| Event | 2022 World Championships |
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| Location |  London, United Kingdom |
| Date | 18ā21 August 2022 |
| Attendance | 307 players |
| Videogame | PokƩmon Sword and PokƩmon Shield |
| Season | 2022 SeasonĀ ā VGC Series 12 |
| Format | 8 Day 1 Swiss rounds + 7 Day 2 Swiss rounds + X-2 Top Cut |
Check out our preview articles on the participating players from North America, Europe, Latin America, Oceania, Japan and the rest of Asia!
Teams and Results
Top cut
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | Exp. |
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| 1 | 7-0 |  | Eduardo Cunha (Edu) | 2023Ā D1 $10000 |       |  |
| 2 | 6-1 |  | Guillermo Castilla (KastyTP) | 2023Ā D1 $7500 |      |  |
| 3 | 6-1 |  | James Baek (SoulUnison) | 2023Ā D1 $5000 |    |  Report |
| 4 | 5-2 | | Paul Chua (Paul) | 2023Ā D1 $5000 |     |  |
| 5 | 5-2 | | Calvin Foster (calvonix) | $3000 |   | Ā |
| 6 | 5-2 |  | Meaghan Rattle (Yosuke) | $3000 |   | |
| 7 | 5-2 |  | Davide Carrer (Nirinbo) | $3000 | | |
| 8 | 5-2 |  | Naoto Mizobuchi (ć³ć±ćććŖ) | $3000 | | |
| 9 | 6-1 |  | Hippolyte Bernard (Redsilver) | $1500 |   |  Report |
| 10 | 6-1 | | Rinya Kobayashi (R) | $1500 | | |
| 11 | 6-1 |  | David Koutesh (Hamstermania) | $1500 |     | |
| 12 | 6-1 | | Roberto Parente (Roberto) | $1500 | | Ā |
| 13 | 5-2 | | Eric Rios (Riopaser) | $1500 | |  |
| 14 | 5-2 | | Flavio DelĀ Pidio (Pado) | $1500 |  | Ā |
| 15 | 5-2 | | Daniele Spuntarelli (Zenzero) | $1500 | | Ā |
| 16 | 5-2 | | Ko Tsukide (FRANXX) | $1500 | | |
| 17 | 5-2 | | Tatsuya Watanuki (ć¹ć©ć¤ć ) | ā |   |  |
| 18 | 5-2 | | Leonardo Bonanomi (Leo) | ā | | Ā |
| 19 | 5-2 | | Adrien Hurley (Adrien) | ā | | Ā |
| 20 | 5-2 | | Yuma Kinugawa (ć¶UMA) | ā | |  |
| 21 | 5-2 | | Shinichi Matsuda (El NiƱo) | ā | |  |
| 22 | 5-2 | | Joseph Ugarte (JoeUX9) | ā |  | |
| 23 | 5-2 | | Ćlex Soto (Nana) | ā | | |
| 24 | 5-2 | | Nils Dunlop (Peakmeister) | ā | | Ā |
| 25 | 5-2 | | Brady Smith (bsmiffy) | ā | | Ā |
| 26 | 5-2 | | Motoki Agano (ć¬ćććć) | ā |   | |
Day 2 Swiss
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | Exp. |
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| 27 | 4-3 | | Eisuke Nakayama (ć¤ć°ć) | ā | | Ā |
| 28 | 4-3 |  | Chaiyawat Traiwichcha (Nontaro) | ā | | Ā |
| 29 | 4-3 | | Tomoyuki Yoshimura (SNOW) | ā | | Ā |
| 30 | 4-3 |  | Markus Stadter (13Yoshi37) | ā |  | Ā |
| 31 | 4-3 | | Shohei Kimura (ćć³ć¹) | ā | | Ā |
| 32 | 4-3 | | Chuppa Cross (Chuppa*Cross) | ā | | Ā |
| 33 | 4-3 | | Yosuke Takayanagi (ććŖć) | ā |  | Ā |
| 34 | 4-3 | | Francesco Pardini (NayJay) | ā |  | Ā |
| 35 | 4-3 | | Federico Camporesi (FedeCampoVGC) | ā | | Ā |
| 36 | 4-3 | | Luca Ceribelli (ceree) | ā | | Ā |
| 37 | 4-3 | | JoaquĆn Blanch (TheXich) | ā | | Ā |
| 38 | 4-3 | | Jeremy Rodrigues (Serapis) | ā | | Ā |
| 39 | 4-3 | | Sho Ito (ć·ć¼ć«ć) | ā |   | Ā |
| 40 | 4-3 |  | Raghav Malaviya (mudhiman) | ā | | Ā |
| 41 | 4-3 | | James Evans (James) | ā | | Ā |
| 42 | 4-3 | | Alex DellaPasqua (Gilgamesh) | ā |   | Ā |
| 43 | 4-3 | | Naoya Takasago (ććć”) | ā | | Ā |
| 44 | 4-3 |  | Chyr Wei (Megumi~) | ā | | Ā |
| 45 | 4-3 | | Kiwamu Endo (ć¢ćć¹ćæć·ć¢) | ā | | Ā |
| 46 | 4-3 |  | Gabriel Agati (Gabriel) | ā |  | Ā |
| 47 | 4-3 | | Kota Kawabe (ć¾ćŖććć) | ā |   | Ā |
| 48 | 4-3 | | Andrea Cassinese (Andrea) | ā | | Ā |
| 49 | 4-3 | | Joji Kaieda (ć½ć¼ć) | ā | | Ā |
| 50 | 4-3 | | Taro Okada (ććŖćŖ) | ā | | Ā |
| 51 | 4-3 | | Wataru Arai (ć³ć¦) | ā | | Ā |
| 52 | 4-3 | | Henry Rich (Hobbit) | ā | | Ā |
| 53 | 4-3 |  | Jeongso Lee (ģģ) | ā | | Ā |
| 54 | 4-3 |  | Pan SiĀ Ming (čå®ē³) | ā | |  Report |
| 55 | 4-3 | | Ben Grissmer (chef) | ā |   | Ā |
| 56 | 4-3 | | Yusuke Shibano (463) | ā | | Ā |
| 57 | 3-4 | | Kentaro Matsumoto (ć½ć¼ć) | ā | | Ā |
| 58 | 3-4 | | Alex GĆ³mez (PokeAlex) | ā | | Ā |
| 59 | 3-4 | | Yuya Tada (ć¦ćć) | ā | | Ā |
| 60 | 3-4 |  | Juan Salerno (AION Juanfi) | ā |  | Ā |
| 61 | 3-4 |  | Joonas Hakalahti (Daffel) | ā |  | Ā |
| 62 | 3-4 | | Marco Silva (marcofiero) | ā | | Ā |
| 63 | 3-4 | | Jirawiwat Thitasiri (Ji) | ā | | Ā |
| 64 | 3-4 | | AlessioĀ Y. Boschetto (Emily) | ā | | Ā |
| 65 | 3-4 |  | Lukas Auer (SaltySylveon) | ā | | Ā |
| 66 | 3-4 | | Ashton Cox (Ash *) | ā | | Ā |
| 67 | 3-4 | | Go Hirabara (ć“ć¦) | ā |  | Ā |
| 68 | 3-4 |  | Peng Chongjun (Nocturne) | ā | | Ā |
| 69 | 3-4 | | Taran Birdee (Taran) | ā | | Ā |
| 70 | 3-4 | | Naoyuki Matsuhashi (ć¼ćŖć³) | ā | | Ā |
| 71 | 3-4 | | Tatsuki Wakita (ćć¬ć¼ć) | ā | | Ā |
| 72 | 3-4 | | Shoma Honami (ć½ć¼ć) | ā |  | Ā |
| 73 | 3-4 | | Wonseok Jung (ė ģ¤āŖ) | ā | | Ā |
| 74 | 3-4 |  | Mattie Morgan (Mattie) | ā | | Ā |
| 75 | 3-4 |  | Heriberto Pacaje (ToyParadise) | ā | | Ā |
| 76 | 3-4 |  | Kevin Ngim (Kepp) | ā | | Ā |
| 77 | 3-4 | | Yuhi Kawaide (ć«ććÆ) | ā | | Ā |
| 78 | 3-4 | | Zach Gray (Moone) | ā | | Ā |
| 79 | 3-4 | | Kotaro Nakagome (ćć¤ć±ć«) | ā |  | Ā |
| 80 | 2-5 | | Kaoru Ueki (ććć) | ā | | Ā |
| 81 | 2-4 | | Sam Pandelis (Saya) | ā |  | Ā |
| 82 | 2-3 | | Oliver Eskolin (Owe) | ā | | Ā |
| 83 | 2-5 | | Iago Pardo (Chris) | ā | | Ā |
| 84 | 2-5 |  | Paul Ruiz (Ralfdude) | ā | | Ā |
| 85 | 2-4 |  | Nathan Ortiz (Kortex) | ā | | Ā |
| 86 | 2-5 | | JuanĀ M. Santizo (Juanma) | ā | | Ā |
| 87 | 2-5 | | Thomas Gravouille (Hari) | ā | | Ā |
| 88 | 2-4 | | NicolĆ”s delĀ Campo (TG Sh4dowzon) | ā | | Ā |
| 89 | 2-3 | | Enzo Reci (illusion) | ā |  | Ā |
| 90 | 2-3 | | Kazuki Kobayashi (Yuary) | ā | | Ā |
| 91 | 2-5 | | Luke Iuele (Lukeā ) | ā | | Ā |
| 92 | 2-5 | | Hinata Kozuka (ćć±ć¼) | ā | | Ā |
| 93 | 2-5 | | Kohei Inomoto (ć³ć¦ćć¤) | ā | | Ā |
| 94 | 2-5 | | Kohei Fujita (ć³ć¦) | ā | | Ā |
| 95 | 2-5 |  | Patrick Elegado (Patrick) | ā | | Ā |
| 96 | 2-5 |  | Melvin Keh (Shaman) | ā | | Ā |
| 97 | 2-5 | | Javier ValdĆ©s (IRNemesisTV) | ā | | Ā |
| 98 | 1-3 | | Giovanni Piscitelli (Genius) | ā | | Ā |
| 99 | 1-4 | | Takuma Yamane (ććæć) | ā | | Ā |
| 100 | 1-3 | | FranƧois-X. deĀ Lageneste (FX) | ā |  | Ā |
| 101 | 1-6 | | Masahiro Onimaru (ć¬ćŖ) | ā |  | Ā |
| 102 | 1-3 | | James Katsaros (ChosenFuture) | ā | | Ā |
| 103 | 1-3 |  | Szymon Wojdat (Amy) | ā | | Ā |
| 104 | 1-3 | | Diego Ferreira (Diego) | ā |   | Ā |
| 105 | 1-5 | | Federico Isola (Alca) | ā |  | Ā |
| 106 | 1-4 | | Kiyoshiro Arai (ćććć¼ć) | ā | | Ā |
| 107 | 1-6 |  | Christos Giagozoglou (Chris) | ā | | Ā |
| 108 | 1-5 | | JoaquĆn Salerno (Mysticbox…) | ā |   | Ā |
| 109 | 1-6 | | Vicente Fuentes (Amanda-V) | ā | | Ā |
| 110 | 0-1 | | Alfredo Chang-Gonzalez (Chino) | ā | No show | Ā |
| 111 | 0-1 | | Jack Gilbert (Gimmick) | ā | No show | Ā |
| 112 | 0-4 | | Kaisei Ichikawa (ćć¼ćć) | ā | | Ā |
| 113 | 0-4 | | Tsubasa Kitaoka (ćć ) | ā |  | Ā |
| 114 | 0-7 | | Jack Clarke (Jack) | ā | | Ā |
Day 1 teams
Day 1 is a qualifier to Day 2, and the requirement to advance is to obtain a result with 2 or fewer losses in the Swiss rounds. There are no formal standings, as players that reach the needed number of wins are automatically dropped from the tournament.
225 qualified players participated in Day 1, of which 32 advanced to Day 2.
| # | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | Exp. |
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| 6-0 | | Raghav Malaviya (mudhiman) | Day 2 | | Ā |
| 6-0 | | Chuppa Cross (Chuppa*Cross) | Day 2 | | Ā |
| 6-0 | | Taro Okada (ććŖćŖ) | Day 2 | | Ā |
| 6-0 | | Tsubasa Kitaoka (ćć ) | Day 2 | | Ā |
| 6-1 | | Ćlex Soto (Nana) | Day 2 | | Ā |
| 6-1 | | David Koutesh (Hamstermania) | Day 2 | | Ā |
| 6-1 | | Eisuke Nakayama (ć¤ć°ć) | Day 2 | | Ā |
| 6-1 | | Jack Clarke (Jack) | Day 2 | | Ā |
| 6-1 | | Joonas Hakalahti (Daffel) | Day 2 | | Ā |
| 6-1 | | Kohei Inomoto (ć³ć¦ćć¤) | Day 2 | | Ā |
| 6-1 | | Luca Ceribelli (ceree) | Day 2 | | Ā |
| 6-1 | | Mattie Morgan (Mattie) | Day 2 | | Ā |
| 6-1 | | Shohei Kimura (ćć³ć¹) | Day 2 | | Ā |
| 6-1 | | Yosuke Takayanagi (ććŖć) | Day 2 | | Ā |
| 6-2 | | Adrien Hurley (Adrien) | Day 2 | | Ā |
| 6-2 | | Ben Grissmer (chef) | Day 2 | | Ā |
| 6-2 | | Calvin Foster (calvonix) | Day 2 | | Ā |
| 6-2 | | Daniele Spuntarelli (Zenzero) | Day 2 | | Ā |
| 6-2 | | Federico Isola (Alca) | Day 2 | | Ā |
| 6-2 | | Francesco Pardini (NayJay) | Day 2 | | Ā |
| 6-2 | | Joji Kaieda (ć½ć¼ć) | Day 2 | | Ā |
| 6-2 | | Kazuki Kobayashi (Yuary) | Day 2 | | Ā |
| 6-2 | | Kiwamu Endo (ć§ćć³ć¼) | Day 2 | | Ā |
| 6-2 | | Kotaro Nakagome (ćć¤ć±ć«) | Day 2 | | Ā |
| 6-2 | | Leonardo Bonanomi (Leo) | Day 2 | | Ā |
| 6-2 | | Naoyuki Matsuhashi (ććć¼ć) | Day 2 | | Ā |
| 6-2 | | Nathan Ortiz (Kortex) | Day 2 | | Ā |
| 6-2 | | Shinichi Matsuda (El NiƱo) | Day 2 | | Ā |
| 6-2 | | Shoma Honami (ć½ć¼ć) | Day 2 | | Ā |
| 6-2 | | Tatsuki Wakita (ćć¬ć¼ć) | Day 2 | | Ā |
| 6-2 | | Yusuke Shibano (ć¦ć¦ć¹ć±) | Day 2 | | Ā |
| 6-2 | | Yuya Tada (ć¦ćć) | Day 2 | | Ā |
Seniors Division
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | Exp. |
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| 1 | 5-1 | | Yasuharu S. | 2023 D1 $10000 | | Ā |
| 2 | 6-0 | | Nicholas K. | 2023 D1 $7500 | | Ā |
| 3 | 5-1 |  | Kylan V. | 2023 D1 $5000 | | Ā |
| 4 | 5-1 | | Yuma S. | 2023 D1 $5000 | | Ā |
| 5 | 5-1 | | AurĆ©lien S. | $3000 | | Ā |
| 6 | 4-2 | | Hayato H. | $3000 | | Ā |
| 7 | 4-2 | | Thomas D. | $3000 | | Ā |
| 8 | 4-2 | | Ryosei I. | $3000 | | Ā |
Juniors Division
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | Exp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4-2 | | Kosaku M. | 2023 D1 $10000 | | Ā |
| 2 | 4-2 | | Kiara N. | 2023 D1 $7500 | | Ā |
| 3 | 5-1 | | Mikoto I. | 2023 D1 $5000 | | Ā |
| 4 | 5-1 | | Hatsuki F. | 2023 D1 $5000 | | Ā |
| 5 | 5-1 | | Eiru M. | $3000 | | Ā |
| 6 | 4-2 | | Sosuke U. | $3000 |  | Ā |
| 7 | 4-2 |  | AnnkĀ I. R. | $3000 | | Ā |
| 8 | 4-2 | | Alexander M. | $3000 |  | Ā |
Streaming
Some of the matchesĀ were broadcast liveĀ featuring Lee Provost, Labhaoisa Akcos-Cromie, Adam Dorricott,Ā Rosemary Kelley,Ā Joe BrownĀ andĀ Sierra HunterĀ as casters.
Take a look below at the following matches!
List of streamed matches (Day 1)
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| R1 | Lauri Halonen |
vs | Collin Heier |
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| R2 | Shoma Honami |
vs | Aaron Traylor |
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| R3a | Oriol Plaza |
vs | Hirofumi Kimura |
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| R3b | Dylan Salvanera |
vs | Mattie Morgan |
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| R4 | Shohei Kimura |
vs | Ben Grissmer |
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| R5 | Kohei Inomoto |
vs | David Koutesh |
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| R6 | Ginjiro Shiraki |
vs | Raghav Malaviya |
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| R7 | William Tansley |
vs | Ćlex Soto |
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| R8 | Tatsuki Wakita |
vs |  Aditya Subramanian |
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List of streamed matches (Day 2)
| Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
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| R1 | Eric Rios | vs | Peng Chongjun |
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| R2 | Hinata Kozuka | vs | Thomas Gravouille |
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| R3a | Leonardo Bonanomi | vs | Go Hirabara |
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| R3b | Chuppa Cross | vs | Shohei Kimura |
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| R4 | Daniele Spuntarelli | vs | Eisuke Nakayama |
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| R5 | Roberto Parente | vs | Yosuke Takayanagi |
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| R6 | Joseph Ugarte | vs | Flavio Del Pidio |
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| R7 | Shohei Kimura | vs | Naoto Mizobuchi |
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List of streamed matches (Day 3)
| Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
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| Top cut | Tatsuya Watanuki | vs | Ko Tsukide |
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| Top 16 | Rinya Kobayashi | vs | Davide Carrer |
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| Top 8a | Eduardo Cunha | vs | Naoto Mizobuchi |
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| Top 8b | Calvin Foster | vs | Paul Chua |
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| Top 8c | Meaghan Rattle | vs | James Baek |
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| Top 8d | Davide Carrer | vs | Guillermo Castilla |
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| Top 4a | Eduardo Cunha | vs | Paul Chua |
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| Top 4b | James Baek | vs | Guillermo Castilla |
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List of streamed matches (Finals Day)
VGC matches start after the TCG Finals!
| Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
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| Juniors Finals | Kiara N. | vs | Kosaku M. |
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| Seniors Finals | Nicholas K. | vs | Yasuharu S. |
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| Masters Finals | Eduardo Cunha | vs | Guillermo Castilla |
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