D1 Grand Prix The D1 Grand Prix , or D1GP for short , is a tournament in the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! 5D ' s " manga , organized and sponsored by Rex Goodwin . Rex Goodwin initially says the Grand Prix aims to gather the best Turbo Duel ists in the world , irrespective of race , religion or criminal record in order to decide the Emperor of Turbo Duels , who will then face Jack , the " King " , in a Turbo Duel . Later , he explains to Yusei that his true objective is to gather Duelists strong enough to possess a Duel Dragon card and save the world from Skeleton Knight . However , his true objective was to find Duel Priest s and Priestesses to conduce the Festival of Duality with the Skeleton Knight and revive the Ultimate God . A second D1GP was organized one year after the first D1GP was interrupted by Goodwin and the Skeleton Knight ' s plans . In the section edition , Yusei Fudo , Kalin Kessler , Akiza Izinski and Crow Hogan advanced to the semi - finals of the tournament , with Yusei Fudo ultimately winning and earning the right of facing Jack . Upon defeating Jack , Yusei earned the title of Emperor of Turbo Duels . Participants . Participants include : Format . All entrants in the tournament are required to have a " Checkered Flag of Glory " card . The first stage of the tournament is a two game - elimination secret tournament format . Players are not told who they will be facing until just before the Turbo Duel . This way players are unable to adjust their Decks to gain an advantage over their opponent . The second stage takes place in Saiko Island , in Satellite Zone Zero . 12 semi - finalists begin riding from the starting line and head up to any of the 12 towers called Duel Zodiac s placed in the way . Each Duel Zodiac has a Star Ticket with Levels from 1 to 12 . A participant may choose to which Duel Zodiac head or which opponent to Duel . By winning a Duel , the participant acquires the Star Ticket inside the Duel Zodiac . Then , after obtaining Star Tickets whose total Levels are 12 or more , a participant heads to the Duel Gate , which will only open if they have the appropriate Star Tickets , and leads to the final stage of the tournament . The twelve semi - finalists are : The winner of the whole tournament would face Jack Atlas in a rematch Turbo Duel . However , near its end , Rex and the Skeleton Knight start their plan involving the Ultimate God , putting an end to the tournament ; Rex ordered Lazar to get rid of the participants , defeating most of them and sealing their souls in cards . The participants which are known to have remained are Yusei , Crow , Tetsu , Kiryu , Leo and Luna , besides the King , Jack . History . After hearing that Jack Atlas had arrived in Satellite , Goodwin and Mina Simington began to carry out their preparations for the tournament . Invitations were sent out to Turbo Duelists , who mostly lost to Jack Atlas in the past and are likely to want a rematch . The day after Yusei ' s loss to Jack , Lazar gave Yusei an invitation to the tournament , addressing him as the best Turbo Duelist in Satellite and telling him that Jack would also be participating . Lazar told Yusei about the tournament and the fame and riches which will be associated with the winner . Yusei said that he has no interest in that , but Lazar asked him if he cares about pride ; dueling Jack again could be a chance for Yusei to restore his pride . After facing Akiza Izinski in a One - Shot Run , Yusei decided to enter . At the opening event , Goodwin explained the rules to the contestants and introduces Jack Atlas . Jack recognizes most of the contestants and patronizes them saying that the D1 Grand Prix seems to just be a consolation tournament , but smiles when he sees Crow Hogan and Kalin Kessler . Yusei faces Greiger in the first round of the tournament . He arrives late , causing him to lose popularity with the audience . However , he manages to win .