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ANAHEIM CONVENTION CENTER TO BECOME WEEKEND HOME TO KONAMI’S Yu-Gi-Oh! CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES NOVEMBER 26-27

Big Weekend Event Includes Special Black Friday Game Mat For Those Who Pre-Register For Event 

Dragon Duel Tournament for Younger Players

El Segundo, Calif. (November 17, 2016) – Nothing says the holidays are upon us like spending your free time gaming with good friends. This Thanksgiving weekend Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. (KONAMI) brings its premier level Yu-Gi-Oh! CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (YCS) to Southern California’s Anaheim Convention Center November 26 – 27. This weekend-long tournament gives hundreds of Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME (TCG) Duelists from across the United States and Canada a chance to show off their Deck-building skills and strategies and to compete with their peers.  

With Black Friday on every Duelist’s mind, KONAMI has created a special enticement to pre-register for the event: each Duelist who pre-registers on Friday, November 25 will receive a specially-designed game mat. Plus in the true spirit of holiday giving, KONAMI will also hold a random drawing for additional prizes for those Duelists who have pre-registered for the Main event.

There promises to be intense back-and-forth of competitive Dueling during the two-day YCS event – and exclusive YCS prize cards will be awarded to the weekend’s top finishers. Those top finishers will receive the new Number 93: Utopia Kaiser prize card. Different from the regular cards found in booster packs and other Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG products, Number 93: Utopia Kaiser can only be obtained by finishing in the Top Three spots at a Main Event of a YCS, or by winning a special Public Events playoff tournament. This makes Number 93: Utopia Kaiser highly coveted by the large community of Duelists around the world that will participate in the high-level competitive YCS events during the course of the season.

Pre-registration for YCS Anaheim will run from 3 p.m. – 7 p.m. on Friday, November 25 and registration will continue promptly at 8 a.m. on Saturday, November 26.  Round One will start at 10 a.m. Upon registering, Duelists will receive five of the recently released Invasion: Vengeance booster packs for participating in KONAMI’s YCS Anaheim. Players will use their constructed Decks all the way to the final match. The top-ranked YCS finishers will earn invitations to participate in their 2017 World Championship Qualifier. Duelists can find the answers to many of their questions in the YCS Anaheim FAQ.

Event Address:

Anaheim Convention Center

Hall E

800 West Katella Avenue

Anaheim, CA 92802

Accompanying the Main Event, KONAMI will also be conducting Dragon Duels (for Duelists born in 2004 or later). The Dragon Duel tournaments on both Saturday and Sunday will be sealed using Battle Pack: Epic Dawn, where each Duelist is given ten sealed Battle Packs to make a new Deck.  The top four finishers in the Dragon Duel events will receive a Dragon Duel Medal, a Regional Deck Box, a Dragon Duel T-shirt, and a 2017 Regional Game Mat. Top-ranked finishers will also earn an invitation to their 2017 Dragon Duel World Championship Qualifier.

The two victors from the Saturday and Sunday tournaments will face off in a best 2-out-of-3 head-to-head matchup using their own pre-constructed Decks in the Advanced Format, to determine the weekend’s overall winner and a chance at the ultimate prize: to hoist the Dragon Duel Champion’s trophy and the coveted title of YCS Anaheim Dragon Duel Champion! In addition, the Dragon Duel Champion will also receive a Super Rare set of the Darklord YCS prize cards. Entry to the Dragon Duel tournaments is free to qualified players.

A full range of Public Events such as 2017 Regional Qualifiers, Ultimate Duelist Series Qualifiers, School Tournament Series, 3 vs. 3 Team Dueling, ATTACK OF THE GIANT CARD!!, Win-A-Mat, Sealed Starter Deck and Structure Deck, Duelist League, Yu-Gi-Oh! Day, and Generation Duel Tournaments will be held through the weekend. Additionally, a charity tournament will be held to honor fallen Konami employee Michael Sewell, with 100% of the proceeds being donated to Reading to Kids, a grassroots organization dedicated to inspiring underserved children with a love of reading. The tournament will be styled similarly to the Ultimate Pegasus Challenge, a fun and unpredictable tournament in which new rules are announced every round. Duelists may also have a chance to compete against a Konami employee for a chance to win an additional prize.

Prizing Information for YCS Anaheim:

·         1^st place – Ultra Rare Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Prize Card: Number 93: Utopia Kaiser; Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Trophy; Paid travel and accommodations to the winner’s 2017 World Championship Qualifier; Invite to and VIP Status at the 2017 World Championship Qualifier tournament; PlayStation©4 system; Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Top Cut Game Mat; 30 Ultimate Duelist Series Points.

·         2^nd place – Super Rare Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Prize Card: Number 93: Utopia Kaiser; PlayStation©4 system; Invite to the 2017 World Championship Qualifier tournament; Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Top Cut Game Mat; 10 Ultimate Duelist Series Points.

·         3^rd place – Super Rare Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Prize Card: Number 93: Utopia Kaiser; Xbox One console; Invite to the 2017 World Championship Qualifier tournament; Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Top Cut Game Mat; 10 Ultimate Duelist Series Points.

·         4^th place – Xbox One console; Invite to the 2017 World Championship Qualifier tournament; Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Top Cut Game Mat; 10 Ultimate Duelist Series Points.

·         5^th–8^th place – Nintendo 3DS XL Console; Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Top Cut Game Mat; Invite to the 2017 World Championship Qualifier tournament; 10 Ultimate Duelist Series Points.

·         9^th– 16^th place – 24 booster packs of Invasion: Vengeance; Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Top Cut Game Mat; Invite to the 2017 World Championship Qualifier tournament; 10 Ultimate Duelist Series Points.

·         17^th–32^nd place – Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Top Cut Game Mat; Invite to the 2017 World Championship Qualifier tournament; 10 Ultimate Duelist Series Points.

For those unable to attend YCS Anaheim, Duelists can follow the live stream on the official Yu-Gi-Oh! channels on Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/officialyugiohchannel/) and

Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/user/OfficialYuGiOhTCG), as well as round-by-round online coverage of the event at on www.yugioh-card.com/en/events.