2014 World Championships

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The 2014 Pokémon World Championships will be held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. from August 15 to 17, 2014. It will be 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 will host the event, and the third time the event will be held in the Eastern United States, previously occurring in 2004 and 2008.

Trading Card Game Championships

The Pokémon Trading Card Game will feature 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, players can win an invitation during the Last Chance Qualifier on the first day of the tournament.

Assuming no changes to the format occur, the second day of the tournament will feature a series of swiss rounds in each division. At the end of swiss rounds, the top players in each division will be 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 is the defending Pokémon Trading Card Game Champion in the Junior Division. Ondrej will be participating in the Senior Division tournament this year.

Senior Division

Kaiwen Cabbabe of Australia is 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.

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.

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 is the defending Pokémon Video Game Champion in the Junior Division. Brendan will be participating in the Senior Division tournament this year.

Senior Division

Hayden McTavish of the United States is the defending Pokémon Video Game Champion in the Senior Division. Hayden will be participating in the Masters Division tournament this year.

Masters Division

Arash Ommati of Italy is 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.

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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.