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Invitations could be earned through one of the following methods: | Invitations could be earned through one of the following methods: | ||
*Placing high in the [[2006 World Championships|previous year's World Championships]] | *Placing high in the [[2006 World Championships (TCG)|previous year's World Championships]] | ||
*Placing high at each player's National Championships | *Placing high at each player's National Championships | ||
*By holding one of the high Player Ratings | *By holding one of the high Player Ratings | ||
*Winning an invitation through the Last Chance Qualifier, held on the first day of the event. | *Winning an invitation through the Last Chance Qualifier, held on the first day of the event. | ||
==Event Pokémon== | ==Event Pokémon== | ||
{{G4event| | {{G4event| | ||
Revision as of 23:47, 13 June 2013
The 2007 Pokémon Trading Card Game World Championships was held at the Hilton Waikoloa Village hotel in Waikoloa, Hawaii from August 10-12, 2007. The were the fourth World Championships event hosted by Pokémon Organized Play.
The event used the EX Deoxys onwards Modified Format. The second day of the tournament featured six rounds of Swiss Pairings for all three divisions. The top 16 players in each division were then seeded into single-elimination tournaments on Sunday to determine each division’s World Champion.
This year marked the only time in which all four semifinalists in the Masters Division were not American. Previously, and every year since, an American has occupied at least one seat at the final table.
Single-Elimination Brackets
Junior Division
Hiroki Yano, of Japan, was the defending Juniors Division World Champion. Hiroki was defeated in the final by fellow Japanese player Jun Hasebe, the youngest World Champion to date. With his second place finish, he became the closest TCG World Champion to winning two consecutive championships. Both Hiroki and Jun finished with records of 8-2.
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship Match | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Arnoud Van Bemmelen | NL | |||||||||||||||
| 16 | Tony Anderson | DK | 1 | Arnoud Van Bemmelen | NL | ||||||||||||
| 9 | Jun Hasebe | JP | 9 | Jun Hasebe | JP | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Boyce Forrest | CA | 9 | Jun Hasebe | JP | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Anna Reimer | SE | 14 | Andrew Choong | AU | ||||||||||||
| 13 | David Shoyket | US | 5 | Anna Reimer | SE | ||||||||||||
| 14 | Andrew Choong | US | 14 | Andrew Choong | AU | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Fares Sekkoum | UK | 9 | Jun Hasebe | JP | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Vy Le | NO | 2 | Hiroki Yano | JP | ||||||||||||
| 12 | Thomas Arena | US | 3 | Vy Le | NO | ||||||||||||
| 11 | Paul Atanassov | CA | 11 | Paul Atanassov | CA | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Gunter VanRoey | BE | 11 | Paul Atanassov | CA | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Maito Nakai | JP | 2 | Hiroki Yano | JP | ||||||||||||
| 10 | Henry Leaming | US | 7 | Maito Nakai | JP | ||||||||||||
| 15 | Alejo Salvador | AR | 2 | Hiroki Yano | JP | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Hiroki Yano | JP | |||||||||||||||
Senior Division
Miska Saari, from Finland, was the defending Senior Division World Champion. Miska finished in sixth place, falling in the quarterfinals to the top-seed and eventual runner up Akira Miyazaki.
Jeremy Scharff-Kim, of the United States, won the final over Akira, claiming the World Championship with a record of 9-1.
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship Match | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Akira Miyazaki | JP | |||||||||||||||
| 16 | Garrett Farrington | US | 1 | Akira Miyazaki | JP | ||||||||||||
| 9 | Miska Saari | FI | 9 | Miska Saari | FI | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Peter Lind | DK | 1 | Akira Miyazaki | JP | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Alexander DaCosta | CA | 5 | Alexander DaCosta | CA | ||||||||||||
| 12 | Breton Brander | US | 5 | Alexander DaCosta | CA | ||||||||||||
| 13 | Keaton Gill | US | 4 | Tomas Beltrame | AR | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Tomas Beltrame | AR | 1 | Akira Miyazaki | JP | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Jeremy Scharff-Kim | US | 3 | Jeremy Scharff-Kim | US | ||||||||||||
| 14 | Benjamin Sauk | US | 3 | Jeremy Scharff-Kim | US | ||||||||||||
| 11 | Jeffrey Vernola | US | 11 | Jeffrey Vernola | US | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Riona Doi | JP | 3 | Jeremy Scharff-Kim | US | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Wataru Hasegawa | JP | 7 | Wataru Hasegawa | JP | ||||||||||||
| 10 | Tais Andersen | DK | 7 | Wataru Hasegawa | JP | ||||||||||||
| 15 | Geoffry Sauk | US | 15 | Geoffrey Sauk | US | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Bobby Malec | US | |||||||||||||||
Masters Division
Jason Klaczynski, of the United States, was defending his first Masters Division World Championship, and finished in 30th place after day two.
Tom Roos, of Finland, reigned victorious in the Masters Division, putting up a record of 8-2 and defeating 2004 Champion Tsuguyoshi Yamato in the semifinals.
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship Match | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Tsuguyoshi Yamato | JP | |||||||||||||||
| 16 | Yee Wei Chun | MY | 1 | Tsuguyoshi Yamato | JP | ||||||||||||
| 9 | Steffen Eriksen | DK | 8 | Diego Cassiraga | AR | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Diego Cassiraga | AR | 1 | Tsuguyoshi Yamato | JP | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Austin Reed | US | 13 | Tom Roos | FI | ||||||||||||
| 12 | Ross Cawthon | US | 5 | Austin Reed | US | ||||||||||||
| 13 | Tom Roos | FI | 13 | Tom Roos | FI | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Takuya Yoneda | JP | 13 | Tom Roos | FI | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Steffen From | DK | 3 | Steffen From | DK | ||||||||||||
| 14 | Alex Brosseau | US | 3 | Steffen From | DK | ||||||||||||
| 11 | Sami Sekkoum | UK | 11 | Sami Sekkoum | UK | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Jeroen Robert | BE | 3 | Steffen From | DK | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Cristian Vidal | CL | 7 | Yuki Akimura | JP | ||||||||||||
| 10 | Yuki Akimura | JP | 10 | Yuki Akimura | JP | ||||||||||||
| 15 | Eric Craig | US | 2 | Go Miyamoto | JP | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Go Miyamoto | JP | |||||||||||||||
Invitation structure
| Junior | Senior | Masters | |
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| 2006 World Champions | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| National Championships | Juniors | Seniors | Masters |
| Argentina | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Australia | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Austria | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Canada | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Chile | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Czech Republic | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ecuador | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Finland | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| France | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Germany | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Italy | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Japan | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Malta | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mexico | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Norway | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Portugal | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Singapore | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| United States | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Premier Ratings | Juniors | Seniors | Masters |
| North America | 12 | 12 | 8 |
| Latin America | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Asia-Pacific | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Europe and Africa | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| Juniors | Seniors | Masters | |
| Last Chance Qualifier Minimum invites per division |
6 | 4 | 4 |
Invitations could be earned through one of the following methods:
- Placing high in the previous year's World Championships
- Placing high at each player's National Championships
- By holding one of the high Player Ratings
- Winning an invitation through the Last Chance Qualifier, held on the first day of the event.
Event Pokémon
| Pokémon Info | Trainer Memo | Battle Moves | Ribbons | ||||||||||||
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 PIKACHU
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♂ | Dex No. | 0025 | Hardy nature. | Water | Surf | 
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| Lv. 50 | Type | Electric | Thunderbolt | ||||||||||||
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Electric | Pokémon Event | Psychic | Light Screen | |||||||||||
| OT | TCGWC | Apparently had a | Normal | Quick Attack | |||||||||||
| ID No. | 08107 | fateful encounter at | This Pokémon was available in the United States from August 10 to 12, 2007. | ||||||||||||
| Item | Ability | Lv. 50. | |||||||||||||
 Light Ball
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Static | ||||||||||||||
| The date this Pokémon was received is determined by the date on the DS when it was obtained from the Poké Mart. | |||||||||||||||
| This Pokémon must forget the move Surf in order to be able to be sent to Poké Transfer. | |||||||||||||||
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