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YU-GI-OH! DUEL LINKS: KC GRAND TOURNAMENT 2022 DETAILS
The KC GT 2022 Celebration Campaign offers players an Ultimate Leo Utopia Ray Legend Foil card, timed in-game events, and more ahead of tournament
Konami Digital Entertainment B.V. (KONAMI) announced today new giveaways and in-game events coming to Yu-Gi-Oh! DUEL LINKS to kick off the KC Grand Tournament 2022 (KC GT 2022) Celebration Campaign.
By logging in now, Duelists can obtain the UR Ultimate Leo Utopia Ray card (Legend Foil Rarity) as seen in the ZEXAL World Duel Carnival arc during the battle between Yuma and Vetrix. Additionally, Duelists will receive up to eight UR and SR Tickets, 1,000 Gems, one Skill Ticket, and a Yuma and Astral exclusive Skill.
With the cancellation of the "Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2022," the "World Championship Finals Invitation" and "World Championship Regional Qualifiers Invitation" earned from KC Cups are now changed to "KC GT 2022 Main Tournament Championship Invitation" and "KC GT 2022 Preliminary Tournament Qualifiers Invitation" respectively.
Qualifying Events for KC GT 2022:
KC Cup Sep. 2021, KC Cup Nov. 2021, KC Cup Feb. 2022, KC Cup Apr. 2022
KC GT 2022 Schedule*:
Preliminary Tournament 1st Stage: May 30 – June 13, 2022 (JST)**
Preliminary Tournament Qualifiers: June 10 – 13, 2022 (JST)
Main Tournament 1st Stage: July 9, 2022 (JST)***
Main Tournament Championship: August 27, 2022 (JST)
*Event dates are subject to change.
**Players who received KC GT 2022 Preliminary Tournament Qualifiers Invitations may participate in the KC GT 2022 Preliminary Tournament Qualifiers and skip the KC GT 2022 Preliminary Tournament 1st Stage.
***Players who received KC GT 2022 Main Tournament Championship Invitations may participate in the Main Tournament Championship and may skip both the KC GT 2022 Preliminary Tournament (1st Stage/Qualifiers) and Main Tournament 1st Stage.
The winner, runner-up, and 3rd place of the KC GT 2022 will receive the Red-Eyes Black Dragon (Extra Secret Rare) trophy. Other in-app items will be rewarded and distributed separately.
More details can be found on the official site: https://www.konami.com/yugioh/duel_links/en/kcgt/
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.
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.
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. 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.
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.
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About the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME
The Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME is the #1 trading card game 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 and Oceania.
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 HOLDINGS 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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