Pokemon Video Games Championship Series 2011 details released

Original NXTGamer.com article
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April 28th, 2011 at 1:01 pm

Calling all Pokemon enthusiasts, The Pokemon Company have announced the dates and details of this years Pokemon Video Game Championship which will exclusively feature the recently released Pokemon Black and Pokemon White games.

Kicking off in Birmingham on June 4th, the Pokemon Video Game Championships will make it’s way across Europe stopping in Spain, France, Germany and, for the first time, Italy before heading over to the U.S.  In Europe this year the competition brings an increased number of competitor slots, alongside a new system of age division and revised age brackets.  Age divisions now separate into three age categories, Junior (born in 2000 or later), Senior (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999) and Masters (1995 or earlier) with competitor slots increased to 256 for Junior and Senior divisions and 512 for the Masters division all based on a first come, first served basis.

The top eight finalists in each division from each of the five European locations will earn guaranteed competitor slots at the 2011 Pokémon World Championships.

European dates and locations for the 2011 Pokemon Video Game Championships:

June 4^th, Birmingham, United Kingdom—National Exhibition Centre, Hall 8

June 11^th, Rome, Italy—Fiera Roma, Hall 12, Ingresso Nord

June 18^th, Madrid, Spain—IFEMA, Hall 1, Feria de Madrid

June 25^th, Paris, France—Espace Grande Arche, Parvis de La Défense

July 2^nd, Cologne, Germany—EXPO XXI Köln GmbH, Gladbacher Wall 5

Once the Pokemon Video Game Championship Series is done with Europe it will move to Seattle on the 14th before making its way through 5 more major cities across the country.  In each city the top 16 players from each division will have earned invitations to compete at the 2011 Pokemon U.S. National Championships between July 8th and July 10th in Indianapolis, Indiana.  These players will then battle to secure a top eight finish over the weekend to receive a guaranteed competitor slot in the 2011 Pokemon World Championships.

As well as invitations to the World Championships in San Diego, top players in Europe and in the U.S. will receive travel allowances, special medals and Pokémon prizes.

U.S. dates and locations for the 2011 Pokemon Video Game Championships:

May 14^th, Seattle, WA—Washington State Convention Center, Hall 4B

May 21^st, San Jose, CA—San Jose Convention Center, Exhibit Hall 2

May 28^th, Dallas, TX—Arlington Convention Center, Grand Hall

June 4^th, Atlanta, GA—Gwinnett Center, Hall A and B

June 11^th, Washington, D.C.—Dulles Expo Center, South Hall

June 18^th, Newark, NJ—Meadowlands Exposition Center

2011 Pokémon World Championships:

August 12^th–14^th, San Diego, CA*—Hilton San Diego Bayfront

For more information on the 2011 Pokemon Video Game Championships click here for the official website:www.pokemon.co.uk/vgc.