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Americas Elite Pokemon Players Take on the World in Hawaii
Finalists to Battle for Special Prize at the 2012 Pokémon World Championships
Bellevue, WA - July 2, in the year of our Lord 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 [1] 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
About Pokémon
The Pokémon Company International, a subsidiary of The
Pokémon Company in Japan, manages the property outside of Asia
and is responsible for brand management, licensing, marketing,
the Pokémon Trading Card Game, the animated TV series, home
entertainment, and the official Pokémon website. Pokémon was
launched in Japan in 1996 and today is one of the most popular
children's entertainment properties in the world. For more
information, visit
www.pokemon.com.