Top 8 Profiles

Here they are, the last 8 Duelists remaining in competition! 4 of them will be representing Europe at the World Championship in August, so take a good look at these accomplished Duelists!
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[b]Name:[/b] Abderazak Gasmi

[b]Age:[/b] 17

[b]Occupation:[/b] I just finished school!

[b]Hometown:[/b] Nice, France

[b]How did you qualify for the European Championship?[/b]
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I couldn’t qualify early and time was slowly running out; I eventually made the cut as the last player at a Regionals that earned an invite![/quote]
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[b]Deck you were playing this weekend and why?[/b]
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HAT – It’s the best Deck in the format.[/quote]
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[b]Best play you’ve seen this weekend?[/b]
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My opponent had [sd], I set only 1 card with [myrmeleo] in the Graveyard. My opponent activated [decree] to negate his own [sd] as he wanted to use some monster effects; I chained [call] to bring back [myrmeleo]. The effect activated, but it wouldn’t resolve just then; it resolves in a new chain. So the current chain resolved and then after that, [myrmeleo] allows me to destroy his [decree].
Therefore, [sd] is active again and my opponent couldn’t perform the plays he wanted to while I now suddenly had a monster on the field that couldn’t have activated its effect otherwise![/quote]
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[b]If you could turn into a Yu-Gi-Oh! monster, which monster family would you join and what would your effect be?[/b]
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There is already a monster like me – [grand mole]. It’s my favorite card so I would just become a copy of it.[/quote]
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[b]Name:[/b] Marcello Barberi

[b]Age:[/b] 20

[b]Occupation:[/b] Law Student

[b]Hometown:[/b] Rome, Italy

[b]How did you qualify for the European Championship?[/b]
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I did very well at a Regional in Rome.[/quote]
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[b]Deck you were playing this weekend and why?[/b]
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Mermail – neither HAT or Geargia seemed like a good choice to me since it can be very tiring to play against the same Deck. Mermail can consistently deal with any situation, even when your opponent has a very great opening.[/quote]
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[b]Best play you’ve seen this weekend?[/b]
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I was able to trick my opponent into a bad play; I had [a leed] and [angi] and my opponent was about to [xyz] a Rank 4 monster. I asked him if [101] works on [angi] and that might have caused him to go for that play. I knew that it didn’t work on [angi] and that’s why he lost the game in the end.[/quote]
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[b]If you could turn into a Yu-Gi-Oh! monster, which monster family would you join and what would your effect be?[/b]
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I would be “Wind-Up Bestio” and my effect would be: “Once per turn: Your opponent has to say “Bshhh”!”

I want to thank my friends from CCG that tested with me.[/quote]
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[b]Name:[/b] Dominic Böhmer

[b]Age:[/b] 16

[b]Occupation:[/b] Pupil

[b]Hometown:[/b] Hagen, Germany

[b]How did you qualify for the European Championship?[/b]
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I did well at a Regionals, but I also qualified thanks to good results at the YCS Paris and the German National Championship.[/quote]
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[b]Deck you were playing this weekend and why?[/b]
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Geargia Hands – I have been playing the Deck forever and I knew it by heart. That was most important to me and since I also did well at 2 major events before with it, I thought it would be a great choice once again.[/quote]
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[b]Best play you’ve seen this weekend?[/b]
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I didn’t really watch any other games and I don’t remember most of my own matches. I immediately forget about them once they are done.[/quote]
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[b]If you could turn into a Yu-Gi-Oh! monster, which monster family would you join and what would be your effect?[/b]
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I want to become a Geargia Monster. I would be “Geargiano Mk-4” and my effect would be “When this card is Normal Summoned, you can Special Summon a Level 4 “Geargia” Monster from your Deck.”[/quote]
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[b]Name:[/b] Niccoló Mazzoleni

[b]Age:[/b] 18

[b]Occupation:[/b] Student

[b]Hometown:[/b] Venice, Italy

[b]How did you qualify for the European Championship?[/b]
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I attended a Regional and I made it to the finals![/quote]
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[b]Deck you were playing this weekend and why?[/b]
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Spellbooks – I played Geargia at the National Championship and I found it very hard to play against the same Deck. So I wanted to avoid that for this weekend and that’s why I went with something different.[/quote]
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[b]Best play you’ve seen this weekend?[/b]
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In a Spellbooks mirror at the end of Day 1, my opponent has [sb mag], [sb fate] and [tgst]. I summon my own [sb mag], I attack, he flips [sb fate] and banishes 2, but I can chain my own [sb fate], banishing 3, which means he can’t activate [tgst] and I get to keep my [sb mag]. That was quite game-breaking.[/quote]
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[b]If you could turn into a Yu-Gi-Oh! monster, which monster family would you join and what would your effect be?[/b]
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I would be the “High Priest of Prophecy” and when I enter play, I can destroy a card on the field for every Spellbook in my Graveyard![/quote]
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[b]Name:[/b] Andrea Zenari

[b]Age:[/b] 21

[b]Occupation:[/b] Student at day, barman at night.

[b]Hometown:[/b] Milan, Italy.

[b]How did you qualify for the European Championship?[/b]
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I advanced to the Top 8 at YCS Brussels.[/quote]
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[b]Deck you were playing this weekend and why?[/b]
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Bujin – Prince Yamato wants to become a king![/quote]
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[b]Best play you’ve seen this weekend?[/b]
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I [ss]ed [bujin hir], I [ns]ed a Bujin, I then went for [susanowo] and searched for another [bujin hir], I [ss]ed it, I followed it up with [bujin ara], I then went for [bujin kagut] and this way, I could destroy all of his monsters and attack for game![/quote]
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[b]If you could turn into a Yu-Gi-Oh! monster, which monster family would you join and what would your effect be like?[/b]
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I would like to become a Trap Card instead! I would be a Permanent Trap Card that you can only activate if you’re paying half your Life Points and as long as I’m on the field, you can’t Special Summon.[/quote]
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[b]Name:[/b] Eugen Heidt

[b]Age:[/b] 20

[b]Occupation:[/b] I’m learning to become an electronics engineer.

[b]Hometown:[/b] Frankfurt, Germany

[b]How did you qualify for the European Championship?[/b]
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I won a Regional near my hometown.[/quote]
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[b]Deck you were playing this weekend and why?[/b]
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Mermail – I first wanted to play Monarchs, but during testing with Alpay, I realized my match-ups against a few of the other popular Decks was a little too bad. So we then switched to Mermail and this was definitely the better choice this weekend.[/quote]
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[b]Best play you’ve seen this weekend?[/b]
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I played against a Lightsworn Duelist and I started with [a pike], [a drag] and [soul charge]. That meant that I ended up [bahamut], [a trite] and [moulin] and [a gaios], so he started with 3 cards in hand. The game was practically over before it even began![/quote]
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[b]If you could turn into a Yu-Gi-Oh! monster, which monster family would you join and what would your effect be like?[/b]
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I love Gimmick Puppet Giant Grinder since it looks very cool and its effect is also very nice. So I would try to aspire to become like him.[/quote]
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[b]Name:[/b] Piyal Peiris

[b]Age:[/b] 20

[b]Occupation:[/b] I finished school and I will probably start studying now.

[b]Hometown:[/b] Bonn, Germany

[b]How did you qualify for the European Championship?[/b]
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I was doing quite well at YCS Brussels; I advanced to the Top 32 there.[/quote]
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[b]Deck you were playing this weekend and why?[/b]
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Evilswarm – you don’t have to think all that much about most of your plays, so you will not lose too much of your concentration. Since I expected it to be a long weekend, this seemed like a good choice.[/quote]
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[b]Best play you’ve seen this weekend?[/b]
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In round 5, I played against a Geargia player who was out of cards. He drew into [soul charge], he brought back 3 [g armor] and a few turns later, I was the one hanging in the ropes. I lost that game. Ever since, I want [soul charge] to end up on the Banned List![/quote]
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[b]If you could turn into a Yu-Gi-Oh! monster, which monster family would you join and what would be your effect like?[/b]
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I would become one of the Rescue monsters. I would be “Rescue Piyal” and you would have to banish me so I could [ss] 2 Normal “Cat” Monsters from your Deck that would be destroyed at the end of your turn.[/quote]
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[b]Name:[/b] Marcel Burri

[b]Age:[/b] 25

[b]Occupation:[/b] Student

[b]Hometown:[/b] Bern, Switzerland

[b]How did you qualify for the European Championship?[/b]
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I don’t remember. It might have been YCS Berlin, but I might have been qualified there already.[/quote]
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[b]Deck you were playing this weekend and why?[/b]
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Lightsworn Rulers – I didn’t like the other Decks. Thanks to [wyvern] and the Dragon Rulers, the Lightsworn Deck is now extremely reliable, something that it was always lacking. [jd] is still one of the best cards in the game.[/quote]
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[b]Best play you’ve seen this weekend?[/b]
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In the Top 16, the third Duel was rather interesting. I started with [kuribandit] and a few cards that allowed me to draw, so I had a good set-up.
He had [lfb], [soul charge] and [s char] and he ended with [sdd] and 2 copies of [ddknight].
I had 2 [bts] in my Graveyard and they have never been more important than they were in this particular match since they practically shut down his very impressive monsters![/quote]
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[b]If you could turn into a Yu-Gi-Oh! monster, which monster family would you join and what would be your effect?[/b]
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I would be a Synchro Monster since I prefer them to the Xyz Monsters. You would need a Tuner and 2 more monsters to Special Summon me and my effect would be: Search your opponent’s deck for 2 cards and banish them. Also, I cannot be targeted for effects.[/quote]
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