WCS 2023 Qualifiers (Master Duel)
The World Championship Series 2023 Regional Qualifiers was a competitive event in Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel akin to the Duelist Cup events.
It ran from 16 May 2023, 04:00 UTC through 29 May 2023, 03:59 UTC.
Contents
Stage 1
Event Details
This event plays identical to that the Duelist Cup and has no Loaner Decks or specialized banlist. The Forbidden/Limited list follows the Standard at the time.
Players must all begin within Stage 1 which lasts for the whole duration of the event and repeated wins allow them to increase their Duelist Level (DLv.). Those at DLv. 4 or lower will increase their DLv. by completing a match without conceding, regardless of whether they won or lost. Players below DLv. 15 will not have their Level decrease with losses, and they cannot de-rank below DLv. 17 or MAX (20) if they have obtained them.[1]
Those who have reached DLv. MAX can take part in Stage 2, the Regional Qualifiers round, starting from 26 May 2023, 04:00 UTC.
Players begin at a higher starting DLv. and automatically earn all rewards from previous DLv. depending on the Rank that they ended the April 2023 season (Season 16) with:
- Rookie/Bronze → DLv. 1
- Silver → DLv. 3
- Gold → DLv. 5
- Platinum → DLv. 7
- Diamond → DLv. 10
Rewards
Whenever Legacy Tickets would be earned through Duel Result, Special Reward Tickets will be awarded instead.[2]
| DLv. | Rewards |
|---|---|
| 1 | -- |
| 2 | 100 
|
| 3 | 2 
|
| 4 | 100
|
| 5 | Protector ("WCS 2023 Qualifiers Celebration") |
| 6 | 200
|
| 7 | 3
|
| 8 | 100
|
| 9 | 100
|
| 10 | 300
|
| DLv. | Rewards |
|---|---|
| 11 | 100
|
| 12 | 100
|
| 13 | 100
|
| 14 | 100
|
| 15 | 200
|
| 16 | 5
|
| 17 | 200
|
| 18 | 100
|
| 19 | 100
|
| MAX | Title ("WCS 2023 Qualifiers DLv. MAX") |
Event Missions
The following missions were available during this event, under the "WCS 2023 Qualifiers" Missions category.[3]
| Spell/Traps | Reward |
|---|---|
| 10 | 60
|
| 20 | 50
|
| 30 | 40
|
| 50 | 30
|
| 100 | 20
|
| Summons | Reward |
|---|---|
| 10 | 60
|
| 30 | 50
|
| 50 | 40
|
| 100 | 30
|
| 200 | 20
|
| Wins | Reward |
|---|---|
| 1 | 100
|
| 3 | 100
|
| 6 | 50
|
| 8 | 50
|
| 10 | 50
|
| 13 | 30
|
| 15 | 30
|
| 17 | 30
|
| 20 | 30
|
| 25 | 30
|
| Duels | Reward |
|---|---|
| 5 | 100
|
| 10 | 100
|
| 15 | 50
|
| 20 | 50
|
| 25 | 50
|
| 30 | 30
|
| 35 | 30
|
| 40 | 30
|
| 45 | 30
|
| 50 | 30
|
The following missions were added on 23 May 2023, 04:00 UTC:
| Duels | Reward |
|---|---|
| 1 | 60
|
| 3 | 50
|
| 5 | 40
|
| 10 | 30
|
| 20 | 20
|
In total, 1900 from Dueling and 1600 from Missions.
Stage 2
Event Details
As in Stage 2 of the Duelist Cup, players will earn and lose Dueling Points (DP) through dueling other players. Some specifics regarding how much DP changes are shown below:[4]
- The greater the difference between opposing players, the greater the DP gain/loss will be for the winner/loser.
- Victories provide at minimum 1000 DP to the winner with no theoretical limit.
- Defeats take away at maximum 1200 DP from the loser.
- Players with at most 9000 DP will lose less DP if they lose.
Throughout the event, players are evaluated on their DP on a leaderboard. After the event is finished, this final tally is considered along with each player's performance relative to those performing in the same defined area:
- Area A: Japan
- Area B: Asia
- Area C: North America
- Area D: Latin America
- Area E: Europe/Middle East/Oceania/Africa
Of which, Areas A, C, and E have 2 representative players each (1st and 2nd) and Areas B and D have 1 representative each (1st) chosen for a total of 8 players.
These top 8 players must choose 2 other players from their home area to form a team of 3 and hence forth be invited to the WCS 2023 Finals at the Tokyo Big Sight on 5-6 August 2023. Rules regarding these other 2 players are as follows:[5]
- They also cannot be representatives themselves.
- They (and any representative) cannot also be participating in the Duel Links or TCG finals.
- They must be DLv. MAX.
Rewards
| Placement | Rewards |
|---|---|
| Top 10000 | Icon ("WCS 2023 Qualifiers Bronze Finalist"), Title ("WCS 2023 Qualifiers Top 10000"), 10
|
| Top 1000 | Title ("WCS 2023 Qualifiers Top 1000"), 10
|
| Top 500 | Title ("WCS 2023 Qualifiers Top 500"), 10
|
| Top 100 | Icon ("WCS 2023 Qualifiers Silver Finalist"), Title ("WCS 2023 Qualifiers Top 100"), 15
|
| Top 10 | Icon ("WCS 2023 Qualifiers Gold Finalist"), Title ("WCS 2023 Qualifiers Top 10"), 20
|
Qualified Duelists
- Area A: Japan[6][7]
- A1: たすく (Tasuku), Worldwide 1st with DP: 72,827
- A2: ぼーぎん (Bogin), Worldwide 2nd with DP: 67,616
- Area B: Asia
- B: Gimlet, Worldwide 3rd with DP: 65,883
- Area C: North America
- C1: Teiantou, Worldwide 17th with DP: 53,016
- C2: Raye, Worldwide 26th with DP: 50,420
- Area D: Latin America
- D: JUD£UYGO, Worldwide 14th with DP: 57,657
- Area E: Europe/Middle East/Oceania/Africa
- E1: Isk, Worldwide 12th with DP: 58,729
- E2: Josh, Worldwide 13th with DP: 57,872
Teams
Team A1: "To the future"[8]
- たすく (Tasuku), シーアーチャー (Sea Archer), 魔鏡@ (Makagami)
Team A2: "Bogin Japan"
- ぼーぎん (Bogin), さくま (Sakuma), みらーふぉーす (Mirror Force)
Team B: "Sindang Pros"
- Gimlet, Sana, genhuukei
Team C1: "Lil Pengu"
- Teiantou, LESTIFISA, Victor Li
Team C2: "Team 7"
- Raye, Karmano, Jesse Kotton
Team D: "PRRJ"
- JUD£UYGO, Zeeta, ReichYGO
Team E1: "ShapesnaTCH"
- Isk, Mist, Bohdan T
Team E2: "snipehunters"
- Josh, QuantalThink, Emre
References
- ↑ https://www.konami.com/yugioh/masterduel/asia/en/news/wcs2023
- ↑ https://www.masterduelmeta.com/articles/tournament/2023/wcs-qualifier/report#rewards
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIW2Z6yQwww&t=1m
- ↑ https://www.masterduelmeta.com/articles/events/may-2023/regional-qualifiers#regional-qualifiers
- ↑ https://www.masterduelmeta.com/articles/news/april-17-2023/world-championships
- ↑ https://roadoftheking.com/master-duel-world-championship-2023-qualifier/
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKNE1wDO5ug&t=8m37s
- ↑ https://www.konami.com/yugioh/worldchampionship/2023/en/
