Hundreds of fans gathered in the San Diego
Convention Center on Saturday and Sunday, July 28 and 29 to witness the
world's best Yu-Gi-Oh! trading card and video game players battle for the
coveted titles of 2007 Yu-Gi-Oh! World Champions. After two days of
fierce competition, 24-year-old finalist Andres Toro from Chile beat more
than 20 players from over 20 competing countries, and earned the title of
2007 Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME (TCG) World Champion while 19-year-old
Michel Grüner from Germany beat 13 players from 7 competing countries and
earned the title of 2007 Yu-Gi-Oh! Video Game World Champion.
Toro and Grüner were awarded Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship trophies, as well
as autographed drawings by Yu-Gi-Oh! creator Kazuki Takahashi and Chaimera,
Master of Beasts Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG cards. Runners-up for the TCG championship
included (in order) 16-year-old Mattia Sarpa (Italy), 16-year-old Adam Corn
(Buena Park, Calif. - USA), and 15-year-old Dexter Dalit (Canada). Each
were awarded a Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship trophy, autographed drawings and
an exclusive Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG card. Runners-up for the video game championship
included (in order) 24-year-old Descamps Yohann (France), 21-year-old Manuel
Lopez (San Juan Capistrano, Calif. - USA), and 23-year-old Masahiro Eguchi
(Japan). Each were also awarded a Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship trophy,
autographed drawings and an exclusive Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG card.
As a part of the Yu-Gi-Oh! Tournament series, Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG finalists were
determined through Regional and National tournaments held throughout the
world. Winners of Regional tournaments were awarded entry to National
tournaments, in which the top selected players were then awarded entry into
the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG World Championship tournament.
On the video game side, Konami hosted tournaments in the United States,
Japan and Europe, using the Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship Tournament 2007
video game for Nintendo DS, to find the best Yu-Gi-Oh! video game players
in the world. Finalists were determined through Regional and National
tournaments, with top players from the Nationals awarded entry into the
Yu-Gi-Oh! Video Game World Championship tournament.
