Carmichael Player Places 3rd in Pokémon Trading Card Game Santa Clara Regional Championships
Robert Fuhrman of Carmichael Earns Top Ranking Among the Region’s Top Competitors at Championship Event

BELLEVUE, Wash. – The Pokémon Company International, a worldwide leader in trading card gaming, today (April 22) announced that Robert Fuhrman placed 3rd at the 2010 Santa Clara Pokémon TCG Regional Championships held in Sunnyvale, CA. Pokémon tournaments provide an opportunity for Pokémon players to succeed at an intellectual sport and test their Pokémon TCG skill, strategy, and creativity. The Regional Championships tournament is the third event in the Pokémon Organized Play series, which culminates in the TCG’s most prominent event of the season: the Pokémon World Championships to be held in Hawaii this August.

Pokémon TCG Regional Championships are held in 13 regions across the U.S. and are open to all eligible players. Competitors are divided into three divisions: Junior Division (born in 1999 or later), Senior Division (born in 1995–1998), and Masters Division (born in 1994 or earlier). First-place winners in each division receive a Regional Championships trophy, a Travel Award to the 2010 Pokémon TCG U.S. National Championships, and a scholarship of $1500, along with a cool Pokémon prize kit. Second-place winners receive a scholarship award of $1000, a Regional Championships trophy, and 36 Pokémon booster packs, while third- and fourth-place winners receive a Regional Championships trophy and 36 Pokémon booster packs. Prizes are awarded to the top sixteen players in each division, and all prizes include Pokémon TCG expansion booster packs.