| Event | PokƩmon Japan Championships 2022 |
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| Location |  Chiba, Japan |
| Date | 11ā12 June 2022 |
| Attendance | 150 qualified players |
| Videogame | PokƩmon Sword and PokƩmon Shield |
| Season | 2022 Season ā VGC Series 12 |
| Format | 6 Bo1 Swiss rounds + Bo3 single-elimination Top 32 Open teamsheets for Top 32 |
Teams and Results
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | Exp. |
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| 1 | 4-2 | | Kentaro Matsumoto (ć½ć¼ć) | Worlds DayĀ 2 + TA |       |  |
| 2 | 5-1 | | Sho Ito (ć·ć¼ć«ć) | Worlds DayĀ 2 + TA |     | |
| 3 | 6-0 | | Tomoyuki Yoshimura (SNOW) | Worlds DayĀ 2 + TA |    | |
| 4 | 4-2 | | Kaoru Ueki (ć¹ćÆć³) | Worlds DayĀ 2 + TA |       | |
| 5 | 5-1 | | Naoto Mizobuchi (ć·ć¼ć«ć) | Worlds DayĀ 2 |    | |
| 6 | 5-1 | | Fumiaki Suwa (ććnn) | Worlds DayĀ 2 |   | |
| 7 | 4-2 | | Hijito Kihara (ć·ćŖć«) | Worlds DayĀ 2 |  | |
| 8 | 4-2 | | Tatsuya Watanuki (ć°ć¢ćć”ćć) | Worlds DayĀ 2 |   | |
| 9 | 5-1 | | Shuji Endo (ć¢ćŖć¹) | Worlds DayĀ 1 |   | |
| 10 | 5-1 | | Yosuke Takayanagi (ćØć¦ć¹ć±) | Worlds DayĀ 1 |  | |
| 11 | 4-2 | | Rinya Kobayashi (lele) | Worlds DayĀ 1 |  | |
| 12 | 4-2 | | Kenji Miura (ćŖćŖć³ćć¹) | Worlds DayĀ 1 | | |
| 13 | 4-2 | | Shu Suezaki (ććć ) | Worlds DayĀ 1 |  | |
| 14 | 4-2 | | Hirofumi Kimura (ćććć) | Worlds DayĀ 1 | | |
| 15 | 4-2 | | Hiroshi Onishi (ććć·) | Worlds DayĀ 1 |   | |
| 16 | 4-2 | | Kento Sato (ććć”ćć) | Worlds DayĀ 1 |    | |
| 17 | 6-0 | | Takuma Yamane (ććæć) | Worlds DayĀ 1 | | |
| 18 | 5-1 | | Takuya Harada (ććć) | Worlds DayĀ 1 | | |
| 19 | 5-1 | | Shota Miyaji (ć·ć§ć¦ćæ) | Worlds DayĀ 1 | | |
| 20 | 5-1 | | Naoki Mizukuchi (ć½ć¼ć) | Worlds DayĀ 1 |   | |
| 21 | 5-1 | | Kazuki Sumiya (ćŖćŖćć¾ć©) | Worlds DayĀ 1 |   | |
| 22 | 5-1 | | Shoma Honami (ć«ćć¼) | Worlds DayĀ 1 | | |
| 23 | 5-1 | | Yuto Nishikawa (ć¦ć¦ć) | Worlds DayĀ 1 |   | |
| 24 | 5-1 | | Yuki Kishida (ć¦ć¦ć) | Worlds DayĀ 1 |  | |
| 25 | 5-1 | | Hirotaka Otsuka (ććć) | Worlds DayĀ 1 | | |
| 26 | 5-1 | | Tsubasa Kitaoka (ćć ) | Worlds DayĀ 1 | | |
| 27 | 5-1 | | Naoya Takasago (ććŖć¤) | Worlds DayĀ 1 | | |
| 28 | 4-2 | | Satoshi Abe (ććć) | Worlds DayĀ 1 | | |
| 29 | 4-2 | | Naoki Minagawa (ććŖć) | Worlds DayĀ 1 | | |
| 30 | 4-2 | | Ko Tsukide (ć³ć¦) | Worlds DayĀ 1 | | |
| 31 | 4-2 | | Koki Nishi (ććć®ćć) | Worlds DayĀ 1 |  | |
| 32 | 4-2 | | Daiki Sudo (ćć¤ć) | Worlds DayĀ 1 | | |
Structure
The 2022 Japan National Championships was held fully live for the first time since 2019, as it was not celebrated at all in 2020, and it was separated in an online first stage plus a live final stage only for the top 20 in 2021.
This event featured the 150 players that qualified to compete by means of achieving one of the following results (only counting players residing in Japan):
- Top 30 players of theĀ International Challenge February
- Top 30 players of theĀ International Challenge March
- Top 30 players of theĀ International Challenge April
- Top 60 players of theĀ Japan Nationals QualifiersĀ (known outside Japan as the Global Challenge 2022 Spring)
These players would clash in up to 6 best-of-one Swiss rounds, at the end of which the 32 best players would play against each other in a best-of-three single-elimination bracket. The Swiss rounds and the top 32 round were held on 11 June 2022, while the top 16 onwards were held on 12 June 2022. The teamsheets were open for the top 32 players (including Nature information). This event was held live from ChibaĀ and was streamed online!
The top 50 players received a Day 1 invite to the 2022 World Championships; the top 8 players received a Day 2 invite; and the top 4 players additionally received a Travel Award for it.
Streaming
Some of the matches were broadcast live. Take a look below at the following matches:
| Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
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| R1 | Hirotaka Otsuka | vs | Munenori Okumura |
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| R2a | Satoshi Anzai | vs | Shu Suezaki |
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| R2b | Shuji Endo | vs | Haruka Goto |
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| R3a | Takenori Takahashi | vs | Tatsuya Watanuki |
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| R3b | Satoshi Abe | vs | Ryotaro Kimura |
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| R4a | Yuki Matsuoka | vs | Takuma Yamane |
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| R4b | Kaoru Ueki | vs | Tomoyuki Yoshimura |
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| R5a | Takuya Harada | vs | Tomoyuki Yoshimura |
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| R5b | Satoshi Abe | vs | Shoma Honami |
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| R6a | Kazuki Sumiya | vs | Tsubasa Kitaoka |
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| R6b | Naoki Mizukuchi | vs | Takuma Yamane |
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| Top 32 | Takuma Yamane | vs | Kento Sato |
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| Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
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| Top 16a | Rinya Kobayashi | vs | Naoto Mizobuchi |
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| Top 16b | Fumiaki Suwa | vs | Kenji Miura |
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| Top 8a | Kaoru Ueki | vs | Tatsuya Watanuki |
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| Top 8b | Hijito Kihara | vs | Sho Ito |
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| Juniors Finals | Mikoto I. | vs | Ryusei O. |
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| Top 4 | Sho Ito | vs | Kaoru Ueki |
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| Seniors Finals | Riki S. | vs | Taizo H. |
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| Masters Finals | Sho Ito | vs | Kentaro Matsumoto |
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