What an amazing time at the Pokemon National Championships in Indianapolis IN!
Due to the overwhelming growth of the U.S. National Championships, Pokémon Organized Play now operated the U.S. National Championships as a THREE-day event.
The U.S. National Championships was held at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, Indiana, from Friday, June 25th, through Sunday, June 27th, 2010, with pre-registration taking place on Thursday, June 24th.
Click here to see the Pictures I took from my trip...
covering both the TCG, the VGC, and some of the other events of the weekend.,
to give you a little overview of what an awesome time it was!
Here are my Videos from Nats!
Vid #1-PokeMama's Pokemon Nationals 2010
Vid #2- PokeMama's Pokemon Nationals 2010
Vid #3- PokeMama's Pokemon Nationals 2010
Several of our players and friends made it to Top 32...
Masters
Ryan B, Jordan VH, Troy L, Senior Toby N, to name a few.
Our Jeremiah W made it all the way to Top 16 in the Jr Div!
Here's a link to the articles at the OP Website, with pics of the winners and interviews!
Be sure to check them out!
TCG Winners and interviews
VGC Winners and Interviews
These were the Prizes that were given out in each of the 3 age groups...
1st Place
- A Pokémon TCG National Championships First-Place Trophy
- An invitation to the 2010 Pokémon TCG World Championships
- A Travel Award for the winner (and parent or legal guardian for players under 18) to the 2010 World Championships
- A scholarship award worth $5,000. Go here for scholarship details and restrictions
- A Nintendo DSi game system
- A combination of 72 booster packs from current Pokémon TCG expansions
- Other great Pokémon-themed merchandise!
2nd Place
- A Pokémon TCG National Championships Second-Place Trophy
- An invitation to the 2010 Pokémon TCG World Championships
- A Travel Award for the winner (and parent or legal guardian for players under 18) to the 2010 World Championships
- A scholarship award worth $3,000. Go here for scholarship details and restrictions
- A Nintendo DSi game system
- A combination of 72 booster packs from current Pokémon TCG expansions
- Other great Pokémon-themed merchandise!
3rd Place
- A Pokémon TCG National Championships Third-Place Trophy
- An invitation to the 2010 Pokémon TCG World Championships
- A Travel Award for the winner (and parent or legal guardian for players under 18) to the 2010 World Championships
- A scholarship award worth $1,500. Go here for scholarship details and restrictions
- A Nintendo DSi game system
- A combination of 36 booster packs from current Pokémon TCG expansions
- Other great Pokémon-themed merchandise!
4th Place
- A Pokémon TCG National Championships Fourth-Place Trophy
- An invitation to the 2010 Pokémon TCG World Championships
- A Travel Award for the winner (and parent or legal guardian for players under 18) to the 2010 World Championships
- A scholarship award worth $1,500. Go here for scholarship details and restrictions
- A Nintendo DSi game system
- A combination of 36 booster packs from current Pokémon TCG expansions
- Other great Pokémon-themed merchandise!
5th through 8th Place
- An invitation to the 2010 Pokémon TCG World Championships
- A scholarship award worth $750. Go here for scholarship details and restrictions
- A combination of 36 booster packs from current Pokémon TCG expansions
9th through 16th Place
- A combination of 36 booster packs from current Pokémon TCG expansions
17th through 32nd place
- A combination of 18 booster packs from current Pokémon TCG expansions
Very soon ... Pokemon World Championships in Kona Hawaii!