North America WCQ 2026 Playoff

📅 Jul 10, 2026📍 Minneapolis Convention Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA🏷️ WCQ👥 16 players Source ↗ 🚫 May 2026 banlist

The 2026 North America World Qualifying Points Playoff, held July 10 at the Minneapolis Convention Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, alongside the North America WCQ. Sixteen duelists play a single-elimination bracket, best 2 of 3, over three rounds; the Top 2 finishers earn invites to the Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship.

Archetype Breakdown — Top 16 Cut

Across 10 published decklists from the Top 16 cut.

Kewl Tune

8

Light and Darkness Ritual

1

Blitzclique

1

Standings

PlayerDeckRecordPrice

Top 2

Mario Angelo De Micco – –

Luka Kovac – –

Top 4

Anthony Xu – –

Logan Samuel Shepard Kewl Tune – –

Top 8

Ruben Andres Penaranda Kewl Tune – –

Hisam Yasser Jawhari – –

Gabriel Idris Braithwaite – –

Charley Ray Futch III Kewl Tune – –

Top 16

George Lucas Sacco Light and Darkness Ritual – –

David Saul Hernandez Cordon Blitzclique – –

Julien Leo Kehon – –

Aditya Shirish Dharap – –

Jesse Dean Kotton – –

Kamal Derrick El Crooks-Valdez – –

Jeremy Ryan Glassman – –

Matthew Jesse McRae – –