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Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game Central American World Championship Qualifier to be Held in Mexico City

Players from Across Central America Are Expected to Make Their Way to Compete in the
Main Event and Dragon Duel Championship Qualifiers


El Segundo, Calif. (June 10, 2015) – With great fanfare and an entire region's worth of bragging rights on the line, the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME (TCG) Central American World Championship Qualifier (WCQ) 2015 and Central American Dragon Duel World Championship Qualifier rolls into Mexico City June 19-21. Presented by Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. (KONAMI), the Central American World Championship Qualifiers are premier-level Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG competitive tournaments leading up to the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG World Championships in Kyoto, Japan. The Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG is a game made famous by the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga and animated TV series.

The first place finishers from the Central American WCQ and Central American Dragon Duel WCQ will be invited to the World Championships in Kyoto, Japan in August 2015. The winners from both WCQs will receive paid travel and accommodations, along with a host of other prizes listed below, and the title of “Central American Champion 2015”.

The Central American WCQ and Central American Dragon Duel WCQ are both an invitation-only event, but there is hope for those that haven't yet qualified. On Friday, June 19, KONAMI will host a Last-Chance Qualifier for Duelists to earn an invite to the WCQ. Only Duelists who do not already have an invite to the WCQ may participate in the Last Chance WCQ. The actual WCQ itself will begin on Saturday, June 20.

Pre-registration for the Central American WCQ and Central American Dragon Duel WCQ events will run from 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. on Friday, June 19 and registration will continue promptly at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 20, with Round One starting at 10:00 a.m. Every registered Duelist will receive a World Championship Qualifier Game Mat and a pack of World Championship Qualifier Card Sleeves.

Event Address:
Expo Reforma
Av. Morelos 67, Col. Juárez, 06600
México, D.F., Mexico

A full range of other Public Events such as 2016 Regional Qualifiers, Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Saber Force & Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Dark Legion Starter Deck, Structure Deck, 3 vs. 3 Team Dueling, Tag Team Dueling, Duelist League, ATTACK OF THE GIANT CARD!!, Win-A-Mat, Battle Pack, and Battle City Tournaments will be held through the weekend.

Additionally, a new Public Event that debuted earlier this year is the Beta Format Win-A-Mat. This Special Format Win-A-Mat will be a new challenge for Duelists, in which the number of Summons per turn is reduced. Duelists will use Advanced Format rules for Deck Construction and are allowed a maximum of three Summons per turn: one Normal Summon/Set, one Special Summon from the Extra Deck, and one "other" Special Summon. KONAMI has created two unique Win-A-Mats, one for each type of Win-A-Mat event.

Prizing Information Central American WCQ:

  • 1st place – A Championship Trophy; an invitation to the World Championship; Travel and accommodations; Complete sets of Secrets of Eternity and Crossed Souls; 64 GB iPad; personalized jersey; additional Super Rare copy of YCS Prize Card; and 24 packs from recent booster sets
  • 2nd place – A Championship Trophy; 16GB iPad Mini 2; Super Rare copy of YCS Prize Card; and, 12 booster packs from recent sets
  • 3rd & 4th place – A Championship Trophy; Super Rare copy of YCS Prize Card; complete sets of Duelist Alliance, The New Challengers, Secrets of Eternity and Crossed Souls
  • 5th – 8th place – A Championship Trophy; Super Rare copy of YCS Prize Card; complete set of Secrets of Eternity and Crossed Souls
  • 9th – 16th place – Super Rare copy of YCS Prize Card; 24 booster packs from recent sets


Prizing Information Central American Dragon Duel WCQ:

  • 1st place – A Championship Trophy; an invitation to the World Championship; Travel and accommodations; complete sets of Secrets of Eternity and Crossed Souls; 64 GB iPad; personalized jersey; Super Rare copy of YCS Prize Card
  • 2nd place – A Championship Trophy; 16GB iPad Mini 2; complete sets of Secrets of Eternity and Crossed Souls
  • 3rd & 4th place – A Championship Trophy; complete sets of Secrets of Eternity and Crossed Souls
  • 5th – 8th place – complete set of Crossed Souls


Duelists unable to participate in the Central American WCQ and Central American Dragon Duel WCQ can check out online coverage of the event at http://www.yugioh-card.com/en/events/eventscoverage.html. Please check the event FAQ page for updates http://www.yugioh-card.com/en/events/2015/2015WCQ_CentAm.html.

Duelists can watch all-new Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal episodes every Tuesday as well as all of classic Yu-Gi-Oh!, Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, and Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's on www.yugioh.com in the United States. In addition, Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal airs twice on Sundays on Nicktoons. Check local TV listings for upcoming Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V episodes. In Canada, Duelists can watch episodes of Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal every Friday and Saturday on Teletoon! For more information on KONAMI, the Yu-Gi-Oh! CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES or the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME, please visit www.yugioh-card.com or call 310-220-8630 to speak directly with a Yu-Gi-Oh! customer support team member.



About The Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG
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, Inc. is the exclusive licensee and rights holder to the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG in North America and Latin America.

About KONAMI
KONAMI is a leading developer, publisher and manufacturer of electronic entertainment properties and traditional trading card games. KONAMI's software titles include the popular franchises Metal Gear Solid, Silent Hill, DanceDanceRevolution and Castlevania, among other top sellers. KONAMI is also the manufacturer of the wildly popular Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME, which has sold more than 25 billion cards worldwide. The latest information about KONAMI can be found on the Web at www.konami.com. KONAMI CORPORATION is a publicly traded company based in Tokyo, Japan with subsidiaries, Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd. in Tokyo, Japan, Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. in the United States and Konami Digital Entertainment B.V. in Windsor, the United Kingdom. Details of the products published by KONAMI can be found at www.konami.com.

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