National Championships

This is where the action is! Players from all over the country gather at this tournament to Duel for the title of “National Champion”, for a qualification to the European Championship and of course, for cool, exclusive prizes.

National Championships often attract several hundred players – the main event is often accompanied by open side events and other attractions*, so National Championships have something in stock for everyone. Don’t miss your chance to participate in this unique Yu-Gi-Oh! party!

For 2010, some countries will have open Nationals, whereas others hold Nationals that require prior qualification at one of the National Qualifier tournaments. Please check the table below to find out what kind of Nationals is held in your country.

*For more detailled information on which side events are run at your country’s Nationals, please contact that Nationals’ organizer (Contact details can be found in the table below).

How to qualify for Nationals

Any player can participate in open Nationals.

Invitation-only Nationals are open to the following players:

• Players who earned a qualification at one of that country’s National Qualifier tournaments;
• Players who earned a qualification at one of that country’s Last Chance Qualifiers;
• The 2009 National Champion;
• The 2009 National Dragon Duel Champion.

Both types of Nationals can be attended only by players holding a permanent residence in that country.

A list of qualified players can be found on this page soon.

Structure

• All National Championships will be Advanced Constructed format.
• All National Championships will consist of a number of Swiss-style rounds, dependant on the number of participants, as follows:

# of players	# of rounds
1-8	3
9-16	4
17-32	5
33-64	6
65-128	7
129-256	8
...	...

• After those Swiss rounds, there will be a cut to the Top 8 players, who will continue to play in single-elimination mode. For Nationals that have more than 128 players, the organizer can choose to cut to Top16 instead. For Nationals that have more than 256 players, the organizer can choose to cut to Top32 instead. This choice will be announced at the beginning of the tournament.
• There is a playoff match between the two semifinals losers, to determine 3rd and 4th place.
• The top-finishing players qualify for the European Championships, as follows:

 

 

Dragon Duel

One of the side events offered at Nationals will be specifically designed towards junior players. This event will be open to all players born in 1997 or later, and it will offer prizes similar to the ones used at the main event. This Dragon Duel tournament is a stand-alone event: No qualification is necessary to compete in it, and it doesn’t offer any qualifications to higher-level events.

 

Prizes

Nationals Prizes:

 

Who	Prize	Special Prize
Winner	Travel & Accomodation to the European Championships*	Dark End Dragon
Top 4	Trophies	Binder
Top 16 (Open)	WCQ Gamemat
Top 32 (Invitation only)	WCQ Gamemat
1/8 Participants	Qualification to the European Championships
all	WCQ Sleeves

* Includes a parent/guardian if the winner is under age.

 

 

Dragon Duelist Prizes:

Who	Prize	Special Prize
Winner	Trophy	Dark End Dragon
Top 4	WCQ Gamemat	Binder
Top 5 - 8	Regional Gamemat

 

Dates and venues

Please find more information about your country’s National Championship in the following table. Clicking on the country's name gives you more information!

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