How ONE card changed the history of the Pokémon TCG forever - Gabriel Fernandez vs Fuguan Liao
Gabriel Fernandez vs Fuguan Liao, the finals of the pokemon tcg senior division. On one side, Gabriel fernandez, is a player who is on track to get the perfect season, maxxing out on every possible event where he could earn points, 4 league challenge wins, 4 league cup wins, 2 regional championship wins, and three international championship wins. The only other possible thing he could still win is the world champion title. The other, Fuguan Liao, comes from a region where the TCG was only introduced in 2022, and in fact, their meta is STILL playing catch up to the current meta being played at worlds because not all of the sets have been released in Chinese.
In this best of three finals for the Senior pokemon TCG world champion, in the very first game we see quite a few amazing things happening. As well as plays that can only be made by a world champion level player, in this video we'll dive in to the match to show just how impactful seemingly simple decisions could end up being, and the importance of "Thinning is winning"