Pokémon World Championships 2019 Streaming Schedule Released

The 2019 Pokémon World Championships, the premier competitive Pokémon event of the year, kicks off Friday, August 16. Fans around the world can tune in to all the action with four live broadcasts from The Pokémon Company International on Twitch. The live streams from Washington, DC, will feature intense match-up's and expert commentary from all three days of the event.

The 2019 Pokémon World Championships are an international event where the world’s most elite Pokémon video game and Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG) players will come together to compete to be the very best. Competitors from over 45 countries across three age divisions will do battle for the title of Pokémon World Champion and more than $500,000 in scholarships and prizes.

The live stream is headlined by a main stage stream that will broadcast the opening ceremony and the first Pokémon GO Invitational on Friday morning, followed by rotating video game and TCG match-up's throughout the weekend, and the final matches and closing ceremony on Sunday. The weekend’s four streams are:

Main Stage Stream (ceremonies and alternating matches): Twitch.tv/Pokemon

Pokémon Video Game Championships Stream: Twitch.tv/PokemonVGC

Pokémon TCG Championships Stream: Twitch.tv/PokemonTCG

Pokkén Tournament DX Stream: Twitch.tv/PokkenTournament

Streaming Schedule: All times EDT

Friday, August 16:

Opening Ceremony on all four streams at 9 a.m.

Main Stage Stream:

9 a.m. – 9 p.m.:

9 a.m.: Opening Ceremony

9:30 a.m.: Preshow

9:45 a.m.: Pokémon GO Invitational

11:45 a.m.: VG & TCG Swiss Rounds

Pokémon VG Stream:

9 a.m. – 8 p.m.: VG Swiss Rounds

Pokémon TCG Stream:

9 a.m. – 8 p.m.: TCG Swiss Rounds

Pokkén Tournament DX Stream:

9 a.m. – 4 p.m.: Last Chance Qualifier

Saturday, August 17:

Main Stage Stream:

8:45 a.m. – 9 p.m.:

9 a.m.: VG & TCG Swiss Rounds

3 p.m.: Pokkén Tournament DX Senior and Masters Division Finals

6 p.m.: VG Top Cut

Pokémon VG Stream:

8:45 a.m. – 7 p.m.: Swiss Rounds and Top Cut

Pokémon TCG Stream:

11:15 a.m. – 10 p.m.: Swiss Rounds and Top Cut

Pokkén Tournament DX Stream:

8:45 a.m. – 3 p.m.: Championship Bracket (moves to Main Stage Stream at 3 p.m.)

Sunday, August 18:

Main Stage Stream:

Starting at 9 a.m., the following matches will be played in order, with an estimated finish of 4 p.m.:

TCG Junior Finals

TCG Senior Finals

TCG Masters Finals

VG Junior Finals

VG Senior Finals

VG Masters Finals

4 p.m.: Closing Ceremony

All times approximate and subject to change.