2006 World Championships (TCG)

The 2006 Pokémon Trading Card Game World Championships were held at the Hilton Anaheim hotel in Anaheim, California in the United States from August 18 to 20, 2006. They were the third World Championships event hosted by Play! Pokémon.

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The event used the EX Hidden Legends onwards Modified Format and was the last premier event before the new age division groups (Junior, Senior and Masters) were introduced. The second day of the tournament featured seven rounds of Swiss Pairings for the two younger divisions, while the Fifteen and Over division featured eight rounds. The top 32 players in each division were then seeded into single-elimination tournaments on Sunday to determine each division’s World Champion.

Single-elimination brackets

Curran Hill of the United States was the defending World Champion in the Ten and Under Division, but he became eligible for the Eleven to Fourteen Division. There, he finished 37th in Swiss Rounds.

Hiroki Yano of Japan succeeded Curran as World Champion, finishing with a 10-2 record.

Ten and Under

Round of 16   Quarterfinals   Semifinals   Championship Match
32  John Siu  
17  Hiroki Yano     17  Hiroki Yano  
9  James Ballard   9  James Ballard  
8  Tad Miller       17  Hiroki Yano  
5  Henry Leaming       13  Arnoud Van Bemmelen  
21  Spencer Brown     5  Henry Leaming
13  Arnoud Van Bemmelen   13  Arnoud Van Bemmelen  
4  Kazuho Mizuta       17  Hiroki Yano
30  Sanne Van der Vis       10  Spencer Duncan
14  Matthew Kimmerer     14  Matthew Kimmerer  
11  Shakil Bhuiyan   6  Fares Sekkoum  
6  Fares Sekkoum       6  Fares Sekkoum
26  Joona Kuusrainen       10  Spencer Duncan  
10  Spencer Duncan     10  Spencer Duncan
15  Troy Officer   15  Troy Officer  
31  Phillip Yarbrough  


Eleven to Fourteen

Stuart Benson, of the United States, was the defending World Champion in the Eleven to Fourteen Division, but became eligible for the Fifteen and Over Division, choosing to withdraw after completing five of his rounds.

Miska Saari, of Finland, succeeded Stuart as World Champion, finishing with a record of 10-2.

Round of 16   Quarterfinals   Semifinals   Championship Match
1  Joe Getsy  
17  Austin Reed     17  Austin Reed  
9  Matthew Lambou   9  Matthew Lambou  
25  Will Berry       17  Austin Reed  
5  David Booij       5  David Booij  
12  Jeff Sharp     5  David Booij
13  Keaton Gill   29  Wesley Bartlett  
29  Wesley Bartlett       5  David Booij
30  Elissa Hill       27  Miska Saari
19  Antoine Nicolle     30  Elissa Hill  
11  Bobby Malec   27  Miska Saari  
27  Miska Saari       27  Miska Saari
26  Matt Sbaa       10  Tad Wheeler  
10  Tad Wheeler     10  Tad Wheeler
18  Kit Wai Lim   18  Kit Wai Lim  
31  Jesus Fernandez  


Fifteen and Over

Jeremy Maron, of the United States, was the defending World Champion in the Fifteen and Over Division. Jeremy was defeated in the semifinals of the tournament by the eventual runner-up Jimmy Ballard. Jeremy would then defeat future World Champion Yuta Komatsuda in the Third Place Match. A record that still stands today, Jeremy has the highest finish of any defending TCG Champion in the Fifteen and Over/Masters Division.

Jason Klaczynski, of the United States, won his first World Championship, defeating fellow American Jimmy Ballard in the final, posting a final record of 11-2.

Round of 16   Quarterfinals   Semifinals   Finals
32  Ian Ryave  
16  Yuta Komatsuda     16  Yuta Komatsuda  
24  Tom Dolezal   24  Tom Dolezal  
8  Tomohisa Kanda       16  Yuta Komatsuda  
5  Jaime Guerrero       12  Jason Klaczynski  
12  Jason Klaczynski     12  Jason Klaczynski
20  Eric Craig   20  Eric Craig  
29  Aurelien Delambre       12  Jason Klaczynski
3  Alex Brosseau       6  Jimmy Ballard
19  Yohei Takeda     3  Alex Brosseau  
22  Yacine Sekkoum   6  Jimmy Ballard  
6  Jimmy Ballard       6  Jimmy Ballard
7  Stephen Silvestro       31  Jeremy Maron  
23  Takuya Yoneda     23  Takuya Yoneda
18  Eric Nance   31  Jeremy Maron  
31  Jeremy Maron  


Championship Theme Decks

  • B-L-S - Hiroki Yano (World Champion, Ten and Under)
  • Suns and Moons - Miska Saari (World Champion, Eleven to Fourteen)
  • Mewtrick - Jason Klaczynski (World Champion, Fifteen and Over)
  • Eeveelutions - Jimmy Ballard (Second Place, Fifteen and Over)


Pokémon World Championships
Pokémon Trading Card Game only 2004-2008; TCG and Video Games 2009-on
2004: Blaziken TechMagma SpiritRocky BeachTeam Rushdown
2005: Bright AuraDark TyranitarKing of the WestQueendom
2006: B-L-SEeveelutionsMewtrickSuns & Moons
2007: FlyveesLegendary AscentRamboltSwift Empoleon
2008: Bliss ControlEmpotechIntimidationPsychic Lock
2009: StallgonCrowned TigerQueengarLuxdrill
2010: LuxChomp of the SpiritHappy LuckPower CottonweedBoltevoir
2011: MegazoneReshiphlosionThe TruthTwinboar
2012: Pesadelo PrismTerraki-MewtwoEeltwoCMT
2013: Anguille Sous RocheAmerican GothicDarkraiUltimate Team Plasma
2014: Plasma PowerTrevgorEmerald KingCrazy Punch
2015: The Flying HammerPunches 'n' BitesHonorStoisePrimal Groudon
2016: Black DragonBebe DeckMagical SymphonyNinja Blitz
2017: Infinite ForceGolisodorIce Path FTWSamurai Sniper
2018: Victory MapDragones y SombrasGarbanetteBuzzroc
2019: Pikarom JudgeFire BoxMind BlownPerfection
2021:
Champions Jason KlaczynskiJun HasebeRay Rizzo


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