After hours of intense competition against some of the country’s best Pok�mon video game players, twenty-four competitors from the UK received invitations to compete in the 2011 Pok�mon Video Game World Championships, taking place on August 12-14 in San Diego, USA.
Twenty-four players from three different age divisions – Junior, Senior and Masters – used remarkable skill and strategy, edging out hundreds of players in the 2011 Pok�mon Video Game National Championships held at the NEC in Birmingham this past weekend. These players, featured in an exciting highlights video at www.pokemon.co.uk/vgc, will now have the opportunity to head to San Diego to battle against some of the best Pok�mon video game players from across Europe and the United States.
A list of the top four winners in order of finish in each division includes:
JUNIOR DIVISION
Thomas Purdy, 10
UK
Christopher Dunne, 11
Belfast, Ireland
Additional National Qualifiers Include:
3rd Nathan Nuttall, 4th Charlene Duffield
SENIOR DIVISION
Edward Thompson, 12
UK
Tayler Coe, 15
UK
Additional National Qualifiers Include:
3rd Sebastien Haillez 4th James Green
MASTERS DIVISION
Ruben Puig Lecegui, 18
Barcelona, Spain
Ashley Smith, 17
Somerset, UK
Additional National Qualifiers Include:
3rd Rees Hamilton 4th Daniel Nolan
These Pok�mon Trainers will join other Pok�mon video game players competing in National competitions in other countries throughout Europe. The list of countries hosting 2011 Pok�mon National video game tournaments includes:
June 11, Rome, Italy�Fiera Roma, Hall 12, Ingresso Nord
June 18, Madrid, Spain�IFEMA, Hall 1, Feria de Madrid
June 25, Paris, France�Espace Grande Arche, Parvis de La D�fense
July 2, Cologne, Germany�EXPO XXI K�ln GmbH, Gladbacher Wall 5
The top eight Pok�mon Trainers in each division at the National Championships earn invitations to the ultimate stage�the 2011 Pok�mon Video Game World Championships in San Diego on August 12-14. Players at the World Championships have a chance to win international travel packages, trophies, and special Pok�mon prize packages.
For more information about the Pok�mon Video Game Championship series, including rules, tournament locations, dates and times, prizes, and more please visit www.pokemon.co.uk/vgc.