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-caption= The Junior and Senior Division winners of the 2010 Trading Card Game World Championships.|
+caption=TCG winners|
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 year=2010 |
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-tagline=Japan wins three World Championship Titles in 2010 |
+tagline=Japan wins three World Championship titles in 2010 |
 blurb=The 2010 Trading Card Game and Video Game World Championships have concluded with Japan dominating the competition held in Hawaii this weekend. }}
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+Japan, the birthplace of the Pokémon games, dominated the 2010 Pokémon World Trading Card Game and Video Game Championships on the Big Island of Hawaii at the Hilton Waikoloa Village Resort Hotel. Japanese contestants won three out of the five divisions contested last weekend.
+Videos of the final rounds have been posted on the Pokémon World Championships official Youtube channel.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/user/PokemonWorlds#p/u/5/fR8FS7GHVgM Pokémon World Championships official Youtube channel]</ref>
-Japan, the birthplace of the Pokemon games, dominated the 2010 Pokemon World Trading Card Game and Video Game Championships on the Big Island of Hawaii at the Hilton Waikoloa Village Resort Hotel.
+== TCG finals ==
+[[File:Tcg champs2010.jpg|thumb|220px|right|TCG winners]]
-=TCG Championships=
+In the Juniors Division, Last Chance Qualifier player Yuka Furusawa from Japan defeated American Juan Pablos Arenas in the championship match in two straight games. The Seniors Division final saw Canadian National Champion Jacob Lesage defeat an American Last Chance Qualifier player, Mychael Bryan 2-1. Another Japanese player, Yuta Komatsuda defeated American Michael Pramawat to win the Masters Division championship 2-1.
-In the best-of-three match finals of the Trading Card Game World Championships, in the Juniors Division, Last Chance Qualifier Yuka Furusawa from Japan defeated American Juan Pablos Arenas in the championship match in two straight games. The Seniors Division final saw Canadian National Champion Jacob Lesage defeat an American Last Chance Qualifier, Mychael Bryan 2-1. Another Japanese player, Yuta Komatsuda defeated American Michael Pramawat to win the Masters Division championship 2-1.
-The 2010 Video Game Championships are still being contested.
-==Finalists==
-The final four contestants in each division are listed below:
 ===TCG Junior Division===
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 * 2nd place - Michael Pramawat (USA)
 * 3rd place - Frank Diaz (USA)
-* 4th place - Miguel Garcia ({{wp|Chile|CHL}})
+* 4th place - Miguel Garcia ({{wp|Switzerland|CHE}})
+== Video Game finals ==
+[[File:Vgc finals.jpg|thumb|220px|right|VG winners]]
+In the Video Game finals, Shoto Yamamoto defeated Santa Ito in the Junior Division, and American Ray Rizzo won the Senior Division championship over Japan's Yasuki Tochigo.
+=== VG Junior Division ===
+* Champion - Shota Yamamoto (JPN)
+* 2nd Place - Santa Ito (JPN)
+=== VG Senior Division ===
+* Champion - Ray Rizzo (USA)
+* 2nd Place - Yasuki Tochigi (JPN)
-==Video Game Finals: Japan, USA Win Titles==
+==Prizes==
-In the Video Game finals, the Junior Division was an all-Japan affair, with Shoto Yamamoto defeating Santa Ito and American Ray Rizzo winning the Senior Division championship over Japan's Yasuki Tochigo.  We congratulate all the participants and champions for their hard work and effort to make the World Championships.
+===Video Game Finalists===
+The top eight video game finalists receive the following prizes:
-Details for the 2011 World Championships will be announced at a future date; stay tuned to BulbaNews for more information.
+====1st Place====
+*A World Championships 1st Place Trophy
+*Airfare and 4-day/3-night hotel accommodations for the winner (including parent or legal guardian for players under 18) and an invitation to participate in the 2011 World Championships
+*A trip for four to Tokyo, Japan, New York City  or Oahu, Hawaii, including airfare and 6-day/5-night accommodations
+====2nd Place====
+*A World Championships 2nd Place Trophy
+*Airfare and 4-day/3-night hotel accommodations for the winner (including parent or legal guardian for players under 18) and an invitation to participate in the 2011 World Championships
+Additionally, all eight finalists in the Video Game Championship categories will recieve a collection of Pokémon items.
+===Trading Card Game Finalists===
+The top 32 finalists in each of the three categories in the TCG competition receive the following prizes:
+====1st Place====
+*A Pokémon TCG World Champion Trophy
+*An invitation and travel award for the winner (and parent or legal guardian for players considered a minor) to the 2011 World Championships
+*A scholarship award worth $7,500
+*One box of each of the most current Pokémon TCG expansions for a year
+====2nd Place====
+*A Pokémon TCG World Championships Second-Place Trophy
+*An invitation and travel award for the runner-up (and parent or legal guardian for players considered a minor) to the 2011 World Championships
+*A scholarship award worth $5,000
+*One box of each of the most current Pokémon TCG expansions for a year
+====3rd Place====
+*A Pokémon TCG World Championships Third-Place Trophy
+*An invitation and travel award for the third place finisher (and parent or legal guardian for players considered a minor) to the 2011 World Championships
+*A scholarship award worth $3,500
+*One box of the next upcoming Pokémon TCG expansion
+====4th Place====
+*An invitation and travel award for the fourth place finisher (and parent or legal guardian for players considered a minor) to the 2011 World Championships
+*A scholarship award worth $3,500
+*One box of the next upcoming Pokémon TCG expansion
+====5th through 8th Place====
+*A scholarship award worth $1,500
+*36 booster packs from the next upcoming Pokémon TCG expansion
+====9th through 16th Place====
+*A scholarship award worth $1,000
+*36 booster packs from the next upcoming Pokémon TCG expansion
+====17th through 32nd Place====
+*36 booster packs from the next upcoming Pokémon TCG expansion
+Additionally, the top eight finalists will recieve Pokémon World Championships commemorative items, and all 32 finalists in the TCG divisions will recieve a custom made Pokémon Nintendo DSi XL.  In total, more than $100,000 in scholorships will be rewarded to the top 16 finalists in the TCG Junior, Senior and Master categories.
 ==Information==
+* [[Pokémon World Championships schedule announced|Initial Bulbanews report on this year's competition]]
 * [http://www.pokemonworldchampionships.com Pokémon World Championships official site]
-* [[Pokémon World Championships schedule announced|Initial Bulbanews report on this year's competition]]
+** [http://www.pokemonworldchampionships.com/2010/worlds/prizes Prize list]
+* <references />