'''Baku-Con''' is a Bakugan Tournament held in the first and only U.S.A. There were 5 regional tournaments, and the National Tournament was held in New York City. Each tournament gave out an exclusive ability card. The Semi-Finalists of each Regional Tournament were rewarded with a special Translucent 1000 G [[PyrusBakugan]] [[Neo Dragonoid]]. Final winner got full diecast 2007G unattributed [[Neo Dragonoid]]. Lord Darkus updated all the event that consisted of live coverage on my.bakugan.comtournaments set at a national level.
The winner was Ventus brawler Christopher Ruff who is now USA Bakugan champion.==2010 Baku-Con 2009/2010=====Baku-Con took place every weekend between January 9th through the 31st of 2010 four cities participated in the Regional portion of the tournament. A fifth city headed the Regional and National portions of the event a few weeks later. The cities and dates are as follows:*Chicago, Illinois===- January 9th and 10th, 2010*Los Angeles, California- January 16th and 17th, 2010*Dallas, Texas- January 23rd and 24th, 2010*Orlando, FL- January 30th and 31st, 2010The first tournament was held in Chicago*New York, New York- February 20th and 21st, Illinois. The exclusive ability card was '''Swoop Slash'''.2010
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===Basic Event Rules===
Brawlers must be between the ages of seven to fifteen to compete. Brawlers are to provide their own Bakugan, [[Bakugan Trap]], [[Gate Card]]s, and [[Ability Card]]s. Series One B1 Bakugan are allowed. HSP Gate Cards are limited to "positive" [[Attribute]] bonus' only. No other accessories are allowed. Season Two Game Rules are applied.
==Regional Champions==
Regional Winners are [[Darkus]] Brawler, Abel Fernandez (Chicago); [[Ventus]] Brawler, Elijah Torres (Los Angeles); [[Haos]] Brawler, Nick Spagnoletti (Dallas); Darkus Brawler, Matt Torres (Orlando); and [[Subterra]] Brawler, Andrew Perico (New York).
===Regional Tournament Prizes===
Regional Winners were awarded, but not limited to: a Regional Tournament Champion trophy, a 42" Plasma TV, and a Limited Edition [[Translucent Bakugan|Translucent]] 1000 [[G Power|G-Power]] [[Pyrus]] [[Neo Dragonoid]].
Participating Brawlers, as well as the general public, were given exclusive Ability Cards. A total of five were made, each specific to its Region:
*'''[[Swoop Slash]]'''
*'''[[Armored March]]'''
*'''[[Water-Power Boost]]'''
*'''[[Freeze Weave]]'''
*'''[[Ice Out]]'''
==National Champion==
The winner of the 2010 Baku-Con and title of U.S. Champion was/is Ventus Brawler, Christopher Ruff.
===National Tournament Prizes===
The Nation Winner was awarded, but not limited to: a Season Three Mega Prize Pack and an exclusive Limited Edition Die-Cast 2007 G-Power Pyrus Neo Dragonoid.
====Winners====Purple Flight-Austin Coalson, Runner Up-Sarah Sumoski. Green Flight-Alex Correa, runner up-Joshua Hyatt Blue Flight-Abram Jones, runner up-Marcus Miller ===Los Angeles, California===The second regional tournament was held in Los Angeles, California. The exclusive ability card was '''Armored Match'''. [[File:BakuCon_02ArmoredMarch.jpg|thumb|left]] ===Dallas, Texas===The third regional tournament was held in Dallas, Texas. The exclusive ability card was '''Water Power Boost'''. [[File:BakuCon_03WaterPowerBoost.jpg|thumb|left]] ===Orlando, Florida===The fourth tournament was in Orlando, Florida. The exclusive ability card was '''Freeze Weave'''. [[File:BakuCon_04FreezeWeave.jpg|thumb|left]] ===New York, New York===The fifth and final regional tournament was held in New York City. The National Tournament was held in the same place. The event took place in the Roseland Ballroom. The exclusive ability card from this event was '''Ice Out.''' The NY Tournament was the only Regional that lasted only one day, every other Regional was two days. This was the only Regional Tournament where the quarter finalists were all undefeated. [[File:BakuCon_05IceOut.jpg|thumb|left]] ====Winners====Black Flight-Lorenzo Rodriguez (third place in the semi-finals), runner up-Alton Oren Brown Flight-Daniel Michaud (second place in the finals), runner up-Nicolas Giuffrida Yellow Flight-Andrew Perico (First place in the finals), runner up-John Feher III Blue Flight-Scott Trunzo (Fourth place in the semi-finals), runner up-Daniel Day Red Flight-Mansoor Khan, runner up-Eric Kleyff Purple Flight-James Brady, runner up-Jack Moylan White Flight-Zachary Stropes, runner up-Ivan A. (Last name unknown) Green Flight-Billy McCarty, runner up-Jalen Lesly ==National Tournament==The number one brawler title was won by Christopher Ruff, he was rewarded a 2007 G Pyrus Neo Dragonoid made of pure steel. In second place was Daniel Michaud.<gallery captionalign="left" widths="150">
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