Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship Qualifier 2016

The World Championship 2016 will be held at Orlando, Florida, United States on 20 – 21 August 2016.

Duelists from all over the world will compete in their respective qualifiers to earn an invitation the World Championship 2016.

The 2015 World Champion, Hiyama Shunsuke, will be returning to defend his title in the World Championship 2016.

1st		Hiyama Shunsuke	[Tellarknight]
2nd		Galileo De Obaldia	[Hand Nekroz]
3rd		Hasegawa Akira	[Nekroz]
4th		Chase Robert Cunningham	[Artifact Tellarknight]

The 2015 Dragon Duel World Champion, Mijail Stephano Flores Barboza, will be competing in the main event this year.

1st		Mijail Stephano Flores Barboza	[Tellarknight]
2nd		DeAndre Nathaniel Mason	[Qliphort]
3rd		Zoltán Kolonics JR	[HERO]
4th		Yamasaki Haruka	[Tellarknight]

Dragon Duel World Champion 2015 and World Champion 2015
Mijail Stephano Flores Barboza (left) and Hiyama Shunsuke (right)

The Central American Championship 2016 was held at Guadalajara, Mexico on 11 – 12 June 2016.

1st		Brandon Ossiel Aguilar Gonzalez	[Brillant Monarch]
2nd		Ricardo Ruiz Mendoza	[Fire King Kozmo]
3 – 4th		Gerald Yagans South Chaves	[Phantom Knights Burning Abyss]
		Angel Ibarra Barcenas	[Phantom Knights Burning Abyss]

Central America Champion 2016
Brandon Ossiel Aguilar Gonzalez

The Oceanic Championship 2016 was held at Brisbane, Australia on 13 June 2016.

1st		Matthew Casiero	[Xyz Monarch]
2nd		Bohdan Temnyk	[SR PK Burning Abyss]
3 – 4th		Isaac Stott	[Demise Kozmo]
		Callum Scott	[Xyz Monarch]

The South American Championship 2016 was held at Bogota, Colombia on 18 – 19 June 2016.

1st		Joaquin Rinaldi Petroni	[Performapal Dracoslayer]
2nd		Carlos Eduardo Lopez Rangel	[Fire King Kozmo]
3 – 4th		Jonathan Giancarlo Galarza Arevalo	[Performapal Majespecter]
		Johnny Steven Quintana Aguilar	[Majespecter Magician]

South America Champion 2016
Joaquin Rinaldi Petroni

The Asia Championship 2016 was held at Hong Kong on 19 June 2016.

1st		Hsiao Tsun-Yu	[ABC]
2nd		Luo Wen Chin	[D/D]
3 – 4th		Lai Cheuk Shing	[SR PK Burning Abyss]
		Tan Wan Xin	[Blue-Eyes]

Asia Champion 2016
Hsiao Tsun-Yu (left)

The West Japan World Championship Qualifier 2016 was held at Osaka, Japan on 2 July 2016.

1 – 2nd		Yada Makoto “バコ”	[ABC]
		Kajihara Soichiro “フミオ”	[D/D]
3 – 4th		“KG”	[SR PK Burning Abyss]
		“スヨン”	[D/D]

The East Japan World Championship Qualifier 2016 was held at Tokyo, Japan on 9 July 2016.

1 – 2nd		Satou Kai “kai”	[D/D]
		Momiji Daiki “モミジ”	[D/D]
3 – 4th		“さわさき”	[D/D]
		“かろん”	[D/D]

The Korea World Championship Qualifier 2016 was held at Seoul, Korea on 3 July 2016.

1st		Choi Byung-hyuk (최병혁)	[Speedroid Phantom Knights]
2nd		Kim Dong-jun (김동준)	[Phantom Knights Burning Abyss]
3 – 4th		Kim Yeon-su (김연수)	[Performapal Odd-Eyes Majespecter]
		Yoo Seung-yeon (유승연)	[Deskbot]

The North American Championship 2016 was held at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States on 9 – 10 July 2016.

1st		Erik Godwin Christensen	[Domain Monarch]
2nd		Thomas Isaiah Rowe	[SR PK Burning Abyss]
3 – 4th		Admassu Williams-Ademe	[Domain Monarch]
		Travis Allen Smith	[SR PK Burning Abyss]
5 – 6th		Adam Brian Hutchins	[Domain Monarch]
		Jimmy TX Nguyen	[Phantom Knights Burning Abyss]
7 – 8th		Jesse Dean Kotton	[SR PK Burning Abyss]
		Michael John State	[Demise Kozmo]

Team North America 2016
Jimmy Nguyen, Adam Brian Hutchins, Travis Allen Smith, Admassu Williams-Ademe, Thomas Isaiah Rowe, Erik Godwin Christensen

The European Championship 2016 was held at Berlin, Germany on 15 – 17 July 2016.

1st		Samir Bachar	[Performapal Dracoslayer]
2nd		Carmelo Buttiglieri	[SR PK Burning Abyss]
3 – 4th		Finn Bakewell	[Performapal Dracoslayer]
		Lorenzo Roma	[SR PK Burning Abyss]
5 – 8th		Alpay Engin	[Fire King Kozmo]
		Raphael Neven	[Demise Kozmo]
		Jack Verma	[Performapal Dracoslayer]
		Sven-Ole Wegner	[Xyz Monarch]

Team Europe 2016
Samir Bachar, Carmelo Buttiglieri, Finn Bakewell, Lorenzo Roma

These are the representatives that will be participating in the World Championship 2016. The decks listed are the decks that were played in the qualifiers. They may play a different deck in the World Championship 2016.

World Championship 2015
	Hiyama Shunsuke	[Tellarknight]
Dragon Duel World Championship 2015
	Mijail Stephano Flores Barboza	[Tellarknight]
Central American Championship 2016
	Brandon Ossiel Aguilar Gonzalez	[Brilliant Monarch]
Oceanic Championship 2016
	Matthew Casiero	[Xyz Monarch]
	Bohdan Temnyk	[Speedroid Phantom Knights Burning Abyss]
South American Championship 2016
	Joaquin Rinaldi Petroni	[Performapal Dracoslayer]
Asia Championship 2016
	Hsiao Tsun-Yu	[ABC]
Japan World Championship Qualifier 2016
	Yada Makoto “バコ”	[ABC]
	Kajihara Soichiro “フミオ”	[D/D]
	Satou Kai “kai”	[D/D]
	Momiji Daiki “モミジ”	[D/D]
Korea World Championship Qualifier 2016
	Choi Byung-hyuk	[Speedroid Phantom Knights]
North American Championship 2016
	Erik Godwin Christensen	[Domain Monarch]
	Thomas Isaiah Rowe	[Speedroid Phantom Knights Burning Abyss]
	Admassu Williams-Ademe	[Domain Monarch]
	Travis Allen Smith	[Speedroid Phantom Knights Burning Abyss]
	Adam Brian Hutchins	[Domain Monarch]
	Jimmy TX Nguyen	[Phantom Knights Burning Abyss]
European Championship 2016
	Samir Bachar	[Performapal Dracoslayer]
	Carmelo Buttiglieri	[Speedroid Phantom Knights Burning Abyss]
	Finn Bakewell	[Performapal Dracoslayer]
	Lorenzo Roma	[Speedroid Phantom Knights Burning Abyss]

• World Championship 2015: 遊戯王アーク・ファイブ オフィシャルカードゲーム
• Central American Championship 2016: Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME Event Coverage
• Oceanic Championship 2016: Eternal Dragon Of ChaOZ
• South American Championship 2016: Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME Event Coverage
• Asia Championship 2016: Yu-Gi-Oh! Events
• West Japan World Championship Qualifier 2016: Yu-Gi-Oh Deck Recipes, 遊戯王アーク・ファイブ オフィシャルカードゲーム
• Korea World Championship Qualifier 2016: Revolize
• East Japan World Championship Qualifier 2016: Yu-Gi-Oh Deck Recipes, 遊戯王アーク・ファイブ オフィシャルカードゲーム
• North American Championship 2016: Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME Event Coverage
• European Championship 2016: Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Event Coverage