Pokémon TCG Side Event Schedule

Friday, August 21

Time

Name

Format

Prizes

10 a.m.

Welcome to Worlds: 128-player Standard (Masters Division)

Standard

1st: Welcome Kit/packs
2nd: Large Plush/packs
3rd–4th: packs

Noon

Welcome to Worlds: 64- or 128-player Standard (Junior and Senior Divisions)

Standard

1st: Welcome Kit/packs
2nd: Large Plush/packs
3rd–4th: packs

2 p.m.

Get a Mat: 64-player (Masters Division)

Standard

All players receive a playmat. Packs for top players based on attendance.

4 p.m.

Get a Mat: 64-player (Junior and Senior Divisions)

Standard

All players receive a playmat and packs.

7–8 p.m.

TCG Registration for Boston Open

Standard

 

All Day

8-player draft

Limited

6 packs up front + Grab Bag for 1st and 2nd place

All Day

8-player pickups

Standard

Grab Bag for 1st place

All Day

4- or 8-player Junior Division pickups

Standard

1 pack per win

All Day

8-player pickups

Standard

Two packs for 1st, one pack for 2nd

Posted at event

Ace Trainer Battles

Standard

 

 

Saturday, August 22

Time

Name

Format

Prizes

8:30–9:30 a.m.

TCG Registration for Boston Open

Standard

 

10 a.m.

Boston Open (TCG): Four flights of 128 Masters, 64 Senior, 64 Junior Division players

Standard

Regionals-level Championship Points for top players
Masters: Playmats and Booster Boxes for top 32 after combined flights
Junior/Senior: Playmats and Booster Boxes for top 16 after combined flights

4 p.m.

128-player Expanded (Masters Division)

Expanded

Poké Plush Sets (various sizes)

5 p.m.

128-player Expanded (Junior and Senior Divisions)

Expanded

Poké Plush Sets (various sizes)

All Day

8-player draft

Limited

6 packs up front + Grab Bag for 1st and 2nd place

All Day

8-player pickups

Standard

Grab Bag for 1st place

All Day

4- or 8-player Junior Division pickups

Standard

1 pack per win

All Day

8-player pickups

Standard

Two packs for 1st, one pack for 2nd

 

Sunday, August 23

Time

Name

Format

Prizes

9 a.m.

Boston Open (TCG): Top 32 Masters, Top 16 Junior & Senior

Standard

Continued from Saturday

9 a.m.

Winners Bag: 128-player Expanded (Masters Division)

Expanded

1st: Worlds Bag + Welcome Kit
2nd: Welcome Kit
3rd–4th: Large Plush

10 a.m.

Winners Bag: 64- or 128-player Expanded (Junior and Senior Divisions)

Expanded

1st: Worlds Bag + Welcome Kit
2nd: Welcome Kit
3rd–4th: Large Plush

11 a.m.

128-player Expanded (Masters Division)

Expanded

Continued from Saturday

Noon

128-player Expanded (Junior and Senior Divisions)

Expanded

Continued from Saturday

1 p.m.

64-player XY—Ancient Origins Booster Draft (Masters Division)

Limited

Receive 6 packs upon entry, 2 additional packs at completion

2 p.m.

64-player XY—Ancient Origins Booster Draft (Junior and Senior Divisions)

Limited

Receive 6 packs upon entry, 2 additional packs at completion

All Day

8-player draft

Limited

6 packs up front + Grab Bag for 1st and 2nd place

All Day

8-player pickups

Standard

Grab Bag for 1st place

All Day

4- to 8-player Junior Division pickups

Standard

1 pack per win

All Day

8-player pickups

Standard

Two packs for 1st, one pack for 2nd

Welcome to Worlds

Rules:

  • 128-player cap

  • Single-game Swiss rounds

  • Cost: 2 tickets

Prizing:

  • 1st: Welcome Kit and Packs

  • 2nd: Large Plush/Booster Box

  • 3rd–4th: Packs (based on attendance)

  • 5th–8th: Packs (based on attendance)

64/128-Player Expanded Tournaments

Rules:

  • 64/128-player cap

  • Single-game rounds, single elimination

  • Cost: 2 tickets

  • Expanded format

Prizing:

  • 1st: Poké Plush Set

  • 2nd: Poké Plush Set

  • 3rd–4th: Poké Plush Set

  • 5th–8th: Packs (based on attendance)

Winners Bag Tournament

Rules:

  • 128-player Cap

  • Single-game Swiss rounds

  • Cost: 2 tickets

  • Expanded format

Prizing:

  • 1st: Worlds Winner Bag + Welcome Kit

  • 2nd: Welcome Kit

  • 3rd–4th: Large Plush

  • 5th–8th: Packs (based on attendance)

Boston Open

Rules:

  • 512-player cap for Masters Division, 256 for Junior and Senior Divisions

  • Swiss rounds

  • Cost: 4 tickets

  • Standard

Prizing:

  • Regionals level Championship Points to top finishers based on attendance.

  • 1st: Worlds Playmat and 6 Booster Boxes

  • 2nd: Worlds Playmat and 4 Booster Boxes

  • 3rd–4th: Worlds Playmat and 3 Booster Boxes

  • 5th–8th: Worlds Playmat and 2 Booster Boxes

  • 9th–16th Junior and Senior: Worlds Playmat and Booster Box

  • 9th–32nd Masters: Worlds Playmat and Booster Box

64-player XY—Ancient Origins Booster Draft

Rules:

  • 64-player cap per age division

  • Single-game rounds, single elimination

  • Cost: 6 tickets

  • Booster draft

Prizing:

  • 6 XY—Ancient Origins packs for entering

  • 2 additional XY—Ancient Origins packs at the end of event

8-player Drafts

Rules:

  • Single elimination

  • Cost: 6 tickets

  • Everyone gets 6 packs. Open one pack, choose a card, and pass to your left. Once the first pack is gone, all players will open their second pack and continue the process until all packs are opened. Build a 30-card deck.

Prizing:

  • 1st–2nd: Play! Pokémon Grab Bag*

* Grab Bags contain an assortment of Play! Pokémon items.

More events may be added on Saturday based on Boston Open attendance.

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