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The 2014 Pokémon World Championships were held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. from August 15 to 17, 2014. It was the eleventh invitation-only championships for players of the Pokémon Trading Card Game, as well as the sixth for players of the Pokémon video games. It is the first time that Washington hosted the event, and the third time the event was held in the Eastern United States, previously occurring in 2004 and 2008.

Trading Card Game Championships

The Pokémon Trading Card Game featured the 2013-14 Modified format, using all cards from Next Destinies onward. Players were able to receive invitations 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, player won an invitation during the Last Chance Qualifier on the first day of the tournament.

The second day of the tournament featured a series of swiss rounds in each division. At the end of swiss 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

Ondrej Kujal of the Czech Republic was the defending Pokémon Trading Card Game Champion in the Junior Division. Ondrej Kujal (Nepevny) competed in the Junior Division in 2014, where he finished in 96th place after day two.

Haruto Kobayashi of Japan became the new Junior Division TCG World Champion, finishing with a record of 9-1.

Senior Division

Kaiwen Cabbabe of Australia was the defending Pokémon Trading Card Game Champion in the Senior Division. Kaiwen defeated France's Clement Lamberton in 2013 to claim the title with a perfect record of 13-0. Kaiwen Cabbabe became eligible for the Senior Division in 2014, where he finished in 24th place after day two.

Trent Orndorff of the United States became the new Senior Division TCG World Champion, finishing with a record of 9-1-1.

Masters Division

Jason Klaczynski of the United States is a three-time and the defending Pokémon Trading Card Game Champion in the Masters Division. Jason's record third victory in 2013 included entering the tournament through the Last Chance Qualifier. He competed in the Masters Division in 2014, where he finished in 24th place after day two.

Andrew Estrada of Canada became the new Masters Division TCG World Champion, finishing with a record of 9-1-2.

Video Game Championships

This year participants will use Pokémon X and Y. All matches will be conducted via Double Battles and any Pokémon in the Kalos Pokédexes, provided they are native to the Kalos region, can be entered, with the exception of Diancie, Xerneas, Yveltal, Zygarde, and Mewtwo.

Similar to Flat Battle mode, Pokémon of Levels 51 and above will be temporarily reduced to Level 50, while Pokémon Level 50 and below will 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.

Junior Division

Brendan Zheng of the United States was the defending Pokémon Video Game Champion in the Junior Division. Brendan participated in the Senior Division tournament in 2014 where he placed 12th after day two.

Kota Yamamoto of Japan became the new World Champion in the Junior Division, winning with a 8-1 record.

Senior Division

Hayden McTavish of the United States was the defending Senior Division Pokémon Video Game World Champion; however, he became eligible for the Masters Division in 2014, where he finished in 21st place after day two.

Nikolai Zielinski of the United States became the new World Champion in the Senior Division, winning with a 8-1 record.

Masters Division

Arash Ommati of Italy was the defending Pokémon Video Game Champion in the Masters Division. Arash is the only European player to win the Pokémon Video Game World Championship in any division. Arash Ommati, participated in the 2014 Master Division where he finished in 36th place in after day two.

Se Jun Park of Korea became the new World Champion in the Senior Division, winning with a 8/1/0 record. Se Jun is the only Korean player to win the Pokémon Video Game World Championships in any division.

Event Pokémon

#681 Aegislash ♀ Level 50 Type: Steel Ghost Ability: 1 Held item: None	ID: 08164 OT: WORLD14 Fateful encounter Nature: Quiet Ribbon: Event Ribbon
Wide Guard Rock Status King's Shield Steel Status Shadow Ball Ghost Status Flash Cannon Steel Status
Distributed to by Method in the United States 1 August 16-17, 2014.
Date recieved is dependent on the receiving system's date, not the date of distribution.

External Links

• Rules for Official Tournament Formats in 2014
• Official site

This article is part of both Project TCG and Project Games, Bulbapedia projects that, together, aim to write comprehensive articles on the Pokémon Trading Card Game and Video Game Championship Tournaments.