Pokemon National Video Game Championship update

July 2, 5:43 PMDC Video Game ExaminerJames Fleenor

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Nationals are over, World’s is up next; It’s good to be a Pokémon fanatic. Since the last update below is a list of the final regional winners as well as the overall Nationals results which took place in St. Louis, June 27-28th.

REGIONAL WINNERS

Dallas
JUNIOR DIVISION
Francisco Gaytan – age 11 – Sachse, TX
Katalin Lendvai - age 9 – Spring, TX
Trenton Blotz - age 10 – Austin, TX
Christian Gingerich - age 8 – Arlington, TX

SENIOR DIVISION
Len Deuel - age 15 – Highland Park, TX
Kevin Malone – age 35– Corpus Christi, TX
Jason Ballard – age 16 – Comanche, TX
Tharon Morrison – age 16 – Plano, TX

Philadelphia
JUNIOR DIVISION
Vincent Taylor – age 11 – Monmouth Junction, NJ
Samuel Opal – age 10 - Marlton, NJ
Jackson Krauss – age 11 – New York, NY
Abel Abera – age 12 – Williamstown, NJ

SENIOR DIVISION
Ethan Buck – age 16 – Stockertown, PA
Levi Young – age 20 – Lindenwold NJ
Joseph Coppola – age 18 – Yonkers, NY
Cody Schreiner – age 19 – Shoemakersville, PA

Nashville
JUNIOR DIVISION
David Arnold (12) Frankfurt, IL
Vishal Patel (12) Clarksville, TN
Jade Silvayne (9) Chicago, IL
Luke Norton (12) Johnson City, TN

SENIOR DIVISION
Allen Liu (20) Phoenix, AZ (Arizona State University)
Mike Suleski (21) Mesa, AZ
Oren Cowley Jr. (22) Antioch, TN
Josh Fried (19) Atlanta, GA

NATIONALS WINNERS

JUNIOR DIVISION
1st place – Jeremiah Fan (11) -  San Jose, CA
2nd place - Mychael Bryan (11) – Freehold, NJ

SENIOR DIVISION
1st place – Mike Suleski (21) – Mesa, AZ
2nd place - Allen Liu (20) – Phoenix, AZ

Now with Nationals decided it’s time for World’s. Here are the details on when, where and prize. Check back for a list of winners. The Pokémon Video Game World Championships will take place on August 14 and 15, 2009 at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront located at 1 Park Boulevard and is only open to those Trainers who have earned an invitation to compete. Players will compete for the following prizes:

1st Place

• A Pokémon Video Game World Championships First Place trophy
• An Invitation and Travel Award to participate in the 2010 World Championships
• A trip for four to Tokyo, Japan, New York, NY, USA or Oahu, Hawaii, USA
• A Pokémon prize package including a Nintendo DSi™ game system, and more

2nd Place

• A Pokémon Video Game World Championships Second Place trophy
• A Pokémon prize package including a Nintendo DSi™ game system, and more

3rd - 8th Place

• A Pokémon prize package including a Nintendo DSi™ game system, and more

For more information, please visit http://www.pokemonvgc.com