After realizing his Bit Beast is gone, Ray decides to head for the mountains in an attempt to get it back. Tyson and Mariah give chase and confront Ray to decide which team he wants to be on.
The White Tiger Team faces off against the Spin-Shepards in the quarterfinals of the Asian Tournament. When Ray sees that Lee is also using the ‘Tiger Claw’ attack, he is forced to finally open up to his teammates about his mysterious past.
It's the morning of the semi-finals at the Asian Beyblade Tournament and Tyson manages to sleep in. The rest of the team leaves early, but Ray stays behind to make sure Tyson wakes up. As the tournament gets underway, Max is the first to battle. Meanwhile, Ray and Tyson are caught up in a traffic jam created by a landslide, so they decide to walk. But the shortest route is over a mountain where Ray sprains his ankle and Tyson is left to carrying him all the way to there.
The finals are about to begin in the Asian Qualifying Tournament with the winning team advancing to the World Beyblading Championships. In the first round, Max goes against Gary from the White Tigers in a best of three battle.
During the finals of the Asian Tournament, Ray faces off against his old teammate, and former friend, Mariah. When Galux and Driger team up to show the pair a glimpse of the happiness they shared in the past, Ray and Mariah come to realize how much they have lost, by being rivals.
The final match of the Asian Beyblade Tournament reaches an uncertain conclusion when Tyson and Lee’s decisive battle ends in a draw. The resulting sudden death session between Ray and Lee rekindles the pair’s old hometown grievances.
Fresh from the Bladebreakers win in Asia, Tyson comes home and realizes he's front page news! With his ego out of control, Tyson takes on the attitude of a rock star, which upsets Kenny who tries to keep him focused on blading and not his popularity.
The Bladebreakers arrive in the USA for the American Tournament. During a tour of a BBA research facility, Max is shocked to learn that his Mom works there, and not at the college, like he thought. To make matters worse, the team discovers that they are being tested for weaknesses, by a competing team.
After their non-competition loss to Emily of the All Starz at the BBA Research Center, the Blade Breakers sneak around the high-tech facility, hoping to learn more about their competition. There, they confront two other All Starz, and Max learns more about his Mom's job at the BBA - specifically, a rumor of why Max wasn't asked to join the All Starz Team.
For some strange reason, Mr. Dickenson has sent the Blade Breakers to a remote mountain retreat to hone their blading skills for the upcoming American Tournament as well as to get Kenny and Dizzi to figure out a way to increase Ray's Bit Beast's power. Once there, they meet up with a enthusiastic young boy named Antonio who they think is there to train them. Turns out, Antonio is a pathetic blader.
A charity event in the Heartland of America gives the Bladebreakers a taste of the All Starz’ prowess. Featuring celebrities in a three-on-three contest against young Beybladers of note, Emily of the All Starz, bullies her way to an easy win. It isn’t until Emily knocks out her own opponent, loses the second match and is on her way to throwing the whole competition, that Max teaches her what teamwork is all about.Episode 23 - Showdown in Vegas