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The '''Pokémon Trading Card Game 2008 World Championships''' was the fifth World Championships event hosted by [[Pokémon Organized Play]]. Its venue was the Hilton Hotel at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida, and the event ran from August 15 through August 17. The event used the {{TCG|EX Holon Phantoms}} onwards Modified Format.
[[File:TCG World Championships 2008 logo.png|thumb|200px|Logo]]
[[File:Pokémon World Championships 2008 artwork.png|thumb|Artwork]]
The '''2008 Pokémon Trading Card Game World Championships''' were held at the {{wp|Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista}} hotel in {{wp|Orlando}}, {{wp|Florida}} in the United States from August 15 to 17, 2008. They were the fifth World Championships event hosted by [[Play! Pokémon]]. In addition, this year featured the [[Pokémon Video Game Showdown 2008]], which would evolve into the annual Video Game World Championships starting in 2009.
 
The event used the {{TCG|EX Holon Phantoms}} onwards Modified Format. The second day of the tournament featured seven rounds of Swiss Pairings for all three divisions.  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==


==Knockout Brackets==
===Junior Division===
===Junior Division===
[[Jun Hasebe]], of Japan, was the defending Junior Division World Champion.  Jun finished in sixth place, losing in the quarterfinals to eventual runner up (and future World Champion) Takuto Itagaki.
Tristan Robinson, of the United States, claimed victory with a 10-2 record, defeating Takuto in the final.
{{16TeamBracket
{{16TeamBracket
| RD1=Round 9
| RD1=Round of 16
| RD2=Quarterfinals
| RD2=Quarterfinals
| RD3=Semifinals
| RD3=Semifinals
| RD4=Final
| RD4=Championship Match


| RD1-seed01=9
| RD1-seed01=1
| RD1-team01=Joey Gaffney
| RD1-team01=Joey Gaffney
| RD1-score01=CA
| RD1-score01=[[File:Canada Flag.png|20px|Canada]]
| RD1-seed02=1
| RD1-seed02=17
| RD1-team02='''Tristan Robinson'''
| RD1-team02='''Tristan Robinson'''
| RD1-score02=US
| RD1-score02=[[File:United States Flag.png|20px|United States of America]]


| RD1-seed03=7
| RD1-seed03=9
| RD1-team03='''Jacob Tamm'''
| RD1-team03='''Jacob Tamm'''
| RD1-score03=US
| RD1-score03=[[File:United States Flag.png|20px|United States of America]]
| RD1-seed04=10
| RD1-seed04=8
| RD1-team04=Emily Chan
| RD1-team04=Emily Chan
| RD1-score04=NO
| RD1-score04=[[File:Norway Flag.png|20px|Norway]]


| RD1-seed05=5
| RD1-seed05=5
| RD1-team05='''Sean Goh'''
| RD1-team05='''Sean Goh'''
| RD1-score05=MY
| RD1-score05=[[File:Malaysia Flag.png|20px|Malaysia]]
| RD1-seed06=15
| RD1-seed06=21
| RD1-team06=Joshua Simon
| RD1-team06=Joshua Simon
| RD1-score06=US
| RD1-score06=[[File:United States Flag.png|20px|United States of America]]


| RD1-seed07=12
| RD1-seed07=13
| RD1-team07=Olliver Barr
| RD1-team07=Olliver Barr
| RD1-score07=US
| RD1-score07=[[File:United States Flag.png|20px|United States of America]]
| RD1-seed08=3
| RD1-seed08=29
| RD1-team08='''Simone Zucchelli'''
| RD1-team08='''Simone Zucchelli'''
| RD1-score08=IT
| RD1-score08=[[File:Italy Flag.png|20px|Italy]]


| RD1-seed09=2
| RD1-seed09=3
| RD1-team09='''Takuto Itagaki'''
| RD1-team09='''Takuto Itagaki'''
| RD1-score09=JP
| RD1-score09=[[File:Japan Flag.png|20px|Japan]]
| RD1-seed10=13
| RD1-seed10=14
| RD1-team10=Andrew Lin Sun Choong
| RD1-team10=Andrew Lin Sun Choong
| RD1-score10=AU
| RD1-score10=[[File:Australia Flag.png|20px|Australia]]


| RD1-seed11=11
| RD1-seed11=11
| RD1-team11=Ty Wheeler
| RD1-team11=Ty Wheeler
| RD1-score11=US
| RD1-score11=[[File:United States Flag.png|20px|United States of America]]
| RD1-seed12=6
| RD1-seed12=6
| RD1-team12='''Jun Hasebe'''
| RD1-team12='''Jun Hasebe'''
| RD1-score12=JP
| RD1-score12=[[File:Japan Flag.png|20px|Japan]]


| RD1-seed13=16
| RD1-seed13=26
| RD1-team13=Heikki Kettunen
| RD1-team13=Heikki Kettunen
| RD1-score13=FI
| RD1-score13=[[File:Finland Flag.png|20px|Finland]]
| RD1-seed14=8
| RD1-seed14=10
| RD1-team14='''Kazuho Mizuta'''
| RD1-team14='''Kazuho Mizuta'''
| RD1-score14=JP
| RD1-score14=[[File:Japan Flag.png|20px|Japan]]


| RD1-seed15=14
| RD1-seed15=18
| RD1-team15=Olivier Marcant
| RD1-team15=Olivier Marcant
| RD1-score15=FR
| RD1-score15=[[File:France Flag.png|20px|France]]
| RD1-seed16=4
| RD1-seed16=31
| RD1-team16='''Noah Lawson'''
| RD1-team16='''Noah Lawson'''
| RD1-score16=US
| RD1-score16=[[File:United States Flag.png|20px|United States of America]]


| RD2-seed01=1
| RD2-seed01=17
| RD2-team01='''Tristan Robinson'''
| RD2-team01='''Tristan Robinson'''
| RD2-score01=US
| RD2-score01=[[File:United States Flag.png|20px|United States of America]]
| RD2-seed02=7
| RD2-seed02=9
| RD2-team02=Jacob Tamm
| RD2-team02=Jacob Tamm
| RD2-score02=US
| RD2-score02=[[File:United States Flag.png|20px|United States of America]]


| RD2-seed03=5
| RD2-seed03=5
| RD2-team03=Sean Goh
| RD2-team03=Sean Goh
| RD2-score03=MY
| RD2-score03=[[File:Malaysia Flag.png|20px|Malaysia]]
| RD2-seed04=3
| RD2-seed04=29
| RD2-team04='''Simone Zucchelli'''
| RD2-team04='''Simone Zucchelli'''
| RD2-score04=IT
| RD2-score04=[[File:Italy Flag.png|20px|Italy]]


| RD2-seed05=2
| RD2-seed05=3
| RD2-team05='''Takuto Itagaki'''
| RD2-team05='''Takuto Itagaki'''
| RD2-score05=JP
| RD2-score05=[[File:Japan Flag.png|20px|Japan]]
| RD2-seed06=6
| RD2-seed06=6
| RD2-team06=Jun Hasebe
| RD2-team06=Jun Hasebe
| RD2-score06=JP
| RD2-score06=[[File:Japan Flag.png|20px|Japan]]


| RD2-seed07=8
| RD2-seed07=10
| RD2-team07=Kazuho Mizuta
| RD2-team07=Kazuho Mizuta
| RD2-score07=JP
| RD2-score07=[[File:Japan Flag.png|20px|Japan]]
| RD2-seed08=4
| RD2-seed08=31
| RD2-team08='''Noah Lawson'''
| RD2-team08='''Noah Lawson'''
| RD2-score08=US
| RD2-score08=[[File:United States Flag.png|20px|United States of America]]


| RD3-seed01=1
| RD3-seed01=17
| RD3-team01='''Tristan Robinson'''
| RD3-team01='''Tristan Robinson'''
| RD3-score01=US
| RD3-score01=[[File:United States Flag.png|20px|United States of America]]
| RD3-seed02=3
| RD3-seed02=29
| RD3-team02=Simone Zucchelli
| RD3-team02=Simone Zucchelli
| RD3-score02=IT
| RD3-score02=[[File:Italy Flag.png|20px|Italy]]


| RD3-seed03=2
| RD3-seed03=3
| RD3-team03='''Takuto Itagaki'''
| RD3-team03='''Takuto Itagaki'''
| RD3-score03=JP
| RD3-score03=[[File:Japan Flag.png|20px|Japan]]
| RD3-seed04=4
| RD3-seed04=31
| RD3-team04=Noah Lawson
| RD3-team04=Noah Lawson
| RD3-score04=US
| RD3-score04=[[File:United States Flag.png|20px|United States of America]]


| RD4-seed01=1
| RD4-seed01=17
| RD4-team01='''Tristan Robinson'''
| RD4-team01='''Tristan Robinson'''
| RD4-score01=US
| RD4-score01=[[File:United States Flag.png|20px|United States of America]]
| RD4-seed02=2
| RD4-seed02=3
| RD4-team02=Takuto Itagaki
| RD4-team02=Takuto Itagaki
| RD4-score02=JP
| RD4-score02=[[File:Japan Flag.png|20px|Japan]]
|}}
|}}


===Senior Division===
===Senior Division===
Jeremy Scharff-Kim, of the United States, was the defending Senior Division World Champion, but chose to withdraw from the tournament after completing five rounds.
Dylan Lefavour, of the United States, posted a 9-3 record to win the tournament, along the way defeating 2005 Junior Division champion Curran Hill in the semifinals.
{{16TeamBracket
{{16TeamBracket
| RD1=Round 9
| RD1=Round of 16
| RD2=Quarterfinals
| RD2=Quarterfinals
| RD3=Semifinals
| RD3=Semifinals
| RD4=Final
| RD4=Championship Match


| RD1-seed01=5
| RD1-seed01=1
| RD1-team01='''Aziz Al-Yami'''
| RD1-team01='''Aziz Al-Yami'''
| RD1-score01=US
| RD1-score01=[[File:United States Flag.png|20px|United States of America]]
| RD1-seed02=11
| RD1-seed02=17
| RD1-team02=Malik Hisyam Bin Zaihan
| RD1-team02=Malik Hisyam Bin Zaihan
| RD1-score02=MY
| RD1-score02=[[File:Malaysia Flag.png|20px|Malaysia]]


| RD1-seed03=16
| RD1-seed03=24
| RD1-team03=Keegan Cox
| RD1-team03=Keegan Cox
| RD1-score03=US
| RD1-score03=[[File:United States Flag.png|20px|United States of America]]
| RD1-seed04=2
| RD1-seed04=8
| RD1-team04='''Paul Atanassov'''
| RD1-team04='''Paul Atanassov'''
| RD1-score04=CA
| RD1-score04=[[File:Canada Flag.png|20px|Canada]]


| RD1-seed05=9
| RD1-seed05=5
| RD1-team05=Jonathan Bristow
| RD1-team05=Jonathan Bristow
| RD1-score05=US
| RD1-score05=[[File:United States Flag.png|20px|United States of America]]
| RD1-seed06=8
| RD1-seed06=12
| RD1-team06='''Garrett Farrington'''
| RD1-team06='''Garrett Farrington'''
| RD1-score06=US
| RD1-score06=[[File:United States Flag.png|20px|United States of America]]


| RD1-seed07=10
| RD1-seed07=13
| RD1-team07=Justin Bokhari
| RD1-team07=Justin Bokhari
| RD1-score07=US
| RD1-score07=[[File:United States Flag.png|20px|United States of America]]
| RD1-seed08=3
| RD1-seed08=29
| RD1-team08='''Nicholas Kolibas'''
| RD1-team08='''Nicholas Kolibas'''
| RD1-score08=US
| RD1-score08=[[File:United States Flag.png|20px|United States of America]]


| RD1-seed09=1
| RD1-seed09=30
| RD1-team09='''Dylan Lefavour'''
| RD1-team09='''Dylan Lefavour'''
| RD1-score09=US
| RD1-score09=[[File:United States Flag.png|20px|United States of America]]
| RD1-seed10=13
| RD1-seed10=19
| RD1-team10=Takashi Yoneda
| RD1-team10=Takashi Yoneda
| RD1-score10=JP
| RD1-score10=[[File:Japan Flag.png|20px|Japan]]


| RD1-seed11=14
| RD1-seed11=22
| RD1-team11=Tord Reklev
| RD1-team11=Tord Reklev
| RD1-score11=NO
| RD1-score11=[[File:Norway Flag.png|20px|Norway]]
| RD1-seed12=6
| RD1-seed12=6
| RD1-team12='''Andy Meier'''
| RD1-team12='''Andy Meier'''
| RD1-score12=US
| RD1-score12=[[File:United States Flag.png|20px|United States of America]]


| RD1-seed13=7
| RD1-seed13=7
| RD1-team13='''Dylan Bryan'''
| RD1-team13='''Dylan Bryan'''
| RD1-score13=US
| RD1-score13=[[File:United States Flag.png|20px|United States of America]]
| RD1-seed14=15
| RD1-seed14=23
| RD1-team14=Tim Hornung
| RD1-team14=Tim Hornung
| RD1-score14=US
| RD1-score14=[[File:United States Flag.png|20px|United States of America]]


| RD1-seed15=12
| RD1-seed15=18
| RD1-team15=Christian Miller
| RD1-team15=Christian Miller
| RD1-score15=US
| RD1-score15=[[File:United States Flag.png|20px|United States of America]]
| RD1-seed16=4
| RD1-seed16=2
| RD1-team16='''Curran Hill'''
| RD1-team16='''Curran Hill'''
| RD1-score16=US
| RD1-score16=[[File:United States Flag.png|20px|United States of America]]


| RD2-seed01=5
| RD2-seed01=1
| RD2-team01=Aziz Al-Yami
| RD2-team01=Aziz Al-Yami
| RD2-score01=US
| RD2-score01=[[File:United States Flag.png|20px|United States of America]]
| RD2-seed02=2
| RD2-seed02=8
| RD2-team02='''Paul Atanassov'''
| RD2-team02='''Paul Atanassov'''
| RD2-score02=CA
| RD2-score02=[[File:Canada Flag.png|20px|Canada]]


| RD2-seed03=8
| RD2-seed03=12
| RD2-team03=Garrett Farrington
| RD2-team03=Garrett Farrington
| RD2-score03=US
| RD2-score03=[[File:United States Flag.png|20px|United States of America]]
| RD2-seed04=3
| RD2-seed04=29
| RD2-team04='''Nicholas Kolibas'''
| RD2-team04='''Nicholas Kolibas'''
| RD2-score04=US
| RD2-score04=[[File:United States Flag.png|20px|United States of America]]


| RD2-seed05=1
| RD2-seed05=30
| RD2-team05='''Dylan Lefavour'''
| RD2-team05='''Dylan Lefavour'''
| RD2-score05=US
| RD2-score05=[[File:United States Flag.png|20px|United States of America]]
| RD2-seed06=6
| RD2-seed06=6
| RD2-team06=Andy Meier
| RD2-team06=Andy Meier
| RD2-score06=US
| RD2-score06=[[File:United States Flag.png|20px|United States of America]]


| RD2-seed07=7
| RD2-seed07=7
| RD2-team07=Dylan Bryan
| RD2-team07=Dylan Bryan
| RD2-score07=US
| RD2-score07=[[File:United States Flag.png|20px|United States of America]]
| RD2-seed08=4
| RD2-seed08=2
| RD2-team08='''Curran Hill'''
| RD2-team08='''Curran Hill'''
| RD2-score08=US
| RD2-score08=[[File:United States Flag.png|20px|United States of America]]


| RD3-seed01=2
| RD3-seed01=8
| RD3-team01='''Paul Atanassov'''
| RD3-team01='''Paul Atanassov'''
| RD3-score01=CA
| RD3-score01=[[File:Canada Flag.png|20px|Canada]]
| RD3-seed02=3
| RD3-seed02=29
| RD3-team02=Nicholas Kolibas
| RD3-team02=Nicholas Kolibas
| RD3-score02=US
| RD3-score02=[[File:United States Flag.png|20px|United States of America]]


| RD3-seed03=1
| RD3-seed03=30
| RD3-team03='''Dylan Lefavour'''
| RD3-team03='''Dylan Lefavour'''
| RD3-score03=US
| RD3-score03=[[File:United States Flag.png|20px|United States of America]]
| RD3-seed04=4
| RD3-seed04=2
| RD3-team04=Curran Hill
| RD3-team04=Curran Hill
| RD3-score04=US
| RD3-score04=[[File:United States Flag.png|20px|United States of America]]


| RD4-seed01=2
| RD4-seed01=8
| RD4-team01=Paul Atanassov
| RD4-team01=Paul Atanassov
| RD4-score01=CA
| RD4-score01=[[File:Canada Flag.png|20px|Canada]]
| RD4-seed02=1
| RD4-seed02=30
| RD4-team02='''Dylan Lefavour'''
| RD4-team02='''Dylan Lefavour'''
| RD4-score02=US
| RD4-score02=[[File:United States Flag.png|20px|United States of America]]
|}}
|}}


===Masters Division===
===Masters Division===
Tom Roos, of Finland, was the defending Masters Division World Champion, and finished 35th in Swiss Rounds.
[[Jason Klaczynski]] made history by winning his second World Championship with a record of 10-2.  Jason is the only person to have achieved such a feat in the TCG ([[Ray Rizzo]] would win three Video Game (Senior/)Masters titles from 2010-2012).  His path to victory included the defeats of the top two players from the 2008 U.S. National Championships.
{{16TeamBracket
{{16TeamBracket
| RD1=Round 9
| RD1=Round of 16
| RD2=Quarterfinals
| RD2=Quarterfinals
| RD3=Semifinals
| RD3=Semifinals
| RD4=Final
| RD4=Championship Match


| RD1-seed01=8
| RD1-seed01=32
| RD1-team01='''Esa Juntunen'''
| RD1-team01='''Esa Juntunen'''
| RD1-score01=FI
| RD1-score01=[[File:Finland Flag.png|20px|Finland]]
| RD1-seed02=11
| RD1-seed02=16
| RD1-team02=Agustin Pugliese
| RD1-team02=Agustin Pugliese
| RD1-score02=AR
| RD1-score02=[[File:Argentina Flag.png|20px|Argentina]]


| RD1-seed03=14
| RD1-seed03=24
| RD1-team03=Kyle Sabelhaus
| RD1-team03=Kyle Sabelhaus
| RD1-score03=US
| RD1-score03=[[File:United States Flag.png|20px|United States of America]]
| RD1-seed04=4
| RD1-seed04=25
| RD1-team04='''Jimmy O'Brien'''
| RD1-team04='''Jimmy O'Brien'''
| RD1-score04=US
| RD1-score04=[[File:United States Flag.png|20px|United States of America]]


| RD1-seed05=10
| RD1-seed05=5
| RD1-team05=Sami Sekkoum
| RD1-team05=Sami Sekkoum
| RD1-score05=GB
| RD1-score05=[[File:United Kingdom Flag.png|20px|United Kingdom]]
| RD1-seed06=7
| RD1-seed06=12
| RD1-team06='''Frank Diaz'''
| RD1-team06='''Frank Diaz'''
| RD1-score06=US
| RD1-score06=[[File:United States Flag.png|20px|United States of America]]


| RD1-seed07=2
| RD1-seed07=20
| RD1-team07='''Khanh Le'''
| RD1-team07='''Khanh Le'''
| RD1-score07=NO
| RD1-score07=[[File:Norway Flag.png|20px|Norway]]
| RD1-seed08=15
| RD1-seed08=29
| RD1-team08=Morten Gundesen
| RD1-team08=Morten Gundesen
| RD1-score08=DK
| RD1-score08=[[File:Denmark Flag.png|20px|Denmark]]


| RD1-seed09=16
| RD1-seed09=30
| RD1-team09=John Silvestro
| RD1-team09=John Silvestro
| RD1-score09=US
| RD1-score09=[[File:United States Flag.png|20px|United States of America]]
| RD1-seed10=1
| RD1-seed10=19
| RD1-team10='''Jason Klaczynski'''
| RD1-team10='''Jason Klaczynski'''
| RD1-score10=US
| RD1-score10=[[File:United States Flag.png|20px|United States of America]]


| RD1-seed11=12
| RD1-seed11=22
| RD1-team11=Tom Dolezal
| RD1-team11=Tom Dolezal
| RD1-score11=US
| RD1-score11=[[File:United States Flag.png|20px|United States of America]]
| RD1-seed12=5
| RD1-seed12=6
| RD1-team12='''Yacine Sekkoum'''
| RD1-team12='''Yacine Sekkoum'''
| RD1-score12=GB
| RD1-score12=[[File:United Kingdom Flag.png|20px|United Kingdom]]


| RD1-seed13=6
| RD1-seed13=7
| RD1-team13='''Takae Suzuki''
| RD1-team13='''Takae Suzuki'''
| RD1-score13=JP
| RD1-score13=[[File:Japan Flag.png|20px|Japan]]
| RD1-seed14=13
| RD1-seed14=23
| RD1-team14=David Atanassov
| RD1-team14=David Atanassov
| RD1-score14=CA
| RD1-score14=[[File:Canada Flag.png|20px|Canada]]


| RD1-seed15=3
| RD1-seed15=15
| RD1-team15='''Gino Lombardi'''
| RD1-team15='''Gino Lombardi'''
| RD1-score15=US
| RD1-score15=[[File:United States Flag.png|20px|United States of America]]
| RD1-seed16=9
| RD1-seed16=2
| RD1-team16=Matthew Koo
| RD1-team16=Matthew Koo
| RD1-score16=CA
| RD1-score16=[[File:Canada Flag.png|20px|Canada]]


| RD2-seed01=8
| RD2-seed01=32
| RD2-team01=Esa Juntunen
| RD2-team01=Esa Juntunen
| RD2-score01=FI
| RD2-score01=[[File:Finland Flag.png|20px|Finland]]
| RD2-seed02=4
| RD2-seed02=25
| RD2-team02='''Jimmy O'Brien'''
| RD2-team02='''Jimmy O'Brien'''
| RD2-score02=US
| RD2-score02=[[File:United States Flag.png|20px|United States of America]]


| RD2-seed03=7
| RD2-seed03=12
| RD2-team03=Frank Diaz
| RD2-team03=Frank Diaz
| RD2-score03=US
| RD2-score03=[[File:United States Flag.png|20px|United States of America]]
| RD2-seed04=2
| RD2-seed04=20
| RD2-team04='''Khanh Le'''
| RD2-team04='''Khanh Le'''
| RD2-score04=NO
| RD2-score04=[[File:Norway Flag.png|20px|Norway]]


| RD2-seed05=1
| RD2-seed05=19
| RD2-team05='''Jason Klaczynski'''
| RD2-team05='''Jason Klaczynski'''
| RD2-score05=US
| RD2-score05=[[File:United States Flag.png|20px|United States of America]]
| RD2-seed06=5
| RD2-seed06=6
| RD2-team06=Yacine Sekkoum
| RD2-team06=Yacine Sekkoum
| RD2-score06=GB
| RD2-score06=[[File:United Kingdom Flag.png|20px|United Kingdom]]


| RD2-seed07=6
| RD2-seed07=7
| RD2-team07=Takae Suzuki
| RD2-team07=Takae Suzuki
| RD2-score07=JP
| RD2-score07=[[File:Japan Flag.png|20px|Japan]]
| RD2-seed08=3
| RD2-seed08=15
| RD2-team08='''Gino Lombardi'''
| RD2-team08='''Gino Lombardi'''
| RD2-score08=US
| RD2-score08=[[File:United States Flag.png|20px|United States of America]]


| RD3-seed01=4
| RD3-seed01=25
| RD3-team01=Jimmy O'Brien
| RD3-team01=Jimmy O'Brien
| RD3-score01=US
| RD3-score01=[[File:United States Flag.png|20px|United States of America]]
| RD3-seed02=2
| RD3-seed02=20
| RD3-team02='''Khanh Le'''
| RD3-team02='''Khanh Le'''
| RD3-score02=NO
| RD3-score02=[[File:Norway Flag.png|20px|Norway]]


| RD3-seed03=1
| RD3-seed03=19
| RD3-team03='''Jason Klaczynski'''
| RD3-team03='''Jason Klaczynski'''
| RD3-score03=US
| RD3-score03=[[File:United States Flag.png|20px|United States of America]]
| RD3-seed04=3
| RD3-seed04=15
| RD3-team04=Gino Lombardi
| RD3-team04=Gino Lombardi
| RD3-score04=US
| RD3-score04=[[File:United States Flag.png|20px|United States of America]]


| RD4-seed01=2
| RD4-seed01=20
| RD4-team01=Khanh Le
| RD4-team01=Khanh Le
| RD4-score01=NO
| RD4-score01=[[File:Norway Flag.png|20px|Norway]]
| RD4-seed02=1
| RD4-seed02=19
| RD4-team02='''Jason Klaczynski'''
| RD4-team02='''Jason Klaczynski'''
| RD4-score02=US
| RD4-score02=[[File:United States Flag.png|20px|United States of America]]
}}
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There were, in total, 435 invites announced (also known as Travel Awards) for the 2008 World Championships; 145 in each division. Of these, Pokémon Organized Play sponsored and paid for 41 Travel Awards, including the top four finishers in {{TCG|2007 World Championships|last year's World Championships}}. After the announcement of various additional invitations, there were at least 485 invitations available for the World Championships.
There were, in total, 435 invites announced (also known as Travel Awards) for the 2008 World Championships; 145 in each division. Of these, Pokémon Organized Play sponsored and paid for 41 Travel Awards, including the top four finishers in {{TCG|2007 World Championships|last year's World Championships}}. After the announcement of various additional invitations, there were at least 485 invitations available for the World Championships.
==Event Pokémon==
{{G4event|
ball=Cherish|
pokemon=Lucario|
nick=LUCARIO|
gender=m|
level=30|
ndex=448|
item1=Leftovers|
types=2|
typea=Fighting|
typeb=Steel|
otcolor=blue|
ot=WORLD08|
id=08178|
ability1=Inner Focus|
encounter=fateful|
nature=Adamant|
met=Pokémon Event|
type1=Fighting|move1=Force Palm|
type2=Ground|move2=Bone Rush|
type3=Fire|move3=Sunny Day|
type4=Fire|move4=Blaze Kick|
country=the United States|
disdate=1|
datedis=August 17, 2008|
ribbon=Classic|
originlang=English|
diamond=yes|
pearl=yes}}
==External links==
*[http://www.pokemonworldchampionships.com/2008/ Official site]


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The 2008 Pokémon Trading Card Game World Championships were held at the Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista hotel in Orlando, Florida in the United States from August 15 to 17, 2008. They were the fifth World Championships event hosted by Play! Pokémon. In addition, this year featured the Pokémon Video Game Showdown 2008, which would evolve into the annual Video Game World Championships starting in 2009.

The event used the EX Holon Phantoms onwards Modified Format. The second day of the tournament featured seven rounds of Swiss Pairings for all three divisions. 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

Junior Division

Jun Hasebe, of Japan, was the defending Junior Division World Champion. Jun finished in sixth place, losing in the quarterfinals to eventual runner up (and future World Champion) Takuto Itagaki.

Tristan Robinson, of the United States, claimed victory with a 10-2 record, defeating Takuto in the final.

Round of 16   Quarterfinals   Semifinals   Championship Match
1  Joey Gaffney Canada  
17  Tristan Robinson United States of America     17  Tristan Robinson United States of America  
9  Jacob Tamm United States of America   9  Jacob Tamm United States of America  
8  Emily Chan Norway       17  Tristan Robinson United States of America  
5  Sean Goh Malaysia       29  Simone Zucchelli Italy  
21  Joshua Simon United States of America     5  Sean Goh Malaysia
13  Olliver Barr United States of America   29  Simone Zucchelli Italy  
29  Simone Zucchelli Italy       17  Tristan Robinson United States of America
3  Takuto Itagaki Japan       3  Takuto Itagaki Japan
14  Andrew Lin Sun Choong Australia     3  Takuto Itagaki Japan  
11  Ty Wheeler United States of America   6  Jun Hasebe Japan  
6  Jun Hasebe Japan       3  Takuto Itagaki Japan
26  Heikki Kettunen Finland       31  Noah Lawson United States of America  
10  Kazuho Mizuta Japan     10  Kazuho Mizuta Japan
18  Olivier Marcant France   31  Noah Lawson United States of America  
31  Noah Lawson United States of America  



Senior Division

Jeremy Scharff-Kim, of the United States, was the defending Senior Division World Champion, but chose to withdraw from the tournament after completing five rounds.

Dylan Lefavour, of the United States, posted a 9-3 record to win the tournament, along the way defeating 2005 Junior Division champion Curran Hill in the semifinals.

Round of 16   Quarterfinals   Semifinals   Championship Match
1  Aziz Al-Yami United States of America  
17  Malik Hisyam Bin Zaihan Malaysia     1  Aziz Al-Yami United States of America  
24  Keegan Cox United States of America   8  Paul Atanassov Canada  
8  Paul Atanassov Canada       8  Paul Atanassov Canada  
5  Jonathan Bristow United States of America       29  Nicholas Kolibas United States of America  
12  Garrett Farrington United States of America     12  Garrett Farrington United States of America
13  Justin Bokhari United States of America   29  Nicholas Kolibas United States of America  
29  Nicholas Kolibas United States of America       8  Paul Atanassov Canada
30  Dylan Lefavour United States of America       30  Dylan Lefavour United States of America
19  Takashi Yoneda Japan     30  Dylan Lefavour United States of America  
22  Tord Reklev Norway   6  Andy Meier United States of America  
6  Andy Meier United States of America       30  Dylan Lefavour United States of America
7  Dylan Bryan United States of America       2  Curran Hill United States of America  
23  Tim Hornung United States of America     7  Dylan Bryan United States of America
18  Christian Miller United States of America   2  Curran Hill United States of America  
2  Curran Hill United States of America  



Masters Division

Tom Roos, of Finland, was the defending Masters Division World Champion, and finished 35th in Swiss Rounds.

Jason Klaczynski made history by winning his second World Championship with a record of 10-2. Jason is the only person to have achieved such a feat in the TCG (Ray Rizzo would win three Video Game (Senior/)Masters titles from 2010-2012). His path to victory included the defeats of the top two players from the 2008 U.S. National Championships.

Round of 16   Quarterfinals   Semifinals   Championship Match
32  Esa Juntunen Finland  
16  Agustin Pugliese Argentina     32  Esa Juntunen Finland  
24  Kyle Sabelhaus United States of America   25  Jimmy O'Brien United States of America  
25  Jimmy O'Brien United States of America       25  Jimmy O'Brien United States of America  
5  Sami Sekkoum United Kingdom       20  Khanh Le Norway  
12  Frank Diaz United States of America     12  Frank Diaz United States of America
20  Khanh Le Norway   20  Khanh Le Norway  
29  Morten Gundesen Denmark       20  Khanh Le Norway
30  John Silvestro United States of America       19  Jason Klaczynski United States of America
19  Jason Klaczynski United States of America     19  Jason Klaczynski United States of America  
22  Tom Dolezal United States of America   6  Yacine Sekkoum United Kingdom  
6  Yacine Sekkoum United Kingdom       19  Jason Klaczynski United States of America
7  Takae Suzuki Japan       15  Gino Lombardi United States of America  
23  David Atanassov Canada     7  Takae Suzuki Japan
15  Gino Lombardi United States of America   15  Gino Lombardi United States of America  
2  Matthew Koo Canada  



Invitation structure

Junior Senior Masters
2007 World Champions 4 4 4
National Championships Juniors Seniors Masters
Argentina 2 2 2
Australia 2 2 2
Austria 2 2 2
Belgium/Luxembourg 2 2 2
Canada 4 4 4
Chile 2 2 2
Czech Republic 2 2 2
Denmark 3 3 3
Finland 3 3 3
France 4 4 4
Germany 4 4 4
Italy 4 4 4
Japan 5 5 5
Malaysia 2 2 2
Malta 2 2 2
Mexico 4 4 4
Netherlands 4 4 4
New Zealand 2 2 2
Norway 4 4 4
Philippines 2 2 2
Portugal 2 2 2
Singapore 2 2 2
Slovenia 2 2 2
Spain 2 2 2
South Africa 2 2 2
Sweden 2 2 2
Switzerland 2 2 2
United Kingdom 4 4 4
United States 8 8 8
Premier Ratings Juniors Seniors Masters
Ratings APAC Zone 4 4 4
Ratings LA Zone 2 2 2
Ratings NA Zone 25 25 25
Ratings EU Zone 20 20 20
Last Chance Qualifier Juniors Seniors Masters
Guaranteed Invites 25 22 12

Previously, there were four guaranteed invites per division in the Last Chance Qualifiers: however, due to unprecedented numbers of players, Pokémon Organized Play announced an additional 47 invites into the World Championships. Similarly, it was announced at the United Kingdom Nationals that fourth place in each division would, in addition to the top three finishing players, receive an invitation to the championships.

There were, in total, 435 invites announced (also known as Travel Awards) for the 2008 World Championships; 145 in each division. Of these, Pokémon Organized Play sponsored and paid for 41 Travel Awards, including the top four finishers in last year's World Championships. After the announcement of various additional invitations, there were at least 485 invitations available for the World Championships.

Event Pokémon

Pokémon Info Trainer Memo Battle Moves Ribbons
Cherish Ball summary IV.png LUCARIO ♂ Dex No. 0448 Adamant nature. Fighting Force Palm Classic Ribbon
Lv. 30 Type   Ground Bone Rush
Spr 5b 448.png Fighting Steel Pokémon Event Fire Sunny Day
OT WORLD08 Apparently had a Fire Blaze Kick
ID No. 08178 fateful encounter at This Pokémon was available in the United States
on August 17, 2008.
Item Ability Lv. 30.
Leftovers Leftovers Inner Focus  
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.
Can be obtained with: D P Pt HG SS
Obtained from: PBR Ranch Ra SoA GS Distribution

External links


Pokémon World Championships
Pokémon Trading Card Game only 2004-2008; TCG and Video Games 2009-on
2004: Blaziken Tech • Magma Spirit • Rocky Beach • Team Rushdown
2005: Bright Aura • Dark Tyranitar • King of the West • Queendom
2006: B-L-S • Eeveelutions • Mewtrick • Suns & Moons
2007: Flyvees • Legendary Ascent • Rambolt • Swift Empoleon
2008: Bliss Control • Empotech • Intimidation • Psychic Lock
2009: Stallgon • Crowned Tiger • Queengar • Luxdrill
2010: LuxChomp of the Spirit • Happy Luck • Power Cottonweed • Boltevoir
2011: Megazone • Reshiphlosion • The Truth • Twinboar
2012: Pesadelo Prism • Terraki-Mewtwo • Eeltwo • CMT
2013: Anguille Sous Roche • American Gothic • Darkrai • Ultimate Team Plasma
2014: Plasma Power • Trevgor • Emerald King • Crazy Punch
2015: The Flying Hammer • Punches 'n' Bites • HonorStoise • Primal Groudon
2016: Black Dragon • Bebe Deck • Magical Symphony • Ninja Blitz
2017: Infinite Force • Golisodor • Ice Path FTW • Samurai Sniper
2018: Victory Map • Dragones y Sombras • Garbanette • Buzzroc
2019: Pikarom Judge • Fire Box • Mind Blown • Perfection
2022: ADP • The Shape of Mew • Cheryl Again • Ice Rider Palkia
2023: Mew's Revenge • Psychic Elegance • Colorless Lugia • Lost Box Kyogre
2024:
Champions Jason Klaczynski • Jun Hasebe • Ray Rizzo


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