2022 World Championships

The 2022 World Championships was held at in , from August 18 to 21, 2022. It was the seventeenth invitation-only championships for players of the Pokémon Trading Card Game, the twelfth for players of the Pokémon video games, the fifth for players of Pokkén Tournament and the first for players of Pokémon GO and Pokémon UNITE. This was the second time the Pokémon World Championships were held outside of the U.S. following the 2013 World Championships in , .
Invitations for the Trading Card Game and the video game events were awarded to players who accumulate enough Championship Points throughout the season. Invitations for Pokkén Tournament were awarded to the top placements at three International Championships and players from Japan. There were also Last Chance Qualifiers held for Pokkén Tournament.
These Championships were initially intended to be held at from August 14 to 16, 2020, but were canceled along with the 2020 Play! Pokémon Championship Series as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.2020 Pokémon Championship Series Canceled - Pokémon.comPlay! Pokémon 2021 Championship Series Information - Pokémon.com Preliminarily moved to August 2021, the World Championships were finally moved to 2022.Next Pokémon TCG, Video Game, and Pokkén Tournament DX World Championships Moved to 2022 in London - Pokémon.com
A pop up was opened during the 2022 World Championships.Pokémon World Championships in London - Pokémon Center UK Official Site The theme song for these World Championships is "Claim Your Glory" by Popnick.
==Trading Card Game Championships==
The Pokémon Trading Card Game featured the , using all cards from onward. Players received invitations from gaining enough Championship Points throughout the year, with the best of them receiving Day Two Invitations, or from the previous World Championships.
Day One of the tournament consisted of Swiss rounds for all players who didn't receive a Day Two invitation. Players with two or fewer losses and no ties advanced to Day Two. Day Two consisted of a new set of Swiss rounds not using the previous day's records and players could change decks between days. Players from this round with two or fewer losses and no ties were then seeded into a single-elimination tournament.
===Junior Division===
Haruki Miyamoto of Japan was the defending champion.
Rikuto Ohashi of Japan became the new World Champion with a record of 6-0-1.
===Senior Division===
Kaya Lichtleitner of Germany was the defending champion.
Liam Halliburton of the U.S. became the new World Champion with a record of 6-1-1.
===Master Division===
Henry Brand of Australia was the defending champion.
Ondřej Škubal of Czechia became the new World Champion with a record of 6-0-2.
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==Video Game Championships==
Players received invitations from gaining enough Championship Points throughout the year, with the best of them receiving Day Two Invitations, or from the previous World Championships.
Matches took place in Pokémon Sword and Shield and were all Double Battles. All Pokémon available in Sword and Shield, except Mythical Pokémon, were allowed. Players were allowed 2 Special Pokémon per team. Levels for all Pokémon were adjusted to level 50 and no duplicate Pokémon or items were allowed. Players were given seven minutes of Your Time, 45 seconds of Move Time, and 15 minutes of Game Time per game.
===Junior Division===
Pi Wu of Taiwan was the defending champion.
Kosaku Miyamoto of Japan became the new World Champion with a record of 8-2-0.2022 Pokémon VGC World Championships - Tournament Pairings - RK9 Labs
===Senior Division===
Ko Tsukide of Japan was the defending champion.
Yasuharu Shimizu of Japan became the new World Champion.
===Master Division===
Naoto Mizobuchi of Japan was the defending champion and finished as a quarterfinalist.
Eduardo Cunha of Portugal became the new World Champion.
==Pokkén Tournament Championships==
Invitations were given out to top placements at the Oceania, Europe, and North America International Championships. Two Senior and four Masters invites were awarded at the Europe and North America Championships each, while the Oceania Championships only awarded one Senior and two Masters invites. The remaining invitations were split between Japanese players and players who made it through the Last Chance Qualifiers.
Pokkén Tournament DX was used for the tournament, with every player required to use their own HORI Pokkén Tournament Pro Pad or HORI Pokkén Tournament DX Pro Pad.
===Senior Division===
Colin "Ashgreninja1" Jones of the U.S. was the defending champion in the Seniors Division.
Reuben "Fruitprime" Staples of the UK became the new World Champion with a record of 6-0-2.
===Masters Division===
Hiroki "Subutan" Ishida of Japan was the defending champion in the Masters Division and finished as a semifinalist.
Davon "Shadowcat" Amos-Hall of the U.S. became the new World Champion with a record of 6-0-2.
==Pokémon GO Championships==
===Senior Division===
Maxwell "MEWeedle" Ember of Switzerland became the World Champion.
===Masters Division===
Robert "DancingRob" Waßmer of Germany became the World Champion.
==Pokémon UNITE Championships==
Team BLVKHVND (Sean Tucker, William Byrnes III, Nicholas Kim, Kihyun Lee and Angelo Huang) of North America became the World Champions.
==Event Pokémon==
==References==
==External links==
* Official site
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