July 6 - 8, 2018
Columbus, Ohio
2018 North American International Championships
XY: BREAKthrough - SM: Forbidden Light
• The 2018 North American International Championships was held in Columbus for the first time. Day 1 consisted of 9 rounds (Best of 3), in which 1,534 players were seperated into two different pods. The Top 32 players from each pod moved on to a combined Day 2. (64 players competed in Day 2) Day 2 consisted of 6 additional rounds of Swiss, resulting in a cut of Top 8. Top 8 & Top 4 matches were played out that night, saving each division's finals for Championship Sunday.
Prizing:
• 1st Place
$10,000
• 2nd Place
$5,000
• Top 4
$2,500
• Top 8
$1,500
• Top 16
$1,000
• Top 32
$750
• Top 64
$500
(Top 8 finishers all received a case of 6 Booster Boxes.)
(Top 16 finishers all received 4 Booster Boxes.)
(Top 32 finishers all received 2 Booster Boxes.)
(Top 64 finishers all received 1 Booster Box.)
Legal Sets:
Host:
Anna Prosser
TCG Casters:
Kyle Sabelhaus
Kyle Sucevich
Kenny Wisdom
Jeremy Jallen
Josue Rojano
Cora Georgiou
Travel Stipends:
Players that earned the most amount of Championship Points by May 3rd, received a travel award to NAIC.
(Top 4 Players received their Travel Stipend prior to NAIC.)
(Top 16 Players received their $1,000 Travel Stipend after NAIC, but only if they competed in the event.)
(Top 4 players under the age of 18 received $5,000 if IC was outside of their region, $2,500 if in their region.)
US & Canada Travel Awardees
- Azul Griego
- Caleb Gedemer
- Michael Pramawat
- Igor Costa
Europe Travel Awardees
- Tord Reklev
- Pedro Torres
- Robin Schulz
- Marc Lutz
Latin America Travel Awardees
- Gustavo Wada
- Otavio Gouveia
- William Azevedo
- Pablo Meza
Oceania Travel Awardees
- Brent Tonisson
- Tait Tran
- Clifton Goh
- Bodhi Cutler
- Angus Johnson
Prizing:
Host:
Anna Prosser
TCG Casters:
Kyle Sucevich
Kyle Sabelhaus
Josue Rojano
Kenny Wisdom
Jeremy Jallen
Cora Georgiou