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THE YU-GI-OH! WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2024 WILL BE HELD IN THE USA
The world’s best Duelists will converge in Seattle on 7-8 September
Konami Digital Entertainment B.V. (KONAMI) has announced that the Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship is coming to the USA for the first time since 2016. The prestigious World Championship will bring challengers from across the globe to Seattle, Washington on 7-8 September for two days of captivating first-class Dueling.
The Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship (WCS) 2024 will feature separate tournaments in four categories for the first time ever. They include tournaments for the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME (TCG), Yu-Gi-Oh! MASTER DUEL, and two different formats for Yu-Gi-Oh! DUEL LINKS. One of the Yu-Gi-Oh! DUEL LINKS formats will be for the SPEED DUEL format as per previous WCS events. The additional Yu-Gi-Oh! DUEL LINKS format will be for the RUSH DUEL format, the new gameplay format introduced to the title in September 2023.
KONAMI has also confirmed details on the World Championship Qualifier (WCQ) tournaments for the TCG category in the Americas, Europe and Oceania. At these tournaments, the best Duelists in their respective continents will lock horns to qualify for the Yu-Gi-Oh! WCS 2024, earning the chance to become the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG World Champion.
Those scheduled WCQ dates and venues are:
| Central America | 21-23 June in Mexico City, Mexico |
| Oceania | 28-30 June in Auckland, New Zealand |
| South America | 28-30 June in Lima, Peru |
| North America | 19-21 July in Austin, Texas (USA) |
| Europe | 26-28 July in Berlin, Germany |
For more information about the Yu-Gi-Oh! WCS 2024, please visit: https://www.yugioh-card.com/en/events/world-championships/
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: www.facebook.com/YuGiOhCardEU
- YouTube: www.youtube.com/YuGiOhCardEU
- Instagram: www.instagram.com/YuGiOhCardEU
- Twitter: www.twitter.com/YuGiOhCardEU
- Twitch: www.twitch.tv/YuGiOhCardEU
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.
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, the newly added Yuga Ohdo from Yu-Gi-Oh! SEVENS 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/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/YGO_DL_Official
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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
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/YGOMasterDuel
*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 B,V,. is the exclusive licensee and rights holder to the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG in the Europe, 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.
