YCS Barcelona 1st/2nd December 2012
On this special site we will collect all information about the next YCS in Europe!Decklist Overview
| Position | Type | Player | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deckprofile 3 | Dragunity | Julien Lafon | Link |
| Deckprofile 2 | Malefic Dragons | Nicolas Pirasteh | Link |
| Deckprofile 1 | Flamvell | Walid Ben-Abbes | Link |
| Team United Gosus | Wind-Up | Stephan Sluis | Link |
| Team United Gosus | Mermail | Soner Güngör | Link |
| Team United Gosus | Agents | Simon He | Link |
| Team United Gosus | Wind-Up | Patrik Rieder | Link |
| Team United Gosus | Wind-Up | Rodrigo Togores | Link |
| Team United Gosus | Dino Rabbit | Claudio Kirchmair | Link |
| Team United Gosus | Agents | Michel Grüner | Link |
| Team United Gosus | Agents | Ramin Tezkol | Link |
| Team United Gosus | Wind-Ups | Lukas Prinz | Link |
| Feature Match Final | Dino Rabbit | Jack Bruun | Link |
| Feature Match Top 4 | Dino Rabbit | Jack Bruun | Link |
| Feature Match Top 8 | Agents | Ali Fawaz | Link |
| Feature Match Top 16 | Dino Rabbit | Jack Bruun | Link |
| Feature Match Top 32 | Mermail | Frederico Zoppini | Link |
| Feature Match 10 | No Winner | No Winner | Coming Soon |
| Feature Match 9 | Dino Rabbit | Fabio Minicozzi | Coming Soon |
| Feature Match 8 | Inzektor | Peter Groß | Link |
| Feature Match 7 | Dino Rabbit | Samuel Gutierrez Olivs | Link |
| Feature Match 6 | Atlantean Mermial | Frazier Smith | Link |
| Feature Match 5 | Hero Beat | Teresa Vairo | Link |
| Feature Match 5 | Inzektor | Daniel Cairns | Link |
| Feature Match 4 | Wind-Up | Luca Meroni | Link |
| Feature Match 3 | Agents | Sean Jones | Link |
| Feature Match 2 | Wind-Up | Filipe Benedetto | Link |
| Feature Match 1 | Prophecy | Diego Badinotti | Link |
| Top 32 | Dino Rabbit | Piyal Peiris | Link |
| Top 32 | Mermails | Joshua Schmidt | Link |
| Top 32 | Agents | Urh Kovačič | Link |
| Top 32 | Agent | Simon He | Link |
| Top 32 | Atlantean Mermial | Soner Güngör | Link |
| Top 32 | Dino Rabbit | Samuel Gutierrez Olivs | Link |
| Top 32 | Wind-Ups | Andrea Ippolito | Coming Soon |
| Top 32 | Mermail | Sebastien Ma | Coming Soon |
| Top 32 | Mermail | Leeroy Bitbol | Coming Soon |
| Top 32 | Inzektor | Rafaelo Sarmiento | Coming Soon |
| Top 32 | Mermail | Noel Garde | Coming Soon |
| Top 32 | Wind-Ups | Thierry Cyganek | Coming Soon |
| Top 32 | Wind-Ups | Leonardo Pavone | Coming Soon |
| Top 32 | Chain Burn | Marcus Schultze | Coming Soon |
| Top 32 | Inzektor | Denis Bequiri | Coming Soon |
| Top 16 | Wind-Ups | Sean McCabe | Link |
| Top 16 | Wind-Ups | Paul Clarke | Link |
| Top 16 | Wind-Ups | Kristoffer Nielsen | Link |
| Top 16 | Wind-Ups | Alexis Payet | Coming Soon |
| Top 16 | Agent | Tolga Erkoc | Coming Soon |
| Top 16 | Wind-Ups | Nikos Hadjiioannou | Coming Soon |
| Top 16 | Wind-Ups | Tony Vetuli | Link |
| Top 16 | Inzektors | Peter Groß | Link |
| Top 8 | Dino Rabbit | Robin Wetzel | Coming Soon |
| Top 8 | Wind-Ups | Alpay Engin | Link |
| Top 8 | Wind-Ups | Luca Chetoni | Link |
| Top 8 | Wind-Ups | Rocco Tamburlini | Link |
| 4th Place | Agents | Ali Fawaz | Link |
| 3rd Place | Wind-Up | Stephan Sluis | Link |
| 2nd Place | Atlanteans Mermail | Federico Zoppini | Link |
| Winner | Macro Dino | Jack Bruun | Link |
Newest Decklists and Information
Teresa Vairos Heros [Feature Match 5 - YCS Barcelona]
January 12th, 2013
She has a hard Match, but in the last Duell she lost against Daniel Cairns Inzektors. Here is Teresa Vairos Hero Beat Decklist:
Monsters: 7
Elemental HERO Stratos ... Read more!
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Tony Vetulis Wind-Ups [Top 32 - YCS Barcelona]
December 31st, 2012
Monsters: 22
3 Wind-Up Rabbit ...Read more!
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Lukas Prinz's Wind-Ups [United Gosus - YCS Barcelona]
December 29th, 2012
Lukas Prinz (Wind-Up - 0-2)
Monsters: 18
3 Wind-Up Rabbit ...Read more!
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Ramin Tezkols Agents [United Gosus - YCS Barcelona]
December 29th, 2012
Ramin Tezkol (Agents3-3)
Monsters: 23
3 Mystical Shine Ball ...Read more!
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Michel Grüners Agents [United Gosus - YCS Barcelona]
December 29th, 2012
Michel Grüner (Agents - 3-2-1)
Monsters: 29
3 Mystical Shine Ball ...Read more!
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Claudio Kirchmairs Rabbits [United Gosus - YCS Barcelona]
December 29th, 2012
Claudio Kirchmair (Rabbit - 3-2-1)
Monster: 14
3 Sabersaurus ...Read more!
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Rodrigo Togores Wind-Ups [United Gosus - YCS Barcelona]
December 29th, 2012
Rodrigo Togores (Wind-Up - 6-3)
Monsters: 18
3 Wind-Up Rabbit ...Read more!
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Patrik Rieders Wind-Ups [United Gosus - YCS Barcelona]
December 29th, 2012
Patrik Rieder (Wind-Up - 6-3)
Monsters: 17
3 Wind-Up Magician... Read more!
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TCGdecklist: Top 32 Decklists YCS Barcelona [Video]
December 23rd, 2012
More Videos and Deck-Profiles: TCGdecklist YouTube Kanal.
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Alpay Engin Top 8 Wind-Ups
December 21th, 2012
Monsters:
3 Wind-Up Rat ...Read more!
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Luca Chetonis Top 8 Wind-Ups
December 20th, 2012
Monsters: 18
3 Wind-Up Rabbit ...Read more!
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4th Place: Ali Fawaz Agents
December 20th, 2012
Monsters: 29
3 Mystical Shine Ball ...Read more!
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Feature Match 7: Samuel Gutierrez Olivs (Dino Rabbit)
December 16th, 2012
Monsters: 18
2 Rescue Rabbit ...Read more!
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Piyal Peiris Top 32 Dino Rabbits
December 16th, 2012
Monsters: 18
2 Rescue Rabbit ...Read more!
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Joshua Schmidts Top 32 Mermails
December 16th, 2012
Monsters: 28
3 Mermail Abyssmegalo ...Read more!
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Urh Kovačič Top 32 Agents
December 16th, 2012
Monsters: 30
3 Master Hyperion ...Read more!
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Sean McCabes Top 16 Wind-Ups
December 16th, 2012
Monsters: 19
3 Wind-Up Rabbit ...Read more!
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Paul Clarkes Top 16 Wind-Ups
December 16th, 2012
Monsters: 18
3 Wind-Up Rabbit ...Read more!
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Kristoffer Nielsen Top 16 Wind-Ups
December 16th, 2012
Monsters: 18
3 Wind-Up Rabbit ...Read more!
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Peter Groß Top 16 Inzektors
December 16th, 2012
Monsters: 20
3 Inzektor Ladybug ...Read more!
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Top8 Rocco Tamburlini (Wind-Ups)
December 15th, 2012
Monsters: 20
3 Wind-Up Rabbit ...Read more.
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Top 32 - Soner Güngör Atlantean Mermial
December 7th, 2012
Soner Güngör won up to the Top 32 - where he lost against a Lucky Guy - 8-2 Swiss.
Here is his Decklist:
Monsters: 26
3 Atlantean Dragoons... read more.
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The YCS Barcelona ends - Thank you for this Days
December 3rd, 2012
This two days were special days for Jack Bruun, but also for all Players, Judges and poor Players, which had to read the Coverages on the YuGiOh Blog (YuGiOh Coverage Blog). But now this days are over and we have to go with the daily routine - without wins, Matches and lots of cards. Concratulation to the top Players and Jack Bruun - Thanks for the brilliant work of Judges and amazing Games of Players - Thank you for reading at this small YCS Special Blog. We will upload some Winner-Decklists from the Feature Matches, but still waiting for the Top 32 Decklists of Konami. Thank you.
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3rd Place Barcelona and 2 YCS Wins - Sluis' Wind-Ups
December 3rd, 2012
He lost against the Winner of this tournament. In February he won the YCS Leipzig with Rabbits and now he lost against it. Here is Stephan Sluis Wind-Up Deck - collect by us with the help of the Feature Matches - 80% correct.
Monsters: 16
3 Wind-Up Magician ...read more!
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Top 32 Barcelona and 5th Place Rhode Island - Simon He's Agents
December 3rd, 2012
He lost in Top 32 but against the Vize-Winner Zoppini - with the same Deck he won the 5th Place at YCS Rhode Island. Here is Simon He's Agent Army.
Monsters: 29
3 Mystical Shine Ball ...read more!
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The Vize-Winner Deck - Zoppini's Atlanteans
December 2nd, 2012
Near the Triumph Zoppini wasn't able to get it - first he won against He, but then he lost against Bruun - here is his Deck.
Collect by us with the help of the Final Match and the Top 32 Feature Match - 80% correct ;-)
Monsters: 25
3 Deep Sea Diva ...read more!
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Jack Bruun's YCS Winner Deck
December 2nd, 2012
It was a hard match against Frederico Zoppini and Stephan Sluis and nobody knew who would win this big Tournament in Spain - but now we have the Decklist create by us with the help of Feature Matches - 90% correct!
Monsters: 19
2 Tour Guide From the Underworld ...read more!
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Julien Lafon's Dragunity Deck
December 2nd, 2012
Julien Lafon is one of the 12 American Duelists that made the trip to Barcelona for the YCS. He got a Feature Match on Day 1 (in which he was defeated by Wind-Ups) but other than that he’s been winning all around him. He ended up making it to Day 2 but one final loss knocked him out of contention. His Deck’s quite interesting and immensely powerful though, so let’s take a further look at it.
Monsters: 16
3 Dragunity Dux ...read more!
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Nicolas Pirasteh's Malefic Dragons
December 2nd, 2012
The event is slowly coming to an end but the coverage is far from done. We present you one of the unique choices that we saw this weekend: Nicolas Pirasteh’s Malefic Dragons!
Monsters: 12
3 Malefic Stardust Dragon ...read more!
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Walid Ben-Abbes' Flamvell Deck
December 2nd, 2012
We just saw Walid Ben-Abbes take part in a closely fought Feature Match that went all the way to Duel 3 and beyond. He’s made it this far with a deck that many haven’t seen in years and others haven’t seen at all; Flamvells! After the Match we discussed the deck briefly before the next set of pairings went up.
Monsters: 22
3 Flamvell Firedog ...read more!
Written by: Peter Frottier (Coverage Blog)
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Coverage overview Day 1 (Coverage Blog)
December 1st, 2012
The first day ends. 820 Duelists are going to their hotels to survive a night without YuGiOh. Dream about their YCS Win in future or think about their mistakes in some duels... We hope the next day becomes a amazing day like today. Thanks to all judges and Players in Barcelona - thanks to you for read in this small blog. We hope we are allowed to say welcome to you tomorrow.
Lithium2300 befor the YCS
More Pictures and news on the YuGiOh Coverage Blog
Coverage Videos and Duel-Videos on Lithium2300s YouTube Channel.
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Coverage overview Day 1 (Coverage Blog)
December 1st, 2012
Decklist Overview after Day 1
| Round | Name | Type | Player | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 6 | Barcelons 6th Feature Match - The first Atlantean vs a unique Deck | Atlantean Mermial | Frazier Smith | Link |
| Round 5 | Barcelons 5th Feature Match - Wind-Up vs female Heros | Inzektor | Daniel Cairns | Link |
| Round 4 | Barcelons 4th Feature Match - Dragunities vs. Wind-Ups | Wind-Up | Luca Meroni | Link |
| Round 3 | Barcelonas 3rd Feature Match - Sean Jones Agents | Agents | Sean Jones | Link |
| Round 2 | Barcelonas 2nd Feature Match - Wind-Up against Wind-Up! | Wind-Up | Filipe Benedetto | Link |
| Round 1 | Barcelonas 1st Feature Match - Prophecy wins! | Prophecy | Diego Badinotti | Link |
Below you can find an overview with direct link to all articles published during Saturday of our live coverage from the YCS Barcelona.
News & Updates
Welcome to YCS Barcelona!
Our first YCS Barcelona WCQ Regional Winner!
Attack of the Giant Seal!!
That’s it for Day 1.
Standings & Playoffs
Standings after round 3
Standings after round 4
Standings after round 5
Standings after round 6
Final Standings of day 1
Feature Matches
Round 1: Diego Badinotti (Prophecy) vs. Cyril Eguerre (Hero Beat)
Round 2: Angel Matas vs Filipe Benedetto
Round 3: Sean Jones (Agents) vs. Cano Polatius (Flip Flop)
Round 4: Julien Lafon vs Luca Meroni
Round 5: Daniel Cairns (Inzektor) vs. Teresa Vairo (Hero Beat)
Round 6: Frazier Smith vs Nicolas Petz
Round 7: Ping Xiao (Dino Rabbit) vs. Samuel Gutierrez Olivs (Dino Rabbit)
Deck Analysis & Strategy
The Decks to expect at YCS Barcelona
Deck Analysis: Diego Badinotti’s Prophecy Deck
Other
Registration has begun.
A look at the venue prior to the beginning
Talking to 2 World Dragon Duelists!
A look at the action from Round 1.
Duelist Diary YCS Barcelona #1
QQ: What was the “Card of the Year”?
A quick chat with Simon He
2012 in Review
A look at the action during Round 4
Top Tables in Round 4
A look at the action from Round 5.
Duelist Diary Update #1
QQ: What were your personal Highlights in 2012?
The Top Tables for Round 7
Diary Duelist Update #2
Read the List at the Coverage Blog!
Written by: Peter Frottier (Coverage Blog)
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Barcelons 6th Feature Match happened - The first Atlantean vs a unique Deck
December 1st, 2012
Frazier Smith (Atlantean Mermail) vs Nicolas Petz (unique Deck)
This was the first Feature Match with an Atlantean and Mermail Army, but it was hard to gain the points.
Monsters: 23
2 Genex Undine ...read more
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Barcelons 5th Feature Match happened - Wind-Up vs female Heros
December 1st, 2012
Daniel Cairns (Inzektor) vs. Teresa Vairo (Hero Beat)
It was a hard Match for Cairns to beat Teresa Vairos Heros, but he didn't fail.
Monsters: 18
2 Thunder King Rai-Oh ...read more
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Barcelons 4th Feature Match happened - Dragunities vs. Wind-Ups
December 1st, 2012
One more time we was allowed to see the Wind-Up Army - and one more time they won.
Julien Lafon (Dragunity) vs Luca Meroni (Wind-Up)
Monsters: 18
2 Tour Guide From the Underworld ...read more
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Barcelonas 3rd Feature Match happened - Sean Jones Agents
December 1st, 2012
That was a fast match! Sean Jones (Agents) vs. Cano Polatius (Flip Flop) - The Agents win after two Duels
And here is his Decklist:
Monsters: 23 ...read more
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Barcelonas 2nd Feature Match happend - Wind-Up against Wind-Up!
December 1st, 2012
The second Round ends! This was an fantastic Mirror-Match! Wind-Up against Wind-Up - Filipe Benedetto wins this Match
And here is his Decklist:
Monsters: 21
1 D.D. Crow ...read more
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Barcelonas 1st Feature Match happend - Prophecy wins!
December 1st, 2012
The first Round ends! In the first Feature Match Diego Badinotti wins with a brilliant Prophecy Deck!
And here is his Decklist:
Monsters:
3 High Priestess of Prophecy ...read more
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Barcelonas 1st Round
December 1st, 2012
The official tournament starts 11:45 am!
Here a quick look around the tables.
Thanks to all judges and photographer at the YCS Barcelona.
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YCS Barcelonas Decks
December 1st, 2012
Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Barcelona is the first Advanced Format YCS to be held in Europe in this format, and our first chance to see what kinds of Decks everybody has been using and working on over the past few months. To get an impression of what the field will look like, Duelists have been keeping a close eye on American YCS events and what has been doing well over there. Here’s a few of the Decks we can expect to see over the coming weekend.
Mermail
Mermail (or Mermail Atlantean if you prefer) is a new WATER-based Deck that “made a big splash” at YCS Seattle last week. The Deck focuses on Summoning powerful monsters like Mermail Abyssmegalo and Moulinglacia the Elemental Lord and powering through the Deck with Abyss-Sphere, Mermail Abysspike and Mermail Abysslinde. The Mermail monsters from Abyss Rising are combined with the Atlantean monsters from Structure Deck: Realm of the Sea Emperor, most notably Atlantean Marksman and Atlantean Heavy Infantry which can destroy opposing cards when you use the effects of other monsters.
The Mermail Deck’s strength lies in its speed; it’s capable of Summoning high ATK monsters in very quick fashion and ending Duels in a matter of turns. In its first major event (YCS Seattle) the Deck took 7 Duelists with it to the Top 32, and went all the way to the finals, narrowly losing out to Inzektors. Maybe it will go one better here in Barcelona.
Wind-Up
Wind-Ups are one of the most powerful and widely-played Decks of 2012; having made an immediate impact at the start of the year the Deck has evolved and adapted to recent changes in the competitive environment. Many of the monsters that were present in the original “Hunter loop” builds are still being used today; Wind-Up Rat, Wind-Up Shark, Wind-Up Magician and Wind-Up Rabbit are all effective at working together and Summoning powerful Xyz Monsters like Number 16: Shock Master.
Just like Mermails, Wind-Ups took 7 spots in Seattle’s Top 32 before eventually finishing in third place. One of the Top 32 was German Duelist Lukas Prinz, a regular on the European YCS circuit who also made Top 8 at YCS Paris last year. Expect him and many others to take Wind-Ups to the top tables.
Agents
Master Hyperion and pals are back! Agents were one of the standout Decks of 2011, quickly making an impact and eventually winning the Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship in Amsterdam. As Inzektors and Wind-Ups took over the top tables in early 2012, the LIGHT-based Deck went under the radar for a while, but is now re-emerging to become a widely respected force.
Many of the key cards and combos are still the same as before; The Agent of Creation - Venus Summons Mystical Shine Balls and Master Hyperion destroys cards. DARK monsters like Tour Guide From the Underworld, Tragoedia and Gorz the Emissary of Darkness are also used to accommodate Chaos Sorcerer and Black Luster Soldier – Envoy of the Beginning. The Deck is very monster-heavy these days but that didn’t stop it taking 6 Top 32 spots at YCS Seattle (one of which was Simon He from the UK). Along with Mermail and Wind-Up, it’s one of the 3 Decks that should be expected to go all the way to the Top 4.
In addition to the above, there’s also Dino Rabbit, which has seen a resurgence in form, and Inzektors which was the overall victor of YCS Seattle. Chaos Dragons, Dark World, Geargia and even Chain Burn also made Top 32 at that event, and all could very well do the same here. Yu-Gi-Oh! is such a diverse game right now that any well-built Deck with a skilled Duelist piloting it could make it to the Top Cut, and I’m sure Sunday’s results will surprise quite a few!
Source: YuGiOh Coverage Blog
Thanks to all Konami Judges, which post the newest Information which happend in Barcelona.
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YCS Barcelone
December 1st, 2012
The first YuGiOh ChampionShip Series stop in December starts today in Barcelona!
We hope all European YuGiOh Players join the great tournament in Spain.
On this site we will publish the newest news from the YCS. Please visit the best Blog on Web:
YuGiOh Coverage Blog
Thanks to all Judges and all Players to organize and play for the next two Days in Spain.
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