Hi folks! With full MP/Mastery posts on the horizon, all eyes are on Dragon Ball Z: Evolution. In the meantime, the Regional Season carries on next weekend in Florida (pre-register here). 100+ players have already registered, don’t miss out!
Category Archives: Dragon Ball Z
Spoiler Reconnaissance
Dragon Ball Z: Evolution Preview Poll!
Greetings, friends! Dragon Ball Z: Evolution drops on October 30th, and it’s time to look ahead to the future.
NY/ND Regional Results and Canada Qualifier Information!
Well met! The Regional season keeps rolling along, and you can find a full breakdown of the last two events below.
North Dakota Regional – Live Updates (Finals Update)
Welcome to the live report thread for the North Dakota Regional at Paradox Comics-N-Cards! 105 players have arrived and round one began at 10:30 a.m. Continue reading
Minor Tournament Guide Update and North Dakota Regional Info
Hi folks! The Tournament Guide has a few tweaks, and you’ll want to be aware of them if you’re attending this weekend’s Regional in North Dakota!
Continue reading
New York Regional Live Updates (ENDED – 10:45 PM)
Hi folks! Check back throughout the day for coverage from the New York Regional at Brother’s Grim Games & Collectibles!
Round one is nearly complete, with a grand total of 165 players on the day. Approximate meta breakdown:
- Orange – 20
- Red – 23
- Black – 55
- Blue – 45
- Namekian – 17
- Saiyan – 5
Round 3 is underway, and some fringe builds have jumped out to an early 2-0 start. We’ll have to keep an eye on them as the day progresses!
Round 4 is about to begin, and we have an undefeated Saiyan Vegeta up on stream! Check it out here:
http://www.nextlevelz.com/stream.html
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Round 5 stream update: Take a look at a rather unique Blue Nail build on the stream! Three rounds remain, and several rogue builds are still in contention.
Round 6 stream update: Undefeated Blue Frieza takes on Black Krillin in some Table 1 action, watch live now!
Round 7 stream update: Red Garlic Jr. takes on Black Ginyu in a battle to stay in the hunt for T16!
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Top 8 is underway. Round of 16:
Joey Walter (Black Krillin) defeated by Stephen Wallace (Black Krillin)
Kevin Tetreault (Orange Krillin) defeats Mike Gaumont (Orange Ginyu)
Kurt Spiess (Namekian Piccolo) defeats Jermol Jupiter (Blue Nail)
Wayne Bettis (Black Krillin) defeated by Michael McCutcheon (Orange Krillin)
Steven Burbine (Blue Frieza) defeated by Josh Merckle (Orange Goku)
Andre Nix (Orange Krillin) defeats David Pena (Blue Ginyu)
Kelly Dennis (Black Raditz) defeated by Ryan Krueger (Namekian Piccolo)
T8:
Stephen W. (Black Krillin) defeats Kevin T. (Orange Krillin)
Josh M. (Orange Goku) defeated by Kurt S. (Namekian Piccolo)
Thomas C. (Black Krillin) defeated by Andre N. (Orange Krillin)
Michael M. (Orange Krillin) defeated by Ryan K. (Namekian Piccolo)
T4:
Stephen W. (Black Krillin) defeats. Kurt S. (Namekian Piccolo)
Ryan K. (Namekian Piccolo) defeats Andre N. (Orange Krillin)
Finals: Stephen W (Black Krillin) vs Ryan K (Namekian Piccolo)
Champion: Namekian takes down its first regional win of the season, piloted to perfection by Ryan Krueger!
New York and North Dakota Regional Reminders
Thank Goku it’s Friday! This weekend, the next Regional of the season will take place in New York.
Kentucky Regional Recap – Unleash the Hordes
Last weekend’s Kentucky Regional was the highest attended event of the season! Check out the full breakdown below.
Kentucky Regional Live Updates (Last update: 12:00 AM)
We’re live here at at Kentucky with a final player count of 221! Check back throughout the day for updates and coverage of the top cut.
Metagame breakdown at a glance:
Black – 74
Blue – 37
Orange – 36
Red – 34
Namekian – 30
Saiyan – 10
Next Level Z is recording featured matches for later viewing:
- R1: Frisco Fahs vs. Alec Ruden
- R2: Shaun Hindman vs. Nick Rodriguez
- R3: Dustin Morabito vs. Brian Frankford
Round 3 Action: Turles holding it down at the top table!
Round 4 featured match (recorded): Alex Bolton vs. Brenton Jones
Round 5 featured match (recorded): Elmer Walter (Blue Ginyu) vs. Thomas Engel (Blue Ginyu)
Round 6 featured match (recorded): Hadi Dermagozzin (Red Turles) vs. Christopher Sharp (Saiyan Raditz)
The event is being played at several locations throughout the mall, and there has been a great deal of interest from the general public! It appears some cosplay has broken out…
After a scintillating eight rounds, top 16 is underway.
- Ethan Reed
- Tyren Dover
- Stephen Ward
- Basem Alsalah
- Alex Bolton
- Ryan Lambdin
- John Johnson
- David Lusting
- Alec Ruden
- Anthony Eason
- Josh Thomas
- Matthew Arra
- Cody Martin
- Darryl Fisher
- Elmer Walter
- Tyler Martin
Finals: Elmer Walter (Blue Ginyu) defeats Alec Ruden (Black Garlic) – GOODNIGHT!






