Pokemon National Championships July 8-10th Indiana Convention Center
Wow! What an event! Check here for pictures, interviews and more from Nationals Here's a link to a nice 7 minute video tour of the area from Poke Press!
Congrats to our local players who placed 1st & 2nd at Nationals!!
*************************************************(Here's the info posted prior to Nationals) Pokémon U.S. National Championships General InformationANNOUNCEMENT: Click here for the details of the new HGSS-on format change as of July 1st Due to the overwhelming growth of the U.S. National Championships, Pokémon Organized Play will once again operate the U.S. National Championships as a THREE-day event. The U.S. National Championships will be held at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, Indiana, from Friday, July 8th, through Sunday, July 10th, 2011, with preregistration taking place on Thursday, July 7th. Events at the Indiana Convention Center will begin on Friday, July 8th, at 9:00 A.M., with a variety of tournaments and league play going all day in addition to the U.S. National Championships. The address of the Indiana Convention Center is: 100 South Capitol Avenue The U.S. National Championships will now take place on three consecutive days, with each day’s activities outlined below. Thursday, July 7th:
Friday, July 8th:
Players registering on Friday will receive a National Championships promo card (while supplies last). Unregistered players not in line for final registration by 8:30 A.M. may not be entered into the tournament. Saturday, July 9th:
Sunday, July 10th:
Results of all rounds of the U.S. National Championships will count toward players’ Premier Ratings. What does it cost?Entry to play in the Pokémon TCG National Championships is free, and there are no fees charged to enter the event as a spectator. Sealed format side events will require an entry fee of $25. What are the prizes?Prizes are awarded to the top 32 players in each age division. The divisions are: Junior Division: Born in 2000 or later Senior Division: Born in 1996, 1997, 1998, or 1999 Masters Division: Born in 1995 or earlier 1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place
4th Place
5th through 8th Place
9th through 16th Place
17th through 32nd place
Who is eligible to play at the U.S. National Championships?
Review the Rules of Eligibility in our Tournament Rules document. What is the tournament structure?The tournament is run using the Modified (HGSS-on) Format and Swiss plus Single Elimination. The National Championships will be broken into groups by age divisions and will be run using Swiss Pairings. Because Swiss rounds are dependent upon total attendance of each age division, Swiss rounds will be announced on site. Swiss rounds will feature one-game matches. After the final round of Swiss, the top players from each age division (depending on attendance levels) will move into a single-elimination round. Single-elimination rounds will be a best-of-three game format and will have a 60-minute time limit per match. National Championships events have a K-Value of 32. For more information on K-Value and Ratings and Rankings, click here. Official Rules for Redeeming Travel Awards to the World Championships This prize includes a Travel Award for the winner and a travel companion (if winner is under age 18) to the Pokémon Trading Card Game World Championships destination specified in the prize or event listing at www.pokemon.com. Travel award winners will be booked to arrive the day prior to the event check-in date, and will depart the day after the event has ended. Players who are deemed to have excessive estimated travel times may be granted an additional night in advance of the event, at the sole discretion of The Pokémon Company International, Inc. Click here for details about the World Championships and certain prizes, including scholarships, offered to eligible winners of Pokémon Trading Card Game Championships. Eligibility and other restrictions apply. See Complete Travel Rules for more details. Click here for scholarship details and restrictions.
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