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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. There are three divisions: Junior (known as the 10 Years Old and Under Division until 2006), Senior (known as the 11 to 14 Year Old Division until 2006) and Masters (called the 15 Years and Older Division until 2006). | The championships are staged utilizing that year's {{TCG|Standard format}}, previously referred to as ''Modified Format'' prior to the {{TCG|2013-14_Modified_format|2014 season}}. The {{TCG|2014-15_Modified_format|2015 season}} introduced the {{TCG|Expanded 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. There are three divisions: Junior (known as the 10 Years Old and Under Division until 2006), Senior (known as the 11 to 14 Year Old Division until 2006) and Masters (called the 15 Years and Older Division until 2006). | ||
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*'''[[2004 World Championships (TCG)|2004]]''': {{TCG|Expedition}} to {{TCG|EX Hidden Legends}} | *'''[[2004 World Championships (TCG)|2004]]''': {{TCG|Expedition}} to {{TCG|EX Hidden Legends}} | ||
*'''[[2005 World Championships (TCG)|2005]]''': {{TCG|EX Ruby & Sapphire}} to {{TCG|EX Emerald}} | *'''[[2005 World Championships (TCG)|2005]]''': {{TCG|EX Ruby & Sapphire}} to {{TCG|EX Emerald}} | ||
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*'''[[2013 World Championships|2013]]''': {{TCG|Black & White}} to {{TCG|Plasma Freeze}} | *'''[[2013 World Championships|2013]]''': {{TCG|Black & White}} to {{TCG|Plasma Freeze}} | ||
*'''[[2014 World Championships|2014]]''': {{TCG|Next Destinies}} to {{TCG|Furious Fists}} | *'''[[2014 World Championships|2014]]''': {{TCG|Next Destinies}} to {{TCG|Furious Fists}} | ||
*'''[[2015 World Championships|2015]]''': {{TCG|Boundaries Crossed}} onward | |||
===Expanded Format Sets=== | |||
*'''[[2015 World Championships|2015]]''': {{TCG|Black & White}} onward | |||
==Video games== | ==Video games== | ||