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[[Episode summary::The [[WRGP]]'s preliminary rounds finally start. [[Team 5D's]] first match is against [[Team Unicorn]]. Their first runner Jack, faces against [[Andore]]. The plan from Team 5D's is that, having seen Andore use a fast Power deck [[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's - Episode 096|earlier]], Jack should be able to win with his more overwhelming power. Their first surprise comes when Jack and Andore are racing for the first turn. Andore triggers an overboost system, which causes an acceleration Jack cannot match and forces him to settle for the second turn, which he plans to use for a powerful attack.
Andore then begins his strategy, summoning a Tuner and a non-Tuner right away. This brings the next surprise to the 5D's pit crew: Andore does not conduct a Synchro Summon, even though his non-Tuner would have allowed him to do so with no loss of field presence. Jack pushes on regardless by summoning [[Red Dragon Archfiend]], but Andore reveals a multiple-card combo that saves his monsters while preventing Jack from cancelling canceling his attack. He drives in the stake by using a Trap to inflict damage to Jack equal to his monster's ATK -- a whopping 3000 points all at once.
Andore's next move adds insult to injury by defeating Red Dragon Archfiend in a contest of ATK. If that wasn't enough, Bruno finds another problem: the air intake system of Jack's D-Wheel is showing signs of malfunction. Despite the fact that it would mean a loss of Speed Counters, the team calls for Jack to make a pit stop. He refuses, insisting on defeating Andore. But though he makes a counterattack that defies Andore's defenses, it's still within Andore's plan. The team realizes how severe their mistake was: Andore isn't a power duelist, but he used a power deck before as a lure. The truth is that his deck takes advantage of attacks, and by going for a contest of strength, they played into his hands.
