6 Fares Sekkoum (GB) 6-1 53.06% 55.69%
Well done to Fares, best ever placing by a GB player on day 1 of worlds 10-
Just need his big brother, Yacine, to make it in the 15+
If you do get to see him or Freddy K to speak to tell them I'm following their results in the UK and wish them all the best - If they don't know this handle tell them I'm Sarah's dad !
Just to update this item to a close, I have heard back from Pokémon organised Play in the USA after they were sent a report of the happenings at this event. Based on the data supplied they have decided they have no plans to offer Irwin an invite to worlds.
I hope that is the end of it.
Well there certainly isn't a trip to Worlds up for grabs !!!!
Seriously though these are small events with prize support from what we have in stock and what we can get on the day from the entry fees, Boosters and promos along with a few Absol and Groudon box toppers at least.
If you are at a loose end in or near London this Sunday then the London Proffessors are running some sanctioned 8 player tournaments throughout the day at the London card mart where they are also hosting a regional Yu-Gi-Oh tournament.
Events will be single elimination with both modified...
Here are my final thoughts on nationals. (Aside from the dispute which I hope my last post has now put to bed in the other thread)
All in all a very good day, lot's of paricipants but let's hope we can get more players sorted out with My Pokémon accounts next year and run more qualifiers for...
These are the ammended standings after round five with the corrected result for Irwin's final game:
Rankings (Round5)
Rank Player Score Wins Losses Ties TieBrk
1 Chris McGivern 13 4 0 1 57%
2 Faisal Khan 13 4...