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The '''2020 World Championships''' | [[File:2020 Pokémon World Championships logo.png|thumb|250px|Logo]] | ||
The '''2020 World Championships''' will be held at {{wp|ExCeL London}} in {{wp|London}}, {{wp|United Kingdom}} from August 14 to 16, 2020. It will be the seventeenth invitation-only championships for players of the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]], the twelfth for players of the Pokémon video games, and the fifth for players of [[Pokkén Tournament]]. This will be the second time the Pokémon World Championships are held outside of the United States, following the [[2013 World Championships]] in {{wp|Vancouver}}, {{wp|British Columbia}}, {{pmin|Canada}}. | |||
Invitations for the Trading Card Game and the video game events will be awarded to players who accumulate enough Championship Points throughout the season. Invitations for Pokkén Tournament will be awarded to the top placements at three International Championships and players from Japan. There will also be Last Chance Qualifiers held <!--on Friday--> for Pokkén Tournament. | |||
A pop up {{OBP|Pokémon Center|store}} will be open during the 2020 World Championships. | |||
==Trading Card Game Championships== | ==Trading Card Game Championships== | ||
The Pokémon Trading Card Game will feature the {{TCG|2019-20 Standard format}}, using all cards from {{TCG|Ultra Prism}} onward. Players will receive invitations from gaining enough [[Championship Point]]s throughout the year, with the best of them receiving Day Two Invitations, or from the previous year's [[2019 World Championships|World Championships]].<!-- | |||
Day One of the tournament consisted of Swiss rounds for all players who didn't receive a Day Two invitation. Players with enough points moved onto Day Two, where a new set of Swiss rounds were played that did not carry over Day One's records. Decks could be changed between the two days. The top eight then competed in a single-elimination tournament.--> | |||
===Junior Division=== | ===Junior Division=== | ||
Haruki Miyamoto of Japan is the defending champion. | |||
===Senior Division=== | ===Senior Division=== | ||
Kaya Lichtleitner of Germany is the defending champion. | |||
===Master Division=== | ===Master Division=== | ||
Henry Brand of Australia is the defending champion. | |||
==Video Game Championships== | |||
Players will receive invitations from gaining enough Championship Points throughout the year, with the best of them receiving Day Two Invitations, or from the previous year's [[2019 World Championships|World Championships]].<!-- | |||
Day One of the tournament consisted of Swiss rounds for players who didn't receive a Day Two invitation. Players with two or fewer losses and no ties advanced on to Day Two. Day Two consisted of a new set of Swiss rounds not using the previous day's records and players could change teams between the days. Players from this round with two or fewer losses and no ties were then seeded into a single-elimination tournament.--> | |||
Matches will take place in [[Pokémon Sword and Shield]] and will all be [[Double Battle]]s. All Pokémon in the [[List of Pokémon by Galar Pokédex number|Galar Pokédex]] except [[Mythical Pokémon]] and certain [[Legendary Pokémon]], given they had a {{DL|Origin marking|Galar symbol}}. Levels for all Pokémon were adjusted to level 50 and no duplicate Pokémon or items were allowed. Players were given seven minutes of Your Time, 45 seconds of Move Time, and 15 minutes of Game Time per game. | |||
===Junior Division=== | ===Junior Division=== | ||
Pi Wu of Taiwan is the defending champion. | |||
===Senior Division=== | ===Senior Division=== | ||
Ko Tsukide of Japan is the defending champion. | |||
===Master Division=== | ===Master Division=== | ||
Naoto Mizobuchi of Japan is the defending champion. | |||
==Pokkén Tournament Championships== | |||
Invitations will be given out to top placements at the Oceania, Europe, and North America International Championships. Two Senior and four Masters invites will be awarded at the Europe and North America Championships each, while the Oceania Championships will only award one Senior and two Masters invites. The remaining invitations will be split between Japanese players and players who made it through the Last Chance Qualifiers. | |||
Pokkén Tournament DX will be used for the tournament, with every player required to use their own HORI Pokkén Tournament Pro Pad or HORI Pokkén Tournament DX Pro Pad. | |||
===Senior Division=== | |||
Colin "Ashgreninja1" Jones of the United States is the defending champion in the Seniors Division. | |||
===Masters Division=== | |||
Hiroki "Subutan" Ishida of Japan is the defending champion in the Masters Division.<!-- | |||
==Event Pokémon== | |||
== | ==External links== | ||
* [https://www.pokemon.com/us/play-pokemon/worlds/2020/about/ Official site]--> | |||
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[[Category:Video Game World Championships]] | [[Category:Video Game World Championships]] | ||