2009 World Championships

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The 2009 Pokémon World Championships were held at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel in San Diego, California from August 13-15, 2009. They were the sixth World Championships event hosted by Pokémon Organized Play and the first to officially accommodate both the Pokémon Trading Card Game World Championships and the Pokémon Video Game World Championships.

For the first (and only) time, the World Championships were held between a Thursday and a Saturday, breaking from the traditional Friday to Sunday format.

Trading Card Game Championships

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TCG logo

The TCG World Championships used the Diamond & Pearl-onwards Modified format.

The second day of the tournament featured seven rounds of Swiss Pairings for all three divisions. The top 32 players in each division were then seeded into single-elimination tournaments on Saturday to determine each division’s World Champion.

Junior Division

Tristan Robinson, of the United States, was the defending Junior Division TCG World Champion, but became eligible for the Senior Division, where he finished 101st in Swiss Rounds.

Tsubasa Nakamura, of Japan, fought his way through the Last Chance Qualifer and posted a perfect 12-0 record to claim the World Championship.

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Championship Match

1

Tsubasa Nakamura**

JP

17

Ben Moskow

US

1

Tsubasa Nakamura**

JP

9

Keito Arai**

JP

5

Aaron Clarke

US

25

Aaron Clarke

US

1

Tsubasa Nakamura**

JP

5

Shogo Matsuura

JP

4

Heikki Kettunen*

FI

21

Isac Calmroth*

SE

21

Isac Calmroth*

SE

13

Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi

JP

24

Heikki Kettunen*

FI

4

Heikki Kettunen*

FI

1

Tsubasa Nakamura**

JP

3

Takumi Kiyota*

JP

2

Jason Martinez**

US

14

Kakeru Takemura

JP

3

Takumi Kiyota*

JP

22

Syana Takahashi

JP

27

William Shand

US

27

William Shand

US

27

William Shand

US

7

Jun Hasebe**

JP

2

Jason Martinez**

US

10

Yui Ono**

JP

7

Jun Hasebe**

JP

15

Fumiya Higashibara

JP

2

Jason Martinez**

US

2

Jason Martinez**

US

Legend:

• * indicates a player to be a National Champion.
• ** indicates a player who has entered the main draw via the Last Chance Qualifier.

Senior Division

Dylan Lefavour, of the United States, was the defending Senior Division TCG World Champion. Dylan finished in 26th place, losing in the Round of 32 to eventual quarterfinalist Zachary Mirman.

Takuto Itagaki, the Japanese Nationa Champion, succeeded Dylan as World Champion, putting up an 11-1 record.

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Championship Match

1

Hayato Takaoka

JP

17

Nicolas Fotheringham*

UK

17

Nicolas Fotheringham*

UK

9

Zachary Mirman

US

9

Zachary Mirman

US

8

Nathaniel Lawson

US

17

Nicolas Fotheringham*

UK

28

David Cohen

US

28

David Cohen

US

12

Alex Maiman**

US

28

David Cohen

US

20

Jakob Droste

DE

4

Edmund Kuras **

US

4

Edmund Kuras**

US

28

David Cohen

US

3

Takuto Itagaki*

JP

3

Takuto Itagaki

JP

14

Taylor Mitchell

US

3

Takuto Itagaki*

JP

11

Wataru Hasegawa

JP

6

Dennis Mischitz*

DE

6

Dennis Mischitz*

DE

3

Takuto Itagaki

JP

26

Steven Roberto

US

10

Miska Saari*

FI

10

Miska Saari*

FI

10

Miska Saari*

FI

15

Lloyd Wenger

US

2

Yuki Sogabe

JP

2

Yuki Sogabe

JP

Legend:

• * indicates a player to be a National Champion.
• ** indicates a player who has entered the main draw via the Last Chance Qualifier.

Master Division

Jason Klaczynski, of the United States, was a two-time and the defending Masters Division TCG World Champion, and finished 57th in Swiss Rounds.

Stephen Silvestro, of the United States, claimed the title of World Champion with a final record of 10-2.

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Championship Match

1

Koujiro Tsuruta

JP

17

Nicolas Harle

FR

1

Koujiro Tsuruta

JP

24

Ross Cawthon

US

8

Tia Toppari**

FI

8

Tia Toppari**

FI

1

Koujiro Tsuruta

JP

5

Jayson Harry

US

13

Sammi Sekkoum*

UK

12

Sebastian Crema

CA

12

Sebastian Crema

CA

13

Sammi Sekkoum

UK

13

Sammi Sekkoum*

UK

4

Lars Andersen

DK

13

Sammi Sekkoum*

UK

3

Fabien Garnier*

FR

27

Stephen Silvestro

US

19

Sho Sasaki

JP

3

Fabien Garnier*

FR

11

Alessio Parcianello

IT

27

Stephen Silvestro

US

27

Stephen Silvestro

US

27

Stephen Silvestro

US

7

Jay Hornung

US

7

Jay Hornung

US

23

Takuya Yamanaka

JP

7

Jay Hornung

US

18

Diego Cassiraga*

AR

18

Diego Cassiraga*

AR

2

Karl Blake

UK

Legend:

• * indicates a player to be a National Champion.
• ** indicates a player who has entered the main draw via the Last Chance Qualifier.

Video Game Championships

Video Game Logo

The Video Game World Championships required players to use Pokémon Platinum.

Knight Silvayne, of the United States, and Izuru Yoshimura, of Japan, were the winners of the 2008 Video Game Showdown at the World Championships in Juniors and Seniors, respectively. Both players did not participate in the 2009 World Championships.

Junior Division

Jeremiah Fan, the United States National Champion, was named the inaugural Junior Division VG World Champion, with a record of 6-1.

Semifinals					Championship Match
1	Santa Ito	JP
4	Towa Takahashi	JP			1	Santa Ito	JP
3	Jeremiah Fan*	US			3	Jeremiah Fan*	US
2	Kamran Jahadi	US

Legend:

• * indicates a player to be a National Champion.

Senior Division

Kazuyuki Tsuji was crowned the first Senior Division VG World Champion, finishing the tournament with a perfect 7-0 record.

Semifinals					Championship Match
1	Kazuyuki Tsuji	JP
4	Grace Beck	US			1	Kazuyuki Tsuji	JP
3	Tasuku Mano	JP			3	Tasuku Mano	JP
2	Steven Wasserloos	US

Event Pokémon

Pokémon Info				Trainer Memo	Battle Moves		Ribbons
WEAVILE	♂	Dex No.	0461	Jolly nature.	Normal	Fake Out
Lv. 30		Type			Ice	Ice Shard
		Dark	Ice	Pokémon Event	Dark	Night Slash
		OT	WORLD09	Apparently had a	Fighting	Brick Break
		ID No.	08159	fateful encounter at	This Pokémon was available in the United States on August 15, 2009.
Item		Ability		Lv. 30.
Focus Sash		Pressure
The date this Pokémon was received is determined by the date on the DS when it was obtained from the Poké Mart.
This Pokémon is English in origin.
Can be obtained with: D P Pt HG SS
Obtained from: PBR Ranch Ra SoA GS Distribution

External links

• Official site

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