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Pokémon World Championships Kick Off This Friday

This weekend, August 18–20, at the 2017 Pokémon World Championships, hundreds of the world’s best Pokémon Trading Card Game, video game, and Pokkén Tournament players will compete in Anaheim, CA, for the title of Pokémon World Champion.

The 2017 Pokémon World Championships will be streamed online at Pokemon.com/Live across four different channels, so viewers can watch their favorite players and events all weekend long. Expert commentators will provide coverage and analysis for all the action.

You can watch the official event kickoff trailer here, at which you can also grab the embed code: https://youtu.be/KtcjrWHCFN0
Please see below for a full streaming schedule (all times are PDT). You can download the press kit containing the official logo here: https://spaces.hightail.com/space/dit3G4seNi.

Main Channel

Friday:

  • 9 a.m.: Opening Ceremony
  • 10 a.m. – 1:45 p.m.: Pokémon TCG Swiss Rounds
  • 2–6 p.m.: Pokémon VGC Swiss Rounds

Saturday:

  • 9 a.m. – 3:15 p.m.: Pokémon TCG Swiss Rounds
  • 3:30–5 p.m.: Pokkén Tournament Top 4 & Finals
  • 5:30–10 p.m.: Pokémon VGC Top Cut

Sunday:

  • 9 a.m.: Pokémon TCG Junior Division Finals
  • Immediately following: Pokémon TCG Senior Division Finals
  • Immediately following: Pokémon TCG Masters Division Finals
  • 30-minute break
  • Immediately following: Pokémon VGC Junior Division Finals
  • Immediately following: Pokémon VGC Senior Division Finals
  • Immediately following: Pokémon VGC Masters Division Finals
  • Immediately following: Closing Ceremony
 

Pokémon TCG Channel
Friday:

  • 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.: Pokémon TCG Swiss Rounds

Saturday:

  • 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.: Pokémon TCG Swiss Rounds
  • 6–10 p.m.: Pokémon TCG Top Cut

Sunday: Off air

Pokémon Video Game Channel

Friday:

  • 10 a.m. – 9 p.m.: Pokémon VGC Swiss Rounds

Saturday:

  • 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.: Pokémon VGC Swiss Rounds
  • 4:30–8:30 p.m.: Pokémon VGC Top Cut

Sunday: Off air

Pokkén Tournament Channel
Friday:

  • 10 a.m. – Noon: Pokkén Tournament Last Chance Qualifier
  • 1–5 p.m.: Pokkén Tournament Last Chance Qualifier (as needed)

Saturday:

  • 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.: Pokkén Tournament Masters Division World Championships

Sunday: Off air

Source: PR

2 thoughts on “Pokémon World Championships Kick Off This Friday”

  1. OH great more over 30+ year olds that should be doing more age wise things instead of playing a game for kids!

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