UK’s leading Pokémon Trainers descended upon Birmingham’s NEC last weekend, having set their sights on gaining a place at the 2013 Pokémon Video Game World Championship.
Victors across the Junior, Senior and Masters Division battles each won invitations and Travel Awards to the event, which will this year take place in Vancouver, Canada this August.
Competition was fierce, and for the first time used Swiss pairings meaning that players had to compete in far more battles to reach the top. Each winner will now face against competitors drawn from the United States, Canada, Japan, Korea, and across Europe.
The complete list of 2013 Pokémon TCG and Video Game National Champions are as follows:
2013 Pokémon Trading Card Game National Champions (Junior Division)
1st: Oliver Newson
2nd: Dylan Saunders
3rd: Khalil Ben-Gacem
4th: Omar Ben-Gacem
2013 Pokémon Trading Card Game National Champions (Senior Division)
1st: Sam Taylor
2nd: James Luo
3rd: Rhys Williams
4th: Thomas Robinson
5th: Dan Saunders
6th: Liam Campbell-Lowe
7th: Luke Taylor
8th: Sam Marshall-Smith
2013 Pokémon Trading Card Game National Champions (Masters Division)
1st: Robert Kinbrum
2nd: Sami Sekkoum
3rd: Ben Stewart-Armstead
4th: Jake Walvin
5th: Adam Hawkins
6th: Duncan Surgue
7th: Kai Colston
8th: Oliver Barnett
2013 Pokémon Video Game National Champions (Junior Division)
1st: Keilan Urch
2nd: Ahren Bundy
3rd: Calon Stevens
4th: Adam Balela
5th: Bilal Hussain
6th: Hayden Cottle
7th: Lily Taylor
8th: Florence Kennington
2013 Pokémon Video Game National Champions (Senior Division)
1st: Edward Thompson
2nd: Alese Gomes
3rd: Henry Strutt
4th: Gabriele Spagnolo
5th: Benjamin M’Bonyimana
6th: Mark McQuillan
7th: Eric Riopaser
8th: Morgan Hollindale
2013 Pokémon Video Game National Champions (Masters Division)
1st: Ben Kyriacou
2nd: Abel Sanz
3rd: Albert Bauere
4th: Lee Provost
5th: Daniel Nolan
6th: Ben Goud
7th: Rachel Annand
8th: Matthias Sucholdski
2013 Pokémon UK National Champions prepare for Canada
