World Championship 2023 Finals Results

Want to keep track of the results of the Master Duel Finalists at the Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship? Game8 has you covered here! Stay tuned to this page for details about the various matches!

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Final Tournament

Congratulations to Emre "Emre" Kizilates, Jack-Rory "QuantalThink" Steenkamer, and Joshua "Josh" Schmidt, of Europe's snipehunters in becoming the first-ever Master Duel World Champions!

Final Tournament Shortcuts
Grand Finals			Semifinals
Finals Stage - Round Robin Shortcuts
Round 1		Round 2		Round 3

Grand Finals

Start Time	August 6, 2023 3:25 PM (JST)

snipehunters	Team 7
Josh Naturia Runick	Raye Melffy Spright
QuantalThink Tearlaments	Karmano Bystial Dragon Link
Emre Exosisters	Jesse Kotton Tearlaments

snipehunters	Team 7
Josh Naturia Runick	Karmano Bystial Dragon Link
QuantalThink Tearlaments	Jesse Kotton Tearlaments
Emre Labrynth	Raye Tenyi Swordsoul

snipehunters	Team 7
QuantalThink Tearlaments	Raye Melffy Spright
Emre Exosisters	Karmano Bystial Dragon Link
Josh Bystial Dragon Link	Jesse Kotton Tearlaments

NOTE: Josh vs Jesse Kotton did not finish during the stream, as snipehunters had reached their 5th win to become World Champions.

Semifinals

Start Time	August 5, 2023 3:50 PM (JST)

Semifinals 1: To the future vs snipehunters

To the future	snipehunters
たすく Exosisters	Josh Naturia Runick
みらーふぉーす Melffy Spright	QuantalThink Tearlaments
魔鏡@ Branded Tearlaments	Emre Tearlaments

To the future	snipehunters
たすく Exosisters	QuantalThink Sky Strikers
みらーふぉーす Melffy Spright	Emre Labrynth
魔鏡@ Branded Tearlaments	Josh Bystial Branded

To the future	snipehunters
たすく Exosisters	Emre Labrynth
みらーふぉーす Melffy Spright	Josh Naturia Runick
魔鏡@ Branded Tearlaments	QuantalThink Tearlaments

Semifinals 2: Team 7 vs PRRJ

Team 7	PRRJ
Raye Melffy Spright	JUD£UYGO Tearlaments
Karmano Labrynth	Zeeta Exosisters
Jesse Kotton Tearlaments	ReichYGO Bystial Dragon Link

Team 7	PRRJ
Raye Melffy Spright	Zeeta Melffy Spright
Karmano Bystial Dragon Link	ReichYGO Bystial Dragon Link
Jesse Kotton Tearlaments	JUD£UYGO Branded Danger! Tearlaments

Team 7	PRRJ
Raye Melffy Spright	ReichYGO Tenyi Swordsoul
Karmano Bystial Dragon Link	JUD£UYGO Branded Danger! Tearlaments
Jesse Kotton Tearlaments	Zeeta Exosisters

Finals Round Robin Standing

Group A

Congratulations to Japan's To the future and North America's Team 7 for qualifying to the Semifinals!

Group B

Congratulations to Latin America's PRRJ and Europe's snipehunters for qualifying to the Semifinals!

Finals 1st Stage

Round 1

Start Time	August 5, 2023 9:00 AM (JST)

Sindang Pros vs To the future

Sindang Pros	To the future
Gimlet Bystial Branded	たすく Bystial P.U.N.K.
Sana Vernuslyph Adamancipator	みらーふぉーす Currently Unknown Lost via Maxx "C" Deck Out
魔鏡@ Tearlaments	genhuukei Branded Tearlaments

Sindang Pros	To the future
Sana Spright	たすく Bystial P.U.N.K.
genhuukei Tearlaments	みらーふぉーす Mellfy Spright
Gimlet Bystial Branded	魔鏡@ Branded Tearlaments

Sindang Pros	To the future
genhuukei Spright	たすく Exosisters
Sana Vernuslyph Adamancipator	魔鏡@ Branded Tearlaments
Gimlet Bystial Branded	みらーふぉーす Mellfy Spright

NOTE: Gimlet vs みらーふぉーす did not finish in the stream, as To the future has completed 5 victories.

Team 7 vs ShapesnaTCH

Team 7	ShapesnaTCH
Raye Melffy Spright	lsk Naturia Runick
Karmano Bystial Dragon Link	Mist Bystial Dragon Link
Jess Kotton Tearlaments	Bohdan T Tearlaments

Team 7	ShapesnaTCH
Raye Tenyi Swordsoul	Mist Labrynth
Karmano Bystial Dragon Link	Bohdan T Tearlaments
Jess Kotton Tearlaments	Isk Exosisters

Team 7	ShapesnaTCH
Raye Melffy Spright	Bohdan T Tearlaments
Karmano Bystial Dragon Link	lsk Naturia Runick
Jess Kotton Tearlaments	Mist Labrynth

Bogin Japan vs Lil Pengu

Bogin Japan	Lil Pengu
ほーぎん Tearlaments	Teiantou Tearlaments
さくま Melffy Spright	LESTIFISA Melffy Spright
みらーふぉーす Bystial Branded	Victor Li Floowandereeze

Bogin Japan	Lil Pengu
ほーぎん Tearlaments	LESTIFISA Melffy Spright
さくま Melffy Spright	Victor Li Floowandereeze
みらーふぉーす Bystial Branded	Teiantou Bystial Tearlaments

Lil Pengu has won 5 games, automatically granting them all 3 wins of the third Round Robin.

PRRJ vs snipehunters

PRRJ	snipehunters
JUD£UYGO Branded Danger! Tearlaments	QuantalThink Tearlaments
Zeeta Melffy Spright	Emre Labrynth
ReichYGO Bystial Dragon Link	Josh Naturia Runick

PRRJ	snipehunters
JUD£UYGO Branded Danger! Tearlaments	Emre Exosisters
Zeeta Exosisters	Josh Naturia Runick
ReichYGO Bystial Dragon Link	QuantalThink Tearlaments

Round 2

Start Time	August 5, 2023 11:10 AM (JST)

Team 7 vs To the future

Team 7	To the future
Raye Melffy Spright	たすく P.U.N.K.
Karmano Labrynth	シーアーチャー Melffy Spright
Jesse Kotton Tearlaments	魔鏡@ Branded Tearlaments

Team 7	To the future
Raye Melffy Spright	シーアーチャー Labrynth
Karmano Red-Eyes Dragon Link	魔鏡@ Tearlaments
Jesse Kotton Tearlaments	たすく Exosister

Team 7	To the future
Raye Melffy Spright	魔鏡@ Tearlaments
Karmano Labrynth	たすく P.U.N.K.
Jesse Kotton Tearlaments	シーアーチャー Melffy Spright

ShapesnaTCH vs Sindang Pros

Sindang Pros has won 5 games, automatically granting them all 3 wins of the third Round Robin.

ShapesnaTCH	Sindang Pros
lsk Naturia Runick	Gimlet Exosister
Mist Labrynth	Sana Tri-Brigade Spright
Bohdan T Tearlaments	genhuukei Branded Tearlaments

ShapesnaTCH	Sindang Pros
lsk Vernusylph Adamancipator	Sana Naturia Runick
Mist Bystial Dragon Link	genhuukei Tearlaments
Bohdan T Tearlaments	Gimlet Bystial Branded

PRRJ vs Bogin Japan

PRRJ	Bogin Japan
JUD£UYGO Branded Danger! Tearlaments	ほーぎん Tearlaments
Zeeta Exosisters	さくま Melffy Spright
ReichYGO Bystial Dragon Link	みらーふぉーす Bystial Branded

PRRJ	Bogin Japan
JUD£UYGOEmre Labrynth	さくま Exosisters
Zeeta Melffy Spright	みらーふぉーす Bystial Branded
ReichYGO Tearlaments	ほーぎん Bystlial Dragon Link

PRRJ	Bogin Japan
JUD£YGO Branded Tearlaments	みらーふぉーす Branded Bystial
Zeeta Exosister	ほーぎん Tearlaments
ReichYGO Tenyi Swordsoul	さくま Melffy Spright

snipehunters vs Lil Pengu

snipehunters	Lil Pengu
Josh Bystial Dragon Link	Teiantou Tearlaments
QuantalThink Tearlaments	LESTIFISA Spright
Emre Labrynth	Victor Li Floowandereeze

snipehunters	Lil Pengu
Josh Naturia Runick	LESTIFISA Melffy Spright
QuantalThink Tearlaments	Victor Li Floowandereeze
Emre Exosisters	Teiantou Tearlaments

sniephunters	Lil Pengu
Josh Naturia Runick	Victor Li Swordsoul Tenyi
QuantalThink Tearlaments	Teiantou Tearlaments
Emre Labrynth	LESTIFISA Melffy Spright

Round 3

Start Time	August 5, 2023 1:40 PM (JST)

To the future vs StarnsnaTCH

To the future has won 5 games, automatically granting them all 3 wins of the third Round Robin.

To the future	StarsnaTCH
たすく Naturia Runick	lsk Exosisters
シーアーチャー Melffy Spright	Mist Labrynth
魔鏡@ Branded Tearlaments	Bohdan T Tearlaments

To the future	StarsnaTCH
たすく Exosisters	Mist Labrynth
シーアーチャー Melffy Spright	Bohdan T Tearlaments
魔鏡@ Branded Tearlaments	lsk Exosisters

Sindang Pros vs Team 7

Sindang Pros	Team 7
Gimlet Branded Bystial	Raye Melffy Spright
Sana Vernusylph Adamancipator	Karmano Labrynth
genhuukei Tearlaments	Jesse Kotton Tearlaments

Sindang Pros	Team 7
Gimlet Branded Bystial	Karmano Bystial Dragon Link
Sana Vernusylph Adamancipator	Jesse Kotton Tearlaments
genhuukei Tearlaments	Raye Melffy Spright

Sindang Pros	Team 7
Gimlet Bystial Branded	Jesse Kotton Bystial Tearlaments
Sana Melffy Spright	Raye Melffy Spright
genhuukei Tearlaments	Karmano Bystial Dragon Link

Bogin Japan vs snipehunters

Bogin Japan	snipehunters
ほーぎん Tearlaments	Josh Bystial Branded
さくま Exosisters	QuantalThink Sky Strikers
みらーふぉーす Bystial Branded	Emre Labrynth

Bogin Japan	snipehunters
ほーぎん Tearlaments	QuantalThink Tearlaments
さくま Melffy Spright	Emre Labrynth
みらーふぉーす Bystial Branded	Josh Bystial Dragon Link

Lil Pengu vs PRRJ

Lil Pengu	PRRJ
Teiantou Tearlaments	JUD£UYGO Tearlaments
LESTIFISA Melffy Spright	Zeeta Melffy Spright
Victor Li Floowandereeze	ReichYGO Bystial Dragon Link

Lil Pengu	PRRJ
Teiantou Tearlaments	Zeeta Exosisters
LESTIFISA Melffy Spright	ReichYGO Tenyi Swordsoul
Victor Li Floowandereeze	JUD£UYGO Labrynth

Lil Pengu	PRRJ
Teiantou Tearlaments	ReichYGO Bystial Dragon Link
Victor Li Floowandereeze	Zeeta Melffy Spright
LESTIFISA Melffy Spright	JUD£UYGO Bystial Tearlaments

NOTE: LESTIFISA vs JUD£UYGO, as PRRJ has reached 5 wins before the end of the Duel.

Finals Rules

The Finals of the WCS for Master Duel will be determined via Team Battle, the game mode that was introduced to Master Duel last November 2022.

Each team will be composed of three players; the top ranking player from each Region in the WCS Qualifiers, and two players from the same Region they have handpicked to be their teammates.

The Finals is composed of two sections: the 1st Stage and the Final Tournament.

1st Stage Rules

The 1st Stage is a Round Robin format between two groups, each composed of four teams. The top two from each group will advance to the Final Tournament.

A round is defined as "each player playing one Duel against everyone on the opposing team". Which means all three players of one team will battle against all three players of another team, once each.

Three Duels will happen simultaneously during this Round Robin, so it might be hard to keep track of individually.

Player Decorum

Players are not allowed to talk to each other while Dueling, nor are they allowed to watch others while in a Duel themselves.

However, once their Duel is finished, they can talk to their teammates who are also finished, or watch the remaining player in their own Duel.

Scoring Basis

Team 1	Team 2
5 Wins	1 Wins

Due to this format, the Round Robin format between is a first to 5. Additionally, should a team win 5 Duels first before the third Round Robin set, they automatically win the round.

Should that happen, the winning team will have their supposed Duels in the third Round Robin credited into their number of individual wins.

If the number of wins comes to a tie, the final Duel will be between the teams' representatives--which would mean the Team Leaders.

Final Tournament Rules

As mentioned above, the top two teams from each group during the 1st Stage will move on to the Final Tournament, which follows a single elimination bracket format.

To qualify, the following are determined from the 1st Stage:

・Total Rounds Won ・Most individual Duels won ・Duels won by the Team Leader ・The Tiebreaker Duels won by Team Leaders

The same Round Robin rules between two teams apply during the Semifinals and Finals.

Deck Rules

Each player is eligible to run two Decks, and can pick which one to run before a Round.

As for the usage of cards, the number of copies are to be spread out amongst the team members. For example:

Team Leader	Player A	Player B

The team leader runs two copies of Dark Magician on one of their two Decks. That means between Players A and B, only one of them can run the remaining third copy of the card in one of their Decks.

This restriction is further heightened between Semi-Limited and Limited cards.

Team Leader	Player A	Player B

For example, Monster Reborn is currenlty Limited as of July 13, 2023--only one copy in a Deck allowed.. This means only one Deck out of a team's six is allowed to run the card.

Shared Cards

A team can decided on what is called a "Shared Card," which permits them to run up to its maximum amount in a Deck for each Player.

For example, if one of the teams decides to pick Super Polymerization as their Shared Card, then all six of their Decks can run up to 3 copies of the Quick-Play Spell Card.

Banlist

The official Forbbiden & Limited Card List followed by the WCS will include the most recent changes that took effect on July 13, 2023.

July 13, 2023 Banlist Update

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