| Event | PokƩmon Players Cup III Europe Region Qualifier |
|---|---|
| Location | Online |
| Date | 20ā27 March 2021 |
| Attendance | 256 qualified players (224 in attendance) |
| Videogame | PokƩmon Sword and PokƩmon Shield |
| Season | 2021 Season ā VGC21 Series 8 |
| Format | Double elimination with open teamsheets |
Teams and Results
| # | Flag | Player | Team | Exp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualified |  | FrancescoĀ P. Pero (CICCIOTT) |       |  |
| Qualified | | Leonardo Bonanomi (Leo) | | Team reportĀ here! |
| Qualified | | Roberto Porretti (Raider) |       | Ā |
| Qualified |  | Rafael Busutil (PokeRaf) |  |  |
| 5 |  | Mattie Morgan (Mattie) |    | Ā |
| 5 | | Antonio SƔnchez (Rahxen) | | |
| 7 |  | Hippolyte Bernard (Redsilver) |     |  |
| 7 | | Guillermo Castilla (KastyTP) |  | Ā |
| 9 |  | Taran Birdee (Taran) |    | Ā |
| 9 | | Giulio Tarlao (Giulio) | | Ā |
| 9 | | JesĆŗs JimĆ©nez (SusejVGC) |    | Ā |
| 9 | | Alex DellaPasqua (Gilgamesh) |     | Ā |
| 13 |  | David Koutesh (Hamstermania) | | Ā |
| 13 | | Matt Maynard (bwenty) | |  |
| 13 | | Simone Sanvito (āSanvy) | | Ā |
| 13 | | Daniel Oztekin (Oz) |    | |
Structure
The best 256 European players at the PokĆ©mon Players Cup III Qualifier (a best-of-1 challenge-format tournament held on 15ā17 January under Series 7 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 (20 March), the 256 qualified players would clash until only 16 players remained, which would then on day 2 (27 March) try to earn the 4 top spots which qualified them for the PokƩmon Players Cup III Global Finals.
Region Finals streaming
Some of the top 16 matches, labeled as the Region Finals, were broadcast on 10ā11 April.
Take a look below at the following matches!
List of streamed matches (Day 1)
| Time | Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
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| 36:16 | WR6 | Guillermo Castilla |
vs | Francesco P. Pero |
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| 1:24:31 | WR6 | Rafael Busutil |
vs | Taran Birdee |
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| 2:04:19 | LR9 (T16) |
Matt Maynard |
vs | Giulio Tarlao |
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List of streamed matches (Day 2)
| Time | Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
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| 34:18 | WR7 (win&in) | Rafael Busutil | vs | Leonardo Bonanomi |
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| 1:02:18 | LR11 (T8) | Guillermo Castilla | vs | Antonio SƔnchez |
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| 1:35:26 | LR12 (win&in) | Antonio SƔnchez | vs | Rafael Busutil |
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