| Event | 2023 Liverpool Regional Championships |
|---|---|
| Location |  Liverpool, United Kingdom |
| Date | 21–22 January 2023 |
| Attendance | 487 MA players |
| Videogame | Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet |
| Season | 2023 Season – VGC Series 1 |
| Format | 9 Swiss rounds + top 32 single elimination Open team lists |
| Organizer | TournamentCenter |
Check the organizer’s website here for further info!
Table of Contents
Teams and results
Top cut
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | TL | Exp. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7-2 |  | Luca Paz (0-x in swiss) | 200 CP $3000 |       |  |  | |
| 2 | 8-1 |  | Alex Soto (LenVGC) | 160 CP $2000 |       |  | Report | |
| 3 | 8-1 |  | Francesco Pardini (AlexisVGC) | 130 CP $1000 |      | | ||
| 4 | 7-2 |  | Faaiz Ashfaq (F/\$|$) | 130 CP $1000 |  | | ||
| 5 | 8-1 |  | Kurt Wonka (Lyon) | 100 CP $500 |   |  | | |
| 6 | 7-2 | | Francesco P. Pero (CICCIOTT) | 100 CP $500 |   | | ||
| 7 | 7-2 | | Giovanni Piscitelli (Genius) | 100 CP $500 |      |  | | |
| 8 | 7-2 | | Claudio Giandomenico (Claudio) | 100 CP $500 | |  | | |
| 9 | 8-1 |  | Rayan Guezi (Rayan) | 80 CP $250 |     | | ||
| 10 | 7-2 | | Francesco Iozzia (Young Nova) | 80 CP $250 |    | | | |
| 11 | 7-2 | | Federico Camporesi (FedeCampoVGC) | 80 CP $250 |  | | ||
| 12 | 7-2 | | Sam Bentham (Sam) | 80 CP $250 |   | | ||
| 13 | 7-2 | | Luca Ceribelli (Yume) | 80 CP $250 | |  | | |
| 14 | 7-2 | | Christian Schulz (Christian) | 80 CP $250 | |  | | |
| 15 | 7-2 | | Tyler Furnell (Dogmia) | 80 CP $250 | |  | | |
| 16 | 7-2 | | Salvatore Rega (Atlas) | 80 CP $250 |  | | ||
| 17 | 9-0 | | Víctor Medina (Torviv) | 60 CP | |  | | |
| 18 | 8-1 | | Adam Cherfaoui (Shao) | 60 CP | | | ||
| 19 | 8-1 | | Eric Ríos (Riopaser) | 60 CP | |  | | |
| 20 | 8-1 | | Davide Carrer (Nirinbo) | 60 CP | | | ||
| 21 | 8-1 |  | Oliver Eskolin (Owe) | 60 CP | | | ||
| 22 | 7-2 | | Lauri Halonen (Latsu7) | 60 CP | |  | | |
| 23 | 7-2 | | Julián Piñeiro (NKG2D) | 60 CP | | | | |
| 24 | 7-2 |  | Bas van der Heijden (Layla) | 60 CP | | | ||
| 25 | 7-2 | | Alex Gómez (PokeAlex) | 60 CP |  | | ||
| 26 | 7-2 | | Miguel Martí (Sekiam) | 60 CP | | | ||
| 27 | 7-2 |  | Charlie Donnelly (Char) | 60 CP | | | | |
| 28 | 7-2 | | Timo van der Vliet (Essentia) | 60 CP | | | ||
| 29 | 7-2 |  | Bartosz Ekiert (Miku) | 60 CP |  | | ||
| 30 | 7-2 | | David Conesa (Vegetal) | 60 CP | | | ||
| 31 | 7-2 |  | David Koutesh (Hamstermania) | 60 CP |  | | ||
| 32 | 7-2 | | Jack Chapman (Jack) | 60 CP | | |
Further standings
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | TL | Exp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | 7-2 | | Taran Birdee (Taran) | 50 CP | | | |
| 34 | 7-2 | | Nico D. Cognetta (Dave) | 50 CP |  | | |
| 35 | 7-2 | | Alessio Y. Boschetto (Arks Fury) | 50 CP | | | |
| 36 | 7-2 | | Rebecca Dixon (Steak Bake) | 50 CP | | | |
| 37 | 7-2 | | Jack Clarke (Jack) | 50 CP |    | | |
| 38 | 7-2 | | Yale K. A. Gasaan (gasaan) | 50 CP |  | | |
| 39 | 7-2 | | Aurélien Soula (Sakura) | 50 CP | | | |
| 40 | 7-2 |  | Leung Pak Hei (Draco) | 50 CP | | | |
| 41 | 7-2 | | Alfonso González (Massa) | 50 CP | | | |
| 42 | 7-2 | | Flavio Del Pidio (Pado) | 50 CP |  | | |
| 43 | 7-2 | | Luca Marcato (Polpolpo) | 50 CP | | | |
| 44 | 7-2 |  | João Veloso (Velozozz) | 50 CP | | | |
| 45 | 6-3 | | Pablo Gallardo (Dios) | 50 CP | | | |
| 46 | 6-3 | | David Ridorsa (Trace) | 50 CP | | | |
| 47 | 6-3 | | Hippolyte Bernard (Redsilver) | 50 CP | | | |
| 48 | 6-3 | | Christoph Bley (Chris) | 50 CP | | | |
| 49 | 6-3 |  | Zhang Hengyue (圆滚滚电刺猬) | 50 CP | | | |
| 50 | 6-3 | | Alejandro Ramos (AlexGaMeS) | 50 CP | | | |
| 51 | 6-3 | | Miguel Latorre (Latorre) | 50 CP |  | | |
| 52 | 6-3 | | Alessandro Marchionne (60) | 50 CP | | | |
| 53 | 6-3 | | Marc Román (Elsa) | 50 CP | | | |
| 54 | 6-3 | | Anthony Liuzzo (Glum) | 50 CP | | | |
| 55 | 6-3 | | Álvaro Moras (Eclipse) | 50 CP |  | | |
| 56 | 6-3 | | Paul Spearritt (PaulJSpear) | 50 CP | | | |
| 57 | 6-3 | | Jonas Nienhüser (Vio Phoenix) | 50 CP | | | |
| 58 | 6-3 | | Jonathan Marston (Chip) | 50 CP | | | |
| 59 | 6-3 | | Eric E. Legroux (Ethox) | 50 CP |  | | |
| 60 | 6-3 | | Maurice Uteg (Camikasa) | 50 CP | | | |
| 61 | 6-3 | | Mattie Morgan (Mattie) | 50 CP |  | | |
| 62 | 6-3 | | Menelik Collymore (Cherry) | 50 CP | | | |
| 63 | 6-3 | | Juan A. Carrasco (Blessur) | 50 CP | | | |
| 64 | 6-3 |  | Daniel Janah (Loozariyus) | 50 CP | | | |
| 65 | 6-3 | | Sidy Badiane (Dysi) | 40 CP | | | |
| 66 | 6-3 | | Francisco Esteves (FEsteves) | 40 CP | | | |
| 67 | 6-3 | | Dennis Komen (D) | 40 CP | | | |
| 68 | 6-3 | | Christian Smiljanić (KC) | 40 CP | | | |
| 69 | 6-3 | | Delong Hou (哇哦大帅笔) | 40 CP | | | |
| 70 | 6-3 | | Scott Westwood (Scottyw01) | 40 CP | | | |
| 71 | 6-3 | | Rachel Annand (Kiyoshi) | 40 CP | | | |
| 72 | 6-3 | | Rafa Busutil (PokeRaf) | 40 CP | | | |
| 73 | 6-3 | | Lukas Auer (Salty) | 40 CP | | | |
| 74 | 6-3 | | Markus Stadter (Yoshi) | 40 CP | | | |
| 75 | 6-3 | | Darren C. H. Tang (Doamakiroll) | 40 CP | | | |
| 76 | 6-3 | | Sam Pickering (Sam) | 40 CP | | | |
| 77 | 6-3 | | Benjamin Thanner (Krad) | 40 CP | | | |
| 78 | 6-3 |  | Kevin Salvetto (Lil Bo Peep) | 40 CP | | | |
| 79 | 6-3 | | Javier Señorena (Javi) | 40 CP |   | | |
| 80 | 6-3 | | Edoardo Manca (Edoardo) | 40 CP | | | |
| 81 | 6-3 | | Milko Mattavelli (Milko) | 40 CP | | | |
| 82 | 6-3 | | Thomas Dowling (Tom) | 40 CP | | | |
| 83 | 6-3 | | Eden Batchelor (#1RalseiFan) | 40 CP | | | |
| 84 | 6-3 |  | Nikola Zirdum (Nix) | 40 CP | | | |
| 85 | 6-3 | | Amaury Français (Maumo) | 40 CP | | | |
| 86 | 6-3 | | Jamie Kean (Jamie) | 40 CP |  | | |
| 87 | 6-3 | | Nathan Rouby (Eltrys) | 40 CP |  | | |
| 88 | 6-3 | | Marc Seguí (Metarizard) | 40 CP | | | |
| 89 | 6-3 | | Matt Maynard (bwenty) | 40 CP | | | |
| 90 | 6-3 | | Enosh Shachar (Enosh) | 40 CP | | | |
| 91 | 6-3 | | Daniele Bianchi (Daorys) | 40 CP | | | |
| 92 | 6-3 | | Antonio Sánchez (Antonio) | 40 CP | | | |
| 93 | 6-3 | | Abtin Ghaad Amini (Abtin) | 40 CP |   | | |
| 94 | 6-3 | | Matthew Wong (Matthew) | 40 CP | | | |
| 95 | 6-3 | | Tom Winter (TZ111) | 40 CP | | | |
| 96 | 6-3 | | Marco Silva (marcofiero) | 40 CP | | | |
| 97 | 6-3 | | Lee Provost (Osirus) | 40 CP | | | |
| 98 | 6-3 | | Wang Shengyu (莉莉艾) | 40 CP | | | |
| 99 | 6-3 | | Marco Marras (Noxill) | 40 CP | | | |
| 100 | 6-3 | | Guillermo Sanavia (wimi) | 40 CP | | | |
| 101 | 6-3 | | Jonas Wiegel (wiegelinho) | 40 CP |   | | |
| 102 | 6-3 | | Solomon Richard-Croffie (SolCalibre) | 40 CP | | | |
| 103 | 6-3 | | Joseph Ugarte (JoeUX9) | 40 CP | | | |
| 104 | 6-3 |  | Patrick Dawson (Phatrick) | 40 CP |  | | |
| 105 | 6-3 | | Richard Hodge (Richie) | 40 CP |  | | |
| 106 | 6-3 |  | Stefan Mott (Pengy) | 40 CP | | | |
| 107 | 6-3 | | Leonardo Bonanomi (Leo) | 40 CP |  | | |
| 108 | 6-3 | | Gilberto Goracci (Gilberto) | 40 CP | | | |
| 109 | 6-3 | | Nigel Baker (OlafVGC) | 40 CP |  | | |
| 110 | 6-3 | | Nemanja Sandic (Porengan) | 40 CP | | | |
| 111 | 6-3 | | Alejandro Delgado (Roar) | 40 CP | | | |
| 112 | 6-3 | | Noah van der Voort (Noah) | 40 CP | | | |
| 113 | 6-3 |  | Thomas Bacu (TomBac) | 40 CP |  | | |
| 114 | 6-3 | | Saffron McIver (GenericName) | 40 CP | | | |
| 115 | 6-3 | | Niryan Brach (NJB) | 40 CP | | | |
| 116 | 6-3 | | Samir Bachar (Samir) | 40 CP | | | |
| 117 | 6-3 | | Sidi I. Haidala (MrSidi) | 40 CP | | | |
| 118 | 6-3 | | Iker Rodrigo (Reki) | 40 CP | | | |
| 119 | 6-3 | | Jack Marshall (Jack) | 40 CP | | | |
| 120 | 6-3 | | Timothy Tsang (Tim) | 40 CP | | | |
| 121 | 5-4 | | Giuseppe Musicco (Peppe) | 40 CP | | | |
| 122 | 5-4 | | Sean Parsons (Eon) | 40 CP | | | |
| 123 | 5-4 | | Filip Idczak (Idczaq) | 40 CP | | | |
| 124 | 5-4 | | Unai Tejero (Tasty Turtle) | 40 CP |   | | |
| 125 | 5-4 | | Robert Wein (Schroombert) | 40 CP | | | |
| 126 | 5-4 | | Calvin Foster (calvonix) | 40 CP | | | |
| 127 | 5-4 | | François-X. de Lageneste (FX) | 40 CP | | | |
| 128 | 5-4 | | Pan Si Ming (蓝宝石) | 40 CP | | |
Usage stats
| # | Pokémon | Usage | Top Cut |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 48.87% (238) | 9% (21) |
| 2 | | 47.84% (233) | 6% (14) |
| 3 | | 36.76% (179) | 8% (14) |
| 4 | | 25.05% (122) | 10% (12) |
| 5 | | 21.77% (106) | 1% (1) |
| 6 | | 20.33% (99) | 1% (1) |
| 7 | | 19.92% (97) | 10% (10) |
| 8 | | 17.25% (84) | 12% (10) |
| 9 |  (all) | 17.04% (83) | 12% (10) |
| 10 | | 16.43% (80) | 3% (2) |
| 11 | | 16.22% (79) | 10% (8) |
| 12 | | 15.81% (77) | 6% (5) |
| 13 |  | 15.81% (77) | 1% (1) |
| 14 | | 14.78% (72) | 4% (3) |
| 15 | | 14.37% (70) | 4% (3) |
| # | Pokémon | Usage | Top Cut |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | | 12.94% (63) | 11% (7) |
| 17 | | 12.94% (63) | 5% (3) |
| 18 | | 12.73% (62) | 11% (7) |
| 19 | | 12.73% (62) | 5% (3) |
| 20 | | 12.53% (61) | 2% (1) |
| 21 | | 11.91% (58) | 12% (7) |
| 22 | | 11.91% (58) | 9% (5) |
| 23 | | 11.70% (57) | 2% (1) |
| 24 | | 10.27% (50) | 18% (9) |
| 25 | | 9.86% (48) | 8% (4) |
| 26 | | 9.24% (45) | 0% (0) |
| 27 | | 7.39% (36) | 14% (5) |
| 28 | | 7.19% (35) | 11% (4) |
| 29 | | 7.19% (35) | 0% (0) |
| 30 | | 6.98% (34) | 3% (1) |
Streaming
The event was broadcast live on Twitch by Victory Road, featuring Kosta Daidimos, Lou Akcos-Cromie, Jamie Boyt and Ben Kyriakou as casters.
Take a look at the following matches, which you can find in this YouTube playlist!
| Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | Eric Rios | vs | Gilberto Goracci |  |
| R2 | Lee Provost | vs | David Koutesh | |
| R3a | Will Tansley | vs | Yoel Ramírez | |
| R3b | Marco Silva | vs | Miguel Martí | |
| R4 | Miguel Latorre | vs | Fahad Quraishi | |
| R5 | Markus Stadter | vs | Bas van der Heijden | |
| R6 | Luca Paz | vs | François-X. de Lageneste | |
| R7 | Giovanni Piscitelli | vs | Faaiz Ashfaq | |
| R8 | Álex Soto | vs | Francesco P. Pero | |
| R9 | Jack Clarke | vs | Francisco Esteves | |
| Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 32 | Bartosz Ekiert | vs | Francesco Pardini | |
| Top 16 | Francesco Iozzia | vs | Claudio Giandomenico | |
| Top 8a | Kurt Wonka | vs | Faaiz Ashfaq | |
| Top 8b | Luca Paz | vs | Giovanni Piscitelli | |
| Top 4a | Álex Soto | vs | Francesco Pardini | |
| Top 4b | Luca Paz | vs | Faaiz Ashfaq | |
| Finals | Luca Paz | vs | Álex Soto | |
Venue and schedule
The tournament will be held in the following location:
ACC Liverpool
King’s Dock, Port of Liverpool, Kings Dock St,
Liverpool L3 4FP
The tournament starts on 21 January 2023 at 10:00 local time (10:00 UTC) with the Swiss rounds. The top cut will be played on the following day at 09:00 local time (09:00 UTC).
Prizes
This event is part of the 2023 official TPCI circuit and thus it rewards Championship Points (CPs).
As a participation goodie, all players will be provided a Pokémon Regional Championships promo card, as well as a string bag, a TournamentCenter goodie, a Pokémon cap and a side-event voucher.
Additionally, the best-placed players will receive the following prizes depending on final attendance:
| Placement | CP | Prize money | Pokémon TCG booster packs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 200 CP | $500 | 72 packs |
| Runner-up | 160 CP | $250 | 72 packs |
| Semifinalists | 130 CP | – | 36 packs |
| 5th to 8th | 100 CP | – | 18 packs |
| 9th to 16th | – | – | 9 packs |
| Placement | CP | Prize money | Pokémon TCG booster packs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 200 CP | $1000 | 72 packs |
| Runner-up | 160 CP | $500 | 72 packs |
| Semifinalists | 130 CP | $250 | 36 packs |
| 5th to 8th | 100 CP | – | 18 packs |
| 9th to 16th | – | – | 9 packs |
| Placement | CP | Prize money | Pokémon TCG booster packs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 200 CP | $1000 | 72 packs |
| Runner-up | 160 CP | $500 | 72 packs |
| Semifinalists | 130 CP | $250 | 36 packs |
| 5th to 8th | 100 CP | – | 18 packs |
| 9th to 16th | 80 CP | – | 9 packs |
| Placement | CP | Prize money | Pokémon TCG booster packs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 200 CP | $1000 | 72 packs |
| Runner-up | 160 CP | $500 | 72 packs |
| Semifinalists | 130 CP | $250 | 36 packs |
| 5th to 8th | 100 CP | $250 | 18 packs |
| 9th to 16th | 80 CP | – | 9 packs |
| 17th to 32nd | 60 CP | – | – |
| Placement | CP | Prize money | Pokémon 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 | – | – |
| Placement | CP | Prize money | Pokémon 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 | $250 | 9 packs |
| 17th to 32nd | 60 CP | – | – |
| 33rd to 64th | 50 CP | – | – |
| Placement | CP | Prize money | Pokémon 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 | – | – |
| Placement | CP | Prize money | Pokémon 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 | – | – |
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 Pokémon Visa® Prepaid Card). For lower prizes, it will be given as cash (for minors, as a Pokémon Visa® Prepaid Card).
CP standings
Season standings
The following are the Europe Championship Point standings before and after the event.
Top 16 players at the end of the 2023 season get Day 2 invites to the 2023 World Championships.
Before the event
| # | Player | CP |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrea Olea | 200 |
| 2 | Rafael Busutil | 160 |
| 3 | Thomas Gravouille | 130 |
| 4 | Florian Henry | 100 |
| 5 | Baris Akcos | 100 |
| 6 | Andrea Cassinese | 80 |
| 7 | Bas van der Heijden | 80 |
| 8 | Giuseppe Cangemi | 80 |
| 9 | Fabian Braun | 80 |
| 10 | Eric E. Legroux | 60 |
| 11 | Alessio Y. Boschetto | 60 |
| 12 |  Benjamin Soh | 60 |
| 13 | Giovanni Piscitelli | 60 |
| 14 | Francesco P. Pero | 60 |
| 15 |  Alexander Mengarelli | 60 |
| 16 | Ben Markham | 60 |
| 17 | Adam Cherfaoui | 50 |
| 18 | Sebastian Li | 50 |
| 19 | Rebecca Dixon | 50 |
| 20 | Jesús Jiménez | 50 |
| 21 | Mateus de Moura P. | 50 |
| 22 | Mattia Cipro | 50 |
| 23 | Alejandro Ramos | 50 |
| 24 | Antonio M. Rodrigo | 50 |
After the event
| # | Player | CP |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrea Olea | 200 |
| 2 | Rafael Busutil | 200 |
| 3 | Álex Soto | 160 |
| 4 | Francesco P. Pero | 160 |
| 5 | Giovanni Piscitelli | 160 |
| 6 | Bas van der Heijden | 140 |
| 7 | Thomas Gravouille | 130 |
| 8 | Francesco Pardini | 130 |
| 9 | Faaiz Ashfaq | 130 |
| 10 | Eric E. Legroux | 110 |
| 11 | Alessio Y. Boschetto | 110 |
| 12 | Víctor Medina | 110 |
| 13 | Adam Cherfaoui | 110 |
| 14 | Florian Henry | 100 |
| 15 | Kurt Wonka | 100 |
| 16 | Claudio Giandomenico | 100 |
| 17 | Baris Akcos | 100 |
| 18 | Rebecca Dixon | 100 |
| 19 | Alejandro Ramos | 100 |
| 20 | Anthony Liuzzo | 100 |
| 21 | Christian Smiljanić | 90 |
| 22 | Andrea Cassinese | 80 |
| 23 | Giuseppe Cangemi | 80 |
| 24 | Fabian Braun | 80 |
EUIC Travel Award standings
This event counts towards the Europe International Championships (EUIC) Travel Award standings. It is the only Regional-level event held in Europe to count!
Top 4 players at the end of this period (28 November 2022 to 19 February 2023) will receive a $2000 Travel Award ($2500 for minors), while players ranked 5th to 8th will receive a $1000 Travel Stipend.
Before the event
| # | Player | CP |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lou Akcos-Cromie | 50 |
| 2 | Baris Akcos | 40 |
This is the first event in Europe to count towards the EUIC TA standings!
After the event
| # | Player | CP |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Álex Soto | 160 |
| 2 | Francesco Pardini | 130 |
| 3 | Faaiz Ashfaq | 130 |
| 4 | Kurt Wonka | 100 |
| 5 | Francesco P. Pero | 100 |
| 6 | Giovanni Piscitelli | 100 |
| 7 | Claudio Giandomenico | 100 |
| 8 | Rayan Guezi | 80 |
| 9 | Francesco Iozzia | 80 |
| 10 | Federico Camporesi | 80 |
| 11 | Sam Bentham | 80 |
| 12 | Luca Ceribelli | 80 |
Overview
The Liverpool Regionals is an official TPCI Regional-level event for Pokémon VGC, TCG and Pokémon GO. As the first major event of 2023, this is the first Regional in Europe to host an official VGC event in the Pokémon Scarlet & Pokémon Violet games.
The ruleset is VGC Series 1 and, for the first time in Regional-level events in Europe, it will be played using open team lists.
A little bit of history
The United Kingdom 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, the 2017 and 2018 Europe Internationals and even the 2022 World Championships, the first one to be held in Europe. The United Kingdom’s greatest VGC success was Mark McQuillan‘s 2015 Senior Division World Championship win.
The last time there was an event in Liverpool was the 2022 Liverpool Regionals, played in Pokémon Sword & Pokémon Shield with the VGC Series 12 ruleset in March 2022. The finals saw Spaniard Eric Rios defeat Frenchman Thomas Gravouille.
The most recent tournaments held in the United Kingdom were the 2022 World Championships and its side event, the 2023 London Open, both played in the VGC Sword & Shield Series 12 ruleset in August 2022. Portuguese Eduardo Cunha defeated Spaniard Guillermo Castilla in the Worlds finals, while Swiss Andrea Olea defeated Spaniard Rafael Busutil in the side event.
Sign-up instructions
Sign-ups for the event are done through RK9 Labs platform, and you will first need to set up your RK9 profile and have a Play! Pokémon Player ID. All players must comply with the Play! Pokémon COVID-19 Protocols.
- For Masters players: sign-ups are €60 and open on 1 December at 19:00 local time (19:00 UTC). There are 536 spots available for Masters players.
- For Seniors and Juniors players: sign-ups are €40 and open on 30 November at 19:00 local time (19:00 UTC) on an early-ticket launch. There are 64 spots available for Seniors and Juniors players.
Sign-ups close 2 hours before the event starts.
For registered players, team list submission opens in Rk9 Labs on 16 January 2023 at 14:00 local time (14:00 UTC). Teamlists must be submitted 45 minutes before the event starts. Paper team lists can also be found here.
Spectator passes go up on 5 December at 19:00 local time (19:00 UTC) through RK9 Labs.
