Illinois State Championship 3-20-2010

[ShopCCNC]

Illinois State Championships

This event is open to all players and are run using the Swiss pairing format, so you can play through each round and never be eliminated. State Champioships are a great place to test your new deck strategies and bring your play skills to the next level! The top players of the State Championship are awarded prizes for the skills needed to do well in such a large event.

When preparing for a State Championship Tournament make sure you have a Deck that is ready to play in a competitive sanctioned tournament. To do this first check that your Deck complies with the current Modified Format Regulations. After checking your cards are legal for play, you will then need to fill out a DECKLIST!

If you are using sleeves be sure they are all the same color and size. Damaged sleeves will NOT be allowed for this event. Shiny backs or printed backed sleeves will also not be allowed.

LOCATION
Hodgkins Park District
8997 Lyons Street
Hodgkins, IL 60525-7640
http://www.hodgkinspark.com/

TIME
Doors open and Registration begins at 8:00 AM and will close at 9:30 AM.

Registration closes thirty minutes before the event is scheduled to start. Any player who wants to enroll after registration has closed will be able to do so, but will receive a round one match loss. Players arriving after round two has been paired will not be able to enroll in the tournament.

TOURNAMENT FORMAT
Modified Constructed.
For a copy of modified legal reprints look HERE!

TOURNAMENT STRUCTURE
Modified Swiss with a cut to the top 16 players. The number of rounds will be based on number of players in the event.

ENTRY FEE
FREE!!!
Players will be entered into random door prize raffles just for signing up!

DECK REGISTRATION:
Every player must provide us with a legible copy of their decklist PRIOR to close of registration.

PRIZES
1st Place: 36 Booster packs, Trophy, Playmat
2nd Place: 16 Booster packs, Trophy
3rd Place: 8 Booster Packs, Trophy
4th Place: 8 Booster Packs, Trophy
5th - 8th Place: 4 Booster Packs

First 200 players to register will get a special State Championship Dice.

DIRECTIONS
We recommend using Google Maps for directions to this location.

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
You can use public transportation to the facility. Pace route 330 will take you within a few blocks of the facility.

Hotel Accommodations
The William Tell Holiday Inn has set aside a block of rooms for this event. They have also ensured me there will be a Shuttel bus available for us to use on the day of the tournament. This hotel is just minutes away from the actual event. The Holiday Inn has also lowered the price of a room for that entire weekend if you book by 03-01-2010 (Mention POKEMON for special price). You can book rooms using information below.....
William Tell Holiday Inn
6201 W. Joliet Road
Countryside IL 60525
708-352-1101
Hotel Website

SIDE EVENTS
Win-a-Box - New Event! - Limited Availability!
Format: Modified
Type: 8 player, 2 out of 3, Single Elimination Tournament
Price: $15.00 - each player receives one pack when they sign up
Prize: Full Sealed Box of Heart Gold Soul Silver

Limited Draft
Format: Limited Unsanctioned
Type: 8 player, 2 out of 3, Single Elimination Tournament
Price: $15.00
Prize: 12 Packs of Heart Gold Soul Silver

Kiddie Corner
There will be several smaller events such as, coloring contest, guess how many, drawing contest, etc... available for all to win additional prizes.

TRADING
While trading is fine, please note that buying/selling cards with anyone except for our authorized dealer(s), or soliciting to do so elsewhere, is strictly forbidden at this event. Failure to obey this rule may result in both the buyer and the seller being removed from the event, and banned from attending future events.

Collect a Card N Comics also reserves the right to limit the amount of space being occupied by any one individual while trading, and does not allow the use of suitcases, handcarts, luggage carts, etc. to be used for the purpose of transporting excessive amounts of trade stock. We need to be considerate of all those around us.

MORE INFORMATION
Players who want specific information can contact us at info@shopccnc.com or by phone at 773-229-0824.

[Xuii2-the-cleric]

thnx jimmy for geting it up ive been wondering about it
me and my dad will try to be there

tommy m

[JPN Gallade]

I should be there with my dad. We both will participate for sure.

Indeed, I really hope this tournament will be great, and I have a really good feeling that this may be the best states tournament yet. I just can't wait for this states tournament because it's going to be pretty exciting!

[HypnosProjectHQ]

I might potentially be there. I'm working out details for the two weekends of States right now, but I hope to attend with several others with me.

[Chompy]

Barbara (Mildcat) and I will show up there to the tournament!

[Bolt]

Thanks, Jimmy!

My flight's booked...see you there!

[TopCutComics]

To all players that will be going to the Illinois state tournament. We will be having a raffle to give away multiple items.

How it is going to work:

We want all your Pokemon cards. Bring us commons, uncommons, rares, foils, lvl X cards, and primes.

How to get a raffle ticket:


1 prime or lvl X
5 foil rares
15 regular rares
50 common and uncommons
(only commons and uncommons from platinum and on please)
ALSO bring us psychic and electric energy! 100-1 ticket

Please no duplicates!!
No duplicates will be accepted.

Now for the prizes!

There will be multiple prizes such as deck box’s and card protectors for prizes. Also we will be giving away gift certificates for Top Cut Comics. The grand prize will be a box of Heart Gold Soul Silver!

MINIMUM 100 tickets need to be given out for a box to be part of the prizes

[HypnosProjectHQ]

We will be there - me, my brother, and my girlfriend.

[JWittz]

Dang Jimmy, I'm loving the sound of all of the side events and raffles you've got planned. For the rares and holos, can those be DP-On? Me and my family combined will probably bring more than 1,000 unused cards for that raffle!

[Spadeace]

I definitely cannot wait for this.

[Xuii2-the-cleric]

does anyone have a lux x i can trade for/ barrow

[Jaeger]

I might be there, it would be good to see some old friends again.

[Noah121]

I'll be there... I'm excited for it!

[MetronOob]

from wat it looks like shelby and i both will be there

[espeon1]

Can't wait. Only 5 more days Argh, if only the raffle weren't platinum-on for the commons. I have about 1500 commons alone between DP and HGSS

[MetronOob]

scratch that cant get the car so cant go :(

[meganium45]

One member of Team Drunken Monkey will be in attendance.

(No, not me....insert joke here).

Vince

[bullados]

Awww... Vince isn't coming? I was looking forward to lording over the Big Dog for a day ^_^.

[losjackal]

I'm excited about the tournament tomorrow....this thread's been kinda quiet.

I see in the rules above "Shiny backs or printed backed sleeves will also not be allowed." Does that include the HGSS Pre-Release sleeves with the characters on the back? Those appear to be both shiny and printed.

[HypnosProjectHQ]

Originally Posted by losjackal

I'm excited about the tournament tomorrow....this thread's been kinda quiet.

I see in the rules above "Shiny backs or printed backed sleeves will also not be allowed." Does that include the HGSS Pre-Release sleeves with the characters on the back? Those appear to be both shiny and printed.

I am not staff for this event, but according to the tournament rules, the prerelease sleeves are all legal.

[MildCat]

Who won in the Masters division?

[bullados]

I heard it was Kendle, but I haven't verified that yet...

[Jaeger]

Kendle did

[espeon1]

Who won seniors? I was hoping luke S...

[bullados]

Luke took second to M45's son. Andrew? Alex? I'm terrible with names, please forgive me...