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Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG: Rewind - All YCS Champions in 2024

27/12/24, 0 comments

In this article, we'll take a look at every player who won an YCS in 2024, as well as their decks. Check it out!

da Marcos Sobral

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Introduction

The Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series, more commonly known as the YCS, is a series of high-level tournaments that happen primarily in the U.S.A. and Europe, and sporadically in other North and South American countries. YCS are big events; there is usually a main tournament that spans over two days, but there are also smaller tournaments like Win-A-Mat and ATTACK OF THE GIANT CARD!.

There were 18 YCS in 2024: 3 featured the "YCS Team (3x3)" format, and 2 featured the "YCS Remote Duel" format. 21 different players became champions in these 18 events, but only 3 of them won 2 tournaments this year. Furthermore, these 21 players used, in all, 10 different decks.

Check out below every YCS Champion in 2024!

YCS Champions in 2024

Two-Time Champions

Rafael Mariano R.

Rafel Mariano R. is a Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG pro player as well as a content creator. He won Remote Duel Latin America (January 27th, 2024), and Remote Duel Rio de Janeiro (May 4th, 2024) with Tearlaments Horus and Snake-Eye Kashtira, respectively.

Furthermore, Mariano was very successful in the Dragon Duel format when he was younger: he won the WCQ South America in 2017, and got 2nd place in the following World Championship.

Cristian Urena

Cristian Urena is from the U.S.A. and won YCS Medellin (March 30th, 2024), and YCS Guadalajara (April 13th, 2024) with his Snake-Eye list.

Furthermore, Urena won 3 other YCS in the past: YCS Team Lima in 2019, YCS Remote Duel North America in 2022, and YCS Team Mexico City in 2023, which makes, in total, 5 major wins.

Landon Oliver

Landon Oliver is from the U.S.A., and won YCS Niagara Falls (October 12th, 2024) as well as YCS Guayaquil (November 2nd, 2024) with his Snake-Eye Fire King Azamina.

Furthermore, Landon Oliver was quite successful at the World Championship. He managed to get to top 4 at the WCQ North America.

One-time YCS Champions

> Ruben Penaranda, Kamal Crooks, Pak Pamornsut - YCS Team San Jose (February 17th, 2024).

> Chris Leblanc, Hani Jawhari, Hisam Jawhari - YCS Team Las Vegas (February 24th, 2024).

> Jason Huang - YCS Sydney (March 8th, 2024).

> Cameron Neal - YCS Raleigh (April 20th, 2024).

> Paulo Gonçalves - YCS Indianapolis (June 1st, 2024).

> Jesse Kotton - YCS Sacramento (August 17th, 2024).

> Noel Hamel - YCS Lille (September 28th, 2024).

> Taiel Fernandez, Tomas Dughera, Felipe Zapata - YCS Team Santiago (September 28th, 2024).

> Sam Arunnaveesiri - YCS Cancun (October 5th, 2024).

> Mario De Micco - YCS Remote Duel North America (November 9th, 2024).

> Matthieu Bricard - YCS Bologna (Novermber 23rd, 2024).

> Steven Trifunoski - YCS Anaheim (December 7th, 2024).

Decks that Won YCS in 2024

Snake-Eye

Snake-Eye was definitely the best Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG deck in 2024, and dominated all tournaments this year. It won most YCS all around, as it was ranked 1st a total of 11 times. I have to highlight how versatile it is as well. After all, its "pure" version might have won 11 times, but its many different variants, like Fire King, Kashtira, Fiendsmith, and Azamina, also won a few tournaments themselves.

> YCS Team San Jose (February 17th, 2024) Ruben Penaranda, Kamal Crooks, Pak Pamornsut - Snake-Eye 3x.

> YCS Team Las Vegas (February 24th, 2024) Chris Leblanc, Hani Jawhari, Hisam Jawhari - Snake-Eye Fire King 2x; Snake-Eye.

> YCS Sydney (March 8th, 2024) Jason Huang - Snake-Eye.

> YCS Medellin (March 30th, 2024) Cristian Urena - Snake-Eye.

> YCS Guadalajara (April 13th, 2024) Cristian Urena - Snake-Eye.

> YCS Raleigh (April 20th, 2024) Cameron Neal - Snake-Eye.

> YCS Rio de Janeiro (May 4th, 2024) Rafael Mariano R. - Snake-Eye Kashtira.

> YCS Indianapolis (June 1st, 2024) Paulo Gonçalves - Snake-Eye.

> YCS Sacramento (August 17th, 2024) Jesse Kotton - Snake-Eye Fiendsmith.

> YCS Niagara Falls (October 12th, 2024) Landon Oliver - Snake-Eye Fire King Azamina.

> YCS Guayaquil (November 2nd, 2024) Landon Oliver - Snake-Eye Fire King Azamina.

Yubel Fiendsmith

Yubel was the second-best deck this year. It started dominating the meta once the Fiendsmith archetype came out.

> YCS Lille (September 28th, 2024) Noel Hamel - Yubel Fiendsmith.

> YCS Team Santiago (September 28th, 2024) Taiel Fernandez, Tomas Dughera, Felipe Zapata - Yubel Fiendsmith 3x.

> YCS Cancun (October 5th, 2024) Sam Arunnaveesiri - Yubel Fiendsmith.

Tearlaments Horus, Tenpai Dragon, Magical Musket Fiendsmith & Ryzeal Fiendsmith

To finish, these are the other decks that won at least 1 YCS in 2024.

> YCS Remote Duel Latin America (January 27th, 2024) Rafael Mariano R. - Tearlaments Horus.

> YCS Remote Duel North America (November 9th, 2024) Mario De Micco - Tenpai Dragon.

> YCS Bologna (November 23rd, 2024) Matthieu Bricard - Magical Musket Fiendsmith.

> YCS Anaheim (December 7th, 2024) Steven Trifunoski - Ryzeal Fiendsmith.

YCS Champions in 2024 & Their Decks

Check out below the complete list of YCS champions in 2024, as well as their decks.