300th Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Richmond 2026 – Main Event Information
Public Event Entry Packs and Prizing
Speed Duel Public Events Limited List
Location
Q: Where is the 300th YCS Richmond, 2026?
A: The 300th YCS Richmond will be held at:
Greater Richmond Convention Center
Exhibit Halls A-D
403 N 3rd St
Richmond, VA 23219
United States
Public Event Schedule
Q: Will there be online registration for Public Events for the 300th YCS Richmond 2026?
A: Yes, all registration for Public Events for YCS Richmond will be online at https://registration.yugioh-card.com
Saturday
| 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM | DUEL LINKS Tournaments (8-Duelist Flights) | $15.00 |
| 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Duelist League (8-Duelist Flights) | $15.00 |
| 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Genesys Tournaments (8-Duelist Flights) | $15.00 |
| 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM | MASTER DUEL Tournaments (8-Duelist Flights) | $15.00 |
| 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Rivalry of Warlords Tournaments (8-Duelist Flights) | $15.00 |
| 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Speed Duel Constructed Deck Tournaments (8-Duelist Flights) | $17.00 |
| 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Structure Deck Tournaments (8-Duelist Flights) | $13.00 |
| 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Tag Duel Tournaments (8-Team Flights) | $10.00 per Duelist |
| 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Win-A-Mat & More Tournaments (8-Duelist Flights) | $15.00 |
| 12:00 PM | Dragon Duel Constructed Deck Tournament (Born 2012 or later) | FREE!! |
| 2:00 PM | ATTACK OF THE GIANT CARD!! | $25.00 |
| 3:00 PM | Dragon Duel Rivalry of Warlords (Born 2012 or later) | FREE!! |
| 4:00 PM | Speed DuelGenesys ATTACK OF THE GIANT CARD!! | $22.00 |
Sunday
| 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM | 2026 Regional Qualifiers (16-Duelist Flights) | $20.00 |
| 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM | DUEL LINKS Tournaments (8-Duelist Flights) | $15.00 |
| 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM | Duelist League (8-Duelist Flights) | $15.00 |
| 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM | Genesys Tournaments (8-Duelist Flights) | $15.00 |
| 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM | MASTER DUEL Tournaments (8-Duelist Flights) | $15.00 |
| 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM | Rivalry of Warlords Tournaments (8-Duelist Flights) | $15.00 |
| 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM | Speed Duel Constructed Deck Tournaments (8-Duelist Flights) | $17.00 |
| 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM | Structure Deck Tournaments (8-Duelist Flights) | $13.00 |
| 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM | Tag Duel Tournaments (8-Team Flights) | $10.00 per Duelist |
| 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM | Win-A-Mat & More Tournaments (8-Duelist Flights) | $15.00 |
| 10:00 AM | 3 vs. 3 Team Tournament | $10.00 per Duelist |
| 11:00 AM | ATTACK OF THE GIANT CARD!! | $25.00 |
| 11:00 AM | Dragon Duel Constructed Deck Tournament (Born 2012 or later) | FREE!! |
| 12:00 PM | Speed Duel Main Event Series | $22.00 |
| 12:00 PM | Yu-Gi-Oh! Charity Tournament | *See Charity Event for details |
| 2:00 PM | Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG OTS Tournament Series | $10.00 per Duelist |
| 2:00 PM | Dragon Duel Rivalry of Warlords (Born 2012 or later) | FREE!! |
| 3:45 PM | Cut-off to earn points for Public Events Playoffs | |
| 4:00 PM | Public Event Playoffs | |
| 4:30 PM | YCS Dragon Duel Championship Playoff |
Registration for ongoing Public Events begins at the event’s start time. Registration for all non-ongoing Public Events begins approximately one hour before the event is scheduled to begin.
*In order to participate in DUEL LINKS, Duelists will need to have the latest version of DUEL LINKS which is currently v 10.2.0.
*In order to participate in MASTER DUEL, Duelists will need to have the latest version of MASTER DUEL which is currently v 2.5.0.
Public Event Points
| Event | Participation Points | Additional Points for Winning |
| 3 vs 3 Team Duel | 3 | 3 |
| Dragon Duel Constructed | 3 | 3 |
| Dragon Duel Rivalry of Warlords | 3 | 3 |
| Rivalry of Warlords Tournament | 3 | 3 |
| Structure Deck Tournament | 3 | 3 |
| Yu-Gi-Oh! OTS Tournament Series | 3 | 3 |
| ATTACK OF THE GIANT CARD!! | 2 | 2 |
| Regional Qualifier Flights | 2 | 2 |
| Genesys Tournaments (8-Duelist Flights) | 2 | 2 |
| Speed Duel Constructed | 2 | 2 |
| Tag Duel Tournament | 2 | 2 |
| Yu-Gi-Oh! Charity Tournament | 2 | 2 |
| Win-A-Mat & More | 1 | 1 |
No Public Event Points are awarded to the following events:
YCS Advanced Format Main Event
YCS Genesys Format Main Event
YCS Dragon Duel Championship
DUEL LINKS Tournament
MASTER DUEL Tournament
Duelists must be present for the start of the first Round of each event for which they register, in order to receive the entry points. You cannot register in more than one event at a time. If you register for an event while you are still enrolled in a previous event, you will forfeit all Public Event points for all events in which you are simultaneously registered.
Public Event Format
| Name | # of Participants | Format |
| 2026 Regional Qualifiers (16-Duelist Flights)* | 16 | Advanced Format – Single-Elimination (Ongoing) |
| 3 vs. 3 Team Dueling* | 64 Teams | 3 vs. 3 Team Dueling Format – Single-Elimination |
| ATTACK OF THE GIANT CARD!!* | 128 | Advanced Format – Single-Elimination |
| Dragon Duel Constructed* | Unlimited | Advanced Format – Swiss (No Playoff Cut) |
| Dragon Duel Rivalry of Warlords | Unlimited | Rivalry of Warlords Format – Swiss (No Playoff Cut) |
| Duelist League | 8 | Advanced Format – Swiss (Ongoing) |
| Genesys ATTACK OF THE GIANT CARD!!* | 64 | Genesys Format 100 pts – Single-Elimination (Ongoing) |
| Genesys Tournaments (8-Duelist Flights)* | 8 | Genesys Format 100 pts – Single-Elimination (Ongoing) |
| DUEL LINKS Tournament | 8 | DUEL LINKS Format Single-Elimination (Ongoing) |
| MASTER DUEL Tournament | 8 | MASTER DUEL Format – Single-Elimination (Ongoing) |
| Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG OTS Tournament Series | 64 Teams | 3 vs. 3 Team Dueling Format – Swiss (with Playoff Cut) |
| Rivalry of Warlords Tournament | 8 | Rivalry of Warlords Format – Single-Elimination (Ongoing) |
| Speed Duel Constructed Tournament | 8 | Speed Duel Constructed Format – Single-Elimination (Ongoing) |
| Speed Duel Main Event Series | Unlimited | Speed Duel Constructed Format – Swiss (with Playoff Cut) |
| Structure Deck Tournament | 8 | Sealed Format – Single-Elimination (Ongoing) |
| Tag Duel | 8 Teams | Tag Duel Format – Single Elimination (Ongoing) |
| Win-A-Mat Tournaments | 8 | Advanced Format – Single-Elimination (Ongoing) |
| Yu-Gi-Oh! Charity Event | Unlimited | Advanced Format Swiss (No Playoff Cut) |
| Public Events Playoff* | 4 per Playoff | Advanced Format – Single-Elimination |
Public Event Entry Packs and Prizing
| Name | Entry Packs | Prizing |
| 2026 Regional Qualifiers (16-Duelist Flights)* | 4 Booster Packs | 1st Place: An invite to the 2026 World Championship Qualifier, Regional Card Case, 2026 Regional Game Mat, and 3 Prize Wall Tickets 2nd–4th Place: 3 Prize Wall Tickets per Duelist 5th–8th Place: 1 Prize Wall Ticket per Duelist Participation: 1 Ticket per Duelist |
| 3 vs. 3 Team Dueling* | 2 Booster Packs per team member | 1st Place: Each team member will receive an uncut 3 x 3 sheet of Secret Rares and 5 Prize Wall Tickets 2nd Place: Each team member will receive an uncut 3 x 3 sheet of Ultra Rares and 5 Prize Wall Tickets 3rd/4th Place: Each team member will receive an uncut 3 x 3 sheet of Super Rares and 3 Prize Wall Tickets Participation: 1 Prize Wall Ticket per Duelist |
| ATTACK OF THE GIANT CARD!!* (64 Duelist Cap) | 5 Booster Packs | 1st Place: Giant Yu-Gi-Oh! Card and 15 Prize Wall Tickets 2nd Place: Oversized Yu-Gi-Oh! Card (half the size of 1st place) and 15 Prize Wall Tickets 3rd Place: Oversized Yu-Gi-Oh! Card (half the size of 1st place) and 9 Prize Wall Tickets 4th Place: 9 Prize Wall Tickets 5th-8th Place: 3 Prize Wall Tickets Participation: 1 Prize Wall Ticket |
| ATTACK OF THE GIANT CARD!!* (128 Duelist Cap) | 5 Booster Packs | 1st Place: Giant Yu-Gi-Oh! Card and 15 Prize Wall Tickets 2nd Place: Oversized Yu-Gi-Oh! Card (half the size of 1st place) and 15 Prize Wall Tickets 3rd Place: Oversized Yu-Gi-Oh! Card (half the size of 1st place) and 9 Prize Wall Tickets 4th Place: 9 Prize Wall Tickets 5th-8th Place: 3 Prize Wall Tickets 9th-16th Place: 2 Prize Wall Tickets Participation: 1 Prize Wall Ticket |
| ATTACK OF THE GIANT CARD!!* (256 Duelist Cap) | 5 Booster Packs | 1st Place: Giant Yu-Gi-Oh! Card and 15 Prize Wall Tickets 2nd Place: Oversized Yu-Gi-Oh! Card (half the size of 1st place) and 15 Prize Wall Tickets 3rd Place: Oversized Yu-Gi-Oh! Card (half the size of 1st place) and 9 Prize Wall Tickets 4th Place: 9 Prize Wall Tickets 5th-8th Place: 3 Prize Wall Tickets 9th-16th Place: 2 Prize Wall Tickets 17th-32nd Place: 1 Prize Wall Ticket Participation: 1 Prize Wall Ticket |
| Dragon Duel Constructed* | Free Event No Entry Packs | Refer to What are the prizes for the Dragon Duel? section for prize information. |
| Dragon Duel Rivalry of Warlords | Free Event No Entry Packs | 1st Place: 13 Tickets 2nd-4th Place: 3 Tickets Participation: 3 Tickets |
| Duelist League | 3 Booster Packs | 1st Place: Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Notebook, Duelist League Promo Card and 3 Prize Wall Tickets 2nd Place: 3rd-4th Place: 1 Prize Wall Ticket Participation: Duelist League Promo Card and 1 Prize Wall Ticket |
| DUEL LINKS Tournament | 3 Booster Pack | 1st Place: 13 Prize Wall Tickets 2nd Place: 3 Prize Wall Tickets 3rd-4th Place: 1 Prize Wall Ticket Participation: 1 Prize Wall Ticket |
| Genesys ATTACK OF THE GIANT CARD!!* (32 Duelist Cap) | 5 Booster Packs | 1st Place: Giant Yu-Gi-Oh! Card and 8 Prize Wall Tickets 2nd Place: Oversized Yu-Gi-Oh! Card (half the size of 1st place) and 8 Prize Wall Tickets 3rd Place: Oversized Yu-Gi-Oh! Card (half the size of 1st place) and 5 Prize Wall Tickets 4th Place: 5 Prize Wall Tickets 5th-8th Place: 2 Prize Wall Tickets Participation: 1 Prize Wall Ticket |
| Genesys ATTACK OF THE GIANT CARD!!* (64 Duelist Cap) | 5 Booster Packs | 1st Place: Giant Yu-Gi-Oh! Card and 15 Prize Wall Tickets 2nd Place: Oversized Yu-Gi-Oh! Card (half the size of 1st place) and 15 Prize Wall Tickets 3rd Place: Oversized Yu-Gi-Oh! Card (half the size of 1st place) and 9 Prize Wall Tickets 4th Place: 9 Prize Wall Tickets 5th-8th Place: 3 Prize Wall Tickets Participation: 1 Prize Wall Ticket |
| Genesys ATTACK OF THE GIANT CARD!!* (128 Duelist Cap) | 5 Booster Packs | 1st Place: Giant Yu-Gi-Oh! Card and 15 Prize Wall Tickets 2nd Place: Oversized Yu-Gi-Oh! Card (half the size of 1st place) and 15 Prize Wall Tickets 3rd Place: Oversized Yu-Gi-Oh! Card (half the size of 1st place) and 9 Prize Wall Tickets 4th Place: 9 Prize Wall Tickets 5th-8th Place: 3 Prize Wall Tickets 9th-16th Place: 2 Prize Wall Tickets Participation: 1 Prize Wall Ticket |
| Genesys Tournaments (8-Duelist Flights)* | 3 Booster Pack | 1st Place: Genesys Game Mat and 3 Prize Wall Tickets 2nd Place: 3 Prize Wall Tickets 3rd-4th Place: 1 Prize Wall Ticket Participation: 1 Prize Wall Ticket |
| MASTER DUEL Tournament | 3 Booster Packs | 1st Place: 13 Prize Wall Tickets 2nd Place: 3 Prize Wall Tickets 3rd-4th Place: 1 Prize Wall Ticket Participation: 1 Prize Wall Ticket |
| Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG OTS Tournament Series | 2 Booster Packs per team member | 1st Place: Yu-Gi-Oh! OTS Tournament Series Plaque presented to the OTS. Each team member will receive 12 Booster Packs per team member, Uncut 2 x 4 sheet, Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Branded Journal 2nd Place: Each team member will receive 9 Booster Packs per team member, Uncut 2 x 4 sheet, Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Branded Journal 3rd Place: Each team member will receive 6 Booster Packs per team member, Uncut 2 x 4 sheet, Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Branded Journal |
| Rivalry of Warlords Tournament | 3 Booster Packs | 1st Place: 13 Prize Wall Tickets 2nd Place: 3 Prize Wall Tickets 3rd-4th Place: 1 Prize Wall Ticket Participation: 1 Prize Wall Ticket |
| Speed Duel Constructed Tournament | 3 Speed Duel Tournament Packs | 1st Place: 14 Prize Tickets, Coin, 2 Speed Duel Tournament Packs, and 3 Prize Wall Tickets 2nd Place: Coin & 2 Speed Duel Tournament Packs and 3 Prize Wall Tickets 3rd-4th Place: 1 Prize Wall Ticket Participation: 1 Prize Wall Ticket |
| Speed Duel Main Event Series | 4 Speed Duel Tournament Packs | 1st Place: Jinzo, Floodgate Trap Hole, and Book of Moon promo cards, 1st Place Game Mat, Jinzo Deck Divider, Speed Duel Coin, Top Cut Game Mat, and 15 Prize Wall Tickets 2nd Place: Floodgate Trap Hole and Book of Moon promo cards, Jinzo Deck Divider, Speed Duel Coin, 12 Speed Duel OTS Packs, Top Cut Game Mat, and 15 Prize Wall Tickets 3rd-4th Place: Floodgate Trap Hole and Book of Moon promo cards, Jinzo Deck Divider, Speed Duel Coin, Top Cut Game Mat, and 9 Prize Wall Tickets 5th-8th Place: Book of Moon promo card, Jinzo Deck Divider, Speed Duel Coin, Top Cut Game Mat, and 3 Prize Wall Tickets Participation: 1 Prize Wall Ticket |
| Structure Deck Tournament | 1 Structure Deck | 1st Place: 13 Prize Wall Tickets 2nd Place: 3 Prize Wall Tickets 3rd-4th Place: 1 Prize Wall Ticket Participation: 1 Prize Wall Ticket |
| Tag Duel | 2 Booster Pack per team member | 1st Place: Each team member will receive a 2×2 uncut sheet and 3 Prize Wall Tickets 2nd Place: 3 Prize Wall Tickets per Duelist 3rd-4th Place: 1 Prize Wall Ticket per Duelist Participation: 1 Prize Wall Ticket per Duelist |
| Win-A-Mat & More Tournaments | 3 Booster Packs | 1st Place: 300th YCS Win-A-Mat Exclusive Game Mat and 3 Prize Wall Tickets 2nd Place: 3 Prize Wall Tickets 3rd-4th Place: 1 Prize Wall Ticket Participation: 1 Prize Wall Ticket |
| Yu-Gi-Oh! Charity Event | 4 Tournament Packs | 12 Match points: 16 tournament packs and 15 Prize Wall Tickets 10 Match points: 12 tournament packs and 12 Prize Wall Tickets 9 Match points: 8 tournament packs and 9 Prize Wall Tickets 7 or 8 Match points: 6 tournament packs and 6 Prize Wall Tickets 6 Match points: 4 tournament packs and 3 Prize Wall Tickets 4 or 5 Match points: 3 tournament packs and 2 Prize Wall Tickets 3 Match points: 2 tournament packs and 1 Prize Wall Ticket Participation: 1 Prize Wall Ticket |
| Public Events Playoff* | Invite Only Event No Entry Packs | 1st Place: Super Rare copy of the current YCS prize card. |
*These events require a Deck List
2026 Regional Qualifier Game Mat
ATTACK OF THE GIANT CARD!! Prize
Genesys ATTACK OF THE GIANT CARD!! Tournament Giant Card Prize
PROTO-YCS Genesys Tournament Giant Card Prize
300th YCS Win-A-Mat Exclusive Game Mat
Genesys Game Mat
Prize Wall Game Mats
Speed Duel Coin
Genesys
Q: What is Genesys and will the 300th YCS Richmond offer any Genesys tournaments?
Yes!! In addition to the Genesys Format Main Event, there will be 8 Duelists Genesys Win-A-Mat & More events and Genesys ATTACK OF THE GIANT CARD!! Tournaments
Genesys rules are simple:
- No Link Monsters or Pendulum Monsters are allowed. All other cards are allowed. The original field layout is used, with no Extra Monster Zones nor Pendulum Zones.
- The standard Forbidden & Limited Cards list is not used. All those cards can be used, except Link Monsters and Pendulum Monsters. Usual limit of 3 copies max of any card still applies.
- Deck construction uses a point system. Some cards are assigned a point value; most cards cost zero points. The total point cost of cards in your Main Deck, Extra Deck, and Side Deck (combined) cannot exceed the point cap for that event.
For the 300th YCS Richmond, the Genesys Formats Tournament will use the 100 Points cap for Deck-building.
Duelists can create their Genesys Decks on the Deck-building site: https://registration.yugioh-card.com/genesys
Duelist will need to create an account in order to save their Deck Lists.
For more information about Genesys, please visit: https://www.yugioh-card.com/en/genesys/
Charity Event
Q: What is the cost to register for the Yu-Gi-Oh! Charity Tournament?
A: Duelists will pay $22.00 USD to receive four (4) tournament packs and registration in the event. This is the cost of four (4) tournament packs in the local currency, including any taxes and fees.
Q: What charity does the money from the Yu-Gi-Oh! Charity Tournament go to?
A: The money collected from the Yu-Gi-Oh! Charity Tournament will be donated to the Red Cross International for their continuing efforts to help with disaster relief.
Speed Duel Public Events Limited List
This event-only Forbidden & Limited List will be used for all Speed Duel Public Events held at this event.
This Forbidden & Limited List is legal throughout the event and Duelists must comply with the list if they wish to participate in Speed Duel Public Events.
Copies of the list will be available at the Public Events stage for Duelists to reference. The Speed Duel Limited List works like the Yu-Gi-Oh! DUEL LINKS Forbidden and Limited List.
Forbidden: None of the following cards can be used.
- My Precious Queen! (Weevil Underwood Skill Card)
Limited 1: Only 1 of the following cards out of all the cards that are “Limited 1” can be used in your Deck & Side Deck.
- Twisted Personality (Yami Marik Skill Card)
- Fossil Warrior Skull Knight
- Golden Ladybug
- Submarineroid
- Mystical Space Typhoon
- Offerings to the Doomed
- Amazoness Onslaught
- Floodgate Trap Hole
- Nightmare Wheel
- Zoma the Spirit
Limited 2: Only 2 of the following cards out of all the cards that are “Limited 2” can be used in your Deck & Side Deck.
- Battle City Bestie (Téa Gardner Skill Card)
- Cocoon of Ultra Evolution (Weevil Underwood Skill Card)
- Parasite Paranoid
- Red-Eyes Baby Dragon
- Vortex Trooper
- Allure of Darkness
- Amazoness Call
- Cup of Ace
- Foolish Burial
- Machine Angel Ritual
- Monster Reborn
- Reinforcement of the Army
- Supply Squad
- Time Stream
Limited 3: Only 3 of the following cards out of all the cards that are “Limited 3” can be used in your Deck & Side Deck.
- See Me Rolling (Duke Devlin Skill Card)
- Amazoness Princess
- Cyber Angel Benten
- D.D. Warrior Lady
- Doomcaliber Knight
- Gearfried the Iron Knight
- Neo-Spacian Grand Mole
- Snipe Hunter
- Tribe-Infecting Virus
- Volcanic Shell
- Book of Moon
- Cosmic Cyclone
- Enemy Controller
- Paleozoic Canadia
- Sakuretsu Armor
- Survival’s End
- Wall of Disruption
- Widespread Ruin
For Limited 1, you can only choose 1 of the listed cards to have in your Deck. If you choose 1 you cannot use any of the others.
- Example: If you use Twisted Personality (Yami Marik Skill Card) then you cannot use Floodgate Trap Hole, Nightmare Wheel, Zoma the Spirit, etc.
For Limited 2, you can choose up to 2 of the listed cards to use in your Deck. Whichever you choose, you will not be able to use any of the others. You can choose to have multiple copies of the same card if you like, but they will count towards the total limited number.
- Example: If you use 2 copies of Parasite Paranoid, you will not be able to use Cocoon of Ultra Evolution (Weevil Underwood Skill Card).
- Example: If you use 1 copy of Parasite Paranoid and 1 copy of Cocoon of Ultra Evolution (Weevil Underwood Skill Card) you would then not be able to use Allure of Darkness, Foolish Burial, etc.
For Limited 3, you can choose up to 3 of the listed cards to use in your Deck. Whichever you choose, you will not be able to use any of the others. You can choose to have multiple copies of the same card if you like, but they will count towards the total limited number
- Example: If you use 3 copies of D.D. Warrior Lady you cannot use any other Limited 3 cards like Book of Moon, Gearfried the Iron Knight, or Cosmic Cyclone.
- Example: You can use 2 copies of D.D. Warrior Lady and another Limited 3 card like Book of Moon but then you could not use Neo-Spacian Grand Mole, Cosmic Cyclone, etc.
- Example: You can choose to use 1 copy of D.D. Warrior Lady, Book of Moon, and Sakuretsu Armor but then you would not be able to use any of the other Limited 3 cards listed, like Gearfried the Iron Knight, Cosmic Cyclone, Wall of Disruption, etc.
