Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Philadelphia 2012
Tournament details
Type	Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series
Structure	Swiss-system (Rounds 1−11) Single-elimination (finals)
Format	Advanced
Location	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Date	May 19−20, 2012[1]
Final positions
Winner	Feng Chen[2]
Runner-up	Andrew Martin[2]
Statistics
Participation	1486[3]
Rounds	11 (Swiss)[1][3] 5 (top cut)[1][3]

Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Philadelphia 2012 was a Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series tournament held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia from May 19 to 20, 2012.^[1] It was won by Feng Chen.^[2]

Contents 1 Events 1.1 Timetable 1.2 Main event 1.3 Side events 2 Prizes 2.1 Main event 2.2 Side events 3 Decks 4 External links 5 References

EventsEdit

TimetableEdit

The time and cost of each event was as follows:^[1]

Time	Event	Cost
Friday, May 18
15:00 − 19:00	Preregistration
Saturday, May 19
8:00 − 9:45	Registration
8:00 − 9:30	Players who pre-registered must turn in Decklists
10:00	Main event	$20.00
13:00 − 18:00	Win-A-Mat (8-player flights)	$12.00
13:00 − 18:00	Pegasus Challenge (Caste Party Format)	$10.00
13:00 − 18:00	Battle Pack: Epic Dawn Sealed Pack tournament (8-player flights)	$20.00
13:00 − 18:00	Retro Draft (8-player flights)	$12.00
13:00 − 18:00	Classic Draft (8-player flights)	$12.00
13:00 − 18:00	Dawn of the Xyz Starter Deck tournament (8-player flights)	$10.00
13:00 − 18:00	Dragons Collide Structure Deck tournament (8-player flights)	$10.00
14:00	Dragon Duel	$4.00
15:00	Attack of the Giant Card!!	$12.00
Sunday, May 20
9:00	Main event continued
9:00 − 15:00	2011 Regional Qualifiers (16-player flights)	$12.00
10:00 − 15:00	Win-A-Mat (8-player flights)	$12.00
10:00 − 15:00	Retro Draft (8-player flights)	$12.00
10:00 − 15:00	Battle Pack: Epic Dawn Sealed Pack tournament (8-player flights)	$20.00
10:00 − 15:00	Classic Draft (8-player flights)	$12.00
10:00 − 15:00	Dawn of the Xyz Starter Deck tournament (8-player flights)	$10.00
10:00 − 15:00	Dragons Collide Structure Deck tournament (8-player flights)	$10.00
10:00 − 15:00	Pegasus Challenge (Caste Party Format)	$10.00
10:00	3 vs. 3 team tournament	$30.00 per team
12:00	Attack of the Giant Card!!	$12.00
13:00	Dragon Duel	$4.00
15:45	Cut-off to earn points for the public event playoffs
16:00	Public event playoffs

Main eventEdit

After eleven rounds of Swiss, the tournament switched to single elimination, in which 32 of the highest scoring players took part.^[1][3]

In the top 16, Oliver Tomajko defeated Tyler Tabman, Serge Poinsette defeated Christopher Flores, Feng Chen defeated Matthew O'Neill, George Kyan defeated Merlin Schumacher, Jamal Niles defeated Shane Scurry, Andrew Martin defeated James Hickey-Neumann, Joseph Giorlando defeated Joseph Chang and Jerry Williams defeated Andrew Linou.^[4][5]

In the quarter finals, Serge Poinsette defeated Oliver Tomajko, Feng Chen defeated George Kyan, Andrew Martin defeated Jamal Niles and Joseph Giorlando defeated Jerry Williams.^[5][6]

In the semi finals, Feng Chen defeated Serge Poinsette and Andrew Martin defeated Joseph Giorlando.^[6][2]

In the finals Feng Chen defeated Andrew Martin.^[2]

Top 16[4][5]

Quarter finals[5][6]

Semi finals[6][2]

Final[2]

Oliver Tomajko

Tyler Tabman

Oliver Tomajko

Serge Poinsette

Christopher Flores

Serge Poinsette

Serge Poinsette

Feng Chen

Feng Chen

Matthew O'Neill

Feng Chen

George Kyan

Merlin Schumacher

George Kyan

Feng Chen

Andrew Martin

Shane Scurry

Jamal Niles

Jamal Niles

Andrew Martin

James Hickey-Neumann

Andrew Martin

Andrew Martin

Joseph Giorlando

Joseph Chang

Joseph Giorlando

Joseph Giorlando

Jerry Williams

Andrew Linou

Jerry Williams

Side eventsEdit

The first Attack of the Giant Card!! was won by Ramin Ghodoumipour, who used an "Inzektor" Deck and took the "Cardcar D" Giant Card as his prize.^[7]

The first Dragon Duel tournament was won by Cole Agan, who used a "Chaos Dragon" Deck. The runner-up was Benjamin Leverett, who used a "Dino Rabbit" Deck.^[8] The second Dragon Duel tournament was won by Zachary Leverett, who used a "Dino Rabbit" Deck. The runner-up was Fisher Orlando, who used a "Gravekeeper's" Deck.^[9]

PrizesEdit

Main eventEdit

Participants who preregistered got a TKN4-EN002 Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series "Token".^[10]

The prizes for the main event were as follows.^[1]

Position	Prizes
1st	Ultra Rare "Blood Mefist" Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Prize Card Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Trophy Xbox 360 Elite 250 GB console Paid travel and accommodation to the winner's 2012 World Championship Qualifier Invitation to the 2012 World Championship Qualifier tournament Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series top cut game mat
2nd	Super Rare "Blood Mefist" Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Prize Card 32 GB tablet PC with redemption codes for Konami Mobile games Invitation to the 2012 World Championship Qualifier tournament Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series top cut game mat
3rd	Super Rare "Blood Mefist" Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Prize Card 32 GB touch screen MP3 player with redemption codes for Konami Mobile games Invitation to the 2012 World Championship Qualifier tournament Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series top cut game mat
4th	32 GB touch screen MP3 player with redemption codes for Konami Mobile games Invitation to the 2012 World Championship Qualifier tournament Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series top cut game mat
5th−8th	Video game console with Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's World Championship 2011: Over the Nexus Invitation to the 2012 World Championship Qualifier tournament Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series top cut game mat
9th−16th	24 Booster Packs of the current booster release Invitation to the 2012 World Championship Qualifier tournament Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series top cut game mat
17th−32nd (if attendance > 513)	Invitation to the 2012 World Championship Qualifier tournament. Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series top cut game mat
33rd−64th (if attendance > 2049)	Invitation to the 2012 World Championship Qualifier tournament. Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series top cut game mat
Participation	5 Galactic Overlord Booster Packs

Side eventsEdit

The prizes for the side events were as follows.^[1] Four of the players who accumulated the most points took part in one set of public event playoffs. Another four randomly selected players took part in another set of pubic event playoffs.^[1]

Event	Participation prizes	Winning prizes
16 player 2012 Regional Qualifiers	3 Booster Packs 2 points	1st: Invitation to the 2012 World Championship Qualifier Regional binder 2012 Regional game mat 2 points
3 vs. 3 team dueling tournament	2 Booster Packs and 1 Duelist Pack per member 2 points per member	1st: Uncut 3 x 3 sheet of Secret Rares per member 2 points per member 2nd: Uncut 3 x 3 sheet of Ultra Rares per member 3rd − 4th: Uncut 3 x 3 sheet of Super Rares per member
Attack of the Giant Card!!	3 Booster Packs 2 points	1st: Giant Card (GAOV-EN006 "Cardcar D"[7] or ???) 2 points
Battle Pack: Epic Dawn Sealed Pack tournament	10 Battle Pack: Epic Dawn Booster Packs	1st: Starfoil Prize Card 2nd: Battle Pack Deck holder
Classic Draft	1 Spell Ruler Booster Pack 1 Pharaoh's Servant Booster Pack 1 Invasion of Chaos Booster Pack 3 points	1st: 4 Turbo Pack Booster Packs 3 points 2nd: 2 Turbo Pack Booster Packs
Dawn of the Xyz Starter Deck tournament	1 Dawn of the Xyz Starter Deck 3 points	1st: Dawn of the Xyz Starter Deck tournament game mat 3 points
Dragons Collide Structure Deck tournament	1 Dragons Collide Structure Deck 3 points	1st: Dragons Collide Structure Deck tournament game mat 3 points
Dragon Duel	1 Booster Pack 3 points	1st: 3 points Top 4: Invitation to 2012 Dragon Duel World Championship Qualifier 2012 Regional game mat Dragon Duel medal Dragon Duel t-shirt
Pegasus Challenge	2 Turbo Pack Booster Packs 2 points	1st: 4 Turbo Pack Booster Packs Pegasus Challenge binder 2 points 2nd: 2 Turbo Pack Booster Packs 3rd − 4th: 1 Turbo Pack Booster Pack
Retro Draft	3 Retro Pack 2 Booster Packs 3 points	1st: 4 Turbo Pack Booster Packs 3 points 2nd: 2 Turbo Pack Booster Packs
Win-A-Mat	3 Booster Packs 1 point	1st: Win-A-Mat game mat 1 point
Public events playoff		1st: Super Rare "Blood Mefist" Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Prize Card

DecksEdit

In the top sixteen, Oliver Tomajko, Serge Poinsette, Christopher Flores, Jamal Niles, Shane Scurry, James Hickey-Neumann, Joseph Giorlando and Jerry Williams used "Dino Rabbit" Decks, Matthew O'Neill, Feng Chen, George Kyan and Andrew Martin used "Chaos Dragon" Decks, Joseph Chang used an "Inzektor" Deck, Merlin Schumacher used a "Dark World" Deck, Andrew Linou usde a "Wind-Up" Deck and Tyler Tabman used a "Final Countdown" Deck.^[4]

The top two Decklists were as follows.^[11]

1st - Feng Chen - Chaos Dragon

Monsters Effect Monsters Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning Card Trooper x2 Chaos Sorcerer x2 Dark Armed Dragon Darkflare Dragon x2 Eclipse Wyvern x2 Effect Veiler x3 Gorz the Emissary of Darkness Lightpulsar Dragon x3 Lyla, Lightsworn Sorceress x3 Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon x2 Ryko, Lightsworn Hunter x3 Sangan Tour Guide from the Underworld x3 Fusion Monsters Five-Headed Dragon Synchro Monsters Ally of Justice Catastor Ancient Sacred Wyvern Arcanite Magician Armory Arm Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier Scrap Dragon Xyz Monsters Gaia Dragon, the Thunder Charger Inzektor Exa-Beetle Leviair the Sea Dragon Number 17: Leviathan Dragon Number 20: Giga-Brilliant Number 30: Acid Golem of Destruction Number 39: Utopia Wind-Up Zenmaines

Spells Allure of Darkness Charge of the Light Brigade Dark Hole Forbidden Lance x2 Future Fusion Heavy Storm Monster Reborn Solar Recharge x3

Side Deck

Monsters Effect Monsters Victoria x2

Spells Mystical Space Typhoon x3 Smashing Ground x3

Traps Compulsory Evacuation Device x3 Shadow-Imprisoning Mirror x2 Torrential Tribute x2

2nd - Andrew Martin - Chaos Dragon

Monsters Effect Monsters Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning Card Trooper Chaos Sorcerer x3 Dark Armed Dragon Darkflare Dragon x2 Eclipse Wyvern x2 Effect Veiler Ehren, Lightsworn Monk Gorz the Emissary of Darkness Honest Jain, Lightsworn Paladin Judgment Dragon Lightpulsar Dragon x3 Lumina, Lightsworn Summoner Lyla, Lightsworn Sorceress x3 Phantom of Chaos Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon x2 Ryko, Lightsworn Hunter x3 Sangan Tour Guide from the Underworld x3 Fusion Monsters Five-Headed Dragon Synchro Monsters Black Rose Dragon Scrap Dragon Stardust Dragon Xyz Monsters Inzektor Exa-Beetle Leviair the Sea Dragon Maestroke the Symphony Djinn Number 17: Leviathan Dragon Number 20: Giga-Brilliant Number 25: Force Focus Number 30: Acid Golem of Destruction Number 39: Utopia Photon Strike Bounzer Tiras, Keeper of Genesis Wind-Up Zenmaines

Spells Allure of Darkness Charge of the Light Brigade Dark Hole Future Fusion Heavy Storm Monster Reborn Solar Recharge x3

Side Deck

Monsters Effect Monsters Effect Veiler x2 Electric Virus x2 Maxx "C" x2

Spells Forbidden Chalice x2 Mystical Space Typhoon x3 Soul Taker x2

Traps Royal Decree x2

External linksEdit

• yugioh-card.com Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Philadelphia, Pennsylvania FAQ
• konami.com All articles for 2012/05 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

ReferencesEdit

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8} yugioh-card.com Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Philadelphia, Pennsylvania FAQ
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6} konami.com The Finals: Andrew Martin vs. Feng Chen
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} konami.com YCS Philadelphia First-Timers!
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} konami.com Top 16 Matchups!
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3} konami.com Quarterfinal Pairings
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3} konami.com Semifinal Pairings
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} konami.com Saturday’s ATTACK OF THE GIANT CARDS!! Winner
8. ↑ konami.com Saturday’s Dragon Duel Feature!
9. ↑ konami.com Sunday’s Dragon Duel: Zachary Leverett vs. Fisher Orlando
10. ↑ konami.com Why Should You Pre-Register?
11. ↑ yugiohweblog.com YCS Philadelphia Top 32 Decklists

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