Logan Kite won the Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Orlando Advanced title on Sunday, November 8, 2026, defeating Joseph Bellafiore in the final, and Timothy Dahl won the Genesys title at the same event, defeating Jesse Kotton in that final.
The two wins close out the YCS Orlando weekend, which Tap Draw Roll covered in its preview of the Advanced Main Event. Upcoming Yu-Gi-Oh! releases are tracked on our Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Release Calendar.
Key facts
- Event: Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series (YCS) Orlando
- Publisher: Konami
- Date: Sunday, November 8, 2026
- Location: Orlando
- Advanced champion: Logan Kite, on Angelechy
- Genesys champion: Timothy Dahl, on Ashtra Blitzclique
- Prize: An Ultra Rare Black Luster Soldier – Envoy of the Beginning for each champion
- Link: Konami YCS Orlando coverage
Who won the YCS Orlando Advanced Main Event?
Logan Kite won the Advanced Main Event, piloting his Angelechy deck past Joseph Bellafiore and his Elfnote Ars Magna deck in the final, according to Konami’s official event coverage blog. Kite came through a field of 1,417 Duelists in Orlando to take the title and the Ultra Rare Black Luster Soldier – Envoy of the Beginning prize card.
Angelechy taking the trophy is the weekend’s headline result for deck builders, because the final paired it against Elfnote Ars Magna rather than one of the event’s early standings leaders. Konami has published the Top 32 deck lists for the Advanced event on its coverage blog, so players can see exactly what Kite and the rest of the top cut were running.
| Place | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Logan Kite |
| 2 | Joseph Bellafiore |
| 3 | Patrick Hoban |
| 4 | Brandon Hagen |
| 5 | Rico Eichelberger |
| 6 | Luka Kovac |
| 7 | Sylvia Dupee |
| 8 | Lennard Klein |
Who won the YCS Orlando Genesys Main Event?
Timothy Dahl won the Genesys Main Event, using his Ashtra Blitzclique deck to defeat Jesse Kotton’s Magistus Fairy Tails in the finals, according to Konami. Dahl topped a field of 452 Duelists and took home the same Ultra Rare Black Luster Soldier – Envoy of the Beginning prize card as the Advanced champion.
Genesys ran as a second main event alongside Advanced in Orlando, with its own Swiss rounds, top cut and final standings. Konami has also published the Genesys Top 32 deck lists, which gives the newer event a full public record of its top decks from its Orlando running.
| Place | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Timothy Dahl |
| 2 | Jesse Kotton |
| 3 | Khari Goosby |
| 4 | Wilfredo Flores |
| 5 | Matthew Vanden Heuvel |
| 6 | Tayveon Crowley |
| 7 | Michael Ehresman |
| 8 | Paulo Goncalves da Silva |
What should players check next?
The full Top 32 deck lists for both Orlando main events are the next stop for anyone building for the next major event, and both are posted on Konami’s coverage blog alongside the final standings. Before sleeving up either winning deck, check the current legal card pool on our Yu-Gi-Oh! Banlist Tracker, which follows the Forbidden and Limited List that governs Advanced play.
Source: Konami, And the Advanced Winner is…, and Konami, And the Genesys Winner is…, Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Event Coverage
Image: Konami
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