Nationals Champions Crowned, BW2’s World Tournament to Feature World Championship Teams

By: Water Pokémon Master · Posted Posted onJul 2, 2012 at 10:31 AM · 0 Comments

Nationals is over and below you can find a press release from TPCi listing each of the champions in the TCG and video game tournaments. Congratulations to all – what a journey to make it this far!

TPCi has also announced that select top players who compete in the World Championship’s video game tournament will have their teams distributed via Wi-Fi to Black 2 and White 2 so that you can battle against them in the World Tournament feature! The games will be released in America on October 7th.

Finalists to Battle for Special Prize at the 2012 Pokémon World Championships

Bellevue, WA – July 2, 2012 – Three days of intense Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG) and video game competition at the 2012 Pokémon U.S. National Championships in Indianapolis, Indiana culminated in the crowning of six U.S. National Champions and the formation of an elite group of finalists ready to battle against the world’s best this August at the 2012 Pokémon World Championships in Hawaii. From a group of thousands, only 36 American Pokémon TCG and video game players will travel to the Big Island of Hawaii with one goal in mind, becoming a Pokémon World Champion.

As a special incentive for the Pokémon video game players advancing to Hawaii, The Pokémon Company International will choose a select number of top players and their Pokémon teams who are participating at the 2012 Pokémon Video Game World Championships and distribute them via the Nintendo® Wi-Fi Connection service into the upcoming Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 video games (launching in the U.S. October 7). Once distributed, players can battle these elite Pokémon World Championships participants and the Pokémon they trained in the Pokémon World Tournament, a new battle arena debuting in the Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 games. More information about the Pokémon World Tournament is coming soon, and the 2012 Pokémon Video Game World Champion player distribution details will be announced later this fall.

Below is a complete list of U.S. Pokémon TCG and video game finalists that earned invitations to the 2012 Pokémon World Championships taking place August 11-12 in Waikoloa, Hawaii. For more information, news, and images from the 2012 Pokémon U.S. National Championships visit www.pokemon.com.

MASTERS DIVISION – Born 1996 or Earlier
Pokémon Video Game Finalists

  • 1st place – Wolfe Glick (16) – McLean, Virginia
  • 2nd place – Joe Pulkowski (20) – Stockton, California
  • 3rd place – Danny Zollner (24) – Edgewater Park, New Jersey
  • 4th place – Manoj Sunny (16) – Des Plaines, Illinois

Pokémon Trading Card Game Finalists

  • 1st place – John Roberts II (23) – St. Louis, Missouri
  • 2nd place – Kevin Nance (22) – Trinity, North Carolina
  • 3rd place – Jay Hornung (23) – Madrid, Iowa
  • 4th place – Christopher Murray (23) – Woodbridge, VA
  • 5th place – Ashon Haswell (22) – Fayetteville, North Carolina
  • 6th place – Tom Dolezal (24) – Akron, Ohio
  • 7th place – Breton Brander (19) – Colorado Springs, Colorado
  • 8th place – Carl Scheu IV (17) – Middleburg Heights, Ohio

SENIOR DIVISION – Born 1997 to 2000
Pokémon Video Game Finalists

  • 1st place – Aaron Zheng (14) – New York City, New York
  • 2nd place – Jonathan Hiller (13) – Parkesburg, Pennsylvania
  • 3rd place – Toler Webb (14) – Apex, North Carolina
  • 4th place – Paul Chua (13) – Union, New Jersey

Pokémon Trading Card Game Finalists

  • 1st place – Ty Wheeler (15) – Dayton, Ohio
  • 2nd place – Jason Martinez (13) – Glendale, California
  • 3rd place – Brandon Smiley (15) – Dallas, Texas
  • 4th place – Sean Hipp (15) – Mesquite, Texas
  • 5th place – Jeremy Gibson (13) – Morris Plains, New Jersey
  • 6th place – Alan-Luc Nguyen (14) – Renton, Washington
  • 7th place – Seth Hanslik (12) – Uhrichsville, Ohio
  • 8th place – Kaitlin Young (15) – Greenwood, Indiana

JUNIOR DIVISION – Born 2001 or Later
Pokémon Video Game Finalists

  • 1st place – Abram Burrows (11) – Santee, California
  • 2nd place – Brian Hough (11) – Ann Arbor, Michigan
  • 3rd place – Devon Roth (10) – New Hyde Park, New York
  • 4th place – Gerardo Gonzalez (11) – Fremont, California

Pokémon Trading Card Game Finalists

  • 1st place – Ian Robb (9) – Warwick, Rhode Island
  • 2nd place – Jonathan Croxton (11) – Charlottesville, Virginia
  • 3rd place – Daniel Sargent (11) – Roy, Utah
  • 4th place – Natalia Routhier (11) – Coppell, Texas
  • 5th place – Morgan Davies (11) – North Olmsted, Ohio
  • 6th place – Michael Catron (11) – Frederick, Maryland
  • 7th place – Shane Kittelson-Burke (10) – Monticello, Minnesota
  • 8th place – Anthony Menchaca (10) – Frisco, Texas