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World Racing Grand Prix

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World Racing Grand Prix

Kanji	ワールドライディングデュエルグランプリ
Rōmaji	Wārudo Raidingu Dyueru Guran Puri
Japanese translated	World Riding Duel Grand Prix
Alternate names	WRGP
Anime storyline
Series	Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's
Original run	February 24, 2010 – December 1, 2010
Episodes	98 - 137
Preceded by	Dark Signers
Followed by	Ark Cradle

The World Racing Grand Prix, known as the World Riding Duel Grand Prix in the Japanese version, or initialed WRGP in both versions, is a tournament held on New Domino City within the series Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's. A prestigious tournament to celebrate the unification of the Satellite Sector with New Domino City, the tournament has participants from all over the world competing to be the champion. Unlike standard tournaments though, competitors enter in teams of three and compete one at a time under special rules. However, underneath the tournament's prestigious and slogan of international unity, Yliaster is using the WRGP to fuel their plans to complete the Grand Design, an action that once completed will destroy New Domino City and alter the future of humanity by summoning the Divine Temple.

1 Sponsoring
2 Gameplay mechanics
3 Preliminary Rounds
4 Teams
5 Finals
6 Trivia
7 Episodes

SponsoringEdit

A poster featured in episode 98 reveals that the tournament was sponsored by several corporations featured in previous Yu-Gi-Oh! series, as well as implying that by this time, Pegasus had passed away.

The listed sponsors were as follows:

Pegasus J. Crawford Memorial Foundation
The Bolger & Company
Garam Motors Co., Ltd
Manjoume Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd
Senrigan Network Systems Co., Ltd
Schroider Toys Japan Co., Ltd Cooperation

Gameplay mechanicsEdit

In accordance with the WRGP Turbo Duels: rather than being a 1-on-1 Duel, it will be conducted through groups and each teams shares a pool of Life Points in each Duel, equal to 4000 times the number of Duelists on their team.

If 1 person on the team loses, all remaining cards on the field of that person are moved, if applicable, to the field of the next person on the team to Duel, and the turn immediately advances to the End Phase. The losing player is still on the duel during the end phase and can activate card effects (if able).

The Graveyard does not move with the other cards.

After a loss, the losing duelist must reach the next member of their team in order to continue the Duel. If the losing duelist absolutely cannot reach the next team member (e.g. due to their Duel Runner being destroyed), the team loses the match. The team also loses if someone tries to help the defeated player reach the pits.

While a team changes their current player, The other team's Speed Counters increase by 1 for each lap their current active duelist completes during the time it takes for the next duelist to come out. If their Speed Counters reach 12, the maximum, each lap takes away 1 Speed Counter from the other team until it hits 0, which means they lose. This rule only occured in the Memorial Circuit, since the Turbo Duel tracks used for the rest of the competence were too long for a duelist to complete more than 1 lap before the other team switches player.

The matches are Survival duels, so the winner of each duel must continue against the next opponent with the same stats he/she finished the last duel (Field, Life points, hand, removed from play cards, and graveyard.)

If a duelist enters the pits (for any reason) by notice of their team, they lose all Speed Counters but do not lose the Duel or the Match; whether or not the remaining person gains Speed Counters per lap in this case is unknown and unconfirmed as of now.

If a team decides to switch to the next member while the other team is switching, they continue with the accumulated Speed Counters.

Lastly, the Duels will also be done on Manual Mode, rather than auto-pilot.

It was also because of the WRGP that the unique Field Spell Card, "Speed World" was upgraded to "Speed World 2", which is an official card for this tournament. "Speed World 2" cannot be destroyed.

A promoting poster for the event is often shown in the series.

As is name suggests, teams from countries all over the world participated in the competence such as Team Unicorn from Spain, Team Sherry from France, Team Ragnarok from Norway/Sweden ect. However all of the teams use japanese cards (In the Original version) and never spoke in their respective native languages even between team members (For obvious reasons.)

Preliminary RoundsEdit

The preliminary rounds for the WRGP are formed like a league and play in a round-robin style. There are 32 participating teams in total, which are then divided into 8 blocks with each block containing 4 teams. Those teams compete against each other. Originally the 2 top teams in each block would advance further in the tournament, but due to the competence being temporally suspended to repair the damage to the city done during the Diablo incident, some of the matches were cancelled, therefore only 1 team in each block advanced.

In Block A, the only teams known to be there are Team 5D's, Team Unicorn and Team Catastrophe.

In the end, the winning teams left, compete against each other in a tournament.

TeamsEdit

Team	Country	Members	Information	Image
5D's	Japan	Yusei Fudo Jack Atlas Crow Hogan Akiza Izinski Luna Leo Bruno	Team 5D's consists of the six Signers & Bruno. Yusei, Jack and Crow entered the WRGP to win together and contribute to the drastic changes over the unity now found between New Domino City and Satellite. They are the current champions, by defeating Team New World in the finals.
Sherry	France	Sherry LeBlanc Elsworth	Sherry is participating in the WRGP to get closer to Yliaster to find out their involvement with the tournament and why they killed her parents. In order to fulfill this task, Sherry was scouting for Yusei as a member for her team. In Episode 103, Sherry tells Yusei that she couldn't find a 3rd member, so it is just her and Elsworth. Their team according to him were in the final eight, however on episode 117 her team is wiped out from the finals due to Yliaster's scheme. While unnamed in the anime, they are called Team Sherry in Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's World Championship 2011: Over the Nexus.
Unicorn	Spain	Andre Breo Jean	A famous Turbo Dueling team, they also entering the WRGP. Andre is Team Unicorn's ace member. According to Yusei, they were between the main candidates to win, but they were eliminated in the preliminary round after losing to Team 5D's and Team Catastrophe.
Mantis	-		Team Mantis was mentioned at the WRGP Premiere. They were eliminated from the WRGP.
Catastrophe	Germany	Nicolas Hans Hermann	A mysterious trio of individuals, who were seen after the duel between Yusei and Andre. At the time commenting that Yusei, Jack and Crow haven´t really experienced real fearsome opponents. All 3 of them have criminal marks on their faces. Their objective is to cause their opponents to crash, including Team Unicorn. They were eliminated after losing to Team 5D's.
White Tiger	-	Name unknown	A member of Team White Tiger is seen Turbo Dueling a member of Team Lightning before the army of Ghost arrive. He subsequently loses and crashes when 2 Ghosts initiate him in a Turbo Duel. They were eliminated from the WRGP.
Lightning	-	Name unknown	A member of Team Lightning is seen Turbo Dueling a member of Team White Tiger before the army of Ghost arrive. He subsequently loses and crashes when 3 Ghosts initiate him in a Turbo Duel. They were eliminated from the WRGP.
White Wind	-	Name unknown	A member of Team White Wind was seen dueling the Diablo in 106. She was saved by Yusei's arrival. They were eliminated from the WRGP.
Burning	-	Name unknown	A member of Team Burning was seen dueling the Diablo in 106. He was saved by the arrival of Jack Atlas and Kaz. They were eliminated from the WRGP.
New World	Japan	Jakob Lester Primo Aporia	They appear to the public on Episode 117, being that they also one of the other teams who are in the finals. They have already qualified for the final match of the tournament after defeating Team The Arm and Team Black Baron. They ended as runner-up in the tournament, losing to Team 5D's in the finals.
Taiyo	Japan	Taro Yamashita Jinbei Tanigawa Yoshizo Hayashi	This team is on the WRGP finals. They were eliminated after losing to Team 5D's.
Ragnarok	Sweden	Sebastian Dragan Brodor Halldor	This team is on the WRGP finals. They each posses an Aesir card, and had qualified for the B-Block Semifinal Match. They were eliminated in the semi-finals after losing to Team 5D's.
The Arm	-		This team is on the WRGP finals. They were eliminated by Team New World.
Small Field	-		This team is on the WRGP finals. They were defeated by Team Black Baron.
Fortune Ark	Egypt		This team is on the WRGP finals. They were eliminated by Team Ragnarok.
Black Baron	-		This team is on the WRGP finals. They were defeated by Team New World.

FinalsEdit

TriviaEdit

In the English version, this season was subtitled "Road to Destiny".

EpisodesEdit

Pre-World Racing Grand PrixEdit

Screenshot	Episode Number	Names		Japanese Air Date	English Air Date
	Episode 65	Japanese	新たなる脅威	1 July 2009	18 September 2010
		Translated Japanese	A New Threat
		English	A New Threat, Part 1
	Episode 66	Japanese	進化の証　シンクロモンスター	8 July 2009	25 September 2010
		Translated Japanese	Proof of Evolution, Synchro Monster
		English	A New Threat, Part 2
	Episode 67	Japanese	デュエルアカデミアの伝統！アンティーク・ギアゴーレム	15 July 2009	25 September 2010
		Translated Japanese	Tradition of Duel Academy! Antique Gear Golem!
		English	Lessons Learned
	Episode 68	Japanese	老人の記憶くず鉄ファミリーデッキ	22 July 2009	2 October 2010
		Translated Japanese	The Memories Of An Old Person - The Scrap-Iron Family Deck
		English	Trash Talk
	Episode 69	Japanese	脅威！ローントークン地獄	29 July 2009	2 October 2010
		Translated Japanese	A Threat! Loan Token Hell
		English	A Duel With Interest
	Episode 70	Japanese	神隠しの森スリーピービューティ	5 August 2009	9 October 2010
		Translated Japanese	The Forest Which Spirits Away - Sleepy Beauty
		English	The Wicked Spirit
	Episode 71	Japanese	捕らわれた遊星	12 August 2009	9 October 2010
		Translated Japanese	Yusei Captured
		English	French Twist, Part 1
	Episode 72	Japanese	風の中にある物	19 August 2009	16 October 2010
		Translated Japanese	What Lies Within the Wind
		English	French Twist, Part 2
	Episode 73	Japanese	シンクロ召喚を封じた先に･･･	26 August 2009	16 October 2010
		Translated Japanese	After Sealing Synchro Summoning
		English	Synchro Straits
	Episode 74	Japanese	さらなる進化！アクセルシンクロ	2 September 2009	23 October 2010
		Translated Japanese	Further Evolution! Accel Synchro
		English	The Synchro Solution
	Episode 75	Japanese	十六夜アキ　アクセラレーション！	9 September 2009	23 October 2010
		Translated Japanese	Aki Izayoi Acceleration!
		English	Acceleration
	Episode 76	Japanese	誇り高きデーモン・カオス・キング	16 September 2009	30 October 2010
		Translated Japanese	The Proud Demon Chaos King
		English	Syd Is Vicious
	Episode 77	Japanese	登場！スーパーエリート転校生	23 September 2009	30 October 2010
		Translated Japanese	Here Comes! The Super Elite Transfer Student
		English	Dawn of the Duel Board, Part 1
	Episode 78	Japanese	甦る悪夢！機皇帝スキエル	30 September 2009	6 November 2010
		Translated Japanese	A Nightmare Reborn! Machine Emperor Skiel
		English	Dawn of the Duel Board, Part 2
	Episode 79	Japanese	まだ見ぬ世界へ	7 October 2009	6 November 2010
		Translated Japanese	To A World Yet Unseen
		English	Putting It All Together
	Episode 80	Japanese	謎のスーパーメカニック	14 October 2009	13 November 2010
		Translated Japanese	The Mysterious Super Mechanic
		English	The Super Genius
	Episode 81	Japanese	イェーガー捕獲作戦!	21 October 2009	13 November 2010
		Translated Japanese	Operation: Capture Yeager!
		English	Get With The Program, Part 1
	Episode 82	Japanese	不動遊星　敗北確率１００％！	28 October 2009	20 November 2010
		Translated Japanese	Yusei Fudo: 100% Chance of Defeat!
		English	Get With The Program, Part 2
	Episode 83	Japanese	容疑者！？ジャック・アトラス	4 November 2009	20 November 2010
		Translated Japanese	Suspect: Jack Atlas!?
		English	Will The Real Jack Atlas Please Stand Up, Part 1
	Episode 84	Japanese	もう一人のジャック	11 November 2009	27 November 2010
		Translated Japanese	The Other Jack
		English	Will The Real Jack Atlas Please Stand Up, Part 2
	Episode 85	Japanese	ポッポタイムの古時計	18 November 2009	5 February 2011
		Translated Japanese	Poppo Time Grandfather Clock
		English	Mother Knows Best

Crash TownEdit

Screenshot	Episode Number	Names		Japanese Air Date	English Air Date
	Episode 86	Japanese	クラッシュタウン	25 November 2009	27 November 2010
		Translated Japanese	Crash Town
		English	Duelist For Hire
	Episode 87	Japanese	鬼柳救出！さまよえる決闘者(デュエリスト)の街	2 December 2009	4 December 2010
		Translated Japanese	Rescue Kiryu! The Town of Wandering Duelists
		English	Showdown at Sundown, Part 1
	Episode 88	Japanese	勝利の先にある罠	9 December 2009	4 December 2010
		Translated Japanese	The Trap Laid In Front of Victory
		English	Showdown at Sundown, Part 2
	Episode 89	Japanese	ガトリング・オーガの恐怖	16 December 2009	11 December 2010
		Translated Japanese	Terror of Gatling Ogre
		English	The Race to Escape, Part 1
	Episode 90	Japanese	死闘のライディングデュエル	23 December 2009	11 December 2010
		Translated Japanese	Deathmatch Riding Duel
		English	The Race to Escape, Part 2
	Episode 91	Japanese	タッグデュエル　鬼柳・遊星VSロットン	6 January 2010	18 December 2010
		Translated Japanese	Tag Duel: Kiryu & Yusei VS Lotten
		English	Clash at Crash Town, Part 1
	Episode 92	Japanese	サティスファクション	13 January 2010	18 December 2010
		Translated Japanese	Satisfaction
		English	Clash at Crash Town, Part 2