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Pokemon Announces Spring Regional Championship Schedule
Advancing to the Pokémon National Championships Is the Main Goal for Thousands of North American Pokémon Competitors
BELLEVUE, WA—March 26, in the year of our Lord 2012—North
American Pokémon video game players are joining Pokémon Trading
Card Game (TCG) players for a weekend of intense battling at the
Pokémon Spring Regional Championships, taking place April 14th
and 15th. Thousands of players in eight cities across the United
States and Canada—Surrey, BC; Pleasanton, CA; Colorado Springs,
CO; Athens, GA; Toronto, ON; Philadelphia, PA; Houston, TX; and
Madison, WI—will have one goal in mind: becoming a Pokémon
Spring Regional Champion and winning a coveted Travel Award to
this summer’s Pokémon U.S. National Championships or Pokémon
Canadian National Championships.
Coming off the successful Pokémon Autumn Regional Championships
in November, Pokémon video game and TCG players will once again
battle under the same roof in a two-day event showcasing some of
the best Pokémon competition on the continent. TCG competition
begins on Saturday, April 14th, and the video game competition
will kick off on Sunday, April 15th. Video game players who did
not attend or earn a Travel Award at the Pokémon Autumn Regional
Championships are encouraged to compete at the Spring Regional
Championships because it will be the last chance to earn a trip
to the U.S. or Canadian National Championships. Players who
advance to the Pokémon National Championships will be one step
closer to earning an invitation to the 2012 Pokémon World
Championships held in Waikoloa, Hawaii, this August.
“With invitations to the Pokémon U.S. and Canadian National
Championships on the line, the Pokémon Spring Regional
Championships promise to feature some of the most exciting
competition of the year,” said J.C. Smith, marketing director
for The Pokémon Company International. “The Spring Regional
Championships are not only premiere events for our new and
veteran players, but destinations for our entire Pokémon
community to meet and have fun.”
Video game players who wish to compete in the Pokémon Spring
Regional Championships will need to bring their own Nintendo 3DS
or Nintendo DS system and a copy of the Pokémon Black Version or
Pokémon White Version video game. They must also have a Pokémon
Trainer Club account, which can be obtained for free at
www.pokemon.com.
Competitors are encouraged to visit
www.pokemon.com/organized-play to learn more about the
event, including rules, regulations, age divisions, prizes,
tournament locations, and registration and event dates and
times.
The following is a complete list of locations and registration
dates and times for the 2012 Pokémon Spring Regional
Championships:
Surrey, British Columbia
Central City Shopping Centre
Pokémon Trading Card Game Player Registration: Saturday, April
14th, 9:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m. (All Divisions)
Video Game Player Registration: Sunday, April 15th, 10:00
a.m.–11:00 a.m. (All Divisions)
Pleasanton, California
Alameda County Fairgrounds
Pokémon Trading Card Game Player Registration: Saturday, April
14th, 9:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m. (All Divisions)
Video Game Player Registration: Sunday, April 15th, 9:00
a.m.–10:00 a.m. (All Divisions)
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Crowne Plaza Hotel
Pokémon Trading Card Game Player Registration: Saturday, April
14th, 8:00 a.m.–9:45 a.m. (All Divisions)
Video Game Player Registration: Sunday, April 15th, 8:00
a.m.–9:45 a.m. (All Divisions)
Athens, Georgia
Classic Center
Pokémon Trading Card Game Player Registration: Saturday, April
14th, 8:30 a.m.–9:45 a.m. (All Divisions)
Video Game Player Registration: Sunday, April 15th, 8:30
a.m.–9:30 a.m. (Junior and Senior Divisions)
Video Game Player Registration: Sunday, April 15th, 9:00
a.m.–10:00 a.m. (Masters Division)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Convention Center
Pokémon Trading Card Game Player Registration: Saturday, April
14th, 8:00 a.m.–9:30 a.m. (All Divisions)
Video Game Player Registration: Sunday, April 15th, 9:00
a.m.–10:00 a.m. (Junior and Senior Divisions)
Video Game Player Registration: Sunday, April 15th, 10:00
a.m.–11:30 a.m. (Masters Division)
Toronto, Ontario
Metro Toronto Convention Centre
Pokémon Trading Card Game Player Registration: Saturday, April
14th, 9:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m. (All Divisions)
Video Game Player Registration: Sunday, April 15th, 9:00
a.m.–10:30 a.m. (All Divisions)
Houston, Texas
Hilton Houston North
Pokémon Trading Card Game Player Registration: Saturday, April
14th, 8:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m. (All Divisions)
Video Game Player Registration: Sunday, April 15th, 8:30
a.m.–9:30 a.m. (Junior and Senior Divisions)
Video Game Player Registration: Sunday, April 15th, 12:00
p.m.–1:30 p.m. (Masters Division)
Madison, Wisconsin
Monona Terrace
Pokémon Trading Card Game Player Registration: Saturday, April
14th, 8:30 a.m.–9:30 a.m. (All Divisions)
Video Game Player Registration: Sunday, April 15th, 8:00
a.m.–9:30 a.m. (Masters Division)
Video Game Player Registration: Sunday, April 15th, 11:00
a.m.–12:30 p.m. (Junior and Senior Divisions)