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Published on July 14th, 2014 | by Firestorm

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2014 Pokémon World Championships Invitee List

With the Australia National Championships finished, we’re done with every tournament in the Pokémon Championship Series this season and can finally take a look at who has an invitation to the 2014 Pokémon World Championships taking place in Washington, DC next month. Please note that Australian representatives are not finalized officially at this time.

Masters

Australia

  1. Andrew Brophy
  2. Dayne O’Meara (Umberiffic)
  3. Michael W.
  4. Tony Nguyen (Competny)

Canada

  1. Randy Kwa (R Inanimate)

Germany

  1. Baris Akcos (Billa)
  2. Christoph Kugeler (drug duck)
  3. Eloy Hahn (Dragoran5)
  4. Florian Wurdack (DaFlo)
  5. Jan Michelberger (Lati)
  6. Joshua Schmidt (Gamebreak0r)
  7. Lajos Kowalewski (Lajo)
  8. Markus Liu (Henrique)
  9. Markus Stadter (13Yoshi37)
  10. Matthias Hellmoldt (Tyvyr)
  11. Matthias Suchodolski (Lega)
  12. Nemanja Sandic (Porengan)
  13. Stephan Appelfeller (Appi)
  14. Timo Koppetsch (37TimoK1)
  15. Zacharias Daum (Mercury)

Ireland

  1. Kelly Mercier-White (KellsterCartier)

Italy

  1. Alberto Gini (BraindeadPrimeape)
  2. Arash Ommati (Mean)
  3. Carlo Arbelli (shinycarletto)
  4. Luigi Lo Giudice (LPROX)
  5. Umberto Palini (Terrakhaos)

Japan

  1. Daichi Kumabe (Scar)
  2. “Megamouth”
  3. “Muu”
  4. “Pekachau”
  5. Ryosuke Kosuge (gebebo)
  6. Ryouta Otsubo (Barudoru)
  7. “Tabibito”
  8. Yosuke Isagi (Tony)
  9. Yuuya Katou (Kenji)

Netherlands

  1. Ciskejan Giannakos (sagaciousslowpoke)

Poland

  1. Szymon Wojdat (Szymoninho)

South Africa

  1. Gavin Jones (Jayhonas)
  2. “dot_ninja” (dotNinja)

South Korea

  1. Jinhwan Jung
  2. Joonyoung Choi
  3. Sejun Park (pokemontcg)
  4. Wonseok Jang (KrelCROC)

Spain

  1. Albert Baneres (Arbol Deku)
  2. Jaime Martinez (Repr4y)
  3. Miguel Marti de la Torre (Sekiam)

United Kingdom

  1. Ben Gould (Ben91923)
  2. Ben Kyriakou (Kyriakou)
  3. Christopher Arthur (Koryo)
  4. Jamie Miller (Blaze King7)
  5. Lee Provost (Osirus)
  6. Niall Crallan (The Last Sheikah)
  7. Simon Stanford (Falco)
  8. Steve Edgson (SirSmoke)

United States

  1. Aaron Zheng (Cybertron)
  2. Adib Alam (honchkro13)
  3. Alex Ogloza (Evan Falco)
  4. Ashton Cox (linkyoshimario)
  5. Ben Hickey (Darkpenguin67)
  6. Collin Heier (TheBattleRoom)
  7. DeVon Ingram (dingram)
  8. Enosh Shachar (Human)
  9. Gavin Michaels (kingofmars)
  10. Hayden McTavish (Enigne)
  11. Jon Hu (JHufself)
  12. Jeudy Azzarelli (Soul Survivor)
  13. Logan Castro (Yellowbox)
  14. Michael Lanzano (JiveTime)
  15. Mike Suleski (OmegaDonut)
  16. Omari Travis (BadIntent)
  17. Ray Rizzo (Ray)
  18. Tiffany Stanley (Shiloh)
  19. Toler Webb (Dim)

Senior Division

Unfortunately we don’t have as much information worldwide on players in this division so we will be listing just the North American and European invites as listed on Pokémon.com.

North America

  1. Brendan Zheng
  2. Cameron S
  3. “Clemson01”
  4. Daniel Cardenas
  5. “DoubleZ1227”
  6. Dylan S
  7. “emforbes6”
  8. Emily G
  9. George Langford
  10. Henry Maxon
  11. Ian McLaughlin
  12. Jacob Waller
  13. Kylie C
  14. Mackenzie K
  15. Marc M
  16. Mark Grubbs
  17. “Mega_Missingno”
  18. Paul Chua
  19. Zack T


Europe

  1. Adrian Schwengebecher
  2. Alejandro Gomez
  3. Amin Sulzer
  4. Aniello Iuliano
  5. Andreas Erdmann
  6. Arthur Trutzschler
  7. Batuhan Can
  8. Bianca C
  9. “Chelast11”
  10. Emanuel Arrius
  11. Eric Rios
  12. Gabriele Elia
  13. Gabriele S
  14. “Gilbs11”
  15. “igpig3”
  16. “JontyTV”
  17. “Jovanmaxmaster”
  18. Juan Trillo Pelegrín
  19. “Julia1410”
  20. Lea L
  21. Lennard Lange
  22. Lordie B
  23. Melisa A
  24. Michelangelo Baudanza
  25. Nathan A
  26. Nicola Gini
  27. Nicholas Rhodes
  28. Sabrina Cavalli
  29. Tim S
  30. Thomas Davies
  31. “wooper of doom”
  32. “XvolcaronaX-GL”

Junior Division

Unfortunately we don’t have as much information worldwide on players in this division so we will be listing just the North American and European invites as listed on Pokémon.com.

North America

  1. Caleb K
  2. Cory Connor
  3. Elisa C
  4. Emma Cox
  5. Enzo Reci
  6. “Gators2004”
  7. James Reineke
  8. Jeremiah Sheppard
  9. Jordan Schroeder
  10. Luke Smith
  11. Macaria Welch
  12. Maylee H
  13. “MBGirl”
  14. “parkparkh”
  15. Samuel Mowery
  16. Theo Young


Europe

  1. Alessio di Francesco
  2. Adam Balela
  3. Adrián Alonso Gómez
  4. Ahrey
  5. “BellaLea09”
  6. “darkrai__1”
  7. “ceem”
  8. Edoardo Foglietta
  9. Enzo Tigroudja
  10. Ethan King
  11. Fabixxl
  12. Frankie K
  13. Giovanni Tomasini
  14. “lordkyurem2008”
  15. “MBB2003”
  16. Jaden Davies
  17. Jocelyn A
  18. Lily Taylor
  19. Lucie A
  20. Luca Castelluccia
  21. Matteo B
  22. Michele Radaelli
  23. Millie Leach
  24. Noel Leon D
  25. Oliver B
  26. Paul Pause
  27. Rhys Stevens
  28. Sammy O’Connor
  29. “SKY-DARKRAY”
  30. “thsgnl2003”
  31. Taylor Brown
  32. Yanice Tigroudja


About the Author

is one of the co-founders of Nugget Bridge and the Community Manager for eSports Tournament Platform Battlefy. He has been playing Pokémon since 1999, competitively since 2007, and attending tournaments since 2010. He lives in Vancouver, Canada with a degree in Interactive Art & Technology + Communications. You can follow him on Twitter at @rushanshekar.


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62 Responses to 2014 Pokémon World Championships Invitee List

  1. conan says:
    July 15, 2014 at 12:46 am

    There some info on who got invited on Pokemon Japan’s site. (only the top 4, top 8 all got invites)

    Juniors:
    -Riku Miyoshi
    -Kouta Tashiro
    -Masaki Kaneko
    -Ryusei Yasue

    Seniors:
    -Kazutaka Yahiro
    -Takumi Hurugori
    -Shusuke Tsuboi
    -Keita Miyamoto
    -Conan Yoshikawa (myself)

    http://www.pokemon.co.jp/ex/wcs2014/report/game_japan.html

  2. Billa says:
    July 15, 2014 at 1:36 am

    It might be to late but i checked all 3 lists again and i recognized, that 2 german Juniors are missing.
     
    Its the german runner up Samet and Marvin Adesina (Top4 at german nationals).
    The problem is that they are not familiar with Nuggetbridge or any other Pokemon Website/Forum and both had not activate their Play Pokemon Account due to not knowing they had to, cause both reached Top4 at German Nats last year, where you didnt have to wait for final CP standings and also didnt have to activate your Play Pokemon Account. So their names dont show up at the rankings
     
    With 480 and 360 CP, both would be in T16 in Europe. I know it might be to late, but they are Juniors. Just sayin

  3. Senior14 says:
    July 15, 2014 at 2:01 am

    I’m Aniello Iuliano

  4. MSK says:
    July 15, 2014 at 3:40 am

    My son is Ethan King (18th on Juniors list for Europe), but unfortunately we won’t be able to attend this year as can’t afford it.
    He’ll be back next year though and attending all 3 European Nationals with me not just UK, so fingers crossed he’ll be making Worlds 2015 ;)

  5. iZocker says:
    July 15, 2014 at 4:17 am

    ah i got my travel award, i am Tim S btw :]
    congrats to all others who got their invites and travel awards!

  6. hoult66 says:
    July 15, 2014 at 4:25 am

    Yay, Adam made it in Juniors! Gl to all.

  7. sagaciousslowpoke says:
    July 15, 2014 at 4:50 am

    Good job to everyone who has the invite. And I hope for the people that are going you do all really well ^^

  8. 13Yoshi37 says:
    July 15, 2014 at 4:56 am

    Oh there is a very unique concert featuring pokemon music kicking off friday before worlds? why not have player meeting scheduled at the same time they open the doors because who would pay > 50 $ to listen to pokemon music? definitely not pokemon players!

    gl to everyone and see you there!

  9. Politoed Punch says:
    July 15, 2014 at 5:12 am

    How big is TC now with the addition to LCQ?

  10. Gilbert says:
    July 15, 2014 at 5:45 am

    Yay I made it! Can someone tell me if I have to pay for my own tickets or I get my ride payed for?

  11. Jayhonas says:
    July 15, 2014 at 6:35 am

    For completeness’ sake, dot_Ninja’s name is Johannes Botma.

  12. PrettyLittleLiar says:
    July 15, 2014 at 6:47 am

    Because that has the same level of impact as letting someone in when they were tied in CP. Obviously. The only “rule” you’re working from is the way that ties were solved in the last case that there were ties, in relation to a completely different situation.

    Well what impact does letting in 8 people verses 4 people in LCQ? If the rules can change AFTER they get published online, it kind of sets a precedent that they can do whatever they want.

    What happens if in the final LCQ match a connection issue arises and they can’t finish the match? Should they call it a draw and let 5 people in? How is that fair to the 3 other people who lost in top 8?

    Complaining won’t get me the $350 in travel stipend back I lost to ELO tie, but maybe I won’t have to show up to a tournament in the future and wonder if the PUBLISHED rules will be followed or if they will make them up on the fly.

  13. Maestro says:
    July 15, 2014 at 6:57 am

    It would be interesting to see how the invite lists might’ve played out had CP been distributed evenly to all outside of top cut who tied on record.  Things like finishing 17th rather than 16th in a Regional–when tied on record with 8th!–or finishing 34th rather than 32nd likely had a huge impact on the Nationals byes and the final Worlds standings.  I know that most aren’t a fan of the opponents’ and opponents’ opponents’ win % tie-breakers.  For top cut, it seems a necessity, but for the rest, it has always seemed inherently unfair that the CP distributions are so hard line.  Oh well.  In this case, the rules have been clear.  It just really stinks when you miss out on a higher CP earning due to the performance of your assigned opponents.    

  14. Irondusk says:
    July 15, 2014 at 7:00 am

    Hope next year we can see more players from other Asia countries such as Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, or Malaysia!

  15. Maestro says:
    July 15, 2014 at 7:27 am

    As I noted earlier, I applaud the decision to invite the tied players; however, the entire issue of rules, which seem to be unclear at times and to shift at others–is a big deal.  For those who feel that they have been on the wrong side of a ruling, it can be hard to swallow apparent generosities, even if you agree that generosity is the way to go. For me, I’m still burned by an auto-loss suffered by my son when separate Pokemon staffers told us to go to lunch at the wrong time and when the online pairing website failed at the same time; he still finished 16th at that very problematically-run Region, but missed a shot at top cut due to the auto-loss, and there was a domino effect in his missing out on more points, a Natl’s bye, etc.  Not all were fans of the late addition of Premier Challenges and International Challenges, which forced players atop the lists to more play just to hold their positions.  No favors were done by controversy in the Nationals Masters tournament either, where the legality of one Pokemon was questioned (don’t mean to dredge that up or even make a statement on it, other than to note that the sloppiness there creates a ripple effect and leads to mistrust . . . squelching the topic doesn’t help either).  Some will always wonder: if I (or my son) were the focus of the decision, would the the exception or generosity be granted?  Paranoia and belief in favoritism are hard to avoid in these situations, even if they really are not in play.  It’s been a long, very challenging season.  

  16. LithiumAcid says:
    July 15, 2014 at 8:18 am

    I can help with Japanese Juniors and Seniors.

    Juniors 1st place
    Riku Myoshi (Manectric/Amoonguss/Rotom-H/Salamence/Kangaskhan/Aerodactyl)

    Junior Division Runner Up

    Tashiro Kouta (Meowstic/Rotom-W/Garchomp/Kangaskhan/Mienshao/Charizard)

    Senior Division Winner Yahiro Kazutaka

    (Politoed/Kingdra/Talonflame/Hydreigon/Aegislash/Kangaskhan)

    Senior Division Runner Up Furogori Takumi
    (Politoed/Kingdra/Ferrothorn/Mawile/Zapdos/Hydreigon)

    I think Fuko Nakamichi may have an invite due to her 2nd place finish last year.

  17. Bramblestar1227 says:
    July 15, 2014 at 9:45 am

    I’m DoubleZ1227 in US Senior division.

  18. harvest says:
    July 15, 2014 at 11:14 am

    I don’t understand, in pokemon.com in european junior division enzo tigroudja was first and his brother 15, it’s the real ranking?

    Only the 16 firts of the list win the paid trip? thanks a lot (a dad)

  19. Firestorm says:
    July 15, 2014 at 11:32 am

    I don’t understand, in pokemon.com in european junior division enzo tigroudja was first and his brother 15, it’s the real ranking?

    Only the 16 firts of the list win the paid trip? thanks a lot (a dad)

    External
    External
    External
     
    Look through those for who has a trip and who does not. Article lists players in ABC order.

  20. Anghelo says:
    July 15, 2014 at 11:56 am

    someday i’ll be on that list, beyond doubt

  21. Dark51 says:
    July 15, 2014 at 4:38 pm

    Hope next year we can see more players from other Asia countries such as Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, or Malaysia!

    I know that several Taiwanese players were given chances to participate in the Battle Gloria Cup as part of the Japanese circuit. Hong Kong and Singapore had several unofficial grassroots. Other than these instances, however, the four communities referenced aren’t particularly involved due to a fairly obvious reason: they lack organization. I have yet to find an official pokemon forum in Cantonese or Mandarin. The VGC Pokemon players usually just congregate on broader gaming forums analagous to gamefaqs.

  22. hoult66 says:
    July 15, 2014 at 4:44 pm

    Good luck to everybody there, I’ll be doing better next season. 

  23. masterofthecosmos says:
    July 15, 2014 at 7:09 pm

    the senior emforbes6 is Emilio Forbes

  24. Flash says:
    July 16, 2014 at 4:24 am

    The problem with inconsistency is real. For example, here in Europe, last year, they decided the same day of UK nats that there were going to give 8 paid trips instead of 4, and that’s unfair for the people who didn’t show up because they had to decide which tournament of the only 3 of our season they were going to. It’s hard to ask for days in our jobs or to miss a lot of days of school in the same month, so even if you can afford to go to the 3 European Nats, it’s actually really hard to go to all 3.
     
    Then this year they did a top 16 at Bochum, then top 32 at Manchester and finally all x-2 at Milan and they announced that on the fly. It’s good to let all x-2 top cut, don’t get me wrong, but knowing that, Milan would have been the best option for many players.

  25. Dragoran5 says:
    July 16, 2014 at 5:51 pm

    juhu

    see you again in DC 😀

    good luck for everyone and have fun!

  26. green hornet says:
    July 16, 2014 at 6:54 pm

    I got my email today!

  27. kcgb says:
    July 16, 2014 at 7:39 pm

    Anyone else catch this:

    What are the time limits? 
     Team Preview: 90 seconds 
     Game Time Limit: 15 minutes 
     Turn Time Limit: 45 seconds 
    *Players may use the entirety of their turn time limits every turn if desired. 
     

     

     

  28. Firestorm says:
    July 16, 2014 at 8:10 pm

    Anyone else catch this:

    It’s exactly the same as what we’ve had in effect all season.

  29. Soon says:
    July 16, 2014 at 11:50 pm

    Hope next year we can see more players from other Asia countries such as Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, or Malaysia!

    It gonna be a big hurdle for this to really happen, but nothing can stop us from keep trying.

    I personally knew there will be Taiwanese going to grind LCQ this year.
    And it is a fine lady. ;)

  30. Td99 says:
    July 18, 2014 at 1:04 am

    Hey guys Td99 here (Thomas Davies) id like to congratulate every player that has quafied for this years pokemon world championships, im very proud of my little brother Jd09 (Jaden Davies) For entering this yeaqr for the first time its a proud moment that not only he’s done very well that he has quafied for worlds in his first year.
    This couldnt have been achived with out these people and there hard work helping out with the team’s and training. id like to make a big shout out to my mom for helping me with thing i need, Taking not only me but my brother to germany and englands Qualifyers and always being there to help us get though.
    These players helped not only me but my brother as well. (if i missed of a name i am sorry)

    Bobby Kendall (Pokerob)
    Ben Kyriakou (Kyriakou)
    Steve Edgson (SirSmoke)
    Sam Bentham
    Chris Barton (Havak) (For hosting tournaments)
    Tyler B (Pokeguru01)

    Thank you Senselily
    i hope to see you all in worlds

    Td99~ (Biggest scrub you will ever meet)

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