Norwegian Championships 2003

Looking for big European tournaments? Sadly, with the cancellation of the Challenge Series this year, there will be very few "Premiere Events" in our continent for a while. In addition to GenCon UK in April, we'll have the Norwegian Championship in June, a fan made tornament with lots of players and lots of prizes. But what exactly and when exactly is this Norwegian tournament? Here is everthing you need to know:

Norwegian Championships 2003
Everything you need to know

Date: June 15th, 2003
Location: University of Oslo, Oslo
Age groups: 12- and 13+ (Age Modified Swiss)

Format: Pokémon Modified Constructed*
Expected player number: 80-100
Rounds: 5-6, with Top 16
Entrance fee: nkr 50

TO: Rune Horvik (yeah, THE Rune Horvik)
Judges: Master Professor Eskil Vestre, Master Professor Steven Widlic, Professor Pablo Jacamo, Tobias Langhoff.

-='[Prizes]'=-:

1st place in each age bracket will get the following prizes:

- Game Boy Advance SP
Nintendo's ultra-cool, brand new handheld console!

- Pokémon Ruby
The new GBA Pokémon game. Be one of the first proud owners of the European version of the game!

- 15 boosters of Skyridge
The brand new Pokemon-e Expansion

- 5 boosters of Aquapolis

- One of each of the Winner Promos released so far and one Jumbo promo!

- Lots of extra surprises!

Second place will receive much of the same, but instead of GBA SP with Ruby, they'll get a Nintendo e-Reader!

Side events: Aquapolis/Skyridge drafts all day

Now this is the BIG European tournament you all have been waiting for. Awesome prizes, many rounds, side events and EVRYTHING you'd want from a tournament. This will be huge, no doubt.

*Modified for all age brackets.