| Event | PokƩmon Championships 2023-24 Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Location |  Wan Chai, Hong Kong |
| Date | 9 June 2024 |
| Attendance | 64 qualified players (46 in attendance) |
| Videogame | PokƩmon Scarlet and PokƩmon Violet |
| Season | 2024 SeasonĀ āĀ VGC Regulation Set G |
| Format | Best-of-3 single-elimination bracket Open team lists (including Nature) |
| Organizer | The PokƩmon Company (Hong Kong) |
Table of Contents
Teams and results
| # | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | OTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Ma Chun Yeung (Haymi) | 2024Ā Worlds WorldsĀ R1Ā bye TravelĀ Award |       |  |
| 2 | | Choi Yin Fung (āå°ę„) | 2024Ā Worlds WorldsĀ R1Ā bye TravelĀ Award |       | |
| TopĀ 4 | | Lai Chi Ho (SAKANA) | 2024Ā Worlds |   | |
| TopĀ 4 | | Sam Ng Tsz Sum (deceive) | 2024Ā Worlds |       | |
| TopĀ 8 | | Adrian Tang (Adrian) | 2024Ā Worlds |  | |
| TopĀ 8 | | Or Kei Yin (Cyrus) | 2024Ā Worlds |     | |
| TopĀ 8 | | Kisch Cheng (Kassiddy) | 2024Ā Worlds |  | |
| TopĀ 8 | | Chan Tsz Hung (Avoidless) | 2024Ā Worlds |    | |
| TopĀ 16 | | King Him Chong (Kings) | ā |   | Ā |
| TopĀ 16 | | Ka Ho Shum (å «ē„ē¾é¢Ø) | ā |     | Ā |
| TopĀ 16 | | Tam Ngai (ęå ä»å) | ā |   | Ā |
| TopĀ 16 | | Leung Pak Hei (Draco) | ā |    | Ā |
| TopĀ 16 | | Chan Pui Ching (CHlNG) | ā |   | Ā |
| TopĀ 16 | | Ng Shiu Chung (Percy) | ā |  | Ā |
| TopĀ 16 | | Kwok Siu Wai (å°ē “) | ā |  | Ā |
| TopĀ 16 | | TL Tsang (ćććļ½ā ) | ā | | Ā |
Streaming
The event is broadcast live onĀ YouTubeĀ by TPC’s Taiwan & Hong Kong branch, in Chinese, withĀ Hugo Wu, FF, Sitau Po, andĀ Edward Cheung Ka HinĀ as casters. The stream starts on 9 June at 03:05 UTC.
| Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top 64 | Wayne Yu |
vs | King Him Chong |
| Top 32 | Ma Chun Yeung |
vs | Yuen Nga Hin  |
| Top 16 | Sam Ng Tsz Sum |
vs | Chan Pui Ching |
| Top 8 | Choi Yin Fung |
vs | Kisch Cheng |
| Top 4 | Lai Chi Ho |
vs | Choi Yin Fung |
| Finals | Ma Chun Yeung |
vs | Choi Yin Fung |
Participating players
The 2024 Hong Kong National Championships is open only to the players that qualified through the following criteria:
- Top 64 among players in Hong KongĀ in theĀ Global Challenge III
Venue and schedule
The tournament is held in the following location:
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
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Wan Chai, Hong Kong
Check-in can be done early on the day of the event from 10 am HKT.
Players must be in the venue byĀ 9 June at 11 am HKTĀ (03:00 UTC) for the players meeting. The tournament starts thereafter, at 11:30 am HKT.
Prizes
This event is an official tournamentĀ and is part of theĀ 2024 official circuitĀ in Hong Kong.
The highest-placed players earn invites to the 2024 World Championships.
| Placement | Prize |
|---|---|
| Champion | Worlds invite + Round 1 bye + Travel Award Trophy + champion shirt |
| Finalist | Worlds invite + Round 1 bye + Travel Award Trophy |
| Semifinalists | Worlds invite Trophy |
| 5th to 8th | Worlds invite |
Overview
The Hong Kong National Championships is the most important VGC competition for players in Hong Kong, where TPC is responsible for the circuit since 2020.
It is the fourth edition of the Hong Kong National Championships and the thirdĀ in the TPC era. See the previous editions:
- Under TPCi
- 2016, won by Ā Ā Or Kei Yin
- 2016, won by
- Under TPC
- 2022, won by Ā Ā Pan Si Ming
- 2023, won by Ā Ā Wayne Yu
- 2022, won by
Pending confirmation of the format, previous editions of the tournament have been played as Swiss + single-elimination top 8 bracket (2022) and as aĀ pure single-elimination bracket (2023), with all matches played as best-of-3 (2022) or as best-of-1 with best-of-3 finals (2023).
The ruleset isĀ VGC Regulation Set G, and it is played using open team lists including Natures. It wasĀ initially announced to be using VGC Regulation Set FĀ (the official ruleset from January to April 2024), butĀ the decision was later reverted.
A little bit of history
Hong Kong has been one of the regions on the official TPC circuit since June 2020, and it was part of the Oceania region of the official TPCi circuit before that. It has hosted multiple major events, including Regional Championships, Special Events, and both TPCi-era and current TPC-era National Championships. Hong Kongās greatest VGC success was the top 16 achieved byĀ Edward Cheung Ka HinĀ at the 2016 World Championships.
The most recent tournament held in Hong Kong was theĀ 2023 Hong Kong National Championships, played in Kowloon with the VGC Regulation Set C in June 2023. TheĀ finalsĀ saw HongkongerĀ Wayne YuĀ defeat 2-time Regional & Special Event ChampionĀ Yuen Nga HinĀ to win his first major title!
AmericanĀ James Evans, theĀ 2018 Senior Division World Champion, defeated BrazilianĀ Gabriel AgatiĀ in the NAIC finals.
