Yu-Gi-Oh! Asia Championship Qualifier 2016

The Asia Championship 2016 will be held in Hong Kong on 19 June 2016.

Duelists will battle it out in their qualifiers for the rights to represent their respective region – Hong Kong, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand – in the Asia Championship 2016.

Duelists with the highest points in the Ranking Tournaments 2015 of each region will receive invitation rights to participant in the Asia Championship 2016 as well.

The YOT Hong Kong 2015 and YOT Taiwan 2016 Champions with the respective Asia Premier Champions will also be participating in the Asia Championship 2016.

The Asia Championship SP 2015 Champion will be returning for the Asia Championship 2016.

Together, a total of 18 duelists will be invited to the Asia Championship 2016, and they will be playing for the rights to represent Asia in the World Championship 2016.

 

 

The Philippines Qualifier was held on the 14 – 15 May 2016.

A playlist of the quarter-final, semi-final and final matches are available on the YouTube channel – Yu-Gi-Oh! Asia PH.

1st	Louren Vidad	[Nekroz]
2nd	Elvis Agoto “Junjun”	[Blue-Eyes]
3rd	Rizaldy Adolfo Belarmino	[Atlantean Mermail]
4th	Anan Quipit	[Qliphort]
5 – 8th	Hiroshi Odate	[Metalfoe]
	Joel Amad	[D/D]
	Aram Marcelo	[Qliphort]
	Gideon C. DelaCruz	[Metalfoe]

The Philippines Champion, Louren Vidad, is unable to attend the Asia Championship 2016. The invitation has been passed down to the 1st Runner-up, Elvis Agoto “Junjun”.

 

 

The Singapore Qualifier was held on the 22 May 2016.

A playlist of the Ro16, quarter-final, semi-final and final matches are available on the YouTube channel – Sg CardMart.

1st	Soh Jun Yuan “Jeff”	[Blue-Eyes]
2nd	Yong Qian Rui	[Blue-Eyes]
3 – 4th	Clarence Foo	[D/D]
	Wesley Seek	[Speedroid Phantom Knights Burning Abyss]
5 – 8th	Lim Jun Jie	[Metalfoe]
	Winson Lim	[Blue-Eyes]
	Ryan Stark	[Metalfoe]
	Sebastian Tan	[Blue-Eyes]

 

 

The Taiwan (Traditional Chinese Format) Qualifier was held on the 28 May 2016.

1st	Lin You Jyun (林佑駿)	[Atlantean Mermail]
2nd	Chen Po Nien (陳柏年)	[Atlantean Mermail]
3 – 4th	Chiu Chia Hsiang (邱嘉翔)	[Atlantean Mermail]
	Huang Nung En (黃農恩)	[Atlantean Mermail]
5 – 8th	Benson Lu Chen Pang (盧震邦)	[Atlantean Mermail]
	Tsai Cheng Yuan (蔡乘願)	[Atlantean Mermail]
	Wu Bai Yi (吳柏逸)	[Atlantean Mermail]
	Zeng Yi Xun (曾奕勳)	[Atlantean Mermail]

The Taiwan (Japanese Format) Qualifier was held on the 29 May 2016.

1st	Yang Shi-fan (楊適帆)	[D/D]
2nd	Huang Nung-en (黃農恩)	[Speedroid Phantom Knights Burning Abyss]
3 – 4th	Kuo Pai-hung (郭栢宏)	[Blue-Eyes]
	Lin Yi-shiung (林義雄)	[Speedroid Phantom Knights Burning Abyss]
5 – 8th	Chen Min-jet (陳明杰)
	Guo Ren-jyun (郭任鈞)
	Jiao Zhi-chen (焦桎誠)
	Lee You-heng (李祐亨)

The Taiwan (JP) Champion, Yang Shi-fan, is unable to attend the Asia Championship 2016. The invitation has been passed down to the 1st Runner-up, Huang Nung-en.

 

 

The Malaysia Qualifier was held on the 29 May 2016.

1st	Yeo Gou Jie “Alex”	[Blue-Eyes]
2nd	Tan Chun Wee	[Metalfoe]
3 – 4th	Colin Ang Bing Shen	[Blue-Eyes]
	Yong Qian Rui	[Speedroid Phantom Knights Burning Abyss]

 

 

The Thailand Qualifier was held on the 5 June 2016.

1st	Satanantana Rungnuppakunsi	[Ritual Burning Abyss]
2nd	Weerapun Suebyoubol	[Blue-Eyes]
3 – 4th	Kittipos Anantaseree	[Atlantean Mermail]
	Phuttichai Khajonkettikoon	[Blue-Eyes]
5 – 8th	Sutipat Tiyapanitkun	[Speedroid Phantom Knights Burning Abyss]
	Thanachit Fulchalreamsin	[D/D]
	Jirawat Rattanaputtasakorn	[Metalfoe]
	Poj Shin Santivatr	[D/D]

A video of the final match is available on the Facebook page – Nida Group.

The Thailand Champion, Satanantana Rungnuppakunsi, is unable to attend the Asia Championship 2016. The invitation has been passed down to the 1st Runner-up, Weerapun Suebyoubol.
 

 

The Hong Kong (Japanese Format) Qualifier was held on the 5 June 2016.

1st	Zhang Jia Liang	[Metalfoe]
2nd	Feng Wen Long	[Blue-Eyes]
3 – 4th	Lai Chi Shing	[Speedroid Phantom Knights Burning Abyss]
	Lo Lai Chun	[D/D]

Both the Champion, Zhang Jia Liang, and 1st Runner-up, Feng Wen Long, are ineligible for the invitation. The invitation has been passed down to the Semi-Finalist, Lai Chi Shing.

 

The Hong Kong (Traditional Chinese Format) Qualifier will be held on the 19 June 2016.

 

 

Here are the 18 representatives that will be participating in the Asia Championship 2015. The Champion of the Asia Championship 2015 will earn a spot in the World Championship 2015. The decks listed are what the representatives played during their respective qualifiers, they may choose to play a different deck in the Asia Championship 2015.

Ranking 2015
Hong Kong		Law Ming Fung “Brian” (羅銘峰)
Malaysia		Lucus Chow
Philippines		John Carlo Evangelista
Singapore		Tan Wan Xin “Fiery”
Taiwan		Shao Yi-ming (邵奕銘)
Yu-Gi-Oh! Open Tournament (YOT)
Hong Kong 2015		Lin Ching-ting (林敬庭)	[Performapal Performage]
Hong Kong 2015 AP		Lai Cheuk Shing “Vincent” (黎焯誠)	[Clown Blade]
Taiwan 2016		Luo Wen-chin (羅文欽)	[D/D]
Taiwan 2016 AP		Lin Sheng-rong (林聖榮)	[Ritual Blue-Eyes]
Asia Championship SP 2015
		Hsiao Tsun-yu (蕭存佑)	[Performapal Dracoslayer]
Asia Championship Qualifier 2016
Philippines		Elvis Agoto “Junjun”	[Blue-Eyes]
Singapore		Soh Jun Yuan	[Blue-Eyes]
Taiwan (TC)		Lin You-jyun (林佑駿)	[Atlantean Mermail]
Taiwan (JP)		Huang Nung-en (黃農恩)	[Speedroid Phantom Knights Burning Abyss]
Malaysia		Yeo Gou Jie “Alex”	[Blue-Eyes]
Thailand		Weerapun Suebyoubol	[Blue-Eyes]
Hong Kong (JP)		Lai Chi Shing (賴智成)	[Speedroid Phantom Knights Burning Abyss]
Hong Kong (TC)

 

• ACQ 2016 Philippines: Yu-Gi-Oh! Philippines
• ACQ 2016 Singapore: YuGiOh Edition Singapore
• ACQ 2016 Taiwan (TC): 遊戲王官方社團
• ACQ 2016 Taiwan (JP): 遊戲王官方社團
• ACQ 2016 Malaysia: MYS Card Game Official Tournament Info Center
• ACQ 2016 Thailand: Jakarade.com
• ACQ 2016 Hong Kong (JP): Yugioh Edition Hong Kong
• ACQ 2016 Hong Kong (TC):