Photo Credit: Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH

The eighth constructed stop on the YCS circuit for the September 2012 Format took place in Bochum, Germany through February 22-24, 2013. There were 1455 competitors in the main event. Official coverage from the event can be found here.

Wind-Ups was an uncontested dominant power for the September 2013 Format and closed it out on top; nothing new here. The take away for March 2013 is Fire Fist, which took up 8/32 seats in the playoff rounds. This is a huge statment for the first half of the March 2013. Many had dismissed Fire Fists after an extremely extremely subpar debut at YCS Miami, but there should be no doubt they are a competitor now.

The Top 32 broke down as follows:

• 12 WU
• 8 Firefist
• 4 Mermail
• 4 Dino Rabbit
• 2 Hero
• 1 Prophecy
• 1 Six Samurai

1st Place – Alpay Engin w/ WIND-UP
Monsters: 20
3 Wind-Up Magician
3 Wind-Up Rabbit
3 Wind-Up Rat
3 Wind-Up Shark
2 Thunder King Rai-Oh
2 Tour Guide From the Underworld
2 Maxx “C”
1 Effect Veiler
1 Sangan

Spells: 10
3 Wind-Up Factory
2 Mystical Space Typhoon
1 Book of Moon
1 Dark Hole
1 Heavy Storm
1 Monster Reborn
1 Pot of Avarice

Traps: 10
2 Bottomless Trap Hole
2 Dimensional Prison
2 Torrential Tribute
1 Compulsory Evacuation Device
1 Fiendish Chain
1 Solemn Judgment
1 Solemn Warning

Side Deck: 15
3 Snowman Eater
3 Dimensional Fissure
2 Dust Tornado
2 Soul Drain
2 Shadow-Imprisoning Mirror
1 Mystical Space Typhoon
1 Thunder King Rai-Oh
1 Effect Veiler

Extra Deck: 15
1 Abyss Dweller
1 Adreus, Keeper of Armageddon
1 Leviair the Sea Dragon
1 Maestroke the Symphony Djinn
1 Number 16: Shock Master
1 Number 17: Leviathan Dragon
1 Number 20: Giga-Brilliant
1 Number 30: Acid Golem of Destruction
1 Number 39: Utopia
1 Photon Papilloperative
1 Temtempo the Percussion Djinn
1 Wind-Up Arsenal Zenmaioh
1 Wind-Up Carrier Zenmaity
1 Wind-Up Zenmaines
1 Wind-Up Zenmaister

United Gosus at Bochum
Nine members of United Gosus attended YCS Bochum. None of them finished in the Top 32, their decklists are viewable here.