The 2012 New Zealanders National Championship was a World Championship Qualifier for the 2012 World Championship. The tournament determined the 2012 national champion of New Zealand. It took place in Ellerslie Events Centre in Auckland on June 3, 2012 [1] and was won by Chris Dalton[2]
Events[]
Timetable[]
The entry fee for the main event was $20.[1] The entry for the Dragon Duel was free.[4]
The timetable of events was as follows.[1]
Time | Event |
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8:00−10:15 | Registration opens |
10:20 | Player meeting |
10:30 | Posting of pairings for Round 1 |
12:55−13.50 | Lunch |
18:30−21:30 | Top cut rounds |
21.30 | Awards ceremony |
Main event[]
The main event consisted of eight rounds of Swiss, after which eight of the highest scoring players advanced to the top cut.[3]
In the quarter finals, Timmy Chiew defeated Newsun Zeng, Sezan Hossain defeated Aaron Dennis, Hyunwoo Jun defeated Carne de Vreede and Chris Dalton defeated Gavin Wu.[5]
In the semi finals, Timmy Chiew defeated Sezan Hossain and Chris Dalton defeated Hyunwoo Jun.[5]
In the final, Chris Dalton defeated Timmy Chiew.[5]
Quarter finals | Semi finals | Final | ||||||||
Timmy Chiew | ||||||||||
Newsun Zeng | ||||||||||
Timmy Chiew | ||||||||||
Sezan Hossain | ||||||||||
Aaron Dennis | ||||||||||
Sezan Hossain | ||||||||||
Timmy Chiew | ||||||||||
Chris Dalton | ||||||||||
Hyunwoo Jun | ||||||||||
Carne de Vreede | ||||||||||
Hyunwoo Jun | ||||||||||
Chris Dalton | ||||||||||
Gavin Wu | ||||||||||
Chris Dalton | ||||||||||
Side events[]
The Dragon Duel was won by William Winspear, who finished with a 6-2 record.[2]
Prizes[]
The prizes for the main event were as follows.[1][4]
Position | Prize |
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1st |
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2nd | 64 GB iPod Touch |
3rd−4th | 72 Booster Packs |
5th−8th | 36 Booster Packs |
9th−16th | 18 Booster Packs |
Top 4 | Trophy |
Top 32 | WCQ 2012 game mat |
Top 64 | WCQ 2012 sleeves |
Participation |
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Decks[]
The winner Chris Dalton used a "Wind-Up" Deck.[5]
- Adreus, Keeper of Armageddon
- Leviair the Sea Dragon
- Maestroke the Symphony Djinn
- Muzurhythm the String Djinn
- Number 17: Leviathan Dragon
- Number 20: Giga-Brilliant
- Number 39: Utopia
- Number C39: Utopia Ray
- Steelswarm Roach
- Tiras, Keeper of Genesis
- Wind-Up Arsenal Zenmaioh
- Wind-Up Carrier Zenmaity x3
- Wind-Up Zenmaines
External links[]
- yugioh-card.com National Championship – New Zealand
- gameplayer.co.nz Coverage
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 yugioh-card.com National Championship – New Zealand
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 gameplayer.co.nz Nationals 2012 Coverage Wrap Up
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 gameplayer.co.nz Round 8 Top Tables
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 gameplayer.co.nz Yu-Gi-Oh! Nationals 2012
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 gameplayer.co.nz Top 8 - with Deck Lists!
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