Yu‑Gi‑Oh! World Championship 2025
Duel with your best Decks to become the world’s top Duelists
at the Yu‑Gi‑Oh! World Championship!
Last Updated 30th of April 2025
The Yu‑Gi‑Oh! World Championship (WCS) is a tournament that determines the world’s No.1 Duelist in 4 categories: Yu‑Gi‑Oh! TRADING CARD GAME, Yu‑Gi‑Oh! DUEL LINKS (SPEED DUEL format), Yu‑Gi‑Oh! DUEL LINKS (RUSH DUEL format) and Yu‑Gi‑Oh! MASTER DUEL.
The 2025 WCS will take place on 29th – 31st of August in Paris, France at the Maison de la Mutualité.
| Dates | City | Address |
| 29.08 – 31.08.2025 | Paris, France | Maison de la Mutualité 24 Rue Saint-Victor 75005 Paris |
Player Information
Schedule
| Friday, 29th August (Closed to the public) | Yu‑Gi‑Oh! DUEL LINKS RUSH DUEL Format Swiss Rounds & Semi-Finals Yu‑Gi‑Oh! DUEL LINKS SPEED DUEL Format Swiss Rounds & Semi-Finals Yu‑Gi‑Oh! MASTER DUEL Round Robin |
| Saturday, 30th August | Yu‑Gi‑Oh! DUEL LINKS RUSH DUEL Format Championship Match Yu‑Gi‑Oh! DUEL LINKS SPEED DUEL Format Championship Match Yu‑Gi‑Oh! MASTER DUEL Semi-Finals & Championship Match Yu‑Gi‑Oh! TRADING CARD GAME Swiss Rounds |
| Sunday, 31st August | Yu‑Gi‑Oh! TRADING CARD GAME Quarter-Finals & Semi-Finals & Championship Match |
Spectator Information
To celebrate the Yu‑Gi‑Oh! World Championship 2025, KONAMI is opening up a raffle for residents of select European countries (United Kingdom, Switzerland and the European Economic Area, excluding Italy*), giving Yu‑Gi‑Oh! Card Game fans the opportunity to win a FREE spectator pass for either Saturday or Sunday of the event finals.
*Italian fans, do not despair – there will be a separate system set up via which you will also be able to try and claim a free pass
Attendees with the free spectator pass will be eligible to claim 2 x Yu‑Gi‑Oh! World Championship 2025 Secret Rare unique promotional cards: Fracas, le Guerrier Magique (Breaker the Magical Warrior) and Force de Miroir (Mirror Force) at the conclusion of each day’s final match.
The same unique promotional cards will also be made available as prizing at the Yu‑Gi‑Oh! World Championship 2025 Celebration Events, being hosted by Official Tournament Stores around the globe on the weekend of the event – more information on those will be revealed soon.
The raffle will open for entries on 30th of April 2025 at 12:00 BST / 13:00 CEST and close on 21st of May at 12:00 BST / 13:00 CEST.
To enter the raffle, users must:
- Have the Yu‑Gi‑Oh! NEURON app installed on their smart device
- Have a KONAMI ID that is linked to their NEURON app (click here for more information on linking the two)
- Enter the raffle within their Yu‑Gi‑Oh! NEURON app – members of the eligible countries will find it in News -> Notifications
You may only enter once per raffle per person (there are 2 raffles: 1 for Saturday only and 1 for Sunday only).
Detailed terms and conditions can be found below:
Spectator Schedule:
Saturday 30th of August:
- Opening Celebration
- Yu‑Gi‑Oh! MASTER DUEL Semi-Finals – feature match
- Yu‑Gi‑Oh! DUEL LINKS RUSH DUEL Format Finals
- Yu‑Gi‑Oh! DUEL LINKS SPEED DUEL Format Finals
- Yu‑Gi‑Oh! MASTER DUEL Finals
Sunday 31st of August:
- Opening Celebration
- Stage Show
- Yu‑Gi‑Oh! TRADING CARD GAME Semi-Final 1
- Yu‑Gi‑Oh! TRADING CARD GAME Semi-Final 2
- Yu‑Gi‑Oh! TRADING CARD GAME Finals
- Closing Ceremony
Event Coverage
For our viewers at home, the 3-day event will be livestreamed on our official channels as per the following schedule:
Friday 29th August
- Yu‑Gi‑Oh! MASTER DUEL Round Robin
- Yu‑Gi‑Oh! DUEL LINKS SPEED DUEL Format Swiss Rounds & Semi-Finals
- Yu‑Gi‑Oh! DUEL LINKS RUSH DUEL Format Swiss Rounds & Semi-Finals
Saturday 30th August
- Yu‑Gi‑Oh! TRADING CARD GAME Swiss Rounds (1 feature match per round)
- Yu‑Gi‑Oh! MASTER DUEL Semi-Finals & Finals
- Yu‑Gi‑Oh! DUEL LINKS SPEED DUEL Format Finals
- Yu‑Gi‑Oh! DUEL LINKS RUSH DUEL Format Finals
Sunday 31st August
- Yu‑Gi‑Oh! TRADING CARD GAME Top 8, Semi-Finals and Finals
Full livestream schedule, including each channel, will be revealed soon.
Please follow our YuGiOhCardEU Social Media accounts, where more information will be provided soon:
- Facebook: www.facebook.com/YuGiOhCardEU
- Instagram: www.instagram.com/YuGiOhCardEU
- X: www.x.com/YuGiOhCardEU
There will be also extensive social media coverage of the event provided through the above EU channels.
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