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'''World Championship Qualifiers''' came up in 2010 as an official name for all '''National TournamentsChampionships''' and '''Continental Championships''' held in many countries around the world. '''National Tournaments''' Championship were held in selected countries by Konami, then occurred a '''Continental Championship''' for each continent or region which reserved seats for the [[World Championship]].While the National Tournaments Championships started out in 2003, the first Continental Championship was the [[European Championship| European]] one, which took place in Bochum, Germany on July 2006. 2009 was the year of the Central and South America Championships as well as the Oceania's. Last but not least US and Canada National were fused into the [[2012 North American Championship| North American Championship]]. Even if the name changed, the pattern is the same, as after the Nationals occur Continentals which reserve a limited number of seats for the World Championship: 6 from North-American WCQ, 5 from Japan, 4 from Europe, 2 from Oceania and 1 from Central America and South America. Also Hong Kong, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Thailand and Taiwan haven't a Continental WCQ, but they can access World Championship through their Nationals.<ref name="wcq north america">[https://tcg.konami-europe.net/coverage/5388/history-of-the-world-championship-qualifiers/] History of the World Championship Qualifiers</ref>

=== 2004 National Champions==={{Main|Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2004}}* The [[2004 American Championship|2004 American Champion]] is Theerasak Poonsombat.* The [[2004 Australian National Championship|2004 Australian National Champion]] is Pascal Huet.* The [[2004 Brazilian National Championship|2004 Brazilian National Champion]] is Robinson Costa.* The [[2004 Canadian National Championship|2004 Canadian National Champion]] is Joseph Leung. ([[Chaos]]).* The [[2004 Chilean National Championship|2004 Chilean National Champion]] is Felipe Luque.* The [[2004 Dutch National Championship|2004 Dutch National Champion]] is Rajin Harpal.* The [[2004 French National Championship|2004 French National Champion]] is Raphaël Jury.* The [[2004 German National Championship|2004 German National Champion]] is Chi-Vinh Le.* The [[2004 Greek National Championship|2004 Greek National Champion]] is Kostas Giankolo.* The [[2004 Hong Kong National Championship|2004 Hong Kong National Champion]] is Chan Wan Hang.* The [[2004 Irish National Championship|2004 Irish National Champion]] is Mark Kenny.* The [[2004 Italian National Championship|2004 Italian National Champion]] is Dario Longo.* The [[2004 Slovenian National Championship|2004 Slovenian National Champion]] is Marko Thuma.* The [[2004 Spanish National Championship|2004 Spanish National Champion]] is Rodrigo Togores.* The [[2004 Swedish National Championship|2004 Swedish National Champion]] is Johan Nilsson* The [[2004 United Kingdom National Championship|2004 United Kingdom National Champion]] is Ryan Pugh.

===2003 2005 National Champions==={{Main|Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2005}}* The [[2005 American National Championship|2005 American National Champion]] is Max Suffridge.* The [[2005 Argentinian National Championship|2005 Argentinian National Champion]] is Gaston Mazzuquini. ([[Last Turn]])* The [[2005 Australian National Championship|2005 Australian National Champion]] is Stewart Brine.* The [[2005 Belgian National Championship|2005 Belgian National Champion]] is Guy Israel.* The [[2005 Brazilian National Championship|2005 Brazilian National Champion]] is André Marchetto. ([[Chaos]])* The [[2005 Canadian National Championship|2005 Canadian National Champion]] is Dexter Dalit. ([[Warrior Toolbox]]).* The [[2005 Chilean National Championship|2005 Chilean National Champion]] is Gonzalo Ercole.* The [[2005 Croatian National Championship|2005 Croatian National Champion]] is Joso Zrilić.* The [[2005 Dominican National Championship|2005 Republic National Champion]] is Teodoro Lai.* The [[2005 Dutch National Championship|2005 Dutch National Champion]] is Guan Her Ng.* The [[2005 Ecuadorian National Championship|2005 Ecuadorian National Champion]] is Francois Dau Herrera.* The [[2005 Estonian National Championship|2005 Estonian National Champion]] is Valter Liblik. ([[Chaos]]/[[Warrior Toolbox]])* The [[2005 French National Championship|2005 French National Champion]] is Pierre Pradelles.* The [[2005 German National Championship|2005 German National Champion]] is David Kretschmer.* The [[2005 Greek National Championship|2005 Greek National Champion]] is Giannis Papastaurou.* The [[2005 Hungarian National Championship|2005 Hungarian National Champion]] is Szili Atilla.* The [[2005 Irish National Championship|2005 Irish National Champion]] is James Kinsella.* The [[2005 Israeli National Championship|2005 Israeli National Champion]] is Ido Marcus.* The [[2005 Italian National Championship|2005 Italian National Champion]] is Namer Merli.* The [[2005 Lithuanian National Championship|2005 Lithuanian National Champion]] is Antanas Poluninas.* The [[2005 Mexican National Championship|2005 Mexican National Champion]] is Jorge Fabian Piña Lizarraga. ([[Empty Jar]])* The [[2005 New Zealanders National Championship|2005 New Zealanders National Champion]] is Cindie Uddstrom.* The [[2005 Polish National Championship|2005 Polish National Champion]] is Paweł Marcinkowski.* The [[2005 Slovenian National Championship|2005 Slovenian National Champion]] is Marko Thuma.* The [[2005 Swedish National Championship|2005 Swedish National Champion]] is Christopher Westholm* The [[2005 Swiss National Championship|2005 Swiss National Champion]] is Luis da Silva.* The [[2005 United Kingdom National Championship|2005 United Kingdom National Champion]] is Adam Kruszynski.

=== 2006 National Champions ==={{Main|World Championship 2006}}* The [[2006 American National Championship|2006 American National Champion]] is Austin Kulman.* The [[2006 Australian National Championship|2006 Australian National Champion]] is Marcus Rokman.* The [[2006 Austrian National Championship|2006 Austrian National Champion]] is Phillip Bohar.* The [[2006 Belgian National Championship|2006 Belgian National Champion]] is Wim Eliano.* The [[2006 Brazilian National Championship|2006 Brazilian National Champion]] is Guilherme Jardim.* The [[2006 Canadian National Championship|2006 Canadian National Champion]] is Calvin Tsang. ([[Cyber-Stein]]).* The [[2006 Chilean National Championship|2006 Chilean National Champion]] is Javier Segovia.* The [[2006 Costa Rican National Championship|2006 Costa Rican National Champion]] is Sebastián Astuas.* The [[2006 Croatian National Championship|2006 Croatian National Champion]] is Karlo Mrvić.* The [[2006 Dutch National Championship|2006 Dutch National Champion]] is Baran Güntekin.* The [[2006 Ecuadorian National Championship|2006 Ecuadorian National Champion]] is Andres Murillo.* The [[2006 Estonian National Championship|2006 Estonian National Champion]] is Henri Viiard.* The [[2006 French National Championship|2006 French National Champion]] is Jeremy Dezani* The 2003 [[2006 German National Championship|2006 German National Champion ]] is Nico SikorskyMichel Grüner.* The 2003 [[2006 Greek National Championship|2006 Greek National Champion]] is Giorgos Volakis.* The [[2006 Irish National Championship|2006 Irish National Champion]] is Darren Walsh.* The [[2006 Israeli National Championship|2006 Israeli National Champion]] is Roi Dan.* The [[2006 Italian National Championship|2006 Italian National Champion ]] is Luca CasadeiDario Longo.([[L&D]])* The 2003 Canadian [[2006 New Zealanders National Championship|2006 New Zealanders National Champion]] is Sam Bell.* The [[2006 Polish National Championship|2006 Polish National Champion]] is Jarek Pajor.* The [[2006 Spanish National Championship|2006 Spanish National Champion]] is Anthony Apaestegui.* The [[2006 Serbian National Championship|2006 Serbian National Champion]] is Strahinja Kljaic* The [[2006 Swedish National Championship|2006 Swedish National Champion]] is Robin Ruus* The [[2006 Swiss National Championship|2006 Swiss National Champion]] is Remo Lehmann.* The [[2006 United Kingdom National Championship|2006 United Kingdom National Champion ]] is Adam McNeelyWayne Pinkney.

===2004 2007 National Champions==={{Main|World Championship 2007}}* The [[2007 American National Championship|2007 American National Champion]] is Adam Corn.* The [[2007 Australian National Championship|2007 Australian National Champion]] is Egon Cardenas.* The [[2007 Austrian National Championship|2007 Austrian National Champion]] is Hanspeter Rokita.* The [[2007 Belgian National Championship|2007 Belgian National Champion]] is Jonas Couvreur.* The [[2007 Brazilian National Championship|2007 Brazilian National Champion]] is André Marchetto. ([[DDT]])* The [[2007 Bulgarian National Championship|2007 Bulgarian National Champion]] is Georgi Georgiev.* The [[2007 Canadian National Championship|2007 Canadian National Champion]] is Dexter Dalit. ([[Gadget]]).* The [[2007 Chilean National Championship|2007 Chilean National Champion]] is Gonzalo Ercole.* The [[2007 Costa Rican National Championship|2007 Costa Rican National Champion]] is Nelson Zúñiga.* The [[2007 Croatian National Championship|2007 Croatian National Champion]] is Marko Božac.* The [[2007 Dutch National Championship|2007 Dutch National Champion]] is Michael Smits.* The [[2007 Ecuadorian National Championship|2007 Ecuadorian National Champion]] is Johnny Oña.* The [[2007 English National Championship|2007 English National Champion]] is Andrew Lam.* The [[2007 Estonian National Championship|2007 Estonian National Champion]] is Sten-Robert Pullerits.* The [[2007 Finnish National Championship|2007 Finnish National Champion]] is Alexander Trivedi.* The [[2007 French National Championship|2007 French National Champion]] is Pierre Pradelles.* The [[2007 German National Championship|2007 German National Champion]] is Vittorio Wiktor.* The [[2007 Greek National Championship|2007 Greek National Champion]] is Nasos Bouboulis.* The [[2007 Hong Kong National Championship|2007 Hong Kong National Champion]] is Yuen Ka Wa.* The [[2007 Hungarian National Championship|2007 Hungarian National Champion]] is Kis Gábor.* The [[2007 Irish National Championship|2007 Irish National Champion]] is Brian Dunne.* The [[2007 Italian National Championship|2007 Italian National Champion]] is Marco Mazzuoccolo.* The [[2007 Jamaican National Championship|2007 Jamaican National Champion]] is Neufville Brown.* The [[2007 Korean National Championship|2007 Korean National Champion]] is Dong-Hub Lee.* The [[2007 Lithuanian National Championship|2007 Lithuanian National Champion]] is Kazimieras Kanarskas.* The [[2007 Malaysian National Championship|2007 Malaysian National Champion]] is Lee Ban Siong.* The [[2007 Maltese National Championship|2007 Maltese National Champion]] is Matthew Cossai.* The [[2007 New Zealanders National Championship|2007 New Zealanders National Champion]] is Daniel Schofield.* The [[2007 Polish National Championship|2007 Polish National Champion]] is Paweł Brzostowski.* The [[2007 Portuguese National Championship|2007 Portuguese National Champion]] is Helio Babo.* The [[2007 Singaporean National Championship|2007 Singaporean National Champion]] is Lim Poo Choon.* The [[2007 Spanish National Championship|2007 Spanish National Champion]] is Anthony Apaestegui.* The [[2007 Swedish National Championship|2007 Swedish National Champion]] is Sebastian Öberg.* The [[2007 Swiss National Championship|2007 Swiss National Champion]] is Roman Patané.* The [[2007 Taiwanese National Championship|2007 Taiwanese National Champion]] is Huang Shin-En.

=== 2008 National Champions ==={{Main|World Championship 2008}}* The 2004 [[2008 American National Championship|2008 American National Champion ]] is Theerasak PoonsombatChris Bowling.* The 2004 [[2008 Australian National Championship|2008 Australian National Champion ]] is Pascal HuetRichard Hahn.* The 2004 [[2008 Austrian National Championship|2008 Austrian National Champion]] is Tolga Sikkoç.* The [[2008 Belgian National Championship|2008 Belgian National Champion]] is Sébastien Gonzalez.* The [[2008 Brazilian National Championship|2008 Brazilian National Champion ]] is Robinson CostaMario Vinnicius. ([[DDT]])* The [[2008 Bulgarian National Championship|2008 Bulgarian National Champion]] is Ivan Todorov.* The 2004 [[2008 Canadian National Championship|2008 Canadian National Champion ]] is Joseph LeungLazaro Bellido. ([[ChaosGladiator Beast]]).* The 2004 [[2008 Chilean National Championship|2008 Chilean National Champion]] is Franco Cuneo.* The [[2008 Croatian National Championship|2008 Croatian National Champion]] is Gordan Bareza.* The [[2008 Costa Rican National Championship|2008 Costa Rican National Champion]] is Rodrigo Jiménez.* The [[2008 Danish National Championship|2008 Danish National Champion ]] is Felipe LuqueSoheil Afriday.* The 2004 [[2008 Dutch National Championship|2008 Dutch National Champion ]] is Rajin HarpalMitch Wanders.* The 2004 [[2008 Ecuadorian National Championship|2008 Ecuadorian National Champion]] is Gabriel Hernandez.* The [[2008 Estonian National Championship|2008 Estonian National Champion]] is Kaspar Kelder.* The [[2008 Finnish National Championship|2008 Finnish National Champion]] is Jaakko Penttinen.* The [[2008 French National Championship|2008 French National Champion ]] is Didier MailleVincent Ralambomiadana.* The 2004 [[2008 German National Championship|2008 German National Champion ]] is Chi-Vinh LeFlorian Chitic.* The 2004 [[2008 Greek National Championship|2008 Greek National Champion ]] is Kostas GiankoloPashos Akis.* The 2004 [[2008 Hong Kong National Championship|2008 Hong Kong National Champion ]] is Li Kit Chun.* The [[2008 Hungarian National Championship|2008 Hungarian National Champion]] is Chan Wan HangKis Gábor.* The 2004 [[2008 Irish National Championship|2008 Irish National Champion ]] is Brian Donnelly.* The [[2008 Israeli National Championship|2008 Israeli National Champion]] is Mark KennyIdo Marcus.* The 2004 [[2008 Italian National Championship|2008 Italian National Champion ]] is Emanuele Giusti. ([[Dark Armed Dragon]])* The [[2008 Jamaican National Championship|2008 Jamaican National Champion]] is Romeo Wint.* The [[2008 Korean National Championship|2008 Korean National Champion]] is Jung-Ho Ahn.* The [[2008 Latvian National Championship|2008 Latvian National Champion]] is Kirils Obuks.* The [[2008 Lithuanian National Championship|2008 Lithuanian National Champion]] is Karolis Minkevičius. ([[Dark Armed Dragon]])* The [[2008 Malaysian National Championship|2008 Malaysian National Champion]] is Eddy Fang Chou Yong.* The [[2008 Maltese National Championship|2008 Maltese National Champion]] is Ryan Farrugia.* The [[2008 Mexican National Championship|2008 Mexican National Champion]] is Dario LongoAlejandro "Rigo" Vivaldo Reyes Suárez.* The 2004 [[2008 New Zealanders National Championship|2008 New Zealanders National Champion]] is Chris Gehring.* The [[2008 Polish National Championship|2008 Polish National Champion]] is Lukasz Strukowski.* The [[2008 Portuguese National Championship|2008 Portuguese National Champion]] is António Santos.* The [[2008 Singaporean National Championship|2008 Singaporean National Champion]] is Michael Santoso.* The [[2008 Slovenian National Championship|2008 Slovenian National Champion ]] is Marko ThumaMitja Kach.* The 2004 [[2008 Spanish National Championship|2008 Spanish National Champion ]] is Rodrigo TogoresBorja Atienza.* The 2004 [[2008 Swedish National Championship|2008 Swedish National Champion ]] is Johan NilssonBisenius.* The [[2008 Swiss National Championship|2008 Swiss National Champion]] is Marco Ahr.* The [[2008 Taiwanese National Championship|2008 Taiwanese National Champion]] is Wei-Hao She.* The 2004 [[2008 United Kingdom National Championship|2008 United Kingdom National Champion ]] is Ryan PughHan-Wei Tang.

===2005 2009 National Champions==={{Main|World Championship 2009}}* The [[2009 American National Championship|2009 American National Champion]] is Kris Ferber.* The [[2009 Australian National Championship|2009 Australian National Champion]] is Alexander Antonios.* The [[2009 Austrian National Championship|2009 Austrian National Champion]] is Claudio Kirchmair.* The [[2009 Belgian National Championship|2009 Belgian National Champion]] is Jérôme Legrand.* The [[2009 Brazilian National Championship|2009 Brazilian National Champion]] is Patric Gallo.* The [[2009 Bulgarian National Championship|2009 Bulgarian National Champion]] is Atanas Dimitrov.* The [[2009 Canadian National Championship|2009 Canadian National Champion]] is Charles Easton. (Synchro Cat)* The [[2009 Chilean National Championship|2009 Chilean National Champion]] is Gonzalo Ercole.* The [[2009 Costa Rican National Championship|2009 Costa Rican National Champion]] is Bismark Perez.* The [[2009 Croatian National Championship|2009 Croatian National Champion]] is Luka Šterbić.* The [[2009 Czech National Championship|2009 Czech National Champion]] is Michal Mlynáy.* The [[2009 Danish National Championship|2009 Danish National Champion]] is Casper Frederiksen.* The [[2009 Dutch National Championship|2009 Dutch National Champion]] is Sven Schuurhuis.* The [[2009 Ecuadorian National Championship|2009 Ecuadorian National Champion]] is Jose Ubilla.* The [[2009 Estonian National Championship|2009 Estonian National Champion]] is Mihkel Kukk.* The [[2009 Finnish National Championship|2009 Finnish National Champion]] is Alexander Trivedi.* The [[2009 French National Championship|2009 French National Champion]] is Yohan Dudognon.* The [[2009 German National Championship|2009 German National Champion]] is Roland Gress.* The [[2009 Hungarian National Championship|2009 Hungarian National Champion]] is Tamas Nemeth.* The [[2009 Irish National Championship|2009 Irish National Champion]] is Robert Stefanuik.* The [[2009 Israeli National Championship|2009 Israeli National Champion]] is Ido Marcus.* The [[2009 Italian National Championship|2009 Italian National Champion]] is Andrea D'Angelo.* The [[2009 Korean National Championship|2009 Korean National Champion]] is Hong-Kyu Lee.* The [[2009 Latvian National Championship|2009 Latvian National Champion]] is Igors Kogans.* The [[2009 Lithuanian National Championship|2009 Lithuanian National Champion]] is Kazimieras Kanarskas.* The [[2009 Maltese National Championship|2009 Maltese National Champion]] is Clint Caruana.* The [[2009 Mexican National Championship|2009 Mexican National Champion]] is Leija Hernandez José Juan.* The [[2009 New Zealanders National Championship|2009 New Zealanders National Champion]] is Calum Rickard.* The [[2009 Panamanian National Championship|2009 Panamanian National Champion]] is Galileo de Obaldia.* The [[2009 Peruvian National Championship|2009 Peruvian National Champion]] is Daniel Velasquez.* The [[2009 Polish National Championship|2009 Polish National Champion]] is Sebastian Waldyra.* The [[2009 Portuguese National Championship|2009 Portuguese National Champion]] is André Lopes.* The [[2009 Romanian National Championship|2009 Romanian National Champion]] is Gheorghe Radu-Teodor.* The [[2009 Singaporean National Championship|2009 Singaporean National Champion]] is Tan Hong Hwee Benjamin.* The [[2009 Slovenian National Championship|2009 Slovenian National Champion]] is Matej Lavrinšek.* The [[2009 South African National Championship|2009 South African National Champion]] is Abdul Gaffoor.* The [[2009 Spanish National Championship|2009 Spanish National Champion]] is Andres Almozara.* The [[2009 Swedish National Championship|2009 Swedish National Champion]] is Axel Vilhelmsson.* The [[2009 Swiss National Championship|2009 Swiss National Champion]] is Marco Ahr.* The [[2009 United Kingdom National Championship|2009 United Kingdom National Champion]] is Nathan Pang.

* The 2005 American === 2010 National Champion is Max Suffridge.Champions ===* The 2005 Argentinian National champion is Gaston Mazzuquini. ([[Last Turn]] deck)* The 2005 Australian National Champion is Stewart Brine.* The 2005 Belgian National Champion is Guy Israel.* The 2005 Brazilian National Champion is André Marchetto.([[Chaos]])* The 2005 Canadian National Champion is Dexter Dalit. ([[Warrior Toolbox]]).* The 2005 Chilean National Champion is Gonzalo Ercole. * The 2005 Croatian National Champion is Joso Zrilić.* The 2005 Dominican Republic National Champion is Teodoro Lai.* The 2005 Dutch National Champion is Guan Her Ng.* The 2005 Ecuadorian National Champion is Francois Dau Herrera.* The 2005 Estonian National Champion is Valter Liblik.* The 2005 French National Champion is Pierre Pradelles.* The 2005 German National Champion is David Kretschmer.* The 2005 Greek National Champion is Giannis Papastaurou.* The 2005 Hungarian National Champion is Szili Atilla.* The 2005 Irish National Champion is James Kinsella.* The 2005 Israeli National Champion is Ido Marcus.* The 2005 Italian National Champion is Namer Merli.* The 2005 Lithuanian National Champion is Antanas Poluninas.* The 2005 Mexican National Champion is Jorge Fabian Piña Lizarraga.([[Empty Jar]])* The 2005 New Zealand National Champion is Cindie Uddstrom.* The 2005 Polish National Champion is Paweł Marcinkowski.* The 2005 Slovenian National Champion is Marko Thuma.* The 2005 Swedish National Champion is Christopher Westholm* The 2005 Swiss National Champion is Luis da Silva.* The 2005 United Kingdom National Champion is Adam Kruszynski.{{Main|World Championship 2010}}

{| class="wikitable sortable card-list"|+ Nationals|-! scope="col" | Start date! scope=2006 National Champions"col" | Location! scope="col" | Winner! scope="col" | Deck type! scope="col" | Ref|-| 2010-05-29| [[2010 Irish and United Kingdom National Championship|Ireland and United Kingdom]]| Jamie Stafford| "[[Infernity]]"| <ref>http://theirishduelist.blogspot.com/2010/05/uk-ireland-national-championship-2010.html</ref><ref>http://theirishduelist.blogspot.com/2010/06/ukireland-nationals-2010-top-8.html</ref>|-|}<!-- Please post the list in alphabetical order of name of country.-->* The 2006 [[2010 American National Championship|2010 American National Champion ]] is Sean Montague. ([[X-Saber]])* The [[2010 Argentinian National Championship|2010 Argentinian National Champion]] is Austin KulmanEmiliano Passoni.([[Infernity]])* The 2006 [[2010 Australian National Championship|2010 Australian National Champion ]] is Marcus RokmanEwan O'Keefe.([[X-Saber]])* The 2006 [[2010 Austrian National Championship|2010 Austrian National Champion ]] is Phillip BoharPeter Gross.([[Quickdraw Dandywarrior]])* The 2006 [[2010 Belgian National Championship|2010 Belgian National Champion ]] is Wim ElianoSébastien Gonzalez.([[X-Saber]])* The 2006 [[2010 Brazilian National Championship|2010 Brazilian National Champion ]] is Lucas Vernaschi de Oliveira. ([[Gladiator Beast]])* The [[2010 Bulgarian National Championship|2010 Bulgarian National Champion]] is Guilherme JardimPreslav Ivanov.([[Machina]])* The 2006 [[2010 Canadian National Championship|2010 Canadian National Champion ]] is Calvin TsangAaron Noel. ([[Cyber-SteinInfernity]])* The [[2010 Central American Championship|2010 Central American Champion]] is Ricardo Lora Zavala.([[Flamvell Cat]])* The 2006 [[2010 Chilean National Championship|2010 Chilean National Champion ]] is Javier SegoviaSebastián Mora.([[Infernity]])* The 2006 [[2010 Costa Rican National Championship|2010 Costa Rican National Champion ]] is Sebastián AstuasEsteban José Chi Amén.([[Synchro Cat|Caliber Cat]])* The 2006 [[2010 Croatian National Championship|2010 Croatian National Champion]] is Matija Vrbanić. ([[Blackwing]])* The [[2010 Danish National Championship|2010 Danish National Champion ]] is Karlo MrvićCasper Hersø Hansen.([[Blackwing]])* The 2006 [[2010 Dutch National Championship|2010 Dutch National Champion ]] is Baran GüntekinKester Brons.([[Gigavise]])* The 2006 [[2010 East Japanese National Championship|2010 East Japanese National Champion]] is NA★NA. ([[Blackwing]])* The [[2010 Ecuadorian National Championship|2010 Ecuadorian National Champion ]] is Andres MurilloLuigi Belletini.([[Quickdraw Dandywarrior]])* The 2006 [[2010 Estonian National Championship|2010 Estonian National Champion ]] is Henri ViiardKarl Sarap.([[Gladiator Beast]])* The 2006 [[2010 Filipino National Championship|2010 Filipino National Champion]] is Alvin Lim. ([[Blackwing]])* The [[2010 French National Championship|2010 French National Champion ]] is Jeremy DezaniFigueredo Terrence. ([[X-Saber]])* The 2006 [[2010 German National Championship|2010 German National Champion ]] is Michel GrünerVinzent Reckling.([[Gladiator Beast]])* The 2006 Greek [[2010 Hong Kong National Championship|2010 Hong Kong National Champion]] is Luk Chi-Hang. ([[Quickdraw Dandywarrior]])* The [[2010 Italian National Championship|2010 Italian National Champion]] is Fabio Minicozzi. ([[Herald of Perfection]])* The [[2010 Korean National Championship|2010 Korean National Champion]] is Kim-Tae-Woo. ([[Blackwing]])* The [[2010 Latvian National Championship|2010 Latvian National Champion ]] is Giorgos VolakisMarat Belov.([[Blackwing]])* The 2006 Irish [[2010 Lithuanian National Championship|2010 Lithuanian National Champion]] is Sviatoslav Burlakov. ([[Lightsworn|Twilight]])* The [[2010 Malaysian National Championship|2010 Malaysian National Champion ]] is Darren WalshMichael Yap Wei Keong.([[Frog Monarchs]])* The 2006 Israeli [[2010 Maltese National Championship|2010 Maltese National Champion ]] is Roi DanRyan Farrugia.([[Flamvell Cat]])* The 2006 Italian [[2010 Mexican National Championship|2010 Mexican National Champion ]] is Dario LongoUriel "Anibal" Valverde Mendoza. ([[L&DFlamvell Cat]])* The 2006 [[2010 New Zealand Zealanders National Championship|2010 New Zealanders National Champion]] is Kevin Lau. ([[X-Saber]])* The [[2010 Nordic National Championship|2010 Nordic National Champion]] is Robert Corell Heinenen. ([[Macro Monarch]])* The [[2010 Peruvian National Championship|2010 Peruvian National Champion]] is Diego Rodriguez. ([[X-Saber]])* The [[2010 Portuguese National Championship|2010 Portuguese National Champion]] is Nuno Lopes. ([[Frog|Frog Quickdraw]])* The [[2010 Singaporean National Championship|2010 Singaporean National Champion]] is Jeremy Chua. ([[Machina Gadget]])* The [[2010 Slovenian National Championship|2010 Slovenian National Champion ]] is Sam BellMiha Flisek.([[Frog Monarchs]])* The 2006 Polish [[2010 South African National Championship|2010 South African National Champion]] is Leuteris Chatziieremias. ([[Twilight]])* The [[2010 South American Championship|2010 South American Champion ]] is Jarek PajorJuan Pablo Vera.([[Frog OTK]])* The 2006 [[2010 Spanish National Championship|2010 Spanish National Champion ]] is Anthony ApaesteguiAngel Matas Gutierrez.([[X-Saber]])* The 2006 Serbian [[2010 Swiss National Championship|2010 Swiss National Champion ]] is Strahinja KljaicAlex Sierra Garcia. ([[Frog Monarchs]])* The 2006 Swedish [[2010 Taiwanese National Championship|2010 Taiwanese National Champion ]] is Robin RuusShe Wei Hao. ([[Blackwing]])* The 2006 Swiss [[2010 Thai National Championship|2010 Thai National Champion]] is Apinan Chalermchatvichien. ([[Blackwing]])* The [[2010 Turkish National Championship|2010 Turkish National Champion ]] is Remo LehmannMurat Bıçakcı.([[Lightsworn]])* The 2006 United Kingdom [[2010 West Japanese National Championship|2010 West Japanese National Champion ]] is Wayne PinkneyTanaka Shogo aka レオパルド (Leopard).([[Machina Gadget]])

===2007 National Champions2011 World Championship Qualifiers ==={{Main|2011 World Championship}}

* The 2007 American {| class="wikitable sortable card-list"|+ Nationals|-! scope="col" | Start date! scope="col" | Location! scope="col" | Winner! scope="col" | Deck type! scope="col" | Ref|-| | [[2011 Argentinian National Champion is Adam CornChampionship|Argentina]]| David Maury| "[[Dragunity]]"| <ref name="theirishduelist-2011">[http://theirishduelist.blogspot.com/2011/06/2011s-national-champions-so-far.html TheIrishDuelist Blogspot]</ref>|-| * The 2007 | [[2011 Australian National Champion is Egon Cardenas.Championship|Australia]]| David Daritan| [[Agent#Agent Fairy|Agent Fairy]]| |-| * The 2007 | [[2011 Austrian National Champion is Hanspeter Rokita.Championship|Austria]]| Long Dao| [[Plant#Tengu Plants|Tengu Plants]]| |-| * The 2007 | [[2011 Belgian National Champion is Jonas Couvreur.Championship|Belgium]]| Sébastien Gonzalez| [[Plant#Chaos Plants|Chaos Plants]]| |-| | [[2011 Bolivian National Championship|Bolivia]]| | | |-| * The 2007 | [[2011 Brazilian National Champion is André Marchetto.(Championship|Brazil]]| Mario Vinnicius| "[[DDTGravekeeper's]]) "| |-* The 2007 | | [[2011 Bulgarian National Champion is Georgi Georgiev.Championship|Bulgaria]]| Viktor Uzunov| |-| * The 2007 Canadian | [[2011 Chilean National Champion is Dexter Dalit. (Championship|Chile]]| | | |-| | [[Gadget2011 Colombian National Championship|Colombia]]).* The 2007 Chilean National Champion is Gonzalo Ercole.| | | |-| * The 2007 | [[2011 Costa Rican National Champion is Nelson Zúñiga.Championship|Costa Rica]]| Daniel Rojas| "[[Gravekeeper's]]"| |-| * The 2007 | [[2011 Croatian National Champion is Marko Božac.Championship|Croatia]]| | | |-| | [[2011 Czech National Championship|Czech Republic]]| | | |-| | [[2011 Danish National Championship|Denmark]]| | | |-| * The 2007 Dutch | [[2011 Dominican National Champion is Michael Smits.Championship|Dominican Republic]]| Yorguin Medina| "[[Lightsworn]]"| <ref name="theirishduelist-2011" />|-| * The 2007 | [[2011 Ecuadorian National Champion is Johnny Oña.Championship|Ecuador]]| Roberth Carpio| [[Plant#Chaos Plants|Chaos Plants]]| |-| * The 2007 English | [[2011 Salvadoran National Champion is Andrew Lam.Championship|El Salvador]]| | | |-| * The 2007 | [[2011 Estonian National Champion is StenChampionship|Estonia]]| | | |-Robert Pullerits.* The 2007 | | [[2011 Finnish National Champion is Alexander Trivedi.Championship|Finland]]| | | |-| * The 2007 | [[2011 French National Champion is Pierre Pradelles.Championship|France]]| Alain Ly| Chaos Plant| <ref name="theirishduelist-2011"/>|-| * The 2007 | [[2011 German National Champion is Vittorio Wiktor.Championship|Germany]]| Markus Wichmann| [[Reborn Tengu|Tengu]]-Karakuri Machina Plants| |-| * The 2007 | [[2011 Greek National Champion is Nasos Bouboulis.Championship|Greece]]| | | |-| * The 2007 Hong Kong | [[2011 Guatemalan National Champion is Yuen Ka Wa.Championship|Guatemala]]| | | |-| * The 2007 Hungarian | [[2011 Honduran National Champion is Kis Gábor.Championship|Honduras]]| Edgar Orellana| [[Reborn Tengu|Tengu]] Scraps| |-| * The 2007 | [[2011 Irish and United Kingdom National Champion is Brian Dunne.Championship|Ireland and United Kingdom]]| Jake Quinsee| "[[Six Samurai]]"| |-| | [[2011 Israeli National Championship|Israel]]| | | |-| * The 2007 | [[2011 Italian National Champion is Marco Mazzuoccolo. Championship|Italy]]| Fabio Minicozzi| Tengu Fabled| |-| * The 2007 | [[2011 Jamaican National Champion is Neufville Brown.Championship|Jamaica]]| | | |-| * The 2007 Korean | [[2011 Latvian National Champion is DongChampionship|Republic of Latvia]]| | | |-Hub Lee.* The 2007 | | [[2011 Lithuanian National Champion is Kazimieras Kanarskas.Championship|Republic of Lithuania]]| Augustinas Žalys| [[Formula Monarchs]]| |-| | [[2011 Maltese National Championship|Republic of Malta]]| Ryan Farrugia| [[Plant#Tengu Plants|Tengu Plants]]| |-| * The 2007 Malaysian | [[2011 Mexican National Champion is Lee Ban Siong.Championship|Mexico]]| Alejandro Vivaldo Reyes Suarez| "[[Six Samurai]]"| |-| * The 2007 Maltese | [[2011 Dutch National Champion is Matthew Cossai.Championship|Netherlands]]| Wytze Kluitenberg| "[[Gravekeeper's]]"| |-| * The 2007 | [[2011 New Zealanders National Championship|New Zealand ]]| | | |-| | [[2011 Nicaraguan National Championship|Nicaragua]]| Erick Allen| "[[Gravekeeper's]]"| |-| | [[2011 Norwegian and Swedish National Champion is Daniel Schofield.Championship|Norway and Sweden]]| Jacob Fallesen| [[Plant#Tengu Plants|Tengu Plants]]| |-| | [[2011 Panamanian National Championship|Panama]]| Galileo De Obaldia| [[Plant#Tengu Plants|Tengu Plants]]| |-| | [[2011 Peruvian National Championship|Peru]]| Luis Crispin| "[[X-Saber]]"| |-| * The 2007 | [[2011 Polish National Champion is Paweł Brzostowski.Championship|Poland]]| | | |-| * The 2007 | [[2011 Portuguese National Champion is Helio Babo.Championship|Portugal]]| | | |-| | [[2011 Slovenian National Championship|Republic of Slovenia]]| | | |-| * The 2007 Singaporean | [[2011 South African National Champion is Lim Poo ChoonChampionship|South Africa]]| | | |-| | [[2011 South Korean National Championship|South Korea]]| Yang Young-Duk| "[[Six Samurai]]"| <ref>https://roadoftheking.wordpress.com/2011/07/31/yu-gi-oh-world-championship-qualifier-2011/</ref>* The 2007 |-| | [[2011 Spanish National Champion is Anthony ApaesteguiChampionship|Spain]]| Juan Manuel López| [[Plant#Tengu Plants|Tengu Plants]]| |-| | [[2011 Swiss National Championship|Switzerland]]| Roman Kieser| [[Plant#Tengu Plants|Tengu Plants]]| |-| | [[2011 Taiwanese National Championship|Taiwan]]| She Wei Hao| "[[Six Samurai]]"| <ref>https://roadoftheking.wordpress.com/2011/07/31/yu-gi-oh-world-championship-qualifier-2011/</ref>|-* The 2007 Swedish | | [[2011 Thailand National Champion is Sebastian ÖbergChampionship|Thailand]]| Phanupak Kungjaroen| [[Machina Gadget]]| <ref>https://roadoftheking.wordpress.com/2011/07/31/yu-gi-oh-world-championship-qualifier-2011/</ref>|-| * The 2007 Swiss | [[2011 Turkish National Champion is Roman Patané.Championship|Turkey]]| Can Beyazduman| [[Plant#Tengu Plants|Tengu Plants]]| |-| * The 2007 Taiwanese | [[2011 Venezuelan National Champion is Huang ShinChampionship|Venezuela]]| | | |}<!-En-These are commented out since they don't appear on {{2011 World Championship}}.

===2008 * The [[2011 American National Champions===Championship|2011 American National Champion]] is Hansel Aguero. ([[T.G.]])* The [[2011 Canadian National Championship|2011 Canadian National Champion]] is Bo Tang. ([[Plant#Tengu Plants|Tengu Plants]])* The [[2011 Filipino National Championship|2011 Filipino National Champion]] is William Israel Sy. ([[Six Samurai]] Xyz)--><!--Serbian is commented out until the correct champion has been confirmed (and it doesn't appear on {{2011 World Championship}}).

* The 2008 American [[2011 Serbian National Champion is Chris Bowling.* The 2008 Australian National Champion is Richard Hahn.* The 2008 Austrian National Champion is Tolga Sikkoç.* The 2008 Belgian National Champion is Sébastien Gonzalez.* The 2008 Brazilian Championship|2011 Serbian National Champion ]] is Mario VinniciusStrahinja Kljaic.([[DDTEarthbound Immortal]])* The 2008 Bulgarian National Champion is Ivan Todorov.* The 2008 Canadian National Champion is Lazaro Bellido. ([[Gladiator Beast]]).* The 2008 Chilean National Champion is Franco Cuneo.* The 2008 Croatian National Champion is Gordan Bareza.* The 2008 Costa Rican National Champion is Rodrigo Jiménez.* The 2008 Danish National Champion is Soheil Afriday.* The 2008 Dutch National Champion is Mitch Wanders.* The 2008 Ecuadorian National Champion is Gabriel Hernandez.* The 2008 Estonian National Champion is Kaspar Kelder.* The 2008 Finnish 2011 Serbian National Champion is Jaakko Penttinen.* The 2008 French Championship|2011 Serbian National Champion is Vincent Ralambomiadana. * The 2008 German National Champion is Florian Chitic.* The 2008 Greek National Champion is Pashos Akis.* The 2008 Hong Kong National Champion is Li Kit Chun.* The 2008 Hungarian National Champion is Kis Gábor.* The 2008 Irish National Champion is Brian Donnelly.* The 2008 Israeli National Champion is Ido Marcus.* The 2008 Italian National Champion is Emanuele Giusti. ([[Dark Armed Dragon]])* The 2008 Jamaican National Champion is Romeo Wint.* The 2008 Korean National Champion is Jung-Ho Ahn.* The 2008 Lithuanian National Champion is Karolis MinkevičiusVladimir Tucakov. ([[Dark Armed DragonEarthbound Immortal]])* The 2008 Malaysian National Champion is Eddy Fang Chou Yong.* The 2008 Maltese National Champion is Ryan Farrugia.* The 2008 Mexican National Champion is Alejandro "Rigo" Vivaldo Reyes Suárez.* The 2008 New Zealand National Champion is Chris Gehring.* The 2008 Polish National Champion is Lukasz Strukowski.* The 2008 Portuguese National Champion is António Santos.* The 2008 Singaporean National Champion is Michael Santoso.* The 2008 Slovenian National Champion is Mitja Kach.* The 2008 Spanish National Champion is Borja Atienza.* The 2008 Swedish National Champion is Johan Bisenius.* The 2008 Swiss National Champion is Marco Ahr.* The 2008 Taiwanese National Champion is Wei-Hao She.* The 2008 United Kingdom National Champion is Han-Wei Tang.* The 2008 Ecuador National Champion is Gabriel Hernandez.* The 2008 Latvian National Champion is Kirils Obuks>

{| class="wikitable sortable card-list"|+ Continentals|-! scope="col" | Start date! scope=2009 National Champions"col" | Location! scope="col" | Winner! scope="col" | Deck type! scope="col" | Ref* The 2009 American National Champion is Kris Ferber.|-* The 2009 Australian National Champion is Alexander Antonios.| 2011-06-26* The 2009 Austrian National Champion is Claudio Kirchmair.| [[2011 Central American Championship|Central America]]* The 2009 Belgian National Champion is Jérôme Legrand.| Jose Cubero* The 2009 Brazilian National Champion is Patric Gallo.| [[Plant#Tengu Plants|Tengu Plants]]* The 2009 Bulgarian National Champion is Atanas Dimitrov| <ref>https://yugiohblog.* The 2009 Canadian National Champion is Charles Eastonkonami. (Synchro Cat)com/?cat=125</ref>* The 2009 Chilean National Champion is Gonzalo Ercole.|-* The 2009 Costa Rican National Champion is Bismark Perez.| 2011-07-17* The 2009 Croatian National Champion is Luka Šterbić.| [[2011 European Championship|Europe]]* The 2009 Czech National Champion is Michal Mlynáy.| Michel Gruner* The 2009 Danish National Champion is Casper Frederiksen.| [[Plant#Tengu Plants|Tengu Plants]]* The 2009 Dutch National Champion is Sven Schuurhuis| <ref>https://tcg.* The 2009 Ecuadorian National Champion is Jose Ubillakonami-europe.com/coverage/proudly-presenting-to-you-the-top-4-players-and-the-european-champion/</ref>* The 2009 Estonian National Champion is Mihkel Kukk.|-* The 2009 Finnish National Champion is Alexander Trivedi.| 2011-07-17* The 2009 French National Champion is Yohan Dudognon.| [[2011 North American Championship|North America]]* The 2009 German National Champion is Roland Gress.| Hansel Aguero* The 2009 Hungarian National Champion is Tamas Nemeth| "[[T.* The 2009 Irish National Champion is Robert StefanuikG.]]"* The 2009 Israeli National Champion is Ido Marcus| <ref>https://yugiohblog.* The 2009 Italian National Champion is Andrea D'Angelokonami.com/?p=6598</ref>* The 2009 Korean National Champion is Hong|-Kyu Lee.* The 2009 Latvian National Champion is Igors Kogans.| * The 2009 Lithuanian National Champion is Kazimieras Kanarskas.| [[2011 Oceanic Championship|Oceania]]* The 2009 Maltese National Champion is Clint Caruana.| David Daritan* The 2009 Mexican National Champion is Leija Hernandez José Juan.| "[[Agent]]"* The 2009 New Zealand National Champion is Calum Rickard| <ref>https://www.* The 2009 Panama National Champion is Galileo de Obaldiayoutube.com/watch?v=mudZKOCAmlA</ref>* The 2009 Peruvian National Champion is Daniel Velasquez.|-* The 2009 Polish National Champion is Sebastian Waldyra.* The 2009 Portuguese National Champion is André Lopes.* The 2009 Romanian National Champion is Gheorghe Radu| 2011-07-Teodor.03* The 2009 Singapore National Champion is Tan Hong Hwee Benjamin.| [[2011 South American Championship|South America]]* The 2009 Slovenian National Champion is Matej Lavrinšek.* The 2009 South African National Champion is Abdul Gaffoor.| Juan Carlos Ubilla Grijalva* The 2009 Spanish National Champion is Andres Almozara.| "[[Machina Gadget]]"* The 2009 Swedish National Champion is Axel Vilhelmsson| <ref>https://yugiohblog.* The 2009 Swiss National Champion is Marco Ahrkonami.com/?cat=126</ref>* The 2009 United Kingdom National Champion is Nathan Pang.|}

===2010 National Champions2012 World Championship Qualifiers ===<!-- Please post the list in alphabetical order of name of country.-->* The 2010 American National Champion is Sean Montague. ([[X-Saber]])* The 2010 Argentinean National Champion is Emiliano Passoni. ([[Infernity]])* The 2010 Australian National Champion is Ewan O'Keefe. ([[X-Saber]])* The 2010 Austrian National Champion is Peter Gross. ([[Quickdraw Dandywarrior]])* The 2010 Belgian National Champion is Sébastien Gonzalez. ([[X-Saber]])* The 2010 Brazilian National Champion is Lucas Vernaschi de Oliveira. ([[Gladiator Beast]])* The 2010 Bulgarian National Champion is Preslav Ivanov. ([[Machina]])* The 2010 Canadian National Champion is Aaron Noel. ([[Infernity]])* The 2010 Central American National Champion is Ricardo Lora Zavala. ([[Flamvell Cat]])* The 2010 Chilean National Champion is Sebastián Mora. ([[Infernity]])* The 2010 Costa Rican National Champion is Esteban José Chi Amén. ([[Synchro Cat{{Main|Caliber Cat]])* The 2010 Croatian National Chapion is Matija Vrbanić. ([[Blackwing]])* The 2010 Danish National Champion is Casper Hersø Hansen. ([[Blackwing]])* The 2010 Dutch National Champion is Kester Brons. ([[Gigavise]])* The 2010 East Japanese National Champion is NA★NA. ([[Blackwing]])* The 2010 Ecuadorian National Champion is Luigi Belletini. ([[Quickdraw Dandywarrior]])* The 2010 Estonian National Champion is Karl Sarap. ([[Gladiator Beast]])* The 2010 French National Champion is Figueredo Terrence. ([[X-Saber]])* The 2010 German National Champion is Vinzent Reckling. ([[Gladiator Beast]])* The 2010 Hong Kong National Champion is Luk Chi-Hang. ([[Quickdraw Dandywarrior]])* The 2010 Italian National Champion is Fabio Minicozzi. ([[Herald of Perfection]])* The 2010 Korean National Champion is Kim-Tae-Woo. ([[Blackwing]])* The 2010 Latvian National Champion is Marat Belov. ([[Blackwing]])* The 2010 Lithuanian National Champion is Sviatoslav Burlakov. ([[Lightsworn|Twilight]])* The 2010 Malaysian National Champion is Michael Yap Wei Keong. ([[Frog Monarchs]])* The 2010 Maltese National Champion is Ryan Farrugia. ([[Flamvell Cat]])* The 2010 Mexican National Champion is Uriel "Anibal" Valverde Mendoza. ([[Flamvell Cat]])* The 2010 New Zealand National Champion is Kevin Lau. ([[X-Saber]])* The 2010 Nordic National Champion is Robert Corell Heinenen. ([[Macro Monarch]])* The 2010 Peruvian National Champion is Diego Rodriguez. ([[X-Saber]])* The 2010 Philippines National Champion is Alvin Lim. ([[Blackwing]])* The 2010 Portuguese National Champion is Nuno Lopes. ([[Frog|Frog Quickdraw]])* The 2010 Singapore National Champion is Jeremy Chua. ([[Machina Gadget]])* The 2010 Slovenian National Champion is Miha Flisek. ([[Frog Monarchs]])* The 2010 South African National Champion is Leuteris Chatziieremias. ([[Twilight]])* The 2010 South American National Champion is Juan Pablo Vera. ([[Frog OTK]])* The 2010 Spanish National Champion is Angel Matas Gutierrez. ([[X-Saber]])* The 2010 Swiss National Champion is Alex Sierra Garcia. ([[Frog Monarchs]])* The 2010 Taiwanese National Champion is She Wei Hao. ([[Blackwing]])* The 2010 Thai National Champion is Apinan Chalermchatvichien. ([[Blackwing]])* The 2010 Turkish National Champion is Murat Bıçakcı. ([[Lightsworn]])* The 2010 United Kingdom and Ireland National Champion is Jamie Stafford. ([[Infernity]])* The 2010 West Japanese National Champion is Tanaka Shogo aka レオパルド (Leopard). ([[Machina Gadget]])World Championship 2012}}

{| class="wikitable sortable card-list"|+ Nationals|-! scope="col" | Start date! scope=2011 "col" | Location! scope="col" | Winner! scope="col" | Deck type! scope="col" | Ref|-| 2012-05-12| [[2012 Argentinian National Championship|Argentina]]| Santiago Vera| "[[Final Countdown]]"| <ref name="tid2012">[http://theirishduelist.blogspot.com/2012/04/2012s-yu-gi-oh-national-championships.html theirishduelist.blogspot.com] theirishduelist.blogspot.com</ref>|-| 2012-06-09| [[2012 Australian National Championship|Australia]]| Jackson Spadaro| "[[Dino Rabbit]]"| <ref name="tid2012" />|-| 2012-05-13| [[2012 Austrian National Championship|Austria]]| Deniz Mailänder| "[[Dino Rabbit]]"| <ref name="tid2012" />|-| 2012-05-12| [[2012 Belgian National Championship|Belgium]]| Kim van Campenhoudt| "[[Dino Rabbit]]"| <ref name="tid2012" />|-| 2012-05-12| [[2012 Bolivian National Championship|Bolivia]]| Carlos Daher| "[[Wind-Up]]"| <ref name="tid2012" />|-| 2012-05-19| [[2012 Brazilian National Championship|Brazil]]| Vinicius de Souza| "[[Chaos Dragon]]"| <ref name="tid2012" />|-| 2012-06-02| [[2012 Bulgarian National Championship|Bulgaria]]| Boris Ivanov| "[[Inzektor]]"| <ref name="tid2012" />|-| 2012-05-19| [[2012 Chilean National Championship|Chile]]| Sebastian Mora| "[[Dino Rabbit]]"| <ref name="tid2012" />|-| 2012-05-13| [[2012 Colombian National Championship|Colombia]]| Manuel Buriticá| "[[HERO]]"| <ref name="tid2012" />|-| 2012-05-20| [[2012 Costa Rican National Championship|Costa Rica]]| Luis Soto| "[[Wind-Up]]"| <ref name="tid2012" />|-| 2012-06-16| [[2012 Croatian National Championship|Croatia]]| Martin Rodin| "[[Wind-Up]]"| <ref name="tid2012" />|-| 2012-06-09| [[2012 Czech National Championship|Czech Republic]]| Jan Obrovský| "[[Dino Rabbit]]"| <ref name="tid2012" />|-| 2012-06-16| [[2012 Danish National Championship|Denmark]]| August Kauffmann| "[[Final Countdown]]"| <ref name="tid2012" />|-| 2012-05-06| [[2012 Dominican National Championship|Dominican Republic]]| Cesar Armando Nazarre| "[[Six Samurai]]"| <ref name="tid2012" />|-| 2012-05-19| [[2012 Ecuadorian National Championship|Ecuador]]| Roger Munoz| "[[Inzektor]]"| <ref name="tid2012" />|-| 2012-05-20| [[2012 Salvadoran National Championship|El Salvador]]| Oscar Oliva| "[[Chaos Dragon]]"| <ref name="tid2012" />|-| 2012-06-16| [[2012 Finnish National Championship|Finland]]| Alexander Trivedi| "[[Piper Chaos]]"| <ref name="tid2012" />|-| 2012-04-28| [[2012 French National Championship|France]]| Sebastien Ma| "[[Wind-Up]]"| <ref name="tid2012" />|-| 2012-05-26| [[2012 German National Championship|Germany]]| Muci Izci| "[[Chaos Dragon]]"| <ref name="tid2012" />|-| 2012-06-17| [[2012 Greek National Championship|Greece]]| Vaslis Koltoukis| "[[Dino Rabbit]]"| <ref name="tid2012" />|-| 2012-05-05| [[2012 Guatemalan National Championship|Guatemala]]| Alejandro Cañas| "[[Inzektor]]"| <ref name="tid2012" />|-| 2012-05-12| [[2012 Honduran National ChampionsChampionship|Honduras]]| Alejandro Andres Aguiluz| "[[HERO]]"| <ref name="tid2012" />|-| | [[2012 Hong Kong National Championship|Hong Kong]]| Leung Chi Wai| "[[Inzektor]]"| <ref>https://roadoftheking.wordpress.com/2012/06/17/yu-gi-oh-world-championship-qualifier-2012/</ref>|-| 2012-06-02| [[2012 Irish National Championship|Ireland]]| Adam Hussein| "[[Dino Rabbit]]"| <ref name="tid2012" />|-| 2012-04-10| [[2012 Israeli National Championship|Israel]]| Roi D.| "[[Dino Rabbit]]"| <ref name="tid2012" />|-| 2012-06-23| [[2012 Italian National Championship|Italy]]| Stefano Lenti-Livraghi| "[[Chaos Dragon]]"| <ref name="tid2012" />|-| 2012-05-19| [[2012 Jamaican National Championship|Jamaica]]| Gary Sham| "[[Hieratic]]"| <ref name="tid2012" />|-| | [[2012 Malaysian National Championship|Malaysia]]| Tan Sung Lee| "[[Chaos Dragon]]"| <ref>https://roadoftheking.wordpress.com/2012/06/17/yu-gi-oh-world-championship-qualifier-2012/</ref>|-| 2012-05-20| [[2012 Maltese National Championship|Malta]]| Gary Grima-Mifsud| "[[Wind-Up]]"| <ref name="tid2012" />|-| 2012-05-19| [[2012 Mexican National Championship|Mexico]]| Eli Cerdan| "[[Dino Rabbit]]"| <ref name="tid2012" />|-| 2012-06-09| [[2012 Dutch National Championship|Netherlands]]| Floris van Asch| "[[Inzektor]]"| <ref name="tid2012" />|-| 2012-06-03| [[2012 New Zealanders National Championship|New Zealand]]| Chris Dalton| "[[Wind-Up]]"| <ref name="tid2012" />|-| 2012-05-13| [[2012 Nicaraguan National Championship|Nicaragua]]| Uriel Cisnero| "[[Machina]]"| <ref name="tid2012" />|-| 2012-05-27| [[2012 Norwegian National Championship|Norway]]| An Bao Le| "[[Dino Rabbit]]"| <ref name="tid2012" />|-| 2012-05-20| [[2012 Panamanian National Championship|Panama]]| Galileo de Obaldia| "[[Dino Rabbit]]"| <ref name="tid2012" />|-| 2012-05-20| [[2012 Peruvian National Championship|Peru]]| Johan Marquez| "[[Inzektor]]"| <ref name="tid2012" />|-| | [[2012 Filipino National Championship|Philippines]]| Irwin Arogo| "[[Inzektor]]"| <ref>https://roadoftheking.wordpress.com/2012/06/17/yu-gi-oh-world-championship-qualifier-2012/</ref>|-| 2012-06-16| [[2012 Polish National Championship|Poland]]| Krzysztof Duda| "[[HERO]]"| <ref name="tid2012" />|-| 2012-05-26| [[2012 Portuguese National Championship|Portugal]]| Hélio Babo| "[[Final Countdown]]"| <ref name="tid2012" />|-| | [[2012 Singaporean National Championship|Singapore]]| Wesley Seek| "[[Inzektor]]"| <ref>https://roadoftheking.wordpress.com/2012/06/17/yu-gi-oh-world-championship-qualifier-2012/</ref>|-| | [[2012 Korean National Championship|South Korea]]| Heo Seung Hwee| "[[Gravekeeper's]]"| <ref>https://roadoftheking.wordpress.com/2012/06/17/yu-gi-oh-world-championship-qualifier-2012/</ref>|-| 2012-05-26| [[2012 Slovenian National Championship|Slovenia]]| Miha Filsek| "[[Chaos Dragon]]"| <ref name="tid2012" />|-| 2012-06-16| [[2012 South African National Championship|South Africa]]| Krishern Govender| "[[Inzektor]]"| <ref name="tid2012" />|-| 2012-06-16| [[2012 Spanish National Championship|Spain]]| Antonio Ripoll Castell| "[[Gadget]]"| <ref name="tid2012" />|-| 2012-05-26| [[2012 Swedish National Championship|Sweden]]| Teodor Hurtigh Isaacs| "[[Chaos Dragon]]"| <ref name="tid2012" />|-| 2012-05-26| [[2012 Swiss National Championship|Switzerland]]| Reto Canova| "[[Inzektor]]"| <ref name="tid2012" />|-| | [[2012 Taiwanese National Championship|Taiwan]]| Chang Shu Jen| "[[Inzektor]]"| <ref>https://roadoftheking.wordpress.com/2012/06/17/yu-gi-oh-world-championship-qualifier-2012/</ref>|-| 2012-06-09| [[2012 Thai National Championship|Thailand]]| Santi Phromduangsri| "[[Chaos Dragon]]"| <ref>[http://konami-asia.com/th/yugi/event/wcs/2012/wcs2012_pre_thai.php?lang=en konami-asia.com] Welcome our new Thailand Champion!!</ref>|-| 2012-06-03| [[2012 Turkish National Championship|Turkey]]| Murat Bıçakcı| "[[Dino Rabbit]]"| <ref name="tid2012" />|-| 2012-06-09| [[2012 United Kingdom National Championship|United Kingdom]]| Jovhan Roberts| "[[Dino Rabbit]]"| <ref name="tid2012" />|-| 2012-05-20| [[2012 Venezuelan National Championship|Venezuela]]| José David Martínez| "[[Bubble Beat]]"| <ref name="tid2012" />|-|}

* The 2011 American National Champion is Hansel Aguero. ([[T.G.]]){| class="wikitable sortable card-list"|+ Continentals|-! scope="col" | Start date! scope="col" | Location! scope="col" | Winner! scope="col" | Deck type* The 2011 Argentinan National Champion is David Maury. ([[Dragunity]]) <ref name! scope="theirishduelistcol"/>| Ref|-* The 2011 Australian National Champion is David Daritan. ([[Agent#Agent_Fairy|Agent Fairy]]) 2012-06-15* The 2011 Austrian National Champion is Long Dao (| [[Plant#Tengu_Plants2012 Central American Championship|Tengu PlantsCentral America]])* The 2011 Belgian National Champion is Sébastien | Alvaro Manuel Gonzalez. ([[Plant#Chaos_PlantsOrea|Chaos Plants]])* The 2011 Brazilian National Champion is Mario Vinnicius.("[[Gravekeeper'sSix Samurai]])"* The 2011 Bulgarian National Champion is Boris Ivanov. ([[Gladiator Beast]]) | <ref>[httphttps://wc-academieyugiohblog.vraiforumkonami.com/t4185-National-Bulgarie-2011.htm WC-Academie]?cat=177</ref>* The 2011 Canadian National Champion is Bo Tang. (|-| 2012-06-06| [[Plant#Tengu_Plants2012 European Championship|Tengu PlantsEurope]])* The 2011 Costa Rica National Champion is Daniel Rojas. (| Stefano Memoli| "[[Gravekeeper'sWind-Up]])"* The 2011 Dominican National Champion is Yorguin Medina. ([[Lightsworn]]) | <ref name="theirishduelist">[httphttps://theirishduelisttcg.blogspotkonami-europe.comnet/2011coverage/059528/morestefano-resultsmemoli-fromis-weekthe-3european-ofchampion-nationals.html TheIrishDuelist Blogspot]2012/</ref>* The 2011 Dutch National Champion is Wytze Kluitenberg. (|-| 2012-06-29| [[Gravekeeper's2012 North American Championship|North America]])* The 2011 Ecuadorian National Champion is Roberth Carpio. ([[Plant#Chaos_Plants|Chaos Plants]])Tyler Tabman* The 2011 French National Champion is Alain Ly (| "[[ChaosWind-Up]] [[Plant]]) "| <ref name>https://yugiohblog.konami.com/?p="theirishduelist"10083</ref>* The 2011 German National Champion is Markus Wichmann (Tengu|-[[Karakuri|Karakuri Machina Plants]])2012-06-14* The 2011 Italian National Champion is Fabio Minicozzi (Tengu Fabled)* The 2011 Lithuanian National Champion is Augustinas Žalys. (| [[Formula Monarchs2012 Oceanic Championship|Oceania]])* The 2011 Maltese National Champion is Ryan Farrugia. ([[Plant#Tengu_Plants|Tengu Plants]])Oliver Parle* The 2011 Panama National Champion is Galileo De Obaldia. ([[Plant#Tengu_Plants|Tengu Plants]])* The 2011 Peruvian National Champion is Luis Crispin. ("[[X-SaberChaos Dragon]])"* The 2011 Serbian National Champion is Strahinja Kljaic| <ref>https://www. ([[Earthbound Immortal]])* The 2011 Serbian National Champion is Vladimir Tucakovyoutube. ([[Earthbound Immortal]])com/watch?v=dSVqlHBlyxw</ref>* The 2011 Spanish National Champion is Juan Manuel López. ([[Plant#Tengu_Plants|Tengu Plants]])-* The 2011 Swedish National Champion is Jacob Fallesen. ([[Plant#Tengu_Plants|Tengu Plants]])2012-06-22* The 2011 Swiss National Champion is Roman Kieser. (| [[Plant#Tengu_Plants2012 South American Championship|Tengu PlantsSouth America]])* The 2011 Turkish National Champion is Can Beyazduman ([[Plant#Tengu_Plants|Tengu Plants]])Marco Jonatan Oviedo Castro* The 2011 Mexican National Champion is Alejandro Vivaldo Reyes Suarez (Six Samurai)* The 2011 United Kingdom and Ireland National Champion is Jake Quinsee (Six Samurai)* The 2011 Philippine National Champion is William Israel Sy (| "[[Six SamuraiWind-Up]] Xyz)"* The 2011 Honduran National Champion is Edgar Orellana (Tengu Scraps)| <ref>https://yugiohblog.konami.com/?cat=178</ref>|-* The 2011 Nicaraguan National Champion is Erick Allen ([[Gravekeeper's]])|}

===2012 National Champions2013 World Championship Qualifiers ==={{Main|2013 World Championship}}

* The 2012 German {| class="wikitable sortable card-list"|+ Nationals|-! scope="col" | Start date! scope="col" | Location! scope="col" | Winner! scope="col" | Deck type! scope="col" | Ref|-| 2013-05-18| [[2013 Argentinian National Championship|Argentina]]| | | <ref name="latam-2013">http://www.yugioh-card.com/en/events/2013/2013Nationals_LatAm_info.html</ref>|-| 2013-05-25| [[2013 Bolivian National Championship|Bolivia]]| | | <ref name="latam-2013" />|-| 2013-05-25| [[2013 Brazilian National Champion is Muci Izci (Championship|Brazil]]| Ivan Ferreira| "[[Chaos DragonRuler]]"| |-| 2013-05-18| [[2013 Chilean National Championship|Chile]]| | | <ref name="latam-2013" />|-| 2013-05-19| [[2013 Colombian National Championship|Colombia]]| | | <ref name="latam-2013" />|-| 2013-05-18| [[2013 Costa Rican National Championship|Costa Rica]]| | | <ref name="latam-2013" />|-| 2013-05-19| [[2013 Dominican National Championship|Dominican Republic]]| | | <ref name="latam-2013" />|-| 2013-05-25| [[2013 Ecuadorian National Championship|Ecuador]]| | | <ref name="latam-2013" />|-| 2013-05-26| [[2013 Salvadoran National Championship|El Salvador]]| | | <ref name="latam-2013" />|-| 2013-05-19| [[2013 Guatemalan National Championship|Guatemala]]| | | <ref name="latam-2013" />|-| 2013-05-19| [[2013 Honduran National Championship|Honduras]])* The 2012 Venezuelan | | | <ref name="latam-2013" />|-| 2013-05-18| [[2013 Jamaican National Championship|Jamaica]]| | | <ref name="latam-2013" />|-| 2013-05-18| [[2013 Mexican National Championship|Mexico]]| | | <ref name="latam-2013" />|-| 2013-05-19| [[2013 Nicaraguan National Champion is José David Martínez (Championship|Nicaragua]]| | | <ref name="latam-2013" />|-| 2013-05-26| [[Bubble Beat2013 Panamanian National Championship|Panama]])* The 2012 Singaporean | | | <ref name="latam-2013" />|-| 2013-05-26| [[2013 Peruvian National Champion is Wesley Seek (Championship|Peru]]| | | <ref name="latam-2013" />|-| 2013-05-18| [[Inzektor2013 Venezuelan National Championship|Venezuela]])* The 2012 Turkish | | | <ref name="latam-2013" />|-| 2013-05-26| [[2013 Turkey National Champion is Championship|Turkey]]| Murat Bıçakcı (| "[[Dino RabbitEvilswarm]]"| <ref>[http://www.yugiohtr.com/content.php?124-Turkish-Nationals])</ref>|-|}

{| class="wikitable sortable card-list"|+ Continentals|-! scope=In the Anime/Manga"col" | Start date! scope="col" | Location! scope="col" | Winner! scope="col" | Deck type! scope="col" | Ref|-| 2013-06-29| [[2013 European Championship|Europe]]| Chris Bountaloudis| "[[Spellbook]]"| <ref>https://tcg.konami-europe.net/coverage/14328/final-feature-match-michel-gruner-dragon-rulers-vs-chris-bountaloudis-spellbooks/</ref>|-| 2013-07-12| [[2013 North American Championship|North America]]| Patrick Hoban| "[[Dragon Ruler]]"| <ref>http://www.yugioh-card.com/en/events/2013/2013_NorthAm_WCQ_FAQ.html</ref>|}

===American National Champions==="Bandit" Keith Howard was a former American National Champion until he lost the title to [[Maximillion Pegasus]]. (In the English dub, Keith was classified the Intercontinental Champion as the setting for the series was made more vague.)<ref>{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|16|ref}}</ref>

Later in the series, [[Leon von Schroder (Leonhart von Schroider in the Japanese) Schroeder]] became the European National Champion, participating in Seto Kaiba's KC Grand Prix Championship.

===Japanese National Champions===[[Seto Kaiba]] was formerly the Japanese National Champion prior to pulling out of the latest National Championship, leaving [[Weevil Underwood]] to claim the title. In the 4Kids dub, he is an American National Champion along with Weevil Underwood.<ref>{{citation neededepisode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|2|ref}} </ref> [[Yugi Muto]] later takes the title from Weevil when he defeats him in the first match of the [[Duelist Kingdom]] tournament.<ref>{{citation neededepisode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|5|ref}} </ref> By defeating [[Maximillion Pegasus]] and winning the Duelist Kingdom tournament, Yugi Muto becomes the "King of Games" and the Duel Monsters World Champion.