| Event | 2023 Vancouver Regional Championships |
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| Location |  Vancouver, BC, Canada |
| Date | 11–12 March 2023 |
| Attendance | 309 MA players |
| Videogame | Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet |
| Season | 2023 Season – VGC Regulation Set B |
| Format | 9 Day 1 Swiss rounds + 5 Day 2 (Top 32) Swiss rounds + top 8 single elimination Open team lists |
| Organizer | Team Northwest |
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 | 12-2 | | Abdullah Mohayyuddin (sempra) | 200 CP $3000 |       |  | Report |
| 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 |  | |
Day 2 Swiss rounds
Check here to see the seeds for top cut from the Day 2 Swiss standings!
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | List | Exp. |
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| 9 | 11-3 | |
Ian Holdeman (Ian) |
80 CP $250 |
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| 10 | 10-4 | |
Len Deuel (Len) |
80 CP $250 |
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| 11 | 10-4 | |
Ismail Hussein (messi) |
80 CP $250 |
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| 12 | 10-4 | |
Marcus Dion (Father Dijon) |
80 CP $250 |
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| 13 | 10-4 | |
Zac Emerzian (Zac) |
80 CP $250 |
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| 14 | 10-4 | |
Shreyas Radhakrishna (Shreyas) |
80 CP $250 |
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| 15 | 10-4 | |
Grayson DeWolfe (GrayDeWolfe) |
80 CP $250 |
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| 16 | 10-4 |  |
Tyler Alexander (ZardiCharVGC) |
80 CP $250 |
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| 17 | 9-5 | |
Giovanni Costa (Gio™) |
60 CP |
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| 18 | 9-5 | |
Kendall Perry (Kendall) |
60 CP |
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| 19 | 9-5 | |
Jacob Locsin (Soren) |
60 CP |
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| 20 | 9-5 | |
Emmanuel Boctor (Mano) |
60 CP |
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| 21 | 9-5 | |
Jean-Marc Hébert (Jean Cena) |
60 CP |
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| 22 | 9-5 | |
Logan Mazur (Logan) |
60 CP |
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| 23 | 9-5 | |
Carson Jones (Carson) |
60 CP |
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| 24 | 9-5 | |
Matt Tidd (Tidd) |
60 CP |
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| 25 | 9-5 | |
Mostafa Afr (Makeen) |
60 CP |
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| 26 | 8-6 | |
Ian Lee (Ian) |
60 CP |
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| 27 | 8-6 | |
Devin Bales (Dev) |
60 CP |
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| 28 | 8-6 | |
Bhushan Thumsi (Freezai) |
60 CP |
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| 29 | 8-5 | |
Jesse Romolo (Pinkman) |
60 CP |
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| 30 | 8-6 | |
Andrew Johnson (Jucius) |
60 CP |
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| 31 | 7-5 | |
Donald Smith (donaldwsjr) |
60 CP |
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| 32 | 7-7 | |
Callie Peacock (love) |
60 CP |
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| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | TL | Exp. |
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| 105 | 7-3 | |
Ian Roberts (76) | 40 CP |
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Day 1 Swiss rounds
Top 32 players advance to Day 2!
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | List | Exp. |
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| 33 | 6-3 |  |
Galo Orbea (EcuaDude) |
50 CP |
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| 34 | 6-3 | |
Scott Iwafuchi (Hawk 7) |
50 CP |
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| 35 | 6-3 |  |
Nishant Joshi (Giga) |
50 CP |
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| 36 | 6-3 | |
Mickey Rematore (0rion) |
50 CP |
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| 37 | 6-3 |  |
Luis Mendoza (Maria) |
50 CP |
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| 38 | 6-3 | |
Collin Heier (Crown) |
50 CP |
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| 39 | 6-3 | |
Luca Paz (0-x in swiss) |
50 CP |
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| 40 | 6-3 | |
Zach Droegkamp (Braverius) |
50 CP |
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| 41 | 6-3 | |
Mike White (Mike) |
50 CP |
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| 42 | 6-3 | |
Gary Qian (Takami$Chika) |
50 CP |
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| 43 | 6-3 | |
Navjit Joshi (Navjit) |
50 CP |
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| 44 | 6-3 | |
Alvin Mo (almo) |
50 CP |
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| 45 | 6-3 | |
Jeremy Parson (Zanzibar) |
50 CP |
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| 46 | 6-3 | |
Carson Confer (Carson) |
50 CP |
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| 47 | 6-3 | |
Morgan Priestnall (Morgan) |
50 CP |
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| 48 | 6-3 | |
Scott Csordas (Scott) |
50 CP |
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| 49 | 6-3 | |
Nicolas Reydon (Pink!) |
50 CP |
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| 50 | 6-3 | |
Raghav Malaviya (ragi) |
50 CP |
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| 51 | 6-3 | |
Kimo Nishimura (Zoro) |
50 CP |
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| 52 | 6-3 | |
Thomas DeRosa (Dandy) |
50 CP |
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| 53 | 6-3 | |
Tony DeWitt (Revan) |
50 CP |
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| 54 | 6-3 | |
Bryce Ong (Bryce) |
50 CP |
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| 55 | 6-3 | |
Noah Bales (Vance) |
50 CP |
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| 56 | 6-3 | |
Michael Zhang (Formora) |
50 CP |
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| 57 | 6-3 | |
Timothy Flanagan (mit) |
50 CP |
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| 58 | 6-3 |  |
Brian Collins (Angeló) |
50 CP |
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| 59 | 6-3 | |
Alberto Lara (Alberto) |
50 CP |
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| 60 | 6-3 | |
Matthew Warren (Grandma) |
50 CP |
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| 61 | 6-3 | |
Austin Anderson (Nebulu) |
50 CP |
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| 62 | 6-3 | |
Joshua Wong (Josh) |
50 CP |
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| 63 | 6-3 | |
Rushil Thakkar (Conkledonk) |
50 CP |
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| 64 | 6-3 | |
Tyson Gernack (Firefly) |
50 CP |
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Usage stats
Compare these stats with the ones at Knoxville Regionals, the last one played in North America!
The number of Day 2 players divided by Day 1 players is 10.4%. If a Pokémon 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.
| # | Pokémon | Usage | D2/D1 |
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| 1 |
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49.8% (154) |
11.7% (18) |
| 2 |
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36.6% (113) |
6.2% (7) |
| 3 |
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35.0% (108) |
10.2% (11) |
| 4 |
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32.0% (99) |
9.1% (9) |
| 5 |
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29.1% (90) |
8.9% (8) |
| 6 |
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24.9% (77) |
10.4% (8) |
| 7 |
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20.7% (64) |
7.8% (5) |
| 8 |
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20.4% (63) |
4.8% (3) |
| 9 |
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17.5% (54) |
3.7% (2) |
| 10 |
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16.8% (52) |
7.7% (4) |
| 11 |
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15.5% (48) |
18.8% (9) |
| 12 |
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15.2% (47) |
17.0% (8) |
| 13 |
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14.9% (46) |
13.0% (6) |
| 14 |
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14.2% (44) |
15.9% (7) |
| 15 |
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14.2% (44) |
11.4% (5) |
| # | Pokémon | Usage | D2/D1 |
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| 16 |
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13.6% (42) |
0.0% (0) |
| 17 |
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12.6% (39) |
12.8% (5) |
| 18 |
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12.3% (38) |
10.5% (4) |
| 19 |
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12.0% (37) |
21.6% (8) |
| 20 |
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12.0% (37) |
21.6% (8) |
| 21 |
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10.0% (31) |
12.9% (4) |
| 22 |
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9.4% (29) |
10.3% (3) |
| 23 |
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7.4% (23) |
8.7% (2) |
| 24 |
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7.1% (22) |
18.2% (4) |
| 25 |
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7.1% (22) |
4.5% (1) |
| 26 |
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6.1% (19) |
10.5% (2) |
| 27 |
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6.1% (19) |
5.3% (1) |
| 28 |
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6.1% (19) |
0.0% (0) |
| 29 |
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5.8% (18) |
5.5% (1) |
| 30 |
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5.5% (17) |
0.0% (0) |
Streaming
The event is broadcast live on Twitch and YouTube, with Adam Dorricott, Scott Glaza, Sierra Dawn and Maeve O’Rourke as casters, with Gabby Snyder managing interviews to round winners and special guests.
- Day 1: stream starts on 11 March at 18:45 UTC
- Day 2 + Top Cut: stream starts on 12 March at 16:30 UTC
| Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R3 | Shreyas Radhakrishna |
vs | Gavin Michaels |
| R4a | Grayson DeWolfe |
vs | Aaron Zheng |
| R4b | Marcus Dion |
vs | Luca Paz |
| R5 | Donald Smith |
vs | Len Deuel |
| R6 | Collin Heier |
vs | Abdullah Mohayyuddin |
| R7 | Alberto Lara |
vs | Nishant Joshi |
| R8 | Emmanuel Boctor |
vs | Zackary Thornberg |
| R9 | Matt Tidd |
vs | Ian Holdeman |
| Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R13 | Abdullah Mohayyuddin |
vs | Dylan Salvanera |
| R14a | Zac Emerzian |
vs | Aaron Zheng |
| R14b | Marcus Dion |
vs | Demitrios Kaguras |
| Top 8a | Neil Patel |
vs | Aaron Zheng |
| Top 8b | Ryan Loseto |
vs | Zackary Thornberg |
| Top 4a | Abdullah Mohayyuddin |
vs | Dylan Salvanera |
| Top 4b | Aaron Zheng |
vs | Ryan Loseto |
| Finals | Abdullah Mohayyuddin |
vs | Ryan Loseto |
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 |
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| 1 | Gavin Michaels |
580 |
| 2 | Alberto Lara |
560 |
| 3 | Chuppa Cross IV |
540 |
| 4 | Luca Paz |
530 |
| 5 | Wolfe Glick |
460 |
| 6 | Raghav Malaviya |
410 |
| 7 | Collin Heier |
410 |
| 8 | Joseph Ugarte |
410 |
| 9 | Nick Navarre |
390 |
| 10 |  Peng Chongjun |
390 |
| 11 | James Evans |
360 |
| 12 | Alex Underhill |
360 |
After the event
| # | Player | CP |
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| 1 | Gavin Michaels | 680 |
| 2 | Alberto Lara | 610 |
| 3 | Luca Paz | 580 |
| 4 | Chuppa Cross IV | 540 |
| 5 | Wolfe Glick | 460 |
| 6 | Raghav Malaviya | 460 |
| 7 | Collin Heier | 460 |
| 8 | Zackary Thornberg | 450 |
| 9 | Joseph Ugarte | 410 |
| 10 | Nick Navarre | 390 |
| 11 | Peng Chongjun | 390 |
| 12 | James Evans | 360 |
NAIC Travel Award standings
This event counts towards the North America International Championships (NAIC) Travel Award standings. It is the second of 4 Regional-level events in North America to count.
Top 4 players at the end of this period (20 February to 16 April 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 |
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| 1 | Justin Tang |
200 |
| 2 | Aaron Clemons |
160 |
| 3 | Luca Paz |
130 |
| 4 | Nick Navarre |
130 |
| 5 | Wolfe Glick |
100 |
| 6 | Carson Confer |
100 |
| 7 | Zackary Thornberg |
100 |
| 8 | Justin Carris |
100 |
| 9 | Jonathan DeKoekkoek |
80 |
| 10 | Thomas DeRosa |
80 |
| 11 | Marco Martinez |
80 |
| 12 | Brady Smith |
80 |
After the event
| # | Player | CP |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Tang |
200 |
| 2 | Abdullah Mohayyuddin |
200 |
| 3 | Zackary Thornberg |
200 |
| 4 | Luca Paz |
180 |
| 5 | Dylan Salvanera |
180 |
| 6 | Aaron Clemons |
160 |
| 7 | Ryan Loseto |
160 |
| 8 | Carson Confer |
150 |
| 9 | Marcus Dion |
140 |
| 10 | Nick Navarre |
130 |
| 11 | Aaron Zheng |
130 |
| 12 | Thomas DeRosa |
130 |
Venue and schedule
The tournament will be held in the Exhibit Hall B of the following location:
Vancouver Convention Centre
1055 Canada Pl
Vancouver, BC V6C 0C3
Players must be in the venue by 11 March 2023 at 9:00 am local time (17:00 UTC) for the players meeting. The tournament will start afterwards with the Swiss rounds, with a lunch break after Round 4.
Remember that Vancouver observes daylight saving time and changes time zones from 11 to 12 March!
The Day 2 Swiss rounds, if any, and the top cut will be played starting on 12 March 2023 at 7:30 am local time (14:30 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 and a hat. Players could also purchase:
- “Vancouver Experience”, which added an event shirt and two side-event vouchers to the goodies; or
- “Vancouver Experience Plus”, which further added a mat and two prize wall dice.
Additionally, the best-placed players will receive the following prizes depending on final attendance:
| Placement | CP | Prize money | Pokémon TCG booster packs |
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| 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 Vancouver Regionals is an official TPCI Regional-level event for Pokémon VGC, TCG and Pokémon GO. It is the fourth Regionals of the 2023 season in the North American circuit, and the second in the NAIC travel award race. It is the first event in North America not to require wearing a mask as a COVID-19 prevention measure.
The ruleset is VGC Regulation Set B and it will be played using open team lists. It is the first event in North America to be played in this format since its name change (it was until this point known as Series 2).
A little bit of history
Canada has been part of the North America region of the official TPCI circuit since the introduction of continental regions. It has hosted multiple major events, including Regional Championships, one old-era National Championships and the 2013 World Championships. Canada’s greatest VGC success is the National Championship title won in 2012 by Tony Cheung, the first and only Nationals held locally. With a second place for Team Canada in the 2022 World Cup, Canadian players are looking bright at their next challenges!
The most recent tournament held in Canada was the 2022 Vancouver Regionals, played in Pokémon Sword & Pokémon Shield with the VGC Series 12 ruleset in May 2022. The finals saw 2013 United States National Champion Gavin Michaels defeat fellow American Zac Emerzian.
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, which had been recently updated to remove the compulsory general requirement to wear masks (after the update, it is up to the organizer to require them).
Sign-ups are US$70 for all age divisions and open on 12 January 2023 at 7:00 pm local time (13 January at 03:00 UTC).
After signups for Masters players sold out, some cancelled spots were reopened at later times:
- 7 spots on 16 February 2023 at 6:00 pm local time (17 February at 02:00 UTC).
- 9 spots on 23 February 2023 at 6:00 pm local time (24 February at 02:00 UTC).
- 11 spots on 2 March 2023 at 6:00 pm local time (3 March at 02:00 UTC).
- 21 spots on 7 March 2023 at 6:00 pm local time (8 March at 02:00 UTC). This is the last reopening.
If the player cap is not reached, sign-ups close 1 day before the event, on 10 March 2023 at 7:30 pm local time (11 March at 03:30 UTC).
For registered players, team lists must be submitted 1 day before the event starts, by 10 March 2023 at 8:00 pm local time (11 March at 04:00 UTC). Paper team lists can also be found here.
Spectator passes are US$5 can be acquired through Rk9 Labs.
