The2009 Pokémon World Championships were held at theHilton San Diego Bayfront hotel inSan Diego,California in the United States from August 13 to 15, 2009. They were the sixthWorld Championships event hosted byPlay! Pokémon and the first to officially accommodate both the Pokémon Trading Card Game World Championships and the Pokémon Video Game World Championships.

For the only time, the World Championships were held between a Thursday and a Saturday, breaking from the traditional Friday to Sunday format.

Trading Card Game Championships

The TCG World Championships used theDiamond & Pearl-onwards Modified format.

The second day of the tournament featured seven rounds of Swiss Pairings for all three divisions. The top 32 players in each division were then seeded into single-elimination tournaments on Saturday to determine each division’s World Champion.

Junior Division

Tristan Robinson, of the United States, was the defending Junior Division TCG World Champion, but became eligible for the Senior Division, where he finished 101st in Swiss Rounds.

Tsubasa Nakamura, of Japan, fought his way through the Last Chance Qualifier and posted a perfect 12-0 record to claim the World Championship.

Round of 16					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Championship Match
1	Tsubasa Nakamura**
17	Ben Moskow				1	Tsubasa Nakamura**
9	Keito Arai**				5	Aaron Clarke
25	Aaron Clarke									1	Tsubasa Nakamura**
5	Shogo Matsuura									4	Heikki Kettunen*
21	Isac Calmroth*				21	Isac Calmroth*
13	Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi				24	Heikki Kettunen*
4	Heikki Kettunen*														1	Tsubasa Nakamura**
3	Takumi Kiyota*														2	Jason Martinez**
14	Kakeru Takemura				3	Takumi Kiyota*
22	Syana Takahashi				27	William Shand
27	William Shand									27	William Shand
7	Jun Hasebe**									2	Jason Martinez**
10	Yui Ono**				7	Jun Hasebe**
15	Fumiya Higashibara				2	Jason Martinez**
2	Jason Martinez**

Legend:

• * indicates a player to be a National Champion.
• ** indicates a player who has entered the main draw via the Last Chance Qualifier.

Senior Division

Dylan Lefavour, of the United States, was the defending Senior Division TCG World Champion. Dylan finished in 26th place, losing in the Round of 32 to eventual quarterfinalist Zachary Mirman.

Takuto Itagaki, the Japanese National Champion, succeeded Dylan as World Champion, putting up an 11-1 record.

Round of 16					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Championship Match
1	Hayato Takaoka
17	Nicolas Fotheringham*				17	Nicolas Fotheringham*
9	Zachary Mirman				9	Zachary Mirman
8	Nathaniel Lawson									17	Nicolas Fotheringham*
28	David Cohen									28	David Cohen
12	Alex Maiman**				28	David Cohen
20	Jakob Droste				4	Edmund Kuras **
4	Edmund Kuras**														28	David Cohen
3	Takuto Itagaki*														3	Takuto Itagaki
14	Taylor Mitchell				3	Takuto Itagaki*
11	Wataru Hasegawa				6	Dennis Mischitz*
6	Dennis Mischitz*									3	Takuto Itagaki
26	Steven Roberto									10	Miska Saari*
10	Miska Saari*				10	Miska Saari*
15	Lloyd Wenger				2	Yuki Sogabe
2	Yuki Sogabe

Legend:

• * indicates a player to be a National Champion.
• ** indicates a player who has entered the main draw via the Last Chance Qualifier.

Master Division

Jason Klaczynski, of the United States, was a two-time and the defending Masters Division TCG World Champion, and finished 57th in Swiss Rounds.

Stephen Silvestro, of the United States, claimed the title of World Champion with a final record of 10-2.

Round of 16					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Championship Match
1	Koujiro Tsuruta
17	Nicolas Harle				1	Koujiro Tsuruta
24	Ross Cawthon				8	Tia Toppari**
8	Tia Toppari**									1	Koujiro Tsuruta
5	Jayson Harry									13	Sammi Sekkoum*
12	Sebastian Crema				12	Sebastian Crema
13	Sammi Sekkoum				13	Sammi Sekkoum*
4	Lars Andersen														13	Sammi Sekkoum*
3	Fabien Garnier*														27	Stephen Silvestro
19	Sho Sasaki				3	Fabien Garnier*
11	Alessio Parcianello				27	Stephen Silvestro
27	Stephen Silvestro									27	Stephen Silvestro
7	Jay Hornung									7	Jay Hornung
23	Takuya Yamanaka				7	Jay Hornung
18	Diego Cassiraga*				18	Diego Cassiraga*
2	Karl Blake

Legend:

• * indicates a player to be a National Champion.
• ** indicates a player who has entered the main draw via the Last Chance Qualifier.

Video Game Championships

The Video Game World Championships required players to usePokémon Platinum.

Knight Silvayne, of the United States, and Izuru Yoshimura, of Japan, were the winners of the 2008 Video Game Showdown at the World Championships in Juniors and Seniors, respectively. Both players did not participate in the 2009 World Championships.

Junior Division

Jeremiah Fan, the United States National Champion, was named the inaugural Junior Division VG World Champion, with a record of 6-1.

Semifinals					Championship Match
1	Santa Ito
4	Towa Takahashi				1	Santa Ito
3	Jeremiah Fan*				3	Jeremiah Fan*
2	Kamran Jahadi

Legend:

• * indicates a player to be a National Champion.

Senior Division

Kazuyuki Tsuji was crowned the first Senior Division VG World Champion, finishing the tournament with a perfect 7-0 record.

Semifinals					Championship Match
1	Kazuyuki Tsuji
4	Grace Beck				1	Kazuyuki Tsuji
3	Tasuku Mano				3	Tasuku Mano
2	Steven Wasserloos

Event Pokémon

Pokémon Info				Trainer Memo	Battle Moves		Ribbons
WEAVILE	♂	Dex No.	0461	Jolly nature.	Normal	Fake Out
Lv.30		Type			Ice	Ice Shard
		Dark	Ice	Pokémon Event	Dark	Night Slash
		OT	WORLD09	Apparently had a	Fighting	Brick Break
		ID No.	08159	fateful encounter at	This Pokémon was available inthe United States onAugust 15, 2009.
Item		Ability		Lv. 30.
Focus Sash		Pressure
The date this Pokémon was received is determined by the date on theDS when it was obtained from thePoké Mart.
This Pokémon is English in origin.
Can be obtained with: D P Pt HG SS
Obtained from: PBR Ranch Ra SoA GS Distribution

External links

• Official website

This article is part of bothProject TCG andProject Games,Bulbapedia projects that, together, aim to write comprehensive articles on thePokémon Trading Card Game and Video Game Championship Tournaments.

• TCG World Championships
• Video Game World Championships