YuGiOh Championship Series in Latin America

KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT, INC. PREMIERES Yu-Gi-Oh! CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES IN LATIN AMERICA
Mexico City to Host First-Ever Event November 13th and 14th

MEXICO CITY, MX (September 21, 2010) – Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. (Konami) is thrilled to announce the first Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series (YCS) event to be held in Latin America. Following the successful debut of this flagship event earlier this year throughout Canada and the United States, Mexico City will play host to the YCS on November 13th and 14th.

This premier Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME (TCG) event gives hundreds of competitive Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Duelists and aspiring champions the chance to match their skills against each other, receive amazing prize cards and earn the title of YCS Champion. The Mexico City event is the latest addition to Konami’s global YCS program which includes hosting these celebrated tournaments in North America and Europe.

Conveniently located in the heart of Mexico City, Expo-Reforma will be host to the weekend-long series of tournaments and other Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG and video game related activities. Starting promptly at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 13th, the YCS registration gets underway and Round One will begin at 10:00 a.m. The Top 16 YCS finishers, along with the top Duelists of the Sunday Regional Qualifiers, earn invitations to participate in their respective 2011 World Championship Qualifier events, to be held next year!

To commemorate the launch the Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Latin America, Konami will award three different prize cards to the winner, as well as to each of the two runners-up and the two winners of the Sunday Public Event playoffs. Each of these Duelists will receive one copy of each of the three prize cards: Ultra Rare versions for the winner of the main event, and Super Rare copies for the others.

Duelists, upon paying their registration fee, will receive five Duelist Revolution booster packs just for participating in Konami’s Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series.

Prizing Information*:

• 1st place – Set of Ultra Rare YCS Prize Cards; Trophy; Paid travel to their World Championship Qualifier (if underage, then winner and guardian) or a local-market YCS (flight and accommodations) if the Duelist has already won an earlier YCS in the current year; YCS Game Mat; Netbook plus 500 BoosterPass Points for Yu-Gi-Oh! Online Duel Accelerator; and an invite to their 2011 World Championship Qualifier
• 2nd place – Set of Super Rare YCS Prize Cards; iPad Wi-Fi 32 GB; Konami iPhone game codes to be used on the iPad; YCS Game Mat; and an invite to their 2011 World Championship Qualifier
• 3rd place – Set of Super Rare YCS Prize Cards; 32GB iPod Touch; Konami iPhone game codes to be used on the iPod Touch; YCS Game Mat; and an invite to their 2011 World Championship Qualifier
• 4th place –32GB iPod Touch; Konami iPhone game codes to be used on the iPod Touch; YCS Game Mat; and an invite to their 2011 World Championship Qualifier
• 5th – 8th place – DSi XL with Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s World Championship 2010 Reverse of Arcadia ; YCS Game Mat; and an invite to their 2011 World Championship Qualifier
• 9th – 16th place – 24 booster packs of Duelist Revolution; Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s World Championship 2010 Reverse of Arcadia; YCS Game Mat; and an invite to their 2011 World Championship Qualifier
• 17th – 32nd place – YCS Game Mat and an invite to their 2011 World Championship Qualifier

*Please note prizing subject to change.

Event Address:
Expo-Reforma Mexico City Canaco
Sociales, 6th Floor
Av. Morelos 67 Col. Juarez
06600 Mexico D.F.

For more information on Konami, the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME or the Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series, please visit www.yugioh-card.com.

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Konami Press Release