2006 World Championships (TCG): Difference between revisions

The 2006 Pokémon Trading Card Game World Championships were held at the Hilton Anaheim hotel in Anaheim, California from August 18-20, 2006. They were the third World Championships event hosted by Pokémon Organized Play.

The event used the EX Hidden Legends onwards Modified Format and was the last premier event before the new age division groups (Junior, Senior and Masters) were introduced. The second day of the tournament featured seven rounds of Swiss Pairings for the two younger divisions, while the Fifteen and Over division featured eight rounds. The top 32 players in each division were then seeded into single-elimination tournaments on Sunday to determine each division’s World Champion.

Single-Elimination Brackets

Curran Hill, of the United States, was the defending World Champion in the Ten and Under Division, but became eligible for the Eleven to Fourteen Division, where he finished 37th in Swiss Rounds.

Hiroki Yano, of Japan, succeeded Curran as World Champion, finishing with a 10-2 record.

Ten and Under

Eleven to Fourteen

Stuart Benson, of the United States, was the defending World Champion in the Eleven to Fourteen Division, but became eligible for the Fifteen and Over Division, choosing to withdraw after completing five of his rounds.

Miska Saari, of Finland, succeeded Stuart as World Champion, finishing with a record of 10-2.

Fifteen and Over

Jeremy Maron, of the United States, was the defending World Champion in the Fifteen and Over Division. Jeremy was defeated in the semifinals of the tournament by the eventual runner-up Jimmy Ballard. Jeremy would then defeat future World Champion Yuta Komatsuda in the Third Place Match. A record that still stands today, Jeremy has the highest finish of any defending TCG Champion in the Fifteen and Over/Masters Division.

Jason Klaczynski, of the United States, won his first World Championship, defeating fellow American Jimmy Ballard in the final, posting a final record of 11-2.

Championship Theme Decks

• B-L-S - Hiroki Yano (World Champion, Ten and Under)
• Suns and Moons - Miska Saari (World Champion, Eleven to Fourteen)
• Mewtrick - Jason Klaczynski (World Champion, Fifteen and Over)
• Eeveelutions - Jimmy Ballard (Second Place, Fifteen and Over)

External links

• Official site

This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.