It’s all over! After an incredible semifinals that featured three of Canada’s best duelists and an all-star newcomer with a brilliant deck, Canada has a new National Champion! After making last year’s Top 8, Calvin Tsang struck back to climb from the quarterfinals, to the semifinalss, to the last game of the day.

First he took out Steven Chin in the first match of the Top 8. Then he took on close friend and returning champion Dexter Dalit. Finally he went up against the great Chris Pittao, in a match that pitted the top player of Team Xtreme against the top player of Team Scrubs. Pittao controlled both duels, but in the end, it was Calvin who came out on top in each game with a blend of killer luck and genius ingenuity.

The first Canadian to make the Top 8 twice at the National Championships, as well as the first Scrub Brush Challenger to actually win a major event, is now the newest Canadian National Champion! An utterly beloved (and sometimes crazily annoying) fixture of the Ontario dueling community, Calvin will go to Worlds in August to represent the nation in Tokyo. Our congratulations go out to all the competitors here today at Canadian Nationals, and especially Calvin Tsang!

Check out all the coverage of feature matches, interviews, blog info, and Top 8 decks, and see what Canada’s made of!