YuGiOh Championship Series Chantilly Coverage

YCS Chantilly coverage is up on the official YuGiOh website! Check out the Konami website here for updates throughout the day.

Shonen Jump New Jersey Top 16 Decklists

The top 16 decklists from Shonen Jump New Jersey have been released! See them all on the Konami website here.

Shonen Jump Championship New Name Confirmed!

“This is also, the last SHONEN JUMP Championship, as we are relaunching as the Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series! The first Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series event will be held next month in Virginia!”
Konami's Vice President in charge of Card Business, Yumi Hoashi.

The statement was met by more cheers, but left attendees wondering: what did it all mean? We asked! On one hand, the shift from SHONEN JUMP Championships to the Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series is a change in name. But it’s also a lot more than that. “The biggest change is that the Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series is going to be a global program.” That means Duelists from Latin America and Europe won’t have to travel nearly as far to compete in YCS events.

It's confirmed, the new name for Shonen Jump Championships is Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series. However it is more than just a new name - Shonen Jump Championships are being completely relaunched, and Yugioh Championship Series are now scheduled to take place in Europe and South America. Find more information on Yugioh Championship Series on the Konami website here.

"We love Shonen Jump and they love us. You'll continue to see coverage of Yu-Gi-Oh! in Shonen Jump, as well as cards inserted in the magazines and graphic novels."
Kevin Tewart on Pojo.

There's more good news - according to Kevin Tewart, Yu-Gi-Oh!'s relationship with Shonen Jump and Viz is still very strong, meaning the name change will not alter the release of Shonen Jump promo cards or the appearance of Yu-Gi-Oh! manga in the magazine.

Shonen Jump New Jersey Live Coverage

SJC New Jersey coverage has begun! Around 2,200 people have attended the largest Yugioh tournament of all time. Read all the latest deck profiles and feature matches on the official Yugioh website here.

Shonen Jump Championships Have a New Name?

Following Shonen Jump New Jersey, it appears the name of Shonen Jump Championships will change, possibly to Yu-Gi-Oh! Premier Tournaments beginning with Yu-Gi-Oh! Premiere Tournament Chantilly, VA (Washington DC) coming up in mid-may. This could be due to a conflicting name with a new series of tournaments in the Naruto TCG also named Shonen Jump Championships. Naturally this raises several questions, for example does this mean Yugioh is dropping out of the monthly Shonen Jump Magazine? Will this put an end to Shonen Jump promo cards? We will have to see in the near future.

Konami Announces New Mats

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Q: Will there be anything new and exciting at the 75th SHONEN JUMP Championship - Edison, NJ?

Yes! There will be some new and exciting things to see, win, and do at this event. Take a look!

*UPDATED 4/12*
Get new Game Mats, available at the 75th SHONEN JUMP Championship – Edison, NJ!
At this event, you can be among the first to earn the newest Regional 2010 Game Mat and the newest Win-A-Mat Game Mat. You can also receive a 75th SHONEN JUMP Championship Game Mat just for participating in the SHONEN JUMP Championship main event. You don’t want to miss that.

Konami have just announced four brand new mats - a new Regionals Mat, a new Shonen Jump Championship Top 32 Mat, a new Win-a-Mat and a Shonen Jump Championship New Jersey Participation Mat! It looks like Konami did a great job with the mat designs, and I look forward to seeing even better designs in the future!

See the full details on the Konami website here.

Shonen Jump Nashville Top 16 Decklists

The Shonen Jump Nashville Top 16 decklists have been released!

Find all 16 decklists on the official Yu-Gi-Oh website here.

7 Lightsworn (44%)
3 Zombie Lightsworn (19%)
1 X-Saber (6%)
1 Blackwing (6%)
1 Zombie (6%)
1 Chaos (6%)
1 Light Beatdown (6%)
1 Gladiator Beasts (6%)

Shonen Jump Nashville Live Coverage

The last Shonen Jump of the September 2009 format has arrived, check out live coverage of the event throughout the day on the official Yu-Gi-Oh website.