This match was not scheduled to be featured this round, but due to the YVD servers being down the Tournament Organizer decided to watch these 2 duelists battle it out on Dueling Network so they could get their match in. Since I have their decks, they cannot possibly Side Deck cheat. After both duelists removed their 15 Side Deck cards from play face-down the match began, but not before a slight crowd entered to watch. Both these players were already 0-1, would they be able to handle the added pressure of spectators?? Let's find out!
Game 1
K won the rock-paper-scissors squareoff, and set a monster and 2 cards to his backrow before ending.
Kalopodis ended his turn without playing a card.
K activated Pot of Duality next turn, revealing XX-Saber Darksoul, Super-Nimble Mega Hamster, and Solemn Warning; he kept the Solemn Warning and ended after setting 1 card to his backrow.
Kalopodis set 1 card to his backrow, then ended.
K passed with no plays.
Kalopodis set a monster and ended.
K flipped Darksoul, then Normal Summoned XX-Saber Fulhelmknight and activated Mind Control to take control of Kalopodis's set Sangan. He tuned Sangan with Fulhelmknight and Darksoul for Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier! Trishula targetted Kalopodis's set Dust Tornado, which was chained to destroy K's set Solemn Warning; Kalopodis also lost One for One from his hand and Sangan from his graveyard to Trishula. Kalopodis added Debris Dragon to his hand with Sangan, and Trishula connected directly for 2700. K entered his End Phase and added XX-Saber Faultroll to his hand with the effect of Darksoul.
K: 8000
Kalopodis: 5300
Kalopodis activated Foolish Burial to start off his turn, sending Dandylion to the graveyard to Special Summon 2 Fluff Tokens to the field. He then Normal Summoned Debris Dragon, targetting Dandylion. When Dandylion was Special Summoned to the field K activated Compulsory Evacuation Device to spin Dandylion back to Kalopodis's hand. Kalopodis set 1 backrow and ended.
K Normal Summoned XX-Saber Boggart Knight next turn, choosing not to activate the effect. He then flipped Gottoms' Emergency Call but Kalopodis activated Solemn Judgment, paying 2650 to negate it. Trishula ran over Debris Dragon for 1700, Boggart Knight attacked over a Fluff Token and K ended.
K: 8000
Kalopodis: 950
Kalopodis activated Dark Hole to clear the field, then set a monster and ended.
K passed with no plays.
Kalopodis also passed with no plays.
K set 1 card to his backrow and ended.
Kalopodis set a card to each zone and ended.
K passed.
Kalopodis passed.
K activated Dark Hole to destroy the 2 set monsters, Ryko, Lightsworn Hunter and Super-Nimble Mega Hamster. He then ended.
Kalopodis set a monster and ended.
K set 3 cards to his backrow and ended.
Kalopodis drew Reborn Tengu and Normal Summoned it, then attacked for 1700. He set 2 cards to his backrow and ended. In his End Phase K activated Call of the Haunted but Gaia activated his set card from the previous turn, Mystical Space Typhoon, to destroy it.
K Normal Summoned XX-Saber Emmersblade, then flipped Gottoms' Emergency Call to Special Summon Fulhelmknight in attack and Darksoul in defense. He tuned Fulhelmknight with Darksoul for XX-Saber Hyunlei, and Kalopodis discarded Effect Veiler from his hand to protect his 2 set backrow. K Special Summoned XX-Saber Faultroll next and Kalopodis scooped!
Game 2
Kalopodis began the second game by setting a backrow.
K set a monster and 2 backrow, then ended. In his End Phase Kalopodis activated Dust Tornado to destroy the first set card, Compulsory Evacuation Device. He then used the second effect of Dust Tornado to set another card to his backrow.
Kalopodis drew and flipped Mystical Space Typhoon to destroy the set Solemn Warning, then he Special Summoned Cyber Dragon. He tributed Cyber Dragon for Caius the Shadow Monarch, which removed the set Darksoul. Caius attacked directly for 2400 and Kalopodis ended.
Kalopodis: 8000
K: 5600
K set a monster and 1 backrow, then ended.
Kalopodis set a backrow and ended.
K set another monster and passed.
Kalopodis attacked the older set monster with Caius, destroying Emmersblade in battle; he flipped Solemn Warning to pay 2000 and negate the effect of Emmersblade. Kalopodis then set another card to his backrow and ended.
Kalopodis: 6000
K: 5600
K passed with no plays.
Kalopodis drew and tributed his on-field Caius for a second Caius, again removing a set Darksoul with the effect! Caius attacked directly for 2400 and Kalopodis ended.
Kalopodis: 6000
K: 3200
K set a card to his backrow and ended.
Kalopodis drew and attacked with Caius but K activated Book of Moon to turn it face-down. After considering his options briefly, Kalopodis ended with no further plays.
K drew Pot of Duality next turn and activated it to reveal D.D. Crow, Torrential Tribute, and Mind Control; he kept Torrential and shuffled the other cards back. K set 2 cards to his backrow and ended.
Kalopodis flipped Caius next turn and K activated Torrential to destroy it. Next Kalopodis activated Monster Reborn on Caius but K discarded D.D. Crow to remove it from play! Kalopodis Normal Summoned Lonefire Blossom, passing priority. When K had no response, Kalopodis attacked directly with Lonefire Blossom for 500, then entered his Main Phase 2 and tributed Lonefire Blossom to activate the effect. K discarded Maxx "C" in response and Kalopodis Special Summoned Dandylion to the field in defense, allowing K to draw a card. Kalopodis ended his turn.
Kalopodis: 6000
K: 2700
K drew to 2 cards in hand, set a monster and a backrow then ended.
Kalopodis set a backrow and passed.
K passed.
Kalopodis Normal Summoned Spore, then tuned it with Dandylion to Special Summon Armory Arm and 2 Fluff Tokens. He removed Lonefire to Special Summon a Level 4 Spore, and tuned that Spore with Armory Arm and 1 Token for Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier! K activated Solemn Judgment to attempt and negate the summon of Trishula but when Kalopodis chained his own Solemn Judgment K admitted defeat and scooped up his cards for Game 3!
Game 3
K began the final game by playing Pot of Duality to reveal Solemn Warning, XX-Saber Darksoul, and Torrential Tribute; he kept Darksoul. He then set a monster and 2 cards to his backrow before ending.
Kalopodis set 2 cards to his backrow and ended.
K passed.
Kalopodis set a third backrow and ended.
K passed again.
Kalopodis passed.
K passed for the third consective turn. Both players appear to be quite scared of committment at this point.
Kalopodis set another monster and ended.
K passed AGAIN and Kalopodis activated Dust Tornado to destroy K's set Dark Hole.
Kalopodis encouraged his opponent to set Monster Reborn next time, then he set a backrow and ended.
K set a backrow and ended his turn. Kalopodis flipped Dust Tornado to destroy the new set, Gottoms' Emergency Call, in the End Phase.
Kalopodis set a monster and ended.
K set another backrow and ended.
Kalopodis drew and flipped Sangan and then flipped Reborn Tengu. Sangan attacked over the set Darksoul and Tengu attacked directly for 1700. Kalopodis set a third backrow and ended, allowing K to add XX-Saber Faultroll his hand in the End Phase.
Kalopodis: 8000
K: 6300
K drew and flipped his set Giant Trunade to no response. He then Normal Summoned XX-Saber Boggart Knight, activating the effect but Kalopodis discarded Effect Veiler to negate it. Boggart Knight ran over Tengu for 200. Another Reborn Tengu was Special Summoned to the field, and K set 3 backrow then ended.
Kalopodis: 7800
K: 6300
Kalopodis drew to 8 cards in hand with a field of Reborn Tengu and Sangan. He activated Giant Trunade to clear the backrows, then tributed Sangan for Cyber Dragon, searching out Debris Dragon with Sangan. Cyber ran over Boggart for 200 and Tengu hit directly for 1700; K dropped Gorz the Emissary of Darkness and a 1700 attack token after Tengu's attack. Kalopodis set 4 cards to his backrow and ended.
Kalopodis: 7800
K: 4400
K drew to 9 cards in hand, and turned his Emissary of Darkness Token to attack. He slammed the token in Reborn Tengu and Kalopodis Special Summoned another from his deck. K set 3 cards to his backrow and ended.
Kalopodis set a monster and ended.
K activated Mind Control to take control of the face-down Dandylion, then Normal Summoned XX-Saber Fulhelmknight. Kalopodis activated Solemn Warning on Fulhelmknight but K chained Seven Tools of the Bandit to save it. K flipped Dandylion face-up then activated Monster Reborn to Special Summon Darksoul in defense. When Darksoul hit the field Kalopodis activated Chain Disappearance on it but K flipped Book of Moon to turn Darksoul face-down and save it. One of the duelists watching this offered his own quality insight into K's decision to play through 4 backrow:
IAmTheGreat: probly thought they were dust tornados
K then tuned Dandylion with Fulhelmknight for Naturia Barkion, and Kalopodis Special Summoned 2 Fluff Tokens. K turned Gorz to attack and ran over Reborn Tengu for 1000 with it. Barkion then destroyed Cyber Dragon, dealing 400 and K ended his turn.
Kalopodis: 3400
K: 3400
Kalopodis drew and flipped Mystical Space Typhoon to destroy K's final backrow, Gottoms' Emergency Call. He then Normal Summoned Debris Dragon, who targetted Dandylion but K discarded D.D. Crow to remove Dandylion from play. Next Kalopodis activated Pot of Avarice to shuffle back 3 Reborn Tengu, Effect Veiler, and Sangan to draw draw 2 cards. He activated Dark Hole to clear the field of 2 Fluff Tokems, Debris Dragon, Gorz, Naturia Barkion, and the set Darksoul. Kalopodis set 3 cards to his backrow and ended, and K added Boggart Knight to his hand in the End Phase.
K Normal Summoned XX-Saber Emmersblade next turn, then attacked for 1300 and ended.
K: 3400
Kalopodis: 2100
Kalopodis set a backrow and ended.
K attacked directly with Emmersblade again next turn but Kalopodis actived Book of Moon to turn it face-down. In his Main Phase 2 K activated Pot of Duality to reveal Solemn Warning, XX-Saber Faultroll, and Chain Disappearance; he kept Warning. He then set 1 card to his backrow and ended, and lost Warning to Kalopodis's third Dust Tornado in the End Phase.
Kalopodis set a monster and ended.
K ended with no plays.
Kalopodis drew and flipped Reborn Tengu, then tributed it for Caius the Shadow Monach to remove the set Emmersblade from play. K responded to Tengu's effect by discarding 2 copies of Maxx "C" and he drew two cards when the next Tengu was Summoned. However, he drew no cards to help and lost to the 2 direct attacks!
Stefanos Kalopodis takes a very intense 3 game match and moves on with hope for the Top 8, while Vikas K is now virtually eliminated from contention!
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