Hansel Aguero is Poised to Duel the World as He Wins the 2011 Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game North American World Championship Qualifier
Aguero will help represent North America at the World Championship in August
El Segundo, CA (July 19, 2011) – Hansel Aguero emerged victorious at this past weekend's 2011 Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game (TCG) North American World Championship Qualifier (WCQ) as he expertly defeated his opponents one after the other during the course of the two-day event in Pittsburgh.
Aguero's masterful skill and unwavering focus earned him the title of Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game North American Champion and now he will compete in Konami Digital Entertainment's (Konami) prestigious World Championship in the European city of Amsterdam in August, where players from around the world will Duel for the esteemed title of World Champion. In all, Duelists representing every corner of the globe will be on hand to showcase their Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG skills and show they're ready to be the next World Champion.
In addition to being crowned North American Champion, Aguero also won travel and accommodations to the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG World Championship; a trophy; a complete set of Gold Series 4 including all three game mats; a complete set of Extreme Victory; a Super Rare set of YCS prize cards; tablet PC; 18 packs each of Duelist Revolution, Starstrike Blast, Storm of Ragnarok, and Extreme Victory.
Aquero will be accompanied by William Pedigo, Thomas Mak, Jeff Walker, Bo Tang and Joseph Bogli, the other top finishers at the North American WCQ, in Amsterdam.
For more information on Konami, the YYu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game or country specific Championship series event details, please visit www.yugioh-card.com.
About The Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG
The Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game is the #1 trading card game in the world with over 25 billion cards sold. It is a game of strategy, where players create individual Decks of cards collected from Structure Decks and Booster Packs. Two players engage in a Duel while using cards that represent powerful monsters, magical Spells and surprising Traps. Duelists with well-constructed Decks, dominating monsters, solid strategy and good fortune are the victors in the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG. Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. is the exclusive licensee and rights holder to the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG in North America and Latin America.
About KONAMI
KONAMI is a leading developer, publisher and manufacturer of electronic entertainment properties and traditional trading card games. KONAMI's software titles include the popular franchises Metal Gear Solid, Silent Hill, DanceDanceRevolution and Castlevania, among other top sellers. KONAMI is also the manufacturer of the wildly popular Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game, which has sold more than 25 billion cards worldwide. The latest information about KONAMI can be found on the Web at www.Konami.com. KONAMI CORPORATION is a publicly traded company based in Tokyo, Japan with subsidiary offices, Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd. in Tokyo, Japan, Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. in the United States and Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH in Frankfurt, Germany. KONAMI CORPORATION is traded in the United States on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol KNM. Details of the products published by KONAMI can be found at www.Konami.com.
El Segundo, CA (July 19, 2011) – Hansel Aguero emerged victorious at this past weekend's 2011 Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game (TCG) North American World Championship Qualifier (WCQ) as he expertly defeated his opponents one after the other during the course of the two-day event in Pittsburgh.
Aguero's masterful skill and unwavering focus earned him the title of Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game North American Champion and now he will compete in Konami Digital Entertainment's (Konami) prestigious World Championship in the European city of Amsterdam in August, where players from around the world will Duel for the esteemed title of World Champion. In all, Duelists representing every corner of the globe will be on hand to showcase their Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG skills and show they're ready to be the next World Champion.
In addition to being crowned North American Champion, Aguero also won travel and accommodations to the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG World Championship; a trophy; a complete set of Gold Series 4 including all three game mats; a complete set of Extreme Victory; a Super Rare set of YCS prize cards; tablet PC; 18 packs each of Duelist Revolution, Starstrike Blast, Storm of Ragnarok, and Extreme Victory.
Aquero will be accompanied by William Pedigo, Thomas Mak, Jeff Walker, Bo Tang and Joseph Bogli, the other top finishers at the North American WCQ, in Amsterdam.
For more information on Konami, the YYu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game or country specific Championship series event details, please visit www.yugioh-card.com.
About The Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG
The Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game is the #1 trading card game in the world with over 25 billion cards sold. It is a game of strategy, where players create individual Decks of cards collected from Structure Decks and Booster Packs. Two players engage in a Duel while using cards that represent powerful monsters, magical Spells and surprising Traps. Duelists with well-constructed Decks, dominating monsters, solid strategy and good fortune are the victors in the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG. Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. is the exclusive licensee and rights holder to the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG in North America and Latin America.
About KONAMI
KONAMI is a leading developer, publisher and manufacturer of electronic entertainment properties and traditional trading card games. KONAMI's software titles include the popular franchises Metal Gear Solid, Silent Hill, DanceDanceRevolution and Castlevania, among other top sellers. KONAMI is also the manufacturer of the wildly popular Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game, which has sold more than 25 billion cards worldwide. The latest information about KONAMI can be found on the Web at www.Konami.com. KONAMI CORPORATION is a publicly traded company based in Tokyo, Japan with subsidiary offices, Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd. in Tokyo, Japan, Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. in the United States and Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH in Frankfurt, Germany. KONAMI CORPORATION is traded in the United States on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol KNM. Details of the products published by KONAMI can be found at www.Konami.com.
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