The Super Trainer Showdowns 2000 were two official Pokemon TCG tournaments that occurred in the summer and fall of 2000. They were the first top-level event that Wizards of the Coast would host for the TCG, which had been recently released the previous year in America.
To make the events more accessible, they were not DCI-sanctioned (the official ranking system for all Wizards products), meaning that players could play without registering for a DCI number. They did however follow the same rules as DCI-sanctioned tournaments.
Super Trainer Showdown 2000 advertising card
The Super Trainer Showdowns were actually international events despite being held in America. Wizards aimed to support the non-Japanese international releases by inviting a few players from other countries where the TCG was being distributed in.
A spot could also be secured by special invite by being a highly ranked DCI player, or by being a special international attendee. It is unknown how these international players were chosen, but it was likely by local DCI rankings.
For those who wanted to attend as general attendees, they had to present their Pokemon League badge books with a requisite amount of badges. For the first STS (West Coast), this requirement was 3 badges. For the second STS (East Coast), this requirement was 5 badges.
Even those with the required number of badges were not guaranteed entry if the event reached capacity. This happened to many attendees at the first West Coast tournament, so Wizards created a pre-registration process for the second east coast tournament.
The East Coast tournaments also had on-site registration, but players were encouraged to pre-register to avoid being turned away on-site if the tournament filled up.
Page from STS East Coast information book with invitation details, courtesy of thunder_mooPokemon League 2000 Badge Book
Gold Invitation
Players who played in the Super Trainer Showdown Qualifiers at the Pokemon Tours held across America in 2000 had an opportunity to win a “Gold Invitation”, which guaranteed their entry into the tournament.
By winning at least 3 games in a row at the qualifiers, players would be given the Gold Invitation, and then at a later date would be mailed a letter and player information packet. Those who were the top winner at each tour location also won a trip for 2 to the STS location.
Exterior of Gold Invitation booklet, courtesy of pokemon aah!
Interior of Gold Invitation booklet, courtesy of pokemon aah!
Cover from STS East Coast information book, courtesy of thunder_moo
East Coast Invitation letter mailed to Gold Invitation winners, courtesy of pokemon aah!
Introduction of the tournament structure from the STS West Coast information book, courtesy of Jon Brooks (theblastoisekid)
Both the West Coast & East Coast tournaments had similar tournament structures, known as “Swiss-draw”. This structure was commonly used in other Wizards of the Coast tournaments that it had previously held for its Magic: the Gathering card game.
Players were divided into 3 age divisions: 10 and Under, 11 – 14, and 15 and Over.
Swiss-draw Tournament
Tournament rules from STS East Coast information book, courtesy of thunder_moo
At the start of the tournament, all players were randomly paired against another person. They would then play a single game with a full 60-card deck, 6 prizes, and a 25 minute time limit.
After 25 minutes, players were awarded points based on their record:
3 points for a decisive win: Take all your prizes or opponent decks out
2 points for an adjudicated win: Take more prizes than your opponent when time is called
1 point for a draw: Same number of prizes when time is called
0 points for a loss.
This would repeat after each match, with players being paired up in subsequent rounds with other players with similar point totals.
After 6 – 8 rounds (varied depending on attendance in each age division), the top 8 players in each age division based on total points would advance to the finals. If there was a tie for point totals, a “resist” score would be calculated by summing up all the points earned by a given player’s opponents. Players with a higher “resist” score would be placed above those with lower ones, since they had faced “stronger” opponents.
The top 8 players would then play in a single-elimination tournament to determine the top 8 placement order.
Allowed Cards
Since the TCG was so new in America, there was no real ban list. All cards produced by Wizards of the Coast were allowed, with the except of a few promotional cards. The following card sets were legal to use:
Base Set
Base Set 2
Jungle
Fossil
Team Rocket
Gym Heroes
Gym Challenge (only added for the East Coast tournament)
All Wizards Black Star promos that had currently be released
The Ancient Mew promo card from Pokemon the Movie 2000 theatrical release, as well as the multilingual cards from the Pikachu World Collection were not allowed.
Excerpt from the information booklet about the prizes
Winners from each age group received a variety of exclusive prizes. Even those who did not place highly won booster packs as prizes, which were a mix of Base Set, Base Set 2, Jungle, Fossil, Team Rocket, and Gym Heroes boosters. Wizards of the Coast staff also gave out a variety of promotional and special release cards at the venue. Multiple people reported getting promo cards like Cool Porygon or Prerelease Clefable.
The top 4 winners also each received a special denim jacket with Super Trainer Showdown emblazoned across the back. The Pokemon League logo and winner’s name were stitched into the front.
Jack Savage’s winning jacket (front)
Back of Jacket
The top 8 winners received a special baseball cap and a card binder.
STS 2000 cap
Binder front
Binder back
Binder spine
Binder insert
Finally, all participants received a Super Trainer Certificate.
Super Trainer Certificate
West Coast Super Trainer Showdown 2000
The West Coast Super Trainer Showdown 2000 was held in Long Beach, California on a historic cruise-ship-turned-hotel, the Queen Mary on July 22, 2000. The free-to-attend event drew over 7,000 fans from around the world.
The Queen Mary during normal operation
The Queen Mary during the STS 2000
Venue entrance
Multiple reports criticized Wizards of the Coast’s organization of the West Coast STS. Since there was no pre-registration, many families had travelled a long distance to attend with their children, only to be greeted with massive lines. After waiting for several hours, many were turned away since the venue reached capacity, with a consolation prize of a Team Rocket booster pack and a free ticket to explore the Queen Mary‘s haunted boat tour.
An event report from Beckett Collector Magazine
Beckett Collector magazine coverage on the main tournament
Report on the other side events
For those who did manage to get into the event the main tournament was conducted smoothly. Much of the metagame was aggressive beatdown, Blastoise Rain Dance, or Wigglytuff decks.
Attendees play on the floor as they wait to get in
Main “Swiss-draw” tournament underway. A staff member can be seen in white.
Finals area with surrounding onlookers
West Coast STS 2000 Top 8
Click on each player’s name to view their decklist.
Trainers (25) 4 Professor Oak 2 Nightly Garbage Run 3 PlusPower 2 Computer Search 2 Item Finder 2 Gust of Wind 2 Rocket’s Sneak Attack 2 Energy Retrieval 2 Super Potion 3 Energy Removal 1 Here Comes Team Rocket
Energy (22) 4 Rainbow Energy 2 Full Heal Energy 4 Double Colorless Energy 7 Psychic Energy 5 Fighting Energy
Pokémon (12) 3 Electabuzz 2 Scyther 3 Mr. Mime 2 Magmar (Fossil) 2 Ditto
Trainers (28) 3 Bill 3 Energy Removal 3 Professor Oak 4 Item Finder 2 Energy Retrieval 1 Lass 1 Computer Search 1 Gambler 2 Scoop Up 3 Gust of Wind 2 Super Energy Removal 3 PlusPower
Energy (20) 3 Double Colorless Energy 6 Psychic Energy 6 Lightning Energy 5 Fire Energy
Trainers (24) 3 Bill 3 Switch 2 Computer Search 2 PlusPower 3 Energy Search 2 Professor Oak 3 Energy Retrieval 2 Gust of Wind 2 Energy Removal 2 Super Energy Removal
Energy (24) 2 Double Colorless Energy 9 Fighting Energy 13 Water Energy
Pokémon (12) 4 Scyther 2 Ditto 3 Electabuzz 3 Hitmonchan
Trainers (26) 4 Super Energy Removal 2 Scoop Up 3 Bill 2 Energy Retrieval 3 Computer Search 3 PlusPower 4 Energy Removal 3 Professor Oak 2 Gust of Wind
Energy (22) 4 Double Colorless Energy 9 Fighting Energy 9 Lightning Energy
Trainers (23) 2 Gust of Wind 2 Energy Retrieval 2 Professor Oak 4 PlusPower 2 Item Finder 2 Computer Search 3 Super Energy Removal 3 Energy Removal 3 Bill
Energy (21) 4 Double Colorless Energy 9 Fighting Energy 8 Fire Energy
Trainers (30) 4 Professor Oak 3 Energy Removal 3 Super Energy Removal 4 Computer Search 2 Gust of Wind 3 Item Finder 3 Rocket’s Sneak Atack 3 Scoop Up 3 Nightly Garbage Run 2 PlusPower
Energy (16) 4 Double Colorless Energy 6 Lightning Energy 6 Psychic Energy
Trainers (30) 4 Bill 4 Professor Oak 2 Lass 3 Gust of Wind 3 Rocket’s Sneak Attack 3 Super Energy Removal 2 Energy Retrieval 2 Computer Search 3 PlusPower 2 Switch 2 Item Finder
Energy (15) 4 Double Colorless Energy 2 Rainbow Energy 9 Lightning Energy
Pokémon (11) 3 Scyther 2 Ditto 3 Electabuzz 3 Hitmonchan
Trainers (31) 3 Gust of Wind 3 Item Finder 3 Scoop Up 1 Switch 4 Professor Oak 2 Energy Retrieval 3 Energy Removal 3 Super Energy Removal 4 Plus Power 2 Rocket’s Sneak Attack 3 Computer Search
Energy (18) 4 Double Colorless Energy 7 Lightning Energy 7 Fighting Energy
Trainers (34) 4 Energy Removal 3 Gust of Wind 4 PlusPower 2 Scoop Up 2 Energy Retrieval 2 Item Finder 2 Energy Search 3 Computer Search 4 Professor Oak 2 Switch 2 Rocket’s Sneak Attack 2 Super Energy Removal 2 Nightly Garbage Run
Energy (16) 4 Double Colorless Energy 6 Lightning Energy 6 Fighting Energy
Trainers (30) 4 Professor Oak 4 Bill 2 Super Energy Removal 2 Energy Removal 2 Scoop Up 2 Gust of Wind 1 Lass 3 PlusPower 3 Item Finder 2 Nightly Garbage Run 2 Switch 3 Computer Search
Energy (17) 4 Double Colorless Energy 7 Psychic Energy 6 Fighting Energy
Trainers (32) 2 Gust of Wind 3 Professor Oak 2 Nightly Garbage Run 2 Computer Search 3 Energy Removal 3 Item Finder 3 Super Energy Removal 3 Rocket’s Sneak Attack 3 Lass 2 Scoop Up 4 Bill 2 Energy Retrieval
Energy (16) 3 Double Colorless Energy 7 Fighting Energy 6 Fire Energy
Trainers (29) 4 PlusPower 1 Lass 3 Scoop Up 3 Gust of Wind 1 Imposter Oak’s Revenge 3 Item Finder 3 Professor Oak 2 Super Energy Removal 1 Switch 1 Energy Retrieval 2 Energy Removal 2 Nightly Garbage Run 3 Computer Search
Energy (18) 4 Double Colorless Energy 8 Fighting Energy 6 Lightning Energy
Pokémon (15) 3 Hitmonchan 4 Jigglypuff 3 Wigglytuff 2 Mr. Mime 3 Mewtwo (Movie Promo)
Trainers (26) 3 Rocket’s Sneak Attack 3 Bill 4 PlusPower 3 Scoop Up 3 Professor Oak 2 Challenge! 2 Item Finder 2 Gust of Wind 2 Computer Search 2 Nightly Garbage Run
Energy (19) 4 Double Colorless Energy 7 Fighting Energy 8 Psychic Energy
Trainers (28) 4 Bill 4 Professor Oak 2 Nightly Garbage Run 2 Item Finder 2 Computer Search 4 Energy Removal 3 Super Energy Removal 4 Scoop Up 3 Gust of Wind
Energy (20) 2 Double Colorless Energy 10 Fire Energy 8 Fighting Energy
Trainers (33) 3 Rocket’s Sneak Attack 2 Nightly Garbage Run 3 Item Finder 4 Gust of Wind 3 Energy Removal 3 Professor Oak 4 Bill 3 Computer Search 1 Goop Gas Attack 4 Scoop Up 3 Super Energy Removal
Energy (15) 3 Double Colorless Energy 2 Rainbow Energy 4 Fighting Energy 6 Psychic Energy
Semi-Finals Dean Bartlett (1) def. Mitch Morris (4) Joseph Viray (7) def. Brock Christianson (6)
Quarter-Finals Dean Bartlett (1) def. Gilbert Manquez (8) Mitch Morris (4) def. Chris Graham (5) Joseph Viray (7) def. Ken Knight (2) Brock Christianson (6) def. Devin Diamond (3)
Full Standings
Rank
Name
Points
Resist
1
Viray Joseph
16
106
2
Bartlett Dean
21
90
3-4
Christianson Brock
18
85
3-4
Morris Mitch
18
90
5-8
Diamond Devin
18
97
5-8
Graham Chris
18
86
5-8
Knight Ken
18
104
5-8
Marquez Gilbert
16
82
9
Bartlett Wesley
15
114
10
Knight John
15
88
11
Howell Steven
15
88
12
Tapia Stasha
15
81
13
Marshall Steven
15
79
14
Wong Timothy
15
79
15
Tapia Michael
15
79
16
Johnson Jack
15
79
17
Schiller Erik
15
78
18
Arriola Gabriel
15
78
19
Norstrom Gavin
15
78
20
Madrid Alex
15
76
21
Thurner Nick
15
74
22
Powell Billy
15
70
23
Sanchez Paul
15
64
24
Mautino Chris
14
95
25
Turkawski Katherine
14
84
26
Khodar Sylvie
14
76
27
Johnson Rachel
14
72
28
Kamm BJ
13
86
29
Thompson Jerrall
13
83
30
Aquino Julie
13
80
31
Hopfer Stephen
13
74
32
Luong, Michelle
13
61
33
Her Jim
12
91
34
Leutenegger Alex
12
89
35
Kozeniesky Kevin
12
87
36
Bays Tim
12
85
37
Chase Patrick
12
82
38
Mansfield Selene
12
81
39
Castillo Jennifer
12
81
40
Hemphill Jefferey
12
80
41
Leung Brian
12
80
42
Permian Spencer
12
80
43
Konrad Joe
12
79
44
Lyong, Brandon
12
78
45
Shimona Taber
12
75
46
Van Winkle Indianna
12
72
47
Kellner Jennifer
12
71
48
Poon Florence
12
71
49
Stanly William
12
70
50
Rossin Luke
12
70
51
Baxter Jay
12
69
52
Borchardt, Stephanie
12
68
53
Skrah Dylan
12
68
54
Papay Sean
12
68
55
Bartlett Sean
12
67
56
Daniel Matt
12
67
57
Williams Eric
12
66
58
Silva Matthew
12
64
59
Bryant Alex
12
63
60
Reeves Camden
12
63
61
Yribe Warren
12
57
62
Glover Amanda
11
86
63
Gent Tina
11
86
64
Tang Joey
11
79
65
Brent Derrek
11
68
66
Minor Kyle
11
37
67
Gaede Steven
10
94
68
Robertson Darrell
10
70
69
Cawthon Ross
10
68
70
Reid Alec
10
66
71
Claman Louie
10
66
72
Teeguarden, Alex
10
60
73
Moy Andy
10
48
74
Gauer Jon
9
86
75
Hyder Brandan
9
82
76
Schilling Andrew
9
77
77
Hansen Matt
9
77
78
Ruelos Ryan
9
76
79
Gonzales Darian
9
75
80
Osika Samatha
9
73
81
Gutierrez Samuel
9
72
82
Nakamura Chaz
9
70
83
Wishoff, Matt
9
70
84
Tucker Derek
9
69
85
Aronson Jenny
9
65
86
Luc, Jasper
9
64
87
Peralta Kevin
9
64
88
Ke, Rithesiha
9
62
89
Sanchez Eirc
9
62
90
Paulson Brendon
9
61
91
Najera Kaylen
9
61
92
Pham Kristina
9
59
93
Beck Richard
9
59
94
Maldanado Mandy
9
55
95
Camerena, Ray
9
50
96
Borchardt, Robbie
9
49
97
Ernest Christopher
9
49
98
Carlin Bryon
9
46
99
Coffman Alec
8
83
100
Kontinakis Teddy
8
75
101
Nguyen Anderson
8
71
102
Camerena, Ricky
8
64
103
Vanrhee Helena
8
63
104
Hatfield Joel
8
62
105
Velasquez BJ
8
51
106
Wishoff, Steven
7
69
107
Nelson Mike
6
80
108
Aumada Alexis
6
74
109
Porter Chris
6
72
110
Caceres Carlos
6
70
111
Hettrick Justin
6
70
112
Godfrey Duncan
6
68
113
Magat Jhonnel
6
68
114
Bays Donna
6
65
115
Pfeifer Taylor
6
64
116
Nguyen Daniel
6
63
117
Burnett Mark
6
61
118
Caceres Abigail
6
59
119
Bouteher Jennifer
6
59
120
Knaack Andrew
6
58
121
Bracamontes Michael
6
57
122
Perkins Shawn
6
52
123
Black Derek
6
47
124
Fisher Robert
6
47
125
Chan Jason
6
43
126
Bolton Bradley
5
60
127
Petrone Andrew
5
51
128
Blondin, Kyle
4
68
129
Johnson Skyler
3
84
130
Anguiano Chelsie
3
71
131
Eddy Brandon
3
71
132
Hurba, Christina
3
65
133
Diamond Shayng
3
63
134
Smith Dylan
3
60
135
Brown Cody
3
59
136
Jenkins Ryan
3
56
137
Wisniewsky, Stephen
3
53
138
Colombo Jordan
3
44
139
Carstens Graham
1
62
140
Davis Derek
0
84
141
Turkawski Jessica
0
77
142
Gonzales Dorian
0
70
143
Marquez Giovanni
0
67
144
Stager Nate
0
56
145
Marquez Andrew
0
53
146
Tucker Alex
0
49
147
Moore Matthew
0
46
11 – 14
Finals Jack Savage (7) def. Kody Barret (5)
Semi-Finals Kody Barret (5) def. Zach Froelich (8) Jack Savage (7) def. Daniel Nino (6)
Quarter-Finals Zach Froelich (8) def. Matthew Townend (1) Kody Barret (5) def. Ben Ferguson (4) Jack Savage (7) def. Derek Bowling (2) Daniel Nino (6) def. John Pratt (3)
Full Standings
Rank
Name
Points
Resist
1
Savage, Jack
20
117
2
Barret, Kody
20
125
3-4
Froelich, Zach
18
138
3-4
Nino, Daniel
20
117
5-8
Bowling, Derek
21
126
5-8
Ferguson, Ben
21
105
5-8
Pratt, John
21
119
5-8
Townend Matthew
24
131
9
Munch, Mike
18
133
10
Johnson Jeremiah
18
131
11
Gonzales Adam
18
121
12
Shoulder, Cade
18
119
13
Williams, David
18
112
14
Beacham, Fritz
18
107
15
McCown, Eric
18
105
16
Ferrel Tim
18
104
17
Ramirez, John
18
103
18
Smith Kelly
18
102
19
Platta, Andy
18
101
20
Lopez, Francisco
18
99
21
Nguyen Knoa
18
92
22
Peditto, Christopher
18
92
23
Cuajunco Gabriel
18
91
24
Bennett, Michael
18
89
25
Martinez, TJ
17
116
26
Falah, Sami
17
113
27
Beacham, Lloyd
17
109
28
Mantino Richard
17
105
29
Low, Jeffrey
16
102
30
Turkawski, Alex
16
100
31
Murphy, Andrew
15
135
32
Goldstein, Josh
15
123
33
Chiang Tim
15
121
34
Tamblyn, Mitchell
15
120
35
Bork, Joshua
15
120
36
Poestkoke, Sean
15
119
37
Tran, Howard
15
118
38
Luong, Brian
15
116
39
Ramos, Charlie
15
114
40
Cook Adam
15
111
41
Udarbe, Jeff
15
111
42
Wilms, Chris
15
111
43
Pham, Jonathan
15
110
44
Torres, Michael
15
108
45
Tucker, Tyler
15
105
46
Downey, Brad
15
104
47
Alanis, Chris
15
103
48
Ruelos, Nikko
15
102
49
May, Matthew
15
102
50
Osborne, Matthew
15
102
51
Phillips, John
15
102
52
Ugarte, Osualdo
15
101
53
Pham, Paul
15
101
54
Miller, Betty
15
99
55
Washington, Zuriel
15
99
56
Jauniaux Jonathan
15
98
57
Johnson, Matt
15
98
58
Meckley, Jordon
15
96
59
Maldonado, Joe
15
95
60
Hansen, Jill
15
94
61
Carrlin, Andrew
15
94
62
Morning Star, Tommy
15
91
63
Boyle, Patrick
15
87
64
Gent, Aaron
15
85
65
Thomas, Anthony
15
84
66
Rosul, Grant
15
81
67
Wu, Matt
15
76
68
Les, Greg
14
108
69
Loerke, David
14
97
70
Tamblyn, Alex
14
96
71
Schergen James
14
80
72
Henson Ryan
13
109
73
D’amico Lindsay
13
94
74
Milewski, Dave
13
91
75
Andry, Marcellus
13
88
76
Yuen, Jonathan
13
85
77
Amaya, Ash
13
77
78
Rock, Justin
12
121
79
Aguilar, JR
12
112
80
Peralta, Airon
12
112
81
Lee, Geoff
12
110
82
Nerona, Nolan
12
109
83
Van-Leuren, Robert
12
108
84
Guymon Alex
12
107
85
Esparza, Sean
12
107
86
Torres, Joseph
12
107
87
Comerford Jasen
12
105
88
Jones, Joseph
12
104
89
Silva, Sergio
12
103
90
Le, Philip
12
102
91
Graham, DJ
12
102
92
Harry, Jayson
12
102
93
Fung, Jonathan
12
100
94
Slack, Gabe
12
100
95
Gividen Bryan
12
97
96
Paulson Melanie
12
96
97
Newman, Chris
12
96
98
O’Brien James
12
94
99
Estavillo, Frederick
12
94
100
Pike, Ezra
12
94
101
Weir, Sierra
12
93
102
Sweet, Charles
12
91
103
Graham, Alex
12
90
104
Evans Ted
12
89
105
Tran, Chris
12
89
106
Kamchee Spencer
12
87
107
Cossio, Ryan
12
87
108
Romero, Anthony
12
87
109
Munch, Yvonne
12
84
110
Matias, Eric
12
82
111
Arriola, Lorenzo
12
81
112
Beattie, Troy
12
81
113
Mann, Eric
12
76
114
Valencia, Jose
12
76
115
Paca, Jonathan
12
71
116
Pajarillo Melissa
12
70
117
Martinez, Antonio
12
61
118
Teeter, Alex
11
101
119
Kochis, Robert
11
97
120
Farzin, Sam
11
96
121
Woods, John
11
92
122
Reynaga, Rene
11
90
123
Minor, Ross
11
85
124
Garin, Fernand
11
80
125
Debes, Brian
11
79
126
Tumia, Danny
11
76
127
Nelson Jeff
10
92
128
Aoun, Peter
10
90
129
Contreras, Salvador
10
84
130
Kahn, Steven
10
76
131
Perkins Alfred
10
69
132
Stancliff, Brody
9
115
133
Hyman Brian
9
113
134
Perucca Michael
9
105
135
Ke, Rithueasna
9
103
136
Munch, Greg
9
99
137
Thayer, Jonathan
9
96
138
Edwards, Jason
9
95
139
Lim, David
9
95
140
Petrone, Eugene
9
93
141
Martinez, Alexander
9
91
142
Nyssen, Derek
9
91
143
Kong Peter
9
90
144
Hixson, Casey
9
90
145
Lara, Orlando
9
87
146
Jansen, Nick
9
87
147
Sanchez, Chris
9
87
148
Luna, Andrew
9
86
149
Yee, David
9
85
150
Spurlock Wesley
9
84
151
Lawson, Ross
9
84
152
Grant Greg
9
83
153
Grunauer, George
9
81
154
Cary, Marshall
9
81
155
Nuckols, Samuel
9
78
156
Strawh, Robert
9
78
157
Anguiano Jesse
9
76
158
Olguih, Brandon
9
72
159
Lee, Christopher
9
70
160
Torres, Terry
9
70
161
Dallacqua, Ryan
9
69
162
Dhar, Abhinav
9
67
163
King, Darryl
9
66
164
Chan, Joey
9
61
165
Smith, Garrett
9
58
166
Roach, Anthony
8
115
167
Jones, Tim
8
98
168
Bates, Chris
8
97
169
Johnson, Adrianne
8
96
170
Gutierrez, Tiffany
8
83
171
Schilling, Nathan
8
80
172
Crown, Cameron
8
80
173
Cary, Marina
8
74
174
Farrell, Royal
8
46
175
Arias, Stephan
7
88
176
Cossio, Amid
7
78
177
Luk Kevin
7
76
178
Perez, Alex
7
69
179
Thomas, Tyler
7
67
180
Hornbacher, Brennan
7
58
181
Kuwahara, Derek
6
112
182
Seaburgh, Roman
6
109
183
Rufino, Phillip
6
104
184
Higginbothom Brandon
6
101
185
Pajarillo Phillip
6
99
186
Garcia Andrew
6
89
187
Gabagat, Erik
6
88
188
Fung, Roger
6
85
189
Kojimoto, Karly
6
81
190
Mackay, Scott
6
80
191
Yasuhara, Toshio
6
78
192
Walton, Melissa
6
75
193
Uint, Tyler
6
74
194
James Andy
6
70
195
Martinez, Richard
6
68
196
Crust, Joe
6
61
197
Driscoll, Lisa
6
55
198
Giler, Eric
6
55
199
Lelen, Kevin
5
84
200
Marquez, Vanessa
5
59
201
VanDeusen, Tommy
4
91
202
Whitney-Monical, Hope
4
79
203
Gosling, Nicole
4
71
204
Bryant, Garret
4
67
205
Cometa, Steven
3
120
206
Pham, Andrew
3
101
207
Leon Tyler
3
95
208
Burnett, John
3
93
209
Nakamura, Grant
3
90
210
Grossaint, James
3
84
211
Treptow Aaron
3
72
212
Dawson, Andrew
3
64
213
Brown, Spencer
3
55
214
Hoitt Kenny
1
61
215
Lim, Daniel
0
136
216
Carlin, Andrew
0
120
217
Vasquez, Ismael
0
104
218
Loerke, David
0
104
219
Kojimoto, Matthew
0
88
220
Montoya, Salvador
0
83
221
Ruddock, Ashely
0
76
222
Lazaro, Jath
0
69
15 and Over
Finals Andrew Marshall (3) def. William Lieu (8)
Semi-Finals William Lieu (8) def. Chris Neathery (4) Andrew Marshall (3) def. Alvin Osborn (7)
Quarter-Finals William Lieu (8) def. Marcus Abreu (1) Chris Neathery (4) def. Jared Stein (5) Alvin Osborn (7) def. Jay Yu (2) Andrew Marshall (3) def. Darren Guiao (6)
Full Standings
Rank
Name
Points
Resist
1
Andrew Marshall
21
116
2
William Lieu
18
112
3-4
Chris Neathery
20
118
3-4
Alvin Osborn
18
118
5-8
Marcus Abreu
21
130
5-8
Darren Guiao
19
93
5-8
Jared Stein
19
112
5-8
Jay Yu
21
120
9
Tymon Martindale
18
108
10
Kevin Yee
18
103
11
Beth Neathery
18
98
12
Ben Serr
18
92
13
Bo Vu
17
114
14
Scott Gerhardt
17
112
15
Tsukasa Kitahara
17
107
16
Chad Mills
17
105
17
Jojo Javier
17
102
18
Rob Thayer
16
127
19
Bob Bickel
16
120
20
Todd Brock
16
109
21
Rey Berrones
16
107
22
Mark Coder
16
103
23
Devon Bowling
16
99
24
Geoffrey Hom
16
82
25
Chris Schroeder
15
121
26
Chris Dayley
15
117
27
Glenn Pearman
15
114
28
Israel Quiroz
15
106
29
Matthew Turner
15
105
30
Curtis Golsch
15
104
31
Ryan Crimo
15
101
32
Ralph Kunkle
15
101
33
Michael Laursen
15
97
34
Fred Najera
15
97
35
Alex Nastuk
15
86
36
David Jennings
15
84
37
Rudy Rodriguez
15
83
38
Paul Yu
15
82
39
Corey Green
15
76
40
Josh Thibadeaux
15
72
41
Matt Teeter
14
110
42
Roman Berrones
14
99
43
Glenmore Wong
14
97
44
Gregg Sandoval
14
97
45
Nicholas Bergez
14
95
46
Kevin Marshall
14
93
47
Ronald Kunkle
14
91
48
Christine Amaral
14
87
49
Scott Wheeler
14
84
50
Carmen Cordero
13
112
51
Michael Musni
13
105
52
Andy Laursen
13
104
53
Tareq Falah
13
104
54
Randy Hano
13
97
55
Frank Landazuri
13
96
56
Rhodney Viray
13
95
57
Jeremy Borchardt
13
95
58
Gerald McKee
13
82
59
Bruce Long
13
80
60
Murvin Durkee
12
113
61
Richard Eslava
12
110
62
Philippe Vanlieu
12
108
63
Mark Zawacki
12
103
64
Daniel Salinas
12
100
65
Santiago Dorwello
12
98
66
Melvin Borchardt
12
98
67
William Hung
12
98
68
Marvin Aquino
12
97
69
Mark Schiller
12
95
70
Geoffrey Paulson
12
90
71
Dawn Wishoff
12
90
72
Kim Cary
12
89
73
Gary Paulson
12
87
74
Mike Castillo
12
87
75
Paul Kingsley
12
87
76
Ed Viray
12
83
77
Lionel Trias
12
82
78
James O’Brien
12
82
79
Jenny Low
12
81
80
Athena Epperson
12
80
81
Michael Wedge
12
78
82
Michelle Frechette
12
78
83
Michael Chase
12
75
84
Tam Nguyen
11
98
85
John Salalila
11
96
86
Mike Bays
11
92
87
Miguel Silva
11
91
88
Ken Tamblyn
11
87
89
Cullen Cook
11
86
90
Gordon Kane
11
85
91
Thomas Hopfer
11
85
92
Antonio Jara Jr.
11
84
93
Alan Jenkins
11
82
94
Pol Vanrhee
11
80
95
Daniel Walton
11
79
96
Chris Schenk
11
66
97
Jason Archer
10
100
98
Eddie Park
10
100
99
Larry Pylant
10
96
100
Patrick Donovan
10
91
101
David Palileo
10
88
102
Michael Egbert
10
82
103
Luis Moran
10
73
104
Lorenzo Arriola
10
72
105
Darryl Ballard
10
60
106
Joel Cuthbert
9
116
107
Carlos Dejesus
9
111
108
Kelly Jensen
9
108
109
Lisa Leutenegger
9
102
110
John Ceballos
9
99
111
Laura Turkawski
9
96
112
Michael Hart
9
91
113
Joshua Minnon
9
90
114
Lynette Hart
9
88
115
Scott Sager
9
87
116
Curtis Carpenter
9
87
117
Kevin Bowsfield
9
84
118
Bruce Monical
9
84
119
Kevin Kelly
9
82
120
Kyle Cruz
9
81
121
Nick Leslie
9
80
122
Michael Hyder
9
80
123
David Kellner
9
78
124
Rickie Speirs
9
67
125
Alex Hanson
9
64
126
Janine Madrid
9
62
127
Jesse Lendazuri
8
113
128
Richard Carnan
8
99
129
April Epperson
8
93
130
Leo Sanchez
8
87
131
Kevin Gent
8
74
132
Terri Hopfer
8
71
133
Travis Beattie
8
68
134
Rhonda Yribe
8
65
135
Avery Cannon
8
65
136
Duane Honeyman
7
82
137
Jay Vales
7
81
138
Diane Honeyman
7
75
139
David Graham
7
75
140
Bertha Pena
7
73
141
Gregory Grant
7
67
142
Monika Olson
7
66
143
Cary Cary
7
66
144
Brian Garbett
7
64
145
Sam Gutierrez
6
107
146
Victor Hernandez
6
93
147
Ben Morris
6
92
148
Charlie Hodges
6
91
149
Mickey Griffin
6
86
150
David Wallin
6
81
151
Marie Robertson
6
80
152
Peter Bracamontes
6
78
153
James Chacon
6
78
154
Alfonso Anzo
6
72
155
Kevin Leon
6
67
156
Matt Blondin
6
56
157
David Papay
5
92
158
Lauri Papay
5
89
159
Chris Boutcher
5
81
160
Kris Olson
5
78
161
Gabriele Gent
5
68
162
Andrea Pittman
5
65
163
Ken Shimono
5
65
164
Andres Rodriguez
4
103
165
Steve Perucca
4
99
166
Michelle Cook
4
65
167
Clayton Moser
4
50
168
Steve Diamond
3
101
169
Anthony Vernon
3
90
170
Cory Guzman
3
78
171
David Danenberg
3
72
172
Fredrick Louie
3
71
173
Mary Diamond
1
67
174
Michael Dempsey
1
54
175
Pat Hughes
1
54
176
Neil Magat
0
104
177
Jesse Land
0
86
178
Joshua Glover
0
83
179
Lynette Moore
0
61
180
Shanon Shaw
0
59
East Coast Super Trainer Showdown 2000
STS East Coast event flyer, courtesy of thunder_moo
The Super Trainer Showdown would travel to the East Coast in the fall. It was held at the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus, New Jersey.
This venue was much larger and more well-organized than the previous event. It is reported that over 6300 attendees attended, with over 700 playing in the main tournament
Meadowlands Exposition Center during the event
While there was the addition of the new Gym Challenge expansion, the metagame still remained largely the same in terms of deck archetypes. Beatdown decks added in Team Rocket’s Zapdos as another aggressive powerful Basic Pokemon, but the field was still largely the same Wigglytuff, Beatdown, and Blastoise Rain Dance decks.
Jason Klaczynski at the event
Multiple players who played in the Tropical Mega Battle events in Hawaii participated at this tournament. This included 2000 Tropical Mega Battle champion & multi-time world champion Jason Klaczynski (15 and Over), 2001 Tropical Mega Battle finalist Jason Imperiale (11 – 14), 2002 Tropical Mega Battle VS Shield battle champion Jerome Schosse (10 and Under), and fellow 2002 Tropical Mega Battle participant Jonathan Brooks (10 an Under).
East Coast STS 2000 Top 8
Click on each player’s name to view their decklist.
Trainers (15) 2 Professor Oak 1 Misty’s Wrath 3 Computer Search 3 Super Energy Removal 2 Gust of Wind 1 Scoop Up 1 Energy Removal 1 Item Finder 1 Narrow Gym
Energy (27) 12 Lightning Energy 8 Fighting Energy 3 Full Heal Energy 1 Potion Energy 3 Double Colorless Energy
Finals Jonathan Brooks (2) def. Jerome Schosse (4)
Semi-Finals Jerome Schosse (4) def. Christopher Bailey (8) Jonathan Brooks (2) def. David Santos (6)
Quarter-Finals Christopher Bailey (8) def. Elliot Freidmann (1) Jerome Schosse (4) def. Malcolm Scotland (5) Jonathan Brooks (2) def. Gabriel Mends (7) David Santos (6) def. Glen Sylvester (3)
Full Standings
Rank
Name
Points
Resist
1
Brooks, Jonathan
21
96
2
Schosse, Jerome
18
99
3-4
Santos, David
18
92
3-4
Bailey, Christopher
17
84
5-8
Freidmann, Elliot
21
106
5-8
Sylvester, Glen
18
99
5-8
Scotland, Malcolm
18
95
5-8
Mends, Gabriel
18
90
9
Sparacino, Joseph
18
97
10
Vargas, Andy
16
92
11
Yue, Michael
16
78
12
Knight, Ken
15
100
13
Bohnam, Bryson
15
100
14
Mancini, Devon
15
99
15
Chance, Robbie
15
95
16
Mavleos, Cory
15
92
17
Rao, Amit
15
92
18
Curry, Aaron
15
90
19
Caro, Chris
15
89
20
Rumford, Bryce
15
89
21
Bayne, Bobby
15
89
22
Crow, Robbie
15
88
23
Kenny, Bobby
15
87
24
Campbell, Gary
15
85
25
Moore, Sean
15
80
26
Cordeiro, Mark
15
79
27
Sharp, Dean
15
78
28
Toeniskoetter, Clare
15
78
29
Boyd, Trai
15
77
30
LaMancusa, Paul
15
77
31
Knight, John
15
73
32
Craig, Miranda
14
81
33
Kendle, Kevin
14
64
34
Singh, Dhiran
13
88
35
Hodgson, Johnny
13
86
36
Burton, Bonnie
13
83
37
Flick, Jonas
13
71
38
Ferguson, Steven
13
69
39
Olmo, Billy
13
66
40
Kolchinski, Yuri
13
65
41
Cresswell, Bryan
12
94
42
Roche, Jonathan
12
94
43
Williams, Max
12
87
44
Mermelstein, Daniel
12
87
45
Braaten, Daniel
12
85
46
Watson, Kenny
12
85
47
Tang, Yang
12
84
48
Lomas, James
12
84
49
Robertson, Darrell
12
84
50
Labar, Chelsea
12
83
51
Genato, Ryan
12
82
52
Rowbotham, Amy
12
82
53
Coghlan, Tyler
12
82
54
Hofgren-Ingster, Alexander
12
81
55
Marshall, Steven
12
78
56
Barlock, Michael
12
78
57
Buck, Frank
12
78
58
Bohman, Cody
12
77
59
Biehl, Isabella
12
77
60
Shiffman, Zak
12
74
61
Reynolds, Michael
12
73
62
Camacho, Andre
12
71
63
Roe, Alexander
12
70
64
Franco, Michael
12
70
65
Sharafinski, Jeffrey
12
70
66
Rosado, Daniel
12
70
67
Turner, Ryan
12
70
68
Bittinger, Shawn
12
69
69
Tirabassi, Michael
12
69
70
Veenstra, Ardjuna
12
68
71
Messinger, David
12
66
72
Toeniskoetter, Drew
12
66
73
Varona, Pete
12
63
74
Kramer, Benjamin
12
56
75
Jessing, Stephen
12
56
76
Cresswell, Sarah
11
64
77
Urberger, Bobby
11
56
78
Fischer, Timmy
10
84
79
Lopez, Justin
10
77
80
Williams, Joshua
10
76
81
Fiegleman, Jordan
10
75
82
Rich, Theo
10
73
83
McArthur, Ian
10
68
84
Theodorou, Michael
10
55
85
Schirardi, Steven
10
48
86
Merrill, Lauren
9
84
87
Pikulski, Marc
9
84
88
Colson, Joseph
9
83
89
Montalbano, Lisa
9
82
90
Morabito, Adam
9
78
91
Wagner, Michelle
9
77
92
Mahowald, Morgan
9
77
93
Bonham, Brianna
9
76
94
Goodman, Cody
9
76
95
Berke, Andrew
9
72
96
Szymczak, Mark
9
72
97
Christian, Caitlin
9
70
98
Kazmierski, Andrew
9
69
99
Chronopoulos, Alex
9
69
100
Donegan, Thomas
9
68
101
Carron, Joshua
9
67
102
Falk, Andy
9
67
103
Lahtinen, Evan
9
67
104
Fink, Aaron
9
64
105
Petrack, Rachel
9
64
106
Julian, Alex
9
64
107
Devisser, Timothy
9
63
108
Miller, Kyle
9
61
109
Yue, Daniel
9
60
110
Correa, Edward
9
58
111
Robinson, Weston
9
57
112
Collins, Seth
9
56
113
Tassi, Renato
9
55
114
Barone, Jospeh
9
54
115
Jessing, Brian
9
54
116
Howe, Jake
9
46
117
Steski, Matthew
9
46
118
Tuan, Keith
9
45
119
Kappenberg, Geoffrey
8
77
120
Rogers, Alan
8
76
121
Elding, Jonathan
8
73
122
Ingebretson, Jonas
8
73
123
Sacks, Lloyd
7
76
124
Bengtsson, Kenneth
7
76
125
Markello, Ross
7
56
126
Tokar, Andrew
7
54
127
Gonzalez, Darian
7
53
128
Schiller, Erik
6
84
129
Velasquez, Diego
6
80
130
Kessel, Nathan
6
78
131
Craig, Orion
6
74
132
Larson, Eric
6
74
133
Kowalsky, Cory
6
70
134
Bayne, Jimmy
6
69
135
Sauk, Benjamin
6
65
136
Callanan, Alayna
6
64
137
Negley, Josh
6
61
138
Denny Jr., Charlie
6
59
139
Oliverio, Nicholas
6
59
140
Abneri, Joshua
6
59
141
Geiger, Frank
6
59
142
Appelbaum, Sammy
6
58
143
Frim, Eliana
6
54
144
Trube, Kenny
6
53
145
Azar, Cain
6
50
146
Mason, Spencer
6
48
147
Landry, Jeremy
5
76
148
Grevas, Nick
5
53
149
Yasue, Akira
5
43
150
Ferrara, Mike
4
65
151
Johnson, Billy
3
95
152
Estrella, Justin
3
74
153
Evans, Jack
3
69
154
Adamczyk, John-Michael
3
65
155
Mautino, Chris
3
64
156
Patterson, Ian
3
63
157
Lloyd, Adam
3
60
158
Labar, Brandon
3
58
159
Batt, Kristi
3
55
160
Bartos, Amanda
3
53
161
Buonocore, Michael
3
39
162
Bailey, Daniel
2
70
163
Emmons, Thomas
0
91
164
Weinberg, Stephen
0
84
165
Shi, Jennifer
0
56
166
Wagner, Nikki
0
52
11 – 14
Finals Rudy Rodriguez (3) def. James O’Brien (4)
Semi-Finals James O’Brien (4) def. Carson White (1) Rudy Rodriguez (3) def. Jason Imperiale (7)
Quarter-Finals Carson White (1) def Alex Elkins (8) James O’Brien (4) def. Yi-An Lu (5) Rudy Rodriguez (3) def. Andrew Daly (6) Jason Imperiale (7) def. Kevin Chen (2)
Full Standings
Rank
Name
Points
Resist
1
Rodriguez, Rudy
21
127
2
O’Brien, James
21
126
3-4
White, Carson
24
132
3-4
Imperiale, Jason
21
119
5-8
Chen, Kevin
21
135
5-8
Lu, Yi – An
21
123
5-8
Daly, Andrew
21
120
5-8
Elkins, Alex
21
110
9
Hrycyshyn, Tim
21
108
10
Lee, Matthew
21
103
11
Yontef, Scott
21
99
12
Brooks, Timothy
19
119
13
Sugalski, Adam
19
96
14
Williams, Jacob
18
131
15
Friedlander, David
18
130
16
Varounis, Jason
18
126
17
Schlosse, Gilles
18
124
18
Plourde, Joe
18
123
19
Agron, Jose
18
123
20
DeLeon, Eric
18
122
21
Auchter, Robbie
18
119
22
Patrick, Timothy
18
117
23
Kitch, Nicholas
18
114
24
Block, Devin
18
114
25
Smith, Tim
18
111
26
Rust, Erik
18
111
27
Theodorou, George
18
111
28
Pishchik, Edward
18
109
29
Donegan, Patrick
18
109
30
Arnold, Miles
18
108
31
Davidson, Kevin
18
107
32
Bugosh, Nathan
18
105
33
Contreras, Christian
18
102
34
Herbert, Richard
18
102
35
Friedmann, Doug
18
101
36
Inden, Ashton
18
101
37
Rumford, Will
18
100
38
Formato, Alex
18
99
39
Lampert, Josh
18
97
40
Zawadzki, Michael
18
94
41
Chang, Grace
18
93
42
Saari, Kyle
18
87
43
Lev, Alex
18
85
44
Aragoncillo, Miguel
17
114
45
Schiller, Chris
17
106
46
Oettle, Colin
17
104
47
Rowbotham, Daniel
16
119
48
Gurta, Brian
16
105
49
Palamason, Heimir
16
105
50
Ruano, Jacob
16
82
51
Lawson, Tywon
15
132
52
Burton, Johnny
15
123
53
Tokar, Sam
15
123
54
Passanante, Jared
15
123
55
Jaramillo, Oswaldo
15
122
56
Birthelmer, Marty
15
121
57
Rosenquist, R.S.
15
121
58
Koontz, David
15
121
59
Winter, John
15
120
60
Petrochko, Cole
15
120
61
McGowan, Sean
15
119
62
Modiello, Phil
15
119
63
Trunzo, Adam
15
118
64
Brosseau, Alex
15
118
65
Khais, Steven
15
116
66
Cahayla, Robert
15
116
67
Sage, Andy
15
116
68
Desal, Zahir
15
114
69
Costello, Tony
15
114
70
Hau, Kendrew
15
113
71
Cully, Siobhan
15
111
72
Fredericks, Vincent
15
111
73
Bradyhouse, Austin
15
108
74
Willman, Max
15
108
75
Vestre, Eskil
15
108
76
Pruyn, Patrick
15
107
77
Morabito, Dustin
15
107
78
Merrill, Matt
15
105
79
Durso, Frankie
15
104
80
Battaglio, Ted
15
102
81
Flaming, Jared
15
101
82
Peditto, Chris
15
101
83
Turner, Myron
15
100
84
Reed, Ian
15
100
85
Strefling, Felipe
15
100
86
VanValkenburg, Chelsea
15
100
87
Pierson, Keith
15
100
88
Luna, Jose
15
99
89
Siddiqi, Basit
15
98
90
Zuniga, Robert
15
98
91
Hinton, Tom
15
96
92
Stoner, Sarah
15
96
93
Poulsen, Mads
15
95
94
Hogan, Joey
15
95
95
Kowalsky, Erin
15
95
96
Poms, Jesse
15
94
97
Zyglowicz, Beth
15
93
98
Dubin, Oz
15
93
99
Montalbano, Joseph
15
92
100
Amato, Vince
15
92
101
Alvarez, Kristian
15
90
102
Vilches, Chris
15
90
103
Tremblay, Brandon
15
90
104
Vinluan, Marvin
15
90
105
Fahs, Frisco
15
89
106
Erchick, Frank
15
87
107
Hartzell, Jeremy
15
86
108
Sandoval, Peter
15
80
109
Kreinberg, David
15
79
110
Shi, Syluio
15
78
111
Gean, Derek
15
76
112
Tyminski, Steven
15
73
113
Jauniaux, Jonathan
14
123
114
Wodarski, Ray
14
97
115
Mauleos, Brandon
13
117
116
Gurta, Julia
13
108
117
Austin, Dylan
13
102
118
Pizarro, Dante
13
97
119
Hairston, Jason
13
93
120
Gesualdi, Christopher
13
91
121
Aleagha, Kyle
13
90
122
McCormick, Ben
13
79
123
Brooks, Eric
12
130
124
Higgins, Michael
12
127
125
Costa, Jonathan
12
123
126
Pramawat, Michael
12
123
127
Tassi, Luiz
12
118
128
Ahsan, Saquib
12
117
129
Williamson, Robbie
12
116
130
Bonavita, Gary
12
116
131
Pishchik, David
12
115
132
Breckenridge, Josh
12
115
133
Vogel, Aaron
12
114
134
Grevas, Elias
12
114
135
Proch, Torrie
12
113
136
Grevas, Stephen
12
111
137
Jones, Kyle
12
111
138
South, Paul
12
111
139
Ozeri, Jesse
12
108
140
Wensink, Stacey
12
108
141
Zheng, Sheng
12
106
142
Marquez, John
12
106
143
Grube, Adam
12
105
144
Karcher, Ryan
12
104
145
Koneval, John
12
103
146
Azar, Rory
12
103
147
Gill, Amy
12
102
148
DelaFuente, Dan
12
102
149
Brasten, Brendan
12
102
150
Nelson, Jacob
12
101
151
Clevinger, Michael
12
100
152
Yezuita, Ashley
12
100
153
Korybski, Michael
12
100
154
Liesegang, Tom
12
99
155
Bowden, Peter
12
99
156
Evans, Warren
12
99
157
Figueirado, Jorge
12
99
158
Araszewicz, Milosz
12
98
159
Rutenberg, David
12
98
160
Perlmutter, Robert
12
98
161
Ayers, Roslyn
12
96
162
Spanier, Joe
12
96
163
Wagner, Thomas
12
96
164
McDonald, Beth
12
95
165
Hine, Kevin
12
95
166
Reynolds, Jeff
12
94
167
Gregory, Gary
12
94
168
Mautino, Richard
12
93
169
Garofald, Michael
12
93
170
Gellentien, Chris
12
92
171
Duong, Johnny
12
91
172
Bagnell, Nathaniel
12
91
173
Sbrana, Claudio
12
91
174
Juarez, Eser
12
90
175
Singh, Sarah
12
90
176
Boger, Michael
12
90
177
McCoy, Matt
12
89
178
Cousien, Anthony
12
89
179
Hopper, Elizabeth
12
87
180
Kendle, Michael
12
86
181
Tsai, Stephen
12
86
182
Heitner, Andrew
12
85
183
Grube, John
12
85
184
Biesenthal, Chris
12
83
185
Thompsen, Jeff
12
82
186
Moseson, Daniel
12
80
187
Lam, Fievel
12
80
188
Fechtmann, Michael
12
79
189
Contreras, Paul
12
78
190
Garcia, Aaron
12
75
191
Sheperd, Ricky
12
71
192
Coakley, Emmett
12
69
193
Solorzano, Sergio
12
63
194
Hopper, Jason
11
108
195
Grim, Dan
11
105
196
Figueroa, Christian
11
98
197
Barone, Danielle
11
92
198
Ushijima, Masahiko
11
79
199
Reynolds, Joseph
10
105
200
Rushton, Andrew
10
100
201
Thompson, Billy
10
88
202
Baez, Roberto
10
85
203
Williamson, Matthew
10
83
204
Judge, Tara
10
79
205
Reid, Chris
10
76
206
Sklar, Sam
10
76
207
Strippoli, Joe
10
72
208
Sobon, Allan
9
123
209
Jahn, Robert
9
109
210
Doccolo, Philip
9
106
211
McGrail, Patrick
9
104
212
Sita, Matthew
9
103
213
Gay, Jason
9
99
214
Branca, Michael
9
98
215
Peterson, Eric
9
97
216
Capor, Rob
9
96
217
Sperling, Steve
9
96
218
Robinette, BJ
9
96
219
Jones, Joseph
9
96
220
Prelle, Ryan
9
96
221
Brown, Jonathan
9
96
222
Gonzalez, Willie
9
95
223
Jackson, Tyrone
9
93
224
Mckenzie, Kenyatta
9
93
225
Dahlquist, Jonas
9
93
226
Leffelbine, Drew
9
92
227
Geary, Tom
9
91
228
Northover, Keith
9
91
229
Hebra, Melissa
9
91
230
Fredericks, Steven
9
91
231
Williams, Steven
9
90
232
Rosado, Paul
9
90
233
Geary, William
9
89
234
Proch, Brandon
9
89
235
Winters, Bryan
9
89
236
Ruano, Nestor
9
87
237
Allor, Danielle
9
87
238
Iwaita, Mizue
9
87
239
Ellis, Joseph
9
86
240
Toeniskoetter, Matt
9
85
241
Block, Dylan
9
84
242
Henry, Samuel
9
83
243
Eisler, Oliver
9
83
244
Cantrel, Teddy
9
82
245
Korybski, Matt
9
81
246
Seaman, Michael
9
81
247
Williams, Douglas
9
81
248
Hopta, Timothy
9
81
249
Livingston, Tony
9
81
250
Butler, Kyle
9
80
251
Patek, Adam
9
76
252
Guessefeld, Aaron
9
76
253
Medeiros, Peter
9
76
254
Kreeber, Donald
9
76
255
Chiu, Kevin
9
74
256
Delorenzo, Amy
9
72
257
Sano, Matt
9
71
258
Perez, Julio
9
69
259
Castro, Jerry
9
69
260
Estrella, Jonathan
9
61
261
Popoloski, Stephen
9
59
262
Quackenbos Jr., Drew
9
55
263
Dos Santos, Matthew
8
97
264
Sison, Carl
8
75
265
Davis, Alex
8
46
266
Negley, Jake
7
83
267
Romero, Frankie
7
80
268
Kuhn, Geoffrey
7
78
269
King, George
7
67
270
Fernandes, Filipe
7
67
271
Montalvo, Stefan
7
62
272
Harnal, Mannu
6
116
273
Jacob, Drew
6
112
274
Baez, James
6
102
275
Patterson Jr., William
6
98
276
Echavarria, Jeffrey
6
96
277
Lewan, Stephen
6
96
278
Roche, James
6
93
279
Gregorio, Marco
6
91
280
Narurkan, Ashum
6
90
281
Bills, Nick
6
87
282
Lotito, Tom
6
86
283
Bilby, Melissa
6
86
284
Long, Ian
6
86
285
Sano, Christopher
6
85
286
Ng, Christopher
6
85
287
Emmons, Dan
6
84
288
Silanen, Jani
6
84
289
Wertz, Eric
6
83
290
Strauss, Eric
6
83
291
Galehouse, Kyle
6
81
292
Benson, Eric
6
79
293
Aguileir, Christian
6
78
294
Olmo, Christine
6
78
295
Sokol, Andrew
6
76
296
Deshetler, Kyle
6
75
297
Mills, Phillie
6
74
298
Dicairano, Ken
6
73
299
Mason, TJ
6
72
300
Carter, Eric
6
71
301
Pugh, Victoria
6
70
302
Evelyn, David
6
64
303
Guilhin, Alizee
6
60
304
Klein, Kaz
6
49
305
Sugalski, Alex
5
57
306
Mattei, Anthony
4
73
307
Macabenta, Derick
4
62
308
Masser, John
4
52
309
Welsh, Matt
3
102
310
Bowen, Jared
3
100
311
Daniels, Jeremy
3
91
312
Sedrak, Marko
3
90
313
Abbott, John
3
89
314
Landry, Jorden
3
89
315
Najemian, Michael
3
74
316
Egnatowicz, Kristin
3
74
317
Castaneda, Gino
3
73
318
Garrovillas, Juliet
3
72
319
Avendano, Ivan
3
69
320
Correa, Alexander
3
65
321
Sperling, Mark
3
65
322
Soress, Anthony
3
64
323
Hess, Alex
3
61
324
Branca, Raymond
3
60
325
Salvati, Francesco
3
58
326
Vande-Vaarst, Max
3
56
327
Reed, Nick
2
70
328
LaPatriello, Michael
0
108
329
Flores, Joshua
0
93
330
Fink, Stefan
0
80
331
Beed, Nick
0
72
332
Eydman, Igor
0
72
333
Cabas, Carlos
0
72
334
Corles, Thomas
0
68
335
Nordsick, Damian
0
64
336
Deson, Paul Olivier
0
56
337
Bas, Melis
0
54
338
Aubitz, Jonathan
0
45
15 and Over
Finals Tom Hanley (1) def. Heidi Craig (7)
Semi-Finals Tom Hanley (1) def. Peter Keller (4) Heidi Craig (7) def. Israel Quiroz (3)
Quarter-Finals Tom Hanley (1) def. Matt Brooks (8) Peter Keller (4) def. Michael Delgaudio (5) Israel Quiroz (3) def. Joshua Morris (6) Heidi Craig (7) def. Jason Klaczynski (2)
Full Standings
Rank
Name
Points
Resist
1
Hanley, Tom
24
127
2
Craig, Heidi
19
110
3-4
Quiroz, Israel
21
120
3-4
Keller, Peter
21
96
5-8
Klaczynski, Jason
21
130
5-8
Delgaudio, Michael
19
124
5-8
Morris, Joshua
19
114
5-8
Brooks, Matt
19
105
9
La Mancusa, Paul
19
102
10
Dagani, Ben
18
126
11
Dai, Longjie
18
116
12
Hurley, Jim
18
116
13
Havolic, Bob
18
111
14
Bilby, Joey
18
111
15
Bernard, Jeff
18
111
16
Hopper, Andrew
18
106
17
Cresswell, Greg
18
104
18
Faber, Robert
18
103
19
Delaar, William
18
101
20
Hussaini, Bilal
18
98
21
Yontef, Louis
18
97
22
Lee, James
18
95
23
Nunnery, Blair
18
93
24
Mermelstein, Jeffrey
17
107
25
Flores, Alex
17
91
26
Naseer, Umair
17
81
27
Catalano, Matthew
16
118
28
Fletcher, James
16
117
29
Poulsen, Mikkel
16
111
30
Reynolds, Jeff
16
110
31
Marshall, Kevin
16
108
32
Marra, Bill
16
101
33
Sylvester, Glendon
16
100
34
Magness, Matt
15
128
35
Ybarra, Thomas
15
123
36
Valori, Kim
15
120
37
Lake, Lissanne
15
119
38
Gagliardi, Bobby
15
117
39
Katzen, Glenn
15
117
40
Ferrell, Jim
15
113
41
Andrus, Robert
15
112
42
Adamopoulos, Chris
15
111
43
Poljanac, Matthew
15
110
44
Koch, Hermann
15
108
45
Mykerk, Chad
15
106
46
Delaar, Maria
15
106
47
Jacobs, Andrew
15
105
48
Sauk, Gregory
15
105
49
Buckley, Catherine
15
103
50
DuBois, Mike
15
102
51
Trogdon, Timothy
15
101
52
Rogers, Richard
15
98
53
Montalbano, Michael
15
98
54
Kane, Gordon
15
98
55
Landry, Roy
15
92
56
Sanchez, Marco
15
91
57
Danielczyk, Wayne
15
89
58
Gurta, Chris
15
85
59
Pishchik, Marvin
15
85
60
Abreu, Marcus
15
82
61
Rufa, Raymond
15
68
62
Schaefer, Michael
14
115
63
Barone, Vincent
14
110
64
Sfendourakis, Konstantinos
14
107
65
Auchter, Joan
14
107
66
Cuajunco, Gabriel
14
100
67
DeSchetler, Tom
14
92
68
Salalila, John
14
92
69
Barone, Nicholas
14
90
70
Azar, Brian
14
85
71
Williams, Steven
14
84
72
Gagliardi, Michael
14
74
73
Nastuk, Alex
13
109
74
Brooks, David
13
107
75
Baerga, Luis
13
103
76
Nelson, James
13
97
77
Zawadski, Chrissy
13
97
78
Proch, Michael
13
95
79
Wisher, Dennis
13
93
80
Velez, C.J.
13
93
81
Giblin, Chris
13
82
82
Mullins, Joel
13
79
83
Lipton, Scott
12
121
84
Brike, Bert
12
118
85
Schavfuss, Colin
12
115
86
Sampson, Chris
12
113
87
Lopez, Pedro
12
110
88
Biehl, Larry
12
110
89
Greenwalt, Ryan
12
106
90
Bittinger, Cathy
12
106
91
Morrison, Bryan
12
106
92
Bayless, Peter
12
105
93
Hall, Molly
12
104
94
Long, Bruce
12
101
95
Merritt, Jeremy
12
101
96
Howe, Niles
12
100
97
Barrett, Brian
12
99
98
O’Brien, James
12
99
99
LaBranche, Chris
12
99
100
Geary, Barbara
12
92
101
Boyd, William
12
92
102
Friedlander, Brian
12
91
103
Thompson, Robert
12
90
104
Wensink, Ruben
12
89
105
Thistlethwaite, Philip
12
89
106
Solivan, Luis
12
88
107
Steedly, Garrett
12
88
108
Chin, Wei Tone
12
87
109
Pikulski, Len
12
86
110
Chimento, John
12
83
111
Peebles-Mundy, Benjamin
12
83
112
Rosado, Hector
12
83
113
Capor, Thomas
12
82
114
Seubert, Matt
12
82
115
Chang, Raymond
12
81
116
Mahowald, Matt
12
81
117
Robinson, Bill
12
79
118
Frid, Mats Gjemdal
12
78
119
Melis, Bas
12
77
120
Greenspan, Howie
12
77
121
Martin, Adam
12
63
122
Duarte, Ricardo
11
115
123
Wagner, Tom
11
111
124
Geary, Alexander
11
98
125
Mullins, David
11
98
126
Moore, Frank
11
96
127
Flores, Fedel
11
95
128
Anderson, Jerraud
11
93
129
Tyminski, Jim
11
88
130
Hopper, Daniel
11
85
131
Jobe, William
11
79
132
Kenny, Shari
11
74
133
McGregor, Andy
10
98
134
Perlow, Daniel
10
92
135
Geary, David
10
90
136
Nordsick, Jacob
10
89
137
Francini, Roberto
10
88
138
Reilly, Mike
10
76
139
Clark Jr, Michael
10
76
140
Dragan, Alex
10
75
141
Ballard, Darryl
10
69
142
Labar, Terry
9
108
143
Johnson, Frederick
9
106
144
Evans, Juanita
9
104
145
McGrath, Jane
9
100
146
Muha, Brent
9
100
147
Daywalt, Billy
9
100
148
Homan, David
9
95
149
Ruano, Rusty
9
94
150
Jansson, Niclas
9
94
151
Easterday, Tim
9
93
152
Lee, Howard
9
91
153
Wilkins, Rory
9
91
154
Ward, Dan
9
90
155
Guritzky, Drew
9
88
156
Gill, Bill
9
87
157
Krouse, Steve
9
85
158
Sklar-Oettle, Robin
9
84
159
Langone, Gregory
9
84
160
Luna, Ignacio
9
83
161
Devisser, Jim
9
81
162
Lahtinen, Ted
9
78
163
Durso, Anthony
9
78
164
Callanan, Bob
9
77
165
Samuels, Kamron
9
73
166
Brown, Michael
9
71
167
DeLorenzo Jr, Joe
9
67
168
Hoefert, Felix
9
66
169
Hedberg, Julia
9
63
170
Kenny, Bob
9
62
171
Gainous, Philicia
9
59
172
Hiley, Kristen
8
101
173
Hooker, Benjamin
8
89
174
Wensink, Ed
8
85
175
Pena, Bertha
8
84
176
Gawrych, Chris
8
79
177
Reed, Douglas
8
79
178
Perri, Ralph
8
70
179
Nordisck, Cindy
8
68
180
West, Ross
8
65
181
Ferguson, Joe
7
88
182
Mumford, Stephen
7
80
183
Messinyer, David
7
80
184
Foster, Karen
7
74
185
Frantz Jr, Robert
7
70
186
Hoo, Andrew
6
107
187
Presta, Frank
6
93
188
Grim, Thomas
6
91
189
Michalski, Michael
6
89
190
Olmo, William
6
87
191
Feit, Steven
6
87
192
Evans, John
6
86
193
Falk, Karl
6
85
194
Moreno, Jorge
6
84
195
Rosado, Julio
6
84
196
Tolbert, Andrew
6
82
197
Jackson, Ken
6
80
198
Dalton, Troy
6
78
199
Fernandez, Jesus
6
73
200
Mallory, Sean
6
64
201
Kim, Hale
6
62
202
Curry, Randy
6
62
203
Mujica, Damian
5
98
204
Wertz, Walter
5
84
205
Mammano, Joe
4
83
206
Thompson, Stephen
4
59
207
Sedrak, Shady
3
92
208
Gibbons, Crystal
3
81
209
Urberger, Bob
3
80
210
Eulie, Maryann
3
72
211
Knutson, Kurt
3
70
212
Wagner, Linda
3
65
213
Festagallo, Dominick
3
64
214
Craven, James
3
59
215
Kerruish, Emily
3
59
216
Kreeber, David
3
55
217
Kerruish, Laura
2
106
218
Baez, Kimberly
2
75
219
McGrory, William
2
72
220
Schiller, Mark
0
116
221
Labar, Scott
0
108
222
Nordsick, Ed
0
90
223
Medina, Julio
0
80
224
Campbell, Rob
0
76
225
Bowen, Chirlene
0
69
226
Keels, Gloria
0
59
Side Events and Activities
The Super Trainer Showdowns both had side events for attendees who couldn’t play in the main tournament.
Similar to the Pokemon Tours held before them, attendees would first check in at “Pokemon Central”, where they would receive their “League for a Day” booklets. This booklet was where players would collect stamps for doing side activities, which could then be redeemed for prizes like booster packs.
East Coast STS “League for a Day” booklet, courtesy of thunder_moo
The League Zone was an open free play area where players could earn stamps for playing against each other. The area was divided up into “Gyms”, each based off a Pokemon Gym Leader. Gyms had restrictions on deckbuilding. For example, in Blaine’s Gym, player’s decks had to have at least 8 Blaine’s or Fire Pokemon.
Simply playing a game would earn you a stamp, and winning the game would get you an additional one. Every 10 stamps would earn players 3 booster packs. Each gym had a cap on the stamps that could be earned there.
Completing 2 gyms would earn the player a Professor Oak’s Commendation certificate.
League Zone at the East Coast STS 2000
Lt Surge’s Challenge: Battle for the Hill
Instructions for both Lt. Surge’s and Erika’s Challenge, courtesy of thunder_moo
Players had to get an appointment card for this side event. It was a King of the Hill style event where two players would be paired up. The winner of the match would remain, while the loser would be replaced by another challenger.
Lt. Surge’s Challenge appointment card, courtesy of thunder_moo
Reverse of the card with rules, courtesy of thunder_moo
After winning 3 times in a row, the player would win 3 booster packs and a raffle entry. At 5:00 PM local time, 16 random raffle entries would be drawn, and those 16 players would play in a single elimination tournament. This “finals” tournament would award winners with up to 12 additional booster packs, as well as a Professor Oak’s Commendation certificate.
Erika’s Challenge
At this side event, players had the chance to play against a “Master Trainer”, cosplaying as a character from the Pokemon series like Ash, Lt. Surge, Sabrina, and other Gym Leaders. Players had to get a raffle entry, and if chosen they would get to face one of the Master Trainers. Losing would get the player 1 booster pack, while winning would get them up to 6.
Staff members dressed as Misty and Team Rocket at the Erika’s Challenge area at the East Coast STS 2000
Brock’s Challenge
This side event needed no prior appointment, and was a series of casual non-TCG contests held throughout the day. They included Pokemon multiple kinds of trivia contests.
Create Your Own Pokemon Card
Attendees were each issued a “Misty’s Fun Zone” card. They could then trade this in for a giant blank Pokemon card template, energy symbol stickers, and art supplies. Using these, they could design their own Pokemon cards.
Redemption card for the activity
Blank card template
Energy Symbol stickers
These cards were later displayed on the Wizards of the Coast website, where winners and honorable mentions were selected. A full gallery can be viewed in this article about Wizards Illustration contests.
Best Art #1 Veronika L.
Best Art #2 Cassie L.
Best Art #3 James S.
Photo Zone
A giant Dark Raichu card was on display at both tournaments for attendees to take photos with. They were given the option of taking home a Polaroid photo or a floppy disk containing the digital file of their photo.
Pokemon Cars
Both the Pikachu Volkswagen Beetle and Lugia PT Cruiser were on display at the events for photos.
The Pikachu VW Beetle at the event
The Lugia PT Cruiser at the event
Legacy
The Super Trainer Showdown 2000 events were a big success for Wizards of the Coast’s first premiere Pokemon TCG tournament. Despite some growing pains, it was successful enough that Wizards would host them again in 2001, which would lead to them hosting the first Pokemon World Champions in 2002.
Sources
A very special thanks to thunder_moo and Jon Brooks, who provided most of the scanned material from the 2000 STS West & East Coast events.
