Yu-Gi-Oh! Heart of the Underdog: Season 2 – Summer 2025 w GiK (week #9)
Schedule
Tue, 26 Aug, 2025 at 06:00 pm
UTC+02:00Location
Karmelicka 9, 31-133 Kraków, Poland | Krakow, MA
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🎉 Yu-Gi-Oh! Heart of the Underdog: Season 2 – Summer 2025 🎉Welcome back, Duelists! 🌟
We’re thrilled to announce the return of the Heart of the Underdog Tournament Series for Season 2! Get ready for a fresh summer of creative decks, shifting metas, and thrilling duels in one of the most dynamic formats around! 🌞✨
📍 Location: Gry i Karty, Karmelicka 9, Cracow
💰 Entrance Fee: 15 PLN
📅 When: Every Tuesday throughout July and August 2025
⏰ Start Time: 6:00 PM (Registration from 5:00 PM)
🔒 Format: Heart of the Underdog
🎁 Entry Bonus: All participants receive an OTS Pack!
🔄 Format Mechanics Recap & Updates 🔄
Dynamic Archetype Bans
• Tournaments with up to 3 rounds: The winning archetype is banned for the rest of the season.
• Tournaments with 4 or more rounds: The top 2 archetypes are banned.
Last Place Power Move
• The last-place player chooses one card to be banned for the remainder of the season. Use your loss strategically!
Ban Criteria
• Any deck with 5 or more cards from a single archetype makes that archetype eligible for banning.
Judge’s Discretion
• Hosts may impose additional bans to ensure fairness and prevent abuse of narrow combos.
⚔️ Ready to test your creativity, consistency, and cunning?
Join us every Tuesday, bring your best ideas (and maybe a few surprises), and shape the meta as Season 2 unfolds!
🚨 Meta doesn’t define you — you define the meta.
🔥 Let the underdogs rise again! 🔥
#HeartOfTheUnderdog #Season2 #YuGiOhCracow #SummerCup2025
🏅 Seasonal Ranking System 🏅
Introducing our Dynamic Rating System, designed to reward smart play and consistency throughout the season.
📊 System Highlights:
• All players start with a rating of 1600.
• Ratings adjust after each match, based on opponent strength and result.
• Win against a higher-rated player? More points for you!
• BYEs = no rating change.
• No FOMO! You can miss a week or two and still stay competitive thanks to dynamic adjustments.
💡 Example Match Outcome:
• Equal Ratings: Win = +16 / Loss = -16
• Upset Win: Beat a stronger player = +20 or more!
🏆 Prizes & Season Finale 🏆
• Points are tracked weekly and accumulated across the season.
• Top performers will be rewarded at the Season 2 Finale with awesome prizes and eternal glory in the Hall of Underdogs!
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Where is it happening?
Karmelicka 9, 31-133 Kraków, Poland, ulica Karmelicka 9, 31-133 Kraków, Polska, Krakow, PolandEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
