From deck checks to last-minute nerves, players experienced it all in the Grand Ballroom as Chad Young and Dave Schwimmer launched the Opening Ceremony and set the tournament in motion!
 | Heads Judges Richard Walkoski (Masters), Doreen Kamada-Fujii (Senior), and Kim Cary (Junior) during the Opening Ceremony |
 | The first second of official Worlds play! |
 | The translators do the Hawaiian wave! |
 | One bad pillow fight later, Orion Craig battles from a wheelchair |
 | Ten-year-old Tom Arena, the very first deck check! |
 | The flags of all participating countries begin the Opening Ceremony |
 | Three - it's a magic number |
 | Psyduck volunteers to be a translator... |
 | Chad and Dave welcome the competitors from the stage during the Opening Ceremony |
 | The PCL gang from Japan greets the crowd! |