Schedule for 2012 Pokémon World Championships Released [Updated]
The Pokémon Company International has released their schedule for the 2012 Pokémon World Championships taking place in Kona, Hawaii in two weeks. All times are listed in Hawaii-Aleutian Time which is GMT-10 (3 hours before PDT, 6 hours before EDT). Please note that details may change at the last minute, but as of now this is how it’s set to play out:
Main Event
Friday, August 10th, 2012
9:30 AM
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
1:00 PM – 1:30 PM
2:00 PM
LCQ Players’ Meeting (Masters)
Worlds Competitor Check-In
LCQ Registration (Jr. & Sr.)
LCQ Players’ Meeting (Jr. & Sr.)
Unknown Location
Grand Promenade
Unknown Location
Unknown Location
Saturday, August 11th, 2012
9:00 AM
9:30 AM
1:00 PM
Opening Ceremonies
Players’ Meeting
Lunch Break
Grand Ballroom
Kona Ballroom
Brown Paper Bag
Sunday, August 12th, 2012
3:30 PM
5:30 PM
Finals
Closing Ceremonies
Grand Ballroom
Grand Ballroom
Miscellaneous
Friday, August 10th, 2012
Movie Theatre / Gaming Room
1:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Saturday, August 11th, 2012
Retail Shop
Movie Theatre / Gaming Room
Creative Centre
Side Tournaments
League
9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
10:30 AM – 7:00 PM
Sunday, August 12th, 2012
Creative Centre
Retail Shop
Pre-Release Tournaments
Side Tournaments
League
Movie Theatre / Gaming Room
Event Pokémon Distribution (EN / FR / IT)
Autograph Signings
Event Pokémon Distribution (JP / DE / ES)
Autograph Signings
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
9:00 AM – 4:30 PM
9:00 AM – 4:30 PM
9:00 AM – 4:30 PM
9:00 AM – 4:30 PM
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
If you’re looking for information on the Trading Card Game, or what the penalties are for not being on time (they’re pretty severe!), you can check out the full printable schedule and instructions from the official PDF. It is now also available on the website.
About the Author
Firestorm 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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