The 2012 Pokémon World Tournament was a great success! Players from more than 30 countries travelled to Kona, Hawaii to battle for the title of Pokémon World Champion!
We Are the Champions!
Here are the results:
2012 Pokémon Trading Card Game World Finalists-Junior Division (born in 2001 or later)
World Champion: Shuto Itagaki (Japan)
Second Place: Ian Robb (USA)
2012 Pokémon Trading Card Game World Finalists-Senior Division (born in 1997-2000)
World Champion: Chase Moloney (Canada)
Second Place: Colter Decker (USA)
2012 Pokémon Trading Card Game World Finalists-Masters Division (born in 1996 or earlier)
World Champion: Igor Costa (Portugal)
Second Place: Harrison Leven (USA)
2012 Pokémon Video Game World Finalists-Junior Division (born in 2001 or later)
World Champion: Abram Burrows (USA)
Second Place: Brian Hough (USA)
2012 Pokémon Video Game World Finalists-Senior Division (born in 1997-2000)
World Champion: Toler Webb (USA)
Second Place: Jaime Martinez Alonso (Spain)
2012 Pokémon Video Game World Finalists-Masters Division (born in 1996 or earlier)
World Champion: Ray Rizzo (USA)
Second Place: Wolfe Glick (USA)
Scholarships
In addition to the title of “World Champion”, the winners received in combination of over $100,000 in scholarships and prizes. Not only that, the winners of the Video Game Tournament will be featured in the upcoming Pokémon Black 2 and Pokémon White 2 DS game via Nintendo Wi-Fi!
Worlds 2013
In the past, the location of the next World Tournament was made available to competitors upon receiving their competitor’s package. However, this year the staff at Worlds kept the location for the 2013 tournament a big secret until the closing ceremony. Proving the rumors of a non-US location to be true, Worlds 2013 has been confirmed for Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada! See you all in Canada next year for Worlds 2013!
Have Your Say
Were you part of the Pokémon World Tournament? Do you play the Trading Card Game or the Video Game? Will you be in Vancouver for Worlds 2013? Let us know by commenting below!