This is the most important match of the tournament for these two players with the winner going to the world championships. We have seen both these players before and they are not going to hold back as they try to win arguable the most stressful match of their career.

We have Sydney’s Jerry Zhang against Melbourne’s Frankie Lin.

Game 1 

Jerry wins the die roll and chooses to go first. He Normal Summons Cooky☆Yummy and Link Summons Yummy☆Snatchy using its effect to place Yummyusment☆Mignon which special summons back Cooky☆Yummy. Both monsters are used to Synchro Summon Lollipo☆Yummy Way which immediately summons them both back and Synchro Summons Cupsy☆Yummy Way which adds Marshmao☆Yummy and Cupsy☆Yummy discarding Skull Archfiend of Chaos which is able to send Mitsurugi Mirror adding Ame no Habakiri no Mitsurugi to hand. Ame no Habakiri no Mitsurugi is used to summon then tribute Mitsurugi no Mikoto, Saji from deck who adds Mitsurugi Ritual to hand. Jerry special Summons Cupsy☆Yummy to add Lollipo☆Yummy and then activates Fiendsmith’s Tract adding Fabled Lurrie which special summons itself. Fabled Lurrie Link Summons Fiendsmith’s Requiem which tributes itself to summon Lacrima the Crimson Tears from deck sending Fiendsmith Engraver. Lacrima the Crimson Tears and Cupsy☆Yummy are used to make Fiendsmith’s Sequence and its effect shuffles back Fabled Lurrie and Lacrima the Crimson Tears to Fusion Summon Aerial Eater which sends back the Lacrima the Crimson Tears. He next activates Mitsurugi Ritual to summon Ame no Habakiri no Mitsurugi from hand tributing Mitsurugi no Mikoto, Kusanagi and Mitsurugi no Mikoto, Aramasa from deck. Jerry adds back Mitsurugi Ritual and then Futsu no Mitama no Mitsurugi from deck. He activates Mitsurugi Ritual again tributing Ame no Habakiri no Mitsurugi to summon Ame no Murakumo no Mitsurugi from deck, Ame no Habakiri no Mitsurugi special summons itself and adds back Mitsurugi Mirror which shuffled into the deck from its effect. Ame no Habakiri no Mitsurugi and Fiendsmith’s Sequence are used to Link Summon Dyna Mondo. Fiendsmith Engraver shuffles back Fiendsmith’s Sequence to summon itself and then combined with Aerial Eater into D/D/D Wave High King Caesar. Next he uses Mitsurugi Mirror to tribute Ame no Murakumo no Mitsurugi to summon Futsu no Mitama no Mitsurugi and Ame no Murakumo no Mitsurugi adds Mitsurugi Prayers. Lollipo☆Yummy is Special Summoned and used with Lollipo☆Yummy Way to make S:P Little Knight. He sets 3 and ends his turn.

Frankie starts his turn with a Normal Summon Aluber the Jester of Despia to add Branded Fusion. He activates The Fallen & The Virtuous sending Titaniklad the Ash Dragon to destroy D/D/D Wave High King Caesar. He activates Branded Fusion but in response, Jerry uses Cupsy☆Yummy Way to summon back Lollipo☆Yummy and Lollipo☆Yummy Way from the graveyard. Branded Fusion resolves sending Fallen of the White Dragon and Albion the Shrouded Dragon for Lubellion the Searing Dragon and uses it discarding opening. Jerry uses Lollipo☆Yummy to target Branded Fusion and Futsu no Mitama no Mitsurugi summons Ame no Murakumo no Mitsurugi. Lubellion resolves summoning Mirrorjade the Iceblade Dragon. Ame no Murakumo no Mitsurugi then activates but Frankie responds with Mirrorjade the Iceblade Dragon sending Albion the Branded Dragon but in response Jerry uses S:P to banish itself and Ame no Murakumo no Mitsurugi; Frankie responding using Super Polymierzation discarding Branded in High Spirits to use Aluber the Jester of Despia and S:P Little Knight for Despian Quaeritis. Ame no Murakumo no Mitsurugi is banished but Quaeritis and Mirrorjade the Iceblade Dragon are destroyed. They both activate and Jerry tributes Lollipo☆Yummy Way to summon back Cooky☆Yummy and Lollipo☆Yummy.  Frankie summons Guiding Quem, the Virtuous from deck and Cooky☆Yummy destroys it. Guiding Quem, the Virtuous sends Tri-Brigade Springans Kitt which summons back Mirrorjade the Iceblade Dragon. Snatchy and Lollipo☆Yummy are used to Synchro Summon Cooky☆Yummy Way which attempts to flip face down the Mirrorjade the Iceblade Dragon, Futsu no Mitama no Mitsurugi attempts to summon and Mirrorjade the Iceblade Dragon is used again sending The Dragon that Devours the Dogma while Jerry uses Mitsurugi Prayers tributing Futsu no Mitama no Mitsurugi and Cooky☆Yummy Way is also shuffled back into the deck. At resolution, Lollipo☆Yummy and Cupsy☆Yummy are summoned back, Mirrorjade the Iceblade Dragon banishes Cupsy☆Yummy and Futsu no Mitama no Mitsurugi summons back Mitsurugi no Mikoto, Kusanagi and Mirrorjade the Iceblade Dragon is flipped face down. Futsu no Mitama no Mitsurugi and Mitsurugi Mirror activate as well as Mitsurugi no Mikoto, Kusanagi adding Mitsurugi Mirror and Futus summoning itself. Frankie uses Albion the Shrouded Dragon sending Fallen of the White Dragon to put itself to the bottom of Frankie’s deck and drawing a card. End of Main Phase, Dyna Mondo is used to add Ame no Habakiri no Mitsurugi to hand. In the End Phase, Branded in High Spirits adds itself back, Titaniklad the Ash Dragon summons Fallen in Albaz from deck discarding the Branded in High Spirits. Futsu no Mitama no Mitsurugi summons back Mitsurugi no Mikoto, Saji and then Fallen in Albaz, Futsu no Mitama no Mitsurugi and Mitsurugi no Mikoto, Saji are used to Fusion Summon The Dragon that Devours the Dogma which shuffles back Jerry’s Fiendsmith Engraver and Lacrima the Crimson Tears. Albion the Branded Dragon sets The Fallen & The Virtuous and Mirrorjade the Iceblade Dragon clears all of Jerry’s monsters.

Jerry starts his turn with Mitsurugi Prayers to Summon back Mitsurugi no Mikoto, Kusanagi to add Ame no Murakumo no Mitsurugi from banishment to hand. He uses Mitsurugi Mirror tributing Ame no Habakiri no Mitsurugi to summon Ame no Murakumo no Mitsurugi. Frankie uses The Fallen & The Virtuous to send Ecclesia and the Dark Dragon to Yummyusment☆Mignon , and Called by the Grave is used to banish Ecclesia and the Dark Dragon. Ame no Murakumo no Mitsurugi clears all of Frankie’s monsters. He is able to Special Summon Aluber the Jester of Despia. Jerry uses Yummyusment☆Mignon to put itself, Yummy☆Snatchy and Cupsy☆Yummy into the deck. Jerry Summons Marshmao☆Yummy and Frankie concedes game 1.

Game 2

Frankie starts Game 2 with Branded in High Spirits discarding Blazing Cartesia, the Virtuous sending Granguignol the Dusk Dragon to add Fallen of the White Dragon. He uses Fallen of the White Dragon sending Albion the Branded Dragon and Jerry uses Mulcharmy Fuwalos. Fallen of the White Dragon Special Summons itself and then Dogmatika Eccelesia, the Virtuous which adds The Fallen & The Virtuous. He then uses Gold Sarcophagus to banish Tri-brigade Mercourier to add Guiding Quem, the Virtuous. He Normal Summons Guiding Quem, the Virtuous and uses it to send Blazing Cartesia, the Virtuous. He sets a card and adds Blazing Cartesia, the Virtuous back to hand with Albion the Branded Dragon setting Branded in Retribution. He also activates The Fallen & The Virtuous sending Alba-Lenatus the Abyss Dragon to destroy Fallen of the White Dragon. Guiding Quem, the Virtuous Summons back Blazing Cartesia, the Virtuous. Alba-Lenatus the Abyss Dragon adds Branded Fusion. Frankie then ends his turn playing Mistaken Arrest.

Jerry draws for turn and starts with Black Chaos to place Mind Shuffle. He sets 2 cards and ends his turn. Frankie uses The Fallen & The Virtuous sending Ecclesia and the Dark Dragon to destroy his own Dogmatika Eccelesia, the Virtuous. Jerry has Forbidden Crown for Guiding Quem, the Virtuous. Branded in High Spirits also adds itself back to hand.

Frankie uses Ecclesia and the Dark Dragon to shuffle itself and Albion the Branded Dragon from his graveyard to target Jerry’s set Forbidden Crown which he also activates again on Guiding Quem, the Virtuous. Frankie activates Branded Fusion using Fallen of the White Dragon and Tri-Brigade Springans Kitt for Albion the Branded Dragon, Tri-Brigade Springans Kitt and Albion the Branded Dragon both activate and Jerry uses Forbidden Droplets sending a Futsu no Mitama no Mitsurugi from his hand to negate Albion the Branded Dragon while Tri-Brigade Springans Kitt summons back Fallen of the White Dragon which also special summons Incredible Ecclesia, the Virtuous. In the Battle Phase, Frankie attacks with his monsters and also has Super Polymerization to Fusion Summon Mirrorjade the Iceblade Dragon to win game 2.

Game 3

Jerry starts game 3. He uses Mitsurugi Prayers tributing Mitsurugi no Mikoto, Saji to add Ame no Murakumo no Mitsurugi and summon back the Mitsurugi no Mikoto, Saji which adds Mitsurugi Ritual. In the Main Phase he uses Mitsurugi Ritual to summon Ame no Murakumo no Mitsurugi, tributing Mitsurugi no Mikoto, Aramasa and Mitsurugi no Mikoto, Kusanagi in deck. Jerry adds Mitsurugi Prayers back to hand and Ame no Habakiri no Mitsurugi from deck. Frankie has Droll and Jerry uses Ame no Murakumo no Mitsurugi forcing Frankie to discard Branded in High Spirits. Jerry activates Mitsurugi Ritual once more tributing Ame no Habakiri no Mitsurugi in hand to summon Futsu no Mitama no Mitsurugi from deck. Jerry activates Thrust to set Mitsurugi Great Purification. Ame no Murakumo no Mitsurugi and Mitsurugi no Mikoto, Saji are used to Link Summon Dyna Mondo. He sets a card and ends his turn. 

Frankie draws and immediately uses The Fallen & The Virtuous sending Albion the Branded Dragon to destroy Futsu no Mitama no Mitsurugi but Jerry uses Mitsurugi Great Purification to tribute it. Frankie responds with Branded in High Spirits and Jerry activates his set Different Dimension Ground and Frankie extends the handshake.

Jerry Zhang will be one of two Duelists to represent Oceania at the World Championships in Japan! We wish him the best of luck.