| Event | PokƩmon Players Cup II North America Region Qualifier |
|---|---|
| Location | Online |
| Date | 7ā14 November 2020 |
| Attendance | 256 qualified players (225 in attendance) |
| Videogame | PokƩmon Sword and PokƩmon Shield |
| Season | 2021 Season ā VGC20 Series 7 |
| Format | Open teamsheets |
Teams and Results
| # | Country | Player | Team | Exp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualified |  | Nick Navarre (Nails) |       | Ā |
| Qualified | | Donald Smith (Doodie) |    |  |
| Qualified |  | Bingjie Wang (kokoro) |       | |
| Qualified | | Wolfe Glick (Wolfey) |  | Ā |
| 5 | | Kimo Nishimura (JoJo) |     | Ā |
| 5 | | Andrew Ding (Jadisā ) | | |
| 7 | | Alex Underhill (Lexicon) |   | |
| 7 | | Kyle Livinghouse (Animus) | | |
| 9 | | Nick Sefranek (Sefranek) |     | |
| 9 | | James Eakes (Mio) |  | |
| 9 | | Jackson Finch (mao!) |  | |
| 9 | | Jose Vazquez (Jose) |   | |
| 13 | | Don Czech (Czechmate) |   | |
| 13 | | Thomas DeRosa (Dandy) | | |
| 13 | | Jake Powell (!!) |   | Ā |
| 13 | | Jakob Swilley (Dior) |  | |
Structure
The best 256 North American players at the PokĆ©mon Players Cup II Qualifier (a best-of-1 challenge-format tournament held on 25ā27 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 5ā6 December.
Take a look below at the following matches from the first day of streaming:
