh! DUEL LINKS and with it the introduction of “Fusion Summoning” in RUSH DUEL. Plus, a new in-game feature “Chronicle Card” will make its debut.
More information on in-game campaigns, rewards, and features will be revealed at a later date.
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:
- Webpage: www.yugioh-card.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialYuGiOhTCG
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@yugiohtcg
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialyugiohtcg/
- X: https://twitter.com/YuGiOh_TCG
- Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/officialyugiohtcg
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.
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. For more info, please visit the following:
- Webpage: https://www.konami.com/yugioh/duel_links/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialDuelLinks/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/duellinksofficial/
- X: https://twitter.com/YGO_DL_Official
- Webpage: https://www.konami.com/yugioh/masterduel
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialYuGiOhMASTERDUEL
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ygomasterduel/
- X: https://twitter.com/YGOMasterDuel
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@YGODigitalGames
Yu-Gi-Oh! MASTER DUEL features beautifully rendered Duels in 4K resolution*, more than 10,000 cards to collect**, an extensive single-player Solo Mode, online Duels, events and more.
Yu-Gi-Oh! MASTER DUEL is free-to-play with in-game purchases on PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Steam, Nintendo Switch, iOS and Android, and it’s available now.
For more information on Yu-Gi-Oh! MASTER DUEL, please visit the following:
- Webpage: https://www.konami.com/yugioh/masterduel
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialYuGiOhMASTERDUEL
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ygomasterduel/
- X: https://twitter.com/YGOMasterDuel
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@YGODigitalGames
*On supported devices
**Some cards may require event participation or in-game purchases.
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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 Inc. is the exclusive licensee and rights holder to the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG in the Americas.
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.
