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Four Talented Duelists Advance to the Yu-Gi-Oh! World
Championship 2006 Tournament in Tokyo, Japan
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. –
July 24, 2006 – Konami
Digital Entertainment,
Inc. today announced the
winners of the Yu-Gi-Oh!
U.S. Finals Video Game
Tournament. Sixteen of
the nation’s best
Yu-Gi-Oh! duelists went
head to head in the
competition. The top
four winners from the
tournament won valuable
prizes as well as a trip
to Japan to compete
against the best
duelists in the world at
the Yu-Gi-Oh! World
Championship 2006
Tournament in Tokyo,
Japan August 5th - 6th.
After hours of fierce
competition, 21-year old
Jason Lee from Oakland,
California triumphed
over the 15 other
competitors as the first
place winner. He was
awarded a copy of the
Yu-Gi-Oh! Master
Collection Volume 2, a
limited edition booster
pack and Comic-Con
exclusive Yu-Gi-Oh!
cards from Upper Deck,
Yu-Gi-Oh! branded
merchandise, a spot to
duel in the Yu-Gi-Oh!
World Championship 2006
Tournament in Tokyo and
bragging rights as the
Yu-Gi-Oh! U.S. Finals
Video Game Champion.
The Yu-Gi-Oh! U.S. Finals second, third, and fourth place winners are (in order): 17-year old Patrick Lewis (Norwalk, California), 24-year old Michael Haught (Finleyville, Pennsylvania), and 13-year old Brandon Sherman (Randolph, New Jersey). Each were awarded a limited edition booster pack and Comic-Con exclusive Yu-Gi-Oh! cards from Upper Deck, Yu-Gi-Oh! branded merchandise, and a spot to duel in the Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2006 Tournament in Tokyo. The Yu-Gi-Oh! U.S. Finals Video Game Tournament took place on July 23 from 9:00am – 12:00pm at the Konami booth at the Comic-Con International Expo in San Diego, Calif. The sixteen finalists competed in a bracketed tournament using the Yu-Gi-Oh! Ultimate Masters World Championship Tournament 2006 video game for the Game Boy® Advance. |
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