| Event | Pokémon Players Cup IV North America Region Qualifier |
|---|---|
| Location | Online |
| Date | 19 June–3 July 2021 |
| Attendance | 256 qualified players (223 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 | 7-2 |  | Enrique Grimaldo (EGrim) | Qualified |       | |
| 2 | 7-2 | | Leonard Craft (DaWoblefet) | Qualified |       | |
| 3 | 7-2 | | James Baek (Jamesspeed1) | Qualified |     |  |
| 4 | 7-2 | | Nick Sefranek (Sefranek) | Qualified |   | |
| 5 | 7-2 | | Drew Bliss (Drew) | – |   | |
| 6 | 7-2 | | Alexander Stubbs (ShiveringSea) | – |    | |
| 7 | 8-1 | | Marco Martinez (marsvgc) | – |      |  |
| 8 | 7-2 | | William Wang (Maru) | – |    |  |
| 9 | 9-0 | | Sohaib Mufti (Soh) | – | | |
| 10 | 8-1 | | Sam Pletcher (LuxioBro) | – |    |  |
| 11 | 8-1 | | Alex Underhill (Lexicon) | – |  |  |
| 12 | 7-2 | | James Evans (James) | – | |  |
| 13 | 7-2 | | Arsal Puri (Sal) | – | |  |
| 14 | 7-2 | | Aaron Brok (Clipperz1235) | – |  |  |
| 15 | 7-2 | | Austin Acosta (Austin) | – | | |
| 16 | 7-2 | | Alex Rubinoff (Inky) | – |    |
Structure
The best 256 North American 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 Gabby Snyder and Joe Brown as casters.
Take a look below at the following matches!
| Time | Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:33:05 | WR1 | Sohaib Mufti | vs | Alexander Stubbs |
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| 4:10:23 | WR1 | Marco Martinez | vs | James Evans |
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| 4:39:13 | WR1 | Leonard Craft | vs | Arsal Puri |
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| Time | Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:05:05 | WR2 | Marco Martinez | vs | Leonard Craft |
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| 3:34:08 | WSF | Leonard Craft | vs | Alexander Stubbs |
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| 4:27:05 | LR3 (T8) | Marco Martinez | vs | James Baek |
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