Yu-Gi-Oh! Asia Championship Winter 2019
Yu-Gi-Oh! Asia Championship Winter 2019 was held on 19 January 2019 in Hong Kong.
12 duelists were invited as follow:
- 6 duelists from each region’s Asia Championship Winter 2019 Qualifier
- 6 duelists from each region’s Ranking Tournament 2018 Season 1 + 2
Format:
- 4 rounds of Swiss
- Top 4 Single-Elimination
Metagame Breakdown
- 4 Dinosaur Thunder Dragon
- 2 Salamangreat
- 1 Burning Abyss
- 1 Guardragon
- 1 Orcust
- 1 Sky Striker
- 1 Thunder Dragon
- 1 Zefra
Asia Championship Winter 2019
| 1st | Angelino Espiritu | Philippines | Burning Abyss |
| 2nd | Huang Cheng Yao | Taiwan | Orcust |
| 3 – 4th | Sherwyn Lim | Singapore | Thunder Dragon |
| Nathaniel Laureano | Philippines | Dinosaur Thunder Dragon | |
| 5 – 12th | Lo Lai Chun | Hong Kong | Zefra |
| Cheung Wing Ho | Hong Kong | Salamangreat | |
| Oon Wei Hen | Malaysia | Dinosaur Thunder Dragon | |
| Weerapun Suebyoubol | Thailand | Guardragon | |
| Wittawin Waitsuparat | Thailand | Salamangreat | |
| Choo Wee Min | Singapore | Dinosaur Thunder Dragon | |
| Shim Weng Ken | Malaysia | Sky Striker | |
| Chen Po Nien | Taiwan | Dinosaur Thunder Dragon |
Asia Championship Winter 2019 Competitors
Asia Championship Winter 2019 Champion
Angelino Espiritu (right)
1st, Angelino Espiritu (Philippines) [Burning Abyss]
Source: Asia Championship Winter 2019, Yu-Gi-Oh! Events
2nd, Huang Cheng Yao (Taiwan) [Orcust]
Source: Asia Championship Winter 2019, Yu-Gi-Oh! Events
3 – 4th, Sherwyn Lim (Singapore) [Thunder Dragon]
Source: Asia Championship Winter 2019, Yu-Gi-Oh! Events
3 – 4th, Nathaniel Laureano (Philippines) [Dinosaur Thunder Dragon]
Source: Asia Championship Winter 2019, Yu-Gi-Oh! Events
5 – 12th, Lo Lai Chun (Hong Kong) [Zefra]
Source: Asia Championship Winter 2019
5 – 12th, Cheung Wing Ho (Hong Kong) [Salamangreat]
Source: Asia Championship Winter 2019
5 – 12th, Oon Wei Hen (Malaysia) [Dinosaur Thunder Dragon]
Source: Asia Championship Winter 2019
5 – 12th, Weerapun Suebyoubol (Thailand) [Dragon Link]
Source: Asia Championship Winter 2019
5 – 12th, Wittawin Waitsuparat (Thailand) [Salamangreat]
Source: Asia Championship Winter 2019
5 – 12th, Choo Wee Min (Singapore) [Dinosaur Thunder Dragon]
Source: Asia Championship Winter 2019
5 – 12th, Shim Weng Ken (Malaysia) [Sky Striker]
Source: Asia Championship Winter 2019
5 – 12th, Chen Po Nien (Taiwan) [Dinosaur Thunder Dragon]
Source: Asia Championship Winter 2019
If only the top 4 Duelists advance from the ACS Final, then why are there 6 people representing Asia at the World Championship 2019? It’s also interesting that they picked 6 people from the Ranking Tournaments and the ACS, to make 12. Why not pick 8 each, so that the total is 16 people. That way, a Single Elimination is done easier as 16 is a power of 2.
Nevermind, I made a mistake. I thought that this event was the ACS Final, but it is actually this one: https://roadoftheking.com/yu-gi-oh-asia-championship-2019/