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POKÉMON ORGANIZED PLAY ANNOUNCES EXCLUSIVE 2007 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS DECKS

 

Players Can Learn Secret Strategies of World Champions

 

BELLEVUE, Wash.—November 19, 2007—Pokémon USA, Inc., a worldwide leader in trading card games, today announced the release of four official title-match decks from the 2007 Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG) World Championships top finishers. The decks are card-for-card replicas of the most elite players’ decks.

 

The selected title-match World Championships decks were played by Jun Hasbe, World Champion from Japan; Tom Roos, World Champion from Finland; Jeremy Scharff-Kim, World Champion from the U. S.; and Akira Miyazaki, second-place finisher from Japan. Practicing and playing with winning decks from World Champions will help players further strengthen their TCG strategy. Every year, a new group of top TCG players will have the opportunity to have their winning strategies immortalized through a World Championship exclusive deck.

 

WHO: 2007 Pokémon TCG World Championships top finishers Jun Hasbe, Tom Roos,

Jeremy Scharff-Kim, and Akira Miyazaki

 

WHAT: Title-match decks for fans and collectors

 

WHEN: November 19, 2007

 

WHERE: North American and international trading card retailers

 

WHY: To share winning strategies with all Pokémon TCG players

 

 

Players can get involved with the Pokémon TCG by visiting www.go-pokemon.com.