July 8 - 10, 2011
Indianapolis, Indiana
Indiana Convention Center
100 South Capitol Ave• The 2011 US National Championships was held in Indianapolis for the first time ever. This was also the first Nationals that was a three-day event where anyone was welcome to play. Registration was gaurateed to the first 640 players that showed up.
• Friday consisted of 9 rounds (Best of 3), in which the Top 128 players moved on to a brutal single-elimination Top Cut on Saturday, saving Sunday for the remaining Top 16 players.
• On July 1st of 2011, for the first time in TCG history, Play! Pokémon announced an emergency mid-season rotation due to Sableye Donk, making this Nats the first ever to use a newly "modified" format. (7 sets were cut from format, the largest rotation ever at the time!)
• 1st Place
$5,000
• 2nd Place
$3,000
• Top 4
$1,500
• Top 8
$750
(All cash prizing was awarded via "scholarships".)
(All Top 8 players recieved an invitation to 2011 Worlds.)
(Top 2 finishers received 72 Booster Packs.)
(Top 16 finishers received 36 Booster Packs.)
(Top 32 finishers received 18 Booster Packs.)
Nick McCord
Nick McCord