Yesterday, in Paris’s Maison de la Mutualité, the Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championships 2025 came to their conclusion, celebrating players across the physical and digital TCG, and revealing many exciting projects and collaborations for the future. This is the first time since 2019 that the Championships have occurred in Europe.
Alongside the physical TCG, Konami crowned winners across both of Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links’ game modes and Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel this weekend. Germany’s Philipp Thomas took home the title of Speed Duel Champion, while Japan’s Kenya Nagatani conquered Rush Duel. Unlike most mobile card game competitions, the Master Duel Championships are a team sport, and 2025 saw Ragnarok take down Chaiba Corp in a dramatic 3v3 showdown.
While he couldn’t be there in person, the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, opened the ceremony via a recorded message. He said, “I know that this is an important day for Yu-Gi-Oh! and the entire world of TCGs, which is gathered in France and it is a great source of pride for us to host the World Championships of your discipline, to have all the enthusiasts from around the world gathered in France,” while flashing a classic Blue Eyes White Dragon card.
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