Michel Grüner is a German player. He currently lives in Munich and was born in Würzburg. In 2006 he won the German National Champion and the Pharaoh Tour. In 2007 he was one of the finalists of the Pharaoh Tour and won the DS World Championship 2007. In August 2009 he participated at the SHONEN JUMP Championship in Indianapolis, Indiana The September 26, 2010, Michel won the first ever European YCS where 1286 players were gathered, defeating Eden Zamir from Israel. He used an "X-Saber" Deck. On February 15, 2013, he posted a video where he claimed he was quitting Yu-Gi-Oh!.