| Event | 2023 Caguas Special Event |
|---|---|
| Location |  Caguas, Puerto Rico |
| Date | 24 June 2023 |
| Attendance | 37 players (MA) |
| Videogame | Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet |
| Season | 2023 Season – VGC Regulation Set C |
| Format | 6 Swiss rounds + top 8 single elimination Open team lists |
| Organizer | Poke Island |
Check the organizer’s website here for further info!
Table of Contents
Teams and results
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | List | Exp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12-2 |  | Abdullah Mohayyuddin (sempra) | 200 CP $3000 |       |  |  |
| 2 | 11-3 | | Ryan Loseto (SableyeVGC) | 160 CP $2000 |    |  | |
| 3 | 11-3 |  | Dylan Salvanera (Dylan) | 130 CP $1000 |      | | |
| 4 | 11-3 | | Aaron Zheng (CybertronVGC) | 130 CP $1000 |   | | |
| 5 | 12-2 | | Zackary Thornberg (Zack) | 100 CP $500 |      | | |
| 6 | 11-3 | | Neil Patel (Neil) | 100 CP $500 | | | |
| 7 | 11-3 | | Gavin Michaels (HUH?!!) | 100 CP $500 |      | | |
| 8 | 11-3 | | Demitrios Kaguras (DEMITRI) | 100 CP $500 |  |  | |
Top cut
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | List | Exp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4-2 | | Zackary Thornberg (Zack) | 200 CP |     | ||
| 2 | 5-1 | | Sohaib Mufti (soh) | 160 CP | | ||
| 3 | 6-0 | | Brandon Tuchtenhagen (Kotori) | 130 CP | | ||
| 4 | 5-1 | | Kenneth Tirado (Kenepa) | 130 CP |   | ||
| 5 | 5-1 | | Michael D’Angelo (Mike) | 100 CP | | ||
| 6 | 5-1 |  | Nishant Joshi (Giga) | 100 CP | | ||
| 7 | 4-2 | | Jonathan Quiñones (Pocha) | 100 CP |     | ||
| 8 | 4-2 | | Alexavier Álvarez (arekusabi) | 100 CP |   |
Check here to see the seeds for top cut from the Day 2 Swiss standings!
Check here to see the seeds for top cut from the Day 2 Swiss standings!
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | TL | Exp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 105 | 7-3 |  | Ian Roberts (76) | 40 CP |  | |
Streaming
The top cut is broadcast live in Spanish on Caribbean Gamer’s Twitch. You can find the videos here (until finals mid-G2) and here (rest of finals G2).
| Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top 8 | Brandon Tuchtenhagen | vs | Alexavier Álvarez |
| Top 4 | Brandon Tuchtenhagen | vs | Sohaib Mufti |
| Finals | Zackary Thornberg | vs | Sohaib Mufti |
CP standings
Season standings
The following are the North America Championship Point standings before and after the event.
Top 8 players at the end of the 2023 season get Day 2 invites to the 2023 World Championships.
Before the event
| # | Player | CP |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Chua | 1150 |
| 2 | Gavin Michaels | 1105 |
| 3 | James Evans | 1100 |
| 4 | Alberto Lara | 1092 |
| 5 | Joseph Ugarte | 1018 |
| 6 | Chuppa Cross IV | 1001 |
| 7 | Collin Heier | 966 |
| 8 | Nick Navarre | 962 |
| 9 | Zackary Thornberg | 832 |
| 10 | Wolfe Glick | 806 |
| 11 | Justin Tang | 756 |
| 12 | Luca Paz | 748 |
Note: Some Premier Challenges may be missing.
After the event
| # | Player | CP |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Chua | 1150 |
| 2 | Gavin Michaels | 1105 |
| 3 | James Evans | 1100 |
| 4 | Alberto Lara | 1092 |
| 5 | Joseph Ugarte | 1018 |
| 6 | Chuppa Cross IV | 1001 |
| 7 | Zackary Thornberg | 972 |
| 8 | Collin Heier | 966 |
| 9 | Nick Navarre | 962 |
| 10 | Wolfe Glick | 806 |
| 11 | Sohaib Mufti | 780 |
| 12 | Justin Tang | 756 |
Note: Some Premier Challenges may be missing.
Venue and schedule
The tournament will be held on the following location:
Titan Games
13 Calle Muñoz Rivera
Caguas, PR 00725
Players must be in the venue by 24 May 2023 at 8:00 am AST (12:00 UTC) for the players meeting. The tournament starts right thereafter with the Swiss rounds.
The top cut will be played on the same day, after the Swiss rounds.
Prizes
This event is part of the 2023 official TPCI circuit and thus it rewards Championship Points (CPs).
The best-placed players will receive the following prizes depending on final attendance:
| Placement | CP |
|---|---|
| Winner | 200 CP |
| Runner-up | 160 CP |
| Semifinalists | 130 CP |
| 5th to 8th | 100 CP |
| Placement | CP |
|---|---|
| Winner | 200 CP |
| Runner-up | 160 CP |
| Semifinalists | 130 CP |
| 5th to 8th | 100 CP |
| 9th to 16th | 80 CP |
| Placement | CP |
|---|---|
| Winner | 200 CP |
| Runner-up | 160 CP |
| Semifinalists | 130 CP |
| 5th to 8th | 100 CP |
| 9th to 16th | 80 CP |
| 17th to 32nd | 60 CP |
| Placement | CP |
|---|---|
| Winner | 200 CP |
| Runner-up | 160 CP |
| Semifinalists | 130 CP |
| 5th to 8th | 100 CP |
| 9th to 16th | 80 CP |
| 17th to 32nd | 60 CP |
| 33rd to 64th | 50 CP |
| Placement | CP |
|---|---|
| Winner | 200 CP |
| Runner-up | 160 CP |
| Semifinalists | 130 CP |
| 5th to 8th | 100 CP |
| 9th to 16th | 80 CP |
| 17th to 32nd | 60 CP |
| 33rd to 64th | 50 CP |
| 65th to 128th | 40 CP |
| Placement | CP |
|---|---|
| Winner | 200 CP |
| Runner-up | 160 CP |
| Semifinalists | 130 CP |
| 5th to 8th | 100 CP |
| 9th to 16th | 80 CP |
| 17th to 32nd | 60 CP |
| 33rd to 64th | 50 CP |
| 65th to 128th | 40 CP |
| 129th to 256th | 30 CP |
Overview
The Caguas Special Event is an official TPCI Regional-level event for Pokémon VGC and TCG. It is the eleventh and last Regional-level event of the 2023 season in the North American circuit, and, pending an announcement, very likely the fifth in the travel award race for the 2024 season’s first IC. It was announced on 8 June 2023.
It is the fourth of four TPCI Regional-level events of the 2023 season to be played in a single day, and the only one outside the Latin America TPCI region.
The ruleset is VGC Regulation Set C and it is played using open team lists.
A little bit of history
Puerto Rico has been part of the North America region of the official TPCI circuit for many years, as per its status as a territory of the United States. It has hosted multiple Special Events. Puerto Rico’s greatest VGC success is the second place achieved by Quentin Colón at the 2019 North America International Championships in the Seniors Division.
The most recent tournament held in Puerto Rico was the 2020 San José Special Event, played in Pokémon Sword & Pokémon Shield with the VGC Series 3 ruleset in March 2020. The finals saw American James Eakes defeat Puerto Rican Jonathan Quiñones.
American James Evans, the 2018 Senior Division World Champion, defeated Brazilian Gabriel Agati in the NAIC finals.
Sign-up instructions
Sign-ups for the event are done through the Play LATAM platform, and you will first need to set up your Play LATAM profile and have a Play! Pokémon Player ID. All players must comply with the Play! Pokémon COVID-19 Protocols.
Sign-ups are $25 and they opened upon the announcement of the event.
If the player cap is not reached, sign-ups close 2 hours before the event starts.
For registered players, team lists must be submitted 1 hour before the event starts, by 11 March 2023 at 9:00 local time (12:00 UTC). Paper team lists can also be found here.
Spectator passes are free and can be purchased through RK9 Labs.
