After beginning the tournament with 99 duelists, only these 2 were left. Both players went 5-2 in Swiss, and one of them was about to become our newest Champion. Jesse Nguyen is running Frog Monarch, while Brandon McClain is running Gravekeeper with a Chaos Conversion side. Time to find out who wins Grand Prix Championship Honolulu!
Game 1
Nguyen wins the dice roll, and opens with a hand of Battle Fader, 2 Light and Darkness Dragon, Enemy Controller, Gorz the Emissary of Darkness, and Treeborn Frog. He sets Frog and ends.
McClain activates Necrovalley, then Normal Summons Gravekeeper's Recruiter. Recruiter attacks over Treeborn Frog, and McClain sets 2 cards to his backrow before ending.
Nguyen draws One for One, then brings back Treeborn Frog in Defense and tributes it off for Enemy Controller to take control of Recruiter. Nguyen brings back Treeborn again. Nguyen attacks directly with Recruiter for 1700, then tributes Recruiter and Frog for Light and Darkness Dragon! McClain activates Solemn Warning, and Nguyen ends with no further plays.
Nguyen: 8000
McClain: 4300
McClain draws and Normal Summons Gravekeeper's Commandant, who attacks directly for 2100. Nguyen Special Summons Gorz the Emissary of Darkness after the attack, dropping a 2100 ATK token alongside it. McClain sets 1 backrow and ends.
Nguyen: 5900
McClain: 4300
Nguyen draws Genex Controller, then brings back Treeborn Frog in Defense. Gorz declares an attack on Commandant but McClain activates Dimensional Prison to remove it from play! Nguyen then suicides his token into Commandant, destroying both monsters. In his Main Phase 2 Nguyen activates One for One, discarding Genex Controller to Special Summon Fishborg Blaster. He tuned Fishborg with Treeborn for Formula Synchron, drawing Swap Frog with the effect. Swap Frog was Normal Summoned to the field, and Nguyen sent another Treeborn Frog from his deck to the graveyard. Swap Frog returns to the hand and Nguyen ends; McClain activates Mind Crush in the End Phase to discard Swap Frog.
McClain draws, sets a backrow and ends.
Nguyen draws Swap Frog, brings back Treeborn and tributes it and Formula for another Light and Darkness Dragon. The Dragon connects for 2800 and Nguyen ends.
Nguyen: 5900
McClain: 1500
McClain draws, sets a backrow and ends.
Nguyen draws Glow-Up Bulb, then declares an attack with LADD. McClain activates Mystical Space Typhoon, then chains Book of Moon to force the Dragon face-down. Nguyen Normal Summons Swap Frog to send another Swap Frog from his deck to the Graveyard, then bounces it back to his hand and ends.
McClain draws and scoops next turn.
Jesse Nguyen takes Game 1 with double Light and Darkness! Just 1 more win and he would take the crown!
Game 2
McClain began by setting 3 cards to his backrow and ending.
Nguyen opened with a hand of Reign-Beaux, Overlord of Dark World, Foolish Burial, Treeborn Frog, Raiza the Storm Monarch, Mobius the Frost Monarch and Treeborn Frog. He discarded Treeborn Frog to Special Summon Swap Frog, but McClain chained Solemn Warning to cut it off. Nguyen activated Foolish Burial to send Fishborg Blaster to the graveyard, then ended.
Nguyen: 8000
McClain: 6000
McClain activated Pot of Duality, revealing Recruiter, Nobleman of Crossout, and another Solemn Warning; he kept Recruiter. McClain set a monster and ended.
Nguyen brought back Treeborn Frog, then tributed it for Mobius the Frost Monarch, targetting McClain's 2 backrow. Torrential Tribute was chained to destroy Mobius and Recruiter, and McClain lost his set Mystical Space Typhoon. Recruiter got McClain another Recruiter from his deck. Nguyen ends with no further plays.
McClain sets a monster and passes.
Nguyen drew Dust Tornado, then brought back Treeborn Frog. He tributed Treeborn Frog for Raiza the Storm Monarch, spinning McClain's face-down monster. Raiza attacked directly for 2400 and Nguyen ended.
Nguyen: 8000
McClain: 3600
McClain Special Summoned Cyber Dragon, then set a monster and ended.
Nguyen drew Swap Frog, then brought back Treeborn Frog and discarded Dust Tornado to Special Summon Fishborg alongside it. He tuned both for Formula Synchron, drawing Malevolent Catastrophe with the effect. He sent Formula Synchron and Cyber Dragon to the Graveyard for Chimeratech Fortress Dragon, then Normal Summoned Swap Frog to send another Treeborn Frog from his deck to the graveyard. Raiza ran over the face-down Recruiter and McClain searched another. Swap Frog and Chimeratech connected for 3000, and Nguyen returned Raiza to his hand with the effect of Swap Frog before ending.
Nguyen: 8000
McClain: 600
McClain drew and scooped.
Jesse Nguyen wins the match 2-0 and is your newest Grand Prix Champion!
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