Pokmon hobby takes brothers to world championships
News Source : BBC News
News Summary
- Thirteen-year-old Oliver and his brother Edward, 11, will compete at the Pokémon World Championships in San Francisco.
- The pair, from Nottinghamshire, first started playing the trading card game at a Nottingham board game cafe when their mum wanted to get them out of the house.
- Oliver won first place in the Junior Trading Card Game division at the European Championships in London in February 2025.
- For the world championships, the prize money for first place is $50,000 (about £37,000)
The championships feature competitions for a number of different games, including video games.
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