In brief
- Alexander Martin (Germany) wins among 188 duelists with Phantom Knights. In the final he beats Alexander Siebert, who plays Angelechy.
- Germany on the podium: the semifinals also feature Germany's Ole Renneberg (Blitzclique) and Julius Schwarzkopf (Sacred Beasts).
- Branded everywhere: three Top 8 lists use it, with Dracotail, with Light and Darkness Ritual and with Despia.
- Angelechy is still the most represented deck: two spots in the Top 8, after its three in Bussolengo.
The program
2027 season Dutch OPEN in Advanced format, at Wellensiekstraat 4 in Ede. Cap of 380 duelists, entry with 5 packs (€20), start at 10:30. Among the prizes Konami lists invitations and WQP points. As for the Bussolengo and Kaiserslautern Opens, the Konami page lists the top cut as "N/A" and the tournament ending after Swiss, while ygoprodeck classifies the event as Tier 2 and publishes the winner, finalist, semifinalists and quarterfinalists. Number of rounds, scores and bracket are not published.
The standings
- 1. Alexander Martin (DE): Phantom Knights.
- 2. Alexander Siebert: Angelechy. Ygoprodeck does not give the country.
- 3-4. Ole Renneberg (DE): Blitzclique.
- 3-4. Julius Schwarzkopf (DE): Sacred Beasts.
- 5-8. Carlos Mejia Vergara (PE): Dracotail with Branded.
- 5-8. Alexis Lugeux (FR): Light and Darkness Ritual with Branded.
- 5-8. Bozhidar Stavrev (BG): Despia Branded.
- 5-8. player not published: Angelechy.
The meta
Seven different labels for eight spots: the winner is a deck that hadn't reached the top in the October Opens, Phantom Knights, and the semifinals add Blitzclique and Sacred Beasts. Angelechy, first in Bussolengo, places two players and reaches the final. Elfnote and Artmage, present in Bussolengo and Kaiserslautern, miss the Top 8 here. No Kewl Tune, banned in Advanced since September 21.
Sources. Standings and decks from ygoprodeck.com (tournament 5260, read on November 3, 2026); program, address, entry cap, format and prizes from yugioh-card.com (2027 Dutch OPEN page, Beyond The Brave Season); September 21, 2026 forbidden and limited list from yugioh-card.com; Open calendar from yugioh-card.com/eu/event-category/opens. Still not published: final score, nationality of two players, name of one Top 8 player.