The 2023 Central American Championship, officially WCQ Central America 2023, was a continental World Championship Qualifier. Players who had been successful in other Central American tournaments (OTS Championships, Regionals and YCSs) got to compete to become the Central American Champion. It took place in Guadalajara, Mexico from 9 - 11 June 2023.
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This tournament decided the first two invites to the Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2023: Firstly, there was the World Qualifying Points Playoff which decided the first one. In this, the players who had earned the highest amount of "World Qualifying Points" in the 2019-2020 and 2022-2023 seasons got to play in an exclusive mini-tournament with 25 participants. This was won by Roberto Lopez, who played a "Labrynth" deck and defeated Carlo Carrillo in the finals, who was using "Kashtira". The semifinalists were Christian Villalpando and Alfredo Sierra. All four players were from Mexico.
After that, there was the main event which decided who would get the second invite, which was was won by Carlos Mercado from Mexico, who used a "Runick Live☆Twin Spright" deck. In the finals, he defeated Angel Ovalle from Panama, playing "Purrely". The Top 4 contenders, Aldo Montalvan from Mexico and Kevin Martinez from Costa Rica, both used "Kashtira" decks.
Top 16 Pairing[]
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Deck Profiles[]
Carlos Mercado[]
Angel Ovalle[]
Aldo Montalvan[]
Kevin Martinez[]
- Dark Ruler No More x3
- Dimension Shifter x3
- Enemy Controller x2
- Forbidden Lance x2
- Gozen Match x3
- Lightning Storm x2
References[]
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