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The 2026 Latin American International Pokémon Championship has ended and we have the 12 competitors who will go to the TCG world championship.
The International Pokémon Championship of Latin America 2026 came to an end after finishing the four most important competitions in the competitive field of Pokémon. The LAIC, as it is popularly known, consecrated 12 players as champions and allowed 28 players to receive their direct invitation to the 2026 World Cup. which will be held in San Francisco, California. Geek Culture witnessed this, since he was in Sao Paulo to watch the competitions and finals of TCG, VGC, Go and Unite.
The International Pokémon Championship of Latin America 2026 has its new champions
With a total of almost 2500 players among all categories, the first final took place with the juniors dentro del TCG o Trading Card Games, They are those born after 2013. He The big winner of the contest was the Malaysian Haruki O. that he achievedwin the American Reed H in the grand final. In it Third and fourth place were achieved by the two Americans Charles R. and Luke G.
As in VGC, The top 4 players have a direct ticket to the 2026 World Cup in San Francisco, Californiaso not only the champion and runner-up got a pass, but also third and fourth place.
The Seniors with everything
Lto senior category, which runs from 2009 to 2012, with The Frenchman Luka L. took the competition after beating the Canadian Kamil B.. He local Henry K. was in the top 4while the current champion of the Monterey and Las Vegas regional, andThe young American Nathan O. was eliminated in the semifinals against the runner-up.
Los Four players already have, after the LAIC, a direct ticket to the World Cup, Nathan, for his part, is the third invitation he could get, since he managed to dominate a week ago in Las Vegas and prior to this in Monterey.
Masters and a duel that stayed at home
Pedro Persui, former champion of the Sao Paulo regional in 2024, Santiago in 2023 and Joinville in 2022, He managed to keep the trophy in his own home by beating the American Sebastian Lashmetwho still doesn’t know what it means to win a championship. His greatest achievement, so far, is his second place in the 2022 World Cup when he played as a Senior.
Pedro took an advantage in this best-of-3 series, but after a bad play, Sebastian managed to tie the series and go to a third game. This third confrontation was the shortest of the series, giving Pedro the opportunity to become champion at home. Both they and the Japanese Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi and the Canadian Simon Trottier-Lacasse have a direct ticket to the 2026 World Cup, by finishing in the top 4 of the competition.
