2012 New Zealanders National Championship

The 2012 New Zealanders National Championship was a World Championship Qualifier for the 2012 World Championship. The tournament determined the 2012 national champion of New Zealand. It took place in Ellerslie Events Centre in Auckland on June 3, 2012 and was won by Chris Dalton

2012 New Zealanders National Championship
Tournament details
Type	World Championship Qualifier
Structure	Swiss-system (Rounds 1−8) Single-elimination (top cut)
Format	Advanced
Location	Auckland, New Zealand
Date	June 3, 2012
Final positions
Winner	Chris Dalton
Runner-up	Timmy Chiew
Statistics
Participation	141
Rounds	8 (Swiss) 3 (top cut)
Chronology
2011

Contents

EventsEdit

TimetableEdit

The entry fee for the main event was $20. The entry for the Dragon Duel was free.

The timetable of events was as follows.

Time	Event
8:00−10:15	Registration opens
10:20	Player meeting
10:30	Posting of pairings for Round 1
12:55−13.50	Lunch
18:30−21:30	Top cut rounds
21.30	Awards ceremony

Main eventEdit

The main event consisted of eight rounds of Swiss, after which eight of the highest scoring players advanced to the top cut.

In the quarter finals, Timmy Chiew defeated Newsun Zeng, Sezan Hossain defeated Aaron Dennis, Hyunwoo Jun defeated Carne de Vreede and Chris Dalton defeated Gavin Wu.

In the semi finals, Timmy Chiew defeated Sezan Hossain and Chris Dalton defeated Hyunwoo Jun.

In the final, Chris Dalton defeated Timmy Chiew.

	Quarter finals				Semi finals				Final
	Timmy Chiew
	Newsun Zeng
					Timmy Chiew
					Sezan Hossain
	Aaron Dennis
	Sezan Hossain
									Timmy Chiew
									Chris Dalton
	Hyunwoo Jun
	Carne de Vreede
					Hyunwoo Jun
					Chris Dalton
	Gavin Wu
	Chris Dalton

Side eventsEdit

The Dragon Duel was won by William Winspear, who finished with a 6-2 record.

PrizesEdit

The prizes for the main event were as follows.

Position	Prize
1st	Travel and accommodation to WCQ: Continentals Promotional card 48 Booster Packs
2nd	64 GB iPod Touch
3rd−4th	72 Booster Packs
5th−8th	36 Booster Packs
9th−16th	18 Booster Packs
Top 4	Trophy
Top 32	WCQ 2012 game mat
Top 64	WCQ 2012 sleeves
Participation	1 Galactic Overlord Booster Pack 1 Order of Chaos Booster Pack 1 Hidden Arsenal 5: Steelswarm Invasion Booster Pack 1 Turbo Pack: Booster Seven

DecksEdit

The winner Chris Dalton used a "Wind-Up" Deck.

1st - Chris Dalton - Wind-Up

Main Deck Monster Cards Effect Monsters Effect Veiler x2 Gorz the Emissary of Darkness Sangan Snowman Eater Spirit Reaper Tour Guide from the Underworld x3 Wind-Up Hunter Wind-Up Magician x2 Wind-Up Rabbit x3 Wind-Up Rat x3 Wind-Up Shark x3 Spell Cards Book of Moon Dark Hole Heavy Storm Mind Control Monster Reborn Mystical Space Typhoon x2 Pot of Avarice Soul Taker Trap Cards Bottomless Trap Hole x2 Compulsory Evacuation Device Fiendish Chain x2 Solemn Judgment Solemn Warning x2 Torrential Tribute x2 Extra Deck Xyz Monsters Adreus, Keeper of Armageddon Leviair the Sea Dragon Maestroke the Symphony Djinn Muzurhythm the String Djinn Number 17: Leviathan Dragon Number 20: Giga-Brilliant Number 39: Utopia Number C39: Utopia Ray Steelswarm Roach Tiras, Keeper of Genesis Wind-Up Arsenal Zenmaioh Wind-Up Carrier Zenmaity x3 Wind-Up Zenmaines

External linksEdit

• yugioh-card.com National Championship – New Zealand
• gameplayer.co.nz Coverage