Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game South American World Championship Qualifier Announced

GERARDO DELGADO WINS THE Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME SOUTH AMERICAN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER;
EARNS CHANCE TO COMPETE IN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IN KYOTO, JAPAN

MIJAIL FLORES OUTDUELS THE COMPETITION FOR THOSE BORN IN 2002 OR LATER AT THE Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME DRAGON DUEL SOUTH AMERICAN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER; NEXT STOP, THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

El Segundo, Calif. (July 7, 2015) – The best Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME (TCG) South American Duelists showcased their Dueling and Deck-building skills
in Lima, Peru this past weekend at the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG South American World Championship Qualifier (WCQ) and the Dragon Duel South American WCQ (for those born in 2002 or later).

The Centro de Convenciones Atlantic City contained anxious and motivated Duelists intent on representing South America in Kyoto, Japan. Every table held epic back-and-forth card battles. After rounds and rounds of Dueling, it was a weary yet excited Gerardo Delgado, from Lima, Peru, that held the trophy and smiled for the photo knowing he was traveling overseas to battle for the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG World Championship representing Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. (KDE-US).

Delgado leaves Centro de Convenciones Atlantic City with a massive stack of prizes that includes: a Championship Trophy; an invitation and paid travel and accommodations to the World Championship; complete sets of Secrets of Eternity and Crossed Souls booster sets; a 64 GB iPad; two copies of the Super Rare YCS Prize Card; 24 booster packs from recent sets; a WCQ Top Cut and WCQ 2015 Game Mat; WCQ 2015 card sleeves and a personalized shirt upon arrival in Kyoto to wear proudly while competing at the World Championship.

The Dragon Duel South American World Championship Qualifier, for those born in 2002 or later, was an intense battle as Mijail Flores, from Lima, Peru, worked his way through an enthusiastic field of competitors. Flores masterfully played his hand and came out the winner at the end. Flores won a bevy of prizes that included: a Championship Trophy; an invitation and paid travel and accommodations to the World Championship; complete sets of Secrets of Eternity and Crossed Souls; 64 GB iPad; two copies of the Super Rare YCS Prize Card; a WCQ Dragon Duel Top Cut and WCQ Dragon Duel 2015 Game Mat; WCQ 2015 card sleeves and a personalized shirt upon arrival in Kyoto.

Duelists can watch all-new Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal episodes every Tuesday as well as all of classic Yu-Gi-Oh!, Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, and Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's on www.yugioh.com in the United States. In addition, Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal airs twice on Sundays on Nicktoons. Check local TV listings for upcoming Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V episodes. In Canada, Duelists can watch episodes of Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal every Friday and Saturday on Teletoon! For more information on KONAMI, the Yu-Gi-Oh! CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES or the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME, please visit www.yugioh-card.com or call 310-220-8630 to speak directly with a Yu-Gi-Oh! customer support team member.

© Kazuki Takahashi
© NAS • TV Tokyo

About The Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG
The Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME is the #1 trading card game in the world with over 25 billion cards sold. It is a game of strategy, where players create individual Decks of cards collected from Structure Decks and Booster Packs. Two players engage in a Duel while using cards that represent powerful monsters, magical Spells and surprising Traps. Duelists with well-constructed Decks, dominating monsters, solid strategy and good fortune are the victors in the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG. Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. is the exclusive licensee and rights holder to the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG in South America and Latin America.
About KONAMI
KONAMI is a leading developer, publisher and manufacturer of electronic entertainment properties and traditional trading card games. KONAMI's software titles include the popular franchises Metal Gear Solid, Silent Hill, DanceDanceRevolution and Castlevania, among other top sellers. KONAMI is also the manufacturer of the wildly popular Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME, which has sold more than 25 billion cards worldwide. The latest information about KONAMI can be found on the Web at www.konami.com. KONAMI CORPORATION is a publicly traded company based in Tokyo, Japan with subsidiaries, Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd. in Tokyo, Japan, Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. in the United States and Konami Digital Entertainment B.V. in Windsor, the United Kingdom. Details of the products published by KONAMI can be found at www.konami.com.