| Event | 2023 Santiago Regional Championships |
|---|---|
| Location |  Santiago, Chile |
| Date | 4 June 2023 |
| Attendance | 131 players (MA) |
| Videogame | PokƩmon Scarlet and PokƩmon Violet |
| Season | 2023 Season āĀ VGC Regulation Set C |
| Format | 8 Swiss rounds + top 8 single elimination Open team lists |
| Organizer | Big Bang Copag |
Check the organizer’sĀ websiteĀ hereĀ for further info!
Table of Contents
Teams and results
Top cut
| # | 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 |      | | Ā |
| 4 | 11-3 | | Aaron Zheng (CybertronVGC) | 130 CP $1000 |   | | Ā |
| 5 | 12-2 | | Zackary Thornberg (Zack) | 100 CP $500 |      | | Ā |
| 6 | 11-3 | | Neil Patel (Neil) | 100 CP $500 | | | Ā |
| 7 | 11-3 | | Gavin Michaels (HUH?!!) | 100 CP $500 |      | | Ā |
| 8 | 11-3 | | Demitrios Kaguras (DEMITRI) | 100 CP $500 |  |  | |
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | List | Exp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7-1 | | Javier ValdĆ©s (IRNemesis) | 200 CP $2000 |   | Ā | Ā |
| 2 | 7-1 | | Javier Ponce (Ponka) | 160 CP $1000 |     | Ā | Ā |
| 3 | 8-0 | | Alejandro DĆaz (Cano) | 130 CP $500 |   | Ā | Ā |
| 4 | 7-1 |  | JoaquĆn Salerno (Mysticbox…) | 130 CP $500 | | Ā | Ā |
| 5 | 6-2 | | Rodrigo Vega (Drako) | 100 CP $250 |  | Ā | Ā |
| 6 | 6-2 | | VĆctor Burgos (Vicburgos) | 100 CP $250 |      | Ā | Ā |
| 7 | 6-2 |  | Diego Wilches (Bakemono) | 100 CP $250 | | Ā | Ā |
| 8 | 6-2 |  | Renzo Navarro (NotRenzo) | 100 CP $250 |  | Ā | Ā |
Swiss rounds
CheckĀ hereĀ to see the seeds for top cut from the Swiss standings!
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | List | Exp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 6-2 | | SebastiĆ”n Bisbal (Brutus) | 80 CP | | Ā | Ā |
| 10 | 6-2 | | Ćscar Castillo (Ferrigno.-) | 80 CP | | Ā | Ā |
| 11 | 6-2 | | Omar AcuƱa (TG Homero) | 80 CP |  | Ā | Ā |
| 12 | 6-2 | | Estephan Valdebenito (Irina) | 80 CP | | Ā | Ā |
| 13 | 6-2 | | Dorian QuiƱonez (Dorian) | 80 CP | | Ā | Ā |
| 14 | 6-2 | | Luciano MuƱoz (Hummus) | 80 CP | | Ā | Ā |
| 15 | 6-2 | | Felipe Rivera (Riverss1) | 80 CP | | Ā | Ā |
| 16 | 6-2 | | Emiliano Reyes (clifford) | 80 CP | | Ā | Ā |
| 17 | 6-2 | | Camilo Liberona (Linko) | 60 CP | | Ā | Ā |
| 18 | 6-2 |  | Hugo Nascimento (Labacedo) | 60 CP | | Ā | Ā |
| 19 | 6-2 | | Felipe MĆ©ndez (TG TR Kid) | 60 CP |  | Ā | Ā |
| 20 | 5-3 | | SebastiĆ”n Leal (Sebastian) | 60 CP | | Ā | Ā |
| 21 | 5-3 | | Pedro Eriz (Yuks) | 60 CP |   | Ā | Ā |
| 22 | 5-3 | | Paulo Miranda (paulo~fiš ) | 60 CP | | Ā | Ā |
| 23 | 5-3 | | Eduardo Herrera (Wizard) | 60 CP | | Ā | Ā |
| 24 | 5-3 | | Juan Salerno (Juanfi) | 60 CP | | Ā | Ā |
| 25 | 5-3 | | Cristian MeliĆ”n (TC El Aricas) | 60 CP | | Ā | Ā |
| 26 | 5-3 | | Bryan DurĆ”n (Patefu) | 60 CP |    | Ā | Ā |
| 27 | 5-3 | | Carlos Llanquinao (Kenki) | 60 CP |  | Ā | Ā |
| 28 | 5-3 |  | Galo Orbea (EcuaDude) | 60 CP | | Ā | Ā |
| 29 | 5-3 | | Marcelo Burstein (Chelo) | 60 CP | | Ā | Ā |
| 30 | 5-3 | | Raul Gioielli (Gioilele) | 60 CP | | Ā | Ā |
| 31 | 5-3 | | Giovanni Colaprete (TC Corleone) | 60 CP | | Ā | Ā |
| 32 | 5-3 | | Paul Ruiz (Ralf) | 60 CP | | Ā | Ā |
CheckĀ hereĀ to see theĀ 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 |
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Streaming
The event is broadcast live in Spanish onĀ IRNemesis’s Twitch channel. You can find the videosĀ here!
| Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R2 | Diego Ortiz  |
vs | Juan Salerno |
| R3 | Pedro Eriz |
vs | Luis Araos |
| R4 | Paul Ruiz |
vs | Ćscar Castillo |
| R5 | Renzo Navarro |
vs | Rodrigo Vega |
| R6 | Luciano MuƱoz |
vs | Paulo Miranda |
| R7 | Javier ValdƩs |
vs | Alejandro DĆaz |
| R8 | Rodrigo Vega |
vs | Javier Ponce |
| Top 8 | Rodrigo Vega |
vs | Javier Ponce |
| Top 4 | Alejandro DĆaz |
vs | Javier Ponce |
| Finals | Javier ValdƩs |
vs | Javier Ponce |
CP standings
Season standings
The following are the Latin America Championship Point standings before and after the event.
Top 8 players at the end of theĀ 2023 seasonĀ get Day 2 invites to the 2023 World Championships.
Before the event
| # | Player | CP |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ā Ā Gabriel Agati | 1050 |
| 2 | Ā Ā Juan Salerno | 684 |
| 3 | Ā Ā JoaquĆn Salerno | 490 |
| 4 | Ā Ā Paul Ruiz | 450 |
| 5 | Ā Ā Renzo Navarro | 332 |
| 6 | Ā Ā MatĆas DĆaz | 310 |
| 7 |  Ā Ā Daniel NĆŗƱez | 310 |
| 8 | Ā Ā Thiago Lattanzi | 300 |
| 9 | Ā Ā Javier ValdĆ©s | 296 |
| 10 |  Ā Ā Juan M. SantizoĀ | 290 |
| 11 | Ā Ā Galo Orbea | 290 |
| 12 | Ā Ā JoĆ£o H. GonƧalves | 280 |
Note: Some Premier Challenges may be missing.
After the event
| # | Player | CP |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ā Ā Gabriel Agati | 1050 |
| 2 | Ā Ā Juan Salerno | 744 |
| 3 | Ā Ā JoaquĆn Salerno | 620 |
| 4 | Ā Ā Paul Ruiz | 510 |
| 5 | Ā Ā Javier ValdĆ©s | 496 |
| 6 | Ā Ā Renzo Navarro | 432 |
| 7 | Ā Ā Galo Orbea | 350 |
| 8 | Ā Ā MatĆas DĆaz | 310 |
| 9 | Ā Ā Daniel NĆŗƱez | 310 |
| 10 | Ā Ā Thiago Lattanzi | 300 |
| 11 | Ā Ā Juan M. SantizoĀ | 290 |
| 12 | Ā Ā JoĆ£o H. GonƧalves | 280 |
Note: Some Premier Challenges may be missing.
Venue and schedule
The tournament will be held onĀ the following location:
Alto San Francisco
San Francisco 75, Piso 9
Santiago, RegiĆ³n Metropolitana
Check-in can be done on Friday from 17:00 local time and Saturday from 08:00 local time. Players must be in the venue byĀ 4 June 2023 at 10:00 local time (14:00 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 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.
Additionally, the best-placed players will receive the following prizesĀ depending on final attendance:
| Placement | CP | Prize money | PokƩmon 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 | PokƩmon 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 | PokƩmon 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 | PokƩmon 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 | 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 | – | – |
| 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 | $250 | 9 packs |
| 17th to 32nd | 60 CP | – | – |
| 33rd to 64th | 50 CP | – | – |
| 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 | – | – |
| 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 | – | – |
| 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 | – | – |
| 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 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 Santiago Regionals is an official TPCI Regional-level event for PokĆ©mon VGC, TCG and PokĆ©mon GO.Ā It is the sixth and last Regional-level event and third Regionals of theĀ 2023 seasonĀ in the Latin American circuit, and, pending an announcement, very likely the fifth and last in the travel award race for the 2024 season’s first IC.
It is the third of four TPCI Regional-level events and the only Regional of the 2023 season to be played in a single day.
The ruleset isĀ VGC Regulation Set CĀ and it will be played using open team lists.
A little bit of history
ChileĀ has been part of the Latin America region of the official TPCI circuit for many years. It has hosted multiple major events, including Special Events, Regionals and old-era National Championships. Chile’s greatest VGC success was the second place achieved byĀ Javier ValdĆ©sĀ at theĀ 2020 Latin America International Championships.
The most recent tournament held in ChileĀ was theĀ 2022 Santiago Regionals, played in PokĆ©mon Sword & PokĆ©mon Shield with the VGC Series 12 ruleset in June 2022. The finals saw PeruvianĀ Diego GutiĆ©rrezĀ defeat fellow countrymanĀ Orlando Luna.
AmericanĀ James Evans, theĀ 2018 Senior Division World Champion, defeated BrazilianĀ Gabriel AgatiĀ in the NAIC finals.
Sign-up instructions
Sign-ups for the event are done throughĀ EventridĀ platform, being the only Regional Championship of this season not to use Rk9 Labs for slot sign-ups, although all participating players then receive an Rk9 Labs link to fill out their registration details. All players must comply with theĀ Play! PokĆ©mon COVID-19 Protocols.
Sign-ups are $33,600 CLPĀ and they open on 1 May 2023 at 20:00 local time (2 May at 00:00 UTC).
After the cap was reached, a new wave of sign-ups was announced to open on 11 May 2023 at 20:00 local time (12 May at 00:00 UTC).
Players should submit their team lists through Rk9 Labs two hours before the events starts, by 4 June 2023 at 08:00 local time (12:00 UTC).
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 foundĀ here.
Spectator passes are freeĀ and can be purchasedĀ throughĀ RK9 Labs.
