The world’s best Duelists will converge in Seattle on 7-8 September
Konami Digital Entertainment B.V. (KONAMI) has announced that the Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship is coming to the USA for the first time since 2016. The prestigious World Championship will bring challengers from across the globe to Seattle, Washington on 7-8 September for two days of captivating first-class Dueling. The Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship (WCS) 2024 will feature separate tournaments in four categories for the first time ever. They include tournaments for the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME (TCG), Yu-Gi-Oh! MASTER DUEL, and two different formats for Yu-Gi-Oh! DUEL LINKS. One of the Yu-Gi-Oh! DUEL LINKS formats will be for the SPEED DUEL format as per previous WCS events. The additional Yu-Gi-Oh! DUEL LINKS format will be for the RUSH DUEL format, the new gameplay format introduced to the title in September 2023. KONAMI has also confirmed details on the World Championship Qualifier (WCQ) tournaments for the TCG category in the Americas, Europe and Oceania. At these tournaments, the best Duelists in their respective continents will lock horns to qualify for the Yu-Gi-Oh! WCS 2024, earning the chance to become the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG World Champion. Those scheduled WCQ dates and venues are: Central America 21-23 June in Mexico City, Mexico Oceania 28-30 June in Auckland, New Zealand South America 28-30 June in Lima, Peru North America 19-21 July in Austin, Texas (USA) Europe 26-28 July in Berlin, Germany
Today, the popular Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG is available across the globe, with products distributed in more than 80 countries and 9 languages, to be enjoyed by fans of all ages.
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