Welcome to the Yu-Gi-Oh! US Championship website!

Visit the Standings Section for more
the latest update on head-to-head play.
Here is a sample of how duel winners
and losers will be listed in the
Standings Section once play begins
#1 Seed: Wishbone08
#256 Seed: Hypertense6
Visit the Standings Section for more
information on how match outcomes will
be listed by round.

For the second year in a row, the
2009 Yu-Gi-Oh! US Qualifier and
2009 Yu-Gi-Oh! US Championship
tournaments will feature online
head-to-head play. READ MORE!

Welcome to the 2009 Yu-Gi-Oh! US Championship Site

Registration Call Out

The 2009 Yu-Gi-Oh! US Championships Tournament is About to Begin

The tournament begins with the 2009 Yu-Gi-Oh! US Qualifier. It starts with registering for the tournament. Once registered, duelist will be tested on their overall knowledge of Yu-Gi-Oh! in the qualifier quiz. The 256 top finishers in the quiz, then go onto to play in head-to-head competition. After two rounds of battle, the remaining 64 duelists move on to the 2009 Yu-Gi-Oh! US Championship.

The 2009 Yu-Gi-Oh! US Championship consists entirely of head-to-head play with the Yu-Gi-Oh! US Championship 2009 game and an Internet ready Nintendo DS™. The first three rounds are conducted online. The final four rounds take place in San Diego, California on Saturday, July 25, 2009.

How can duelists best prepare for the 2009 Yu-Gi-Oh US Qualifier and 2009 Yu-Gi-Oh US Championship? Here are a few helpful links to the site.

	To register for the 2009 tournament, click here.
	To learn more about the US Qualifier, click here.
	For information on the US Championship, click here.
	To learn about how to prepare, click here.
	For answers to common questions, click here.

About Head-To-Head Play in the 2009 Tournaments

During the 2009 Yu-Gi-Oh! US Qualifier and the 2009 Yu-Gi-Oh! US Championship, all online head-to-head play is conducted on the Nintendo DS™ and played with the Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2009 game.

To prepare for head-to-head play for the 2009 tournaments, make sure that you:

	Have a copy of the Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2009 game.
	Have updated your Yu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden Card List.
	Are familiar with online play using the Nintendo DS™.
	Have a Nintendo DS™ that connects to the Internet.

Learn More About Head-To-Head Play in the 2009 Tournaments

If you would like to learn more about how head-to-head play will be managed for the 2009 Yu-Gi-Oh! US Qualifier and 2009 Yu-Gi-Oh! US Championship, please visit the Head-To-Head Summary section.

Thank you for your interest in Yu-Gi-Oh! and good luck in the 2009 Yu-Gi-Oh! US Qualifier and 2009 Yu-Gi-Oh! US Championship.

Registration Call Out

The 2009 Yu-Gi-Oh! US Qualifier
Tournament is about to begin.
The qualifier consists of two
parts. It begins with the Quiz
where registered participants
must demonstrate their knowledge
of Yu-Gi-Oh!, including Yu-Gi-Oh!
game play. The top 256 finishers
from the quiz move onto head-to-head
competition. REGISTER TODAY!

The 2009 Yu-Gi-Oh! US Championship
Tournament takes the top 64 duelists
from the 2009 Yu-Gi-Oh! US Qualifier
and pits them in online head-to-head play
for the title of US Champion. The
final 4 participants get to travel to
the 2009 Yu-Gi-Oh! US Championships
finals in San Diego, California.
Learn more about the 2009 US Finals!