Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series in Atlantic Georgia

FIRST NORTH AMERICAN
Yu-Gi-Oh! CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES OF 2012
ARRIVES IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA FEBRUARY 18th – 19th

El Segundo, CA (February 6, 2012)– Duelists eager to try out their new Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME (TCG) cards that they have been playing with since December will have a chance to test their new powers at the Yu-Gi-Oh! CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (YCS) February 18th – 19th. The first North American YCS of the year, to be held at the Georgia International Convention Center, is expected to draw hundreds of Duelists from the mid-Atlantic region and beyond to compete at this premier-level Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG event from Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. (Konami).

Duelists in the main event will be ready for a rigorous two days of head-to-head competition. Beginning with the First Round on Saturday, players will be showing off their A game, and for the chance to advance to the Final Round on Sunday and the opportunity to Duel for the title of Champion. Duelists can also participate in a wide variety of fun and challenging Public Events to push their Dueling skills to the limit!

Pre-registration for YCS Atlanta will run from 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. on Friday, February 17th and will begin again promptly at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 18th. Upon registering, Duelists will receive five Order of Chaos booster packs for participating in Konami’s YCS Atlanta. Round One will start at 10:00 a.m. and the Top 16 or 32 YCS finishers (depending on attendance) will earn invitations to participate in the 2012 World Championship Qualifier.

In addition, Konami will once again hold a Dragon Duel for the younger set (for Duelists born 1999 or later). The top four finishers in the Dragon Duel events will receive a special Dragon Duel Champion’s Medal, a 2012 Regional Game Mat, a Card Binder, and an invitation to their 2012 Dragon Duel World Championship Qualifier, where they can earn an invitation to the inaugural Dragon Duel World Championship to be played at the Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championships this summer.

Event Address:
Georgia International Convention Center
Hall D
2000 Convention Center Concourse
College Park, GA 30337
www.gicc.com

Accompanying the main event, Konami will be conducting a full range of Public Events such as Regional Qualifiers, 3 vs. 3 Team Dueling, ATTACK OF THE GIANT CARD!!, Classic Drafts, Dawn of the Xyz Starter Tournaments, Pegasus Challenges, Retro Drafts and Win-A-Mats.

At YCS Atlanta, Konami will also debut an eight player, single elimination Sealed Deck Tournament! This new tournament format will feature the recently released Dragons Collide Structure Deck and each Sealed Deck Tournament winner will get an exclusive Dragons Collide Structure Deck Game Mat! For a $10 entry fee, each player will receive a sealed Dragons Collide Structure Deck and is required to use those cards in the box as their Deck for that event. This Sealed Deck Tournament is sure to draw many participants and spectators!

The main event winner, the two runners-up and winners of Sunday’s two Public Event playoffs will each be awarded a YCS prize card. The main event winner will take home an Ultra Rare version of the Blood Mefist prize card, with the other winners bringing home Super Rare versions.

Prizing Information:
1st place – Ultra Rare Blood Mefist YCS Prize Card; 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 Top Cut Game Mat; Xbox 360 Elite 250GB console; and an invite to their 2012 World Championship Qualifier tournament

2nd place – Super Rare Blood Mefist YCS Prize Card; 32 GB Tablet PC with redemption codes for Konami Mobile games; YCS Top Cut Game Mat; and an invite to their 2012 World Championship Qualifier

3rd place – Super Rare Blood Mefist YCS Prize Card; 32 GB Touch Screen MP3 Player with redemption codes for Konami Mobile games; YCS Top Cut Game Mat; and an invite to their 2012 World Championship Qualifier

4th place – 32GB touch-screen MP3 Player; Konami game codes to be used on the touch-screen MP3 player; YCS Top Cut Game Mat; and an invite to their 2012 World Championship Qualifier

5th – 8th place – Video game console with Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s World Championship 2011 Over the Nexus; YCS Top Cut Game Mat and an invite to their 2012 World Championship Qualifier

9th – 16th place – 24 booster packs of Order of Chaos; YCS Top Cut Game Mat; and an invite to their 2012 World Championship Qualifier

If attendance exceeds 513 Duelists:
17th – 32nd place – YCS Top Cut Game Mat and an invite to their 2012 World Championship Qualifier

Duelists unable to participate in YCS Atlanta can check out live online coverage of the event provided by Konami staff at www.yugioh-card.com/en/events.

Every Saturday morning, Duelists can watch the all-new Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL animated series as well as classic Yu-Gi-Oh! episodes on TheCW4Kids programming block, the leading Saturday morning kids broadcast network in the United States. Fans can also view their favorite Yu-Gi-Oh! episodes at www.CW4Kids.com. For more information on Konami or the Yu-Gi-Oh! CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES, please visit www.yugioh-card.com

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Konami Press Release