The Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2009, also abbreviated as WCS 2009, was a Yu-Gi-Oh! Official (OCG) and Trading Card Game (TCG) tournament that was held in Akihabara from 8 - 9 August 2009, being the most prestigious and final event of the 2008-2009 season. It was held alongside the Yu-Gi-Oh! Video Game World Championship 2009.
The TCG/OCG tournament was essentially a competition between three decks, those being "Cat Synchro", "Gladiator Beast" and "Blackwing", in order of representation. Despite being the most popular deck, "Cat Synchro" massively underperformed, with none of the 10 users reaching Top Cut.
In the end, Benjamin Tan became the new World Champion with "Blackwing". His opponent in the finals, Yen Jui Chien, played a special "Gladiator Beast" variant that made use of a Synchro package. The Top 4 players were Roy St. Clair and Hong-Kyu Lee, also playing "Blackwing" and "Gladiator Beast" decks respectively.[1]
The Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2009, also abbreviated as WCS 2009, was a Yu-Gi-Oh! Official (OCG) and Trading Card Game (TCG) tournament that was held in Akihabara from 8 - 9 August 2009, being the most prestigious and final event of the 2008-2009 season. It was held alongside the Yu-Gi-Oh! Video Game World Championship 2009.
The TCG/OCG tournament was essentially a competition between three decks, those being "Cat Synchro", "Gladiator Beast" and "Blackwing", in order of representation. Despite being the most popular deck, "Cat Synchro" massively underperformed, with none of the 10 users reaching Top Cut.
In the end, Benjamin Tan became the new World Champion with "Blackwing". His opponent in the finals, Yen Jui Chien, played a special "Gladiator Beast" variant that made use of a Synchro package. The Top 4 players were Roy St. Clair and Hong-Kyu Lee, also playing "Blackwing" and "Gladiator Beast" decks respectively.[1]
TCG/OCG[]
Competitors[]
- World Championship 2008 Winner
Kazuki Mutsuoka ("Cat Synchro")
- Canada
- Charles Easton ("Cat Synchro")
- USA
- Kris Ferber ("Cat Synchro")
- Michael Kohanim ("Gladiator Beast")
- Ryan Newburn ("Blackwing")
- Roy St. Clair ("Blackwing")
- Mexico
- Jose Hernandez ("Lightsworn")
- South America
- Esteban Almeida ("Cat Synchro")
- Europe
- Vittorio Wiktor ("Cat Synchro")
- Eduard Alvarez ("Cat Synchro")
- Sebastien Gonzalez ("Cat Synchro")
- Sharief Mahomedradja ("Cat Synchro")
- Australia
- Alexander Antonios ("Gladiator Beast")
- New Zealand
- Chris Gehring ("Gladiator Beast")
- Asian National Champions
- Man Lai Au ("Gladiator Beast")
- Kian Sim Kee ("Blackwing")
- Benjamin Tan ("Blackwing")
- Hong-Kyu Lee ("Gladiator Beast")
- Yen Jui Chien ("Cat Gladiator Beast")
- Japan
- Kazuma Ishikawa ("Gladiator Beast")
- Satoshi Kato ("Gladiator Beast")
- Yuya Abe ("Cat Synchro")
- Ryosuke Kasuga ("Cat Synchro")
Deck Breakdown[]
| Deck | Number |
|---|---|
| Cat Synchro | 10 |
| Gladiator Beast | 7 |
| Blackwing | 4 |
| Cat Gladiator Beast | 1 |
| Lightsworn | 1 |
| Deck | Number |
|---|---|
| Gladiator Beast | 4 |
| Blackwing | 3 |
| Cat Gladiator Beast | 1 |
Decklists[]
Benjamin Tan[]
Yen Jui Chien[]
Roy St. Clair[]
Hong-Kyu Lee[]
Gladiator Beast (Decklist Unavailable)
Video Game[]
Competitors[]
- World Championship 2008 Winner
- Su-Hyung Kim
- USA
- European National Champions
- Soner Güngör ("Cat Synchro")
- Jamie Stafford ("Cat Synchro")
- Jonathan Brami ("Cat Synchro")
- Luca Magni
- Rodrigo Togores ("Cat Synchro")
- South Korea
- Gi-Wook Song
- Japan
- Takuya Kagami ("Cat Synchro")
- Daisuke Yokoi ("DARK Zombie")
- Mamoru Tatematsu ("Gladiator Beast")
- Hori Mitsuyoshi