The Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2003, also abbreviated as WCS 2003, was a Yu-Gi-Oh! Official (OCG) and Trading Card Game (TCG) tournament that was held at the Madison Square Garden in New York City on 10 August 2003, being the most prestigious and final event of the 2002-2003 season. It was held alongside the Yu-Gi-Oh! Video Game World Championship 2003.
This was the first ever Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship.
The TCG/OCG tournament was mostly dominated by "Hand Destruction" decks, with all Top 4 competitors using variations of this strategy. Yu Leung Ng became the inaugural Yu-Gi-Oh! World Champion, defeating Shigeki Kitamura in the finals. Mike Rosenberg and Huai Tao Sun were the semifinalists.[1]
At the Video Game tournament, played on the Game Boy Advance, Francois Ferry emerged victorious, with Michael McFall taking the silver medal. Two Japanese players, including Koichi Yasuma, were the semifinalists.[2]
The Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2003, also abbreviated as WCS 2003, was a Yu-Gi-Oh! Official (OCG) and Trading Card Game (TCG) tournament that was held at the Madison Square Garden in New York City on 10 August 2003, being the most prestigious and final event of the 2002-2003 season. It was held alongside the Yu-Gi-Oh! Video Game World Championship 2003.
This was the first ever Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship.
The TCG/OCG tournament was mostly dominated by "Hand Destruction" decks, with all Top 4 competitors using variations of this strategy. Yu Leung Ng became the inaugural Yu-Gi-Oh! World Champion, defeating Shigeki Kitamura in the finals. Mike Rosenberg and Huai Tao Sun were the semifinalists.[1]
At the Video Game tournament, played on the Game Boy Advance, Francois Ferry emerged victorious, with Michael McFall taking the silver medal. Two Japanese players, including Koichi Yasuma, were the semifinalists.[2]TCG/OCG[]
Competitors[]
- Canada
Adam McNeely ("Hand Destruction")
- USA
- Mike Rosenberg ("Hand Destruction")
- Huai Tao Sun ("Hand Destruction")
- Rick Anderson ("Hand Destruction")
- Michael Sewell
- Europe
- Nico Sikorsky
- Annout Van Messem ("Beatdown")
- Michael Rybak ("Beatdown")
- Didier Maille ("Hand Destruction")
- Luca Casadei ("Beatdown")
- Asia
- Yu Leung Ng ("Hand Destruction")
- ?
- Choon Kiat Lim ("Hand Destruction")
- En Tian Hu
- Japan
- Shigeki Kitamura ("Hand Destruction")
- Keisuke Yamagata
- Kyosuke Tsuda
- ?
Deck Breakdown[]
| Deck | Number |
|---|---|
| Hand Destruction | 8 |
| Beatdown | 3 |
| Unknown | 7 |
| Deck | Number |
|---|---|
| Hand Destruction | 4 |
Decklists[]
Yu Leung Ng[]
Shigeki Kitamura[]
Mike Rosenberg[]
Huai Tao Sun[]
Hand Destruction (Decklist Unavailable)
Video Game[]
Competitors[]
- USA
- Michael McFall
- Amanda Beckett
- Ashley Bell
- Evan Comes
- Europe
- ?
- Christopher Kirkham
- Francois Ferry
- Japan
- Koichi Yasuma
- ?