2007 World Championships (TCG)

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The 2007 Pokémon Trading Card Game World Championships was held at the Hilton Waikoloa Village hotel in Waikoloa Village, Hawaii in the United States from August 10 to 12, 2007. The were the fourth World Championships event hosted by Play! Pokémon.

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 first time in which all four semifinalists in the Masters Division were not American. Previously, and every year until 2014, an American had 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
16	Tony Anderson				1	Arnoud Van Bemmelen
9	Jun Hasebe				9	Jun Hasebe
8	Boyce Forrest									9	Jun Hasebe
5	Anna Reimer									14	Andrew Choong
13	David Shoyket				5	Anna Reimer
14	Andrew Choong				14	Andrew Choong
4	Fares Sekkoum														9	Jun Hasebe
3	Vy Le														2	Hiroki Yano
12	Thomas Arena				3	Vy Le
11	Paul Atanassov				11	Paul Atanassov
6	Gunter VanRoey									11	Paul Atanassov
7	Maito Nakai									2	Hiroki Yano
10	Henry Leaming				7	Maito Nakai
15	Alejo Salvador				2	Hiroki Yano
2	Hiroki Yano

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
16	Garrett Farrington				1	Akira Miyazaki
9	Miska Saari				9	Miska Saari
8	Peter Lind									1	Akira Miyazaki
5	Alexander DaCosta									5	Alexander DaCosta
12	Breton Brander				5	Alexander DaCosta
13	Keaton Gill				4	Tomas Beltrame
4	Tomas Beltrame														1	Akira Miyazaki
3	Jeremy Scharff-Kim														3	Jeremy Scharff-Kim
14	Benjamin Sauk				3	Jeremy Scharff-Kim
11	Jeffrey Vernola				11	Jeffrey Vernola
6	Riona Doi									3	Jeremy Scharff-Kim
7	Wataru Hasegawa									7	Wataru Hasegawa
10	Tais Andersen				7	Wataru Hasegawa
15	Geoffry Sauk				15	Geoffrey Sauk
2	Bobby Malec

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
16	Yee Wei Chun				1	Tsuguyoshi Yamato
9	Steffen Eriksen				8	Diego Cassiraga
8	Diego Cassiraga									1	Tsuguyoshi Yamato
5	Austin Reed									13	Tom Roos
12	Ross Cawthon				5	Austin Reed
13	Tom Roos				13	Tom Roos
4	Takuya Yoneda														13	Tom Roos
3	Steffen From														3	Steffen From
14	Alex Brosseau				3	Steffen From
11	Sami Sekkoum				11	Sami Sekkoum
6	Jeroen Robert									3	Steffen From
7	Cristian Vidal									7	Yuki Akimura
10	Yuki Akimura				10	Yuki Akimura
15	Eric Craig				2	Go Miyamoto
2	Go Miyamoto

Invitation structure

	Junior	Senior	Masters
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 Premier 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
PIKACHU	♂	Dex No.	0025	Hardy nature.	Water	Surf
Lv. 50		Type			Electric	Thunderbolt
		Electric		Unknown	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		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 is English in origin.
This Pokémon must forget the move Surf in order to be able to be sent to Poké Transfer.
Can be obtained with: D P Pt HG SS
Obtained from: PBR Ranch Ra SoA GS Distribution

External links

• Official website

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