Pokémon TCG: Sword and Shield—Brilliant Stars

California States ~ March 17

GreatFox

New Member
Tournament Location
The Queen Mary, 1126 Queens Highway, Long Beach, CA 90802

Cost to Enter
Tournament entry is FREE!

Registration and Start Time
Registration for Round 1 opens at 7:30 am and closes at 8:45 am

The State Championship player's meeting begins at 9:00 am sharp!!!

Online Preregistration
Use the following online preregistration link for California States: http://pokemon-states12-ca.eventbrite.com/

How to Sign-Up and Play
Arrive onsite no later than ½ hour before the tournament start time. Thank you.

A Registration Slip is required to be entered into the event! We need it ASAP after you arrive on the ship! Slips turned in past 8:45 am will NOT make Round 1 of the Championships! (Note: if you preregister online, then you don't need to fill out a registration slip the morning of the tournament — you just check in so that we know you are here and ready to play!)

Please allow enough time to fill out your decklist prior to Registration closing — download it now (coming soon), fill it out, and bring it with you! Or better yet...use this cool online decklist tool to create, double-check, and print your decklist: http://pokegym.net/decklist You will need to turn in your decklist at the player's meeting. Also, please rememeber to bring your POP ID. Thanks.

Prizes
All participants will receive 3 Play! Points, and a Pokémon S/P/T Championships promo card (while supplies last), just for playing!


1st Place
  • A Pokémon TCG S/P/T Championships 1st Place award
  • A $300 travel allowance to participate in the Pokémon TCG National Championships (U.S. & Canada). This allowance will be given on-site at the National Championships.*
  • A combination of 36 booster packs from current Pokémon TCG expansions
  • A first-round bye at the U.S. or Canada National Championships**
  • 10 Championship Points

2nd Place​
  • A Pokémon TCG S/P/T Championships 2nd Place award
  • A combination of 36 booster packs from current Pokémon TCG expansions
  • 8 Championship Points

3rd & 4th Place​
  • A Pokémon TCG S/P/T Championships 3rd/4th place award
  • A combination of 18 booster packs from current Pokémon TCG expansions
  • 6 Championship Points

5th through 8th Place​
  • A combination of 9 booster packs from current Pokémon TCG expansions
  • 5 Championship Points

9th Place through 12th Place​
  • 4 Championship Points (if division attendance is 32 or greater)

13th Place through 16th Place
  • 3 Championship Points (if division attendance is 64 or greater)

17th Place through 32nd Place​
  • 2 Championship Points (if division attendance is 64 or greater)

33rd Place through 64th Place​
  • 1 Championship Point (if division attendance is 128 or greater)

Special Events
More information will be forthcoming on the following super cool & neat special events for participating State Championship players:

Create-a-Card contest
Paper airplane contest (yes...just like at past Queen Mary events!)

Side Events
4-player "Draft-in-a-Box" booster drafts will be offered throughout the day and will consist of single-elimination rounds—$25 entry fee; prizes = 4 boosters for 1st, 2 boosters for 2nd, and 1 booster for 3rd-4th.

4-player constructed tournaments will be available and will consist of single-elimination rounds—$5 entry fee; prizes = 4 boosters for 1st, 2 boosters for 2nd, and 1 booster for 3rd-4th.

Team side events will be offered as interest warrants. Pricing and prizes presented onsite.

Tournament Structure
Age-Modified Swiss (1 game matches), with Top 2-16 single elimination (best 2 of 3 games) in each age group.

Tournament Format
Modified Constructed

Vendors
Vendor tables for this event are $75 each per 6' table. Complete rules for being a vendor are listed here.

The following vendors will be present:

Desperate4cards
tbd...
PT&E
 
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Ahhh, the ever popular paper airplane contest (unless you are the one picking them all up of course lol). Can't forget about that! : D
 
^Maybe just change the area you live at on it. Also welcome to Cali. Home to high prices and Hollywood
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I'm new to all of this, so do you have to be invited to this, or can you just go? And I guess that question applies to all of the other major tournaments. Thanks!
 
Wait, it doesn't say anything about champ points, how much do you get for each places in 1-8?
OMG I'm in San Diego and registration ends at 8:45, so that means I'll have to leave at like 6 am?!!! Man, this is WAY different then Oregon. Guess that means I'll be goin to bed early that night, in contrast to what I normally do.
 
Welcome to SD pokemon lol. Leaving really early to hit registration's pretty common. I think getting up there the night before's probably the best idea. Good to settle in, figure out where everything is, and meet up with people too.
 
Added to the sites page regarding the prizes...

All participants will receive 3 Play! Points, and a Pokémon S/P/T Championships promo card (while supplies last), just for playing!


1st Place
  • A Pokémon TCG S/P/T Championships 1st Place award
  • A $300 travel allowance to participate in the Pokémon TCG National Championships (U.S. & Canada). This allowance will be given on-site at the National Championships.*
  • A combination of 36 booster packs from current Pokémon TCG expansions
  • A first-round bye at the U.S. or Canada National Championships**
  • 10 Championship Points
2nd Place
  • A Pokémon TCG S/P/T Championships 2nd Place award
  • A combination of 36 booster packs from current Pokémon TCG expansions
  • 8 Championship Points
3rd & 4th Place
  • A Pokémon TCG S/P/T Championships 3rd/4th place award
  • A combination of 18 booster packs from current Pokémon TCG expansions
  • 6 Championship Points
5th through 8th Place
  • A combination of 9 booster packs from current Pokémon TCG expansions
  • 5 Championship Points
9th Place through 12th Place
  • 4 Championship Points (if division attendance is 32 or greater)
13th Place through 16th Place
  • 3 Championship Points (if division attendance is 64 or greater)
17th Place through 32nd Place
  • 2 Championship Points (if division attendance is 64 or greater)
33rd Place through 64th Place
  • 1 Championship Point (if division attendance is 128 or greater)
 
Very excited to be going again this year! Looking forward to the vendors, side events, and meeting everyone out there!
 
Forecasted whether for Saturday:
Overcast with rain. High of 68F. Winds from the South at 5 to 15 mph shifting to the WSW in the afternoon. Chance of rain 100% with rainfall amounts near 0.4 in. possible.

So make sure to head on down with plenty of time and be safe on the roads!
 
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