I just wanted to say that it’s an absolute honor to take part in the tournament this year. Big thanks to Cimo for reaching out and for getting the community together :) I would also like to note that I hadn’t tried playing pure Sky Striker previous to that Sunday so misplays will be rampant lol Also, Lithium was an awesome guy to play with and if anyone in the comments here hasn't subscribed to him you definitely should. Wonderful guy!
Game 1 was a sure win for you, even with the cold wave, the misplays really hindered you, but it is understandable if you didnt played full power Strikers
TheHobospider Haha yeah, as soon I realized what I had done... well... what I didn't do I was like oh no, 30+ thousand people are going to witness me misplay turn one 😂
If every game is gonna be as intense and entertaining as this one, this tournament is gonna be hands down the best thing on youtube since the quarantine started. Also, you and mbt are such engaging and capable commentators, I just love this
Haven‘t watched all the way through the video yet, but I have to root for the old school deck here. P.S. Ruggles, mate, I love your videos! Keep up the amazing work!
This series is nuts I love the year specific decks Really hilarious and fun to watch 👍👍👍 Hopefully u will do more of these tournaments man Really enjoying it
Oh man I remember the first and only locals I went to, when I was like 12 and I didnt know what was going on (obv). And everyone was quite nice to me except for that one gladiator beast player who beat the crap out of me.
@@Raminator243 did I mention I was like 12 and came straight from playground yugioh? If I remember correctly I played my fav deck back then (and still my fav archetype) crystal beasts where I would try to win with a crystal abundance otk
at 22:21, instead of ruggles preemptively twin twistering lihtium's oppression, could he have saved it after special summoning kagari at 22:50 to force a -800 lp cost from lithium to negate the special summon but then chain twin twisters to destroy oppression allowing ruggles to keep kagari and get free dmg?
Now this is glorious, Lithium a guy all about making decks viable in today meta vs Ruggles a returning Yugioh player, both with skills to pay the bills 💗
Im assuming Lithium played Glads pre TDGS? Because Equeste and Monster Effect Negator trap were missing in his built. What did get hit in the summer of 2008, that he chose to play pre TDGS?
Lithium made my day lol Glad Beast vs Sky Strikers and made it this close ❤️ 2 decks I love so much probably my favorite match of the tournament so far
The round 1 format year was a great choice. I noticed does show the power creep in the game though over time even with full power decks and now banned cards and still not beating a deck within the past few years.
Wait, on that last round, shouldn't ruggles be unable to play that twin twister since cold wave lasts until lithium's next turn? Nevermind forgot about the judgement
Mayby a silly question, but could ruggles set the widow ancher? I thought Lithium activated cold wave and it says until your next turn no sets for him or opponent. Could be wrong. Just wandering. Nicely played duel by the both of them tough :)
It was my first time playing the deck. Didn't really know how to use it game one lol Game two and three I started to figure things out but misplays were definitely there in abundance lol
Good games for both! Being realistic 2019 is just to much for 2008 GB BUT! The cross banlist helps ALOT a make it super interesting and not completely one sided. In the end if Lithium draws royal oppression probably he wins, and if Ruggles draws engage he'll probably win, is just luck in the end
Good game 💪, little unlucky with the powercreep gap, GL Ruggles 😊
powercreep, while playing royal opresion and cold wave.
@@Metallicamilo311 Whats your point?
Should of played worms
Handicapped and a true champ, Lithium2300 is the greatest
@@tl4038 i mean they are some of rhe most powerful cards ever made. Its not like it was a handicap match
I just wanted to say that it’s an absolute honor to take part in the tournament this year. Big thanks to Cimo for reaching out and for getting the community together :) I would also like to note that I hadn’t tried playing pure Sky Striker previous to that Sunday so misplays will be rampant lol Also, Lithium was an awesome guy to play with and if anyone in the comments here hasn't subscribed to him you definitely should. Wonderful guy!
Yeah you must be really bad at the deck if you didn't draw into Engage of Engage /s
Ah that explains the misplay at the start with the Area Zero +, Raye interaction.
Game 1 was a sure win for you, even with the cold wave, the misplays really hindered you, but it is understandable if you didnt played full power Strikers
TheHobospider Haha yeah, as soon I realized what I had done... well... what I didn't do I was like oh no, 30+ thousand people are going to witness me misplay turn one 😂
Ruggles I like to see more content like this from your channel. Sky striker actually take brain and skill to play. Entertaining and nice duel👏
I can’t believe this, a full decade of advantage and still this was hella exciting to watch, damm
people got tired of it but playing vs striker matches could be pretty interesting/exciting sometimes
Lithium is actually good at the game so that helps
*OH MY GOD* What an absolute god tier ending! Hats off to both of them, they made this the most entertaining half an hour it could have been
If every game is gonna be as intense and entertaining as this one, this tournament is gonna be hands down the best thing on youtube since the quarantine started.
Also, you and mbt are such engaging and capable commentators, I just love this
laughs in true draco vs ftk
" hey, its me " - mbt, 2020
That ending had me on the edge man, holy shit
Can't wait for the all important game 3
Daddy thick protein VS papa giga meat, a battle of the ages
Never did i expect gladiator beasts to preform this well
You mean , you never thought banned flood gates would perform this well ?
these two decks have one thing in common..
having spells that will never come off the banlist
and if you haven't guessed it already, it's...
Gladiator Beasts
YESS!!! THIS IS THE YUGIOH I MISS AND USED TO LOVE. HELL OF A TOURNAMENT CIMO!!!
That was some of the best Yugioh I’ve seen in a while. Great showing from both of them, I was on the edge of my seat the whole way
2018 Vs 2019: if you haven't already figured it out, it's sky striker Vs sky striker
As a casual fan of yugioh I find the commentary in these vids top notch.. without it I wouldn't have a clue what was going on
holy shit the best round 1 match I've seen this far
MAD respect to Lithium for piloting GladBeast like a boss against SKY STRIKERS of all decks!
I'm a Sky Striker player
I was still cheering for Glad Beasts
So Ruggles had all of 2019 and didnt pick Lunalight Orcust with Mermaid and Azathot?
Holy cow what a match!! I love this series, you & MBT's commentary makes me feel like I'm watching an actual sport haha
Haven‘t watched all the way through the video yet, but I have to root for the old school deck here.
P.S. Ruggles, mate, I love your videos! Keep up the amazing work!
This series is nuts
I love the year specific decks
Really hilarious and fun to watch 👍👍👍
Hopefully u will do more of these tournaments man
Really enjoying it
Mad respect for my man who sadly couldn’t advance further. I enjoy watching his deck choices and plays so much.
This match had me at the edge of my seat from start to finish. Well played, both of you!
"Can come back to 3, if not 4."
Amazing.
What an incredible match. Wow. Hats off to both gentlemen here!
Oh man I remember the first and only locals I went to, when I was like 12 and I didnt know what was going on (obv). And everyone was quite nice to me except for that one gladiator beast player who beat the crap out of me.
What deck were you playing?
@@Raminator243 did I mention I was like 12 and came straight from playground yugioh? If I remember correctly I played my fav deck back then (and still my fav archetype) crystal beasts where I would try to win with a crystal abundance otk
This was such a good match wtf
Oh man too bad but I am proud of Lithium2300 it was a great match to see!🙏🏻💪🏻
I feel like i just watched a anime duel. THAT level of hype and anticipation was insaine. Gg's to both of them
Lol, when I heard 2008, I randomly thought "wasn't that around the time of gladiator beasts? Would be cool if he played that" and then he DID!
at 22:21, instead of ruggles preemptively twin twistering lihtium's oppression, could he have saved it after special summoning kagari at 22:50 to force a -800 lp cost from lithium to negate the special summon but then chain twin twisters to destroy oppression allowing ruggles to keep kagari and get free dmg?
Gladiator Beasts were my jam back in middle school.
kudos lithium,this was one of the most fun and intense duel i’ve ever seen
Damn some cards on the Banlist for a reason hahaha (Engage, Cold Wave and Royal Oppression)
There’s so many awesome Yugitubers ❤️
you should include decklist in the description so we see what list are being played. similar to lithiums crossbanlist tournaments
Striker is like my favourite deck of all time, so I am sooo hyped to see it again at full power here
Now this is glorious, Lithium a guy all about making decks viable in today meta vs Ruggles a returning Yugioh player, both with skills to pay the bills 💗
Im assuming Lithium played Glads pre TDGS? Because Equeste and Monster Effect Negator trap were missing in his built. What did get hit in the summer of 2008, that he chose to play pre TDGS?
Correct :-) No Equeste or Chariot, needed 3 Oppressions etc. from 2008.
Omg what a match. Really happy to see one of my top 10 fav Decks to steal the win in such an epic match. Thanks for for the match Ruggles and Lithium
wasnt ruggles under the coldwave so he could not activate that twin twisters or im not seeing something else
Yes finally one of my favorite can win rip Sam and Paul from Team APS
Wait am I missing something or should Ruggles not have been able to fire that Twister because of Cold Wave?
The Cold Wave was negated with Solemn. It was a super risky play but it worked out lol
CIMOOOOOO fire tournament GG very good Duel konami needs to make this a thing for tournaments Exciting match ups.
What an amazing match well done Ruggles
This is what we need, decks that are interactive so that the game is more enjoyable. Not the heavy combo decks like rock or the combo eldlich
I bet Ruggles fell in love with Stiker while play testing lol
This was my favorite match so far. Actually incredible!
Why can Ruffles use Twin Twister if Lithium activated Cold Wave the previous turn? Doesn't it last until the player's next turn?
Hats off the both players, what an unbelievable match!
This was insane to watch!! Amazing match you guys!
Cimo, please have a losers bracket. It hurts to see this man get such a bad deal and barely lose.
might be the best yugituber grand championship match
Lithium made my day lol Glad Beast vs Sky Strikers and made it this close ❤️ 2 decks I love so much probably my favorite match of the tournament so far
That guy on the left looks like what you'd get if cimo and dzeef did the dbz fusion
Power creep was the only barrier here! Great game to both but especially the obvious one in disadvantage
The 42 dislikes are the people who understood the Greedler reference and cringed all over the mouse button
Man Ruggles is fucking HANDSOME. What a good looking man.
The round 1 format year was a great choice. I noticed does show the power creep in the game though over time even with full power decks and now banned cards and still not beating a deck within the past few years.
I predicted Lithi chose GLADs based off him activating Cold Wave going second. HERE WE GO BABY!!!
This is why I wanted the cross-banlist :)
This match was awesome! * double chef's kiss *
What program do they use to play?
This is the best match I even seen
God looking at the meta I miss sky striker being meta
That was so close. That Judgement bait so that they wouldn't be able to use Royal Oppression was so good. Alas, powercreep was too strong.
didnt GB play the fusion that has no effect ?
Wait, on that last round, shouldn't ruggles be unable to play that twin twister since cold wave lasts until lithium's next turn? Nevermind forgot about the judgement
I don't understand. Why didn't he link summon after lithium used cold wave
Mayby a silly question, but could ruggles set the widow ancher? I thought Lithium activated cold wave and it says until your next turn no sets for him or opponent. Could be wrong. Just wandering. Nicely played duel by the both of them tough :)
GOD I was on the edge of my seat, was really pulling for glad beasts. So close but so far.
Excuse me did MBT make a greedler reference?
When you’re guaranteed to lose one of your two favourite tubers in the first round #feelsbadman
You guys are really good at commentary
Why didn’t Ruggles use Raye eff in end phase of Lithium’s first turn in game 1?????? Am I missing something?
It was my first time playing the deck. Didn't really know how to use it game one lol Game two and three I started to figure things out but misplays were definitely there in abundance lol
Ruggles yoooooo thanks for the reply. Love your vids man❤️
Great game. I still think Ocrus full power is scarier than Striker but I'm also a noob.
Way more fun than coder ftk , this was exiting to watch
If this is any indication of how the tournament is gonna go, it's gonna be better than the excellent Crush Card Cup.
Muddo I was cheering GB that was so epic though. Lithium did so good
Do the competitors get to see what year their opponent rolled?
And this is why you run Hinotama, that 800 burn can win you duels
Are we getting a cimo vs MBt matchup?
Favorite match yet! Looking forward to Farfa's
This whole match was great but that ending was epic
That was an awesome game by Ruggles.
I love ruggles and love sky strikers but was rooting for lithium here. He took it right to the line
Wow, that was close in the last game.
Why did he crash with bestiari and no go into shiz or hayate?
I like Lithium but I was going for Ruggles after that Jamming Waves debacle
Ahhh , glads , you deserved a normal summon monster and you would have been set with the new support. Cool game
Good games for both! Being realistic 2019 is just to much for 2008 GB BUT! The cross banlist helps ALOT a make it super interesting and not completely one sided. In the end if Lithium draws royal oppression probably he wins, and if Ruggles draws engage he'll probably win, is just luck in the end
Man the spell and traps we used to have were insane.
Question is when is cimoooo and MBT dueling?
What a game!!! Damn striker is crazy but beast was sooo close
Best duel of the tourney so far
5 STAR MATCH
Im so happy Ruggles took this one!! Really rooting for him in this tournament :)!!!
I unironically LOVE full power Sky Striker.
I like how the watchers on DB include both Actually Farfa and Farfa