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Pokémon VGC European qualifier dates announced (view source)
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Unlike previous years, there will be no French or Spanish qualifiers this time around. The dates and locations are as follows: | Unlike previous years, there will be no French or Spanish qualifiers this time around. The dates and locations are as follows: | ||
May 11th-12th: Mediolanum Forum, Milan, Italy | |||
May 25th-26th: RuhrCongress Bochum, Bochum, Germany | '''May 11th-12th: Mediolanum Forum, Milan, Italy''' | ||
June 1st-2nd: National Exhibition Centre (NEC), Birmingham, United Kingdom | |||
'''May 25th-26th: RuhrCongress Bochum, Bochum, Germany''' | |||
'''June 1st-2nd: National Exhibition Centre (NEC), Birmingham, United Kingdom''' | |||
While the Video Game portions of the events are open to participants of any nationality provided they have a European copy of {{bp|Pokémon Black Version 2}} or {{bp|Pokémon White Version 2}}, the Trading Card Game portions of the event will be limited to Italian, German and British players (respectively). The reason for this is most likely that the video games are designed to be able to communicate with international versions, whereas with trading cards, as they are printed media there is no auto-translate feature. | While the Video Game portions of the events are open to participants of any nationality provided they have a European copy of {{bp|Pokémon Black Version 2}} or {{bp|Pokémon White Version 2}}, the Trading Card Game portions of the event will be limited to Italian, German and British players (respectively). The reason for this is most likely that the video games are designed to be able to communicate with international versions, whereas with trading cards, as they are printed media there is no auto-translate feature. | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
[http://www.pokemon.com/uk/play-pokemon/championship-series/video-game-national-championships/ Pokémon.com announcement, including prize break down] | [http://www.pokemon.com/uk/play-pokemon/championship-series/video-game-national-championships/ Pokémon.com announcement, including prize break down] | ||
[http://www.develop-online.net/press-releases/98241/2013-Pokampeacutemon-European-Video-Game-Championships Press release] | [http://www.develop-online.net/press-releases/98241/2013-Pokampeacutemon-European-Video-Game-Championships Press release] | ||