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KONAMI ANNOUNCES THE RETURN OF THE YU-GI-OH! WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FOR 2023
Konami Digital Entertainment B.V. (KONAMI) is delighted to announce its plans to hold the Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2023, the prestigious international tournament to determine the world’s Top Duelists in three categories.
Following the global events of recent years, it will mark the first time the tournament is due to be held since 2019. KONAMI currently plans to hold the Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2023 this August in Japan.
KONAMI is planning the Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2023 to feature three separate tournaments for the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME (TCG), Yu-Gi-Oh! DUEL LINKS and Yu-Gi-Oh! MASTER DUEL.
Information regarding the qualifying rounds for the Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship will be announced through the official Yu-Gi-Oh! card games website and social media channels and through in-game notifications.
For more information, please visit: https://www.konami.com/yugioh/worldchampionship/2023/en/
Alongside today’s announcement, KONAMI is excited to share a special promotional trailer for the Yu-Gi-Oh! card game’s 25th anniversary project. Watch the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uBdmntA724
The Yu-Gi-Oh card game will celebrate its 25th anniversary on 4 February 2024. Today, the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG and digital titles including Yu-Gi-Oh! DUEL LINKS and Yu-Gi-Oh! MASTER DUELare loved by millions of fans all across the globe. To mark 25 years of Dueling, KONAMI will launch its 25th anniversary project in 2023, including the release of commemorative products and a variety of other promotions worldwide.
KONAMI will reveal more about the 25th anniversary project soon. Please stay tuned for further details.
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Today, the popular Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG is available across the globe, with products distributed in more than 80 countries and 9 languages, to be enjoyed by fans of all ages.
For all the latest information regarding Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG products and events, and all Yu-Gi-Oh! digital card game titles, please visit the following:
- Webpage: www.yugioh-card.com
- · Facebook: www.facebook.com/YuGiOhCardEU
- · YouTube: www.youtube.com/YuGiOhCardEU
- · Instagram: www.instagram.com/YuGiOhCardEU
- · Twitter: www.twitter.com/YuGiOhCardEU
- Twitch: www.twitch.tv/YuGiOhCardEU
- Webpage: https://www.konami.com/yugioh/duel_links/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialDuelLinks/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/YGO_DL_Official
- Webpage: https://www.konami.com/yugioh/masterduel
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialYuGiOhMASTERDUEL
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/YGOMasterDuel
Based on the official Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG, Yu-Gi-Oh! DUEL LINKS brings the popular game to life on mobile devices and on PC. Duelists can kindle the spirit of Yami Yugi, Jaden Yuki, Yusei Fudo, and other beloved characters from the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise in competitive card battle action.
Yu-Gi-Oh! DUEL LINKS is available for free at the App Store® for iPad®, iPhone® and iPod touch®, Google Play™ for Android™ devices, and for PC via Steam. For more info, please visit the following:
Yu-Gi-Oh! MASTER DUEL features beautifully rendered Duels in 4K resolution*, more than 10,000 cards to collect**, an extensive single-player Solo Mode, online Duels, events and more.
Yu-Gi-Oh! MASTER DUEL is free-to-play with in-game purchases on PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Steam, Nintendo Switch, iOS and Android, and it’s available now.
For more information on Yu-Gi-Oh! MASTER DUEL, please visit the following:
*On supported devices
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EDITOR’S NOTES:
Game assets, including imagery and videos, can be found here: https://www.konami-assets.com/
About the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME
The Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME is one of the most popular trading card games in the world with over 25 billion cards sold. It is a game of strategy, where players create individual Decks of cards collected from Structure Decks and Booster Packs. Two players engage in a Duel while using cards that represent powerful Monsters, magical Spells and surprising Traps. Duelists with well-constructed Decks, dominating monsters, solid strategy and good fortune are the victors in the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG. Konami Digital Entertainment B,V,. is the exclusive licensee and rights holder to the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG in the Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
About Konami Group
Konami Group was established in 1973, starting as an amusement machine manufacturer for arcades. Over the years, the company has grown to include different business units across various markets. Currently, KONAMI GROUP CORPORATION includes the Digital Entertainment, Amusement, Gaming & Systems, and Sports Businesses. The company went public on the Osaka Securities Exchange in 1984, the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 1988, and the London Stock Exchange in 1999. For more information, visit: www.konami.com/en.
About Konami Digital Entertainment
Konami Digital Entertainment, which is the core company of Konami Group, develops entertaining content for mobile, console and card games. The company is known for global franchises such as eFootball™, Metal Gear, Silent Hill, Castlevania, and Contra, as well as the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game series.
