I 2022 Pokémon World Championshipsthe most important Pokémon event of the year, officially begin tomorrow, Thursday 18 Augustand The Pokémon Company International published the official program.
The streaming program of the Pokémon World Championships
Fans around the world will be able to follow matches broadcast in real time on Twitch streaming channels from The Pokémon Company International. The meetings will then be commented live by expert commentators during the four days of the event.
The live streaming of the main channel will broadcast the opening ceremony on Thursday morning, one match selection which will take place over the weekend and will culminate with the final and the Sunday closing ceremony. Below we present the program.
Thursday 18th August – Opening ceremony on all channels at 9:00 am:
- Main channel:
- 09:00 Opening ceremony
- 09:30 Presentation of the event
- Pokemon VG channel:
- 09: 00-20: 00 Swiss Round
- Pokemon GCC Channel:
- 09: 00-21: 00 Swiss Round
- Canale Pokkén Tournament DX:
- 09: 00-17: 00 Last Chance Qualifiers
- Pokémon GO Channel:
- 09: 00-17: 00 Last Chance Qualifiers
Friday 19 August:
- Pokemon VG channel:
- 09: 00-18: 00 Swiss Round
- Pokemon GCC Channel:
- 09: 00-21: 15 Round in Switzerland
- Canale Pokkén Tournament DX:
- 09: 00-18: 00 Double elimination main round
- Final 15:30-18:00
- Pokémon GO Channel:
- 09: 00-15: 00 Double elimination main round
- Pokémon UNITE channel:
- 09: 00-18: 00 Group stage
Saturday 20 August:
- Pokemon VG channel:
- 09: 00-15: 00 Challenge to the top with direct elimination
- Pokemon GCC Channel:
- 09: 00-19: 00 Challenge to the top in single elimination
- Pokémon GO Channel:
- 09: 00-16: 00 Completion of the main round
- 14: 00-16: 00 Finals, immediately followed by the presentation of the trophies.
- Pokémon UNITE channel:
- 09: 00-19: 15 Double elimination group
- 17: 00-19: 45 Finals, immediately followed by the presentation of the trophies.
Sunday 21 August:
- Main channel 09:00
- Finali GCC – Categoria Junior; Categoria Senior; Categoria Master;
- Ore 12:30
- VG Finals – Junior Category; Senior Category; Master Category;
- 16:00
Pokémon Center pop-up shop
In London, however, fans will also be able to visit the Pokémon Center pop-up shopopen for the entire duration of the 2022 Pokémon World Championships, with a wide range of original products from Pokémon Center. Among them we find the plush of Pikachu designed exclusively for the 2022 Pokémon World Championships and only available here.
Below are the opening hours of the pop-up shop
- Thursday 18th August from 8:00 to 20:00;
- Friday 19 August from 08:00 to 20:00;
- Sunday 21 August from 8:00 to 16:00.