We are now in the final match of 2011 greek national championship! After 8 rounds of swiss, 2 knockout games and something more than 12 hours in duration, this tournament has finally come to an end. This final duel will be a Gravekeeper's mirror match. We had our eye on Bountaloudis all day today but Iliadis might hold the advantage here as his main deck is better teched for the mirror match. Let's see who will be the best Gravekeeper's player at the end of day and become the national champion!
Iliadis won the dice roll and will play first.
Initial hand of Iliadis: Effect Veiler, Caius the Shadow Monarch, Gravekeeper's Recruiter, Dark Hole, Torrential Tribute.
Iliadis drew Sever Tools of the Bandit, set Recruiter and two spell or traps and passed.
Bountaloudis activated Mystical to destroy Seven Tools, then set a monster and 3 cards to his backrow.
Iliadis tributed Recruiter for Caius but Bountaloudis activated Warning to negate the summon. He added another Recruiter to his hand and passed.
Bountaloudis flipped Assailant! He normal summoned Descendant without using priority but Iliadis activated Torrential. Bountaloudis chained Seven Tools to negate it then attacked with both monsters for 3000 damage.
Iliadis drew Commandant. He activated Dark Hole to clear the field and then normal summoned Commandant but attacked into Prison.
Bountaloudis set a spell or trap and passed.
Iliadis drew Effect Veiler. He normal summoned Recruiter and pressed for 1200 damage.
Bountaloudis set another card to his backrow.
Iliadis drew Prison, then attacked into Bountaloudis' Prison and set his own before passing.
Bountaloudis set another spell or trap.
Iliadis drew Stele and passed.
Bountaloudis activated Pot of Duality to reveal Royal Tribute, Gravekeeper's Spy and Necrovalley. He added the Spy to his hand and set it.
Iliadis drew Spy and set it as well.
Bountaloudis flipped his Spy but Iliadis used Veiler on it. However, Bountaloudis used his Book of Moon to his Spy to ensure that its effect will pass. He special summoned Recruiter in defense position and set another monster before ending his turn.
Iliadis drew Gale. He flipped his Spy to special summoned Recruiter. He normal summoned Gale and tried to tune it with Spy for Black Rose but Bountaloudis flipped Oppression and negated the summon! The life points were 5000-3000 with Iliadis leading.
Bountaloudis drew for his round and passed now locked down by his own Oppression.
Iliadis drew Commandant. He activated Stele for Spy and Recruiter. He set the Spy and passed.
Bountaloudis set a spell or trap and passed.
Iliadis drew Mirror Force and set it. He set another monster and passed back.
Bountaloudis drew a card and passed.
Iliadis drew Pot of Duality and revealed Royal Oppression, Seven Tools and another Duality. He added Duality to his hand and passed play to Bountaloudis.
Bountaloudis normal summoned Descendant and tributed Recruiter to destroy Iliadis' face-down Prison. He added another Recruiter to his hand and passed back.
Iliadis drew Solemn Judgment. He activated Pot of Duality to reveal Solemn Warning, Necrovalley and Descendant. He took Descendant and normal summoned it with priority to tribute Recruiter to destroy Bountaloudis' Solemn Judgment. He added another Descendant to his hand. He flipped his set Recruiter and tribute it to destroy Torrential Tribute. Bountaloudis opted not to activate it. Iliadis got another Descendant from his deck. The Descendants on the field traded in battle and he set one spell or trap before ending his turn.
Bountaloudis drew and set a monster, then passed.
Iliadis drew Rite of Spirit. He set it and set a monster as well.
Bountaloudis drew and activated Stele for Descendant and Recruiter. He flipped his set Recruiter and normal summoned Descendant, tributing with priority the Recruiter but Iliadis used his second Veiler on the Descendant. He added Commandant to his hand, set a spell or trap and ended.
Iliadis drew Prison. He summoned Descendant but Bountaloudis activated Warning. Iliadis chained Solemn Judgment to let the Descendant remain on the field. He flipped his set Commandant and tributed it with priority for the Oppression. Then he flipped his Spy to special summon Assailant in attack position and tributed it to destroy his opponent's set Spy. He tributed the Spy as well to destroy another set Spy. Finally, he activated Rite of Spirit to special summon a Spy and tribute it to clear the last obstacle in his way. Descendant attacked directly for game!
Iliadis led the game to a prolonged battle where he managed to draw all the tech he needed to win the first duel. On the other hand, Bountaloudis got locked down by his own Oppression. Both players dive to their side decks and the second duel will start with Bountaloudis playing first.
Initial hand of Iliadis: Mystical Space Typhoon, Caius the Shadow Monarch, Mirror Force, Seven Tools of the Bandit, Gravekeeper's Commandant.
Bountaloudis kicked off the second duel with 4 set spells or traps.
Iliadis drew Stele. His Mystical hit a Dust Tornado. He normal summoned Commandant but attacked into Prison. He set 2 spell or traps and passed.
Bountaloudis summoned Commandant and pressed for 1600 damage.
Iliadis drew Prison and he set it.
Bountaloudis attacked and Iliadis activated Prison. He chained Seven Tools but so did his opponent. Commandant was removed and Bountaloudis set another card to his backrow.
Iliadis drew Effect Veiler and passed.
Bountaloudis passed back.
Iliadis drew Solemn Judgment and set it but lost it to Mystical in the end phase.
Bountaloudis drew and passed again.
Iliadis drew and set another spell or trap.
Both players picked up speed and do nothing than draw, pass and sometimes set a card in their back row, for the next 2-3 turns. So, we reached a situation where Iliadis has 6 cards in his hand and 3 cards in his backrow and Bountaloudis has 5 set spell or traps and 4 cards in his hand.Bountaloudis tried to free space in his backrow and activated Dust Tornado but selected his opponent's set Mystical which he chained to destroy My Body as a Shield. He then activated Pot of Duality to reveal Cyber Dragon, Gravekeeper's Spy, Gravekeeper's Recruiter. He selected the Recruiter to add to his hand and passed.
Iliadis drew Warning, set it and passed back.
Bountaloudis drew and passed, as well.
Iliadis drew Recruiter and set a monster.
Bountaloudis special summoned Cyber Dragon, then used Nobleman to remove the set Recruiter. He summoned Recruiter and attacked directrly with both of his monsters. He set 2 spell or traps and ended his turn.
Iliadis drew Cyber Dragon. He special summoned. Bountaloudis let it pass. After a bit of thinking he fusion summons Chimeratech Fortress Dragon with the 2 Cyber Dragons. He ran over Recruiter and Bountaloudis got another from his deck. Life points were 2100-6200 with Bountaloudis leading.
Bountaloudis activates Dark Hole on his turn. He normal summoned Recruiter but Iliadis activated Solemn Warning to negate the summon and drop to 100 life points! Bountaloudis set one more spell or trap and passed.
Iliadis drew Spy and set it to end his turn.
Bountaloudis activated Stele for 2x Recruiter. He summoned Recruiter and attacked into Spy! Warning negated the effect and destroyed the Spy.
Iliadis drew for his turn and special summoned Cyber Dragon. He then normal summoned Gale and used its effect to halve Recruiter. He tuned both of his monsters for Scrap Dragon but Bountaloudis activated another Warning! However Iliadis had another Cyber Dragon to follow up and Bountaloudis is forced to use Solemn Judgment on him and drop to 700 life points!
Bountaloudis drew for his round and summoned another Recruiter but when he tried to attack directly Iliadis flipped Mirror Force (His last remaining defense, a set Compulsory Evacuation Device)! He searched his deck for a Commandant and a Descendant and ended his turn with a set spell or trap.
Iliadis drew and activated Pot of Duality to reveal Book of Moon, Puppet Plant and Gravekeeper's Spy. He added Puppet Plant to his hand and proceeded to summon it and attack for game!!!
Alexis Iliadis is the 2011 Greek National Champion!!!
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