Welcome to our IL State Championships Results page! We have a LOT of images and videos here,
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Wow what a day we had!!
We had a wonderful turnout for this event, with a final total of
139 players!
There were 37 Juniors, 37 Seniors, and 65 Masters.
Our event actually tied for 4th place for having the most players attending a States Event in the entire USA!
Of course, most of the players seemed to turn in their decklists just moments before the cutoff time of 10:45, which delayed the start of the event due to having to get all those decklists checked over and then players entered into the tourney. But we still managed to start within 10 minutes of our projected round time start of 11:15.
A lot of latecomers missed entry to Round 1, but were still able to enter the tourney and have a great time.
Here's the room before...
All this quiet is about to change...
Gathering the Judges for a meeting before we get started
Wooooooohoooo!!
Our wonderful Photographers, Dusty and Randi, ready for action
Ryan and Dev have a chuckle before we get started
There I am helping people get registered...
(Thanks to PokePress for this video about various player's thoughts on deckbuilding for the event)
The Judges check over the 139 decklists...
The drink station... ready to go! I'll have some coffee with cream and sugar please!
Dear Troy tried to make sure I didn't overdo it with my back.... they all tried to make sure I didn't run around too much.
(not an easy task, it's hard to keep me in one place!)
And we're ready to begin!!
Juniors...
Seniors...
and Masters.
Here's some damage counters...
Quite a roomful!
Some late arrivals...
Kaleb and Dusty... ready to take your order...
Paul and Alice both brought in treats to help out, since I wasn't able to bake for this event like I usually do.
Wasn't that nice of them?!!
Kaleb... servin' up some Trouble! With a capital T!
Ya, c'mon over to my store tables! I've got just what you need to fix up that deck!
Jimmy Ballard had plenty of products to sell...
Collect a Card and Comics, ready to help you...
Single cards, sleeves, booster packs... he had it all!
It's Super Keny!!! Master of the Computer data!
That's a lotta players!!
Gotcha!!
The Judges confer over a ruling...
Ashley helps watch over the Juniors
Hi Cheryl! All the way from the LaCrosse area.
Lunch time! Ready to serve you some Pizza!
I'll help!
This looks pretty good! In addition to the free treats,
we had 30 pizzas from Dominos as well as 3/4 lb Popcorn Chicken cups.
Keny and Camille... TIY's Dynamic Duo
Devin goes over some paperwork while Keny enters in the match results
Whoa dude! That's a sweet card!
Jordan's having a blast!
Here's Jordan trying to give us an interview, even though he keeps getting interrupted from his goofy teammates.
May I have your attention please...
Jake's ready for the next round
Troy and Devin decide on a ruling
Brian shows us his moves...
Devin didn't realize Brian used to be a Ninja...
PAIRINGS ARE UP!!
Well Keny... so far so good!
Time for a staredown... who will blink first?
Whoa! We have a Skitty playing!
Clark is ready for the next round to begin.
Here's a few thoughts on the event from one of our Juniors, Jeremiah.
(Psssst... hey Jeremiah! Just thought I'd remind you... this was a free event ya know! ~_^)
Huh?? Say what?
Hmmm... that just doesn't seem right... are you sure?
"Shuffle up your decks, offer them to your opponent's to cut, you have 30 minutes to complete your matches,
and you may begin! Make sure you've placed your six prize cards to the side!"
There's Paul! Thanks again for the cookies! (Luvs dem yellow shoes!)
Look out Keny!! You're about to get a rubber band to the head!
Kevin, one of our Judges, shares his thoughts on the event... once he realizes it's for a video and not a snapshot that is!
Justin, Brandon, and Kaleb crack up in the back room... they must have heard Kevin's interview!
Jerry is one of our many "PokeDads"
Here's another one of our event 'regulars', another 'PokeDad' Wayne.
ooops... Cleanup on table 51...
Um.... sorry 'bout that... poor little guy :(
I'll trade you my Dialga Lv X for your Palkia Lv X...
Colleen makes her move... she and her son (our good friend Nick, below) came all the way from near Green Bay WI!
Nick, artist extroardinare!
Alice is in one of our 3 generation families of Pokemon players... her daughter and 2 grand children all play together.
Toby's brutal assessment of the event...
Devin... tell it to me straight... do I have any chance at all? Any chance at all??
Time to give out some Door Prizes!
Jeremiah got a Pokeball!
We even had some live entertainment after the main event, just for kicks... playing guitar for tips
Here's Keny... our 'man behind the scenes'
Keny prepares the final paperwork... who made the top cut?
After the Swiss rounds, the Top 8 players were:
TIY Players (regulars in our Weekly Tourneys and/or League) in Red
Top 8 |
Top 8 |
Top 8 |
Now that the main event is over... time to prepare for the Top Cut Finals
The judges all hard at work on the Top Cut Deck Checks before the finals can begin
The top cut tables are barracaded off so no one can disturb their matches.
Juniors... Seniors...
Masters...
Best 2 out of 3 matches within a 1 hour time limit.
Then after the elimination rounds...
4th Place
8 booster packs from current Pokémon TCG expansions
| Junior Division | Senior Division | Masters Division |
|---|---|---|
Kevin M |
Kevin A |
Jason K |
The top 3 in each age group got these beautiful trophies...
3rd Place
A Pokémon TCG State Championships3rd Place trophy
8 booster packs from current Pokémon TCG expansions
| Junior Division | Senior Division | Masters Division |
|---|---|---|
Joshua S |
Quinn D |
Justin H |
2nd Place
A Pokémon TCG State Championships 2nd Place trophy
Full Show Pass to the Origins Game Fair in Columbus, Ohio,
16 booster packs from current Pokémon TCG expansions
| Junior Division | Senior Division | Masters Division |
|---|---|---|
Jeremiah M |
Dan N |
Brandon B |
1st Place
A Pokémon TCG State Championships 1st Place trophy
A $300 travel allowance to participate in the Pokémon TCG National Championships. (This allowance will be given on-site at the National Championships)
Full Show Pass to the Origins Game Fair in Columbus, Ohio,
36 booster packs from current Pokémon TCG expansions
| Junior Division | Senior Division | Masters Division |
|---|---|---|
Alex R |
Tim H |
Jay H |
Congratulations to all our winners!!!
Josh S - 3rd Juniors
Jeremiah M - 2nd Juniors
Alex R - 1st Juniors
Quinn D - 3rd Seniors
Dan N 2nd Seniors
Tim H - 1st Seniors
Justin H - 3rd Masters
Brandon B - 2nd Masters
Jay H - 1st Masters
We had a Modified Side Event while the Top Cuts were going on
Tim and Jesse battle in the side tourney
Winners of the Modified Side Event
1st - Jordan VH
2nd - Tim M
3rd - Josh U
Winners of the Pass Draft Event
1st - Gary H
2nd - Paul M
3rd - Emma M
Art Contest Winners
Adam K
Arista M
Jeremiah W
Nick M
The die-hards still here after midnight, at the end of a long Pokemon day...
Is it time to go home yet??
I want to personally thank our wonderful Staff for this event... Of course, my co-PTO Troy, my data Wiz Keny B, my Head Judges Devin P-R and Ryan B, and their assistant Judges Ryan A, Kevin B and Ashley B, and of course
Dusty, our photographer and concessions manager.
Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!!!!
I'd also like to thank all the nice helpers who helped out at the event... we had parents serving pizza, picking up our chicken order, cleaning up our art area, and baking cookies and treats for everyone! My deepest thanks to you all for your help!
And speaking of behind the scenes helpers...
Ok, I guess we can let Randi out of 'the Forest Hills Triangle' now... before she disappears mysteriously...
No wait Randi, stay there a little longer... did someone say Dodgeball??!!
I hope all of you had a fun time at our IL State Championships!
I think you can see we all did!
Goodnight everyone!
. If anyone else has any cool pics they want to submit, feel free to email them to me and I'll add them as well.
Don't forget to come to our Midwest Regional Championships next!!