Teams and Results from the Players Cup II EU Region Qualifier

EventPokƩmon Players Cup II Europe Region Qualifier
LocationOnline
Date7–14 November 2020
Attendance256 qualified players (217 in attendance)
VideogamePokƩmon Sword and PokƩmon Shield
Season2021 Season – VGC20 Series 7
FormatOpen teamsheets

Teams and Results

#CountryPlayerTeamExp.
QualifiedESPMiguel Pedraza
(Miguel)
rillaboomcoalossalurshifuindeedee-femaledragapultcelesteela
Ā 
QualifiedCZEDavid Koutesh
(Hamstermania)
venusaurtorkoaltapu-finithundurusporygon2glastrier
QualifiedITADavide Carrer
(NiRainbow)
urshifuincineroartapu-finiregielekidusclopsglastrier
QualifiedDEUMarkus Sponholz
(Luna)
rillaboomincineroarurshifuthundurusporygon2metagross
5SWEVictor Larsson
(Vgctor)
rillaboomvolcaronaurshifustakatakamoltres-galarglastrier
5ITAGiuliano Giacobelli
(Julian)
urshifuincineroartapu-finiregielekidusclopsglastrier
7ESPMario Soriano
(Mario)
amoongussferrothornprimarinazapdosdusclopsglastrier
Ā 
7ITANicoĀ D. Cognetta
(Dave)
amoongussenteirotom-washgrimmsnarllandorus-therianmetagross
Ā 
9ESPAlfonso GonzƔlez
(Massa)
ferrothornrotom-heatdracovishtapu-lelelandorustyranitar
Ā 
9ITAEdoardo GiuniperoĀ Ferraris
(Inkling)
urshifuincineroartapu-finiregielekidusclopsglastrier
Ā 
9GBRDavid Partington
(Legolas)
amoongussgrimmsnarlrotom-washindeedee-femalelandorus-theriansnorlax
Ā 
9ITAAlessandro Caliri
(AlexVGC)
amoongussrotom-heattapu-fininihilegolandorusmetagross
Ā 
13FRAAlexandre Lissardy
(RdmH3)
kartanaincineroartapu-finiregielekimoltres-galarmamoswine
13SWEDavid Degerman
(Particular)
rillaboomcoalossalazumarillgothitelledragapultlandorus-therian
Ā 
13ITAGiulio Tarlao
(Giulio)
rillaboomheatrantapu-finicresseliaamoongusstyranitar
Ā 
13ITALorenzo Sollini
(Lorenzo)
venusaurcharizardtorkoalindeedee-femaledusclopsstakataka
Ā 

Structure

The best 256 European players at the PokĆ©mon Players Cup II Qualifier (a best-of-1 challenge-format tournament held on 25–27 September under Series 5 rules) qualified for this event.

This was a double-elimination best-of-three tournament with open teamsheets, divided in two days of competition. On day 1 (7 November), the 256 qualified players would clash until only 16 players remained, which would then on day 2 (14 November) try to earn the 4 top spots which qualified them for the PokƩmon Players Cup II Global Finals.

Top 16 streaming

Some of the top 16 matches were broadcast on 5–6 December.

Take a look below at the following matches from the first day of streaming:

  • 2:59:22: WR6 – Davide Carrer (NiRainbow) vs David Partington (Legolas)
  • 3:30:50: WR6 – David Koutesh (Hamstermania) vs Edoardo Giunipero FerrarisĀ (Inkling)
  • 4:14:52: WR6 – Alessandro Caliri (AlexVGC) vs Markus Sponholz (Luna)

And from the second day of streaming:

  • 2:28:17: WR7 (win-and-in) –Ā Davide CarrerĀ (NiRainbow) vsĀ Miguel PedrazaĀ (Miguel)
  • 3:10:24: LR10 (top 12) – Edoardo Giunipero FerrarisĀ (Inkling) vsĀ Mario SorianoĀ (Mario)
  • 3:43:28: LR12 (win-and-in) – Markus Sponholz (Luna) vs Victor Larsson (Vgctor)

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