First win of 2012!

Deck used: TG Agents

Format: 4 rounds of Swiss, cut to Top 8 (There were only 16 ppl.)




Round 1: Shaunewbiez (Inzecter Agents)
OXO

Game 1: Opened with Venus + Gantetsu and just slowly poked him to death, stopping his Damsel and Centipede with Raigeki Break and Warning

Game 2: He threw a Maxx C when i attempted to Venus call balls, but i just chionged and died to massive disadvantage.

Game 3: Forgot what happened here...



Round 2: Winson (Junk Doppel)
XOO

Game 1: Lost to Quasar...nuff said.
Game 2: Controlled with Banisher + other delicious stuff.
Game 3: The game went back and forth until i topdecked a Hyperion...



Round 3: Samuel (Dragonlords)
OXO

Game 1: Hyperion Daigusto OTK
Game 2: His turn to rush me with Light Pulsar + other stuff...
Game 3: Hyperion Daigusto OTK



Round 4: Xiaomei (Rabbit Ragia)

Let her win to avoid the full curse....




Top 8: Winson (Junk Doppel)

Shared. I went up.




Top 4: Plant (Lavals)
XOO

Game 1: He chiong me with Rekindling...

Game 2: Stalled abit with 2 Ball hand and eventually made 2 Gantetsu in fear of Rekindling. Manage to draw Reborn to get Raiou and he didn't top draw stuff to fight back. Was told later on that i could actually win that turn but i stress so make mistake =_=

Game 3: He got Rekindling early due to Gold Sarco, but didn't use it. Had to set my Warwolf and let his Flamvell Helldog eat in order to get my Striker. He then Trishula-ed me, removing my BLS and Venus from grave. Luckily...i topdeck-ed Hyperion and made Catastor with Striker + Venue in hand ftw.



Finals : Xiaomei (Rabbit Ragia)
OO

Game 1: Rushed her but failed due to Gorz. She made Zenmaines with Tour Guide and i was forced to atk everything and she got rid of my Wyvern. I made my own Zenmaines and stalled abit until i summoned Honest and attacked with Honest, Zenmaines and Gantetsu for game.


Game 2: Ragia + Dolkka in 2 turns.... Luckily draw Book of Moon and cleared with Dark Hole. Managed to control with Venus + Gantetsu. Made a big mistake further on by leaving my Venus , Ball and Earth on the field for her to eat with Guaiba. She made Ragia after that, but i topdecked Honest for game.



Result: 1st!


Got my very own Emeral (Shared with Winson of course..)


Still, its such a great way to start 2012!

New Year Resolutions!!

It's the start of a brand new year for everyone! Which means another year of YGO for not only me, but for every player out there. Now, for the usual yearly ritual of laying out my new year resolutions! (YGO and Non-YGO related)


1) Get fit, macho-man fit.

2) Good results

3) Scrub less in locals (Always here to stay every year, since i never achieve this.)

4) Top 8/4/2/1 for Asia Qualifier/Worlds Qualifier

5) Stick to one deck more (Not changing decks every 2-3 weeks. Not funny at all)



Well, here they are, at least what i can think of at the moment. Hope i can achieve them all :)

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to all readers out there!!


Hope everyone will be successful in another year of YGO!

Mini Tournament Report @ Ani-Play (30/12)

Deck used: Insane Tech TGAA

Format: Swiss of 4 rounds. Cut to Top 8



Round 1: VS Sherwyn (Inzektors)
OXO

Game 1: Rush him with two Hyperions.
Game 2: We were in topdecking mode, but he topdecked a Damsel, so...
Game 3: Raioh and massive backrow controlled the game.



Round 2: VS Kitty (Dragons)
OO

Game 1: He had no Future Fusion, so things were in my favor a little. Managed to rush him after he Solemned my Hyperion and i used Call of the Haunted to bring it back for game.

Game 2: Topdecking 2 Hyperions is too strong.



Round 3: VS ??? (Machina Offering Geartown Gadgets)
OXO

Game 1: Controlled, MST'ing his Offering. Managed to win with Daigusto Phoenix + Gantetsu
Game 2: Second turn Offering rush me.
Game 3: Topdeck Dark Hole and PoD into Call of the Haunted for Hyperion.



Round 4: VS Alvin PUTRA (Hero Beat)

I gave him the win so both of us can go up. We shared, plus i wanted to avoid the full win curse.



3-1 (Proceed to Top 8)



Top 8: VS Alvin PUTRA (Hero Beat)
XOX

Uhm....Sorry boss? But its ok, since we shared and all.




5th/6th : VS Ying Jun (Inzekter Agents)
XX


7th/8th: Rolled die with Shaun, lost and took the 3D Thunder End Dragon....



Result: 7th/8th


Liking all my techs :)


Thats all for today!

Lookback at my 2011

Well, it's just a few days before the start of a brand new year! So this is the best time to sit down and start thinking about all the things that happened during this year. Everything, from achievements to laughter to losses, this the best time to reflect on all those things.


Well, here's the list of major events for 2011 and my thoughts on them.

Asia Qualifiers 2011

Deck used: Whirlwind BF

For this qualifier, we had to go through a tough fight of 7 swiss rounds. Adding to the fact that everyone woke up quite early for registration, you can be sure that all of us had a tough time. I only managed to get a subpar score of 4-3, winning all 3 matches again Six Samurais and losing 3 mirror matches. Needless to say, wasn't really proud of my performance, but i felt that i did my best and I was very comfortable with playing Whirlwind BF at that time.

Yu-Gi-Oh! Open Series #2 (Hosted by Cardmasters)


Deck used: Graveyard BF

I was really proud of myself when i actually won this event. Although this wasn't an official event, it was still considered quite a big one, with almost 50 participants and a PS3 up for grabs. Since this event was using the March Banlist (The asia qualifier was still using the old banlist), it was difficult for everyone to choose what type of decks to pilot for the fresh and new format. Regardless, I was able to climb all the way to the top and get myself my very first 1st place for a big event!

Singapore Worlds Qualifier 2011

Deck used: Six Samurai

Wasn't really planning on using Six Samurai, but I was playing with it for a few weeks by then and it was really growing on me. I was playing the Japanese build, which focused on control and making of use Royal Oppression. Sad to say, i scrubbed with a miserable score of 1-4 for the final standings.

Asia Plus Team Qualifier 2011

Deck used: Agent Angels

For this qualifier, there were actually 4 rounds of Pre-Qualifiers that allowed direct seeding into Top 8 for the main event. My team, consisting of Johann (awesomehazelnuts), Vishal (avengingknight) and myself took part and won the very first qualifier! So, we were directly brought forward to Top 8 for the main event. Sad to say, we lost on the actual day during Top 8 to the eventual runner-up for the entire event. Still, I believed that we tried our best and we can only hope for the better next year, if 2012 isn't the end of the world :)

Top Shop of Asia: Singapore Qualifers

Deck used: T.G. Agents

This, hands-down, had to be the biggest highlight of my entire year! It was a brand new official event whereby local card shops choose their representatives to fight it out to become Asia's number 1 card shop. I was representing Thousand Taste Trading and i managed to clinch 1st place after the dust cleared.

I had to face many strong opponents along the way, such as Vishal, my teammate for Asia Plus and Jeff, agreed by majority as the strongest player in Singapore. As a player, achievements were of much importance to me. Hence, being the very first official event i topped ever since i started playing competitively in 2009, it was really a huge accomplishment for me.

I then proceeded to travel to Taiwan for the Asia Plus Championships, together with William, Nian Jie, Daniel, Anthony and DS, accompanied by the distributor. Sad to say, I scrubbed badly at the main event. However, i had much fun and it was all very valuable experience.




So, that's the sum-up of my year for 2011. Here's hoping that 2012 will be an even better year for me! Especially since the Asia Championships 2012 will be held in Singapore!


Hope 2012 will be great for everyone! Happy New Year!

Tournament Report @ Ani-Play (26/12)

Deck used: Inzecters

Format: Swiss of 4 Rounds. Cut to Top 8.


Round 1: VS Vishal (WWBF)
OO

Game 1: Controlled with Raioh
Game 2: Imba hand with Damsel + Gigamantis for combowhoring.



Round 2: VS Poh Seng (GK)
XX

Game 1: Forgot how i died.
Game 2: Greedy and used Storm without opening Trap Stun first. Died to Sin Cyber End



Round 3: VS Hong Rui (Hero Beat) *SHARED*
XX

Game 1: Super Poly too strong.
Game 2: Same thing, except he's backrow killed me while i didn't draw any sided stuff.



Round 4: VS Alvin PUTRA (Hero Beat)
XOX

Game 1: Died to Raioh beat with my imba hand of 2 damsels, 2 pot and some unimportant stuff
Game 2: Rush him with Damsel and other good stuff
Game 3: Top deck Miracle + Honest sealed my fate.


Alvin gave me the win since i was sharing with Hong Rui, as i wanted to pull his score up.


Results : 1-3


Bad sidedeck choice of Trap Stun over Royal Decree costed me in this tournament. Besides that, I think most of my plays were correct. Still quite confused about some rulings regarding Inzecters so need to familiarize with them more if i wish to continue playing them.


Anyways, had 1 round of pack war after that and i won myself 4 out of 6 foils in the box lol.


Everytime i go to Kit's Shop, always go home with good stuff even though i scrub.

Mini Tournament Report @ Ani-Play (23/12)

Deck used: Inzecter

Format: Swiss of 3 Rounds. Cut to Top 8




Round 1: VS Banana (Dark World)
OO

Game 1: Raioh controlled before i used Damsel + Gigamantis to rush him.
Game 2: Raioh + Dimensional Fissure too strong!!



Round 2: VS Sherwyn (Zombie Plant)
XOX

Game 1: Ate Trishula + other good stuff.
Game 2: Rush him with Damsel + Gigamantis + Heart of Clear Water
Game 3: Slatemate until he removed all 3 Hornets with Chain D.


Round 3: VS Sunny (Six Samurai)
XOX

Game 1: Shien + Kizan + Mass backrow. Couldn't do anything, not to mention eating 1x Tori
Game 2: Slowly grinded with Damsel and Centipede.
Game 3: Side deck error of not puting in Trap Stun costed me the game.


Result: 1-2 (12th/20)


Got a lucky draw pack of PTDN and pulled Dark Armed. Proceeded to get some good stuff from others. Looks like the Top Shop win really used up all the luck i had for the entire year, lololol.


Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all readers!!!

Thank you for all of your continual support (even though this blog is dead most of the time)