The champions and teams of all four formats were decided at the "Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2025" (hereafter, WCS2025), which was held in Paris, France, from Friday, August 29, 2025 to Sunday, August 31, 2025. In the Duel Links Rush Duel format, Yumahara Sensei from Japan won and became one of the world's best duelists!
The Strongest Duelists in Each Format Crowned at WCS2025!
The main tournament of WCS2025, held in Paris, France, from Friday, August 29, 2025 to Sunday, August 31, 2025, saw a total of 86 players who had won through the qualifiers in various countries and regions around the world engage in heated duels to become the world's best duelist. The tournament featured four formats: Duel Links, Duel Links Speed Duel, the 3-on-3 team battle Master Duel, and Official Card Game. The world's best duelist was decided in each format. The champions of each format have left joyful comments! You can watch the matches from the event on the Official Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG YouTube channel.
Duel Links Format
#遊戯王WCS2025 で応援しよう！
◤ 𝐘𝐮-𝐆𝐢-𝐎𝐡!
𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 ◢🎉🎉
2025年チャンピオンは「夢原先生」選手🥇
🎉🎉✅YouTubehttps://t.co/Q19TV0zWIi
✅Twitchhttps://t.co/LobjYcjsGbIt's time… pic.twitter.com/5P3dDq02CU
— 【公式】遊戯王 デュエルリンクス (@YuGiOh_DL_INFO) August 30, 2025
The winner of the Duel Links format is Yumahara Sensei from Japan!
(How does it feel to be a world champion?)
Great!
(Is there anyone you would like to say thank you to?)
I would like to say thank you to Tomo@, who’s over there!
Duel Links Speed Duel Format
#遊戯王WCS2025 で応援しよう！
◤ 𝐘𝐮-𝐆𝐢-𝐎𝐡!
𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 ◢🌐#デュエルリンクス スピードデュエル の部🌐
🎉🎉
2025年チャンピオンは「Snyffus」選手🥇
🎉🎉✅YouTubehttps://t.co/Q19TV0zWIi
✅Twitchhttps://t.co/LobjYcjsGbIt's time to… pic.twitter.com/lcRVUR5uSw
— 【公式】遊戯王 デュエルリンクス (@YuGiOh_DL_INFO) August 30, 2025
The winner of the Duel Links Speed Duel format is Snyffus (@Snyffus1) from Germany!
(This clearly meant a lot to you. We saw the emotion on your face at the second you manage to win. Tell us how you’re feeling.)
This is really indescribable. I never, in my life, would have expected to get here.
I don’t know what to say. I am so happy.
Master Duel Format
#遊戯王WCS2025 で応援しよう！
◤ 𝐘𝐮-𝐆𝐢-𝐎𝐡!
𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 ◢🌐#遊戯王マスターデュエル の部🌐
🎉🎉
2025年チャンピオンは「Team Ragnarok」🥇
🎉🎉✅YouTubehttps://t.co/98CI7UGrIS
✅Twitchhttps://t.co/ZwDJ3Vq15iIt's time to Duel!! pic.twitter.com/pmkV8gnSG1
— 【公式】 遊戯王 マスターデュエル (@YuGiOh_MD_INFO) August 30, 2025
The winner of the Master Duel format is Team Ragnarok, consisting of players Mist, Luka, and N3sh!
(Now, Ragnarokwill go down on in the history books as the world champions. How does it feel?)
NEXT YEAR TO JAPAN BABY!
(Who would you like to thank you to?)
We tested together with Chaiba Corp, and all the boys (in this tournament).
It’s incredible to be up here with my teammates. They are friends, first of all. They are my teammates. They are beautiful human beings.
And thank you for Konami for allowing this.
It’s so good, actually feels insane!
Official Card Game Format
#遊戯王WCS2025 で応援しよう！
◤ 𝐘𝐮-𝐆𝐢-𝐎𝐡!
𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 ◢🌐OCGの部🌐
🎉🎉
2025年チャンピオンは「Julien Kehon」選手🥇
🎉🎉✅YouTubehttps://t.co/AJY0VabEdD
✅Twitchhttps://t.co/Za6W6Gjd0SIt's time to Duel!! pic.twitter.com/XszcYQmuet
— 【公式】遊戯王OCG (@YuGiOh_OCG_INFO) August 31, 2025
The winner of the Official Card Game format is Julien Kehon (@JulienKehon2568) from America!
(How do you feel?)
I don’t even know what to say.
I feel it’s ecstatic right now.
(Is there anyone you would like to thank?)
First and foremost, I’ll shout out my girlfriend, who’s been here.
Next, I will shout out my friend, who’s been staying up all night with me to test, making sure all the work is done.
Next Year's Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship to Be Held in Tokyo!
It was announced at WCS2025 that Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2026 will be held in Tokyo! I'm looking forward to seeing what kind of intense duels will take place next year! More details on WCS2025 can be found on the WCS2025 official website.