Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd. announces that the global eSports tournament for the Yu-Gi-Oh! series, the Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2017, was held on Sunday, August 13 at the arena at the flagship Konami Sports Club in Shinagawa, Tokyo. Ryosuke Tsujimura (Japan) emerged as the top Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist (player) in the world.

Held every year since 2003, the Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship is a tournament for 'Yu-Gi-Oh! Official Card Game,' and beginning this year, the competition also includes a division for mobile title 'Yu-Gi-Oh! DUEL LINKS.' Over 1.5 million Duelists competed in regional qualifying rounds around the world, and the 48 winners gathered in Tokyo to battle it out in the heated finals.

The opening competition of the championship was the 'Yu-Gi-Oh! Official Card Game' Dragon Duel Division (elementary school student division). The 12 young Duelists competing came from Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Australia, Canada, the United States, Brazil, Guatemala, and Germany. After an intense series of match-ups, Ryan Yu (Canada) was crowned the winner.

The second competition was the mobile title 'Yu-Gi-Oh! DUEL LINKS' World Championship Division, which had the most qualifying round participants. The 10 Duelists who came out on top in that round of competition dueled once again, with Timmy (New Zealand) emerging as the division's first-ever champion.

The climax of the event was the 'Yu-Gi-Oh! Official Card Game' World Championship Division (general division). The 26 high-level Duelists who participated were from Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, Canada, the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Italy, the United Kingdom, France, and Germany. In the end, Ryosuke Tsujimura (Japan) was the victor.

Approximately 1,200 people, selected by lottery, came to watch the proceedings. In addition, the event was streamed online, and attracted around one million views from around the world.

KONAMI will continue to offer ever more consumers fun and exciting experiences through eSports initiatives.

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About Yu-Gi-Oh!

Yu-Gi-Oh! is a popular manga (created by Kazuki Takahashi) serialized in Shueisha Inc.'s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine since 1996. Since 1998, Konami Digital Entertainment has released Yu-Gi-Oh! games for consoles. It has also released a trading card game since 1999. Both the games and the trading card game are enjoyed by countless fans around the world.


About 'Yu-Gi-Oh! Official Card Game'

A competitive card game based on both the manga Yu-Gi-Oh! (created by Kazuki Takahashi), serialized in Shueisha Inc.'s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine since 1996, as well as the subsequent Yu-Gi-Oh! anime series.


About 'Yu-Gi-Oh! DUEL LINKS'

A mobile game that takes the fun of 'Yu-Gi-Oh! Official Card Game' and optimizes it for smartphones. With tutorials, even beginners can jump right into battles (duels) and start having fun, while online battles enable players to compete against friends or others around the globe anytime and anywhere. To date, the game has been downloaded over 45 million times, and is enjoyed by players throughout the world.

Konami Holdings Corporation published this content on 14 August 2017 and is solely responsible for the information contained herein.
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