Konami’s Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Japan Tokyo 2024 (YCSJ Tokyo 2024) attracted record numbers of duellists to the Tokyo Big Sight on 28th-29th April.
Konami Digital Entertainment B.V. has announced that the company has just set a Guinness World Record for the most entrants in a trading card game tournament, as well as breaking its own Guinness World Record for the largest trading card game tournament.
A total of 7,443 participants registered for the Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Japan Tokyo 2024 (YCSJ Tokyo 2024) event, recognised as a Guinness World Records achievement for the most entrants in a trading card game tournament. YCSJ Tokyo 2024 took place on 28th-29th April at the Tokyo Big Sight (Tokyo International Exhibition Center). It was held for the first time as a two-day event to commemorate the 10th YCSJ.
The Guinness World Record for the largest trading card game tournament was previously held by Konami for the 100th YCS in Long Beach, California, USA, which took place on 23rd-25th March 2012. Official ceremonies awarding the Guinness World Record certificates to Konami were held at the event, with entrants watching on.
YCSJ Tokyo 2024 also crowned its champion, Yutaro Takahashi. Not only is Yutaro the winner of the 10th YCSJ, they are also the winner of the largest trading card game tournament ever, placing ahead of 7,442 other entrants to claim the title.
After winning the 10th YCSJ, Yutaro said: “I am happy to be a champion. It was thanks to the practice with my friends whom I met through Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG. I will do my best to win the next event as well.”
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