The Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2023 was a Yu-Gi-Oh! Official (OCG) and Trading Card Game (TCG) tournament, being the most prestigious and final event of the 2022-2023 season. It was held at the Tokyo International Exhibition Center from 5-6 August 2023 alongside the Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links World Championship 2023 and the Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel World Championship 2023.[1]
It was the first World Championship since 2019, as the tournament had been cancelled in the three years prior due to the Covid-19 pandemic. It was also the first World Championship to include a Master Duel event, as the game had come out in early 2022.
Additionally, it was also the first World Championship since 2011 to not include a Dragon Duel tournament, as Konami had restructured the Dragon Duel tournament system in early 2023.[2]
The TCG/OCG tournament was won by Paulie Aronson from the US, playing "Bystial Dragon Link". In the finals, he won against Mateo Renteria from Peru, who used a "Tenyi Swordsoul" deck. Notably, this made Paulie the first player from a TCG country to win the World Championship since Sehabi Kheireddine in 2014. Additionally, the entire Top 8 of the tournament was made up exclusively of TCG players, something which had never happened before.
The winner of the Duel Links tournament was Jian Yu Jiang "Takagi", who defeated Jonghwan Lee "Yukoo" from South Korea in the finals.
The inaugural Master Duel tournament was won by the team snipehunters, consisting of Joshua Schmidt "Josh" and Emre Kizilates "Emre" from Germany as well as Jack-Rory Steenkamer "QuantalThink" from the Netherlands. In the finals, they won against Team 7, made up of Raymond Dai "Raye" from the US as well as Ryan Yu "Karmano" and Jesse Kotton "Jesse Kotton" from Canada.[3] Interestingly, four of these six players had already participated in World Championships for the physical card game in prior years, with Ryan Yu even being the winner of the Dragon Duel World Championship in 2017.
The Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2023 was a Yu-Gi-Oh! Official (OCG) and Trading Card Game (TCG) tournament, being the most prestigious and final event of the 2022-2023 season. It was held at the Tokyo International Exhibition Center from 5-6 August 2023 alongside the Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links World Championship 2023 and the Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel World Championship 2023.[1]
It was the first World Championship since 2019, as the tournament had been cancelled in the three years prior due to the Covid-19 pandemic. It was also the first World Championship to include a Master Duel event, as the game had come out in early 2022.
Additionally, it was also the first World Championship since 2011 to not include a Dragon Duel tournament, as Konami had restructured the Dragon Duel tournament system in early 2023.[2]
The TCG/OCG tournament was won by Paulie Aronson from the US, playing "Bystial Dragon Link". In the finals, he won against Mateo Renteria from Peru, who used a "Tenyi Swordsoul" deck. Notably, this made Paulie the first player from a TCG country to win the World Championship since Sehabi Kheireddine in 2014. Additionally, the entire Top 8 of the tournament was made up exclusively of TCG players, something which had never happened before.
The winner of the Duel Links tournament was Jian Yu Jiang "Takagi", who defeated Jonghwan Lee "Yukoo" from South Korea in the finals.
The inaugural Master Duel tournament was won by the team snipehunters, consisting of Joshua Schmidt "Josh" and Emre Kizilates "Emre" from Germany as well as Jack-Rory Steenkamer "QuantalThink" from the Netherlands. In the finals, they won against Team 7, made up of Raymond Dai "Raye" from the US as well as Ryan Yu "Karmano" and Jesse Kotton "Jesse Kotton" from Canada.[3] Interestingly, four of these six players had already participated in World Championships for the physical card game in prior years, with Ryan Yu even being the winner of the Dragon Duel World Championship in 2017.
The Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2023 was a Yu-Gi-Oh! Official (OCG) and Trading Card Game (TCG) tournament, being the most prestigious and final event of the 2022-2023 season. It was held at the Tokyo International Exhibition Center from 5-6 August 2023 alongside the Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links World Championship 2023 and the Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel World Championship 2023.[1]
It was the first World Championship since 2019, as the tournament had been cancelled in the three years prior due to the Covid-19 pandemic. It was also the first World Championship to include a Master Duel event, as the game had come out in early 2022.
Additionally, it was also the first World Championship since 2011 to not include a Dragon Duel tournament, as Konami had restructured the Dragon Duel tournament system in early 2023.[2]
The TCG/OCG tournament was won by Paulie Aronson from the US, playing "Bystial Dragon Link". In the finals, he won against Mateo Renteria from Peru, who used a "Tenyi Swordsoul" deck. Notably, this made Paulie the first player from a TCG country to win the World Championship since Sehabi Kheireddine in 2014. Additionally, the entire Top 8 of the tournament was made up exclusively of TCG players, something which had never happened before.
The winner of the Duel Links tournament was Jian Yu Jiang "Takagi", who defeated Jonghwan Lee "Yukoo" from South Korea in the finals.
The inaugural Master Duel tournament was won by the team snipehunters, consisting of Joshua Schmidt "Josh" and Emre Kizilates "Emre" from Germany as well as Jack-Rory Steenkamer "QuantalThink" from the Netherlands. In the finals, they won against Team 7, made up of Raymond Dai "Raye" from the US as well as Ryan Yu "Karmano" and Jesse Kotton "Jesse Kotton" from Canada.[3] Interestingly, four of these six players had already participated in World Championships for the physical card game in prior years, with Ryan Yu even being the winner of the Dragon Duel World Championship in 2017.TCG/OCG[]
Competitors[]
Steven Santoli (Mathmech)- Paulie Aronson (Bystial Dragon Link)
- Jeremy Mitchell (Vanquish Soul)
- Lars Bergquist (Labrynth)
- Enzo Fiallos (Mathmech)
- Gerardo Varela (Labrynth)
- Roberto Lopez (Labrynth)
- Carlos Mercado (Runick Live☆Twin Spright)
- Jonas Koschel (Labrynth)
- Gabriel Soussi (Therion Sunavalon Rikka)
- Dinh-Kha Bui (Runick Bystial Superheavy Samurai)
- Jessica Robinson (Therion Sunavalon Rikka)
- Christian Thomas (Bystial Dragon Link)
- Oliver Newton (Therion ABC)
- Joo-Ho Ahn (Labrynth)
- Dean Lei (Ishizu P.U.N.K. Tearlaments)
- Poe Jiang (Purrely)
- You Jyun Lin (Branded Despia)
- Satanantana Rungnoppakunsi (Bystial Dragon Link)
- Zhi Li (Ishizu Tearlaments)
- Jeong Hyeon Suh (Ishizu Shaddoll Kashtira Tearlaments)
- Akira Hasegawa (Branded Despia)
- Kazuya Sakamoto (Vanquish Soul)
- Keijiro Yamashita (Tri-Brigade Spright)
- Mizuki Higuchi (Labrynth)
- Daiki Kaneko (Mathmech @Ignister)
Deck Breakdown[]
| Deck | Number |
|---|---|
| Labrynth | 6 |
| Bystial Dragon Link | 4 |
| Ishizu Tearlaments Variants | 3 |
| Vanquish Soul | 2 |
| Mathmech | 2 |
| Therion Sunavalon Rikka | 2 |
| Branded Despia | 2 |
| Purrely | 1 |
| Tri-Brigade Spright | 1 |
| Tenyi Swordsoul | 1 |
| Therion ABC | 1 |
| Mathmech @Ignister | 1 |
| Runick Bystial Superheavy Samurai | 1 |
| Runick Live☆Twin Spright | 1 |
| Deck | Number |
|---|---|
| Bystial Dragon Link | 2 |
| Mathmech | 2 |
| Therion Sunavalon Rikka | 2 |
| Vanquish Soul | 1 |
| Tenyi Swordsoul | 1 |
Top 8 Bracket[]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
 Gabriel Soussi
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 Mateo Renteria
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| Mateo Renteria
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 Santiago Marin
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 Enzo Fiallos
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| Santiago Marin
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| Mateo Renteria
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| Paulie Aronson
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 Jessica Robinson
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| Paulie Aronson
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| Paulie Aronson
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| Jeremy Mitchell
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 Steven Santoli
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| Jeremy Mitchell
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Decklists[]
Paulie Aronson[]
- Absorouter Dragon
- Black Dragon Collapserpent
- Black Metal Dragon x3
- Bystial Baldrake
- Bystial Druiswurm
- Bystial Magnamhut
- Bystial Saronir x3
- Chaos Dragon Levianeer
- Droll & Lock Bird x3
- Nibiru, the Primal Being x2
- Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon
- Rokket Caliber
- Rokket Recharger
- Starliege Seyfert x3
- The Bystial Lubellion
- White Dragon Wyverburster
Mateo Renteria[]
- Adamancipator Crystal - Dragite
- Baronne de Fleur
- Baxia, Brightness of the Yang Zing x2
- Chaofeng, Phantom of the Yang Zing
- Draco Berserker of the Tenyi
- Swordsoul Grandmaster - Chixiao x2
- Swordsoul Sinister Sovereign - Qixing Longyuan
- Swordsoul Supreme Sovereign - Chengying
- Yazi, Evil of the Yang Zing
Jeremy Mitchell[]
Santiago Marin[]
- Absorouter Dragon
- Black Dragon Collapserpent
- Black Metal Dragon x3
- Bystial Baldrake
- Bystial Druiswurm
- Bystial Magnamhut
- Bystial Saronir x3
- Chaos Dragon Levianeer
- Fantastical Dragon Phantazmay
- Nibiru, the Primal Being x3
- Noctovision Dragon x2
- Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon
- Rokket Recharger
- Starliege Seyfert x3
- The Bystial Lubellion
- White Dragon Wyverburster
Duel Links[]
Competitors[]
- Wonmo Je "Sen. GaOV"
- Yasuhiro Yamashita "pyama"
- Yousei Tomita "よう、"
- Sho Morita "ほわ＠"
- Shota Inoue "みさか"
- Kaito Konagaya "ACT"
- Shuya Narita "素振りをする素振り"
- ? Jian Yu Jiang "Takagi"
- Zaid Beseiso "zaidking"
- Vincent Bellafiore "VBellafiore"
- Angel Gomez "serenity"
- Jesus Hernandez "jesemil"
- Itallo Rodrigues da Fonseca "INVERSO@IG"
- Sebastian Villarroel "Shelmy"
- Kyle Schlosser "Moyster"
- Daniel Yang "Dypsilon"
- Klaas Schmidt "vivi~"
- Sho Kanzawa "限界東雲かんざわ"
- Eito Sato "あしゅ"
- Ryosuke Takayasu "RYOSUKE"
- Wang Wei Sen "Kama3"
- Hao Jiang "B.Z 白眼の青龍"
- Jonghwan Lee "Yukoo"
- Yu Nung Tsou "ArtiQno"
Deck Breakdown[]
| Deck | Number |
|---|---|
| Speedroid | 24 |
| Pendulum Magician Variants | 23 |
| Destiny HERO | 16 |
| Trickstar | 12 |
| Rokket | 9 |
| Gandora Gadget Orcust | 8 |
| Orcust | 6 |
| Crusadia | 5 |
| Ursarctic | 5 |
| Salamangreat | 3 |
| Armed Dragon | 3 |
| Resonator | 2 |
| Fossil | 2 |
| Code Talker | 1 |
| Deck | Number |
|---|---|
| Speedroid | 4 |
| Pendulum Magician Variants | 4 |
| Destiny HERO | 4 |
| Gandora Gadget Orcust | 2 |
| Crusadia | 2 |
| Trickstar | 1 |
| Rokket | 1 |
| Orcust | 1 |
| Salamangreat | 1 |
Top 4 Bracket[]
| Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||
 Jonghwan Lee "Yukoo"
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3 | ||||||
| Wonmo Je "Sen. GaOV"
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| Jonghwan Lee "Yukoo"
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0 | ||||||
| ? Jian Yu Jiang "Takagi" | 3 | ||||||
 Kyle Schlosser "Moyster"
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2 | ||||||
| ? Jian Yu Jiang "Takagi" | 3 | ||||||
Decklists[]
Jian Yu Jiang "Takagi"[]
Jonghwan Lee "Yukoo"[]
Master Duel[]
Teams[]
- To the future (A1)
Shared Cards: Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring, Maxx "C", Spright Elf- Tasuku Kobanawa "たすく"
(Ishizu Bystial P.U.N.K. & Exosister) - Masato Tanaka "シーアーチャー"
(Melffy Spright & Runick Stun) - Kouki Kosaka "魔鏡@"
(Branded Tearlaments & ?)
- Bogin Japan (A2)
Shared Cards: Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring, Maxx "C", Super Polymerization- Tomoyuki Ishiko "ぼーぎん"
(Ishizu Tearlaments & ?) - Takahiro Sakuma "さくま"
(Melffy Spright & Exosister) - Daisuke Yokoi "みらーふぉーす"
(Bystial Branded Despia & ?)
- Sindang Pros (B)
Shared Cards: Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring, Called by the Grave, Maxx "C"- Byungjin Ko "Gimlet"
(Bystial Branded Despia & Exosister) - Minsung Kim "Sana"
(Vernusylph Adamancipator & Tri-Brigade Spright) - Jisuk Kim "genhuukei"
(Ishizu Tearlaments & Runick Stun)
- Lil Pengu (C1)
Shared Cards: Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring, Infinite Impermanence, Maxx "C"- Andong Cheng "Teiantou"
(Ishizu Tearlaments & ?) - Yucheng Li "LESTIFISA"
(Melffy Spright & ?) - Yuhang Li "Victor Li"
(Floowandereeze & Tenyi Swordsoul)
- Team 7 (C2)
Shared Cards: Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring, Called by the Grave, Maxx "C"- Raymond Dai "Raye"
(Melffy Spright & Tenyi Swordsoul) - Ryan Yu "Karmano"
(Bystial Dragon Link & Labrynth) - Jesse Kotton "Jesse Kotton"
(Ishizu Tearlaments & Marincess)
- PRRJ (D)
Shared Cards: Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring, Called by the Grave, Maxx "C"- Pedro Gontow "JUD£UYGO"
(Danger! Ishizu Tearlaments & Labrynth) - Rafael Jose "Zeeta"
(Live☆Twin Spright & Exosister) - Rafael Reich "ReichYGO"
(Bystial Dragon Link & Tenyi Swordsoul)
- ShapesnaTCH (E1)
Shared Cards: Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring, Maxx "C", PSY-Framegear Gamma- Kostas Kostop "Isk"
(Runick Naturia & Exosister) - Herman Hansson "Mist"
(Labrynth & Bystial Dragon Link) - Bohdan Temnyk "Bohdan T"
(Ishizu Tearlaments & Sky Striker)
- snipehunters (E2)
Shared Cards: Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring, Maxx "C", Triple Tactics Talent- Joshua Schmidt "Josh"
(Runick Naturia & Bystial Dragon Link) - Jack-Rory Steenkamer "QuantalThink"
(Ishizu Tearlaments & Sky Striker) - Emre Kizilates "Emre"
(Labrynth & Exosister)
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| Deck | Number |
|---|---|
| Tearlaments Variants | 8 |
| Spright Variants | 6 |
| Exosister | 6 |
| Bystial Dragon Link | 4 |
| Labrynth | 4 |
| Tenyi Swordsoul | 3 |
| Bystial Branded Despia | 2 |
| Runick Naturia | 2 |
| Runick Stun | 2 |
| Sky Striker | 2 |
| Ishizu Bystial P.U.N.K. | 1 |
| Vernusylph Adamancipator | 1 |
| Floowandereeze | 1 |
| Marincess | 1 |
| Unknown | 5 |
| Card | Number |
|---|---|
| Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring | 8 |
| Maxx "C" | 8 |
| Called by the Grave | 3 |
| Infinite Impermanence | 1 |
| PSY-Framegear Gamma | 1 |
| Spright Elf | 1 |
| Super Polymerization | 1 |
| Triple Tactics Talent | 1 |
Group Stage & Top 4 Bracket[]
| Pos | Group A | Wins (Team) | Wins (Indiv.) |
| 1 | To the future | 2 | 16 |
| 2 | Team 7 | 2 | 16 |
| 3 | Sindang Pros | 1 | 15 |
| 4 | ShapesnaTCH | 1 | 7 |
| Pos | Group B | Wins (Team) | Wins (Indiv.) |
| 1 | PRRJ | 2 | 14 |
| 2 | snipehunters | 2 | 12 |
| 3 | Lil Pengu | 1 | 15 |
| 4 | Bogin Japan | 1 | 13 |
| Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||
| To the future | 3 | ||||||
| snipehunters | 6 | ||||||
| snipehunters | 6 | ||||||
| Team 7 | 3 | ||||||
| PRRJ | 3 | ||||||
| Team 7 | 6 | ||||||
Decklists[]
snipehunters[]
Joshua Schmidt "Josh"[]
Jack-Rory Steenkamer "QuantalThink"[]
- Harpie's Feather Duster
- Lightning Storm x3
- Raigeki x2
- Sky Striker Airspace - Area Zero
- Sky Striker Maneuver - Afterburners! x3
- Sky Striker Maneuver - Jamming Waves!
- Sky Striker Mecha - Eagle Booster
- Sky Striker Mecha - Hornet Drones
- Sky Striker Mecha - Shark Cannon
- Sky Striker Mecha - Widow Anchor x3
- Sky Striker Mecha Modules - Multirole x2
- Sky Striker Mobilize - Engage! x2
- Sky Striker Mobilize - Linkage! x3
- Triple Tactics Talent x3
- Upstart Goblin x3
Emre Kizilates "Emre"[]
Team 7[]
Raymond Dai "Raye"[]
Ryan Yu "Karmano"[]
Jesse Kotton "Jesse Kotton"[]
References[]