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On Saturday morning Jerry Wang declared his Dark Armed Return build to be the best of the weekend, and now he’s sitting here at the finals table, but his opponent is Erin Diaz, creator of a deck that seems largely unstoppable. |
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These two players now had to battle it out for ownership of a Doomcaliber Knight. |
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Erin Diaz is having far too much fun today. His Shadowpriestess of Ohm OTK may be the most degenerate strategy ever devised in this game, and now it would be up to Jason Holloway to put an end to these shenanigans. |
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Scott Happel is playing in his second SJC and has made it to the Top 4 defeating Paul McCann in the quarterfinals. To make it to the finals, he’s going to have to go through one of the most respected players of North America: Jerry Wang. |
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Both of these players have only attended one previous SJC and making Top 16 today could very well start a breakthrough performance as either of these players could become a rising star! |
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Levi Nissen is playing one of the more impressive Dark Armed Return variants here this weekend, a build inspired by Peter Navarro’s deck from Costa Mesa, and built with assistance from Miguel Albarran. |
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Adam Corn is a huge favorite for the win here today, but if he’s to capture his first Shonen Jump Championship title this weekend it won’t be an easy task: standing in his way this morning is Justin Gillison. |
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Today, there’s no doubt that both of these players are hungry for an SJC Championship title. |
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The message is clear: go fast, or go home. |
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It’s over! Ten long rounds have come to an end, sixteen duelists remain, and Dark Armed Return reigns supreme yet again! |
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Steven Brill is one of two twin brothers playing here today with identical decks, and they’ve really made their mark thanks to a unique strategy. |
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Both of these duelists had fought hard to get to where they are, but only one would move on with a strong shot at Day 2. |
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Samantha Randall plays for Team Hybrid, and is running a Giant Rat Toolbox deck that has garnered a lot of attention here today, while her opponent, Jeiby Vizcaino, is 6-1 with a potent Gladiator Beast build that’s also attracted audiences this weekend. |
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Jose Arocho and James Neumann are both rising stars that have become Shonen Jump Championship regulars over the past few months. |
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Nicolas Nunez has won six games so far with a build of Protector Gadgets. |
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This was another match that pitted a heavily metagamed tech against Dark Armed Return. |
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Dark Red Enchanter is one of the least valuable Secret Rares from Phantom Darkness, and virtually no one has played him competitively. No one, that is, until today. |
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Largely responsible for Dark Armed Return’s current dominance, Scurry was packing a Dreadmaster-teched build of his masterpiece. |
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18 year-old Kevin Ward is playing a deck that is so strange that I need to see it in action. |
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The re-match! Three weeks ago, Lazaro Bellido swept Kris Perovic 2-0 in the finals of the biggest Shonen Jump Championship of all time. Now they’re teammates, but make no mistake: both duelists wanted the win. |
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I don’t want to seem like I’m only focusing on Overdose this weekend, but I’ll be honest: there was no must-cover feature match this round, and Matt Peddle’s playing three copies of Doomcaliber Knight. I just had to see this. |
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Without a doubt, Overdose is united and stronger than it’s ever been before — check out their amazing roster. |
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This match pitted two Dark Armed Return duelists against each other in a mirror match — something that was destined to be a common sight here today, but certainly not a boring one. |
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Will creativity triumph, or will Dark Armed Return rule supreme once more? |
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