2008 World Championships (TCG)

Jun Hasebe, of Japan, was the defending Junior Division World Champion. Jun finished in sixth place, losing in the quarterfinals to eventual runner up (and future World Champion) Takuto Itagaki.

Tristan Robinson, of the United States, claimed victory with a 10-2 record, defeating Takuto in the final.

Round of 16					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Championship Match
1	Joey Gaffney
17	Tristan Robinson				17	Tristan Robinson
9	Jacob Tamm				9	Jacob Tamm
8	Emily Chan									17	Tristan Robinson
5	Sean Goh									29	Simone Zucchelli
21	Joshua Simon				5	Sean Goh
13	Olliver Barr				29	Simone Zucchelli
29	Simone Zucchelli														17	Tristan Robinson
3	Takuto Itagaki														3	Takuto Itagaki
14	Andrew Lin Sun Choong				3	Takuto Itagaki
11	Ty Wheeler				6	Jun Hasebe
6	Jun Hasebe									3	Takuto Itagaki
26	Heikki Kettunen									31	Noah Lawson
10	Kazuho Mizuta				10	Kazuho Mizuta
18	Olivier Marcant				31	Noah Lawson
31	Noah Lawson

Jeremy Scharff-Kim, of the United States, was the defending Senior Division World Champion, but chose to withdraw from the tournament after completing five rounds.

Dylan Lefavour, of the United States, posted a 9-3 record to win the tournament, along the way defeating 2005 Junior Division champion Curran Hill in the semifinals.

Round of 16					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Championship Match
1	Aziz Al-Yami
17	Malik Hisyam Bin Zaihan				1	Aziz Al-Yami
24	Keegan Cox				8	Paul Atanassov
8	Paul Atanassov									8	Paul Atanassov
5	Jonathan Bristow									29	Nicholas Kolibas
12	Garrett Farrington				12	Garrett Farrington
13	Justin Bokhari				29	Nicholas Kolibas
29	Nicholas Kolibas														8	Paul Atanassov
30	Dylan Lefavour														30	Dylan Lefavour
19	Takashi Yoneda				30	Dylan Lefavour
22	Tord Reklev				6	Andy Meier
6	Andy Meier									30	Dylan Lefavour
7	Dylan Bryan									2	Curran Hill
23	Tim Hornung				7	Dylan Bryan
18	Christian Miller				2	Curran Hill
2	Curran Hill

Tom Roos, of Finland, was the defending Masters Division World Champion, and finished 35th in Swiss Rounds.

Jason Klaczynski made history by winning his second World Championship with a record of 10-2. Jason is the only person to have achieved such a feat in the TCG (Ray Rizzo would win three Video Game (Senior/)Masters titles from 2010-2012). His path to victory included the defeats of the top two players from the 2008 U.S. National Championships.

Round of 16					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Championship Match
32	Esa Juntunen
16	Agustin Pugliese				32	Esa Juntunen
24	Kyle Sabelhaus				25	Jimmy O'Brien
25	Jimmy O'Brien									25	Jimmy O'Brien
5	Sami Sekkoum									20	Khanh Le
12	Frank Diaz				12	Frank Diaz
20	Khanh Le				20	Khanh Le
29	Morten Gundesen														20	Khanh Le
30	John Silvestro														19	Jason Klaczynski
19	Jason Klaczynski				19	Jason Klaczynski
22	Tom Dolezal				6	Yacine Sekkoum
6	Yacine Sekkoum									19	Jason Klaczynski
7	Takae Suzuki									15	Gino Lombardi
23	David Atanassov				7	Takae Suzuki
15	Gino Lombardi				15	Gino Lombardi
2	Matthew Koo