 Hello friends and welcome to Well an update video news update video. It's not the best news, but it was probably inevitable We've just had a tweet out from the play Pokemon Twitter account about an hour ago, and they're confirming now that the 2020 this year's world championship series has been suspended So unfortunately will not be resuming any of the future upcoming events We already know that the European international championship was cancelled for April And that would have been just around the corner just over a couple of under a couple of weeks away And then we had the US International championships later in the year now that's been cancelled as well as the world championships this year in London And like I say, I think it was inevitable I think it's a it's a good step forward just to have that clarity It is obviously really sad news for the community and all us players But the the thing is like and everyone is reiterating the point, you know players health and Like your own health comes first before any Pokemon Tournament and to risk, you know health of anyone Running these tournaments. It just doesn't make sense, especially with what's going on at the minute So it's nice to see Pokemon communicating this to us in a really timely manner as well You know, I think given everyone enough time to hopefully get refunds on travel arrangements They've already made hotels and things like that and these companies are being super good So hopefully if you have booked anything already that you're able to cancel that and get a refund and because next year They've they've confirmed that it will be in London again next year So the 2021 world championships everything going well will be held in London again next year, which is amazing You know how to have that confirmation that it will be in London next year is something especially for us UK Pokemon players and European Pokemon players is great news to have And the other thing that they're doing is they've stated here all invitations to the 2020 world championships Will be honored for the 2021 world championships for all you guys that have already Achieved an invite for this year's world championships that will be honored for next year So you don't need to worry about having to qualify again You've already got that automatic qualification for next year's world championships But kind of just summarise what they say the safety and well-being of our competitors organisers Employees local communities and partners continues to be at our top priority And you know what I think like that is crystal clear I think like Pokemon are probably one of the better companies in the whole grand scheme of it and like there are a lot Of good companies, but I think Pokemon You know have really shown that they they really prioritise the safety of everyone involved in these in these tournaments So it's you know It's it's kind of nice to be a part of a community where you've got like a company at the end of it They are so conscious about this sort of thing. So, you know, we're all very lucky to have a company that Really like forthcoming with that at their forefront anyway And is a primary consideration of every decision we make so there we go after careful review and a pursuit Guidance set forth by local regional national health authorities as well as the World Health Organization Public Health England and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention We've made the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 North American International Championship scheduled for June the 26th And the 28th in Columbus, Ohio and the 2020 Pokemon World Championship scheduled for the 14th to the 16th of August in London the United Kingdom. So There we go. They go on to just say that there'll be no other Official events running in the meantime and they're gonna kind of just wait to have confirmation That events are gonna be safe to run again. So I guess we just have to wait and see when when all of this situation it's currently going on in the world kind of Ends and then we can get back up and running again and You know as a community, you know, it is it is sad It is hard to to swallow this news But I think it's for the best and I imagine the majority of you will agree with me and Get behind the Pokemon company for this decision And we'll look forward to when it all starts up again You know that it's just gonna make events when they do come back and we can go and attend them and meet up With friends and play and compete. It's gonna make it that much better but in the meantime the one thing I did want to mention with this video on top of this news is It's a really great time right now with what's going on to get involved in the online communities That are kind of replacing the tournaments that we haven't got, you know, you've got and Zelda VGC That's his Twitter kind of be linked down in the description. He runs tournaments and and for big cash prizes as well Which is amazing. We've just had a drive and Wolf They've just organized the championship cup as well. And I don't know if there's registration spots left But last I heard there was and I'm not sure when this video goes up There are and but go over to a drive or wolf on Twitter You can you can sign up through their discord server and sign up to that championship This is kind of like the start of what they're gonna be planning for a circuit So really exciting. It's actually taking place this weekend the first tournament And it's like it's probably gonna be the biggest VGC online tournament ever So it's it's pretty crazy. You've got the two Titans of Pokemon from YouTube running this. So it's gonna be really good I'll be taking part in it. Thankfully got registered and you've also got victory road victory road I like one of my favorite resources for You know, just articles team reports and they do run Tournaments as well online tournaments. They ran one. I think The spring open was it I think was it that I don't know It was it was a couple of weekends ago, but they run them quite occasionally So make sure to follow them on Twitter. You'll get updates with when they are running tournaments You'll probably notice them from a lot of the European live streams and things like that They help organize all of that and like just an amazing amazing Organization and one that we are lucky to have here in our community and finally Another one I'll mention is gonna be trainer tower for those of you You don't know trainer tower run a already run a rose tower circuit It's currently running and anyone can get involved in that So just head over to trainer tower like all the links will be down in the description below and you'll be able to go over to these sites Twitter handles discord servers and sign up and get involved in the community and hopefully it and it kind of It resolves a little bit of an itch I guess for playing competitive Pokemon And I'm sure you know VG stat a VZC stats as well run tournament They were running the gala weeklies early on in this season. So I presume I think Zach's involved with this stuff Going on with a drive and Wolfie, but I'm sure they'll probably do stuff as well so another resource there and another kind of outlet for online tournaments and getting involved with competitive playing keeping your hand in The game until official tournaments come back, but this is pretty much all I wanted to say I probably went on for a little bit longer than what I wanted to but I just wanted to drop this update as soon as it came out So you guys were aware if you like I say if you made travel plans make sure you do cancel them and Save your money for next season because you'll need it It's gonna be bigger and better and very exciting and the main message I guess guys is just to take heed from this message Make sure you're all keeping yourselves safe keeping your family safe friends safe and just making sure that you're you're doing all right and Well, we'll come back stronger for this one So take care of yourselves my friends and I will speak to you all and another very very soon So until then take care and bye bye