We asked our complete Top 16 to tell us what they were playing, how they qualified for the YGO Series $10k Championship, and why they're gonna win it all this afternoon! Here are your YGO Series Top 16 player profiles!
Name: Parker Roberson
From: Indianapolis
Deck: Dark Armed with Shaddoll
Your Most Unique Card This Weekend: BLS
How Did You Get Your MaxPoints: Flipped Geargiagear to win a TCG 1k
Why You'll Win The YGO10k: Hometown Advantage!
Name: Alex Vansant
From: Detroit MI
Deck: Burning Abyss
Your Most Unique Card This Weekend: Chaos Trap Hole
How Did You Get Your MaxPoints: Bought them
Why You'll Win The YGO10k: Because I'm the best vendor in the world
Name: Jordan Winters
From: Cincinnati, OH
Deck: Burning Abyss
Your Most Unique Card This Weekend: Dark Core
How Did You Get Your MaxPoints: My friend Parker Roberson
Why You'll Win The YGO10k: I believe I am the best player in the top cut
Name: James Frazier
From: Cincinnati
Deck: Burning Abyss
Your Most Unique Card This Weekend: Dark Core
How Did You Get Your MaxPoints: Friends
Why You'll Win The YGO10k: I'm James Frazier
Name: Jeff Jones
From: Michigan
Deck: Artifact Shaddoll
Your Most Unique Card This Weekend: De-Fusion
How Did You Get Your MaxPoints: Friends
Why You'll Win The YGO10k: If I win it's because I'm better than everyone
Name: Shijing Yang
From: Tuscaloosa
Deck: BlackWhite Shaddoll
Your Most Unique Card This Weekend: Two
How Did You Get Your MaxPoints: 2 Top 4's at the YGO Series
Why You'll Win The YGO10k: 2 am broke
Name: Desmond Johnson
From: Atlanta GA
Deck: Ben's Deck
Your Most Unique Card This Weekend: Kuribandit
How Did You Get Your MaxPoints: Top 4 at a YGO Series event in Atlanta
Why You'll Win The YGO10k: Debt
Name: Michael White
From: Minnesota
Deck: Monarch Shaddoll Artifact
Your Most Unique Card This Weekend: Main Deck The Monarchs Stormforth
How Did You Get Your MaxPoints: YGO Series local tournaments
Why You'll Win The YGO10k: Because I want to
Name: Jarred Haynes
From: Tuscaloosa Alabama
Deck: Shaddoll
Your Most Unique Card This Weekend:
How Did You Get Your MaxPoints: They were given to me
Why You'll Win The YGO10k: Why not
Name: Marcus Hayden
From: Minooka Illinois
Deck: Burning Abyss
Your Most Unique Card This Weekend: Muzurhythem the String Djinn
How Did You Get Your MaxPoints: YGO Series Open Chicago
Why You'll Win The YGO10k: I play my best when it matters
Name: Wesley Johnson
From: Birmingham, Al
Deck: Burning Abyss
Your Most Unique Card This Weekend: Skill Drain
How Did You Get Your MaxPoints: No lie, I bought them
Why You'll Win The YGO10k: I have to for win Caleb
Name: Cody Burns
From: Tuscaloosa, AL
Deck: Burning Abyss
Your Most Unique Card This Weekend: Ceasefire
How Did You Get Your MaxPoints: Topped two YGO Series Opens
Why You'll Win The YGO10k: "Neuro Sonic"
Name: Spencer Freeman
From: Lindenhurst, IL
Deck: That Burning Abyss Shaddoll Artifact Deck
Your Most Unique Card This Weekend: Any Synchro, they are all bad
How Did You Get Your MaxPoints: I got them at a YGO Series Open event at Pastimes in Nile, Illinois
Why You'll Win The YGO10k: I won't, 60 cards suck, dude
Name: Scott Sheahan
From: Lisle
Deck: Burning Abyss (THIS FIRE BURNS II)
Your Most Unique Card This Weekend: Malevolent Catastrophe / Muzurhythem the String Djinn
How Did You Get Your MaxPoints: YGO Series Open Chicago, and Jordan Palmer's kindness
Why You'll Win The YGO10k: Unconventional style and willpower after driving at 4:30 AM
Name: Zachary Leverett
From: Douglasville, GA
Deck: Burning Abyss
Your Most Unique Card This Weekend: Shaddoll Fusion
How Did You Get Your MaxPoints: From Desmond Johnson
Why You'll Win The YGO10k: Luck
Name: Mackenzie King Franklin
From: Albaqurque, NM
Deck: Shaddoll Artifact
Your Most Unique Card This Weekend: Call Of The HauntedHow Did You Get Your MaxPoints: Winning the Nebraska YGO Series State Championship
Why You'll Win The YGO10k: Because I know how to play, I just gotta get luck as hell now!
Sixteen competitors remain, but not for long! All of these competitors are finishing in the money and will walk away with at least $200 for their efforts, plus 10 MaxPoints and an exclusive playmat. But finish in the Top 8, and you'll score a cool half-grand – 500 bucks plus double the MaxPoints! The Top 4 get $800, and second place doubles that, nabbing a $1600 prize purse.
Then we double it again. At the end of the day, the winner of the YGO Series Championship will win the glory of 2014 YGO Series Champion title, and $3200. Stick with us, because it all goes down over the next four rounds here in Indianapolis!