The2006 Pokémon Trading Card Game World Championships were held at theHilton Anaheim hotel inAnaheim,California in the United States from August 18 to 20, 2006. They were the third World Championships event hosted byPlay! Pokémon.

The event used theEX Hidden Legends onwards Modified Format and was the last premier event before the new age division groups (Junior, Senior and Masters) were introduced. The second day of the tournament featured seven rounds of Swiss Pairings for the two younger divisions, while the Fifteen and Over division featured eight rounds. The top 32 players in each division were then seeded into single-elimination tournaments on Sunday to determine each division’s World Champion.

Single-elimination brackets

Curran Hill of the United States was the defending World Champion in the Ten and Under Division, but he became eligible for the Eleven to Fourteen Division. There, he finished 37th in Swiss Rounds.

Hiroki Yano of Japan succeeded Curran as World Champion, finishing with a 10-2 record.

Ten and Under

Round of 16					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Championship Match
32	John Siu
17	Hiroki Yano				17	Hiroki Yano
9	James Ballard				9	James Ballard
8	Tad Miller									17	Hiroki Yano
5	Henry Leaming									13	Arnoud Van Bemmelen
21	Spencer Brown				5	Henry Leaming
13	Arnoud Van Bemmelen				13	Arnoud Van Bemmelen
4	Kazuho Mizuta														17	Hiroki Yano
30	Sanne Van der Vis														10	Spencer Duncan
14	Matthew Kimmerer				14	Matthew Kimmerer
11	Shakil Bhuiyan				6	Fares Sekkoum
6	Fares Sekkoum									6	Fares Sekkoum
26	Joona Kuusrainen									10	Spencer Duncan
10	Spencer Duncan				10	Spencer Duncan
15	Troy Officer				15	Troy Officer
31	Phillip Yarbrough

Eleven to Fourteen

Stuart Benson, of the United States, was the defending World Champion in the Eleven to Fourteen Division, but became eligible for the Fifteen and Over Division, choosing to withdraw after completing five of his rounds.

Miska Saari, of Finland, succeeded Stuart as World Champion, finishing with a record of 10-2.

Round of 16					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Championship Match
1	Joe Getsy
17	Austin Reed				17	Austin Reed
9	Matthew Lambou				9	Matthew Lambou
25	Will Berry									17	Austin Reed
5	David Booij									5	David Booij
12	Jeff Sharp				5	David Booij
13	Keaton Gill				29	Wesley Bartlett
29	Wesley Bartlett														5	David Booij
30	Elissa Hill														27	Miska Saari
19	Antoine Nicolle				30	Elissa Hill
11	Bobby Malec				27	Miska Saari
27	Miska Saari									27	Miska Saari
26	Matt Sbaa									10	Tad Wheeler
10	Tad Wheeler				10	Tad Wheeler
18	Kit Wai Lim				18	Kit Wai Lim
31	Jesus Fernandez

Fifteen and Over

Jeremy Maron, of the United States, was the defending World Champion in the Fifteen and Over Division. Jeremy was defeated in the semifinals of the tournament by the eventual runner-up Jimmy Ballard. Jeremy would then defeat future World Champion Yuta Komatsuda in the Third Place Match. A record that still stands today, Jeremy has the highest finish of any defending TCG Champion in the Fifteen and Over/Masters Division.

Jason Klaczynski, of the United States, won his first World Championship, defeating fellow American Jimmy Ballard in the final, posting a final record of 11-2.

Round of 16					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
32	Ian Ryave
16	Yuta Komatsuda				16	Yuta Komatsuda
24	Tom Dolezal				24	Tom Dolezal
8	Tomohisa Kanda									16	Yuta Komatsuda
5	Jaime Guerrero									12	Jason Klaczynski
12	Jason Klaczynski				12	Jason Klaczynski
20	Eric Craig				20	Eric Craig
29	Aurelien Delambre														12	Jason Klaczynski
3	Alex Brosseau														6	Jimmy Ballard
19	Yohei Takeda				3	Alex Brosseau
22	Yacine Sekkoum				6	Jimmy Ballard
6	Jimmy Ballard									6	Jimmy Ballard
7	Stephen Silvestro									31	Jeremy Maron
23	Takuya Yoneda				23	Takuya Yoneda
18	Eric Nance				31	Jeremy Maron
31	Jeremy Maron

Championship Theme Decks

• B-L-S - Hiroki Yano (World Champion, Ten and Under)
• Suns & Moons - Miska Saari (World Champion, Eleven to Fourteen)
• Mewtrick - Jason Klaczynski (World Champion, Fifteen and Over)
• Eeveelutions - Jimmy Ballard (Second Place, Fifteen and Over)

External links

• Official website

This article is part ofProject TCG, aBulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of thePokémon Trading Card Game.

• TCG World Championships