Woodridge Man is a Pokemon Master
Woodridge native Matt Sybeldon, 20, started playing the popular video game franchise when he was 6. Now he's heading to the national championship.
Evolution is a major aspect of Pokémon, and Woodridge native Matt Sybeldon has evolved from a 6-year-old playing a Gameboy to one of the top Pokémon players in the country. Sybeldon qualified last month for the 2013 Pokémon U.S. National Championships after he won a regional championship October 14 in Philadelphia. For those unaware of what Pokémon is a video game franchise in which players collect and battle with various species of Pokémon (Pikachu is commonly associated with the game). It's one of the most popular video game franchises. Sybeldon, 20, first started playing on a Gameboy when he was 6. Now he's a sophomore at the University of Pittsburgh studying electric engineering, but he still finds time to compete. In the …
