About

Road of the King (RoadoftheKing.com) is a website about competitive Yu-Gi-Oh! Official Card Game (OCG).

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Akira

Akira is the founder and main writer of Road of the King. Akira had previously written on Duelist Codex and Road of the King.

Akira has a strong interest and vast experience in Trading Card Games, having started playing Magic: The Gathering in 1998 and Yu-Gi-Oh! in 2000. He has since achieved moderate success in competitive tournaments across various TCGs.

Akira is currently an Official Judge and Coverage Writer in the OCG Asia region for Yu-Gi-Oh!.

Achievement

Date Placing Event
2002-03-16 2nd Singapore 1st Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Challenge Tournament
2003-03-22 3rd Yu-Gi-Oh! World of JJ Tournament
2005-09-18 5 – 8th VS System Pro Circuit Qualifier (Sealed Pack format)
2005-10-09 3 – 4th VS System Pro Circuit Qualifier (Sealed Pack format)
2007-01-14 5 – 8th World of Warcraft TCG Singapore Regional Qualifier
2007-04-29 2nd World of Warcraft TCG Singapore Regional Qualifier
2007-05-27 9 – 16th World of Warcraft TCG Singapore Regional Qualifier
2009-11-15 5 – 8th Yu-Gi-Oh! Asia Championship 2009 Singapore Qualifier
2010-06-20 9 – 16th Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2010 Singapore Qualifier
2010-11-21 5 – 8th Yu-Gi-Oh! Asia Championship Plus 2010 Singapore Qualifier
2011-07-03 9 – 16th Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2011 Singapore Qualifier
2011-08-27 9 – 16th Cardfight!! Vanguard A Certain Magical Event (ACME)
Bushiroad Summer Card Festival 2011

Experience

Date Event Role
2005-03-20 Yu-Gi-Oh! Asia Championship 2005 Singapore Qualifier Floor Judge
2005-07-03 Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2005 Singapore Qualifier Floor Judge
2006-01-01 Yu-Gi-Oh! World of JJ Tournament Floor Judge
2012-04-15 Yu-Gi-Oh! Asia Championship 2012 Floor Judge
2012-10-21 Yu-Gi-Oh! Asia Championship Plus 2012 Singapore Qualifier Floor Judge
2013-03-10 Yu-Gi-Oh! Asia Championship 2013 Singapore Qualifier Floor Judge
2013-06-23 Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2013 Singapore Qualifier Floor Judge, Scorekeeper
2013-11-24 Yu-Gi-Oh! Asia Championship Plus 2013 Singapore Qualifier Floor Judge, Scorekeeper
2013-12-29 Yu-Gi-Oh! Singapore Open 2013 Floor Judge, Scorekeeper
2014-05-31/2014-06-01 Yu-Gi-Oh! Asia Championship 2014 Singapore Qualifier Floor Judge, Scorekeeper
2014-07-26/2014-07-27 Yu-Gi-Oh! Open Tournament Hong Kong 2014 Team Leader
2014-11-09 Yu-Gi-Oh! Asia Championship Plus 2014 Singapore Qualifier Floor Judge, Scorekeeper
2015-04-18/2015-04-19 Yu-Gi-Oh! Open Tournament Singapore 2015 Team Leader, Coverage Writer
2015-05-31 Yu-Gi-Oh! Asia Championship 2015 Singapore Qualifier Team Leader
2015-06-27/2015-06-28 Yu-Gi-Oh! Asia Championship 2015 Floor Judge
2015-08-28/2015-08-29 Yu-Gi-Oh! Open Tournament Hong Kong 2015 Coverage Writer
2016-01-31 Yu-Gi-Oh! Asia Championship SP 2015 Coverage Writer
2016-05-22 Yu-Gi-Oh! Asia Championship 2016 Singapore Qualifier Floor Judge, Scorekeeper
2016-06-18/2016-06-19 Yu-Gi-Oh! Asia Championship 2016 Coverage Writer
2016-12-11 Yu-Gi-Oh! Asia Championship 2017 Singapore Winter Qualifier Floor Judge, Scorekeeper
2017-04-15/2017-04-16 Yu-Gi-Oh! Open Tournament Hong Kong 2017 Coverage Writer
2017-05-14 Yu-Gi-Oh! Asia Championship 2017 Singapore Summer Qualifier Floor Judge, Scorekeeper
2017-06-18 Yu-Gi-Oh! Asia Championship 2017 Coverage Writer
2017-09-02/2017-09-03 Yu-Gi-Oh! Open Tournament Singapore 2017 Coverage Writer
2017-12-17 Yu-Gi-Oh! Asia Championship Winter 2018 Singapore Qualifier Scorekeeper
2018-03-25 Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist Cup 2018 Singapore Floor Judge
2018-05-05/2018-05-06 Yu-Gi-Oh! Open Tournament Thailand 2018 Coverage Writer
2018-06-03 Yu-Gi-Oh! Asia Championship 2018 Singapore Qualifier Scorekeeper
2018-07-08 Yu-Gi-Oh! Asia Championship 2018 Coverage Writer
2018-10-27/2018-10-28 Yu-Gi-Oh! Open Tournament Taiwan 2018 Coverage Writer
2018-12-08/2018-12-09 Yu-Gi-Oh! Open Tournament Hong Kong 2018 Coverage Writer
2019-04-06/2019-04-07 Yu-Gi-Oh! Open Tournament Malaysia 2019 Coverage Writer
2019-04-20 Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist Cup 2019 Singapore Scorekeeper
2019-05-18 Yu-Gi-Oh! Asia Championship 2019 Singapore Qualifier Head Judge
2019-06-16 Yu-Gi-Oh! Asia Championship 2019 Coverage Writer
2019-10-05/2019-10-06 Yu-Gi-Oh! Open Tournament Singapore 2019 Coverage Writer
2019-12-14 Yu-Gi-Oh! Asia Championship Winter 2020 Singapore Qualifier Head Judge
2020-01-12 Yu-Gi-Oh! Asia Championship Winter 2020 Commentator
2021-08-28 Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist Cup 2021 Hong Kong Commentator
2022-07-09 Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist Cup 2022 Singapore Team Leader
2023-01-07 Black Luster Soldier Tournament Singapore Head Judge
2023-05-27 Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist Cup 2023 Singapore Head Judge
2023-07-01 Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist Cup 2023 Asia Finals Commentator
2023-11-11 Black Luster Soldier (Normal Monster) Tournament Singapore I Team Leader
2023-12-10 Black Luster Soldier (Normal Monster) Tournament Singapore II Team Leader