WC 2009

YU-GI-OH! TRADING CARD GAME 2009 WORLD CHAMPION
Benjamin Hong Hwee Tan (Singapore)

YU-GI-OH! TRADING CARD GAME WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2009
SATELLITE NEWS

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AUG. 9, 2009

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Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game World Championship 2009
Semifinals

Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia and Hong Kong have been knocked out of contention! The United States, Singapore , South Korea and Taiwan are now duking it out for the chance at the finals, live on stage in the Side Event hall below.

It’ll be Gladiator Beasts vs. Blackwings in the finals – with Synchro Cat long out of the picture for this event, which deck will come out on top?

Roy St. Clair (USA – Blackwings) vs. Benjamin Hong Hwee Tan (SNG – Blackwings)
Lee Hong Kyu (KOR – Gladiator Beasts) vs. Yen-Jui Chien (TWN – Gladiator Beasts)

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Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game World Championship 2009
Quarterfinals

Every match here was Gladiator Beasts vs. Blackwings – only one mirror match in the lot.

Alexander Antonios (AUS – Gladiator Beasts) vs. Roy St. Clair (USA – Blackwings)
Man Man Lai Au (HKG – Gladiator Beasts) vs. Benjamin Hong Hwee Tan (SNG – Blackwings)
Chris Gehrig (NZD – Gladiator Beasts) vs. Lee Hong Kyu (KOR – Gladiator Beasts)
Yen-Jui Chien (TWN – Gladiator Beasts) vs. Kian Sim Kee (MYS – Blackwings)

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AUG. 8, 2009

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Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME World Championship 2009
Top 8 Bracket

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Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME World Championship 2009
Final Standings

The moment we’ve all been waiting for!

The Final Standings are up!

1 – Alexander Antonios (AUS – Gladiator Beasts)
2 – Chris Gehrig (NZD – Gladiator Beasts)
3- Man Man Lai Au (HKG – Gladiator Beasts)
4- Yen-Jui Chien (TWN – Gladiator Beasts)
5 – Kian Sim Kee (MYS – Blackwings)
6—Benjamin Hong Hwee Tan (SNG – Blackwings)
7 – Roy St. Clair (USA – Blackwings)
7 – Lee Hong Kyu (KOR – Gladiator Beasts)
9 – Kazuma Ishikawa (JPN – Gladiator Beasts)
10 – Michael Kohanim (USA – Gladiator Beasts)
11 – Vittorio Wiktor (DEU – Synchro Cats)
12 – Sharief Al-Aziz Mahomedradja (NLD – Synchro Cat)
13 – Ryan Newburn (USA – Blackwings)
14 – Kazuki Mutsuoka (JPN – Synchro Cat)
15 – Sebastien Legay (BEL – Synchro Cat)
16 – Kris Ferber (USA – Synchro Cat)
17 – Satoshi Kato (JPN – Gladiator Beasts)
18 – Esteban Almeida (ECU – Synchro Cat)
19 – Charles Easton (CAN – Synchro Cat)
20 – Yuya Abe (JPN – Synchro Cat)
21 – Ryosuke Kasuga (JPN – Synchro Cat)
22 – Eduard Alvarez Carrera (ESP – Synchro Cat)
23 – Jose Hernandez (MEX – Lightsworn)
24 – BYE. Kudos to you, BYE…you never won a single match, yet you stayed in the game until the bitter end.

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Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME World Championship 2009
Round 5 – Results!

And here are the results after Round 5 – the final Swiss Round on Day One! Final standings will be available shortly.

Table 1: Winner: Alexander Antonios (Australia) – Gladiator Beasts
vs. Yen-Jui Chien (Taiwan) – Gladiator Beasts

Table 2: Winner: Chris Gehrig (New Zealand) – Gladiator Beasts
vs. Lee Hong Kyu (South Korea) – Gladiator Beasts

Table 3: Winner: Man Man Lai Au (Hong Kong) – Gladiator Beasts
vs. Roy St. Clair (United States) – Blackwings

Table 4: Winner: Kian Sim Kee (Malaysia) – Blackwings
vs. Sharief Al-Aziz Mahomedradja (Netherlands) – Synchro Cat

Table 5: Winner: Benjamin Hong Hwee Tan (Singapore) - Blackwings
vs. Ryan Newburn (United States) – Blackwings

Table 6: Winner: Vittorio Wiktor (Germany) – Synchro Cat
vs. Satoshi Kato (Japan) – Gladiator Beasts

Table 7: Winner: Kazuma Ishikawa (Japan) – Gladiator Beasts
vs. Sebastien Legay (Belgium) – Synchro Cat

Table 8: Winner: Michael Kohanim (United States) – Gladiator Beasts
vs. Charles Easton (Canada) – Synchro Cat

Table 9: Winner: Kazuki Mutsuoka (Japan) – Synchro Cat
vs. Yuya Abe (Japan) – Synchro Cat

Table 10: Winner: Kris Ferber (United States) – Synchro Cat
vs. Ryosuke Kasuga (Japan) – Synchro Cat

Table 11: Winner: Eduard Alvarez Carrera (Spain) – Synchro Cat
vs. Esteban Almeida (Ecuador) – Synchro Cat

Table 12: Winner: Jose Hernandez (Mexico) – Lightsworn
vs. BYE (From “Parts Unknown”) – BYE put in a valiant effort but failed to win in his final match.

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Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME World Championship 2009
Round 5 Pairings

Well, this is it – for many competitors this is their last chance to make it into the running for Day 2. These five rounds have gone by very quickly – less than an hour remains to determine who has a shot at the World Championship for 2009!

Table 1	Alexander Antonios (AUS –Gladiator Beasts), 4 wins vs. Yen-Jui Chien (TWN – Gladiator Beasts), 4 wins
Table 2	Chris Gehrig (NZD – Gladiator Beasts), 3 wins vs. Lee Hong Kyu (KOR – Gladiator Beasts), 3 wins
Table 3	Man Man Lai Au (HKG – Gladiator Beasts), 3 wins vs. Roy St. Clair (USA – Blackwings), 3 wins
Table 4	Kian Sim Kee (MYS – Blackwings), 3 wins vs. Sharief Al-Aziz Mahomedradja (NLD – Synchro Cat) 2 wins
Table 5	Ryan Newburn (USA – Blackwings), 2 wins vs. Benjamin Hong Hwee Tan (SNG – Blackwings), 2 wins
Table 6	Satoshi Kato (JPN – Gladiator Beasts), 2 wins vs. Vittorio Wiktor (DEU – Synchro Cat),2 wins
Table 7	Sebastien Legay (BEL – Synchro Cat), 2 wins vs. Kazuma Ishikawa (JPN – Gladiator Beasts),2 wins
Table 8	Michael Kohanim (USA – Gladiator Beasts), 2 wins vs. Charles Easton (CAN – Synchro Cat)2 wins
Table 9	Yuya Abe (JPN –Synchro Cat), 2 wins vs. Kazuki Mutsuoka (JPN – Synchro Cat), 1 win
Table 10	Kris Ferber (USA – Synchro Cat), 1 win vs. Ryosuke Kasuga (JPN – Synchro Cat), 1 win
Table 11	Esteban Almeida (ECU – Synchro Cat), 1 win vs. Eduard Alvarez Carrera (ESP – Synchro Cat) 1 win
Table 12	Jose Hernandez (MEX – Lightsworn), 0 wins vs. BYE (Nowhere – No Deck), 0 wins

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Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME World Championship 2009
Round 4 – Results!

And the standings, going into Round 5! Final round, everyone!

1 – Alexander Antonios (AUS – Gladiator Beasts)
2- Yen-Jui Chien (TWN – Gladiator Beasts)
3 – Chris Gehrig (NZD – Gladiator Beasts)
4 – Lee Hong Kyu (KOR – Gladiator Beasts)
5 – Man Man Lai Au (HKG – Gladiator Beasts)
6—Roy St. Clair (USA – Blackwings)
7 – Kian Sim Kee (MYS – Blackwings)
8—Sharief Al-Aziz Mahomedradja (NLD – Synchro Cat)
9 – Ryan Newburn (USA – Blackwings)
10 – Benjamin Hong HweeTan (SNG – Blackwings)
11 – Satoshi Kato (JPN – Gladiator Beasts)
12 – Sebastien Legay (BEL – Synchro Cat)
13 – Vittorio Wiktor (DEU – Synchro Cat)
14 – Kazuma Ishikawa (JPN – Gladiator Beasts)
15 – Michael Kohanim (USA – Gladiator Beasts)
16 – Charles Easton (CAN – Synchro Cat)
17 – Yuya Abe (JPN – Synchro Cat)
18 – Kazuki Mutsuoka (JPN – Synchro Cat)
19 – Kris Ferber (USA – Synchro Cat)
20 – Ryosuke Kasuga (JPN – Synchro Cat)
21 – Esteban Almeida (ECU – Synchro Cat)
22 – Eduard Alvarez Carrera (ESP – Synchro Cat)
23 – Jose Hernandez (MEX – Lightsworn)
24 – BYE (Nowhere, No Deck)

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And here are the results after Round 4:

Table 1: Winner: Alexander Antonios (Australia) – Gladiator Beasts
vs. Chris Gehrig (New Zealand) – Gladiator Beasts

Table 2: Winner: Yen-Jui Chien (Taiwan) – Gladiator Beasts
vs. Sharief Al-Aziz Mahmomedredja (Netherlands) – Synchro Cat

Table 3: Winner: Man Man Lai Au (Hong Kong) – Gladiator Beasts
vs. Ryan Newburn (United States) – Blackwings

Table 4: Winner: Roy St. Clair (United States) – Blackwings
vs. Benjamin Hong Hwee Tan (Singapore) – Blackwings

Table 5: Winner: Lee Hong Kyu (South Korea) – Gladiator Beasts
vs. Satoshi Kato (Japan) – Gladiator Beasts

Table 6: Winner: Kyan Sim Kee (Malaysia) – Blackwings
vs. Michael Kohanim (United States) – Gladiator Beasts

Table 7: Winner: Sebastien Legay (Belgium) – Synchro Cat
vs. Kazuki Mutsuoke (Japan) – Synchro Cat

Table 8: Winner: Kazuma Ishikawa (Japan) – Gladiator Beasts
vs. Kris Ferber (United States) – Synchro Cat

Table 9: Winner: Vittorio Wiktor (Germany) – Synchro Cat
vs. Esteban Almeida (Ecuador) – Synchro Cat

Table 10: Winner: Charles Easton (Canada) – Synchro Cat
vs. Eduard Alvarez Carrera (Spain) – Synchro Cat

Table 11: Winner: Yuya Abe (Japan) – Synchro Cat
vs. Jose Hernandez (Mexico) – Lightsworn

Table 12: Winner: Ryosuke Kasuga (Japan) – Synchro Cat
vs. BYE (From “Parts Unknown”) – BYE challenged Kasuga to a Judo match instead, but was hurled into the spectators and declared the loser.

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Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME World Championship 2009
Round 4 – Pairings

Only one more round left after this one, one more chance to make it to Day 2! We’ve got a fairly good idea right about who might be back tomorrow, but it’s not locked in stone yet. Here are Round 4’s matchups:

Table 1	Chris Gehrig (NZD – Gladiator Beasts), 3 wins vs. Alexander Antonios (AUS – Gladiator Beasts), 3wins
Table 2	Yen-Jui Chien (TWN – Gladiator Beasts), 3 wins vs. Sharief Al-Aziz Mahmomedredja (NLD – Synchro Cat), 2 wins
Table 3	Man Man Lai Au (HKG – Gladiator Beasts), 2 wins vs. Ryan Newburn (USA – Blackwings), 2 wins
Table 4	Benjamin Hong Hwee Tan (SNG – Blackwings), 2 wins vs. Roy St. Clair (USA – Blackwings), 2 wins
Table 5	Lee Hong Kyu (KOR – Gladiator Beasts), 2 wins vs. Satoshi Kato (JPN – Gladiator Beasts), 2 wins
Table 6	Michael Kohanim (USA – Gladiator Beasts), 2 wins vs. Kyan Sim Kee (MYS – Blackwings), 2 wins
Table 7	Sebastien Legay (BEL – Synchro Cat), 1 wins vs. Kazuki Mutsuoke (JPN – Synchro Cat), 1 wins
Table 8	Kazuma Ishikawa (JPN – Gladiator Beasts), 1 win vs. Kris Ferber (USA – Synchro Cat), 1 win
Table 9	Vittorio Wiktor (DEU – Synchro Cat), 1 win vs. Esteban Almeida (ECU – Synchro Cat), 1 win
Table 10	Charles Easton (CAN – Synchro Cat), 1 win vs. Eduard Alvarez Carrera (ESP – Synchro Cat), 1 win
Table 11	Yuya Abe (JPN – Synchro Cat), 1 win vs. Jose Hernandez (MEX – Lightsworn), 0 wins
Table 12	Ryosuke Kasuga (JPN – Synchro Cat), 0 wins vs. BYE (Nowhere – No Deck), 0 wins

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Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME World Championship 2009
Round 4 Standings

All right – there are only two more rounds left in today’s event! Let’s stop and take a look at where each competitor is currently ranked in the tournament, shall we? While there is still time for a comeback for the players farther down on the list, things are certainly looking up for Oceania this year.

1 – Chris Gehrig (NLD –Gladiator Beasts)
2 – Alexander Antonios (AUS – Gladiator Beasts)
3 – Yen-Jui Chine (TWN – Gladiator Beasts)
4 – Ryan Newburn (USA – Blackwings)
5 – Sharief Al-Aziz Mahomedradja (NLD – Synchro Cat)
6 – Man Man Lai Au (HKG – Gladiator Beasts)
7 – Benjamin Hong Hwee Tan (SNG –Blackwings)
8 – Roy St. Clair (USA – Blackwings)
9 – Lee Hong Kyu (KOR – Gladiator Beasts)
10 – Satoshi Kato (JPN – Gladiator Beasts)
11 – Michael Kohanim (USA – Gladiator Beasts)
12 – Kian Sim Kee (MYS – Blackwings)
13 – Sebastien Legay (BEL – Synchro Cat)
14 – Kazuma Ishikawa (JPN – Gladiator Beasts)
15 – Kazuki Mutsuoka (JPN – Synchro Cat)
16– Kris Ferber (USA – Synchro Cat)
17 – Vittorio Wiktor (DEU – Synchro Cat)
18 – Esteban Almeida (ECU – Synchro Cat)
19 – Charles Easton (CAN – Synchro Cat)
20 – Eduard Alvarez Carrera (ESP – Synchro Cat)
21 – Yuya Abe (JPN – Synchro Cat)
22 – Ryosuke Kasuga (JPN –Synchro Cat)
23 – Jose Hernandez (MEX – Lightsworn)
24 – BYE (Nowhere – No Deck)

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Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME World Championship 2009
Round 3 – Results!

Here are the results after Round 3:

Table 1: Winner: Chris Gehrig (New Zealand) – Gladiator Beasts
vs. Man Man Lai Au (Hong Kong) – Gladiator Beasts

Table 2: Winner: Alexander Antonios (Australia) – Gladiator Beasts
vs. Sharief Al-Aziz Mahomedredja (Netherlands) – Synchro Cat

Table 3: Winner: Yen-Jui Chien (Taiwan) – Gladiator Beasts
vs. Satoshi Kato (Japan) – Gladiator Beasts

Table 4: Winner: Roy St. Clair (United States) – Blackwings
vs. Kazuki Mutsuoka (Japan) – Synchro Cat

Table 5: Winner: Ryan Newburn (United States) – Blackwings
vs. Sebastien Legay (Belgium) – Synchro Cat

Table 6: Winner: Benjamin Hong Hwee Tan (Singapore) – Blackwings
vs. Kazuma Ishikawa (Japan) – Gladiator Beasts

Table 7: Winner: Michael Kohanim (United States) – Gladiator Beasts
vs. Kris Ferber (United States) – Synchro Cat

Table 8: Winner: Kian Sim Kee (Malaysia) – Blackwings
vs. Esteban Almeida (Ecuador) – Synchro Cat

Table 9: Winner: Lee Hong Kyu (South Korea) – Gladiator Beasts
vs.Vittorio Wiktor (Germany) – Synchro Cat

Table 10: Winner: Charles Easton (Canada) – Synchro Cat
vs. Jose Hernandez (Mexico) – Lightsworn

Table 11: Winner: Yuya Abe (Japan) – Synchro Cat
vs. Ryosuke Kasuga (Japan) – Synchro Cat

Table 12: Winner: Eduard Alvarez Carrera (Spain) – Synchro Cat
vs. BYE – (From “Parts Unknown”) – BYE’s Decklist was unavailable for examination, sorry!

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Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME World Championship 2009
Round 3 – Pairings

Well, it’s down to the wire for some of the competitors – anyone pulling in a third loss here is out of the picture for tomorrow. Players are taking their time and playing very, very carefully.

Table 1	Chris Gehrig (NZD – Gladiator Beasts), 2 wins vs. Man Man Lai Au (HKG – Gladiator Beasts), 2 wins
Table 2	Alexander Antonios (AUS – Gladiator Beasts), 2 wins vs. Sharief Al-Aziz Mahomedredja (NLD – Synchro Cat), 2 wins
Table 3	Yen-Jui Chien (TWN – Gladiator Beasts) , 2 wins vs. Satoshi Kato (JPN – Gladiator Beasts), 2 wins
Table 4	Sebastien Legay (BEL – Synchro Cat),1 win vs. Roy St. Clair (USA – Blackwings) , 1 win
Table 5	Ryan Newburn (USA – Blackwings), 1 win vs. Sebastien Legay (BEL – Synchro Cat),1 win
Table 6	Kazuma Ishikawa (JPN—Gladiator Beasts), 1 win vs. Benjamin Hong Hwee Tan (SNG – Blackwings), 1 win
Table 7	Michael Kohanim (USA – Gladiator Beasts),1 win vs. Kris Ferber (USA – Synchro Cat), 1 win
Table 8	Kian Sim Kee (MYS – Blackwings), 1 win vs. Esteban Almeida (ECU – Synchro Cat), 1 win
Table 9	Lee Hong Kyu (KOR—Gladiator Beasts), 1 win vs. Vittorio Wiktor (DEU – Synchro Cat), 1 win
Table 10	Jose Hernandez (MEX – Lightsworn), 0 wins vs. Charles Easton (CAN – Synchro Cat), 0 wins
Table 11	Ryosuke Kasuga (JPN – Synchro Cat), 0 wins vs. Yuya Abe (JPN – Synchro Cat), 0 wins
Table 12	Eduard Alvarez Carrera (ESP – Synchro Cat), 0 wins vs. BYE (Nowhere – No Deck), 0 wins

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Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME World Championship 2009
Round 2 – Results!

Here are the results after Round 2:

Table 1: Winner: Sharief Al-Aziz Mahomedredja (Netherlands) – Synchro Cat
vs. Roy St. Clair (United States) – Blackwings

Table 2: Winner: Alexander Antonios (Australia) – Gladiator Beasts
vs. Benjamin Hong Hwee Tan (Singapore) – Blackwings

Table 3: Winner: Chris Gehrig (New Zealand) – Gladiator Beasts
vs. Ryan Newburn (United States) – Blackwings

Table 4: Winner: Satoshi Kato (Japan) – Gladiator Beasts
vs. Sebastien Legay (Belgium) – Synchro Cat

Table 5: Winner: Man Man Lai Au (Hong Kong) – Gladiator Beasts
vs. Kris Ferber (United States) – Synchro Cat

Table 6: Winner: Yen-Jui Chien (Taiwan) – Gladiator Beasts
vs. Kazuki Mutsuoka (Japan) – Synchro Cat

Table 7: Winner: Vittorio Wiktor (Germany) – Synchro Cat
vs. Charles Easton (Canada) – Synchro Cat

Table 8: Winner: Kian Sim Kee (Malaysia) – Blackwings
vs. Ryosuke Kasuga (Japan) – Synchro Cat

Table 9: Winner: Kazuma Ishikawa (Japan) – Gladiator Beasts
vs. Eduard Alvarez Carrera (Spain) – Synchro Cat

Table 10: Winner: Lee Hong Kyu (South Korea) – Gladiator Beasts
vs. Yuya Abe (Japan) – Synchro Cat

Table 11: Winner: Esteban Almeida (Ecuador) – Synchro Cat
vs. Jose Hernandez (Mexico) – Lightsworn

Table 12: Winner: Michael Kohanim (United States) – Gladiator Beasts
vs. BYE – Kevin offered to buy BYE a Structure Deck, but he threw it in our face and yelled “I don’t want your pity!”

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Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME World Championship 2009
Round 2 – Pairings

All right, things are starting to get interesting here in Round 2 – nearly half of the competitors are now a little less certain of victory.
Here is a look at who is playing whom:

Table 1	Roy St. Clair (USA - Blackwings), 1 win vs. Sharief Al-Aziz Mahomedredja (NLD -Synchro Cat), 1 win
Table 2	Alexander Antonios (AUS – Gladiator Beasts), 1 win vs. Benjamin Hong Hwee Tan (SNG – Blackwings), 1 win
Table 3	Chris Gehrig (NZD – Gladiator Beasts), 1win vs. Ryan Newburn (USA – Blackwings), 1 win
Table 4	Sebastien Legay (BEL – Synchro Cat), 1 win vs. Satoshi Kato (JPN – Gladiator Beasts), 1 win
Table 5	Kris Ferber (USA – Synchro Cat), 1 win vs. Man Man Lai Au (HKG – Gladiator Beasts), 1 win
Table 6	Yen-Jui Chien (TWN – Gladiator Beasts), 1 win vs. Kazuki Mutsuoka (JPN – Synchro Cat), 1 win
Table 7	Charles Easton (CAN – Synchro Cat), 0 wins vs. Vittorio Wiktor (DEU – Synchro Cat)
Table 8	Ryosuke Kasuga (JPN – Synchro Cat), 0 wins vs. Kian Sim Kee (MYS – Blackwings), 0 wins
Table 9	Kazuma Ishikawa (JPN – Gladiator Beasts), 0 wins vs. Eduard Alvarez Carrera (SPN – Synchro Cat), 0 wins
Table 10	Yuya Abe (JPN – Synchro Cat), 0 wins vs. Lee Hong Kyu (KOR – Gladiator Beasts), 0 wins
Table 11	Jose Hernandez (MEX—Lightsworn), 0 wins vs. Esteban Almeida (ECU – Synchro Cat), 0 wins
Table 12	Michael Kohanim (USA – Gladiator Beasts), 0 wins vs. BYE (Nowhere – No Deck) 0 wins

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Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME World Championship 2009
Round 1 – Results!

All right, the first round has ended – lets take a look and see how the competitors have started out. We’ve added in the Deck Types as well, and will continue that for the rest of the day.

Table 1: Winner: Man Man Lai Au (Hong Kong) – Gladiator Beasts
vs. Michael Kohanim (United States) – Gladiator Beasts

Table 2: Winner: Sharief Al-Aziz Mahomedreja (Netherlands) – Synchro Cat
vs. Charles Easton (Canada) - Synchro Cat

Table 3: Winner: Benjamin Hong Hwee Tan (Singapore) - Blackwings
vs. Eduard Alvarez Carrera (Spain) – Synchro Cat

Table 4: Winner: Kazuki Mutsuoka (Japan) – Synchro Cat
vs. Vittorio Wiktor (Germany) – Synchro Cat

Table 5: Winner: Ryan Newburn (United States) – Blackwings
vs. Lee Hong Kyu (South Korea) – Gladiator Beasts

Table 6: Winner: Yen-Jui Chien (Taiwan) - Gladiator Beasts
vs. Ryosuke Kasuga (Japan) – Synchro Cat

Table 7: Winner: Roy St. Clair (United States) - Blackwings
vs. Esteban Almeida (Ecuador) - Synchro Cat

Table 8: Winner: Sebastien Legay (Belgium) – Synchro Cat
vs. Kian Sim Kee (Malaysia) - Blackwings

Table 9: Winner: Satoshi Kato (Japan) – Gladiator Beasts
vs. Jose Hernandez (Mexico) – Lightsworn

Table 10: Winner: Chris Gehrig (New Zealand) – Gladiator Beasts
vs. Kazuma Ishikawa (Japan) – Gladiator Beasts

Table 11: Winner: Kris Ferber (United States) – Synchro Cat
vs. Yuya Abe (Japan) – Synchro Cat

Table 12: Winner: Alexander Antonios (Australia) – Gladiator Beasts
vs. BYE – BYE actually didn’t bring a deck, and isn’t putting up much of a fight.

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Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME World Championship 2009
Round 1

We’re still waiting our turn at the decklists, so for now – we will just be bringing you the pairings. Once the round is over we will provide the results of each match, and will have deck information for you soon. Players are taking the matches very seriously, and making good use of the judge team here today.

Table 1	Man Man Lai Au (Hong Kong) vs. Michael Kohanim (United States)
Table 2	Sharief Al-Aziz Mahomedreja (Netherlands) vs. Charles Easton (Canada)
Table 3	Benjamin Hong Hwee Tan (Singapore) vs. Eduard Alvarez Carrera (Spain)
Table 4	Kazuki Mutsuoka (Japan) vs. Vittorio Wiktor (Germany)
Table 5	Lee Hong Kyu (South Korea) vs. Ryan Newburn (United States)
Table 6	Yen-Jui Chien (Taiwan) vs. Ryosuke Kasuga (Japan)
Table 7	Esteban Almeida (Ecuador) vs. Roy St. Clair (United States)
Table 8	Kian Sim Kee (Malaysia) vs. Sebastien Legay (Belgium)
Table 9	Satoshi Kato (Japan) vs. Jose Hernandez (Mexico)
Table 10	Chris Gehrig (New Zealand) vs. Kazuma Ishikawa (Japan)
Table 11	Kris Ferber (United States) vs. Yuya Abe (Japan)
Table 12	Alexander Antonios (Australia) vs. BYE

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YU-GI-OH! TRADING CARD GAME
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2009 CONTENDERS

NAME	COUNTRY
Alexander Antonios	Australia
Sebastien Legay	Belgium
Charles Easton	Canada
Esteban Almeida	Ecuador
Vittorio Wiktor	Germany
Man Man Lai Au	Hong Kong
Ryosuke Kasug	Japan
Kazuma Ishikawa	Japan
Yuya Abe	Japan
Kazuki Mutsuoka	Japan
Satoshi Kato	Japan
Kian Sim Kee	Malaysia
Jose Hernandez	Mexico
Sharief Al-Aziz Mahomedradja	Netherlands
Chris Gehrig	New Zealand
Benjamin Hong Hwee Tan	Singapore
Lee Hong Kyu	South Korea
Eduard Alvarez Carrera	Spain
Yen-Jui Chien	Taiwan
Michael Kohanim	United States
Ryan Newburn	United States
Roy St. Clair	United States
Kris Ferber	United States

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