UK Pokémon Regional championships
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The UK and Ireland Pokémon Championships is an event held by Nintendo in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Regional competitions are held in several regions around the countries. Contestants would fight in a tournament using the Pokémon game that was popular during the time of the event.
[edit] Pokemon Championship 2000
The first champion was held during the summer of 2000.[1] Players were invited to register and take part in regional finals during the months of July and August, but were restricted to using Pokémon Red and Blue. Battles were played using Pokémon Stadium and were subject to several championship and battle rules. Anyone visiting the regional events were allowed to download Mew onto their Pokémon Red or Blue cartridge and were limited to one per person.
The regionals were held in 14 cities during the months of June and August 2000. In each regional event, players won a gym badge based on the badges earned in Pokémon Red and Blue. Each regional consisted of eight rounds, with the winner of the final having all eight gym badges (the runner-up with seven). The winner and runner-up of each regional both represent their region for the final in London.
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| 15 July 2000 | Bluewater, Greenhithe |
| 22 July 2000 | Central, Milton Keynes |
| 24 July 2000 | Merryhill, Dudley |
| 25 July 2000 | Harlequin, Watford |
| 27 July 2000 | Metro Center, Gateshead |
| 29 July 2000 | Gyle Centre, Edinburgh |
| 31 July 2000 | Buchanan Galleries, Glasgow |
| 2 August 2000 | Castlecourt, Belfast |
| 4 August 2000 | Omni Centre, Dublin |
| 6 August 2000 | Queen's Arcade, Cardiff |
| 8 August 2000 | Bargate Centre, Southampton |
| 10 August 2000 | Trafford Centre, Manchester |
| 12 August 2000 | Broadmead Centre, Bristol |
| 14 August 2000 | Meadowhall, Sheffield |
The final was held on 1 September 2000 at the Millennium Dome, where the regional finals battled against each other in a final competition. The winner of the national competition represented the UK and Ireland in the European final, which was hosted the following day, and the World Championships later that month.
[edit] 2006 Regionals
Regional battle events were held in April 2006 and the players competed for cards and electronic games. The largest regionals were held in London and Bournemouth. The 15 years and over winners are listed as follows;
Scotland (Glasgow)
1st - Cole Bendall
2nd - Fred Entenmann
3rd - Andrew Ritchie
4th - Gordon White
North East (Hull)
1st - Andy Stone
North West (Manchester)
1st - Nitesh Doolub
2nd - Andy Stone
London
1st - Sami Sekkoum
2nd - Faisel Khan
3rd - Justin Kempley
4th - Martin Hart
South Coast (Bournemouth)
1st - Dominic Jordan
2nd - Justin Kempley
3rd - Sami Sekkoum
4th - Andy Stone
The 11-14 years and over winners are listed as follows:
North East (Hull)
1st - Alex Bramham
[edit] References
- ^ Pokemon Championship News - WirePlay Forums. WirePlay. Retrieved on 2007-06-06.
