Teams and Results from the 2022 Philippines National Championships

EventChampionships 2021-22 Philippines PokƩmon Video Game Division
LocationQualifiers: Online
Playoffs (Top 8): PHL Quezon City, Philippines
DateQualifiers: 29 May 2022
Playoffs (Top 8): 12 June 2022
Attendance36 players
VideogamePokƩmon Sword and PokƩmon Shield
Season2022 Season – VGC Series 12
FormatQualifiers: 6 Bo1 Swiss rounds with open teamsheets
Playoffs (Top 8): Bo3 single elimination with same teams

Teams and Results

#SwissFlagPlayerPrizeTeamExp.
15-1PHLPatrick Elegado
(Patrick)
Worlds DayĀ 2 + TA
Zacian-CrownedKyogreIncineroarRillaboomGrimmsnarlZapdos
24-2PHLJames Credo
(James)
Worlds DayĀ 1
Calyrex-Shadow-RiderGroudonIncineroarGastrodonCharizardRegieleki
34-2PHLRap Perez
(rap)
Worlds DayĀ 1
Calyrex-Shadow-RiderKyogreLandorus-TherianRillaboomWhimsicottThundurus
44-2PHLSylvester Babanto
(Racka)
Worlds DayĀ 1
Zacian-CrownedGroudonIncineroarVenusaurGrimmsnarlDragapult
56-0PHLErick Gutierrez
(Babycakes)
–
Calyrex-Shadow-RiderGroudonTalonflameComfeyDusclopsIndeedee-Female
65-1PHLRomeoĀ J. Redelicia
(Romeo)
–
SolgaleoYveltalEnteiTapu-FiniTornadusRegieleki
75-1PHLAldrinĀ C. Dayauon
(Chalamet)
–
GroudonKyogreCharizardVenusaurGrimmsnarlIndeedee-Female
84-2PHLMarkĀ J. Mayuga
(MJ)
–
Calyrex-Shadow-RiderGroudonIncineroarVenusaurCharizardRegieleki

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Restricted pairs stats

Structure

This event marks the first-ever National Championships held in the Philippines. The Playoffs stage also constitutes the first-ever offline event held in the Philippines! Only players residing in the Philippines could play this tournament.

With a cap of 128 entries, players would enter the Qualifiers to face each other in up to 7 Swiss rounds with open teamsheets, in best-of-one matches, on 29 May 2022.

The top 8 players at the end of the day would qualify to the Playoffs, which would be held in a live event in Quezon City on 12 June 2022. The Playoffs would consist in a classic seeded single-elimination bracket, with best-of-three matches and using the same teams as in the Qualifiers.

The winner would receive a Day 2 invite to the 2022 World Championships, as well as a Travel Award, while the rest of the top 4 players would receive Day 1 invites.

Playoffs recap

The Playoffs matches were not broadcast live, but the matches were recorded and a recap video was prepared and published on 2 August. Check it out!

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