What is the Pokémon Professor Cup?
The Pokémon® Professor Cup is a non-sanctioned event, which is held annually to
thank Professors for their hard work and dedication to the growth of Pokémon Organized Play. This is
a casual, fun event, where those who usually work as judges and organizers have a chance to play instead.
When is the Pokémon Professor Cup?
The European Professor Cup will be held at the Sheraton Airport Hotel in Brussels, Belgium. Registration
begins Saturday, May 6th, 2006, at 10:00 A.M., and the event will conclude that evening.
Players not in line for registration by 10:45 A.M. on Saturday, May 6th,
will be registered for the event with a first-round loss.
The address of the Sheraton Airport Hotel is:
Brussels National Airport
Brussels B-1930
Belgium
Phone: +32 (0)2 7108000
The North American Professor Cup will be held at the Origins International Game Expo at the Greater Columbus
Convention Center. Registration begins Friday, June 30th, 2006, at 9:00 A.M., and the event will conclude that evening.
Players not in line for registration by 9:30 A.M. on Friday, June 30th, will be registered for the event with a first-round loss.
The address of the Convention Center is:
Greater Columbus Convention Center
400 North High Street
Columbus, Ohio 43215
United States
What does it cost?
Entry to play in the European Professor Cup is free.
Entry to play in the North American Professor Cup is free. However, you will be required to purchase a badge that
gives you access into the Origins Game Fair.
Visit www.originsgames.com
for more information concerning badge fees and pre-registration.
Who is eligible to play in the Professor Cup?
- To participate in the European event, you must be a Professor who has earned at least 10
Professor credits between September 1st, 2005, and May 1st, 2006. - To participate in the North American event, you must be a Professor, who has earned at least
25 Professor credits between September 1st, 2005, and June 26th, 2006. - Players who are found in violation of the rules of eligibility are subject to suspension from
Pokémon Organized Play and loss of prizes, including, but not limited to, invitations and Travel Awards.
Review the Rules of Eligibility in our
Tournament Rules document.
What are the prizes?
All participants receive a commemorative item just for entering, while supplies last!
1st Place
- A Pokémon Professor Cup First-Place Trophy
- An invitation to the Pokémon TCG World Championships in 2006
- A Travel Award for the winner (and parent or legal guardian for players under 18) to the 2006
World Championships - A Nintendo DS and a copy of the Pokémon Trozei game
- 36 booster packs from EX Holon Phantoms
2nd Place
- A Pokémon Professor Cup Second-Place Trophy
- A Nintendo DS and a copy of the Pokémon Trozei game
- 36 booster packs from EX Holon Phantoms
3rd Place
- A Pokémon Professor Cup Third-Place Trophy
- A Nintendo DS and a copy of the Pokémon Trozei game
- 18 booster packs from EX Holon Phantoms
4th Place
- A Nintendo DS and a copy of the Pokémon Trozei game
- 18 booster packs from EX Holon Phantoms
5th through 8th Place
- 9 booster packs from EX Holon Phantoms
9th through 16th Place
- 6 booster packs EX Holon Phantoms
What do I need to know and bring with me?
- Every qualified player must have an updated “My Pokémon Account”
in order to be eligible for the Travel Award. - See the Pokémon Tournament Rules at www.op.pokemon-tcg.com for more
information about what to bring to an event. - Make sure you arrive on time. If you are late for registration, you will be entered
with a first-round loss. Seating is limited, and is on a first-come, first-served basis. - To participate in the event, you must be a player in good standing and abide by the
Pokémon Tournament Rules and all other applicable event rules. - See the Legal Notices at www.op.pokemon-tcg.com for certain eligibility requirements and other
information, including information concerning limitations on Pokémon USA, Inc.’s liability.
What is the tournament structure?
The tournament is run as a modified version of Sealed Deck, using the EX Holon Phantoms set.
The rules remain identical to Sealed Deck with the following exceptions:
- At the end of the second round, each player will receive two additional EX Holon Phantoms boosters.
Players will have 30 minutes to rebuild their decks, using the cards they received at the beginning of the
event and the cards from the two additional boosters. All decks must meet the Sealed Deck restrictions. - At the end of the fourth round, each player will receive two additional EX Holon Phantoms boosters. Players
will have 30 minutes to rebuild their decks, using the cards they received at the beginning of the event, the cards received
after the second round, and the cards from the two additional boosters. All decks must meet the Sealed Deck restrictions.
The Professor Cup will be run using Swiss Pairings.
Because Swiss rounds are dependent upon total attendance, there will be a minimum of five rounds of Swiss,
with more rounds as necessary based on attendance. Swiss rounds will feature one-game matches.
After the final round of Swiss, the top 16 players (attendance levels permitting) will move into a single-elimination round.
This portion of the tournament will be run using the Booster Draft rules. Single-elimination rounds will be a best-of-three
game format and will have a 60-minute time limit per match.