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Bellevue, WA -
August 13th,
2012
- The 2011-2012
Play! Pokémon
season came to a
thrilling
conclusion this
weekend at the
2012 Pokémon
World
Championships in
Waikoloa,
Hawaii. Six
battle-tested
champions walked
away as the
world's best
Pokémon Trading
Card Game (TCG)
and video game
players, rising
above hundreds
of other Pokémon
players that
came to the Big
Island from more
than 30
countries,
including the
United States,
Japan, the
United Kingdom,
France, Germany,
Italy, and
Spain.
Representing
their nations
proudly in
paradise, each
player's journey
began nearly a
year ago,
battling in
events over the
course of the
Play! Pokémon
season
sanctioned by
The Pokémon
Company
International.
The hard work
and dedication
to their craft
lead all players
to Pokémon's
premiere
competitive
event.
The 2012 Pokémon
TCG and Video
Game World
Champions are:
- 2012 Pokémon TCG Junior Division World Champion, Shuto Itagaki from Japan.
- 2012 Pokémon Video Game Junior Division World Champion, Abram Burrows from the United States of America.
- 2012 Pokémon TCG Senior Division World Champion, Chase Moloney from Canada.
- 2012 Pokémon Video Game Senior Division World Champion, Toler Webb from the United States of America.
- 2012 Pokémon TCG Masters Division World Champion, Igor Costa from Portugal.
- 2012 Pokémon Video Game Masters Division World Champion, Ray Rizzo from the United States of America.
Winners of the
invitation-only
tournament
earned the title
of Pokémon World
Champion,
received a
special Pikachu
World
Championships
trophy, and
earned
collectively
more than
$100,000 in
scholarships.
Additionally,
The Pokémon
Company
International
will choose a
select number of
Pokémon World
Championships
video game
finalists and
their Pokémon
teams to be
distributed as a
Pokémon Trainer
avatar in the
upcoming
Pokémon Black
Version 2
and
Pokémon White
Version 2
video games via
the Nintendo®
Wi-Fi Connection
service. Players
of the games,
and who have
wireless
Internet access,
will be able to
battle these
Pokémon World
Championships
finalists and
their teams in
the Pokémon
World
Tournament, a
new battle arena
featured in the
games.
Pokémon Black
Version 2
and
Pokémon White
Version 2
launch globally
the week of
October 7th. The
Pokémon Company
International
will announce
details of the
distribution
later this year.
"The Pokémon
World
Championships
not only
showcase some of
the best Pokémon
TCG and video
game players
from around the
world, they also
celebrate an
international
community that
is unified by
the fun,
friendship, and
mutual respect
that the Pokémon
spirit
embodies," said
J.C. Smith,
director of
Consumer
Marketing for
The Pokémon
Company
International.
"We are
incredibly proud
of all the
players who
competed this
weekend and want
to extend a big
congratulations
to the 2012
Pokémon World
Champions who
represented
their nations
proudly. "
To view
highlights from
the 2012 Pokémon
World
Championships,
including
official
standings,
photos, videos,
and player
interviews,
please visit www.pokemonworldchampionships.com. For
more information
on how to
participate in
future Play!
Pokémon events,
please visit www.pokemon.com/play.
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)
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