Editing World Championship Qualifiers

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'''World Championship Qualifiers''' came up in 2010 as an official name for all '''National Championships''' and '''Continental Championships''' held in many countries around the world. National 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 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>

== National Champions ==
=== 2003 National Champions ===
{{Main|Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2003}}
* The [[2003 Canadian National Championship|2003 Canadian National Champion]] is Adam McNeely.
* The [[2003 German National Championship|2003 German National Champion]] is Nico Sikorsky.
* The [[2003 Italian National Championship|2003 Italian National Champion]] is Luca Casadei.

=== 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 Didier Maille.
* 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.

=== 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 [[2006 German National Championship|2006 German National Champion]] is Michel Grüner.
* The [[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 Dario Longo. ([[L&D]])
* The [[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 Wayne Pinkney.

=== 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 [[2008 American National Championship|2008 American National Champion]] is Chris Bowling.
* The [[2008 Australian National Championship|2008 Australian National Champion]] is Richard Hahn.
* The [[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 Mario Vinnicius. ([[DDT]])
* The [[2008 Bulgarian National Championship|2008 Bulgarian National Champion]] is Ivan Todorov.
* The [[2008 Canadian National Championship|2008 Canadian National Champion]] is Lazaro Bellido. ([[Gladiator Beast]]).
* The [[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 Soheil Afriday.
* The [[2008 Dutch National Championship|2008 Dutch National Champion]] is Mitch Wanders.
* The [[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 Vincent Ralambomiadana.
* The [[2008 German National Championship|2008 German National Champion]] is Florian Chitic.
* The [[2008 Greek National Championship|2008 Greek National Champion]] is Pashos Akis.
* The [[2008 Hong Kong National Championship|2008 Hong Kong National Champion]] is Li Kit Chun.
* The [[2008 Hungarian National Championship|2008 Hungarian National Champion]] is Kis Gábor.
* The [[2008 Irish National Championship|2008 Irish National Champion]] is Brian Donnelly.
* The [[2008 Israeli National Championship|2008 Israeli National Champion]] is Ido Marcus.
* The [[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 Alejandro "Rigo" Vivaldo Reyes Suárez.
* The [[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 Mitja Kach.
* The [[2008 Spanish National Championship|2008 Spanish National Champion]] is Borja Atienza.
* The [[2008 Swedish National Championship|2008 Swedish National Champion]] is Johan Bisenius.
* 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 [[2008 United Kingdom National Championship|2008 United Kingdom National Champion]] is Han-Wei Tang.

=== 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.

=== 2010 National Champions ===
{{Main|World Championship 2010}}
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* The [[2010 American National Championship|2010 American National Champion]] is Sean Montague. ([[X-Saber]])
* The [[2010 Argentinean National Championship|2010 Argentinean National Champion]] is Emiliano Passoni. ([[Infernity]])
* The [[2010 Australian National Championship|2010 Australian National Champion]] is Ewan O'Keefe. ([[X-Saber]])
* The [[2010 Austrian National Championship|2010 Austrian National Champion]] is Peter Gross. ([[Quickdraw Dandywarrior]])
* The [[2010 Belgian National Championship|2010 Belgian National Champion]] is Sébastien Gonzalez. ([[X-Saber]])
* The [[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 Preslav Ivanov. ([[Machina]])
* The [[2010 Canadian National Championship|2010 Canadian National Champion]] is Aaron Noel. ([[Infernity]])
* The [[2010 Central American Championship|2010 Central American Champion]] is Ricardo Lora Zavala. ([[Flamvell Cat]])
* The [[2010 Chilean National Championship|2010 Chilean National Champion]] is Sebastián Mora. ([[Infernity]])
* The [[2010 Costa Rican National Championship|2010 Costa Rican National Champion]] is Esteban José Chi Amén. ([[Synchro Cat|Caliber Cat]])
* The [[2010 Croatian National Championship|2010 Croatian National Champion]] is Matija Vrbanić. ([[Blackwing]])
* The [[2010 Danish National Championship|2010 Danish National Champion]] is Casper Hersø Hansen. ([[Blackwing]])
* The [[2010 Dutch National Championship|2010 Dutch National Champion]] is Kester Brons. ([[Gigavise]])
* The [[2010 East Japanese National Championship|2010 East Japanese National Champion]] is NA★NA. ([[Blackwing]])
* The [[2010 Ecuadorian National Championship|2010 Ecuadorian National Champion]] is Luigi Belletini. ([[Quickdraw Dandywarrior]])
* The [[2010 Estonian National Championship|2010 Estonian National Champion]] is Karl Sarap. ([[Gladiator Beast]])
* The [[2010 Filipino National Championship|2010 Filipino National Champion]] is Alvin Lim. ([[Blackwing]])
* The [[2010 French National Championship|2010 French National Champion]] is Figueredo Terrence. ([[X-Saber]])
* The [[2010 German National Championship|2010 German National Champion]] is Vinzent Reckling. ([[Gladiator Beast]])
* The [[2010 Hong Kong National Championship|2010 Hong Kong National Champion]] is Luk Chi-Hang. ([[Quickdraw Dandywarrior]])
* The [[2010 Irish and United Kingdom National Championship|2010 Irish and United Kingdom National Champion]] is Jamie Stafford. ([[Infernity]])
* 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 Marat Belov. ([[Blackwing]])
* The [[2010 Lithuanian National Championship|2010 Lithuanian National Champion]] is Sviatoslav Burlakov. ([[Lightsworn|Twilight]])
* The [[2010 Malaysian National Championship|2010 Malaysian National Champion]] is Michael Yap Wei Keong. ([[Frog Monarchs]])
* The [[2010 Maltese National Championship|2010 Maltese National Champion]] is Ryan Farrugia. ([[Flamvell Cat]])
* The [[2010 Mexican National Championship|2010 Mexican National Champion]] is Uriel "Anibal" Valverde Mendoza. ([[Flamvell Cat]])
* The [[2010 New 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 Miha Flisek. ([[Frog Monarchs]])
* The [[2010 South African National Championship|2010 South African National Champion]] is Leuteris Chatziieremias. ([[Twilight]])
* The [[2010 South American Championship|2010 South American Champion]] is Juan Pablo Vera. ([[Frog OTK]])
* The [[2010 Spanish National Championship|2010 Spanish National Champion]] is Angel Matas Gutierrez. ([[X-Saber]])
* The [[2010 Swiss National Championship|2010 Swiss National Champion]] is Alex Sierra Garcia. ([[Frog Monarchs]])
* The [[2010 Taiwanese National Championship|2010 Taiwanese National Champion]] is She Wei Hao. ([[Blackwing]])
* The [[2010 Thai National Championship|2010 Thai National Champion]] is Apinan Chalermchatvichien. ([[Blackwing]])
* The [[2010 Turkish National Championship|2010 Turkish National Champion]] is Murat Bıçakcı. ([[Lightsworn]])
* The [[2010 West Japanese National Championship|2010 West Japanese National Champion]] is Tanaka Shogo aka レオパルド (Leopard). ([[Machina Gadget]])

=== 2011 World Championship Qualifiers ===
{{Main|2011 World Championship}}

{| class="wikitable sortable card-list"
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| [[2011 Argentinian National Championship|Argentina]]
| David Maury
| "[[Dragunity]]"
| <ref name="theirishduelist-2011">[http://theirishduelist.blogspot.com/2011/06/2011s-national-champions-so-far.html TheIrishDuelist Blogspot]</ref>
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| [[2011 Asian Championship|Asia]]
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| [[2011 Australian National Championship|Australia]]
| David Daritan
| [[Agent#Agent Fairy|Agent Fairy]]
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| [[2011 Austrian National Championship|Austria]]
| Long Dao
| [[Plant#Tengu Plants|Tengu Plants]]
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| [[2011 Belgian National Championship|Belgium]]
| Sébastien Gonzalez
| [[Plant#Chaos Plants|Chaos Plants]]
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| [[2011 Bolivian National Championship|Bolivia]]
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| [[2011 Brazilian National Championship|Brazil]]
| Mario Vinnicius
| "[[Gravekeeper's]]"
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| [[2011 Chilean National Championship|Chile]]
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| [[2011 Colombian National Championship|Colombia]]
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| [[2011 Costa Rican National Championship|Costa Rica]]
| Daniel Rojas
| "[[Gravekeeper's]]"
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| [[2011 Croatian National Championship|Croatia]]
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| [[2011 Czech National Championship|Czech Republic]]
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| [[2011 Danish National Championship|Denmark]]
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| [[2011 Dominican National Championship|Dominican Republic]]
| Yorguin Medina
| "[[Lightsworn]]"
| <ref name="theirishduelist-2011" />
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| [[2011 Ecuadorian National Championship|Ecuador]]
| Roberth Carpio
| [[Plant#Chaos Plants|Chaos Plants]]
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| [[2011 Salvadoran National Championship|El Salvador]]
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| [[2011 Estonian National Championship|Estonia]]
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| [[2011 Finnish National Championship|Finland]]
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| [[2011 French National Championship|France]]
| Alain Ly
| Chaos Plant
| <ref name="theirishduelist-2011"/>
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| [[2011 German National Championship|Germany]]
| Markus Wichmann
| [[Reborn Tengu|Tengu]]-Karakuri Machina Plants
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| [[2011 Greek National Championship|Greece]]
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| [[2011 Guatemalan National Championship|Guatemala]]
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| [[2011 Honduran National Championship|Honduras]]
| Edgar Orellana
| [[Reborn Tengu|Tengu]] Scraps
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| [[2011 Irish and United Kingdom National Championship|Ireland and United Kingdom]]
| Jake Quinsee
| "[[Six Samurai]]"
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| [[2011 Israeli National Championship|Israel]]
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| [[2011 Italian National Championship|Italy]]
| Fabio Minicozzi
| Tengu Fabled
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| [[2011 Jamaican National Championship|Jamaica]]
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| [[2011 Latvian National Championship|Republic of Latvia]]
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| [[2011 Lithuanian National Championship|Republic of Lithuania]]
| Augustinas Žalys
| [[Formula Monarchs]]
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| [[2011 Maltese National Championship|Republic of Malta]]
| Ryan Farrugia
| [[Plant#Tengu Plants|Tengu Plants]]
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| [[2011 Mexican National Championship|Mexico]]
| Alejandro Vivaldo Reyes Suarez
| "[[Six Samurai]]"
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| [[2011 Dutch National Championship|Netherlands]]
| Wytze Kluitenberg
| "[[Gravekeeper's]]"
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| [[2011 New Zealanders National Championship|New Zealand]]
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| [[2011 Nicaraguan National Championship|Nicaragua]]
| Erick Allen
| "[[Gravekeeper's]]"
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| [[2011 Norwegian and Swedish National Championship|Norway and Sweden]]
| Jacob Fallesen
| [[Plant#Tengu Plants|Tengu Plants]]
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| [[2011 Panamanian National Championship|Panama]]
| Galileo De Obaldia
| [[Plant#Tengu Plants|Tengu Plants]]
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| [[2011 Peruvian National Championship|Peru]]
| Luis Crispin
| "[[X-Saber]]"
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| [[2011 Polish National Championship|Poland]]
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| [[2011 Portuguese National Championship|Portugal]]
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| [[2011 Slovenian National Championship|Republic of Slovenia]]
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| [[2011 South African National Championship|South Africa]]
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| [[2011 Spanish National Championship|Spain]]
| Juan Manuel López
| [[Plant#Tengu Plants|Tengu Plants]]
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| [[2011 Swiss National Championship|Switzerland]]
| Roman Kieser
| [[Plant#Tengu Plants|Tengu Plants]]
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| [[2011 Turkish National Championship|Turkey]]
| Can Beyazduman
| [[Plant#Tengu Plants|Tengu Plants]]
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| [[2011 Venezuelan National Championship|Venezuela]]
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These are commented out since they don't appear on {{2011 World Championship}}.

* The [[2011 American National Championship|2011 American National Champion]] is Hansel Aguero. ([[T.G.]])
* The [[2011 Bulgarian National Championship|2011 Bulgarian National Champion]] is Boris Ivanov. ([[Gladiator Beast]]) <ref>[http://wc-academie.vraiforum.com/t4185-National-Bulgarie-2011.htm WC-Academie]</ref>
* 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)
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Serbian is commented out until the correct champion has been confirmed (and it doesn't appear on {{2011 World Championship}}).

* The [[2011 Serbian National Championship|2011 Serbian National Champion]] is Strahinja Kljaic. ([[Earthbound Immortal]])
* The [[2011 Serbian National Championship|2011 Serbian National Champion]] is Vladimir Tucakov. ([[Earthbound Immortal]])
-->

{| class="wikitable sortable card-list"
|+ Continentals
|-
! scope="col" | Start date
! scope="col" | Location
! scope="col" | Winner
! scope="col" | Deck type
! scope="col" | Ref
|-
| 
| [[2011 Central American Championship|Central America]]
| 
| 
| 
|-
| 
| [[2011 European Championship|Europe]]
| 
| 
| 
|-
| 
| [[2011 North American Championship|North America]]
| 
| 
| 
|-
| 
| [[2011 Oceanic Championship|Oceania]]
| 
| 
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| [[2011 South American Championship|South America]]
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|}

=== 2012 World Championship Qualifiers ===
{{Main|World Championship 2012}}

{| class="wikitable sortable card-list"
|+ Nationals
|-
! scope="col" | Start date
! scope="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 Championship|Honduras]]
| Alejandro Andres Aguiluz
| "[[HERO]]"
| <ref name="tid2012" />
|-
| 
| [[2012 Hong Kong National Championship|Hong Kong]]
| 
| 
| 
|-
| 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]]"
| 
|-
| 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]]
| 
| 
| 
|-
| 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]]"
| 
|-
| 
| [[2012 Korean National Championship|South Korea]]
| 
| 
| 
|-
| 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]]"
| 
|-
| 2012-06-09
| [[2012 Thai National Championship|Thailand]]
| Santi Phromduangsri
| 
| <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" />
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable card-list"
|+ Continentals
|-
! scope="col" | Start date
! scope="col" | Location
! scope="col" | Winner
! scope="col" | Deck type
! scope="col" | Ref
|-
| 2012-06-15
| [[2012 Central American Championship|Central America]]
| 
| 
| 
|-
| 2012-06-06
| [[2012 European Championship|Europe]]
| Stefano Memoli
| "[[Wind-Up]]"
| <ref>https://tcg.konami-europe.net/coverage/9528/stefano-memoli-is-the-european-champion-2012/</ref>
|-
| 2012-06-29
| [[2012 North American Championship|North America]]
| 
| 
| 
|-
| 2012-06-14
| [[2012 Oceanic Championship|Oceania]]
| 
| 
| 
|-
| 2012-06-22
| [[2012 South American Championship|South America]]
| 
| 
| 
|-
|}

=== 2013 World Championship Qualifiers ===
{{Main|2013 World Championship}}

{| 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 Argentinean 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 Championship|Brazil]]
| 
| 
| <ref name="latam-2013" />
|-
| 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]]
| 
| 
| <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 Championship|Nicaragua]]
| 
| 
| <ref name="latam-2013" />
|-
| 2013-05-26
| [[2013 Panamanian National Championship|Panama]]
| 
| 
| <ref name="latam-2013" />
|-
| 2013-05-26
| [[2013 Peruvian National Championship|Peru]]
| 
| 
| <ref name="latam-2013" />
|-
| 2013-05-18
| [[2013 Venezuelan National Championship|Venezuela]]
| 
| 
| <ref name="latam-2013" />
|-
| 2013-05-26
| [[2013 Turkey National Championship|Turkey]]
| Murat Bıçakcı
| "[[Evilswarm]]"
| <ref name="latam-2013" />
|-

== In the anime/manga ==
In the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga and anime, several National Champions have been seen, although limited to the United States and Japan.

=== 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) 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>{{episode|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>{{episode|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.

==References==
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