The world’s best duelists will converge in Seattle on 7th-8th September for the Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship, while the World Championship Qualifier dates have also been confirmed.
Konami Digital Entertainment B.V. (Konami) has announced that the Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship is coming to the USA for the first time since 2016. The prestigious World Championship will bring challengers from across the globe to Seattle, Washington on 7-8 September for two days of captivating first-class dueling.
The Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship (WCS) 2024 will feature separate tournaments in four categories for the first time ever. They include tournaments for the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG, Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel, and two different formats for Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links. One of the Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links formats will be for the Speed Duel format as per previous WCS events. The additional Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links format will be for the Rush Duel format, the new gameplay format introduced to the title in September 2023.
Konami has also confirmed details on the World Championship Qualifier (WCQ) tournaments for the TCG category in the Americas, Europe and Oceania. At these tournaments, the best duelists in their respective continents will lock horns to qualify for the Yu-Gi-Oh! WCS 2024, earning the chance to become the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG World Champion.
Those scheduled WCQ dates and venues are:
- Central America – 21th-23rd June in Mexico City, Mexico
- Oceania – 28th-30th June in Auckland, New Zealand
- South America – 28th-30th June in Lima, Peru
- North America – 19th-21st July in Austin, Texas (USA)
- Europe – 26th-28th July in Berlin, Germany
For more information about the Yu-Gi-Oh! WCS 2024, click here.
Today, the popular Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG is available across the globe, with products distributed in more than 80 countries and nine languages, to be enjoyed by fans of all ages.
Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel features beautifully rendered Duels in 4K resolution, more than 10,000 cards to collect, an extensive single-player Solo Mode, online Duels, events and more. Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel is free-to-play with in-game purchases on PlayStation5, PlayStation4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Steam, Nintendo Switch, iOS and Android, and it’s available now.
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links brings the popular game to life on mobile devices and on PC. Duelists can kindle the spirit of Yami Yugi, Jaden Yuki, Yusei Fudo, the newly added Yuga Ohdo from Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens and other beloved characters from the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise in competitive card battle action. Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links has now achieved 150 million downloads worldwide.
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links is available for free at the App Store for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch, Google Play for Android devices, and for PC via Steam.
