TCG Championships in Britain :: News

Reported by Psythor on Sat 11 Jan 2003 15:10:56 UTC
Last updated by Psythor on Sat 11 Jan 2003 15:10:56 UTC
Section: Trading Card Game

GenConEurope will be hosting the British qualifying rounds to the world Pokémon TCG championships this year. Big news!

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GenConEurope is going to be a massive consumer gaming event that will have games, Sci-Fi and fantasy stuff, and perhaps more importantly, the Pokémon World Championships British qualifying rounds!

Geeks, nerds and Trekkies can expect to unite in a celebration of the grey arts: Sci-fi, gaming and Pokémon, between Friday April 18th and Monday April 21st- in other words, the Easter weekend. It'll be held at the Olympia 2 Convention Centre in London.

Apart from the Pokémon TCG frolics, you'll be able to watch a seminar hosted by "industry celebrities" (probably the guy who auditioned the brother of the one from Star Trek without a name). You can also see some art, bid in an auction or even make a fool of yourself in the costume contest.

Anyway, if you win the big Pokémon qualifiers, apart from winning the chance to be world champion, you get a trip to, and a hotel to stay in at the World championship in Seattle later this year.

It sounds like its going to be great- and PUK will probably have a presence there somehow.