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[[File:TCG World Championships 2007 logo.png|frame|Logo]]
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[[File:TCG World Championships 2007 artwork.png|thumb|Artwork]]
[[File:TCG World Championships 2007 artwork.png|thumb|Artwork]]
The '''Pokémon Trading Card Game 2007 World Championships''' was the fourth World Championships event hosted by [[Pokémon Organized Play]]. Its venue was the Hilton Waikoloa Village hotel in Waikoloa, Hawaii, and the event ran from August 10 through August 12. The event used the {{TCG|EX Deoxys}} onwards Modified Format.
The '''2007 Pokémon Trading Card Game World Championships''' was held at the Hilton Waikoloa Village hotel in Waikoloa, Hawaii from August 10-12, 2007. The were the fourth World Championships event hosted by [[Pokémon Organized Play]].


==Knockout Brackets==
The event used the {{TCG|EX Deoxys}} onwards Modified Format.  The second day of the tournament featured six rounds of Swiss Pairings for all three divisions.  The top 16 players in each division were then seeded into single-elimination tournaments on Sunday to determine each division’s World Champion.
 
This year marked the only time in which all four semifinalists in the Masters Division were not American.  Previously, and every year since, an American has occupied at least one seat at the final table.
 
==Single-Elimination Brackets==
===Junior Division===
===Junior Division===
Hiroki Yano, of Japan, was the defending Juniors Division World Champion.  Hiroki was defeated in the final by fellow Japanese player [[Jun Hasebe]], the youngest World Champion to date.  With his second place finish, he became the closest TCG World Champion to winning two consecutive championships.  Both Hiroki and Jun finished with records of 8-2.
{{16TeamBracket
{{16TeamBracket
| RD1=Round 7
| RD1=Round of 16
| RD2=Quarterfinals
| RD2=Quarterfinals
| RD3=Semifinals
| RD3=Semifinals
| RD4=Final
| RD4=Championship Match


| RD1-seed01=5
| RD1-seed01=1
| RD1-team01=<small>'''Arnoud Van Bemmelen'''</small>
| RD1-team01='''Arnoud Van Bemmelen'''
| RD1-score01=NL
| RD1-score01=NL
| RD1-seed02=16
| RD1-seed02=16
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| RD1-score02=DK
| RD1-score02=DK


| RD1-seed03=1
| RD1-seed03=9
| RD1-team03='''Jun Hasebe'''
| RD1-team03='''Jun Hasebe'''
| RD1-score03=JP
| RD1-score03=JP
| RD1-seed04=11
| RD1-seed04=8
| RD1-team04=Boyce Forrest
| RD1-team04=Boyce Forrest
| RD1-score04=CA
| RD1-score04=CA


| RD1-seed05=7
| RD1-seed05=5
| RD1-team05='''Anna Reimer'''
| RD1-team05='''Anna Reimer'''
| RD1-score05=SE
| RD1-score05=SE
| RD1-seed06=14
| RD1-seed06=13
| RD1-team06=David Shoyket
| RD1-team06=David Shoyket
| RD1-score06=US
| RD1-score06=US


| RD1-seed07=3
| RD1-seed07=14
| RD1-team07='''Andrew Choong'''
| RD1-team07='''Andrew Choong'''
| RD1-score07=US
| RD1-score07=US
| RD1-seed08=9
| RD1-seed08=4
| RD1-team08=Fares Sekkoum
| RD1-team08=Fares Sekkoum
| RD1-score08=UK
| RD1-score08=UK


| RD1-seed09=6
| RD1-seed09=3
| RD1-team09='''Vy Le'''
| RD1-team09='''Vy Le'''
| RD1-score09=NO
| RD1-score09=NO
| RD1-seed10=13
| RD1-seed10=12
| RD1-team10=Thomas Arena
| RD1-team10=Thomas Arena
| RD1-score10=US
| RD1-score10=US


| RD1-seed11=4
| RD1-seed11=11
| RD1-team11='''Paul Atanassov'''
| RD1-team11='''Paul Atanassov'''
| RD1-score11=CA
| RD1-score11=CA
| RD1-seed12=10
| RD1-seed12=6
| RD1-team12=Gunter VanRoey
| RD1-team12=Gunter VanRoey
| RD1-score12=BE
| RD1-score12=BE


| RD1-seed13=8
| RD1-seed13=7
| RD1-team13='''Maito Nakai'''
| RD1-team13='''Maito Nakai'''
| RD1-score13=JP
| RD1-score13=JP
| RD1-seed14=12
| RD1-seed14=10
| RD1-team14=Henry Leaming
| RD1-team14=Henry Leaming
| RD1-score14=US
| RD1-score14=US
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| RD1-score16=JP
| RD1-score16=JP


| RD2-seed01=5
| RD2-seed01=1
| RD2-team01=Arnoud Van Bemmelen
| RD2-team01=Arnoud Van Bemmelen
| RD2-score01=NL
| RD2-score01=NL
| RD2-seed02=1
| RD2-seed02=9
| RD2-team02='''Jun Hasebe'''
| RD2-team02='''Jun Hasebe'''
| RD2-score02=JP
| RD2-score02=JP


| RD2-seed03=7
| RD2-seed03=5
| RD2-team03=Anna Reimer
| RD2-team03=Anna Reimer
| RD2-score03=SE
| RD2-score03=SE
| RD2-seed04=3
| RD2-seed04=14
| RD2-team04='''Andrew Choong'''
| RD2-team04='''Andrew Choong'''
| RD2-score04=AU
| RD2-score04=AU


| RD2-seed05=6
| RD2-seed05=3
| RD2-team05=Vy Le
| RD2-team05=Vy Le
| RD2-score05=NO
| RD2-score05=NO
| RD2-seed06=4
| RD2-seed06=11
| RD2-team06='''Paul Atanassov'''
| RD2-team06='''Paul Atanassov'''
| RD2-score06=CA
| RD2-score06=CA


| RD2-seed07=8
| RD2-seed07=7
| RD2-team07=Maito Nakai
| RD2-team07=Maito Nakai
| RD2-score07=JP
| RD2-score07=JP
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| RD2-score08=JP
| RD2-score08=JP


| RD3-seed01=1
| RD3-seed01=9
| RD3-team01='''Jun Hasebe'''
| RD3-team01='''Jun Hasebe'''
| RD3-score01=JP
| RD3-score01=JP
| RD3-seed02=3
| RD3-seed02=14
| RD3-team02=Andrew Choong
| RD3-team02=Andrew Choong
| RD3-score02=AU
| RD3-score02=AU


| RD3-seed03=4
| RD3-seed03=11
| RD3-team03=Paul Atanassov
| RD3-team03=Paul Atanassov
| RD3-score03=CA
| RD3-score03=CA
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| RD3-score04=JP
| RD3-score04=JP


| RD4-seed01=1
| RD4-seed01=9
| RD4-team01='''Jun Hasebe'''
| RD4-team01='''Jun Hasebe'''
| RD4-score01=JP
| RD4-score01=JP
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===Senior Division===
===Senior Division===
Miska Saari, from Finland, was the defending Senior Division World Champion.  Miska finished in sixth place, falling in the quarterfinals to the top-seed and eventual runner up Akira Miyazaki.
Jeremy Scharff-Kim, of the United States, won the final over Akira, claiming the World Championship with a record of 9-1.
{{16TeamBracket
{{16TeamBracket
| RD1=Round 7
| RD1=Round of 16
| RD2=Quarterfinals
| RD2=Quarterfinals
| RD3=Semifinals
| RD3=Semifinals
| RD4=Final
| RD4=Championship Match


| RD1-seed01=2
| RD1-seed01=1
| RD1-team01='''Akira Miyazaki'''
| RD1-team01='''Akira Miyazaki'''
| RD1-score01=JP
| RD1-score01=JP
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| RD1-score02=US
| RD1-score02=US


| RD1-seed03=6
| RD1-seed03=9
| RD1-team03='''Miska Saari'''
| RD1-team03='''Miska Saari'''
| RD1-score03=FI
| RD1-score03=FI
| RD1-seed04=11
| RD1-seed04=8
| RD1-team04=Peter Lind
| RD1-team04=Peter Lind
| RD1-score04=DK
| RD1-score04=DK


| RD1-seed05=4
| RD1-seed05=5
| RD1-team05='''Alexander DaCosta'''
| RD1-team05='''Alexander DaCosta'''
| RD1-score05=CA
| RD1-score05=CA
| RD1-seed06=13
| RD1-seed06=12
| RD1-team06=Breton Brander
| RD1-team06=Breton Brander
| RD1-score06=US
| RD1-score06=US


| RD1-seed07=14
| RD1-seed07=13
| RD1-team07=Keaton Gill
| RD1-team07=Keaton Gill
| RD1-score07=US
| RD1-score07=US
| RD1-seed08=5
| RD1-seed08=4
| RD1-team08='''Tomas Beltrame'''
| RD1-team08='''Tomas Beltrame'''
| RD1-score08=AR
| RD1-score08=AR


| RD1-seed09=1
| RD1-seed09=3
| RD1-team09='''Jeremy Scharff-Kim'''
| RD1-team09='''Jeremy Scharff-Kim'''
| RD1-score09=US
| RD1-score09=US
| RD1-seed10=15
| RD1-seed10=14
| RD1-team10=Benjamin Sauk
| RD1-team10=Benjamin Sauk
| RD1-score10=US
| RD1-score10=US


| RD1-seed11=7
| RD1-seed11=11
| RD1-team11='''Jeffrey Vernola'''
| RD1-team11='''Jeffrey Vernola'''
| RD1-score11=US
| RD1-score11=US
| RD1-seed12=10
| RD1-seed12=6
| RD1-team12=Riona Doi
| RD1-team12=Riona Doi
| RD1-score12=JP
| RD1-score12=JP


| RD1-seed13=3
| RD1-seed13=7
| RD1-team13='''Wataru Hasegawa'''
| RD1-team13='''Wataru Hasegawa'''
| RD1-score13=JP
| RD1-score13=JP
| RD1-seed14=12
| RD1-seed14=10
| RD1-team14=Tais Andersen
| RD1-team14=Tais Andersen
| RD1-score14=DK
| RD1-score14=DK


| RD1-seed15=8
| RD1-seed15=15
| RD1-team15='''Geoffry Sauk'''
| RD1-team15='''Geoffry Sauk'''
| RD1-score15=US
| RD1-score15=US
| RD1-seed16=9
| RD1-seed16=2
| RD1-team16=Bobby Malec
| RD1-team16=Bobby Malec
| RD1-score16=US
| RD1-score16=US


| RD2-seed01=2
| RD2-seed01=1
| RD2-team01='''Akira Miyazaki'''
| RD2-team01='''Akira Miyazaki'''
| RD2-score01=JP
| RD2-score01=JP
| RD2-seed02=6
| RD2-seed02=9
| RD2-team02=Miska Saari
| RD2-team02=Miska Saari
| RD2-score02=FI
| RD2-score02=FI


| RD2-seed03=4
| RD2-seed03=5
| RD2-team03='''Alexander DaCosta'''
| RD2-team03='''Alexander DaCosta'''
| RD2-score03=CA
| RD2-score03=CA
| RD2-seed04=5
| RD2-seed04=4
| RD2-team04=Tomas Beltrame
| RD2-team04=Tomas Beltrame
| RD2-score04=AR
| RD2-score04=AR


| RD2-seed05=1
| RD2-seed05=3
| RD2-team05='''Jeremy Scharff-Kim'''
| RD2-team05='''Jeremy Scharff-Kim'''
| RD2-score05=US
| RD2-score05=US
| RD2-seed06=7
| RD2-seed06=11
| RD2-team06=Jeffrey Vernola
| RD2-team06=Jeffrey Vernola
| RD2-score06=US
| RD2-score06=US


| RD2-seed07=3
| RD2-seed07=7
| RD2-team07='''Wataru Hasegawa'''
| RD2-team07='''Wataru Hasegawa'''
| RD2-score07=JP
| RD2-score07=JP
| RD2-seed08=8
| RD2-seed08=15
| RD2-team08=Geoffrey Sauk
| RD2-team08=Geoffrey Sauk
| RD2-score08=US
| RD2-score08=US


| RD3-seed01=2
| RD3-seed01=1
| RD3-team01='''Akira Miyazaki'''
| RD3-team01='''Akira Miyazaki'''
| RD3-score01=JP
| RD3-score01=JP
| RD3-seed02=4
| RD3-seed02=5
| RD3-team02=Alexander DaCosta
| RD3-team02=Alexander DaCosta
| RD3-score02=CA
| RD3-score02=CA


| RD3-seed03=1
| RD3-seed03=3
| RD3-team03='''Jeremy Scharff-Kim'''
| RD3-team03='''Jeremy Scharff-Kim'''
| RD3-score03=US
| RD3-score03=US
| RD3-seed04=3
| RD3-seed04=7
| RD3-team04=Wataru Hasegawa
| RD3-team04=Wataru Hasegawa
| RD3-score04=JP
| RD3-score04=JP


| RD4-seed01=2
| RD4-seed01=1
| RD4-team01=Akira Miyazaki
| RD4-team01=Akira Miyazaki
| RD4-score01=JP
| RD4-score01=JP
| RD4-seed02=1
| RD4-seed02=3
| RD4-team02='''Jeremy Scharff-Kim'''
| RD4-team02='''Jeremy Scharff-Kim'''
| RD4-score02=US
| RD4-score02=US
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===Masters Division===
===Masters Division===
[[Jason Klaczynski]], of the United States, was defending his first Masters Division World Championship, and finished in 30th place after day two.
Tom Roos, of Finland, reigned victorious in the Masters Division, putting up a record of 8-2 and defeating 2004 Champion Tsuguyoshi Yamato in the semifinals.
{{16TeamBracket
{{16TeamBracket
| RD1=Round 7
| RD1=Round of 16
| RD2=Quarterfinals
| RD2=Quarterfinals
| RD3=Semifinals
| RD3=Semifinals
| RD4=Final
| RD4=Championship Match


| RD1-seed01=3
| RD1-seed01=1
| RD1-team01='''Tsuguyoshi Yamato'''
| RD1-team01='''Tsuguyoshi Yamato'''
| RD1-score01=JP
| RD1-score01=JP
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| RD1-score02=MY
| RD1-score02=MY


| RD1-seed03=12
| RD1-seed03=9
| RD1-team03=Steffen Eriksen
| RD1-team03=Steffen Eriksen
| RD1-score03=DK
| RD1-score03=DK
| RD1-seed04=7
| RD1-seed04=8
| RD1-team04='''Diego Cassiraga'''
| RD1-team04='''Diego Cassiraga'''
| RD1-score04=AR
| RD1-score04=AR


| RD1-seed05=6
| RD1-seed05=5
| RD1-team05='''Austin Reed'''
| RD1-team05='''Austin Reed'''
| RD1-score05=US
| RD1-score05=US
| RD1-seed06=13
| RD1-seed06=12
| RD1-team06=Ross Cawthon
| RD1-team06=Ross Cawthon
| RD1-score06=US
| RD1-score06=US


| RD1-seed07=1
| RD1-seed07=13
| RD1-team07='''Tom Roos'''
| RD1-team07='''Tom Roos'''
| RD1-score07=FI
| RD1-score07=FI
| RD1-seed08=9
| RD1-seed08=4
| RD1-team08=Takuya Yoneda
| RD1-team08=Takuya Yoneda
| RD1-score08=JP
| RD1-score08=JP


| RD1-seed09=2
| RD1-seed09=3
| RD1-team09='''Steffen From'''
| RD1-team09='''Steffen From'''
| RD1-score09=DK
| RD1-score09=DK
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| RD1-score10=US
| RD1-score10=US


| RD1-seed11=8
| RD1-seed11=11
| RD1-team11='''Sami Sekkoum'''
| RD1-team11='''Sami Sekkoum'''
| RD1-score11=UK
| RD1-score11=UK
| RD1-seed12=10
| RD1-seed12=6
| RD1-team12=Jeroen Robert
| RD1-team12=Jeroen Robert
| RD1-score12=BE
| RD1-score12=BE


| RD1-seed13=11
| RD1-seed13=7
| RD1-team13=Cristian Vidal
| RD1-team13=Cristian Vidal
| RD1-score13=CL
| RD1-score13=CL
| RD1-seed14=4
| RD1-seed14=10
| RD1-team14='''Yuki Akimura'''
| RD1-team14='''Yuki Akimura'''
| RD1-score14=JP
| RD1-score14=JP
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| RD1-team15=Eric Craig
| RD1-team15=Eric Craig
| RD1-score15=US
| RD1-score15=US
| RD1-seed16=5
| RD1-seed16=2
| RD1-team16='''Go Miyamoto'''
| RD1-team16='''Go Miyamoto'''
| RD1-score16=JP
| RD1-score16=JP


| RD2-seed01=3
| RD2-seed01=1
| RD2-team01='''Tsuguyoshi Yamato'''
| RD2-team01='''Tsuguyoshi Yamato'''
| RD2-score01=JP
| RD2-score01=JP
| RD2-seed02=7
| RD2-seed02=8
| RD2-team02=Diego Cassiraga
| RD2-team02=Diego Cassiraga
| RD2-score02=AR
| RD2-score02=AR


| RD2-seed03=6
| RD2-seed03=5
| RD2-team03=Austin Reed
| RD2-team03=Austin Reed
| RD2-score03=US
| RD2-score03=US
| RD2-seed04=1
| RD2-seed04=13
| RD2-team04='''Tom Roos'''
| RD2-team04='''Tom Roos'''
| RD2-score04=FI
| RD2-score04=FI


| RD2-seed05=2
| RD2-seed05=3
| RD2-team05='''Steffen From'''
| RD2-team05='''Steffen From'''
| RD2-score05=DK
| RD2-score05=DK
| RD2-seed06=8
| RD2-seed06=11
| RD2-team06=Sami Sekkoum
| RD2-team06=Sami Sekkoum
| RD2-score06=UK
| RD2-score06=UK


| RD2-seed07=4
| RD2-seed07=10
| RD2-team07='''Yuki Akimura'''
| RD2-team07='''Yuki Akimura'''
| RD2-score07=JP
| RD2-score07=JP
| RD2-seed08=5
| RD2-seed08=2
| RD2-team08=Go Miyamoto
| RD2-team08=Go Miyamoto
| RD2-score08=JP
| RD2-score08=JP


| RD3-seed01=3
| RD3-seed01=1
| RD3-team01=Tsuguyoshi Yamato
| RD3-team01=Tsuguyoshi Yamato
| RD3-score01=JP
| RD3-score01=JP
| RD3-seed02=1
| RD3-seed02=13
| RD3-team02='''Tom Roos'''
| RD3-team02='''Tom Roos'''
| RD3-score02=FI
| RD3-score02=FI


| RD3-seed03=2
| RD3-seed03=3
| RD3-team03='''Steffen From'''
| RD3-team03='''Steffen From'''
| RD3-score03=DK
| RD3-score03=DK
| RD3-seed04=4
| RD3-seed04=7
| RD3-team04=Yuki Akimura
| RD3-team04=Yuki Akimura
| RD3-score04=JP
| RD3-score04=JP


| RD4-seed01=1
| RD4-seed01=13
| RD4-team01='''Tom Roos'''
| RD4-team01='''Tom Roos'''
| RD4-score01=FI
| RD4-score01=FI
| RD4-seed02=2
| RD4-seed02=3
| RD4-team02=Steffen From
| RD4-team02=Steffen From
| RD4-score02=DK
| RD4-score02=DK
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==Invitation structure==
==Invitation structure==
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" align="left" style="margin: 5px; border: 1px solid #88a; border-collapse: collapse;"
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" align="right" style="margin: 5px; border: 1px solid #88a; border-collapse: collapse;"
|- style="background: #ccf;"
|- style="background: #ccf;"
! !! Junior !! Senior !! Masters
! !! Junior !! Senior !! Masters
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| Last Chance Qualifier<br><small>Minimum invites per division</small> || 6 || 4 || 4
| Last Chance Qualifier<br><small>Minimum invites per division</small> || 6 || 4 || 4
|}
|}
{{-}}


Invitations could be earned through one of the following methods:
*Placing high in the [[2006 World Championships|previous year's World Championships]]
*Placing high at each player's National Championships
*By holding one of the high Player Ratings
*Winning an invitation through the Last Chance Qualifier, held on the first day of the event.
==Event Pokémon==
==Event Pokémon==
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