Chris Bowling EDGED OUT HUNDREDS OF DUELISTS TO WIN THE KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT, INC. Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME SHONEN JUMP CHAMPIONSHIP IN AUSTIN, TX

 

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. – October 19, 2009 – More than 500 Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s TRADING CARD GAME (TCG) Duelists showed off their Dueling skills with the ultimate goal to be crowned the 70^th SHONEN JUMP Championship Winner in mind.  Chris Bowling, from Arlington, TX, out-battled the field to claim the coveted title and qualify for the 2010 U.S. National Championship. In 2008, Bowling also won the U.S. National Championship.

Chris Bowling matched Morandice Black card for card for the title after two days of intense Dueling.  Both competitors brought their “A” game, with Bowling playing a Twilght Deck and Black countering with his Lightsworn Deck, respectively, ready for a grueling Match.  Bowling and his peers took home prize packs that included such items as a “Dark End Dragon” SHONEN JUMP Championship Prize Card, a Top 16 SHONEN JUMP Championship Game Mat, popular personal video game console with Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s Stardust Accelerator World Championship 2009, Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s Wheelie Breakers, a 32 GB personal music player with codes to download Konami Mobile Games, and complimentary subscriptions to SHONEN JUMP magazine. Chris will also receive a paid trip to the National Championship in 2010, courtesy of Konami Digital Entertainment. 

In addition to Bowling and Black, the top 16 finalists from the Austin SHONEN JUMP Championship, along with the top Duelists from the Sunday Regional Qualifiers, qualify to participate in their countries’ respective 2010 National Championship.

 

For more information on Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME or the SHONEN JUMP Championship series, please visit www.yugioh-card.com.