US national champions crowned in Indianapolis
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TCG, Video Game Finals in 2010 Pokémon US National Championships
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The 2010 Pokémon United States National Championships in both the Trading Card Game and Video Game were held the weekend of June 24 through 27 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, Indiana. The winners of the Trading Card Game championships were:
Junior Division
- Champion: Victor Aung (New Jersey)
- Runner-Up: Patrick Lane (Missouri)
Senior Division
- Champion: Michael Diaz (New Jersey)
- Runner-Up: Spencer Brown (Ohio)
Masters Division
- Champion: Con Le (Massachusetts)
- Runner-Up: Erik Nance (North Carolina)
In the Video Game Championships, the winners were:
Junior Division
- Champion: Wade Stanley from San Diego, California
- Runner-Up: Carlos Flores from El Paso, Texas
Senior Division
- Champion: Wesley Morioka from Chicago Illinois
- Runner-Up: Len Deuel from Dallas, Texas
The winners, along with the top eight in each category in both the TCG and Video Game tournament, will advance to the 2010 World Championships to be hels in Hawaii this summer. A record 1,300 participants played in the TCG tournament, making this the biggest Pokémon event in history.