Yugizuna 2024 Tournament Results

The Yugizuna tournament is sumo-inspired event held each year on the Goat Format Europe discord to determine the next Yu-Gi-Oh! Yokozuna and earn money for charities of the participant's choice! Come see the full event coverage by clicking Read More! You can also watch video coverage of this event HERE.

Similar to the sport of sumo, duelists compete in a multi-day style tournament over 7 rounds, and may compete under a "shikona" or wrestling name (think "The Rock"). The player holding the best record earns first place and the title of Yokozuna, as well as $100 for their chosen charity! (You can see a list of the charities competitors played for at the bottom of this article)Also in sumo, there is no 2nd, 3rd, 4th place. Instead, special prizes are sometimes awarded to competitors who meet certain criteria. For this tournament, each prize awarded $25 to the charity of the player's choice. Those prizes are:Technique Prize - Awarded to the best performing player (except another prize winner) who used what was deem to be a creative or original deck!Outstanding Performance - Awarded to a top player who showed a great amount of skill throughout the tournament, typically 2nd place or a player who defeated the current/new Yokozuna.Fighting Spirit Prize - Awarded to a player who showed perseverance, positivity, made the effort to play, and who fought admirably. Because multiple players earned a 5-2 score at the end of the tournament, there was a 3-way playoff for the winner, sumo-style! Duelists had to compete in a circle to be the first one to two match wins in a row! In the end, Shavyes managed to beat Commander Alex (Alex__Zander) and Nok Su Kao (JCVD93) both and earn themselves the title of Yokozuna!1st Place Winner and Yokozuna: Shavyes [Donated to 4-H]

Outstanding Performance Prize Winner: Commander Alex (AKA Alex__Zander) [Donated to 4-H]

Playoff Runner Up - Nok Su Kao (AKA JCVD93)

Technique Prize Winner - Dreamwalker (AKA Zogler) [Donated to Takis Shelter]

Fighting Spirit Prize Winner - Grump Nasty (AKA Grumplestielzchen) [Die Bremer Suppengel]

Here is a list of the charities all of the duelists played for, if you wish to contribute!American Foundation for Suicide PreventionFoundation for Puerto RicoNational 4-H CouncilDie Bremer SuppenengelDečje SrceTakis Shelter