Editing Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Dallas 2012

{{Infobox tournament
| image         = Nizar Sarhan YCS Dallas 2012.jpg
| caption       = Nizar Sarhan
| headers       = true
| type          = [[Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series]]
| structure     =
* [[Swiss-system]] (rounds 1-11)
* [[Single-elimination]] (finals)
| deck format   = [[Advanced Format]]
| location      = Dallas, Texas, United States
| date          = April 14–15, 2012<ref name="faq">[http://www.yugioh-card.com/en/news/2012/news_0411_YCS-Dallas.html yugioh-card.com] DUELISTS GO DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS FOR A Yu-Gi-Oh! CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES SHOWDOWN APRIL 14th – 15th IN DALLAS</ref>
| winner        = Nizar Sarhan<ref name="winner">[http://www.yugioh-card.com/en/news/2012/news_0420_YCS-Dallas-Winner.html yugioh-card.com] DETERMINED NIZAR SARHAN OUTDUELS TOP PLAYERS AT Yu-Gi-Oh! CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES DALLAS</ref>
| runner-up     = Alexander Reed<ref name="winner" />
| third place   = 
| fourth place  = 
| participation = 
| rounds        = 
* 11 (Swiss)<ref name="top tables round 10">[http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=8851 konami.com] Top Tables Update: Round 10</ref>
* 4 (finals)
}}

'''Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Dallas 2012''' was a [[Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series]] tournament held at the Arlington Convention Center in Dallas, Texas in the United States from April 14 to 15, 2012.<ref name="faq" />

==Events==
===Main event===
The first day consisted of nine rounds of [[Swiss-system|Swiss]].<ref>[http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=8832 konami.com] Top Tables Update: Round 9</ref> At the end of the first day Nizar Sarhan and Benito Garcia tied first on 27 points.<ref>[http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=8846 konami.com] Standings after Day 1!</ref>

The second day consisted of two more rounds of Swiss before the playoffs.<ref name="top tables round 10" />

In the top 16, Nizar Sarhan defeated Joseph Giorlando, Frazier Smith defeated Benito Garcia, Raul Calderon defeated Nicholas Wei, Larry Chapman defeated Adrian Shakir, Dominique Eskridge defeated Nicklos Dukes, Justin Duran defeated Juan Flores-Rodriguez, Alexander Reed defeated Samuel Parry and Christopher Heinz defeated Jacob Rewald.<ref name="top 16">[http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=8880 konami.com] Top Cut Pairings: Top 16</ref><ref name="top 8">[http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=8886 konami.com] Top Cut Pairings: Top 8</ref>

In the quarter-finals, Nizar Sarhan defeated Frazier Smith, Raul Calderon defeated Larry Chapman, Justin Duran defeated Dominique Eskridge and Alexander Reed defeated Christopher Heinz.<ref name="top 8" /><ref name="semi-finals">[http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=8896 konami.com] Top Cut Pairings: Semi-Finals</ref>

In the semi-finals, Nizar Sarhan defeated Raul Calderon and Alexander Reed defeated Justin Duran.<ref name="semi-finals" /><ref name="final pairing">[http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=8900 konami.com] Top Cut Pairings: Finals</ref>

In the finals, Nizar Sarhan defeated Alexander Reed.<ref name="winner" />

===Side events===
Side events included [[Dragon Duel]] tournaments, regional qualifiers, 3 vs. 3 Team Dueling, [[Attack of the Giant Card!!]], Classic Drafts, ''[[Starter Deck: Dawn of the Xyz|Dawn of the Xyz]]'' Starter tournaments, Retro Drafts, [[Win-A-Mat]]s and an eight-player single-elimination ''[[Structure Deck: Dragons Collide|Dragons Collide]]'' [[Sealed Format|Sealed]] Deck tournament.<ref name="faq" />

Chase Fulmer won the Dragon Duel on the first day using an "[[Inzektor]]" Deck. He defeated Zachary Leverett, who used a "[[Dino Rabbit]]" Deck, 2-0 in the final round.<ref>[http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=8841 konami.com] Saturday’s Dragon Duel Finals</ref>

On the second day, the Dragon Duel tournament was won by Benjamen Leverett, who defeated his brother Zachary Leverett 2-1 in the final round. Both of them used "Dino Rabbit" Decks.<ref>[http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=8918 konami.com] Sunday’s Dragon Duel: Benjamen Leverett vs. Zachary Leverett</ref> Brian McNeese came third in this tournament.<ref name="public event winners" />

Brian McNeese, the father of the Brian McNeese from the Dragon Duel tournament, won the random prize playoffs using a [[Stun]] Deck.<ref name="public event winners">[http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=8914 konami.com] Public Event Playoffs Winners!</ref>

Abraham Durazo won the points playoffs with a "[[Frognarchs]]" Deck. He earned his points by entering six ''Dragons Collide'' Sealed tournaments, winning one of them and entering two Classic Draft tournaments, winning one of them.<ref name="public event winners" />

==Prizes==
The prizes for the main event were as follows:<ref name="faq" />

{| class="wikitable" summary="prizes"
|-
! Position
! Prize
|-
| 1st
|
* [[Ultra Rare]] [[YCSW-EN004]] "[[Blood Mefist]]"
* Trophy
* Paid travel to a World Championship Qualifier (if underage, then winner and guardian) or a local-market [[Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series|YCS]] (flight and accommodations) if the player has already won a YCS in the year.
* YCS top cut game mat
* 250&nbsp;GB game console
* Invitation to their [[2012 World Championship|2012]] [[World Championship Qualifier]]
|-
| 2nd
|
* [[Super Rare]] YCSW-EN004 "Blood Mefist"
* 32&nbsp;GB Tablet PC with redemption codes for Konami mobile games
* YCS top cut game mat
* Invitation to their 2012 World Championship Qualifier
|-
| 3rd
|
* Super Rare YCSW-EN004 "Blood Mefist"
* 32&nbsp;GB touch screen MP3 player with redemption codes for Konami mobile games
* YCS top cut game mat
* Invitation to their 2012 World Championship Qualifier
|-
| 4th
|
* 32&nbsp;GB touch screen MP3 player with Konami game codes
* YCS top cut game mat
* Invitation to their 2012 World Championship Qualifier
|-
| 5th–8th
|
* Video game console with ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's World Championship 2011: Over the Nexus]]''
* YCS top cut game mat
* Invitation to their 2012 World Championship Qualifier
|-
| 9th–16th
|
* 24 ''[[Order of Chaos]]'' [[Booster Pack]]s
* YCS top cut game mat
* Invitation to their 2012 World Championship Qualifier
|-
| 17th – 32nd (if attendance exceeded 513)
|
* YCS top cut game mat
* Invitation to their 2012 World Championship Qualifier
|}

Players who pre-registered received a Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series [[TKN4-EN002]] "[[Token]]" card.<ref>[http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=8804 konami.com] YCS Pre-reg Token!</ref> Everyone who registered received five ''Order of Chaos'' Booster Packs.<ref name="faq" />

The top four in the [[Dragon Duel]] tournaments received Dragon Duel medals, a 2012 regional game mat, a Dragon Duel t-shirt and an invitation to their 2012 Dragon Duel World Championship Qualifier.<ref name="faq" />

The winner of the ''[[Structure Deck: Dragons Collide|Dragons Collide]]'' [[Sealed Format|Sealed]] Deck tournament received an exclusive ''Dragons Collide'' game mat.<ref name="faq" />

The prize for the [[Win-A-Mat]] tournaments was a game mat featuring [[Yuma Tsukumo]] and "[[Number C39: Utopia Ray]]".<ref>[http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=8793 konami.com] New Win-A-Mat: Yuma and Utopia Ray</ref>

The prizes for the [[Attack of the Giant Card!!]] were giant sized "[[Tour Bus From the Underworld]]" and "[[Inzektor Giga-Mantis]]" cards.<ref>[http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=8876 konami.com] QQ: What GIANT CARD would you like to see ATTACK!!?</ref>

==References==
<references />

{{Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series}}

[[Category:Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series|Dallas 2012]]
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 * [[Swiss-system]] (rounds 1-11)
 * [[Single-elimination]] (finals)
-| format        = [[Advanced Format]]
+| deck format   = [[Advanced Format]]
 | location      = Dallas, Texas, United States
 | date          = April 14–15, 2012<ref name="faq">[http://www.yugioh-card.com/en/news/2012/news_0411_YCS-Dallas.html yugioh-card.com] DUELISTS GO DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS FOR A Yu-Gi-Oh! CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES SHOWDOWN APRIL 14th – 15th IN DALLAS</ref>
@@ Line 28: / Line 28: @@
 The second day consisted of two more rounds of Swiss before the playoffs.<ref name="top tables round 10" />
-In the top 16, Nizar Sarhan defeated Joseph Giorlando, Frazier Smith defeated Benito Garcia, Raul Calderon defeated Nicholas Wei, Larry Chapman defeated Adrian Shakir, Dominique Eskridge defeated Nicklos Dukes, Justin Duran defeated Juan Flores, Alexander Reed defeated Samuel Parry and Christopher Hentz defeated Jacob Rewald.<ref name="top 16">[http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=8880 konami.com] Top Cut Pairings: Top 16</ref><ref name="top 8">[http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=8886 konami.com] Top Cut Pairings: Top 8</ref>
+In the top 16, Nizar Sarhan defeated Joseph Giorlando, Frazier Smith defeated Benito Garcia, Raul Calderon defeated Nicholas Wei, Larry Chapman defeated Adrian Shakir, Dominique Eskridge defeated Nicklos Dukes, Justin Duran defeated Juan Flores-Rodriguez, Alexander Reed defeated Samuel Parry and Christopher Heinz defeated Jacob Rewald.<ref name="top 16">[http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=8880 konami.com] Top Cut Pairings: Top 16</ref><ref name="top 8">[http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=8886 konami.com] Top Cut Pairings: Top 8</ref>
-In the quarter-finals, Nizar Sarhan defeated Frazier Smith, Raul Calderon defeated Larry Chapman, Justin Duran defeated Dominique Eskridge and Alexander Reed defeated Christopher Hentz.<ref name="top 8" /><ref name="semi-finals">[http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=8896 konami.com] Top Cut Pairings: Semi-Finals</ref>
+In the quarter-finals, Nizar Sarhan defeated Frazier Smith, Raul Calderon defeated Larry Chapman, Justin Duran defeated Dominique Eskridge and Alexander Reed defeated Christopher Heinz.<ref name="top 8" /><ref name="semi-finals">[http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=8896 konami.com] Top Cut Pairings: Semi-Finals</ref>
-In the semi-finals, Nizar Sarhan defeated Raul Calderon and Alexander Reed defeated Justin Duran.<ref name="winner" /><ref name="semi-finals" />
+In the semi-finals, Nizar Sarhan defeated Raul Calderon and Alexander Reed defeated Justin Duran.<ref name="semi-finals" /><ref name="final pairing">[http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=8900 konami.com] Top Cut Pairings: Finals</ref>
 In the finals, Nizar Sarhan defeated Alexander Reed.<ref name="winner" />
-{{Round16
-|RD1 = Top 16<ref name="top 16" /><ref name="top 8" /><ref>[http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=8879 konami.com] Top 16: Juan Flores vs. Justin Duren</ref>
-|RD2 = Quarter finals<ref name="top 8" /><ref name="semi-finals" /><ref>[http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=8891 konami.com] Quarterfinal: Nizar Sarhan vs. Frazier Smith</ref>
-|RD3 = Semi finals<ref name="winner" /><ref name="semi-finals" /><ref>[http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=8894 konami.com] Semifinal: Alexander Reed vs. Justin Duren</ref>
-|RD4 = Final<ref>[http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=8907 konami.com] The Finals: Alexander Reed vs. Nizar Sarhan</ref>
-|3rdplace = no
-<!-- Top 16 -->
-|| '''Nizar Sarhan'''     |   | Joseph Giorlando         |
-|| '''Frazier Smith'''    |   | Benito Garcia            |
-|| '''Raul Calderon'''    |   | Nicholas Wei             |
-|| Adrian Shakir          |   | '''Larry Chapman'''      |
-|| Nicklos Dukes          |   | '''Dominique Eskridge''' |
-|| Juan Flores            | 0 | '''Justin Duran'''       | 2
-|| Samuel Parry           |   | '''Alexander Reed'''     |
-|| Jacob Rewald           |   | '''Christopher Hentz'''  |
-<!-- Quarter finals -->
-|| '''Nizar Sarhan'''     | 2 | Frazier Smith            | 1
-|| '''Raul Calderon'''    |   | Larry Chapman            |
-|| Dominique Eskridge     |   | '''Justin Duran'''       |
-|| '''Alexander Reed '''  |   | Christopher Hentz        |
-<!-- Semi finals -->
-|| '''Nizar Sarhan'''     |   | Raul Calderon            |
-|| Justin Duran           | 0 | '''Alexander Reed'''     | 2
-<!-- Final -->
-|| '''Nizar Sarhan'''     | 2 | Alexander Reed           | 1
-}}
 ===Side events===
-Side events included [[Dragon Duel]] tournaments, regional qualifiers, 3 vs. 3 Team Dueling, [[Attack of the Giant Card!!]], Classic Drafts, ''[[Starter Deck: Dawn of the Xyz|Dawn of the Xyz]]'' Starter tournaments, Retro Drafts, [[Win-A-Mat]]s and an eight-player single-elimination ''[[Dragons Collide Structure Deck|Dragons Collide]]'' [[Sealed Format|Sealed]] Deck tournament.<ref name="faq" />
+Side events included [[Dragon Duel]] tournaments, regional qualifiers, 3 vs. 3 Team Dueling, [[Attack of the Giant Card!!]], Classic Drafts, ''[[Starter Deck: Dawn of the Xyz|Dawn of the Xyz]]'' Starter tournaments, Retro Drafts, [[Win-A-Mat]]s and an eight-player single-elimination ''[[Structure Deck: Dragons Collide|Dragons Collide]]'' [[Sealed Format|Sealed]] Deck tournament.<ref name="faq" />
 Chase Fulmer won the Dragon Duel on the first day using an "[[Inzektor]]" Deck. He defeated Zachary Leverett, who used a "[[Dino Rabbit]]" Deck, 2-0 in the final round.<ref>[http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=8841 konami.com] Saturday’s Dragon Duel Finals</ref>
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 The top four in the [[Dragon Duel]] tournaments received Dragon Duel medals, a 2012 regional game mat, a Dragon Duel t-shirt and an invitation to their 2012 Dragon Duel World Championship Qualifier.<ref name="faq" />
-The winner of the ''[[Dragons Collide Structure Deck|Dragons Collide]]'' [[Sealed Format|Sealed]] Deck tournament received an exclusive ''Dragons Collide'' game mat.<ref name="faq" />
+The winner of the ''[[Structure Deck: Dragons Collide|Dragons Collide]]'' [[Sealed Format|Sealed]] Deck tournament received an exclusive ''Dragons Collide'' game mat.<ref name="faq" />
 The prize for the [[Win-A-Mat]] tournaments was a game mat featuring [[Yuma Tsukumo]] and "[[Number C39: Utopia Ray]]".<ref>[http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=8793 konami.com] New Win-A-Mat: Yuma and Utopia Ray</ref>
 The prizes for the [[Attack of the Giant Card!!]] were giant sized "[[Tour Bus From the Underworld]]" and "[[Inzektor Giga-Mantis]]" cards.<ref>[http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=8876 konami.com] QQ: What GIANT CARD would you like to see ATTACK!!?</ref>
-==Decks==
-In the top sixteen, Nizar Sarhan, Joseph Giorlando, Frazier Smith,  Raul Calderon, Nicholas Wei and Dominique Eskridge used "[[Dino Rabbit]]" Decks, Larry Chapman, Nicklos Dukes, Juan Flores and Christopher Hentz used "[[Inzektor]]" Decks, Benito Garcia and Justin Duran used "[[Miracle Gemini]]" Decks, Adrian Shakir and Samuel Parry used "[[Wind-Up]]" Decks, Alexander Reed used a [[Dragon]] "[[Lightsworn]]" Deck and Jacob Rewald used a "[[Chain Burn]]" Deck.<ref name="top 16" />
-The top two Decklists were as follows:<ref>[http://yugidojo.com/nizar-sarhan-dino-rabbit-deck-list-review-2012-ycs-dallas-winner yugidojo.com] Nizar Sarhan Dino Rabbit Deck List Review 2012 YCS Dallas Winner</ref><ref>[http://yugidojo.com/alexander-reed-2012-ycs-dallas-2nd-place-dragon-lightsworn-deck-list-review yugidojo.com] Alexander Reed Dragon Lightsworn Deck List Review 2012 YCS Dallas 2nd Place</ref>
-{{Decklist|1st - Nizar Sarhan - Dino Rabbit
-|normal monsters =
-* [[Kabazauls]] x3
-* [[Sabersaurus]] x3
-|effect monsters =
-* [[Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning]]
-* [[Effect Veiler]] x3
-* [[Gorz the Emissary of Darkness]]
-* [[Maxx "C"]] x3
-* [[Rescue Rabbit]] x3
-* [[Sangan]]
-* [[Spirit Reaper]]
-* [[Thunder King Rai-Oh]]
-* [[Tour Guide From the Underworld]] x3
-|spells =
-* [[Book of Moon]]
-* [[Dark Hole]]
-* [[Heavy Storm]]
-* [[Mind Control]]
-* [[Monster Reborn]]
-* [[Mystical Space Typhoon]] x2
-* [[Pot of Avarice]]
-* [[Smashing Ground]]
-|traps =
-* [[Bottomless Trap Hole]] x2
-* [[Fiendish Chain]]
-* [[Mirror Force]]
-* [[Solemn Judgment]]
-* [[Solemn Warning]] x2
-* [[Torrential Tribute]] x2
-}}
-{{Decklist|Side Deck
-|effect monsters =
-* [[Cyber Dragon]] x2
-* [[Greenkappa]] x2
-* [[Kinetic Soldier]]
-* [[Snowman Eater]] x2
-|traps =
-* [[Dimensional Prison]] x3
-* [[Mystical Space Typhoon]]
-* [[Shadow-Imprisoning Mirror]] x2
-* [[Trap Hole]]
-}}
-{{Decklist|2nd - Alexander Reed - Dragon Lightsworn
-|effect monsters =
-* [[Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning]]
-* [[Card Trooper]]
-* [[Chaos Sorcerer]]
-* [[Dark Armed Dragon]]
-* [[Darkflare Dragon]]
-* [[Eclipse Wyvern]] x2
-* [[Effect Veiler]] x2
-* [[Ehren, Lightsworn Monk]]
-* [[Gorz the Emissary of Darkness]]
-* [[Honest]]
-* [[Jain, Lightsworn Paladin]]
-* [[Judgment Dragon]]
-* [[Lightpulsar Dragon]] x3
-* [[Lumina, Lightsworn Summoner]]
-* [[Lyla, Lightsworn Sorceress]] x3
-* [[Mystic Tomato]] x2
-* [[Phantom of Chaos]]
-* [[Plaguespreader Zombie]]
-* [[Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon]] x2
-* [[Ryko, Lightsworn Hunter]] x2
-* [[Sangan]]
-* [[Tragoedia]]
-|fusion monsters =
-* [[Five-Headed Dragon]]
-|synchro monsters =
-* [[Ally of Justice Catastor]]
-* [[Ancient Fairy Dragon]]
-* [[Arcanite Magician]]
-* [[Armory Arm]]
-* [[Black Rose Dragon]]
-* [[Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier]]
-* [[Iron Chain Dragon]]
-* [[Scrap Dragon]]
-* [[Stardust Dragon]]
-* [[Void Ogre Dragon]]
-|xzy monsters =
-* [[Leviair the Sea Dragon]]
-* [[Number 17: Leviathan Dragon]]
-* [[Number 39: Utopia]]
-* [[Wind-Up Zenmaines]]
-|spells =
-* [[Allure of Darkness]]
-* [[Charge of the Light Brigade]]
-* [[Dark Hole]]
-* [[Future Fusion]]
-* [[Heavy Storm]]
-* [[Monster Reborn]]
-* [[Solar Recharge]] x3
-|traps =
-* [[Treacherous Trap Hole]]
-}}
-{{Decklist|Side Deck
-|effect monsters =
-* [[Effect Veiler]]
-* [[Electric Virus]] x3
-* [[Gemini Imps]]
-* [[Goldd, Wu-Lord of Dark World]] x2
-* [[Maxx "C"]] x2
-* [[Tragoedia]]
-|spells =
-* [[Mystical Space Typhoon]] x3
-|traps =
-* [[Royal Decree]] x2
-}}
-==External links==
-* [http://www.yugioh-card.com/en/news/2012/news_0411_YCS-Dallas.html yugioh-card.com] DUELISTS GO DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS FOR A Yu-Gi-Oh! CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES SHOWDOWN APRIL 14th – 15th IN DALLAS
-* [http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?cat=162 konami.com] All articles for 2012/04 - Dallas, Texas
 ==References==