Headlines
- Andrew Hedrick is world champion with Dragapult ex.
- In the final, Diego Cassiraga, already world champion in 2017 with Gardevoir-GX, here with Alakazam/Dudunsparce.
- Henry Chao in the Top 4: the Louisville Swiss number one comes from here.
- The dragon dominates: nearly four decks in ten belong to the Dragapult family.
The story
Welcome, trainers. At the Moscone Center, with Champions' Sunday at the Chase Center, the most important tournament of the year takes place. Plain Dragapult ex is the most-played deck (172 lists), followed by the Dusknoir (81) and Blaziken (76) variants.
Hedrick pilots it all the way to the title. In the final he beats Cassiraga, the Argentine who already knows the world title: he won it in 2017. On the podium too are the Australian Brent Tonisson and Henry Chao, who will finish Louisville's Swiss in first place.
Two Crustle in the Top 8 (Heiremans and Matsui) are a reminder that the meta isn't just dragon. In the Juniors, Yuta A. (Japan) wins; in the Seniors, Jake N. (Australia).
The Top 8
- 1. Andrew Hedrick (USA), Dragapult ex · 2. Diego Cassiraga (ARG), Alakazam/Dudunsparce
- 3. Brent Tonisson (AUS), Dragapult · 4. Henry Chao (USA), Dragapult/Dusknoir
- 5. Rune Heiremans (BEL), Crustle · 6. Satoshi Matsui (USA), Crustle
- 7. Mateusz Łaszkiewicz (POL), Alakazam/Dusknoir · 8. Nathan Spry (AUS), Ogerpon
Sources. samuraiswordtokyo.com, otia.com, culturageek.com.ar, levelup.com; research of October 11, 2026.