2016 Pokémon World Championships
| 2016 | |||
| Tournament information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | San Francisco, California | ||
| Dates | August 19–21 | ||
| Administrator(s) | Play! Pokémon | ||
| Tournament format(s) | Swiss rounds, knock-out finals | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions | TBA | ||
| Runners-up | TBA | ||
| |||
The 2016 Pokémon World Championships will be the eighth annual e-Sport invitee tournament held by Play! Pokémon, a branch of The Pokémon Company that unites the top Pokémon video game and Pokémon Trading Card Game players from around the world. The event will take place at the San Francisco Marriot Marquis Hotel in San Francisco, California from August 19 to August 21,[1] alongside the VGC (Video Game Championship) and TCG tournaments; other Pokemon related events as a Pokken Tournament invitational and a official store with unique event products are expected to be confirmed.
Title holders are Shoma Honami from Japan in the Masters Division, Mark McQuillan from United Kingdom in the Seniors Division and Kotone Yasue from Japan in the Juniors Division.[2]
Age Divisions and Qualification
Both Pokemon VGC and TCG have three different age division for their players, with their respective qualification requirements and process. The youngest players division it's the Junior Division with players Born from 2005 or later, Senior Division with players born from 2001 to 2004 and the Masters Division with players born on 2000 or earlier.
The Qualification process it's mostly based on a Championship Points Ranking. This Championship Points (CP) are awarded to the players from the different live tournament and on-line tournaments results in the current season. For the 2016 World Championship qualification, CP awarded from September 2015 to July 2016 are counted. Only Japan and South Korea Qualification process don't use CP as requirement as they have their unique invitations award format.
Play! Pokemon divides the World in different rating zones, US and Canada, Europe, Latin America, Asia-Pacific, South Africa, Japan and South Korea. Each zone have their own CP requirement limit for Day 1 (First Round) and Day 2 (Second Round) players invitation. Day 2 players have travel and stipends paid by Play! Pokemon
Video Game Championship Qualification
For the Masters Division, these are the World Championship invitation requirements:[3]
| Zones | Day One | Day Two (Ranking) |
|---|---|---|
| US and Canada | 350 CP | Top 8 of the Zone |
| Europe | 275 CP | Top 16 of the Zone |
| Latin America | 150 CP | Top 4 of the Zone |
| Asia-Pacific | 200 CP | Top 4 of the Zone |
| South Africa | 400 CP | None |
| Japan | TBA | TBA |
| South Korea | TBA | TBA |
References
- ↑ "2016 Pokémon World Championship". Play! Pokemon. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ↑ "2015 Pokémon World Championship". Play! Pokemon. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ↑ "2016 Pokémon VG World Championship Competitor Information". Play! Pokemon. Retrieved 18 March 2016.