The Road to the World Championships

U.S. Regionals

Region	Finalists			Winning Agenda	Next Step
	Name	Race	Hometown
East June 19 Rockville, MD 23 players	Nathan Bruinooge Jared Espenschied Adam Schiffenbauer David El-Naggar Forest Nielson James Polk	Non-Aligned Minbari (B5) Narn Minbari (Home) Human Centauri	Silver Spring, MD Woodbridge, VA Rockville, MD Springfield, VA Arlington, VA Woodbridge, VA	Safety in Numbers	U.S. Nationals
West June 26 Portland, OR 31 players	Sam Black Chris Cox Ben Hook Chris Brazfield Tim Kleczynski David Sisson	Narn Minbari Centauri Non-Aligned Non-Aligned Human	El Sobrante, CA Salem, OR Eugene, OR Eugene, OR Clackamas, OR San Mateo, CA	Build Infrastructure	U.S. Nationals
Midwest Origins July 3 Columbus, OH 22 players	Mike Calhoun John Mallory Craig Klopf Brian Warczinsky Joann Kalemciewicz	Minbari	Mountain View, CA Midland, MI Midland, MI Midland, MI Lansing, MI	Full Mobilization	U.S. Nationals
Southeast Dragon*Con July 3 Atlanta, GA 24 players	Sean Flaherty Pamela Crawley Adam Annis-Brown Richard Dold Wes Brown	Non-Aligned Minbari Narn Human Centauri	Duluth, GA Atlanta, GA Marietta, GA Marietta, GA Houston, TX	Peaceful Unification	U.S. Nationals
Central July 10 Houston, TX 14 players	Austin Marsall David Kienhoff Justin Gillenwater Erwin Chan Evan Chan	Human Minbari Narn Non-Aligned Centauri	Missouri City, TX Sugar Land, TX Clear Lake, TX Providence, RI Sugar Land, TX	Alliance of Races	U.S. Nationals

National Championships

Championship	Finalists			Winning Agenda	Next Step
	Name	Race	Hometown
German June 26 Mainz, Germany 31 players	Peter Ender Marco Schütz Thomas Könitz Martin Franz Bert Manzke	Human Non-Aligned Centauri Narn Minbari	Erlangen, Germany Krefeld, Germany Berlin, Germany Krefeld, Germany Waldems, Germany	A Rising Power	World
Norwegian Arcon 15 June 27 Oslo, Norway 9 players	Leif Sjødal Espen Sortland Jan-Erik Haugen Kristian Berg Henrik Roos	Non-Aligned Minbari Centauri Human Narn	Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway Hamar, Norway Hamar, Norway	Chosen of God	Nordic
Canadian July 31 Orleans, ON	Chris Myers Tad Smith Josh Chartrand Chris Forest Paul Beaman	Human Minbari Narn Non-Aligned Centauri	Watertown, NY Watertown, NY Orleans, ON Orleans, ON Watertown, NY	Alliance of Races	World
Continental GenCon Benelux August 1 Antwerp, Belgium 35 players	Mike Penberthy Richard Willis Paul Sheward Ty Grover Jones Carsten Zirkler	Non-Aligned Human Narn Centauri Minbari	Wales Wales Wales Wales Germany	Defense in Depth	World
United States GenCon August 7 Milwaukee, WI 52 players	David Sisson Serge Laverne Harri Tuomikoski Sam Black Evan Tannheimer	Non-Aligned Minbari Centauri Narn Human (Psi Corps)	San Mateo, CA Ottawa, ON Helsinki, Finland El Sobrante, CA Lowell, MA	Peaceful Unification	World
second table	Markley Ligon Ara Davis Dave Gibson Brian Cook Paul Beaman Kevin Kreps	Centauri Minbari Narn Non-Aligned Human Non-Aligned	Newark, DE Austin, TX Portland, OR San Antonio, TX Watertown, NY Long Pond, PA	Knowledge is Power tied for second tied for second	World
Nordic RopeCon-99 August 22 Helsinki, Finland 18 players	Henri Huhtanen Jimi Koivisto Leif Sjodal Jalmari Kaima Ville Kovelo	Narn Human Non-Aligned Centauri Minbari	Turku, Finland Turku, Finland Norway Turku, Finland Helsinki, Finland	Build Infrastructure	World
U.K. and Ireland GenCon UK September 4 Loughborough, England 48 players	Stephen Gold Paul Sheward Andrew Watson Paul Whitehouse Ian Richards	Narn Non-Aligned Centauri Minbari Human	Bristol, England Cardiff, Wales Newcastle, England Portsmouth, England Cardiff, Wales	unknown	World
Black Omega GenCon UK September 5 Loughborough, England 42 players	Stephen Gold Hayden Gittens Mike Penberthy Ty Grover-Jones Cliff Jenner Mark Boulter	Non-Aligned Narn Non-Aligned Centauri Minbari Human	Bristol, England Portsmouth, England Cardiff, Wales Cardiff, Wales Portsmouth, England Bristol, England	unknown	World

World Championships
October 8-10
Aachen, Germany

Finalists			Winning Agenda
Name	Race	Hometown
Martin Franz Marco Schütz Michael Brand Peter Ender Paul Sheward	Human Narn Minbari Centauri Non-Aligned	Kaarst, Germany Krefel, Germany Duisburg, Germany Erlangen, Germany Cardiff, Wales	A Rising Power