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2023 Bochum Regionals

Event2023 Bochum Regional Championships
LocationDEU Bochum, Germany
Date25ā€“26 February 2023
Attendance573 MA players
VideogamePokƩmon Scarlet and PokƩmon Violet
Season2023 SeasonĀ ā€“Ā VGC Series 2
Format9 Day 1 Swiss rounds + 5 Day 2 (X-2) Swiss rounds + Top 8 single elimination
Open team lists
Organizer2022 Tournaments

Check the organizer’sĀ websiteĀ hereĀ for further info!

Table of Contents

Teams and results

Top cut

#SwissFlagPlayerPrizeTeamListExp.
112-2DEUMarkus Stadter
(Yoshi)		200 CP
$3000
Iron HandsGreat TuskIron JugulisIron BundleGholdengoGothitelle
Ā Report
211-3ESPƁlex Soto
(LenVGC)		160 CP
$2000
AnnihilapeTorkoalArmarougeIndeedee FemaleHattereneKingambit
Report
312-2FRAAurƩlien Soula
(Sakura)		130 CP
$1000
Great TuskMaushold FourVolcaronaIron BundleGholdengoDragonite
Ā 
411-3ESPVƭctor JimƩnez
(VictorJColl)		130 CP
$1000
Iron MothFlutter ManeArcanineDondozoTatsugiri DroopyDragonite
Ā 
513-1ITAGiuseppe Musicco
(Peppe)		100 CP
$500
KingambitAmoongussArcanineIron BundleFlutter ManeDragonite
Ā 
611-3DEUFaaiz Ashfaq
(F/\$|$)		100 CP
$500
Great TuskMaushold FourTorkoalIron BundleFlutter ManeKingambit
Ā 
711-3DEUMichael Kelsch
(Michi)		100 CP
$500
Great TuskTyranitarTalonflameIron BundleFlutter ManeDragonite
Ā 
811-3ITAMarco Silva
(marcofiero)		100 CP
$500
Iron HandsAmoongussGarganaclIron BundleMimikyuRoaring Moon
Ā 

Day 2 Swiss rounds

CheckĀ hereĀ to see the seeds for top cut from the Day 2 Swiss standings!

#SwissFlagPlayerPrizeTeamListExp.
911-3ESPEric Rios
(Riopaser)		80 CP
$250
Iron HandsAmoongussArcanineIron BundleGholdengoRoaring Moon
Ā 
1011-3ESPCarlos Cabal
(miraii)		80 CP
$250
Iron HandsAmoongussArcaninePalafinFlutter ManeRoaring Moon
Ā 
1111-3ESPJavier SeƱorena
(Javi)		80 CP
$250
Iron HandsAmoongussGholdengoIron BundleFlutter ManeRoaring Moon
Ā 
1211-3FRAHippolyte Bernard
(ā˜…AllySwitchā˜…)		80 CP
$250
Great TuskAmoongussTalonflameIron BundleFlutter ManeTyranitar
Ā 
1311-3NDLSebastian Li
(Kotomi)		80 CP
$250
Iron HandsAmoongussArcaninePalafinFlutter ManeRoaring Moon
Ā 
1411-3NDLBas vanĀ derĀ Heijden
(Layla)		80 CP
$250
Iron HandsAmoongussArcaninePalafinFlutter ManeRoaring Moon
Ā 
1510-4ESPGuillermo Castilla
(KastyTP)		80 CP
$250
Iron HandsAmoongussArcanineIron BundleGholdengoRoaring Moon
Ā 
1610-4ESPAlex GĆ³mez
(PokeAlex)		80 CP
$250
Iron HandsMaushold FourArcaninePalafinGholdengoDragonite
Ā 
1710-4ESPVĆ­ctor Medina
(Torviv)		60 CP
Iron HandsGardevoirGholdengoDondozoTatsugiri CurlyRoaring Moon
Ā 
1810-4ITAGiuseppe Alario
(Il Mule)		60 CP
Great TuskBrute BonnetTalonflameIron BundleGholdengoDragonite
Ā 
1910-4CZEDavid Koutesh
(Hamstermania)		60 CP
Great TuskTorkoalArcanineBelliboltFlutter ManeRoaring Moon
Ā 
2010-4ITADavide Carrer
(Nirinbo)		60 CP
Iron MothFlutter ManeArcanineDondozoTatsugiri CurlyDragonite
Ā 
2110-4FRANicolas Legoux
(Nuevobrillo)		60 CP
Iron HandsAmoongussArcaninePalafinFlutter ManeRoaring Moon
Ā 
2210-4ISREnosh Shachar
(Enosh)		60 CP
DragoniteGlimmoraTorkoalPalafinFlutter ManeRoaring Moon
Ā 
2310-4SWIAndrea Olea
(BanFox)		60 CP
AnnihilapeMaushold FourArcanineIron BundleFlutter ManeKingambit
Ā 
2410-4IRLMattie Morgan
(Mattie)		60 CP
Iron HandsAmoongussArcanineScream TailFlutter ManeGothitelle
Ā 
2510-4FINOliver Eskolin
(Owe)		60 CP
AnnihilapeMausholdGholdengoDondozoTatsugiri CurlyMurkrow
Ā 
2610-4NDLMateus deĀ MouraĀ P.
(Mora Papi)		60 CP
Great TuskMausholdCeruledgeIron BundleFlutter ManeKingambit
Ā 
2710-4ESPJuan Borreguero
(Mithos)		60 CP
AnnihilapeRotom MowArcanineGastrodon EastGardevoirRoaring Moon
Ā 
2810-4NDLTimo vanĀ derĀ Vliet
(Essentia)		60 CP
Iron HandsAmoongussArcaninePalafinFlutter ManeRoaring Moon
Ā 
2910-4ITALeonardo Bonanomi
(Leo)		60 CP
KingambitBrute BonnetArcanineIron BundleFlutter ManeDragonite
Ā 
3010-4NDLJorijn Raijmakers
(Jori)		60 CP
Iron HandsAmoongussArcaninePalafinFlutter ManeRoaring Moon
Ā 
319-5DEUSimon SchlĆ¼tter
(Simon)		60 CP
Great TuskGholdengoTalonflameDondozoTatsugiri CurlyDragonite
Ā 
329-5POLAleksandra Ćwikiel
(Aleksandra)		60 CP
Sandy ShocksMeowscaradaVolcaronaGarganaclMimikyuBaxcalibur
Ā 
339-5FRAYale K. A. Gasaan
(gasaan)		50 CP
Iron HandsAmoongussArcanineIron BundleFlutter ManeRoaring Moon
Ā 
349-5ITAPietro Xella
(RedX)		50 CP
Great TuskMaushold FourIron MothIron BundleGholdengoMurkrow
Ā 
359-5USANils Dunlop
(Nils)		50 CP
Sandy ShocksBrute BonnetArcanineIron BundleGholdengoEspathra
Ā 
369-5NDLKylian Duquesne
(KayDeeVGC)		50 CP
Iron HandsAmoongussCeruledgePalafinHattereneRoaring Moon
Ā 
379-5KORGeonwoo Myung
(ģˆ˜ķ˜øģž)		50 CP
Great TuskGothitelleTorkoalIron BundleFlutter ManeDragonite
Ā 
389-5FRASiyuan Chen
(Asuka)		50 CP
KingambitFlutter ManeIron MothDondozoTatsugiri StretchyDragonite
Ā 
399-5ITAMarco Marras
(Noxill)		50 CP
Great TuskMausholdGholdengoIron BundleFlutter ManeDragonite
Ā 
409-5ESPJuliƔn PiƱeiro
(NKG2D)		50 CP
KingambitAmoongussArcanineIron BundleFlutter ManePalafin
Ā 
419-5ITAGiacomo Pauselli
(Larchete)		50 CP
Maushold ThreeIndeedee FemaleArmarougeDondozoTatsugiri CurlyTalonflame
Ā 
429-5ITAMarco Cucini
(Pietro)		50 CP
Iron HandsBrute BonnetArmarougeIndeedee FemaleHattereneTorkoal
Ā 
439-5DEUTobias Clemens
(Goldjunge)		50 CP
Iron HandsAmoongussPelipperPalafinGholdengoRoaring Moon
Ā 
448-6DEUJannik Koch
(Jannik)		50 CP
Iron HandsAmoongussArcanineIron BundleGholdengoRoaring Moon
Ā 
458-5DEUBodo Engel
(Nova)		50 CP
Iron BundleFlutter ManeArcanineDondozoTatsugiri CurlyTyranitar
Ā 
468-6DEURobert Wein
(Schroombert)		50 CP
Great TuskTyranitarTalonflameIron BundleFlutter ManeGholdengo
Ā 
478-6DEUJamal ElĀ Moutaoikil
(Jamal)		50 CP
Great TuskTyranitarTalonflameIron BundleFlutter ManeGothitelle
Ā 
488-6ITAGiovanniĀ M. Tonelli
(Giompy)		50 CP
Great TuskBrute BonnetTalonflameIron BundleGholdengoDragonite
Ā 
498-6CHNZhang Hengyue
(åœ†ę»šę»šē”µåˆŗēŒ¬)		50 CP
Iron HandsBrute BonnetArmarougeIndeedee FemaleHattereneTorkoal
Ā 
508-6AUTChristian Smiljanić
(KC)		50 CP
Sandy ShocksMeowscaradaVolcaronaGarganaclMimikyuBaxcalibur
Ā 
517-7DEUBenjamin Majaura
(Benny)		50 CP
KingambitAmoongussRotom HeatGothitelleFlutter ManeDragonite
Ā 
527-5PRTRuben Pereira
(Mei)		50 CP
Iron HandsAmoongussArcanineGothitelleFlutter ManeDragonite
Ā 

Day 1 Swiss rounds

All players with a 7-2 or better record advance to Day 2!

#SwissFlagPlayerPrizeTeamListExp.
536-3ITADaniele Seghizzi
(Usagi)		50 CP
Great TuskBrute BonnetTalonflameIron BundleGholdengoDragonite
Ā 
546-3GBRMatt Maynard
(bwenty)		50 CP
AnnihilapeMaushold FourTalonflameGreat TuskGholdengoRoaring Moon
Ā 
556-3GBRSam Bentham
(Sam)		50 CP
Great TuskGothitelleTalonflameIron BundleFlutter ManeTyranitar
Ā 
566-3DEUDanilo Fischer
(NiloVGC)		50 CP
Iron HandsAmoongussArmarougeIron BundleIndeedee FemaleRoaring Moon
Ā 
576-3ITAFlavio DelĀ Pidio
(Pado)		50 CP
Iron HandsAmoongussArcaninePalafinGholdengoDragonite
Ā 
586-3ESPAlbert Bos
(Midnight)		50 CP
Iron HandsAmoongussArcanineIron BundleGholdengoRoaring Moon
Ā 
596-3ESPAntonioĀ M. Rodrigo
(EXHOUL)		50 CP
GarchompGholdengoTalonflameIron BundleFlutter ManeRoaring Moon
Ā 
606-3DEUAnton Frick
(lemƶ)		50 CP
Sandy ShocksAmoongussVolcaronaIron BundleCorviknightTyranitar
Ā 
616-3FRAEric E. Legroux
(Ethox)		50 CP
DragoniteMaushold FourArcanineGarganaclGholdengoRoaring Moon
Ā 
626-3ESPJoan PerellĆ³
(Dr. Necro)		50 CP
Great TuskGholdengoIron BundleDondozoTatsugiri CurlyDragonite
Ā 
636-3FRARenaud Dutarque
(Otark)		50 CP
Great TuskMausholdVolcaronaIron BundleGholdengoDragonite
Ā 
646-3GBRJamie Boyt
(Boyt)		50 CP
BaxcaliburBrute BonnetArmarougeDondozoTatsugiri CurlyRoaring Moon
Ā 
656-3AUTSimon Bernard
(Ryo)		40 CP
Great TuskAmoongussTalonflameIron BundleFlutter ManeTyranitar
Ā 
666-3FRAAdam Cherfaoui
(Shao)		40 CP
Iron HandsAmoongussArcaninePalafinFlutter ManeRoaring Moon
Ā 
676-3DEUMax MĆ¼ller
(Fugge29)		40 CP
Great TuskGarganaclArcanineRotom WashGrimmsnarlRoaring Moon
Ā 
686-3ITAGiovanni Piscitelli
(Genius)		40 CP
Iron HandsAmoongussArcaninePalafinFlutter ManeRoaring Moon
Ā 
696-3DEUFlorian Harloff
(Flobert)		40 CP
CorviknightAmoongussArcanineIron BundleGrimmsnarlPalafin
Ā 
706-3SWEHjalmar Lind
(Hjalle)		40 CP
Great TuskIndeedee FemaleArmarougeIron BundleFlutter ManeAbomasnow
Ā 
716-3ESPJorge HernƔndez
(CostaGG)		40 CP
TorkoalLilligantArmarougeIndeedee FemaleHattereneKingambit
Ā 
726-3ITACiro Barbato
(Gjiero)		40 CP
Iron HandsBrute BonnetCoalossalAzumarillGothitelleDragapult
Ā 
736-3FINMikael Viljanen
(maikkeli)		40 CP
Iron HandsBrute BonnetArmarougeIndeedee FemaleFlutter ManeTorkoal
Ā 
746-3ESPAlejandro Ramos
(AlexGaMeS)		40 CP
Iron HandsGlimmoraSylveonDondozoTatsugiri CurlyFlutter Mane
Ā 
756-3CHLJoaquĆ­n Reyes
(Juaco)		40 CP
AnnihilapeMausholdVolcaronaDondozoTatsugiri CurlyFlutter Mane
Ā 
766-3DNKNikolajĀ HĆøj Nielsen
(NikolajHoej)		40 CP
AnnihilapeMausholdBrute BonnetIron BundleFlutter ManeGreat Tusk
Ā 
776-3ITAFrancesco Raga
(Lil Darkrai)		40 CP
KingambitAmoongussTauros Paldea BlazeIron BundleFlutter ManeBaxcalibur
Ā 
786-3ITAAlessioĀ Y. Boschetto
(Arks Fury)		40 CP
GarganaclAmoongussVolcaronaPalafinFlutter ManeRoaring Moon
Ā 
796-3DEUErhard Brocks
(Takeo)		40 CP
Iron HandsAmoongussArmarougeSkeledirgeFlutter ManeRoaring Moon
Ā 
806-3PRTFrancisco Esteves
(FEsteves)		40 CP
Iron HandsAmoongussArcanineScream TailFlutter ManeGothitelle
Ā 
816-3DEUTimo Ney
(Raizor)		40 CP
Iron HandsAmoongussPelipperPalafinTinkatonIron Jugulis
Ā 
826-3ESPDavid Ridorsa
(Trace)		40 CP
KingambitAmoongussArcaninePalafinFlutter ManeIron Bundle
Ā 
836-3GBRJack Clarke
(Jack)		40 CP
Iron HandsAmoongussBaxcaliburPalafinPelipperDragonite
Ā 
846-3FRANathan Aubert
(PugVGC)		40 CP
AnnihilapeMausholdVolcaronaSandy ShocksBrute BonnetRoaring Moon
Ā 
856-3FRAMatthieu Barbe
(Gabu)		40 CP
Iron HandsBrute BonnetArmarougeIndeedee FemaleHattereneKingambit
Ā 
866-3DEUFabian Kuhl
(Fabi)		40 CP
SylveonTyranitarTalonflameDondozoTatsugiri CurlyGholdengo
Ā 
876-3GBRAsra Stone
(Bread)		40 CP
PawmotFlutter ManeVolcaronaDondozoTatsugiri CurlyKingambit
Ā 
886-3DEUBaris Akcos
(>BillaVGC<)		40 CP
Iron HandsGreat TuskGholdengoIron BundleGothitelleIron Jugulis
Ā 
896-3DEURahim Farzan
(Pres)		40 CP
Iron HandsBrute BonnetArmarougeIron BundleIndeedee FemaleGreat Tusk
Ā 
906-3DEUMaurice Uteg
(Camikasa)		40 CP
Great TuskAmoongussTorkoalRotom WashFlutter ManeGrimmsnarl
Ā 
916-3ITASimone Sanvito
(ā˜†Sanvy)		40 CP
Iron HandsAmoongussArcaninePalafinFlutter ManeRoaring Moon
Ā 
926-3DEUFevzi Ɩzkan
(Fevzi)		40 CP
Great TuskMaushold FourTorkoalIron BundleFlutter ManeKingambit
Ā 
936-3NZLPatrick Dawson
(Phatrick)		40 CP
GholdengoAmoongussTalonflameDondozoTatsugiri CurlyDragonite
Ā 
946-3NDLBram deĀ Jonge
(Bennbuild)		40 CP
Iron HandsAmoongussBaxcaliburPalafinPelipperDragonite
Ā 
956-3PRTGuilherme Martins
(GuilhƵes)		40 CP
Iron HandsGarganaclArcaninePalafinFlutter ManeGothitelle
Ā 
966-3DEUMichel Zazzi
(OBM)		40 CP
Iron HandsBrute BonnetArmarougeIndeedee FemaleTorkoalKingambit
Ā 
976-3DEUSebastian Ernst
(Sebixxl)		40 CP
FarigirafTorkoalCeruledgeSalamenceFlutter ManeRoaring Moon
Ā 
986-3FRAAnthony Liuzzo
(Glum)		40 CP
Great TuskAmoongussTalonflameIron BundleFlutter ManeTyranitar
Ā 
996-3BELDiego FamerĆ©eĀ Cruz
(Cruz)		40 CP
Iron TreadsMausholdArcanineIron MothFlutter ManeMurkrow
Ā 
1006-3GBRMax Waterman
(Simipour)		40 CP
AnnihilapeTorkoalArmarougeIndeedee FemaleHattereneKingambit
Ā 
1016-3DEUJost Malczewski
(Jost)		40 CP
Great TuskMausholdKingambitIron BundleFlutter ManeDragonite
Ā 
1026-3ITADavide Miraglia
(Dede)		40 CP
Great TuskBrute BonnetIron MothIron BundleGholdengoMurkrow
Ā 
1036-3DEUKay Elst
(Smoggy)		40 CP
GarganaclBrute BonnetTalonflameIron BundleSandy ShocksEspathra
Ā 
1046-3ESPCarlos SƔnchez
(Rabinsky)		40 CP
Iron MothFlutter ManeArcanineDondozoTatsugiri DroopyDragonite
Ā 
1056-3ITAGiovanni Panarello
(BĆØf)		40 CP
Great TuskGarganaclArcanineIron BundleFlutter ManeMurkrow
Ā 
1066-3NDLAbtin Ghaad Amini
(Abtin)		40 CP
Great TuskGholdengoTalonflameIron BundleHoundstoneTyranitar
Ā 
1076-3PRTPedro Lima
(Pedro)		40 CP
PawmotTalonflameArcanineDondozoTatsugiri CurlyGholdengo
Ā 
1086-3DEULuca Breitling-Pause
(20Luggi80)		40 CP
Iron HandsAmoongussBaxcaliburPalafinPelipperDragonite
Ā 
1096-3BELSimon VanĀ derĀ Borght
(Shmon)		40 CP
AnnihilapeMausholdTalonflameGreat TuskGholdengoRoaring Moon
Ā 
1106-3ITACosimo Migliorini
(Itachi)		40 CP
Great TuskMausholdIron MothIron BundleGholdengoMurkrow
Ā 
1116-3ITAStefano Grespan
(Teto)		40 CP
AnnihilapeBrute BonnetArmarougeIndeedee FemaleHattereneTorkoal
Ā 
1126-3GBRJarret Daniel
(Saint)		40 CP
Great TuskGarganaclArcanineGothitelleFlutter ManeMurkrow
Ā 
1136-3CUBKevin Salvetto
(Lil Bo Peep)		40 CP
Iron HandsAmoongussArcanineIron BundleGarganaclRoaring Moon
Ā 
1146-3GBRBen Markham
(Benster)		40 CP
Iron HandsGreat TuskTalonflameIron BundleFlutter ManeTyranitar
Ā 
1156-3FRAQuentin ClƩment
(Quentin)		40 CP
Iron HandsBrute BonnetTorkoalFarigirafFlutter ManeKingambit
Ā 
1166-3DEUJonas Wiegel
(wiegelinho)		40 CP
TorkoalLilligantArmarougeIron BundleFlutter ManeIndeedee Female
Ā 
1176-3POLMateusz Konieczny
(arashel)		40 CP
AnnihilapeMausholdAmoongussIron BundleFlutter ManeDragonite
Ā 
1186-3ITAAlberto Fornaini
(Lait)		40 CP
Great TuskAmoongussArmarougeIron BundleIndeedee FemaleKingambit
Ā 
1196-3ESPAntonio SƔnchez
(Antonio)		40 CP
Iron HandsGardevoirGholdengoDondozoTatsugiri DroopyRoaring Moon
Ā 
1206-3ESPVĆ­ctor Alvarado
(Maana)		40 CP
Iron HandsAmoongussArcanineIron BundleFlutter ManePalafin
Ā 
1216-3ITAFausto Terrana
(Mozart9398)		40 CP
Great TuskMurkrowGholdengoIron BundleFlutter ManeRoaring Moon
Ā 
1226-3DEUEric Uada
(Selena)		40 CP
AnnihilapeBrute BonnetTalonflameTauros Paldea AquaSylveonRoaring Moon
Ā 
1236-3ESPJaime GonzƔlez
(Jaime)		40 CP
Iron HandsFlutter ManeIron BundleDondozoTatsugiri CurlyGholdengo
Ā 
1246-3ITAEugenio Calafato
(Eughe)		40 CP
Iron HandsAmoongussArcaninePalafinFlutter ManeGothitelle
Ā 
1256-3ESPPablo Gallardo
(Dios)		40 CP
AnnihilapeIndeedee FemaleArmarougeIron BundleFlutter ManeRoaring Moon
Ā 
1266-3GBRSouvik Biswas
(Souvik)		40 CP
Iron HandsAmoongussArcanineIron BundleGholdengoGarganacl
Ā 
1276-3ITAClaudio Giandomenico
(Claudio)		40 CP
Iron HandsTorkoalIron MothFarigirafFlutter ManeGarganacl
Ā 
1286-3PRTFernando Albuquerque
(Lii)		40 CP
Iron HandsGarganaclArcanineIron BundleFlutter ManeGarchomp
Ā 

Usage stats

Compare these stats with the ones atĀ OCIC, the last tournament, to observe metagame trends; and Knoxville Regionals, held on the same weekend as Bochum in North America!

The number of Day 2 players divided by Day 1 players is 9.1%. If a PokƩmon has higher D2/D1 ratio than this value, it means it performed quite well, but if it is lower, it can be considered it underperformed.

#PokƩmonUsageD2/D1
1
Flutter Mane
51.8%
(297)		9.8%
(29)
2
Iron Bundle
42.8%
(245)		10.2%
(25)
3
Iron Hands
42.8%
(245)		8.6%
(21)
4
Amoonguss
32.6%
(187)		10.7%
(20)
5
Arcanine
31.6%
(181)		12.7%
(23)
6
Great Tusk
28.6%
(164)		9.1%
(15)
7
Gholdengo
25.0%
(143)		11.9%
(17)
8
Roaring Moon
23.4%
(134)		13.4%
(18)
9
Dragonite
19.7%
(113)		14.2%
(16)
10
Talonflame
17.1%
(98)		8.2%
(8)
11
Kingambit
16.8%
(96)		9.4%
(9)
12
Maushold FourMaushold Three
16.8%
(96)		9.4%
(9)
13
Palafin
16.1%
(92)		12.0%
(11)
14
Armarouge
13.4%
(77)		5.2%
(4)
15
Indeedee Female
13.1%
(75)		5.3%
(4)
#PokƩmonUsageD2/D1
16
Tatsugiri (all)
12.9%
(74)		10.8%
(8)
17
Dondozo
12.6%
(72)		11.1%
(8)
18
Brute Bonnet
12.6%
(72)		8.3%
(6)
19
Tyranitar
12.0%
(69)		7.2%
(5)
20
Annihilape
10.1%
(58)		6.9%
(4)
21
Volcarona
10.1%
(58)		5.2%
(3)
22
Torkoal
9.6%
(55)		12.7%
(7)
23
Gothitelle
8.7%
(50)		12.0%
(6)
24
Garganacl
8.7%
(50)		6.0%
(3)
25
Baxcalibur
7.2%
(41)		4.9%
(2)
26
Iron Moth
6.3%
(36)		11.1%
(4)
27
Pelipper
6.3%
(36)		2.8%
(1)
28
Gastrodon WestGastrodon East
5.9%
(34)		2.9%
(1)
29
Murkrow
5.2%
(30)		6.7%
(2)
30
Sylveon
5.2%
(30)		0.0%
(0)

Streaming

The event will be broadcast live onĀ Victory Road’s Twitch, withĀ Kosta Daidimos, Lou Akcos-Cromie,Ā David PartingtonĀ andĀ Ben KyriakouĀ as casters.

  • Day 1: stream starts on 25 February at 08:00 UTC
  • Day 2 + Top Cut: stream starts on 26 February at 07:30 UTC
Watch live!

Take a look at the following matches, which you can find inĀ this YouTube playlist!

List of streamed matches (Day 1)
Round Player 1 vs Player 2
R1 GBR
Matt Maynard
AnnihilapeMaushold FourTalonflameGreat TuskGholdengoRoaring Moon
 vs FRA
Thomas Gravouille
AnnihilapeMaushold FourArcanineIron BundleSylveonRoaring Moon
R2 ISR
Enosh Shachar
DragoniteGlimmoraTorkoalPalafinFlutter ManeRoaring Moon
 vs ESP
Alex GĆ³mez
Iron HandsMaushold FourArcaninePalafinGholdengoDragonite
R3a DEU
Fevzi Ɩzkan
Great TuskMaushold FourTorkoalIron BundleFlutter ManeKingambit
 vs ITA
Davide Carrer
Iron MothFlutter ManeArcanineDondozoTatsugiri CurlyDragonite
R3b ITA
Simone Sanvito
Iron HandsAmoongussArcaninePalafinFlutter ManeRoaring Moon
 vs ESP
Ɓlex Soto
AnnihilapeTorkoalArmarougeIndeedee FemaleHattereneKingambit
R4 DEU
Robert Wein
Great TuskTyranitarTalonflameIron BundleFlutter ManeGholdengo
 vs FRA
AurƩlien Soula
Great TuskMaushold FourVolcaronaIron BundleGholdengoDragonite
R5 CZE
David Koutesh
Great TuskTorkoalArcanineBelliboltFlutter ManeRoaring Moon
 vs ESP
Eric Rios
Iron HandsAmoongussArcanineIron BundleGholdengoRoaring Moon
R6 ESP
Guillermo Castilla
Iron HandsAmoongussArcanineIron BundleGholdengoRoaring Moon
 vs ITA
Flavio Del Pidio
Iron HandsAmoongussArcaninePalafinGholdengoDragonite
R7 GBR
Jack Clarke
Iron HandsAmoongussBaxcaliburPalafinPelipperDragonite
 vs DEU
Jonas Wiegel
TorkoalLilligantArmarougeIndeedee FemaleFlutter ManeIron Bundle
R8 POL
Aleksandra Ćwikiel
Sandy ShocksMeowscaradaVolcaronaGarganaclMimikyuBaxcalibur
 vs ITA
Giacomo Pauselli
Maushold ThreeIndeedee FemaleArmarougeDondozoTatsugiri CurlyTalonflame
R9 SWI
Andrea Olea
AnnihilapeMaushold FourArcanineIron BundleFlutter ManeKingambit
 vs GBR
Jamie Boyt
BaxcaliburBrute BonnetArmarougeDondozoTatsugiri CurlyRoaring Moon
List of streamed matches (Day 2)
Round Player 1 vs Player 2
R10 DEU
Markus Stadter
Iron HandsGreat TuskIron JugulisIron BundleGholdengoGothitelle
 vs ESP
Javier SeƱorena
Iron HandsAmoongussGholdengoIron BundleFlutter ManeRoaring Moon
R11 FRA
Nicolas Legoux
Iron HandsAmoongussArcaninePalafinFlutter ManeRoaring Moon
 vs ITA
Giuseppe Alario
Great TuskBrute BonnetTalonflameIron BundleGholdengoDragonite
R12 DEU
Faaiz Ashfaq
Great TuskMaushold FourTorkoalIron BundleFlutter ManeKingambit
 vs ITA
Giuseppe Musicco
KingambitAmoongussArcanineIron BundleFlutter ManeDragonite
R13 CZE
David Koutesh
Great TuskTorkoalArcanineBelliboltFlutter ManeRoaring Moon
 vs ESP
Eric Rios
Iron HandsAmoongussArcanineIron BundleGholdengoRoaring Moon
R14 NDL
Bas van der Heijden
Iron HandsAmoongussArcaninePalafinFlutter ManeRoaring Moon
 vs ESP
Alex GĆ³mez
Iron HandsMaushold FourArcaninePalafinGholdengoDragonite
Top 8 DEU
Faaiz Ashfaq
Great TuskMaushold FourTorkoalIron BundleFlutter ManeKingambit
 vs ESP
Ɓlex Soto
AnnihilapeTorkoalArmarougeIndeedee FemaleHattereneKingambit
Top 4 DEU
Markus Stadter
Iron HandsGreat TuskIron JugulisIron BundleGholdengoGothitelle
 vs FRA
AurƩlien Soula
Great TuskMaushold FourVolcaronaIron BundleGholdengoDragonite
Finals DEU
Markus Stadter
Iron HandsGreat TuskIron JugulisIron BundleGholdengoGothitelle
 vs ESP
Ɓlex Soto
AnnihilapeTorkoalArmarougeIndeedee FemaleHattereneKingambit

CP standings

Season standings

The following are the EuropeĀ Championship Point standingsĀ before and after the event.

Top 16 players at the end of theĀ 2023 seasonĀ get Day 2 invites to the 2023 World Championships.

Before the event

#PlayerCP
1FRAĀ Ā Thomas Gravouille380
2ESPĀ Ā Eric Rios260
3FRAĀ  AurĆ©lien Soula250
4GBRĀ Ā Taran Birdee210
5SWIĀ Ā Andrea Olea200
6ESPĀ Ā Rafael Busutil200
7ITAĀ Ā Giulio Tarlao200
8ITAĀ Ā Marco Silva200
9IRLĀ Ā Thomas Dowling170
10ESPĀ Ā Ćlex Soto160
11ITAĀ Ā Francesco P. Pero160
12ITAĀ Ā Giovanni PiscitelliĀ 160
13ESPĀ Ā Guillermo Castilla160
14ITAĀ Ā Francesco Rasini160
15NDLĀ Ā Bas van der Heijden140
16ITAĀ Ā Francesco Pardini130
17DEUĀ Ā Faaiz Ashfaq130
18FRAĀ Ā Eric E. Legroux110
19ITAĀ Ā Alessio Y. Boschetto110
20FRAĀ Ā Yale K. A. Gasaan110
21ESPĀ Ā VĆ­ctor Medina110
22FRAĀ Ā Adam Cherfaoui110
23AUTĀ Ā Kurt Wonka100
24FRAĀ Ā Florian Henry100

After the event

#PlayerCP
1FRAĀ  AurĆ©lien Soula380
2FRAĀ Ā Thomas Gravouille380
3ESPĀ Ā Eric Rios340
4ESPĀ Ā Ćlex Soto320
5ITAĀ Ā Marco Silva300
6SWIĀ Ā Andrea Olea260
7DEUĀ Ā Markus Stadter240
8ESPĀ Ā Guillermo Castilla240
9DEUĀ Ā Faaiz Ashfaq230
10NDLĀ Ā Bas van der Heijden220
11GBRĀ Ā Taran Birdee210
12ESPĀ Ā Rafael Busutil200
13ITAĀ Ā Giovanni PiscitelliĀ 200
14ITAĀ Ā Giulio Tarlao200
15ESPĀ Ā VĆ­ctor Medina170
16IRLĀ Ā Thomas Dowling170
17ITAĀ Ā Francesco P. Pero160
18FRAĀ Ā Eric E. Legroux160
19FRAĀ Ā Yale K. A. Gasaan160
20ITAĀ Ā Francesco Rasini160
21FRAĀ Ā Adam Cherfaoui150
22ITAĀ Ā Alessio Y. Boschetto150
23ITAĀ Ā Giuseppe Musicco140
24ITAĀ Ā Claudio Giandomenico140

NAIC Travel Award standings

This event counts towards the North America International Championships (NAIC) Travel AwardĀ standings. It is the first of three Regional-level event held in Europe to count!

Top 4 players at the end ofĀ this periodĀ (20 February to 16 April 2023) will receive a $3500 Travel Award ($5000 for minors), while players ranked 5th to 8th will receive a $1000 Travel Stipend.

Before the event

This is the first event in Europe to count towards the NAIC TA standings.

After the event

#PlayerCP
1DEUĀ Ā Markus Stadter200
2ESPĀ Ā Ćlex Soto160
3FRAĀ  AurĆ©lien Soula130
4ESPĀ Ā VĆ­ctor JimĆ©nez130
5ITAĀ Ā Giuseppe Musicco100
6DEUĀ Ā Faaiz Ashfaq100
7DEUĀ Ā Michael Kelsch100
8ITAĀ Ā Marco Silva100
9ESPĀ Ā Eric Rios80
10ESPĀ Ā Carlos Cabal80
11ESPĀ Ā Javier SeƱorena80
12FRAĀ Ā Hippolyte Bernard80

Venue and schedule

The tournament will be held in the following location:

RuhrCongress Bochum
Stadionring 20
44791 Bochum

Check-in can be done in advance early on Saturday.

Players must be in the venue byĀ 25 February 2023 at 09:30 local time (08:30 UTC) for the players meeting. The tournament starts right thereafter with the Swiss rounds.

The top cut will be played on the following day at 09:00 local time (08:00 UTC).

Prizes

This event is part of theĀ 2023 official TPCI circuitĀ and thus it rewards Championship Points (CPs).

As a participation goodie, all players will be provided a PokƩmon Regional Championships promo card. Further goodies may be announced at a later date.

Additionally, the best-placed players will receive the following prizesĀ depending on final attendance:

1 to 24 players
PlacementCPPrize moneyPokƩmon TCG booster packs
Winner200 CP$50072 packs
Runner-up160 CP$25072 packs
Semifinalists130 CP–36 packs
5th to 8th100 CP–18 packs
9th to 16th––9 packs
25 to 47 players
PlacementCPPrize moneyPokƩmon TCG booster packs
Winner200 CP$100072 packs
Runner-up160 CP$50072 packs
Semifinalists130 CP$25036 packs
5th to 8th100 CP–18 packs
9th to 16th––9 packs
48 to 99 players
PlacementCPPrize moneyPokƩmon TCG booster packs
Winner200 CP$100072 packs
Runner-up160 CP$50072 packs
Semifinalists130 CP$25036 packs
5th to 8th100 CP–18 packs
9th to 16th80 CP–9 packs
Exactly 100 players
PlacementCPPrize moneyPokƩmon TCG booster packs
Winner200 CP$100072 packs
Runner-up160 CP$50072 packs
Semifinalists130 CP$25036 packs
5th to 8th100 CP$25018 packs
9th to 16th80 CP–9 packs
17th to 32nd60 CP––
101 to 199 players
Placement CP Prize money PokƩmon TCG booster packs
Winner 200 CP $2000 72 packs
Runner-up 160 CP $1000 72 packs
Semifinalists 130 CP $500 36 packs
5th to 8th 100 CP $250 18 packs
9th to 16th 80 CP – 9 packs
17th to 32nd 60 CP – –
Exactly 200 players
PlacementCPPrize moneyPokƩmon TCG booster packs
Winner200 CP$200072 packs
Runner-up160 CP$100072 packs
Semifinalists130 CP$50036 packs
5th to 8th100 CP$25018 packs
9th to 16th80 CP$2509 packs
17th to 32nd60 CP––
33rd to 64th50 CP––
201 to 399 players
Placement CP Prize money PokƩmon TCG booster packs
Winner 200 CP $3000 72 packs
Runner-up 160 CP $2000 72 packs
Semifinalists 130 CP $1000 36 packs
5th to 8th 100 CP $500 18 packs
9th to 16th 80 CP $250 9 packs
17th to 32nd 60 CP – –
33rd to 64th 50 CP – –
400 to 799 players
Placement CP Prize money PokƩmon TCG booster packs
Winner 200 CP $3000 72 packs
Runner-up 160 CP $2000 72 packs
Semifinalists 130 CP $1000 36 packs
5th to 8th 100 CP $500 18 packs
9th to 16th 80 CP $250 9 packs
17th to 32nd 60 CP – –
33rd to 64th 50 CP – –
65th to 128th 40 CP – –
800 or more players
PlacementCPPrize moneyPokƩmon TCG booster packs
Winner200 CP$300072 packs
Runner-up160 CP$200072 packs
Semifinalists130 CP$100036 packs
5th to 8th100 CP$50018 packs
9th to 16th80 CP$2509 packs
17th to 32nd60 CP––
33rd to 64th50 CP––
65th to 128th40 CP––
129th to 256th30 CP––

If prize money is $5000 or more, it will be given as a choice of scholarship (in all cases) or cash (for minors, as a PokĆ©mon VisaĀ® Prepaid Card). For lower prizes, it will be given as cash (for minors, as a PokĆ©mon VisaĀ® Prepaid Card).

Overview

The Bochum Regionals is an official TPCI Regional-level event for PokĆ©mon VGC, TCG and PokĆ©mon GO. It is the third Regional-level event in the 2023 season in the European circuit, the second played inĀ PokĆ©mon Scarlet & PokĆ©mon Violet and the first in the NAIC travel award race.

The ruleset isĀ VGC Series 2Ā and it will be played using open team lists. This event is also the first-ever Regional-level event to feature the Two Day structure, previously only reserved for International Championships, which includes Day 2 Swiss rounds if there are 227 or more players.

A little bit of history

Germany has been part of the Europe region of the official TPCI circuit for many years. It has hosted multiple major events, including Regional Championships, old-era National Championships and theĀ 2019Ā andĀ 2022Ā Europe Internationals. Germany’s greatest VGC success happened whenĀ Markus StadterĀ reached semifinals of theĀ 2016 World Championships.

The most recent tournaments held in GermanyĀ was theĀ 2022 Bremen Regionals,Ā played in the VGC Sword & Shield Series 12 ruleset in May 2022. TheĀ finalsĀ saw GermanĀ Maurice UtegĀ defeat ItalianĀ Giovanni Piscitelli.

The last time there was an event in Bochum was theĀ 2020 Bochum Regionals, played in PokĆ©mon Sword & PokĆ©mon Shield with the VGC Series 2 ruleset in January 2020. TheĀ finalsĀ saw SpaniardĀ Guillermo CastillaĀ defeat fellow countrymanĀ Ćlex Soto.

Sign-up instructions

Sign-ups for the event are done throughĀ RK9 Labs platform, and you will first need to set up your RK9 profileĀ and have aĀ Play! PokĆ©mon Player ID. All players must comply with theĀ Play! PokĆ©mon COVID-19 Protocols.

Sign-ups open on 19 January 2023 at 20:00 local time (19:00 UTC).

  • For Masters players: sign-ups are ā‚¬54.99. There are 540 spots available for Masters players.
  • For Seniors and Juniors players: sign-ups are ā‚¬34.99. There are 60 spots available for Seniors and Juniors players.

After initial sign-ups sold out, it was announced that over 80 additional slots would reopen on 30 January 2023 at 20:00 local time (19:00 UTC).

Sign-ups open!
Sign-ups sold out!

If the player cap is not reached, sign-ups close 2 hours 30 minutes before the event starts.

For registered players, team lists mustĀ be submitted 1 hour 30 minutes before the event starts, by 25 February 2023 at 08:00 local time (07:00 UTC). Paper team lists can also be foundĀ here.

Spectator passes are ā‚¬5 and can be purchased fromĀ 30 January 2023 at 20:00 local time (19:00 UTC) throughĀ RK9 Labs. There are 150 spots available.

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