Ruling Question about Nationals

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TruTruSky

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I'm going to be visiting my Grandparents, who live in the Toronto area, while the Canadian Nationals are going on. I live in the USA, but I was born in Canada to Canadian parents. It just happened that the trip we planned to Canada was around the time of Nationals. Am I allowed to enter the tournament?
 
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I'm going to be visiting my Grandparents, who live in the Toronto area, while the Canadian Nationals are going on. I live in the USA, but I was born in Canada to Canadian parents. It just happened that the trip we planned to Canada was around the time of Nationals. Am I allowed to enter the tournament?
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i don't think you can't
but maybe email PUI or something?
 
Why doesn't anyone care to go look for themselves?

Who is eligible to play at the Canada National Championships?
•To participate in the event, you must be a player in good standing and abide by the Pokémon Tournament Rules and all other applicable event rules.
•The Pokémon TCG Canada National Championships is open to legal residents of Canada only. Residency in this case is defined as a person who legally resides in Canada, not necessarily a Canadian citizen.
•Players who are found in violation of the rules of eligibility are subject to suspension from Pokémon Organized Play and loss of prizes, including, but not limited to, invitations and Travel Awards.
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The onle bolded is about you. You're no longer a Canadian citizen, but it says that you don't have to be. You are going to be residing (living) in Canada at the time of the Nationals right? If so, then I'm pretty sure that you can participate.
(found this information straight from go-pokemon.com: Click Here)
 
I had read that earlier, but I wanted a definite answer. I might as well enter the tournament. The worst that could happen is getting DQed.
 
I don't really think you could, but I don't have a definite answer either. Because if you enter that, then come back the the US and play in that Nats, you have twice as good of a chance of getting an invite than anyone else. You also might take an invite from someone who actually lives in Canada. Just ask on the site. And the worst think that could happen is suspension.

Who is eligible to play at the Canada National Championships?
•To participate in the event, you must be a player in good standing and abide by the Pokémon Tournament Rules and all other applicable event rules.
•The Pokémon TCG Canada National Championships is open to legal residents of Canada only. Residency in this case is defined as a person who legally resides in Canada, not necessarily a Canadian citizen.
•Players who are found in violation of the rules of eligibility are subject to suspension from Pokémon Organized Play and loss of prizes, including, but not limited to, invitations and Travel Awards.
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Oh yeah, I didn't read that part of it. But I won't be able to go to the USA Nationals. Thanks for the advice, I'll ask when I get there.
 
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Why doesn't anyone care to go look for themselves?

Who is eligible to play at the Canada National Championships?
•To participate in the event, you must be a player in good standing and abide by the Pokémon Tournament Rules and all other applicable event rules.
•The Pokémon TCG Canada National Championships is open to legal residents of Canada only. Residency in this case is defined as a person who legally resides in Canada, not necessarily a Canadian citizen.
•Players who are found in violation of the rules of eligibility are subject to suspension from Pokémon Organized Play and loss of prizes, including, but not limited to, invitations and Travel Awards.
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The onle bolded is about you. You're no longer a Canadian citizen, but it says that you don't have to be. You are going to be residing (living) in Canada at the time of the Nationals right? If so, then I'm pretty sure that you can participate.
(found this information straight from go-pokemon.com: Click Here)
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there's a difference between living and visiting
he can't participate because he doesn't legally reside there
 
Generally speaking, you have to be living for at least 6 months in a country to compete in Nationals - that's the case here at least. As such, I doubt you could enter. But you could always just make your way there and ask a judge/the TO a quick question about it so that IF things go wrong, you could always fall back on that judge.
 
Actually, the Judges let me compete as long as I could show my proof of citizenship and I didn't compete in the US Nationals. I got 7th out of 40 in my division.
 
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