The Pokemon World Championships have came to a close and plenty of tough battles were held. Today we got some information about the winners and the World Championships.
The 13th annual Pokemon World Championships boosted some impressive numbers. Over 2000 players, fans and supporters with players coming from over 30 countries. The event may have been invite-only but there were plenty of Pokemon fans in San Francesco who were ready to battle and cheer as we came closer to the finals. This year’s Worlds had more than 1.5 million viewers on Twitch. It was simply amazing as fans were rooting and tweeting under the #PlayPokemon hashtag.
Google was even at Worlds to show off the Robot Experience to attendees. Participants had the opportunity to personalize custom-made Pokémon-skinned robots and challenge their creations in a physical and digital battle with others. It was pretty impressive to see and looked like fun. The Robot Experience was inspired by Google’s annual I/O Youth event, which inspires kids of all ages to imagine, invent, and explore with technology.
This year’s Worlds had many players compete in the TCG and Video Game Championships but there was one more new event added to the massive tournament: Pokken Tournament. The event hosted three tournaments but only a few went home with the title of Champion. These champions and high ranking players received a special Pokémon World Championships trophy, won an invitation to the 2017 Pokémon World Championships, and collected a monetary prize in the form of a scholarship, cash prize, or Travel Certificate.
Below are the Champions and runner ups with pictures!
2016 POKÉMON TRADING CARD GAME WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Junior Division Finalists (born in 2005 or later)
World Champion: Shunto Sadahiro (Japan)
Second Place: Riku Ushirosako (Japan)
Senior Division Finalists (born in 2001–2004)
World Champion: Jesper Eriksen (Denmark)
Second Place: Connor Pedersen (United States)
Masters Division Finalists (born in 2000 or earlier)
World Champion: Shintaro Ito (Japan)
Second Place: Cody Walinski (United States)
2016 POKÉMON VIDEO GAME WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Junior Division Finalists (born in 2005 or later)
World Champion: Cory Connor (United States)
Second Place: Shu Harasaki (Japan)
Senior Division Finalists (born in 2001–2004)
World Champion: Carson Confer (United States)
Second Place: Yuki Wata (Japan)
Masters Division Finalists (born in 2000 or earlier)
World Champion: Wolfe Glick (United States)
Second Place: Jonathan Evans (United States)
2016 POKKÉN TOURNAMENT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Senior Division Finalists (born in 2001 or later)
World Champion: Josh Simmonite (United Kingdom)
Second Place: Dale Causey (United States)
Masters Division Finalists (born in 2000 or earlier)
World Champion: Masami Sato (Japan)
Second Place: Takuma Araki (Japan)
Need a video recap of Worlds? Watch below! Congratulations to all our winners!
