The 2013 World Championship Qualifers are upon us! These are the most exciting and important weeks in the entire Yu-Gi-Oh year! A complete schedule of events is posted below:

Week One (April 15 – April 21)
• WCQ: Irish National Championship
Dublin, Ireland
April 20

Week Two (April 22 – April 28)
• YCS Lille
Lille, France
April 27–28
• WCQ: New Zealand National Championship
Auckland, New Zealnd
April 27
• ASQ: Thailand
Bangkok, Thailand
April 27
• Asia Championship
Thailand
April 28

Week Three (April 29 – May 5)
• WCQ: Austrian National Championship
Wein, Austria
May 5

Week Four (May 6 – May 12)
• YCS Meadowlands
Meadowlands, New Jersey
May 10–11

Week Five (May 13 – May 19)
• WCQ: Israeli National Championship
Tel-Aviv, Israel
May 16
• WCQ: Argentinian National Championship
Buenos Aires, Argentina
May 18
• WCQ: Chilean National Championship
Santiago, Chile
May 18
• WCQ: Mexican National Championship
Mexico City, Mexico
May 18
• WCQ: Dominican National Championship
Domingo, Dominican Republic
May 19
• WCQ: Jamaican National Championship
Kingston, Jamaica
May 18
• WCQ: Venezuelan National Championship
Caracas, Venezuela
May 18
• WCQ: Colombian National Championship
Bogota, Colombia
May 18
• WCQ: Swedish National Championship
Stockholm, Sweden
May 18
• WCQ: Costa Rican National Championship
San Jose, Costa Rica
May 18-19
• WCQ: Guatemalan National Championship
Guatemala City, Guatemala
May 19
• WCQ: Honduran National Championship
Siguatepeque, Honduras
May 19
• WCQ: Nicaraguan National Championship
Managua, Nicaragua
May 19
• WCQ: UK National Championship
Birmingham, United Kingdom
May 18-19
• WCQ: Dutch National Championship
Eindhoven, Netherlands
May 19
• WCQ: Belgian National Championship
Brussels, Belgium
May 18-19
• WCQ: German National Championship
Schkeuditz, Germany
May 18-19

Week Six (May 20 – May 26)
• WCQ: Brazilian National Championship
TBD, Brazil
May 25
• WCQ: Ecuadorian National Championship
Guayaquil, Ecuador
May 25
• WCQ: Bolivian National Championship
Cochabama, Bolivia
May 25, 2013
• WCQ: Salvadorian National Championship
Santa Ana, El Salvador
May 26
• WCQ: Peruvian National Championship
Lima, Peru
May 26
• WCQ: Panamanian National Championship
Panama City, Panama
May 26
• WCQ: French National Championship
Paris, France
May 25-26
• WCQ: Slovenian National Championship
Ljubljana, Slovenia
May 25
• WCQ: South African National Championship
Durban, South Africa
May 25
• WCQ: Turkish National Championship
Instabul, Turkey
May 26

Week Seven (May 27 – June 2)
• WCQ: Swiss National Championship
Zürich, Switzerland
June 1
• WCQ: Spanish National Championship
Madrid, Spain
June 1-2
• WCQ: Italian National Championship
Pesaro, Italy
June 1-2
• WCQ: Bulgarian National Championship
Bulgaria
June 2

Week Eight (June 2 – June 9)
• WCQ: Czech National Championship
Prague, Czech Republic
June 8
• WCQ: Danish National Championship
Kolding, Denmark
June 8-9
• WCQ: Australian National Championship
New South Wales, Australia
June 8-9
• WCQ: Maltese National Championship
Msida, Malta
June 8-9

Week Nine (June 10 – June 16)
• WCQ: Oceania Championship
TBD, TBD
June 10
• WCQ: Crotian National Championship
Zagreb, Croatia
June 15
• WCQ: Finnish National Championship
Helsinki, Finland
June 15
• WCQ: Flipino Championship
Manila, Philippines
June 15
• WCQ: Polish National Championship
Łódź, Poland
June 16
• WCQ: Portuguese National Championship
Lisbon, Portugal
June 15-16

Week Ten (June 17 – June 23)
• WCQ: Singapore Championship
Singapore, Singapore
June 23
• WCQ: South Korea Championship
South Korea
June 23
• WCQ: Greek National Championship
Athens, Greece
June 23

Week Eleven (June 24 – June 30)
• WCQ: Thai Championship
Bangkok, Thailand
June 26
• WCQ: Japan – Tokyo Championship
Tokyo, Japan
June 29
• WCQ: Malaysian Championship
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
June 29
• WCQ: South American Championship
Guayaquil, Ecuador
June 28–30
• WCQ: European Championship
Frankfurt, Germany
June 28 – 30
• WCQ: Hong Kong Championship
Hong Kong
June 30

Week Twelve (July 1 – July 7)
• WCQ: Japan – Osaka Championship
Osaka, Japan
July 6
• WCQ: Central America Championship
Monterrey, Mexico
July 5–7
• WCQ: WCQ: Taiwanese Championship
Taiwan
July 7

Week Thirteen (July 8 – July 14)
• WCQ: North American Championship
Chicago, Illinois, United States
July 12–14

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2013 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
August 10–11

TO BE ANNOUNCED
WCQ: Japan – Sendai Championship

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP INVITE BREAKDOWN
6 North America
5 Japan
4 Europe
2 Oceania
2 Latin America
1 Hong Kong
1 South Korea
1 Phillippines
1 Taiwan
1 Thialand
1 Malaysia
1 Singapore
1 Defending Champion
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FOR MORE INFORMATION
Americas: http://www.yugioh-card.com/en/events/
Asia: http://www.yugioh-card.com/hk/?lang=en
Europe and Oceania: http://www.yugioh-card.com/uk/events/nationals2013.html
Japan: http://www.yugioh-card.com/japan/event/