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While Spicer had the advantage of experience, and had won in a feature match against Tristian just yesterday, this one was anybody’s game. |
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The two members of the Top 8 with precious Top 8 experience were set to go head-to-head. |
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Mike wanted a feature match yesterday and didn’t manage to get one, but he certainly made up for it today. |
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19 year-old Kevin hails from Mobile, Alabama. While he’s attended three or four Shonen Jumps, this is his highest finish. |
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This match would pit the ultimate in mainstream decks against an absolute rogue strategy. |
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We haven’t had a winner at one of these for some time, so I’d say we were about due. |
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We had a winner yesterday! |
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Matt Stille had been on me since Round 2 for a deck profile or feature match. |
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Tristian Patillo is from Houston, Texas, and is yet another of the event’s more successful younger duelists. |
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The players are pouring in.
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Both of these competitors hold 5-1 records going into this match. |
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We’re two thirds of the way through the day, and some dominant pieces of tech have emerged. |
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Another Shonen Jump, another Scrub Brush Challenge! |
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Adam Powell is 19 years old and a newcomer to the feature match spotlight. |
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Nick Flores, from Houston, Texas has wow’d the field so far today by going undefeated with an Ultimate Tyranno OTK deck. |
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You probably don’t know Nick Flores, but you’re probably familiar with his two friends! |
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With Chaos gone, there’s no reason that this deck can’t succeed. |
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Remember the Third Planet Dark World deck from SJC Boston? |
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Glenn Schumann’s deck is one of my top picks here today. |
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Inspired by similar decks run last format in Japan, many duelists are banking on Dimension Fusion to bring them victory here today. |
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