Japanese National Duel Monsters Championship



The Japanese regional Duel Monsters tournament was a Duel Monsters tournament in the manga and anime to determine the Japanese champion.

The winner of the tournament was Weevil Underwood, who defeated Rex Raptor in the finals. Mako Tsunami came in third place.

Maximillion Pegasus invited the finalists of this tournament to participate in his Duelist Kingdom tournament. Unlike other competitors in Duelist Kingdom, the finalists were given rooms in the boat journey to the tournament.

In the manga, Yugi Mutou did not part in the regional Duel Monsters tournament, as he had vowed that when he entered a tournament it would be to face Seto Kaiba in a fair Duel. Kaiba did not take part as he was in a vegetative state after receiving the Mind Crush during Death-T.