| Event | 2018 Pokémon World Championships |
|---|---|
| Location |  Nashville, TN |
| Date | August 24-26, 2018 |
| Attendance | 75 players (Masters) |
| Videogame | Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon |
| Season | 2018 Season (VGC18) |
Information
Event Coverage
Prizes
Event Coverage
Prizes
- Top 16 players in each age division will receive the prizes shown below.
- All prizes are subject to final taxes.
- All prizes are shown in US$.
- Players over 18 years old may receive their prizes as prize money whereas players under 18 will receive either Travel Awards or Scholarships.
- Additionally, all Top 16 finishers will receive 72 Pokémon Trading Card Game Booster Packs.
- Top 4 players in each age division will also receive a Day 1 Invite to the 2019 Pokémon World Championships in Washington, D.C.
- All players participating at the 2018 World Championships will receive 5 Play! Points.
| Placement | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1st | $10,000 |
| 2nd | $7,500 |
| Top 4 | $5,000 |
| Top 8 | $3,000 |
| Top 16 | $1,500 |
Masters Division
- Teams from all players competing at Worlds Day 2 have been collected.
- All players with 2 or fewer losses (x-2) advanced to the Top Cut bracket.
- Paul Ruiz‘s Worlds winning team report is available on Victory Road. Click here!
| # | Swiss | Country | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5-2 |  | Paul Ruiz |       |
| 2 | 6-1 | | Emilio Forbes |      |
| 3 | 6-1 |  | Nils Dunlop |   |
| 4 | 5-2 |  | Yusei Matsuno |   |
| 5 | 6-1 | | Tomohiro Seki |     |
| 6 | 5-2 |  | Arash Ommati |   |
| 7 | 5-2 | | Roberto Porretti |  |
| 8 | 5-2 |  | Federico Turano |   |
| 9 | 7-0 | | Kiwamu Endo | |
| 10 | 6-1 | | Simone Sanvito |   |
| 11 | 5-2 | | Alessio Y. Boschetto |  |
| 12 | 5-2 |  | Melvin Keh |  |
| 13 | 5-2 | | Carson Confer |    |
| 14 | 5-2 | | Brendan Zheng |  |
| 15 | 5-2 | | Paul Chua | |
| 16 | 5-2 | | Koji Morimoto |  |
| 17 | 5-2 |  | Javier Valdés |     |
| 18 | 4-3 | | Brady Smith |   |
| 19 | 4-3 | | Ashton Cox |   |
| 20 | 4-3 | | Akihiro Takahashi | |
| 21 | 4-3 | | Riccardo Appamea |  |
| 22 | 4-3 |  | Alex Gómez |   |
| 23 | 4-3 |  | Barry Anderson |   |
| 24 | 4-3 |  | David Koutesh |   |
| 25 | 4-3 |  | Wonseok Jung |  |
| 26 | 4-3 | | Yuya Tada | |
| 27 | 4-3 | | Jamie Boyt |    |
| 28 | 4-3 | | Nico Davide Cognetta | |
| 29 | 4-3 | | Flavio Del Pidio |  |
| 30 | 4-3 | | Rinya Kobayashi |  |
| 31 | 4-3 |  | Matthias Suchodolski | |
| 32 | 4-3 |  | Jens Arne Mækinen |   |
| 33 | 4-3 | | Eric Rios | |
| 34 | 4-3 |  | Alister Sandover |   |
| 35 | 4-3 | | Ryosuke Kosuge | |
| 36 | 3-4 | | Alvin Hidayat |   |
| 37 | 3-4 |  | Eduardo Cunha | |
| 38 | 3-4 | | Stephen Mea | |
| 39 | 3-4 | | Jeremy Odena | |
| 40 | 3-4 |  | Dorian André Quiñones | |
| 41 | 3-4 | | Michele Gavelli | |
| 42 | 3-4 | | Nathaniel Innocenti |  |
| 43 | 3-4 | | Javier Señorena | |
| 44 | 3-4 | | Wei Wen Ang | |
| 45 | 3-4 | | Davide Cauteruccio | |
| 46 | 3-4 |  | Juan Naar |   |
| 47 | 3-4 | | Christopher Kan | |
| 48 | 3-4 | | Masayoshi Ichigi |  |
| 49 | 3-4 | | Davide Carrer |  |
| 50 | 3-4 | | Juyoung Hong | |
| 51 | 3-4 | | Yuki Shimizu | |
| 52 | 2-5 |  | René Alvarenga | |
| 53 | 2-5 | | Christoph Bley | |
| 54 | 2-5 | | Justin Crubaugh | |
| 55 | 2-5 | | Suwoong Cheong | |
| 56 | 2-5 | | Nicholas Bingham |  |
| 57 | 2-5 | | Chris Giagozoglou | |
| 58 | 2-5 | | Jeremy Rodrigues |   |
| 59 | 2-5 | | Jake Smith |  |
| 60 | 1-6 | | Yoko Taguma |  |
| – | 2-3 | | Diana Bros | |
| – | 2-3 | | Cedric Bernier | |
| – | 2-3 | | Brian Youm | |
| – | 2-3 | | Renzo Navarro | |
| – | 2-3 | | Luca Lussignoli | |
| – | 1-3 | | Andrea Di Francesco | |
| – | 1-3 | | Alberto Lara | |
| – | 1-3 | | Kiyoshiro Arai | |
| – | 1-3 | | Andrew Nowak |   |
| – | 1-3 | | Hirofumi Kimura | |
| – | 1-4 | | Alessio Vinciguerra | |
| – | 0-3 | | Felipe Méndez |  |
| – | 0-5 |  | Aurélien Lefebvre | |
Usage Stats (Top Cut)
| Uses | Usage | Pokémon |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | 76.47% | |
| 9 | 52.94% | |
| 8 | 47.06% | |
| 7 | 41.18% | |
| 6 | 35.29 | |
| 4 | 23.53% | |
| 3 | 16.67% | |
| 2 | 11.76% | |
| 1 | 5.88% | |
Region Stats (Top Cut)
| Region | Players | % | Best Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific (APAC) | 5 | 29.41% | Yusei Matsuno (Top 4) |
| Europe (EU) | 5 | 29.41% | Nils Dunlop (Top 4) |
| North America (NA) | 4 | 23.53% | Emilio Forbes (2º) |
| Latin America (LATAM) | 3 | 17.65% | Paul Ruiz (1º) |
Seniors Division
| # | Swiss | Country | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5-1 | | James Evans | |
| 2 | 4-2 |  | Bram De Jonge | |
| 3 | 4-2 | | Shota Yamada | |
| 4 | 4-2 | | Gabriel Duran | |
| 5 | 5-1 | | Ethan French | |
| 6 | 4-2 | | Victor Medina | |
| 7 | 4-2 | | Zach Kelly | |
| 8 | 4-2 | | Westley Long | |
Juniors Division
| # | Swiss | Country | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5-1 | | Wonn Lee |   |
| 2 | 4-2 | | Sota Tamemasa |   |
| 3 | 5-1 | | Yujiro Arai | |
| 4 | 4-2 |  | Bilel Lakehal |   |
| 5 | 5-1 | | Yuri Yahashi | |
| 6 | 5-1 | | Teddy French | |
| 7 | 4-2 | | Haley Repas |  |
| 8 | 4-2 | | Riccardo Cantrell | |
Stream Appearances: Day 2 (7 Swiss Rounds)
| Round | Player 1 | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|
| R1 | Arash Ommati | Christopher Kan |
| R2 | Ashton Cox | Alessio Y. Boschetto |
| R3 | Simone Sanvito | Brian Youm |
| R4 | Nils Dunlop | Alvin Hidayat |
| R5 | Alessio Y. Boschetto | Kiwamu Endo |
| R6 | Paul Ruiz | Carson Confer |
| R7 | David Koutesh | Brendan Zheng |
Up-to-the-minute: Day 1 (9 Swiss Rounds)
Players advancing to Day 2
Streaming Appearances
Players advancing to Day 2
- Cedric Bernier (7-0)
- Jake Smith (7-0)
- David Koutesh (7-0)
- Javier Señorena (7-1)
- Akihiro Takahashi (7-1)
- Aurélien Lefebvre (7-1)
- Roberto Porretti (7-1)
- Kiwamu Endo (7-1)
- Koji Morimoto (7-1)
- Brian Youm (7-1)
- Alvin Hidayat (7-2)
- Andrew Nowak (7-2)
- Brendan Zheng (7-2)
- Diana Bros (7-2)
- Emilio Forbes (7-2)
- Jeremy Odena (7-2)
- Nathaniel Innocenti (7-2)
- Nils Dunlop (7-2)
- Davide Carrer (7-2)
- Riccardo Appamea (7-2)
- Christoph Bley (7-2)
- Matthias Suchodolski (7-2)
- Rinya Kobayashi (7-2)
- Yusei Matsumo (7-2)
- Yuki Shimizu (7-2)
Streaming Appearances
| Round | Player 1 | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|
| R1 | Ryota Otsubo | Agustín de Cicco |
| R2 | Wolfe Glick | Ryota Nishizawa  |
| R3 | Juan Pablo Rodríguez | Brendan Zheng |
| R3 | Wai Yin Low | Ryosuke Kondo |
| R4 | Andrew Nowak | David Koutesh |
| R4 | Lorenzo Silvestrini | Kento Nakagoshi |
| R4 G3 | Nils Dunlop | Yusei Matsuno |
| R5 | François De Lageneste  | Kento Nakagoshi |
| R5 | Tommy Cooleen | Jake Smith |
| R6 | Collin Heier | Koji Morimoto |
| R6 G2-3 | Tommy Cooleen | Joji Kaieda |
| R7 | Cedric Bernier | Heriberto Pacaje |
| R8 | Wolfe Glick | Christoph Bley |
| R9 | Diana Bros |  Zhengle Tu |
