Fans of competitive Pokemon play will have plenty to look forward to this coming weekend, as the 2018 Pokemon World Championships will be taking place from Friday, August 24th to Sunday, August 26th. Taking place in Nashville, Tennessee, the action will be broadcasted from four different Twitch channels that will feature competitive play from different Pokemon games.
The 2018 World Championships for the popular Nintendo franchise will see the world's best video game and trading card players from more than 35 different countries competing against one another for more than $500,000 in scholarship money, prizes and the prestigious title of World Champion. If you are looking for how to catch all of the action from the 2018 Pokemon World Championships, do not worry, as we have all of the viewing information you need to know covered.
2018 Pokemon World Championships Twitch Streams
Main Stage - Alternating Games
Trading Card Game
Video Games - Ultra Sun and Moon
Pokken
2018 Pokemon World Championships Schedule
Friday, August 24:
Opening Ceremony on all four streams at 9 a.m.
Main Stream:
- 9:45 a.m.: VGC Swiss Rounds
- 2:45 p.m.: TCG Swiss Rounds
- 6:45 p.m.: Off Air
Pokémon VG Stream:
- 11:45 a.m.: VGC Swiss Rounds
- 7 p.m.: Off Air
Pokémon TCG Stream:
- 9:45 a.m.: TCG Swiss Rounds
- 5:30 p.m.: Off Air
Pokkén Tournament DX Stream:
- 9:45 a.m.: Last Chance Qualifier, Masters Division
- 5 p.m.: Off Air
Saturday, August 25:
Pokémon Main Stream:
- 9 a.m.: TCG Day 2 Swiss Rounds
- 3 p.m.: Pokkén Tournament Senior Finals, followed by Masters Finals
- 6:15 p.m.: VG Top Cut
- 9:15 p.m.: Off Air
Pokémon VG Stream:
- 9 a.m.: VG Day 2 Swiss Rounds
- 4:30 p.m.: VG Top Cut
- 7:45 p.m.: Off Air
Pokémon TCG Stream:
- 11:30 a.m.: TCG Day 2 Swiss Rounds
- 6:15 p.m.: TCG Top Cut
- 10:15 p.m.: Off Air
Pokkén Tournament DX Stream:
- 9 a.m.: Pokkén Tournament Championship Series Masters Bracket
- 3 p.m.: Off Air (Finals matches will be shown on main stream)
Sunday, August 26:
Pokémon Main Stream:
- 9 a.m.: The following matches will be played in order: TCG Junior Finals, TCG Senior Finals, TCG Masters Finals, VG Junior Finals, VG Senior Finals, VG Masters Finals
- Afterward: Closing Ceremony
With hundreds of thousands of dollars and the highest honor in the world of competitive Pokemon play up for grabs between the players at the 2018 Pokemon World Championships, the action is set to be an exciting event for fans of the massively popular Nintendo franchise.
Source - My Nintendo News
(cover photo courtesy of The Pokemon Company)
