| Event | Pokémon Players Cup III North America Region Qualifier |
|---|---|
| Location | Online |
| Date | 20–27 March 2021 |
| Attendance | 256 qualified players (230 in attendance) |
| Videogame | Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield |
| Season | 2021 Season – VGC21 Series 8 |
| Format | Double elimination with open teamsheets |
Teams and Results
| # | Flag | Player | Team | Exp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualified |  | Joseph Ugarte (JoeUX9) |       |  |
| Qualified | | Alec Rubin (Blah) |      |  |
| Qualified | | Michael D’Angelo (Mike) |   | |
| Qualified | | Jonathan Evans (Ezrael) |     | |
| 5 |  | Aditya Subramanian (adi) |    |  |
| 5 | | Collin Heier (BattleRoom) | |  |
| 7 | | Jiseok Lee (Q) |      |  |
| 7 | | Marco Martinez (Mars_VGC) |   | |
| 9 | | Paul Chua (りん) |  | |
| 9 | | Wolfe Glick (Wolfey) |  | |
| 9 | | Ethan Mattos (SplattyDaddy) |    |  |
| 9 | | Mark Jackson (Mark) |  |  |
| 13 | | Raghav Malaviya (love) | | |
| 13 | | Preston Duff (Zordor) |   |  |
| 13 | | Jackson Finch (mao!) | | |
| 13 | | Navjit Joshi (Navjit) | |
Structure
The best 256 North American players at the Pokémon Players Cup III Qualifier (a best-of-1 challenge-format tournament held on 15–17 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 Pokémon Players Cup III Global Finals.
Region Finals streaming
Some of the top 16 matches, labeled as the Region Finals, were broadcast on 10–11 April.
Take a look below at the following matches!
List of streamed matches (Day 1)
| Time | Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:48:15 | WR6 | Joseph Ugarte | vs | Marco Martinez |
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| 4:03:35 | LR9 (T16) | Paul Chua | vs | Preston Duff |
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| 4:31:08 | LR10 (T12) | Paul Chua | vs | Marco Martinez |
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List of streamed matches (Day 2)
| Time | Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:33:38 | WR7 (win&in) | Joseph Ugarte | vs | Aditya Subramanian |
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| 4:17:08 | LR10 (T12) | Jiseok Lee | vs | Wolfe Glick |
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| 4:36:02 | LR11 (T8) | Jiseok Lee | vs | Michael D’Angelo |
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