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There is a large amount of controversy regarding the motives of the tournament, due to Jack being perceived as a traitor by many of the Commons, a hero by the other part, and the Tops consider him to be one of them. According to [[Yugo]] the purpose of the event is deciding who is worthy of challenging Jack to a Duel. Every year a participant is picked for an exhibition match, which in reality is meant to show the rest Jack's overwhelming strength, so Jack's opponent is called "The King's sacrifice".<ref name="ep64">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|64|ref}}</ref>
There is a horrible conspiracy behind the tournament where losers are taken to an [[Underground Labor Facility]] and forced into servitude (though once there they can win their freedom by Dueling).<ref name="ep73">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|73|ref}}</ref> However, the people of [[New Domino City (ARC-V)|New Domino City]] don't seem to find anything wrong with this as it's "natural" for the defeated to fall.<ref name="ep71">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|71|ref}}</ref>
With [[Yuya Sakaki|Yuya]]'s victory, Topsiders and Commons were abolished.<ref name="ep98">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|98|ref}}</ref> This means that the Friendship Cup has outlived its usage, so it's dubious that it will be held again in the future.
==Tournament==
[[File:Day 2 FC Round 2.png|thumb|left|200px|thumb|The match-ups for the second half of the first round.]][[File:YuyaFriendshipCupChampionship.png|thumb|Yuya wins the Friendship Cup.]]
The Friendship Cup is conducted as a 16-player knock-out tournament. The participants are locked in a building owned by the [[High Council]] to keep [[Jean-Michel Roget]] and [[Sector Security (ARC-V)|Sector Security]] from interfering. Matchups are revealed on the spot, with the chosen Duelists being released at that moment and led to the [[Duel Palace]]. The losers, however, are forced to leave the building.