Asia Championships 2012

Date	Venue	Registration Time
15 April 2012 (Sunday)	SCAPE Warehouse, Level 2	0930hrs - 1000hrs

Note: Late comers will not be entertained

Prizes
1st Place:
Rights to represent Singapore in the Asia Championships 2012 regional finals held immediately after the Singapore qualifiers with welcome pack for each country's representatives
2 Boxes of Return of the Duelist
2 Boxes of Extra Pack 4
2 Boxes of Gold Series 2012
Trophy

2nd Place:
2 Boxes of Return of the Duelist
2 Boxes of Gold Series 2012
Trophy

3rd Place:
1 Box of Return of the Duelist
1 Box of Gold Series 2012
Trophy

Entry Fee per player: Free
Door Gift for all participants: Asia Championship 2012 Goodie Bag

Format for Singapore Qualifiers

Single Elimination
*For seeded players, information as follows
Division D Seeded players will enter round 3 of the Single Elimination directly
Division C Seeded players will enter round 4 of the Single Elimination directly
Division B Seeded players will enter round 5 of the Single Elimination directly
Division A Seeded players will enter round 6 of the Single Elimination directly
Note that all seeded players are still required to do online registration as per normal. Failure to register online will be treated as no interest to participate

Seeded players are as follows: (To check, view http://www.konami-asia.com/th/yugi/event/seeded_player_2012.php?lang=en&ct=sg )
Division A - 333-XXX-963 ANG CALVIN
Division A - 333-XXX-852 HO SHU MIAO
Division B - 333-XXX-175 CHEW KAH MENG
Division B - 333-XXX-502 LEE LIANSENG
Division C - 333-XXX-475 SEOW WEI QUAN (New)
Division C - 333-XXX-852 BRYAN CHUA
Division D - 333-XXX-305 CHEN ZEXUAN (New)
Division D - 333-XXX-828 CHUAN ZHI
Division D - 333-XXX-677 CHOO WEE MIN
Division D - 333-XXX-816 MICHAEL SANTOSO

Rules

1. Deck Construction Rules
Deck must be between 40 to 60 cards, inclusive.
Extra Deck, while optional, must be between 0 to 15 cards, inclusive.
Side Deck, while optional, must be between 0 to 15 cards, inclusive.

2. Time limit of each match: 45 mins

3. No Fake cards or Proxys allowed in the event.

4. 1st MAR 2012 OCG Ban and Restricted list used in Tournament.

5. 19th March 2011 Priority Ruling in effect.

6. Card Legality
Only legally distributed Japanese cards are legal for use in sanctioned tournaments in Asia (excluding Japan and South Korea), namely:

* Booster Pack
* Duelist Pack
* Extra Pack
* Gold Series
* Tournament Pack
* Premium Pack 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 13, 14
* Yu-Gi-Oh: Super Fusion! Bonds That Transcend Time Movie Pack
* Starter Deck / Structure Deck
* Video Game Promotional Cards
* World Ranking Promotional Cards
* OCG Duel Terminal 1 & 2
*OCG Duelist Box 2012

Asian English cards are legal.

The following are illegal (unless reprinted in at least one of the above*):

o Premium Pack 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 11, 12
o Limited Edition Pack
o Duel Disk Promotional Cards
o OCG Duel Terminal 3 and onwards
o Anniversary Pack
o Shueisha Promotional Cards
o Weekly Jump
o V Jump
o Valuable Book
o Master Guide
o Video Game Guide
o Yu-Gi-Oh! Manga
o Yu-Gi-Oh! R Manga
o Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Manga
o Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D Manga
o Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal Manga

*If the card is reprinted in at least one of the legal sets, you may use any version of that card. For example, Jurrac Guaiba was reprinted in Tournament Pack 2011 Vol. 3, hence you’re allowed to use the Duel Terminal version of Jurrac Guaiba.
**Even though Return of the Duelist is released on 14 April, it will not be legal to be used in the Asia Championships 2012

7. Any players who are found cheating or changing of cards during the tournament will be disqualified immediately.

8. All players are to submit their deck list online to register for the tournament prior to the event and ensure that their decks fulfill the rulings above.
*All players are to note that submission of decklists does not mean that responsibility of having a legal deck or not goes to the judges. Players not complying to the deck legality as per above rulings may be disqualified even if already mid game.

9. Only original Konami Deck Protectors can be used with the exception of deck protectors from Duel Disks or character deck protectors which are not allowed to be used in the tournament. [E.g. no Prisma or Starlight Road duel disk deck protectors]
*Will be strictly enforced as we will be hosting the Regional finals this year, please take note.

10. Double layer deck protectors are allowed, provided the outer layer must be a transparent deck protector. Players must use same color protectors for their decks, extra deck and side deck. No markings are allowed on protectors

11. Judges have the right to disqualify duelist who misconduct or violate rules

12. Judges decision is final

More rules and regulation can be found in http://www.konami-asia.com/th/yugi5d/en/event/dk_rule.html

13. Players who join must be a Singapore Citizen or Singapore PR. You may participate if you are none of the above mentioned but you will NOT be allowed to represent Singapore in the event that you win.

14. Players are reminded to bring along the following

. Pen
. Paper
. Playmat
. Duelist ID card
- Decklist
. Calculator
*Players are reminded to bring either pen and paper or calculator to calculate life points.

15. ALL THE PLAYERS MUST HAVE DUELIST ID TO JOIN, CLICK HERE TO APPLY
http://www.konami-asia.com/th/yugi5d/en/event/dk_duelist_id_apply.html

Here are just some of the events that will be going on that day, so make sure to head over on that day and check them out!

Event: Challenge the Champion
Time: 12pm to 2pm
Singapore duelists will have an opportunity to test their skills against the best of the best! Get an opportunity to play against our regional champions representing their country. This will be a 1 game match to decide the winner! The winner of the match will receive a chop on their score card.

Event: Mini Games
Time: 1.30pm to 5.30pm
Choose 1 of our mini games that will be going on that day to test your luck and skills! The mini games will allow you to play Yu-Gi-Oh in new and interesting ways and will be suitable for beginners as well. The mini games will allow different amounts of players to participate depending on the game you choose, allowing you to either test your own skills, or pit them against other players to win big! Winners of the mini games will receive chop/s depending on the the game for their score cards.

Event: Score Card Exchange @ Gift Counter
Time: 2pm to 6pm
Change your score cards for prizes and goodies~ Exchanging for prizes will be a test of luck here, bringing in a new and interesting aspect as to how you get more Yu-Gi-Oh goodies. Head down to the counter to find out more!

Event: Guess The Champion @ Champion Voting Board
Time: All day, submissions by 4.30pm
After studying the champions in our Challenge the Champion segment, do you think you have the eye to choose who will be our Asia Champion 2012? Head on down to our Champion voting board and put your name down for your favorite and you just might win a prize at the end of the day in our lucky draw.

Event: DuelingDays Duel Puzzle @ Gift Counter
Time: All day, submissions by 6pm
Think you are a seasoned player and need more of a challenge then the mini games? Test your dueling knowledge by answering one of our DuelingDays duel puzzles correctly! Correct answers will be collected and a lucky draw will be held at the end of the day for people who answer correctly.

Event: Heart Piece Tournament (Side Event)
Time: 2pm to 6pm
A limited amount of 96 players (who participated in the main event, registration on first come first serve basis) will receive a second chance here. In true Zexal style, ante your heart piece against other players using the ante rule in a 1 game match to decide the winner! Collect all 8 different pieces to complete the set and become one of the top 4 players who will play for exciting prizes including boxes of the new freshly released pack, Return of the Duelist. You had better play fast or you might just find that our top spots have already been filled! (Note, decks still have to be Asia legal)

Asia Championships Singapore Qualifying Tournament Results

1st Place - Kenneth Koh
2nd Place - Calvin Ang
3rd Place - Ryan Stark
4th Place - Wesley Seek

Asia Championships Regional Finals Results

1st Place - Jeff Soh Jun Yuan (Reigning Champion)
2nd Place - Kenneth Koh (Singapore Representative)
3rd Place - Jonathan Edsel Gozon (Philippines Representative)
4th Place - Lee Seong-Hun (Korea Representative)

Thanks to everyone who participated and I hope that everyone enjoyed themselves, see you in Worlds Championships 2012!