2022 World Championships
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The 2022 World Championships was held at ExCeL London in London, United Kingdom from August 18 to 21, 2022. It was the seventeenth invitation-only championships for players of the Pokémon Trading Card Game, the twelfth for players of the Pokémon video games, the fifth for players of Pokkén Tournament and the first for players of Pokémon GO and Pokémon UNITE. This was the second time the Pokémon World Championships were held outside of the U.S. following the 2013 World Championships in Vancouver, Canada.
Invitations for the Trading Card Game and the video game events were awarded to players who accumulate enough Championship Points throughout the season. Invitations for Pokkén Tournament were awarded to the top placements at three International Championships and players from Japan. There were also Last Chance Qualifiers held for Pokkén Tournament.
These Championships were initially intended to be held at ExCeL London from August 14 to 16, 2020, but were canceled along with the 2020 Play! Pokémon Championship Series as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2] Preliminarily moved to August 2021, the World Championships were finally moved to 2022.[3]
A pop up Pokémon Center was opened during the 2022 World Championships.[4] The theme song for these World Championships is "Claim Your Glory" by Popnick.
Trading Card Game Championships
The Pokémon Trading Card Game featured the 2021-22 Standard format, using all cards from Sword & Shield onward. Players received invitations from gaining enough Championship Points throughout the year, with the best of them receiving Day Two Invitations, or from the previous World Championships.
Day One of the tournament consisted of Swiss rounds for all players who didn't receive a Day Two invitation. Players with two or fewer losses and no ties advanced to Day Two. Day Two consisted of a new set of Swiss rounds not using the previous day's records and players could change decks between days. Players from this round with two or fewer losses and no ties were then seeded into a single-elimination tournament.
Junior Division
Haruki Miyamoto of Japan was the defending champion.
Rikuto Ohashi of Japan became the new World Champion with a record of 6-0-1.
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Senior Division
Kaya Lichtleitner of Germany was the defending champion.
Liam Halliburton of the U.S. became the new World Champion with a record of 6-1-1.
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Master Division
Henry Brand of Australia was the defending champion.
Ondřej Škubal of Czechia became the new World Champion with a record of 6-0-2.
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| 3 | Ondřej Škubal |
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| 6 | Andre Chiasson |
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| 3 | Ondřej Škubal |
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| 2 | Ryota Ishiyama |
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| 7 | Kaiwen Cabbabe |
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| 2 | Ryota Ishiyama |
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The following cards were not legal for play specifically at these World Championships due to not being distributed worldwide:
- Special Delivery Pikachu
- Special Delivery Charizard
- Lance's Charizard V
- Dark Sylveon V
- Special Delivery Bidoof
- Galarian Obstagoon
- All cards from Pokémon Futsal
Video Game Championships
Players received invitations from gaining enough Championship Points throughout the year, with the best of them receiving Day Two Invitations, or from the previous World Championships.
Matches took place in Pokémon Sword and Shield and were all Double Battles. All Pokémon available in Sword and Shield, except Mythical Pokémon, were allowed. Players were allowed 2 Special Pokémon per team. Levels for all Pokémon were adjusted to level 50 and no duplicate Pokémon or items were allowed. Players were given seven minutes of Your Time, 45 seconds of Move Time, and 15 minutes of Game Time per game.
Junior Division
Pi Wu of Taiwan was the defending champion.
Kosaku Miyamoto of Japan became the new World Champion with a record of 8-2-0.[5]
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Senior Division
Ko Tsukide of Japan was the defending champion.
Yasuharu Shimizu of Japan became the new World Champion.
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Master Division
Naoto Mizobuchi of Japan was the defending champion and finished as a quarterfinalist.
Eduardo Cunha of Portugal became the new World Champion.
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Pokkén Tournament Championships
Invitations were given out to top placements at the Oceania, Europe, and North America International Championships. Two Senior and four Masters invites were awarded at the Europe and North America Championships each, while the Oceania Championships only awarded one Senior and two Masters invites. The remaining invitations were split between Japanese players and players who made it through the Last Chance Qualifiers.
Pokkén Tournament DX was used for the tournament, with every player required to use their own HORI Pokkén Tournament Pro Pad or HORI Pokkén Tournament DX Pro Pad.
Senior Division
Colin "Ashgreninja1" Jones of the U.S. was the defending champion in the Seniors Division.
Reuben "Fruitprime" Staples of the UK became the new World Champion with a record of 6-0-2.
Masters Division
Hiroki "Subutan" Ishida of Japan was the defending champion in the Masters Division and finished as a semifinalist.
Davon "Shadowcat" Amos-Hall of the U.S. became the new World Champion with a record of 6-0-2.
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Pokémon GO Championships
Senior Division
Maxwell "MEWeedle" Ember of Switzerland became the World Champion.
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Masters Division
Robert "DancingRob" Waßmer of Germany became the World Champion.
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Pokémon UNITE Championships
Team BLVKHVND (Sean Tucker, William Byrnes III, Nicholas Kim, Kihyun Lee and Angelo Huang) of North America became the World Champions.
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| Nouns Esports | Europe | Nouns Esports | Europe | Nouns Esports | Europe | ||||||||||||
| T2 | Japan | T2 | Japan | ||||||||||||||
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Event Pokémon
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References
- ↑ 2020 Pokémon Championship Series Canceled - Pokémon.com
- ↑ Play! Pokémon 2021 Championship Series Information - Pokémon.com
- ↑ Next Pokémon TCG, Video Game, and Pokkén Tournament DX World Championships Moved to 2022 in London - Pokémon.com
- ↑ Pokémon World Championships in London - Pokémon Center UK Official Site
- ↑ 2022 Pokémon VGC World Championships - Tournament Pairings - RK9 Labs
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This article is part of both Project TCG and Project Games, Bulbapedia projects that, together, aim to write comprehensive articles on the Pokémon Trading Card Game and Video Game Championship Tournaments. | 
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