Gnome Games and Pokémon USA will host the Green Bay Pokémon City Championships at the Best Western Midway in Green Bay on December 20th, 2008 starting at 10:00 AM.

The 2008-2009 Pokémon TCG City Championships are the first event in the Championship Series, culminating at the 2009 World Championships in San Diego, California.  Each City Championship is part of a title event series where players in each of the three POP-recognized age divisions (Junior, Senior, and Masters) compete to earn the title of Champion! These events will be held in hundreds of cities across the world. Results of the City Championships count toward a players Premier Rating, earning them invitations to the US and World Championships!

 

The free Green Bay City Championships will be held at the Best Western Midway, 780 Armed Forces Drive in Green Bay.  Registration opens at 9:00 AM and the tournament will start at 11:00 AM SHARP!

 

Players must bring a tournament legal 60 card deck, a randomizer (Dice or coin) and damage markers to the tournament.  Each player must also have a Pokemon Organized Play (POP) ID - and these are available for free at the tournament.  Decklists are required and can be filled out on site, downloaded from http://www.go-pokemon.com/op/premierevents/championshipseries/city/ or picked up at Gnome Games prior to the tournament.

 

Previous Green Bay City Championship Winners have gone on to compete in the US National Championship and Pokemon World Championships and win some great prizes including travel awards and college scholarships!

 

For more information email pokemon@gnomegames.com or give Gnome Games a call at (920) 499-4263.  More information about the Pokemon Organized Play Championship Series is available at www.go-pokemon.com. 

What are Pokémon TCG City Championship Tournaments?
The Pokémon TCG City Championships are title events operated by independent Tournament Organizers, where players in each of the three POP-recognized age divisions can earn the title of City Champion! Results of the City Championships count toward a players Premier Rating!

 

How much does the event cost?
All Pokémon Organized Play Premier events in North America are FREE! That's right-there is no admission fee for a City Championship! Gnome Games also hosts free Pokémon  League every Monday and Friday afternoon.

What is the tournament structure?
The tournament is run using the Modified Constructed Format and Age Modified Swiss pairings. 

The number of Swiss rounds run will depend on total attendance at the event. After the Swiss rounds end, there will be a cut to Single Elimination Finals. A maximum of 8 players will advance to the Single Elimination Finals.

The City Championships series will have a K-Value of 16. For more information on how the K-Value affects a players Premier Rating, please see the Ratings and Rankings FAQ.

1st Place 18 Pokémon TCG booster packs, A City Champion medal,Green Bay City Championship Plaque

 

2nd Place 10 Pokémon TCG booster packs

 

3rd & 4th Place 4 Pokémon TCG booster packs

 

 

Players should bring a POP ID card, if they have one. If they don't have a POP ID, one will be given to them at the event.

 

 

Gnome Games is Wisconsin's Premier Pokemon and Family Game store, located at 2160 Ridge Road in Green Bay.  (920) 499-4263.  The Head Gnome and Ms. Gnomer have been hosting tournaments and social leagues for players since 2003 and feature organized play for Pokemon, Magic the Gathering, Naruto, Yu Gi Oh and many other collectable and non-collectable games.  Their complete event calendar can be found at www.gnomegames.com

 

Gnome Games hosts free Pokemon leagues every Monday and Friday from 3 - 6 PM and a weekly free tournament every Saturday starting at 10 AM.  We also host learn to play summer camps for new players during the summer.

 

For more information please contact Pat Fuge at (920) 499-4263 or mail@gnomegames.com