| Event | 2023 Orlando Regional Championships |
|---|---|
| Location |  Orlando, FL, United States |
| Date | 4–5 February 2023 |
| Attendance | 782 MA players |
| Videogame | Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet |
| Season | 2023 Season – VGC Series 2 |
| Format | Swiss rounds + top cut single elimination, as per attendance Open team lists |
| Organizer | Overload Events |
Check the organizer’s website here for further info!
Table of Contents
Teams and results
Top cut
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | List | Exp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8-2 | | Wolfe Glick (Wolfey) | 200 CP $3000 |       |  |  |
| 2 | 8-2 | | Ashton Cox (Ash *) | 160 CP $2000 |       | | |
| 3 | 8-2 | | James Evans (James) | 130 CP $1000 |      | | |
| 4 | 8-2 | | Chuppa Cross IV (Chuppa*Cross) | 130 CP $1000 |    | | |
| 5 | 10-0 | | Emilio Forbes (Emily) | 100 CP $500 |   | | |
| 6 | 9-1 | | Toler Webb (Toler) | 100 CP $500 | | | |
| 7 | 9-1 | | Carson Confer (Carson) | 100 CP $500 |   | | |
| 8 | 8-2 |  | Brian Collins (Angeló) | 100 CP $500 |    | | |
| 9 | 9-1 | | George Tifverman (Tiff Curry) | 80 CP $250 | | | |
| 10 | 9-1 |  | Aditya Subramanian (ck49) | 80 CP $250 | |  | |
| 11 | 8-2 |  | Jonathan Meléndez (Wacka) | 80 CP $250 |  | | |
| 12 | 8-2 | | Kyle Livinghouse (Animus) | 80 CP $250 |  |  | |
| 13 | 8-2 |  | Wu Yichun (威廉) | 80 CP $250 | | | |
| 14 | 8-2 | | Allan Martinez (Mando) | 80 CP $250 |  | | |
| 15 | 8-2 |  | Arbin Tumaneng (jUN) | 80 CP $250 | | | |
| 16 | 8-2 | | Brendan Zheng (Doug) | 80 CP $250 |  | | |
| 17 | 9-1 | | Bhushan Thumsi (Freezai) | 60 CP |  |  | |
| 18 | 9-1 | | Yotam Cohen (yotam) | 60 CP | | | |
| 19 | 9-1 | | Paul Chua (Paul) | 60 CP | | | |
| 20 | 8-2 | | Nick Navarre (Nails) | 60 CP | | | |
| 21 | 8-2 | | Justin Carris (AzazeL) | 60 CP | | | |
| 22 | 8-2 | | Ian McLaughlin (raikoo) | 60 CP |    | | |
| 23 | 8-2 |  | Marcus Dion (Father Dijon) | 60 CP | | | |
| 24 | 8-2 | | Anton Galkin (cocona) | 60 CP |  | | |
| 25 | 8-2 | | Alex Underhill (Lexicon) | 60 CP | | | |
| 26 | 8-2 | | Giovanni Costa (Gio™) | 60 CP | | | |
| 27 | 8-2 | | Tang Shiliang (20亮亮) | 60 CP | |  | |
| 28 | 8-2 | | Luca Paz (0-x in swiss) | 60 CP | | | |
| 29 | 8-2 | | Max Gelman (Max) | 60 CP |   |  | |
| 30 | 8-2 | | Brady Smith (B) | 60 CP |  | | |
| 31 | 8-2 |  | Kevin Salvetto (Lil Bo Peep) | 60 CP | | | |
| 32 | 8-2 | | Darsh Patel (Darsh) | 60 CP |   | |
Check here the final Swiss standings and seeds!
Further standings
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | TL | Exp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | 8-2 | | Sohaib Mufti (soh) | 50 CP | | | |
| 34 | 8-2 | | Zackary Thornberg (Zack) | 50 CP | | | |
| 35 | 8-2 | | John Mills (Mr. Brig) | 50 CP |  | | |
| 36 | 8-2 | | Patrick Connors (Patrick) | 50 CP | | | |
| 37 | 8-2 | | Austin Forcinito (Lylah) | 50 CP | |  | |
| 38 | 8-2 | | Justin Stipe (Panko) | 50 CP | | | |
| 39 | 8-2 | | Mohammed Faizan (Fizzay) | 50 CP |   |  | |
| 40 | 8-2 | | Carlos Wiley (ChaoticAce) | 50 CP |  | | |
| 41 | 8-2 | | Kyle Morris (TTViciousvgc) | 50 CP | | | |
| 42 | 8-2 | | Cade Bowles (Difu) | 50 CP | | | |
| 43 | 8-2 | | Luke Bowar (Jin Furai) | 50 CP |  | | |
| 44 | 7-3 | | Nathan Ortiz (Kortex) | 50 CP | | | |
| 45 | 7-3 | | Adrien Hurley (ColdingLight) | 50 CP | | | |
| 46 | 7-3 |  | Jonathan Quiñones (Pocha) | 50 CP | | | |
| 47 | 7-3 | | Justin Burns (Justin) | 50 CP | | | |
| 48 | 7-3 | | Michael Spinetta-McCarthy (BIG MIKE) | 50 CP | | | |
| 49 | 7-3 | | Foster Hughes (Step On ‘Em) | 50 CP |   | | |
| 50 | 7-3 | | Logan Phillips (Logan) | 50 CP | | | |
| 51 | 7-3 | | Peng Chongjun (伊藤峻峻) | 50 CP | | | |
| 52 | 7-3 | | Sebastian Guerrero (sebas♪) | 50 CP |  | | |
| 53 | 7-3 | | Giovanni Cischke (PqlarBear) | 50 CP | | | |
| 54 | 7-3 | | James Baek (SoulUnison) | 50 CP | | | |
| 55 | 7-3 |  | Diego Gutiérrez (Zero) | 50 CP |  | | |
| 56 | 7-3 | | Zach Holowiak (Zach) | 50 CP | | | |
| 57 | 7-3 | | Andrew Michalowski (Drewby) | 50 CP | |  | |
| 58 | 7-3 | | Aaron Traylor (Traylor Moon) | 50 CP | | | |
| 59 | 7-3 | | Angel Miranda (❤Misaka❤) | 50 CP | | | |
| 60 | 7-3 | | Ben Grissmer (chef) | 50 CP | | | |
| 61 | 7-3 | | Luis Diaz (Luis) | 50 CP | | | |
| 62 | 7-3 | | Arsal Puri (PRA) | 50 CP | | | |
| 63 | 7-3 | | Sergio Mojica (SerG_VGC) | 50 CP | | | |
| 64 | 7-3 | | Zach Carlson (Zachary) | 50 CP | | | |
| 65 | 7-3 | | Kevin Sidonio (xRazeOvation) | 40 CP | |  | |
| 66 | 7-3 | | Jakob Swilley (Jakob) | 40 CP | | | |
| 67 | 7-3 | | Luke Alkire (Luke) | 40 CP | | | |
| 68 | 7-3 | | Chad Temple (Ace) | 40 CP | | | |
| 69 | 7-3 | | Jered Hunn (Tena) | 40 CP | | | |
| 70 | 7-3 | | Brandon Tuchtenhagen (Kotori) | 40 CP | | | |
| 71 | 7-3 | | Tom Hull (Kymeri) | 40 CP |  | | |
| 72 | 7-3 | | Danish Ali (Scythee) | 40 CP | | | |
| 73 | 7-3 | | Austin Acosta (RollAcosta) | 40 CP | | | |
| 74 | 7-3 | | Andrew Jenkins (Jenkins) | 40 CP |  | | |
| 75 | 7-3 | | Kelvin Koon (babiri.gg) | 40 CP |   | | |
| 76 | 7-3 | | Michael Zhang (Formora) | 40 CP |  | | |
| 77 | 7-3 |  | Christian Ramírez (Ewokpadawan) | 40 CP |  | | |
| 78 | 7-3 | | Calvin Nisson (Gazoney) | 40 CP | | | |
| 79 | 7-3 | | Adrian Heredia (BCZero) | 40 CP | | | |
| 80 | 7-3 | | Mike D’Angelo (Mike) | 40 CP | | | |
| 81 | 7-3 | | Luka Trejgut (armin) | 40 CP | | | |
| 82 | 7-3 | | Joshua Lorcy (Lorcy) | 40 CP | | | |
| 83 | 7-3 | | Enmanuel Zapata (Manny) | 40 CP | | | |
| 84 | 7-3 | | Dylan Salvanera (Dylan) | 40 CP |  | | |
| 85 | 7-3 | | Joseph Ugarte (JoeUX9) | 40 CP |  | | |
| 86 | 7-3 | | Robert Bosch (Rob) | 40 CP | | | |
| 87 | 7-3 | | Matthew Bopp (Bopp) | 40 CP | | | |
| 88 | 7-3 | | Matthew Pencille (Myosotis) | 40 CP |  | | |
| 89 | 7-3 |  | Jonathan Zuniga (Jawnzu) | 40 CP | | | |
| 90 | 7-3 | | Philip Wesley (Phil) | 40 CP |  | | |
| 91 | 7-3 | | Nate Engstrom (Nate) | 40 CP | | | |
| 92 | 7-3 | | Kyle Foley (Currypuff) | 40 CP |  | | |
| 93 | 7-3 | | Collin Heier (Crown) | 40 CP | | | |
| 94 | 7-3 | | Denis Espinoza (ThatManDenis) | 40 CP |  | | |
| 95 | 7-3 | | Jake Magier (Jake★Spade) | 40 CP | | | |
| 96 | 7-3 | | Dominique Johnson (428) | 40 CP | |  | |
| 97 | 7-3 | | Thomas Cholakov (Thomas) | 40 CP | | | |
| 98 | 7-3 | | Cory Wilkinson (Cory) | 40 CP |  |  | |
| 99 | 7-3 | | Benji Carney (Chisato) | 40 CP | | | |
| 100 | 7-3 | | Emily Golub (Johnemii) | 40 CP | | | |
| 101 | 7-3 |  | Ezequiel Cordero (ZekromZeke) | 40 CP | | | |
| 102 | 7-3 | | Ryne Conley (Ryno) | 40 CP |  | | |
| 103 | 7-3 |  | Raghav Malaviya (ragi) | 40 CP | | | |
| 104 | 7-3 | | Patrick Donegan (P Donz) | 40 CP | | | |
| 105 | 7-3 |  | Ian Roberts (76) | 40 CP | | | |
| 106 | 7-3 | | Luis Canseco (Gracynka) | 40 CP | | | |
| 107 | 7-3 | | Arath Vera (Arath) | 40 CP | | | |
| 108 | 7-3 |  | Paul Ruiz (Ralf) | 40 CP | | | |
| 109 | 7-3 | | Irving Johnson (Inari) | 40 CP | | | |
| 110 | 7-3 | | Siddharth Singhal (Siddharth) | 40 CP | | | |
| 111 | 7-3 | | Kevin Miller (Kevin) | 40 CP | | | |
| 112 | 7-3 | | David Kubiak (Faye) | 40 CP | | | |
| 113 | 7-3 | | Trevor Winsler (Trev) | 40 CP |  | | |
| 114 | 7-3 | | Christopher Baez (Novacast) | 40 CP | | | |
| 115 | 7-3 | | Ana Hoffman (❤NHoff❤UwU❤) | 40 CP | |  | |
| 116 | 7-3 | | Luhou Shen (Luhou) | 40 CP | | | |
| 117 | 7-3 | | Darius Lamonte (Darius) | 40 CP | | | |
| 118 | 7-3 | | Nick Harper (Nick) | 40 CP | | | |
| 119 | 7-3 | | Stephen Hill (Stev) | 40 CP |   | | |
| 120 | 7-3 | | Jourdan Bul-lalayao (Ragna) | 40 CP | |  | |
| 121 | 7-3 | | Jo Arai (Jo) | 40 CP | |  | |
| 122 | 7-3 | | Richard Ashby (Ashby) | 40 CP | | | |
| 123 | 7-3 | | Jonathan DeKoekkoek (Jonathan) | 40 CP | | | |
| 124 | 7-3 | | Galo Orbea (EcuaDude) | 40 CP | | | |
| 125 | 7-3 | | Ofomezie Emelle (Zoan) | 40 CP | | | |
| 126 | 7-3 | | Josh Ritz (Jag) | 40 CP |  | | |
| 127 | 7-3 | | Ryan Loseto (SableyeVGC) | 40 CP | |  | |
| 128 | 7-3 | | Jairo Contreras (Alchem1st) | 40 CP | | |
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | TL | Exp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 105 | 7-3 | | Ian Roberts (76) | 40 CP | | |
Usage stats
Compare these stats with the ones of the Victory Road to Melbourne, an online tournament held on the same weekend!
| # | Pokémon | Usage | Top Cut |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 51.3% (400) | 3.8% (15) |
| 2 | | 41.9% (327) | 6.1% (20) |
| 3 | | 41.2% (321) | 3.7% (12) |
| 4 | | 39.5% (308) | 3.2% (10) |
| 5 | | 32.3% (252) | 4.0% (10) |
| 6 | | 28.2% (220) | 1.8% (4) |
| 7 | | 19.0% (148) | 5.4% (8) |
| 8 | | 16.8% (131) | 7.6% (10) |
| 9 | | 16.2% (126) | 1.6% (2) |
| 10 | | 15.1% (118) | 5.1% (6) |
| 11 | | 14.9% (116) | 2.6% (3) |
| 12 | | 14.7% (115) | 5.2% (6) |
| 13 | | 13.7% (107) | 0.9% (1) |
| 14 | | 11.0% (86) | 9.3% (8) |
| 15 | | 10.0% (78) | 9.0% (7) |
| # | Pokémon | Usage | Top Cut |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | | 10.0% (78) | 3.8% (3) |
| 17 | | 9.9% (77) | 1.3% (1) |
| 18 | | 9.7% (76) | 1.3% (1) |
| 19 | | 9.4% (73) | 11.0% (8) |
| 20 | (all) | 9.4% (73) | 11.0% (8) |
| 21 | | 9.1% (71) | 2.8% (2) |
| 22 | | 8.8% (69) | 0.0% (0) |
| 23 | | 8.5% (66) | 0.0% (0) |
| 24 | | 8.2% (64) | 1.6% (1) |
| 25 | | 7.8% (61) | 4.9% (3) |
| 26 |  | 7.7% (60) | 6.7% (4) |
| 27 | | 7.4% (58) | 12.1% (7) |
| 28 | | 7.2% (56) | 0.0% (0) |
| 29 | | 6.8% (53) | 7.5% (4) |
| 30 | | 6.7% (52) | 11.5% (6) |
Streaming
The event was broadcast live on Twitch and YouTube, featuring Rosemary Kelley, Sierra Dawn Hunter, Joe Brown, Gabby Snyder and the debuting Maeve O’Rourke as casters, with Adam Dorricott managing interviews to round winners and special guest Jake Muller.
Take a look at the following matches!
| Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R3a | Aaron Traylor | vs | Brady Smith |
| R3b | Carson Confer | vs | Angel Miranda |
| R4 | Wolfe Glick | vs | Peng Chongjun |
| R5 | Paul Chua | vs | Joshua Lorcy |
| R6 | James Baek | vs | Toler Webb |
| R7 | Emilio Forbes | vs | Nathan Ortiz |
| R8 | Luca Paz | vs | Giovanni Costa |
| R9 | Nick Navarre | vs | Yotam Cohen |
| Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top 32 | Chuppa Cross | vs | Bhushan Thumsi |
| Top 16 | Brendan Zheng | vs | Ashton Cox |
| Top 8a | Emilio Forbes | vs | Wolfe Glick |
| Top 8b | James Evans | vs | Toler Webb |
| Top 4a | James Evans | vs | Wolfe Glick |
| Top 4b | Ashton Cox | vs | Chuppa Cross |
| Finals | Ashton Cox | vs | Wolfe Glick |
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 | Luca Paz | 340 |
| 2 |  Jiseok Lee | 200 |
| 3 | Chuppa Cross | 160 |
| 4 | Wolfe Glick | 160 |
| 5 |  Stefan Mott | 160 |
| 6 | Peng Chongjun | 140 |
| 7 | Jeudy Azzarelli | 130 |
| 8 | Aaron Brok | 130 |
| 9 | Collin Heier | 120 |
| 10 | Justin Burns | 110 |
| 11 | Aditya Subramanian | 110 |
| 12 | Visishtah Vasudevan | 100 |
After the event
| # | Player | CP |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luca Paz | 400 |
| 2 | Wolfe Glick | 360 |
| 3 | Chuppa Cross | 290 |
| 4 | James Evans | 230 |
| 5 | Jiseok Lee | 200 |
| 6 | Emilio Forbes | 200 |
| 7 | Peng Chongjun | 190 |
| 8 | Aditya Subramanian | 190 |
| 9 | Ashton Cox | 160 |
| 10 | Giovanni Costa | 160 |
| 11 | Stefan Mott | 160 |
| 12 | Collin Heier | 160 |
EUIC Travel Award standings
This event counts towards the Europe International Championships (EUIC) Travel Award standings. It is the second of 2 Regional-level events in North America to count.
Top 4 players at the end of this period (28 November 2022 to 19 February 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
| # | Player | CP |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luca Paz | 240 |
| 2 | Jiseok Lee | 200 |
| 3 | Chuppa Cross | 160 |
| 4 | Jeudy Azzarelli | 130 |
| 5 | Aaron Brok | 130 |
| 6 | Emilio Forbes | 100 |
| 7 | Giovanni Costa | 100 |
| 8 | James Evans | 100 |
| 9 | Giovanni Cischke | 100 |
| 10 | Stefan Mott | 100 |
| 11 | Joseph Ugarte | 90 |
| 12 | Gavin Michaels | 80 |
After the event
| # | Player | CP |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luca Paz | 300 |
| 2 | Chuppa Cross | 290 |
| 3 | Wolfe Glick | 280 |
| 4 | James Evans | 230 |
| 5 | Jiseok Lee | 200 |
| 6 | Emilio Forbes | 200 |
| 7 | Ashton Cox | 160 |
| 8 | Giovanni Costa | 160 |
| 9 | Giovanni Cischke | 150 |
| 10 | Brian Collins | 150 |
| 11 | Aditya Subramanian | 140 |
| 12 | Brady Smith | 140 |
Venue and schedule
The tournament will be held on the following location:
Orange County Convention Center
9800 International Dr
Orlando, FL 32819
Check-in can be done in advance on 3 February from 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm local time, or early on Saturday from 7:30 am.
Players must be ready in the venue by 4 February 2023 at 8:30 am local time (13:30 UTC) for the players meeting. The tournament starts right thereafter with the Swiss rounds.
The top cut will be played on 5 February 2023 at 8:45 am local time (13:45 UTC), although competitors must be in the venue at 7:45 am local time for team checks.
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, an event hat, an Ultra PRO drawstring bag and an Ultra PRO 15% off coupon. Players could also purchase:
- “Stage 1 Package”, which added an event T-shirt and two side-event tickets to the goodies;
- “Stage 2 Package”, which further added a Pokémon pin, an event die and bag and two additional side-event tickets; or
- “VIP Package”, which further added a reserved seating during main event, access to the VIP room on both Saturday and Sunday, access to the Wi-Fi password and a Pokémon Elite Trainer Box.
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 | – | – |
| 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 | – | – |
| 129th to 256th | 30 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).
Overview
The Orlando Regionals is an official TPCI Regional-level event for Pokémon VGC, TCG and Pokémon GO. It is the second Regionals of the 2023 season in the North American circuit, and the second and last in the EUIC travel award race.
The ruleset is Series 2 and it will be played using open team lists. It is the first official Series 2 event in the world!
A little bit of history
The United States has been part of the North America region of the official TPCI circuit since the very beginning, also being home to the TPCI headquarters. It has hosted multiple major events, including Regional Championships, old-era National Championships, all editions of the North America International Championships and almost all World Championships (only excluding 2013, 2022 and the upcoming 2023). The United States’ greatest VGC success are the four World Championship wins achieved by Ray Rizzo (2010, 2011 and 2012) and Wolfe Glick (2016), not even counting being the home country of 6 Senior Division and 5 Junior Division World Champions too.
The most recent tournament held in the United States was the 2023 San Diego Regionals, played in the VGC Series 1 ruleset in January 2023. The finals saw Korean Jiseok Lee defeat American Chuppa Cross.
The last time there was an event near Orlando was the 2020 Daytona Beach Regionals, played in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Pokémon Ultra Moon with the VGC19 Ultra Series ruleset in November and December 2019. The finals saw American Brady Smith defeat fellow countryman Joseph Ugarte.
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 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.
Sign-ups are $69.25 for all age divisions and open on 10 January 2023 at 9:00 pm local time (11 January at 02:00 UTC).
After the initial slots for Masters players sold out, it was announced that sign-ups for additional 124 slots open on 30 January 2023 at 7:00 pm local time (23:59 UTC). It was confirmed that this pushed the total Masters slots to 850.
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 4 February 2023 at 7:30 am local time (12:30 UTC). Paper team lists can also be found here.
Spectator passes are $10.65 and can be purchased through RK9 Labs.
