| Raymond Rizzo | |
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Pokémon VGC World Champion |
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| Status | Active |
| Date of birth | August 27, 1992 |
| Hometown | Marlton, New Jersey |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Games | Pokémon |
Raymond "Ray" Rizzo (born August 27, 1992) is the two-time Pokémon Video Game World Champion. He grew up in the Marlton section of Evesham Township, New Jersey in the United States and at a young age took a liking to Pokémon. He attended Cherokee High School as a teenager. He now lives in Des Moines, Iowa where he attends college at Drake University.
Ray won his first World Championship in Hawaii in 2010 after defeating Japan's Yasuki Tochigi in the finals. He followed that up by winning the 2011 World Championships in San Diego, California after defeating Matteo Gini in the finals.[1] He is the first American to win the Pokémon Video Game World Championship and the only participant in the event's history to win twice.