| Event | Victory Road April Challenge |
|---|---|
| Location | Online |
| Date | 29ā30 April 2023 |
| Attendance | 157 players |
| Videogame | PokƩmon Scarlet and PokƩmon Violet |
| Season | 2023 SeasonĀ āĀ VGC Regulation Set C |
| Format | Swiss rounds + X-2 top cut single elimination, as per attendance Open team lists |
| Organizer | Victory Road |
Table of Contents
Teams and results
Top cut
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | List | Exp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7-1 |  | Joseph Ugarte (JoeUX9) | $534 |       |  | Ā |
| 2 | 7-1 |  | FrancescoĀ P. Pero (Midnite) | $267 |     | | Ā |
| 3 | 6-2 |  | Eden Batchelor (#1RalseiFan) | $133.5 |     | | Ā |
| 4 | 6-2 | | Adrien Hurley (ColdingLight) | $133.5 |       | | Ā |
| 5 | 7-1 |  | Hyungwoo Shin (ķė) | $66.75 |  | | Ā |
| 6 | 6-2 |  | Robbie Schaaij (Robbie) | $66.75 |  | | Ā |
| 7 | 6-2 |  | Alberto Noguerol (Noguerol) | $66.75 | | | Ā |
| 8 | 6-2 | | Antonio SĆ”nchez (Antonio) | $66.75 |  | | Ā |
| 9 | 7-1 | | Alberto Fornaini (Lait) | ā |   | | Ā |
| 10 | 7-1 | | Davide Piroddu (Artcar) | ā |  | | Ā |
| 11 | 7-1 | | Giulio Tarlao (Giulio) | ā |  | | Ā |
| 12 | 7-1 | | Kian Campbell (Kian) | ā | | | Ā |
| 13 | 7-1 | | Jorge Tabuyo (Tabu) | ā | | | Ā |
| 14 | 6-2 | | Marco Silva (marcofiero) | ā | | | Ā |
| 15 | 6-2 | | Andrew Jenkins (Jenkins) | ā |  | | Ā |
| 16 | 6-2 | | Lorenzo Silvestrini (Lore) | ā |  | | Ā |
| 17 | 6-2 |  | Tomoyuki Yoshimura (SNOW) | ā |  | | Ā |
| 18 | 6-2 |  | Thiago Lattanzi (VOVOMAXBEN10) | ā |   | | Ā |
| 19 | 6-2 | | Taisuke Konohana (ć¹ć«ć¼ć¬ćć) | ā | | | Ā |
| 20 | 6-2 |  | Ericsson Marquez (Dodge) | ā | | | Ā |
| 21 | 6-2 |  | Fabian Braun (dekab) | ā | | | Ā |
| 22 | 6-2 | | Jackson Cole (Plopy) | ā | | | Ā |
| 23 | 6-2 | | Taro Okada (ććć) | ā | | | Ā |
Seeding
The bracket was seeded according to the Swiss rounds results:
Platform and schedule
The tournament is held online through Battlefy. All communication between the players must be done through the Battlefy chat enabled in each round.
Official communication from the organizer staff is performed through Discord, in theĀ Victory Road Discord server.
The tournament starts on 29 April 2023 at 13:00 UTCĀ with the Swiss rounds. The top cut, to which all players with 2 or fewer losses (X-2) advance, is played on 30 April at the same time.
Prizes
This event is a grassroots tournament and isĀ not a part of anyĀ 2023 official circuit. This means thatĀ it does not reward any Championship Points (CPs).
The best-placed players receive the following prizesĀ depending on attendance. Final prizepool will be confirmed upon closure of registrations:
| Placement | Prize money |
|---|---|
| Winner | $534 |
| Runner-up | $267 |
| Semifinalists | $133.5 each |
| 5th to 8th | $66.75 each |
| Placement | Prize money |
|---|---|
| Winner | Around 30~35% of the prizepool |
| Runner-up | Around 15~20% of the prizepool |
| Semifinalists | Around 8~10% of the prizepool |
| 5th to 8th | Around 4~5% of the prizepool |
| Placement | Prize money |
|---|---|
| Winner | Around 30~35% of the prizepool |
| Runner-up | Around 15~20% of the prizepool |
| Semifinalists | Around 8~10% of the prizepool |
| 5th to 8th | Around 4~5% of the prizepool |
| 9th to 16th | Around 0.5~1% of the prizepool |
| Placement | Prize money |
|---|---|
| Winner | Around 30~35% of the prizepool |
| Runner-up | Around 15~20% of the prizepool |
| Semifinalists | Around 8~10% of the prizepool |
| 5th to 8th | Around 4~5% of the prizepool |
| 9th to 16th | Around 0.5~1% of the prizepool |
| 17th to 32nd | Around 0.5% of the prizepool |
| Placement | Prize money |
|---|---|
| Winner | Around 30~35% of the prizepool |
| Runner-up | Around 15~20% of the prizepool |
| Semifinalists | Around 8~10% of the prizepool |
| 5th to 8th | Around 4~5% of the prizepool |
| 9th to 16th | Around 0.5~1% of the prizepool |
| 17th to 32nd | Around 0.5% of the prizepool |
| 33rd to 64th | Around 0.2% of the prizepool |
Streaming
Some matches from Day 2 of the tournament were streamed onĀ Victory Road’s Twitch channel, withĀ Simon Van der BorghtĀ and the debuting duo ofĀ Shonali KennĀ and 2017 Oceania International ChampionĀ Zoe LouĀ as casters!
| Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top 16 | Jorge Tabuyo |
vs | Robbie Schaaij |
| Top 8 | Eden Batchelor |
vs | Hyungwoo Shin |
| Top 4 | Eden Batchelor |
vs | Francesco P. Pero |
| Finals | Francesco P. Pero |
vs | Joseph Ugarte |
Overview
The Victory Road April ChallengeĀ is an online event hosted by Victory Road, with the purpose of serving as practice for the upcoming live tournaments.
The ruleset isĀ VGC Regulation Set C, with open team lists. It is the first VR tournament to feature this ruleset!
All detailed tournament procedures, including rules and penalties, can be foundĀ here.
A little bit of history
Victory RoadĀ has been consistently holding online grassroots tournaments for years, including standalone events, online invitationals featuring qualifier events, and the yearly biggest online team competition in theĀ World Cup of PokĆ©mon VGC. Victory Road has also provided streams to several official Regional Championships in Europe since 2019.
Our most recent tournament was theĀ Victory Road to Melbourne, played with the VGC Regulation Set B in February 2023. The finals saw BrazilianĀ Thiago LattanziĀ defeat CanadianĀ Joel Bergman.
Sign-up instructions
Sign-ups for the event are done throughĀ BattlefyĀ platform. Sign-ups were $10Ā (+ $1 Battlefy tax) and open upon announcement. 85% of the total entry fee money was directed towards the prizes ($8.5 per player), and 15% was used to compensate the staff members, tournament organizers, judges and casters ($1.5 per player).
All players need to provide a team list inĀ PokĆ©PasteĀ format with all open team list data about the team’s PokĆ©mon (including form, Tera Type, ability, held item and moves).
Additionally, all players need to provide another closed team listĀ (only for TOs) with all previous information and either stat values or minted Nature + IVs + EVs. This list may be password-protected.
Please ask any staff member if you need help registering the team lists!
Sign-ups close 15 min before the event starts. Players that do not show up for the first three rounds areĀ dropped from the tournament before round 4.
