2013 World Championships

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The 2013 Pokémon World Championships were held at the East Building of the Vancouver Convention Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from August 9 to 11, 2013. It marked the tenth invitation-only championships for players of the Pokémon Trading Card Game, as well as the fifth for players of the Pokémon video games. This was the first time the Pokémon World Championships were held outside of the United States.

This year marked the only time that all four semifinalists in the TCG Masters Division were from the United States. In all other years of the tournament, at least one semifinalist was from outside of the United States; in the 2007 World Championships, all four semifinalists were not American.

Trading Card Game Championships

The Pokémon Trading Card Game continued with the 2012-13 Modified format, using all cards from Black & White onward. Players were able to receive invites from outstanding performances at their country's National Championships, the previous year's World Championships, or through the number of Championship Points they obtained throughout the year. In addition, players could win an invitation during the Last Chance Qualifier on the first day of the tournament.

The second day of the tournament featured seven Swiss Rounds for the Junior Division, the Senior and Masters Divisions playing eight. At the end of rounds, the top players in each division were seeded into single-elimination tournaments, with the finals being played on Sunday, to determine each division's World Champion.

Junior Division

Shuto Itagaki of Japan was the defending Junior Division TCG World Champion; however, he became eligible for the Senior Division in 2013, where he finished in 72nd place after day two.

Ondrej Kujal of the Czech Republic became the new Junior Division TCG World Champion, finishing with a record of 10-1.

Round of 16					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Championship match
1	Abaan Ahmed
16	Roman Thome				1	Abaan Ahmed
9	Samuel Mowrey				9	Samuel Mowery
8	Marcos Haugestad									1	Abaan Ahmed
5	Yugo Sato									5	Yugo Sato
12	Jackson Ford				5	Yugo Sato
13	Robert Lau				4	Quentin Deppe
4	Quentin Deppe														5	Yugo Sato
3	Carson St. Denis														7	Ondrej Kujal
14	Xeius Tran				3	Carson St. Denis
11	Samuel Battis				11	Samuel Battis
6	Koto Nishimura									11	Samuel Battis
7	Ondrej Kujal									7	Ondrej Kujal
10	Omar Ben-Gacem				7	Ondrej Kujal
15	Brian Rivas				2	Alex Reger
2	Alex Reger

Senior Division

Chase Moloney of Canada was the defending Senior Division TCG World Champion; however, he became eligible for the Masters Division in 2013. There, Chase advanced to the Round of 16, where he finished in 15th place.

Kaiwen Cabbabe of Australia posted a perfect 13-0 record to win the Senior Division title.

Round of 16					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Championship match
1	Kaiwen Cabbabe
17	Hale Obernolte				1	Kaiwen Cabbabe
24	Emily Cheng				25	Dario Ang
25	Dario Ang									1	Kaiwen Cabbabe
28	Joey Gaffney									28	Joey Gaffney
12	Jan Nickel				28	Joey Gaffney
13	Jacob Howard				4	Spencer Lawson
4	Spencer Lawson														1	Kaiwen Cabbabe
3	Jeremy Gibson														18	Clement Lamberton
19	Ian Whiton				19	Ian Whiton
11	Alexander Weber				6	Alex Hedge
6	Alex Hedge									19	Ian Whiton
26	Noah Yoshida									18	Clement Lamberton
23	Jacob Carrasco				23	Jacob Carrasco
18	Clement Lamberton				18	Clement Lamberton
2	Tomas Blei

Masters Division

Igor Costa of Portugal was the defending Masters Division TCG World Champion. Igor chose to withdraw after the final round of swiss, with a record of 2-6.

Jason Klaczynski of the United States made history by winning his third World Championship in the Masters Division, previously winning in 2006 and 2008. In addition to putting up an 11-2 record for the main event, Jason also qualified for the tournament through the year's Last Chance Qualifier, giving him a final weekend record of 17-2.

Round of 16					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Championship match
1	Takuya Yoneda
17	Gunther Kirchhofer				1	Takuya Yoneda
9	James Good				9	James Good
8	Gino Lombardi									9	James Good
5	Johnny Rabus									13	Simon Narode
21	Joey Ho				5	Johnny Rabus
13	Simon Narode				13	Simon Narode
29	Chase Moloney														13	Simon Narode
30	Kerwin Lee														26	Jason Klaczynski
19	Dustin Zimmerman				19	Dustin Zimmerman
11	Josue Palomino				7	Rick Verwaal
6	Rick Verwaal									19	Dustin Zimmerman
26	Jason Klaczynski									26	Jason Klaczynski
10	Dylan Bryan				26	Jason Klaczynski
15	Mike Newman				31	Jonathan Bristow
31	Jonathan Bristow

Video Game Championships

This year, participants used Pokémon Black 2 and White 2. All matches were conducted via Double Battles and any Pokémon in the National Pokédex can be entered, with the exception of Mewtwo, Mew, Lugia, Ho-Oh, Celebi, Kyogre, Groudon, Rayquaza, Jirachi, Deoxys, Dialga, Palkia, Giratina, Phione, Manaphy, Darkrai, Shaymin, Arceus, Victini, Reshiram, Zekrom, Kyurem, Keldeo, Meloetta and Genesect.

Similar to Flat Battle mode, Pokémon of Levels 51 and above were temporarily reduced to Level 50, while Pokémon Level 50 and below would retain their levels. Held items may be used, but no two Pokémon from the same team may hold the same held item. Players are not allowed to change their held items after they have registered, and can only use items from within the game and those received at an official Pokémon event or promotion.

Moves were restricted to those learned from the game through leveling up, breeding, TMs and HMs, from a character in the game or from an official event or promotion. Sky Drop and Dark Void are banned in this format, with Sky Drop being banned due to a glitch.

In addition, the Wonder Launcher was not permitted to be used.

Junior Division

Abram Burrows of the United States was the defending Junior Division Pokémon Video Game World Champion; however, he became eligible for the Senior Division in 2013, where he finished in 21st place after day two.

Brendan Zheng of the United States became the new World Champion in the Junior Division, winning with a perfect 9-0 record.

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Championship match
1	Brendan Zheng
8	Izumi Motoe
					1	Brendan Zheng
					5	Haruka Narita
5	Haruka Narita
4	Seigo Nakamura
										1	Brendan Zheng
										2	Fuko Nakamichi
3	Ryusei Yasue
6	Kota Nakamura
					3	Ryusei Yasue
					2	Fuko Nakamichi
7	Melisa Akcos
2	Fuko Nakamichi

Senior Division

Toler Webb of the United States was the defending Senior Division Pokémon Video Game World Champion; however, he became eligible for the Masters Division in 2013, where he finished in 12th place after day two.

Hayden McTavish of the United States won the Seniors Division Pokémon Video Game World Championship with a final record of 7-2.

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Championship match
1	Cameron Swan
8	Paul Chua
					1	Cameron Swan
					5	Hayden McTavish
5	Hayden McTavish
4	Mark Mcquillan
										5	Hayden McTavish
										3	Ben Hickey
3	Ben Hickey
6	Alejandro Gomez
					3	Ben Hickey
					7	Brian Hough
7	Brian Hough
2	Markus Liu

Masters Division

Ray Rizzo of the United States was the three-time defending Masters Division Pokémon Video Game World Champion. Ray's fortune would not continue this year, finding losses in rounds one, four and six, finishing in 26th place, right behind rival Wolfe Glick in 25th.

Arash Ommati of Italy became the new VG World Champion in Masters, playing to an 8-1 record. Arash is the only European player to win the Pokémon Video Game World Championships in any division.

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Championship match
1	Se Jun Park
8	Ryosuke Kosuge
					8	Ryosuke Kosuge
					4	Aaron Zheng
5	Luigi Lo Giudice
4	Aaron Zheng
										8	Ryosuke Kosuge
										3	Arash Ommati
3	Arash Ommati
6	Matthias Hellmoldt
					3	Arash Ommati
					7	Benjamin Gould
7	Benjamin Gould
2	Enosh Shachar

Event Pokémon

Pokémon Info				Trainer Memo	Battle Moves		Ribbons
Smeargle	♀	Dex No.	0235	Jolly nature.	Normal	False Swipe
Lv. 50		Type			Grass	Spore
		Normal		Unknown	Worlds 2013	Normal		Odor Sleuth
		OT	WORLD13	Apparently had a	Normal	Mean Look
		ID No.	08113	fateful encounter at	This Pokémon was available in Canada from August 10 to 11, 2013.
Item		Ability		Lv. 50.
Silk Scarf		Technician
The date this Pokémon was received is determined by the date on the DS when the Wonder Card is received.
This Pokémon is English in origin.
Can be obtained with: B W B2 W2

External links

• Official website

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