Press release -
The Road to Worlds Begins in Yu-Gi-Oh! DUEL LINKS and Yu-Gi-Oh! MASTER DUEL!
Join the global in-game campaign, claim rewards, and Duel your way to the Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2025 in Paris.
Windsor, UK – Konami Digital Entertainment B.V. (KONAMI) is pleased to announce the return of the Road to Worlds Campaign and WCS Qualifiers for both Yu-Gi-Oh! MASTER DUEL and Yu-Gi-Oh! DUEL LINKS. Duelists from each region will compete in-game for a chance to leave their mark in Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Game history at the prestigious Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2025 (WCS 2025), scheduled to take place in Paris, France, from August 29 to August 31.
Check out the Road to Worlds Trailer that highlights the Qualifier schedule and limited-time in-game rewards available during the campaign.
For more information on WCS 2025, please visit:
https://www.konami.com/yugioh/worldchampionship/2025/en/
Yu-Gi-Oh! MASTER DUEL’s Red-hot Rewards and “Branded” Brilliance
The Red Supernova Dragon, part of the fan-favourite “Red Dragon Archfiend" theme, will welcome loyal MASTER DUEL players that log in throughout this year’s campaign, rewarding them with a free UR Royal Finish Card, an exclusive Icon, and 1000 Gems as part of the celebration.
Duelists will also be ecstatic to see that the popular “Branded” theme will receive an all-new Secret Pack: New Frontier. This Pack will include four fresh artworks for Fallen of Albaz, Incredible Ecclesia, the Virtuous, Aluber, the Jester of Despia, and Blazing Cartesia, the Virtuous, the latter of which graces the Pack artwork.
The key dates to remember for MASTER DUEL players are as follows:
- Login Campaign begins: May 27th
- Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2025 Qualifiers Stage 1: June 4th - 16th
- Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2025 Qualifiers Stage 2: June 13th - June 16th
Yu-Gi-Oh! DUEL LINKS Races Towards WCS in both SPEED DUEL and RUSH DUEL
Launched earlier this month, Yu-Gi-Oh! DUEL LINKS players are fortunate enough to receive two separate login campaigns for SPEED DUEL and RUSH DUEL, offering twice as many rewards for dedicated Duelists!
- RUSH DUEL: Duelists have been able to obtain the illustrious “Master of the Sevens Road” since May 9th
- SPEED DUEL: Duelists have been able to obtain a special finish Number C39: Utopia Ray Victory since May 17th
Additional rewards include Dream UR Tickets (Glossy), SR/UR Tickets (Prismatic), 1000 Gems, 100 Box Chips, and Chronicle Card Processing options including Aurora Processing, Rim Colour Gold, and Name Colour Gold.
Key dates for DUEL LINKS Duelists:
- Login Campaign (RUSH DUEL): since May 9th
- Login Campaign (SPEED DUEL): since May 17th
- Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2025 Qualifiers (both categories): May 26th
It’s time to DUEL! See you on the Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2025!
For more info, please visit:
https://www.konami.com/yugioh/duel_links/en/
EDITOR’S NOTES:
Game assets, including imagery and videos, can be found here: https://assets.konami.com
MEDIA CONTACT:
Will Lawes, PR Lead EMEA, Yu-Gi-Oh! (lw.10580@konami.com)
About Yu-Gi-Oh! MASTER DUEL
Yu-Gi-Oh! MASTER DUEL features beautifully rendered Duels in 4K resolution*, more than 10,000 cards to collect**, an extensive single-player Solo Mode, online Duels, events and more.
Yu-Gi-Oh! MASTER DUEL is free-to-play with in-game purchases on PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Steam, Nintendo Switch, iOS and Android, and it’s available now.
For more information on Yu-Gi-Oh! MASTER DUEL, please visit the following:
- Webpage:www.konami.com/yugioh/masterduel
- Instagram:www.instagram.com/ygomasterduel
- YouTube:www.youtube.com/@YGODigitalGames
*On supported devices
**Some cards may require event participation or in-game purchases.
About Yu-Gi-Oh! DUEL LINKS
Based on the official Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME (TCG), Yu-Gi-Oh! DUEL LINKS brings the popular game to life on mobile devices and on PC. Duelists can kindle the spirit of Yami Yugi, Jaden Yuki, Yusei Fudo, and other beloved characters from the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise in competitive card battle action.
Yu-Gi-Oh! DUEL LINKS has now achieved 150 million downloads worldwide. Duelists across the world have collected more than 65 billion cards and have done battle in 6 billion Duels.
The Yu-Gi-Oh! series is based on the manga Yu-Gi-Oh! (by Kazuki Takahashi), which was serialized in SHUEISHA Inc.'s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine from 1996 and is now on the eighth iteration of the “Yu-Gi-Oh!” animated series (currently airing on TV Tokyo-affiliated channels). KONAMI released the first console game in 1998, and the series, including the trading card game, is still enjoyed by countless customers worldwide. KONAMI continues to develop and distribute a wide range of Yu-Gi-Oh! content to deliver the fun and excitement of the series to customers around the globe.
Yu-Gi-Oh! DUEL LINKS is available for free download at the App Store® for iPad®, iPhone® and iPod touch®, Google Play™ for Android™ devices, and for PC via Steam.
About the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME
The Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME is one of the most popular trading card games in the world with over 25 billion cards sold. It is a game of strategy, where players create individual Decks of cards collected from Structure Decks and Booster Packs. Two players engage in a Duel while using cards that represent powerful Monsters, magical Spells and surprising Traps. Duelists with well-constructed Decks, dominating monsters, solid strategy and good fortune are the victors in the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG. Konami Digital Entertainment B.V. is the exclusive licensee and rights holder to the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG in the Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
About Konami Group
Konami Group was established in 1973, starting as an amusement machine manufacturer for arcades. Over the years, the company has grown to include different business units across various markets. Currently, KONAMI GROUP CORPORATION includes the Digital Entertainment, Amusement, Gaming & Systems, and Sports Businesses. The company went public on the Osaka Securities Exchange in 1984, the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 1988, and the London Stock Exchange in 1999. For more information, visit: www.konami.com/en.
About Konami Digital Entertainment
Konami Digital Entertainment, which is the core company of Konami Group, develops entertaining content for mobile, console and card games. The company is known for global franchises such as eFootball™, Metal Gear, Silent Hill, Castlevania, and Contra, as well as the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game series.
