{"id":44765,"date":"2012-09-18T15:04:09","date_gmt":"2012-09-18T13:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=44765"},"modified":"2012-09-18T15:06:18","modified_gmt":"2012-09-18T13:06:18","slug":"sas-first-pokemon-national-champs-comes-to-rage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/44765-sas-first-pokemon-national-champs-comes-to-rage","title":{"rendered":"SA’s first Pokemon National Champs comes to rAge"},"content":{"rendered":"

While you’ve been sitting quietly in your home, little did you know that 10 of the 11 official\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon leagues around the country have been battling it out to grab a place in the finals of the TCG National Championship.<\/p>\n

The finals will take place at the rAge 2012 gaming expo, and will be played in front of a live audience.<\/p>\n

50 players will be trying to outwit one another for the prestigious title of champion, in the Senior, Masters and Junior Division categories respectively.<\/p>\n

For those of you who may not consider themselves a Pok\u00e9-master, there will be \u201cLearn to Play! Pok\u00e9mon\u201d workshops held at rAge, in order to introduce a larger audience to the game.<\/p>\n

To register for the workshop, and to receive a free starter deck, e-mail pokemon@core.co.za<\/a>\u00a0by Friday, 28th September.<\/p>\n

rAge is taking place from 5 October \u2013 7 October 2012.<\/p>\n

Related articles:<\/h3>\n

Pokemon: road to SA National Championships unveiled<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Pok\u00e9mon watercolours are wonderful, kinda terrifying<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

First Pok\u00e9mon League in South Africa<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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