Three boys to represent UK at Pokemon World Champs
The boys are travelling to San Francisco to compete against the top players in the world.
Three boys from Suffolk will compete in the Pokemon World Championships in San Francisco from August 28 to 30. The trio, Oliver, 15, Matthew, 14, and Oakley, 9, all train together at Mulligan Game Cafe in Ipswich. Oliver and Matthew will participate in the Trading Card Game (TCG) competition, while Oakley is set to compete in the video game event.
Both Oliver and Matthew are among the top 16 players in Europe, while Oakley has previously competed in the world championships and will be making his second appearance. The Pokemon phenomenon began in Japan in 1996 with the release of the first video games on the Nintendo Game Boy, with the trading card game following shortly after. The boys have been playing for years and credit their introduction to the games to their stepdads and school.
Baz Cloud, the manager of Mulligan Game Cafe, expressed his admiration for the boys, calling them fantastic. He has been playing the Pokemon Trading Card Game since the late 90s and sees the young players coming in with enthusiasm as the reason he took the job.
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