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==Trading Card Game== | ==Trading Card Game== | ||
The championships are staged over three days with a last chance qualifier (known to players as "The Grinder") on the Friday to fill seats left vacant for various reasons (no travel, local qualifiers) until all seats are filled. The second day is limited to Swiss Pairings over a set number of rounds, and the top players (16 each in the Junior and Senior Divisions, as well as the top 32 in the Masters division) move onto the Sunday rounds. The format for this final is single elimination, until the finals, which are a best two matches out of three to decide the World Champion. | The championships are staged utilizing that year's Modified Format Set over three days with a last chance qualifier (known to players as "The Grinder") on the Friday to fill seats left vacant for various reasons (no travel, local qualifiers) until all seats are filled. The second day is limited to Swiss Pairings over a set number of rounds, and the top players (16 each in the Junior and Senior Divisions, as well as the top 32 in the Masters division) move onto the Sunday rounds. The format for this final is single elimination, until the finals, which are a best two matches out of three to decide the World Champion. | ||
===Modifed Format Sets== | |||
*'''2004''': {{TCG|EX Ruby & Sapphire}} | |||
*'''2005''': Unknown | |||
*'''2006''': {{TCG|EX Hidden Legends}} | |||
*'''2007''': {{TCG|EX Deoxys}} | |||
*'''2008''': {{TCG|EX Holon Phantoms}} | |||
*'''2009'' through '''2010'''': {{TCG|Diamond & Pearl}} | |||
==Video Game== | ==Video Game== | ||
The format for the Video Game Championships, first staged in [[2009 World Championships|2009 in San Diego, California]] is virtually the same as the TCG counterparts with winners comprised of those in National tournament play. A Last Chance Qualifier is held on Friday to fill all vacant spots. The most recently released Pokémon game (which will be [[Pokémon Black and White|Black and White]] in 2011) is used for battles. The event is a single elimination format, with the top eight players in the Junior and Senior divisions advancing to the finals round competing from a list of approved Pokémon by the organizers on Saturday. On Sunday, all eight play in a single elimination event to decide the World Champions. | The format for the Video Game Championships, first staged in [[2009 World Championships|2009 in San Diego, California]] is virtually the same as the TCG counterparts with winners comprised of those in National tournament play. A Last Chance Qualifier is held on Friday to fill all vacant spots. The most recently released Pokémon game (which will be [[Pokémon Black and White|Black and White]] in 2011) is used for battles. The event is a single elimination format, with the top eight players in the Junior and Senior divisions advancing to the finals round competing from a list of approved Pokémon by the organizers on Saturday. On Sunday, all eight play in a single elimination event to decide the World Champions. | ||
===Games Used=== | |||
'''2009''': {{game|Platinum}} | |||
'''2010''': {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}} | |||
'''2011''': {{game|Black and White}} | |||
{{World Championships}} | {{World Championships}} | ||
[[Category:TCG]] | [[Category:TCG]] | ||
[[Category:Games]] | [[Category:Games]] | ||