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Action Duel World Championship - Quarter-Finals
With several upsets and at least one duel that's being tagged as an early contender for the best match in the tournament, if not match of the year, the round of 16 in the Action Dueling World Championship is concluded, and we move on to the round of 8!
From here on out, every duel will be taking place in the Domino Stadium. Here are the duels schedueled for the round of 8!
1) "Kammen Shinshi" vs. "Aguila Del Corazon"
2) Juudai Yuuki vs. "Escher"
3) Touki Tsuyoshi vs. Jeanette Dianne Grave
4) Akae Wakahisa vs. Isabel Marias
From these duels, we'll get out final four...here's what our expert panel has to say about each duel!
1) Aguila Del Corazon made a name for himself in the last round by knocking off the former champion from Maiami City, Strong Ishijima. His combination of high-flying agility and crisp, yet powerful moves borrowed from his Lucha Libre heritage has so far gone a long way in making up for what analysts are referring to as a lack of synergy and focus in his deck. Meanwhile, The Masked Gentleman is making waves with what's quickly being recognized as a distinctive, uniquely aggressive style of Monarch play. The deck vs. deck match-up goes to the Gentleman, but so far, Aguila's strength and agility has proven to be a great equalizer. Will the eagle take flight one more time?
Winner: The Masked Gentleman
2) Fresh off the most exciting duel of the tournament and a real contender for match of the year, Juudai Yuuki moves on to face Escher in the quarter-finals. Yuuki defeated Clint Richter in a back and forth contest, while Escher proved an ability to use the Action Field around her to great advantage against Ryota Kajiki. Escher's confidence up to this point hasn't been swayed for a second in any of her duels and her Crystron deck's Synchro potential is incredible. Action Field choice will be critical, here. Will Escher be able to take advantage of the field again as she did the first time? Juudai Yuuki braved Magma Gravity, one of the fiercest Action Fields in the game, his ability to adapt is as well-rounded as the rest of his game. Right now, it's very clear that Yuuki has not lost a step from retirement. Escher will need to execute her gameplan to perfection if she wants a chance at the upset.
Winner: Juudai Yuuki
3) Touki Tsuyoshi, of the Ryozanpaku Dueling School, prevailed over audience favorite Tyranno Kenzan by Technical Knockout when Kenzan was unable to continue dueling due to the physically punishing nature of their duel. Tsuyoshi practices a very different kind of physicality from, say, Aguila Del Corazon, consistently physically punishing his opponents at they go for Action Cards. His aggressive nature, being termed as "violent" and "reckless" by analysts, certainly toes the line of legal physical contact in Action Duels, but according to officials, does not go over it. Meanwhile, Jeanette Dianne Grave has been dominant in her first two duels, showing great poise in collection Action Cards and demonstrating speed and power with her Metalphosis deck. She's shown excellent movement in space and like Juudai, her layoff from the game doesn't seem to have caused her to accumulate any rest. she's in fact excelling at all the fundamentals of Action Dueling, showing a great deal of physical intelligence and grace. If her movement stays on point, she should be able to avoid Tsuyoshi's blows while still collection Action Cards, giving her a distinct advantage. Tsuyoshi had a statement win against Kenzan, but right now, Grave looks for all the world like a favorite to make the finals.
Winner: Jeanette Dianne Grave
4) Two former dominant duelists when they were in a group together as teenagers, both Isabel Marias and Akae Wakahisa hit stumbling blocks en route to the third round, Akae Wakahisa nearly losing to Saotome Rei due to an unforeseen postscript on her monster and Isabel Marias being caught off-guard by Ikkaku Tachibana's explosive Slash Draw deck, only winning by Deck Out. Neither win was especially inspiring, but Wakahisa's was the more impressive of the two. These two duelists are very familiar with each other. They dueled together around the world as teenagers, respectively the youngest duelists to hold the European Championship and the Japanese Intercontinental Championship in the history of those titles. Nearly ten years later, Wakahisa has grown much as a duelist and looking over the body of her work since she re-entered the pro leagues, she has elevated herself to the position where she's ready to contend for a world title. Meanwhile, Marias hit a wall some years ago during the WRGP and is continuing to have trouble getting over it. Formerly the more dominant duelist between the two, Marias may be about to be exceeded by her former partner.
Winner: Akae Wakahisa
Is this the final four? Or will we see more upsets?! Make sure not to miss a single twist or turn in the Action Dueling World Championship!
From here on out, every duel will be taking place in the Domino Stadium. Here are the duels schedueled for the round of 8!
1) "Kammen Shinshi" vs. "Aguila Del Corazon"
2) Juudai Yuuki vs. "Escher"
3) Touki Tsuyoshi vs. Jeanette Dianne Grave
4) Akae Wakahisa vs. Isabel Marias
From these duels, we'll get out final four...here's what our expert panel has to say about each duel!
1) Aguila Del Corazon made a name for himself in the last round by knocking off the former champion from Maiami City, Strong Ishijima. His combination of high-flying agility and crisp, yet powerful moves borrowed from his Lucha Libre heritage has so far gone a long way in making up for what analysts are referring to as a lack of synergy and focus in his deck. Meanwhile, The Masked Gentleman is making waves with what's quickly being recognized as a distinctive, uniquely aggressive style of Monarch play. The deck vs. deck match-up goes to the Gentleman, but so far, Aguila's strength and agility has proven to be a great equalizer. Will the eagle take flight one more time?
Winner: The Masked Gentleman
2) Fresh off the most exciting duel of the tournament and a real contender for match of the year, Juudai Yuuki moves on to face Escher in the quarter-finals. Yuuki defeated Clint Richter in a back and forth contest, while Escher proved an ability to use the Action Field around her to great advantage against Ryota Kajiki. Escher's confidence up to this point hasn't been swayed for a second in any of her duels and her Crystron deck's Synchro potential is incredible. Action Field choice will be critical, here. Will Escher be able to take advantage of the field again as she did the first time? Juudai Yuuki braved Magma Gravity, one of the fiercest Action Fields in the game, his ability to adapt is as well-rounded as the rest of his game. Right now, it's very clear that Yuuki has not lost a step from retirement. Escher will need to execute her gameplan to perfection if she wants a chance at the upset.
Winner: Juudai Yuuki
3) Touki Tsuyoshi, of the Ryozanpaku Dueling School, prevailed over audience favorite Tyranno Kenzan by Technical Knockout when Kenzan was unable to continue dueling due to the physically punishing nature of their duel. Tsuyoshi practices a very different kind of physicality from, say, Aguila Del Corazon, consistently physically punishing his opponents at they go for Action Cards. His aggressive nature, being termed as "violent" and "reckless" by analysts, certainly toes the line of legal physical contact in Action Duels, but according to officials, does not go over it. Meanwhile, Jeanette Dianne Grave has been dominant in her first two duels, showing great poise in collection Action Cards and demonstrating speed and power with her Metalphosis deck. She's shown excellent movement in space and like Juudai, her layoff from the game doesn't seem to have caused her to accumulate any rest. she's in fact excelling at all the fundamentals of Action Dueling, showing a great deal of physical intelligence and grace. If her movement stays on point, she should be able to avoid Tsuyoshi's blows while still collection Action Cards, giving her a distinct advantage. Tsuyoshi had a statement win against Kenzan, but right now, Grave looks for all the world like a favorite to make the finals.
Winner: Jeanette Dianne Grave
4) Two former dominant duelists when they were in a group together as teenagers, both Isabel Marias and Akae Wakahisa hit stumbling blocks en route to the third round, Akae Wakahisa nearly losing to Saotome Rei due to an unforeseen postscript on her monster and Isabel Marias being caught off-guard by Ikkaku Tachibana's explosive Slash Draw deck, only winning by Deck Out. Neither win was especially inspiring, but Wakahisa's was the more impressive of the two. These two duelists are very familiar with each other. They dueled together around the world as teenagers, respectively the youngest duelists to hold the European Championship and the Japanese Intercontinental Championship in the history of those titles. Nearly ten years later, Wakahisa has grown much as a duelist and looking over the body of her work since she re-entered the pro leagues, she has elevated herself to the position where she's ready to contend for a world title. Meanwhile, Marias hit a wall some years ago during the WRGP and is continuing to have trouble getting over it. Formerly the more dominant duelist between the two, Marias may be about to be exceeded by her former partner.
Winner: Akae Wakahisa
Is this the final four? Or will we see more upsets?! Make sure not to miss a single twist or turn in the Action Dueling World Championship!