| Event | Pokémon Players Cup IV Europe Region Qualifier |
|---|---|
| Location | Online |
| Date | 19 June–3 July 2021 |
| Attendance | 256 qualified players (193 in attendance) |
| Videogame | Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield |
| Season | 2021 Season – VGC21 Series 9 |
| Format | 9 Swiss rounds + Top 16 double elimination Open teamsheets |
Teams and Results
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | Exp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8-1 |  | Fevzi Özkan (Itachi) | Qualified |       | |
| 2 | 8-1 |  | Leonardo Bonanomi (Leo) | Qualified |     |  |
| 3 | 7-2 |  | Antonio Sánchez (Rahxen) | Qualified |    | |
| 4 | 7-2 | | Kevin Salvetto (Lil Bo Peep) | Qualified |    | |
| 5 | 8-1 | | Faaiz Ashfaq (Faaiz) | – | | |
| 6 | 7-2 | | Luca Ceribelli (ceree) | – |   | |
| 7 | 7-2 | | Marco Silva (marcofiero) | – |   | |
| 8 | 7-2 | | Markus Stadter (13Yoshi37) | – | | |
| 9 | 8-1 |  | Mattie Morgan (Mattie) | – |  | |
| 10 | 7-2 | | Francesco Deiana (Francis) | – |   |  |
| 11 | 7-2 | | Arash Ommati (Mean) | – | | |
| 12 | 6-3 | | Marco Ramacogi (Remnine) | – | | |
| 13 | 8-1 | | Dario DiBiasio (Dandraker) | – |    | |
| 14 | 7-2 |  | Joonas Hakalahti (Daffel) | – |       |  |
| 15 | 7-2 | | Milko Mattavelli (Milko) | – |  | |
| 16 | 6-3 | | Rafael Busutil (PokeRaf) | – |   |  |
Structure
The best 256 European players at the Pokémon Players Cup IV Qualifier (a best-of-1 challenge-format tournament held on 9–11 April under Series 8 rules) qualified for this event.
Contrary to the previous editions of the Pokémon Players Cup, this featured 9 Swiss best-of-three rounds on day 1 (19 June), where the 256 qualified players would battle; then, the top 16 players would then clash in a double-elimination best-of-three bracket on day 2 (3 July), to try to earn the 4 top spots which qualified them for the Pokémon Players IV Global Finals. This tournament was played with open teamsheets.
Region Finals streaming
Some of the top 16 matches, labeled as the Region Finals, were broadcast on 17–18 July and featured Adam Dorricott and Sierra Hunter as casters.
Take a look below at the following matches!
| Time | Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31:11 | WR1 | Fevzi Özkan | vs | Marco Ramacogi |
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| 1:17:59 | LR1 (T16) | Marco Silva | vs | Milko Mattavelli |
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| 1:39:40 | WR2 | Markus Stadter | vs | Leonardo Bonanomi |
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| Time | Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28:14 | WSF | Fevzi Özkan | vs | Kevin Salvetto |
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| 1:08:55 | LR3 (T8) | Marco Silva | vs | Antonio Sánchez |
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| 1:46:33 | LSF (T6) | Antonio Sánchez | vs | Luca Ceribelli |
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