Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series

'''Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series, often abbreviated as YCS''' is a tournament series that replaced the Shonen Jump Championship Series. A YCS is a large two day tournament which takes place once a month over a weekend in the United States of America, Europe, Canada and South America.

In a YCS there is the main event which is the actual tournament and public events, such as Win-A-Mat and ATTACK OF A GIANT CARD.

Among other prizes, the top 16 players win an invite to the the World Championship Qualifiers of that year.

YCS Washington, DC
The YCS Washington took place May 15 and 16, 2010. This YCS was won by Peter Cheng with his "Machina Gadget" deck.



YCS Chicago, Illinois
The YCS Chicago took place June 19 and 20, 2010. This YCS was won by Omar Beldon and his "Infernity" deck.



YCS Gen Con Indy
The YCS Gen Con took place August 7 and 8, 2010. This YCS was won by Anthony Meier and his "Anti-Meta" deck.



YCS Toronto, Canada
The YCS Toronto took place September 4 and 5, 2010. This YCS was won by Lazaro Bellido with X-Saber.

YCS San Jose, California
The YCS San Jose took place September 25 and 26, 2010. This YCS was won by Angel Flores with his Elemental Hero / LIGHT Gemini deck.



YCS Bochum, Germany
The YCS Bochum took place September 25 and 26, 2010. This YCS had 1286 players and was won by Michel Grüner with X-Saber.



YCS Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The YCS Philadelphia took place October 9 and 10, 2010. This YCS has 930 players and was won by Thanh Nguyen with his Plant Synchro deck.



YCS Mexico City, Mexico
The YCS Mexico City took place November 13 and 14, 2010. This YCS has over 800 Participants and was won by Jonathan Vasquez with X-Saber.



YCS Atlanta, Georgia
The YCS Atlanta took place November 20 and 21, 2010. This YCS has 869 players and was won by Frazier Smith with Gravekeeper.



YCS Milan, Italy
The YCS Milan took place November 20 and 21, 2010. This YCS has 931 players and was won by Matthew Collins with his Chaos Plant deck.



YCS Dallas, Texas
The YCS Dallas took place February 12 and 13, 2011. This YCS was won by Nizar Sarhan with Six Samurai.



YCS Charlotte, North Carolina
The YCS Charlotte took place March 19 and 20, 2011. This YCS has over 1000 players and was won by Sean Coovert with Six Samurai.



YCS Anaheim, California
The YCS Anaheim took place April 9 and 10, 2011. This YCS was won by Angel Flores with his Elemental HERO / LIGHT Gemini Deck.



YCS Paris, France
The YCS Paris took place April 16 and 17, 2011. This YCS was won by Stephan Sluis with X-Saber.



YCS Orlando, Florida
The YCS Orlando took place May 21 and 22, 2011. This YCS was won Traviis Massengale and his Debris Zombie deck.



YCS Providence, Rhode Island
The YCS Providence took place June 18 and 19, 2011. This YCS was won by Tyree Tinsley with his Water Synchro deck.



YCS Indianapolis, Indiana
The YCS Indianapolis took place August 6 and 7, 2011. This YCS has 483 players and was won by Robert Boyajian with his Tengu Plant deck.



YCS Toronto, Canada
The YCS Toronto took place September 17 and 18, 2011. This YCS was won by Billy Brake with his Tengu Plant deck.



YCS Guayaquil, Ecuador
The YCS Guayaquil took place September 17 and 18, 2011 This YCS was won by Galo Orbea with his T.G. Agent deck.



YCS Colombus, Ohio
The YCS Colombus took place October 22 and 23, 2011. This YCS was won by Billy Brake with his Tengu Plant deck.



YCS Kansas City, Missouri
The YCS took place November 19 and 20, 2011. This YCS was won by Courtney Waller and his "Chaos" deck.



YCS Brighton, United Kingdom
The YCS Brighton took place December 17 and 18, 2011.

This YCS has 724 players and was won by Ping Xiao and his "Dino Rabbit" deck.



YCS Guadalajara, Mexico
The YCS Guadalajara took take place February 4 and 5, 2012.

This YCS was won by Oscar Zavala and his "Six Samurai" Deck.



YCS Atlanta, Georgia
The YCS Atlanta took place February 18 and 19, 2012. This YCS was won by Marquis Henderson and his "T.G." Deck.



YCS Leipzig, Germany
The YCS Leipzig took place between February 25 and 26, 2012. This YCS was won again by Stephan Sluis and his Dino Rabbit Deck.



YCS Long Beach, California
The YCS Long Beach was the 100th YCS and took place on March 24 and 25, 2012. It held a record of 4,364 duelists. This YCS was won by Michael Balan with his "Dark World" Deck.



YCS Lima, Peru
The YCS Lima took place on the March 31 and April 1, 2012. It had 191 players and it was won by Hector Delgado with his Dino Rabbit Deck.



YCS Dallas, Texas
The YCS Dallas took place on the April 14 and 15, 2012 and was won by Nizar Sarhan with his Dino Rabbit Deck.



YCS Toulouse, France
The YCS Toulouse took place April 14 and 15, 2012 and it was won by Peter Gross with his Chaos Dragon Deck.



YCS Chicago, Illinois
The YCS Chicago took place April 28 and 29, 2012 and it was won by Aaron Noel with his Dino Rabbits Deck. The event was attended by 1170 Duelists.



YCS Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The YCS Philadelphia took place May 19 and 20, 2012. It was won by Feng Chen with his Chaos Dragon Deck.