Pokémon World Championships 2011 Gallery

Pokémon World Championships 2011 Coverage

The Pokémon World Championships 2011 took place last weekend, August 13^th and 14^th, at the Hilton Bayfront hotel in San Diego. Needless to say, we were there. The event began at 9am on Saturday with a spectacular opening ceremony, featuring a live performance by MTM with Battle Woman M... which was interesting to say the least. Shortly after the ceremony ended, the competitors for both the video game and trading card game sections found their seats and began competing in the first round of the Pokémon World Championships Tournament.

Intense frustration, poker-faced glares, cringing nerves and underhanded psyches could all be seen and felt throughout the Sapphire Ballroom of the Hilton Bayfront during the competition. Large, external displays revealed battles that were transpiring in the video game section for spectators to watch. In the trading card game section, players were seated in an area that took up about a third of the center. This area was fenced off from spectators, and was located directly in front of the judges' table. All beneath a colossal, inflatable Pikachu!