Devin's whirlwind Pokemon VGC summer schedule

As many of you know, our Devin (aka "Marriland") has been missing from TIY for most of the summer. Where had he been you ask? He was travelling around the country as the Head Referee for all of the Pokemon Video Game Championships this spring/summer. The Video Game Championships were amazing this year... read all about them here at the Pokemon VGC website.

They gave away some fantastic prizes, including trips to Worlds in San Diego for the Top 16 in both age groups! Wow!

Here's a list of where the Regional Championships were held and where Dev had traveled to;


Seattle, WA Regional Championships - May 9, 2009

San Francisco, CA Regional Championships - May 16, 2009
(Click here for some of my pictures of this fun event that I was also able to attend) Coming Soon

Phoenix, AZ Regional Championships- May 23, 2009

Dallas, TX Regional Championships - May 30, 2009

Philadelphia, PA Regional Championships - June 6, 2009

Nashville, TN Regional Championships - June 13, 2009

St. Louis, MO National Championships (Worlds Qualifier) - June 27 & 28, 2009
(Click here for some of my pictures of this fun event that I was also able to attend)

and the final stop on the Video Game Championships tour...

San Diego, CA World Championships August 14 & 15, 2009

(from the OP Worlds website photos:)

"Head Judge Devin Peltier-Robson ensures that the competition runs smoothly.
Have a question? Devin knows the answer."

So, our own Devin, aka 'Marriland', will finally be able to be back at TIY with us again,
now that his whirlwind summer is over. But I'm sure it was a memorable one!