| Event | 2024 Los Angeles Regional Championships |
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| Location |  Los Angeles, CA, United States |
| Date | 25ā26 May 2024 |
| Attendance | 612 players (MA) |
| Videogame | PokƩmon Scarlet and PokƩmon Violet |
| Season | 2024 SeasonĀ āĀ VGC Regulation Set G |
| Format | 9Ā Day 1 Swiss rounds + 5 Day 2 (all X-2 or better players) Swiss rounds + top 8 single elimination Open team lists |
| Organizer | Gallery Games |
Check the organizer’s websiteĀ hereĀ for further info!
Table of Contents
Teams and results
Top cut
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | OTS | EVs |
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| 1 | 11-3 | |
Montana Mott (Montana) |
2024 Worlds 200 CP $6,000 |
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| 2 | 13-1 | |
Ryan Haig (botchkiss) |
160 CP $4,000 |
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| 3 | 12-2 | |
Kian Campbell (Kian) |
130 CP $2,000 |
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| 4 | 11-3 |  |
Aditya Subramanian (ck49) |
130 CP $2,000 |
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| 5 | 12-2 | |
Justin Burns (Justin) |
100 CP $1,000 |
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| 6 | 12-2 | |
Rajan Bal (Rajan) |
100 CP $1,000 |
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| 7 | 11-3 | |
Collin Heier (Pecoā ) |
100 CP $1,000 |
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| 8 | 11-3 | |
John Miller (Jay) |
100 CP $1,000 |
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Day 2 Swiss rounds
CheckĀ hereĀ to see the seeds for top cut from the Day 2 Swiss standings!
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | OTS | EVs |
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| 9 | 11-3 |  | Zhang Zhe (天é¾åæ±ęÆ) | 80 CP $750 |      | | Ā |
| 10 | 11-3 | | Michael Zhang (Formora) | 80 CP $750 |    | | Ā |
| 11 | 11-3 | | Grant Weldon (Velocity) | 80 CP $750 |   | | Ā |
| 12 | 11-3 | | Alejandro Jimenez (Legacy) | 80 CP $750 |     | | Ā |
| 13 | 11-3 | | David Baumgardt (David) | 80 CP $750 | | | Ā |
| 14 | 11-3 | | Andrew Briceno (Andrew) | 80 CP $750 |   | | Ā |
| 15 | 10-4 | | Joseph Selmer (Modern) | 80 CP $750 |  | | Ā |
| 16 | 10-4 | | Ben Flitcroft (eragon11145) | 80 CP $750 |  | | Ā |
| 17 | 10-4 | | Mostafa Afr (Makeen) | 60 CP |     | | Ā |
| 18 | 10-4 | | Dominik Gliatis (Kinderlew) | 60 CP |   | | Ā |
| 19 | 10-4 | | Joseph Ugarte (JoeUX9) | 60 CP | | | Ā |
| 20 | 10-4 | | Zackary Thornberg (Zack) | 60 CP |   | | Ā |
| 21 | 10-4 | | Alec Howard (Cumberbun) | 60 CP |  | | Ā |
| 22 | 10-4 | | Aaron Perez (?Fez) | 60 CP |   | | Ā |
| 23 | 10-4 |  | Aaron Brok (Aaron) | 60 CP |  | | Ā |
| 24 | 10-4 | | Erik Holmstrom (Cyrus) | 60 CP | | | Ā |
| 25 | 10-4 | | Giovanni Costa (Gioā¢) | 60 CP |  | | Ā |
| 26 | 10-4 | | Raghav Malaviya (ragi) | 60 CP |  | | Ā |
| 27 | 10-4 | | Dai Hao (äŗčēę) | 60 CP | | | Ā |
| 28 | 10-4 |  | Emmanuel Boctor (Mano) | 60 CP | | | Ā |
| 29 | 10-4 | | Darius Helmick (Hootie) | 60 CP |  | | Ā |
| 30 | 10-4 | | Andrew Ding (Valentineā ) | 60 CP |    | | Ā |
| 31 | 10-4 | | Jonathan Chemburkar (JON) | 60 CP | | | Ā |
| 32 | 9-5 |  | Joji Kaieda (S) | 60 CP | | | Ā |
| 33 | 9-5 | | Qi Wei (Athed_Anachy) | 50 CP | | | Ā |
| 34 | 9-5 | | James Baek (Naruhodo) | 50 CP | | | Ā |
| 35 | 9-5 | | Abigail Watson (SlyAbby) | 50 CP | | | Ā |
| 36 | 9-5 | | Christian Solano (Chinxchan) | 50 CP |    | | Ā |
| 37 | 9-5 | | Carter Davis (Cartman) | 50 CP | | | Ā |
| 38 | 9-5 | | Gina Garavalia (Mint) | 50 CP | | | Ā |
| 39 | 9-5 | | Cade Bowles (Difu) | 50 CP |   | | Ā |
| 40 | 9-5 | | Andrew Block (Block) | 50 CP |  | | Ā |
| 41 | 9-5 | | Michael Munoz (Mike Kawtum) | 50 CP | | | Ā |
| 42 | 9-5 | | Yuki Zaninovich (ććć) | 50 CP | | | Ā |
| 43 | 9-5 | | Joshua Dimond (Dimond>5) | 50 CP | | | Ā |
| 44 | 8-5 | | Ofomezie Emelle (Zoan) | 50 CP |  | | Ā |
| 45 | 8-6 | | Nick Navarre (Nails) | 50 CP | | | Ā |
| 46 | 8-5 | | Adrian Duran (Aj) | 50 CP | | | Ā |
| 47 | 8-6 | | Ian Genis (Ian) | 50 CP |  | | Ā |
| 48 | 8-6 |  | Henry Rich (Hobbit) | 50 CP |  | | Ā |
| 49 | 8-4 | | Alex Underhill (Lexicon) | 50 CP | | | Ā |
| 50 | 8-6 | | Greg Corona (GeeBee) | 50 CP |  | | Ā |
| 51 | 7-3 | | Ben Grissmer (chef) | 50 CP |  | | Ā |
| 52 | 7-4 | | Jesse Gell (Jesse) | 50 CP | | | Ā |
| 53 | 7-5 |  | Brian Collins (AngelĆ³) | 50 CP | | | Ā |
| 54 | 7-4 | | Ian Brito (Kasumi) | 50 CP | | | Ā |
| 55 | 7-7 | | Zane Thatcher (DyreWolf) | 50 CP |  | | Ā |
Day 1 Swiss rounds
All players withĀ 2 or fewer lossesĀ advance to Day 2!
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | OTS | EVs |
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| 56 | 6-3 | | Alberto Lara (Alberto) | 50 CP | | | Ā |
| 57 | 6-3 | | James Evans (James) | 50 CP | | | Ā |
| 58 | 6-3 | | Scott Baier (Wally) | 50 CP |   | | Ā |
| 59 | 6-3 | | Owen Ferruolo (OGalbina) | 50 CP | | | Ā |
| 60 | 6-3 |  | JosĆ© Mena (Jocan) | 50 CP | | | Ā |
| 61 | 6-3 | | Nicholas Rubingh (Nickles) | 50 CP | | | Ā |
| 62 | 6-3 | | Justin Wan (Jwanie) | 50 CP |  | | Ā |
| 63 | 6-3 | | Diego Aguirre (Diego) | 50 CP | | | Ā |
| 64 | 6-3 |  | Patrick Cheng (Patricia) | 50 CP | | | Ā |
| 65 | 6-3 | | Tony Cornejo (Rocket Grunt) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 66 | 6-3 | | Akhil Goel (HUH?!!) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 67 | 6-3 | | Ethan Youn (TomBrady) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 68 | 6-3 | | Alex Qian (Ichigo Qian) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 69 | 6-3 |  | Enrique Grimaldo (EGrim) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 70 | 6-3 | | Keanu Inosanto (Keanu) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 71 | 6-3 | | Shane Gaffney (Shane) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 72 | 6-3 | | Vijay Sood (V) | 40 CP |      | | Ā |
| 73 | 6-3 | | Junxi Zhu (zgr) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 74 | 6-3 | | Jacob Tang (Jacoooooooob) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 75 | 6-3 | | Jairo Contreras (Alchem1st) | 40 CP |  | | Ā |
| 76 | 6-3 | | Blake Silver (Blake) | 40 CP |  | | Ā |
| 77 | 6-3 | | Kenzo Mason (Memer McMeme) | 40 CP |    | | Ā |
| 78 | 6-3 | | Eric Bartlett (aric) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 79 | 6-3 | | Daniel Cazares (Rose) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 80 | 6-3 | | Ben Larson (15Jackalopes) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 81 | 6-3 |  | Daniel Reyes (Daniel) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 82 | 6-3 |  | Stefan Mott (Pengy) | 40 CP |  | | Ā |
| 83 | 6-3 | | Pranav Sharma (Pranav) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 84 | 6-3 | | Blake Hopper (B0pper) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 85 | 6-3 | | Keianu Diers (dog pound) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 86 | 6-3 | | Jeremy Rodrigues (Serapis) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 87 | 6-3 | | Kyle Ayala (KairoshiiiTV) | 40 CP |  | | Ā |
| 88 | 6-3 | | Roberto Martinez (Slef) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 89 | 6-3 | | Gilbert Yao (Thynome) | 40 CP |  | | Ā |
| 90 | 6-3 | | Allan Martinez (Mando) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 91 | 6-3 |  | Wonjae Kim (ėøė¼) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 92 | 6-3 | | Patrick Dillon (Patrick) | 40 CP |  | | Ā |
| 93 | 6-3 | | Juan Guzman (Juan) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 94 | 6-3 | | Brandon Dumpit (Brandon) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 95 | 6-3 | | Garret Feng (Garret) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 96 | 6-3 | | Robert Matthews (Robert) | 40 CP |  | | Ā |
| 97 | 6-3 | | Li Yan Chak (huh) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 98 | 6-3 | | Gustavo Reynoso (Gustavo) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 99 | 6-3 |  | Geovanni Polanco (Greencito) | 40 CP |    | | Ā |
| 100 | 6-3 | | Anish Kulkarni (Andrew) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 101 | 6-3 | | Kent Wong (Kona) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 102 | 6-3 |  | Tyler Alexander (ZardiCharVGC) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 103 | 6-3 | | Everett Filloon (evni) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 104 | 6-3 | | Raafay Ayub (Phantom) | 40 CP |  | | Ā |
| 105 | 6-3 | | Joseph Cartin (Titan) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 106 | 6-3 | | Ben Emerzian (Ben) | 40 CP |     | | Ā |
| 107 | 6-3 | | Ainsley Villafana (RAIKAZEĆø) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 108 | 6-3 | | Mara Petersen (Mara) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 109 | 6-3 | | Elijah Shimabukuro (Elijah) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 110 | 6-3 | | Rishi Gupta (MrRishi) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 111 | 6-3 | | Bryan Kim (Aberen) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 112 | 6-3 | | Emmanuel Guerra (The Chazz) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 113 | 6-3 | | James Makekau-Tyson (Void) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 114 | 6-3 | | Benny Vasquez (Benny) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 115 | 6-3 | | Eric Luong (eric) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 116 | 6-3 |  | Wu Tsung-chin (Ellie) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 117 | 6-3 | | Griffin Peters (Griff) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 118 | 6-3 | | Riley Factura (Riley) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 119 | 6-3 | | Hunter Camp (Hunter) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 120 | 6-3 | | Will Adorno (Willy) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 121 | 6-3 | | Joshua Denk (DarkPine) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 122 | 6-3 | | Michael Wagner (DeFalco) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 123 | 6-3 | | Joshua Austria (Jpower3) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 124 | 6-3 | | Kurt Imhoff (Kat) | 40 CP |  | | Ā |
| 125 | 6-3 | | Brian Dumont (SpidopsVGC) | 40 CP |  | | Ā |
| 126 | 6-3 | | Clay Becker (bgh) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 127 | 6-3 | | Maximilian Gorchels (Sucia) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 128 | 6-3 | | Carter Bonnette (Zardines) | 40 CP |  | | Ā |
Top 256 players got 30 Championship Points! You can check a full list, as well as a useful stats tool inĀ Stalruth’s Cut Explorer!
Streaming
The event is broadcast live on Twitch and YouTube by TPCi, with Gabby Snyder, Sierra Dawn, Joe Brown, Len Deuel and Rosemary Kelley as casters.
- Day 1: stream starts on 25 May at 17:45 UTC
- Day 2 + Top Cut: stream starts on 26 May at 17:45 UTC
| Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
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| R1 | Nick Navarre |
vs | Alberto Lara |
| R2 | Enrique Grimaldo |
vs | Zhang Zhe |
| R3 | Andrew Zheng |
vs | Giovanni Costa |
| R4 | Zackary Thornberg |
vs | Alex Underhill |
| R5 | Henry Rich |
vs | Alejandro Jimenez |
| R6 | Joshua Dimond |
vs | Collin Heier |
| R7 | Joseph Ugarte |
vs | Justin Burns |
| Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
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| R11 | Aditya Subramanian |
vs | Ryan Haig |
| R12 | Joseph Selmer |
vs | Michael Zhang |
| R13 | Grant Weldon |
vs | Dominik Gliatis |
| R14 | Andrew Briceno |
vs | Joseph Ugarte |
| Caster Battle | Joe Brown  |
vs | Sierra Dawn  |
| Top 8 | Collin Heier |
vs | Kian Campbell |
| Top 4a | Aditya Subramanian |
vs | Montana Mott |
| Top 4b | Ryan Haig |
vs | Kian Campbell |
| Finals | Ryan Haig |
vs | Montana Mott |
Usage stats
Day 1
Day 2
CP standings
Season standings
The following are the North America Championship Point standings before and after the event.
Players ranked 1st to 12thĀ at the end of theĀ 2024 seasonĀ get Tier 1 invites to the 2024 World Championships. Players ranked 13th to 16th get Tier 2 invites.
Before the event
| # | Player | CP |
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| 1 | Ā Ā Riley Factura | 1596 |
| 2 | Ā Ā Joseph Ugarte | 1267 |
| 3 | Ā Ā Alberto Lara | 1233 |
| 4 | Ā Ā James Baek | 1159 |
| 5 | Ā Ā Chuppa Cross IV | 1109 |
| 6 | Ā Ā Giovanni Costa | 1104 |
| 7 | Ā Ā James Evans | 1063 |
| 8 | Ā Ā Justin Tang | 1040 |
| 9 | Ā Ā Paul Chua | 975 |
| 10 | Ā Ā Stefan Mott | 957 |
| 11 | Ā Ā Andrew Ding | 938 |
| 12 | Ā Ā Neil Patel | 926 |
| 13 | Ā Ā Tang Shiliang | 915 |
| 14 | Ā Ā Dylan SalvaneraĀ | 905 |
| 15 | Ā Ā Jeremy Parson | 890 |
| 16 | Ā Ā Junxi Zhu | 821 |
NOTE: CPs from Premier Challenges and Midseason Showdowns may not be up to date.
After the event
Check this information after the event!
NOTE: CPs from Premier Challenges and Midseason Showdowns may not be up to date.
| # | Player | CP |
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| 1 | Ā Ā Visishtah Vasudevan | 100 |
| 2 | Ā Ā Peng Chongjun | 100 |
| 3 | Ā Ā Luca Paz | 100 |
| 4 | Ā Ā Wolfe Glick | 80 |
| 5 | Ā Ā Wang Bingjie | 80 |
| 6 | Ā Ā Collin Heier | 60 |
| 7 |  Ā Ā Stefan Mott | 60 |
| 8 | Ā Ā Justin Burns | 60 |
| 9 | Ā Ā Abe Brath | 60 |
| 10 | Ā Ā Kevin Swastek | 60 |
| 11 | Ā Ā Devon Singh | 50 |
| 12 | Ā Ā Jeremy Gross | 50 |
Venue and schedule
The tournament will be held in the following location:
Los Angeles Convention Center
1201 S Figueroa St
Los Angeles, CA 90015, USA
Check-in can be done in advance on Friday 24 May from 11:30 am to 8 pm PDT, or early on Saturday from 8 am.
Players must be in the venue byĀ 25 May at 8:30 am PDTĀ (15:30 UTC) for the players meeting. The tournament starts thereafter with the Day 1 Swiss rounds. Seniors and Juniors start 30 minutes later.
Due to a delay at the start of the tournament, players must be in the venue byĀ 26 May at 7:45 am PDTĀ (14:45 UTC) for Rounds 8 and 9. The Day 2 Swiss rounds and the top cut will be played thereafter.
Prizes
This event is part of theĀ 2024 official TPCi circuitĀ and thus it rewards Championship Points (CPs).
As a participation goodie, all players will be provided a PokĆ©mon Regional Championships promo cardĀ and a playmat.Ā Players can also purchase:
- āStage 1 Packageā, which adds an exclusive numbered burn marker, an event pin and three side-event ticketsĀ to the goodies;
- āStage 2 Packageā, which further addsĀ a messenger bag, a sealed TCG booster box and a Japanese pack of 64 sleeves; or
- āVIP Packageā, which further adds an event shirt, welcome kit pick-up in the VIP room, and access to the VIP room on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Additionally, the best-placed players will receive the following CPsĀ and prize money depending on final attendance:
Take a look at the following prizepool, depending on the final attendance!
| Placement | CP | Money (MA) | Money (SR/JR) | Other prizes |
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| Champion | Worlds invite + 200Ā CP | $6,000 | $1,000 | 72 TCG booster packs |
| Finalist | 160 CP | $4,000 | $750 | 72 TCG booster packs |
| Semifinalists | 130 CP | $2,000 | $500 | 36 TCG booster packs |
| 5th to 8th | 100 CP | $1,000 | – | 18 TCG booster packs |
| 9th to 16th | – | $750 | – | 9 TCG booster packs |
| Placement | CP | Money (MA) | Money (SR/JR) | Other prizes |
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| Champion | Worlds invite + 200Ā CP | $6,000 | $1,000 | 72 TCG booster packs |
| Finalist | 160 CP | $4,000 | $750 | 72 TCG booster packs |
| Semifinalists | 130 CP | $2,000 | $500 | 36 TCG booster packs |
| 5th to 8th | 100 CP | $1,000 | – | 18 TCG booster packs |
| 9th to 16th | 80 CP | $750 | – | 9 TCG booster packs |
| Placement | CP | Money (MA) | Money (SR/JR) | Other prizes |
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| Champion | Worlds invite + 200Ā CP | $6,000 | $1,000 | 72 TCG booster packs |
| Finalist | 160 CP | $4,000 | $750 | 72 TCG booster packs |
| Semifinalists | 130 CP | $2,000 | $500 | 36 TCG booster packs |
| 5th to 8th | 100 CP | $1,000 | – | 18 TCG booster packs |
| 9th to 16th | 80 CP | $750 | – | 9 TCG booster packs |
| 17th to 32nd | 60 CP | – | – | – |
| Placement | CP | Money (MA) | Money (SR/JR) | Other prizes |
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| Champion | Worlds invite + 200Ā CP | $6,000 | $1,000 | 72 TCG booster packs |
| Finalist | 160 CP | $4,000 | $750 | 72 TCG booster packs |
| Semifinalists | 130 CP | $2,000 | $500 | 36 TCG booster packs |
| 5th to 8th | 100 CP | $1,000 | – | 18 TCG booster packs |
| 9th to 16th | 80 CP | $750 | – | 9 TCG booster packs |
| 17th to 32nd | 60 CP | – | – | – |
| 33rd to 64th | 50 CP | – | – | – |
| Placement | CP | Money (MA) | Money (SR/JR) | Other prizes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Worlds invite + 200Ā CP | $6,000 | $1,000 | 72 TCG booster packs |
| Finalist | 160 CP | $4,000 | $750 | 72 TCG booster packs |
| Semifinalists | 130 CP | $2,000 | $500 | 36 TCG booster packs |
| 5th to 8th | 100 CP | $1,000 | – | 18 TCG booster packs |
| 9th to 16th | 80 CP | $750 | – | 9 TCG booster packs |
| 17th to 32nd | 60 CP | – | – | – |
| 33rd to 64th | 50 CP | – | – | – |
| 65th to 128th | 40 CP | – | – | – |
| Placement | CP | Money (MA) | Money (SR/JR) | Other prizes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Worlds invite + 200Ā CP | $6,000 | $1,000 | 72 TCG booster packs |
| Finalist | 160 CP | $4,000 | $750 | 72 TCG booster packs |
| Semifinalists | 130 CP | $2,000 | $500 | 36 TCG booster packs |
| 5th to 8th | 100 CP | $1,000 | – | 18 TCG booster packs |
| 9th to 16th | 80 CP | $750 | – | 9 TCG booster packs |
| 17th to 32nd | 60 CP | – | – | – |
| 33rd to 64th | 50 CP | – | – | – |
| 65th to 128th | 40 CP | – | – | – |
| 129th to 256th | 30 CP | – | – | – |
| Placement | CP | Money (MA) | Money (SR/JR) | Other prizes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Worlds invite + 200Ā CP | $6,000 | $1,000 | 72 TCG booster packs |
| Finalist | 160 CP | $4,000 | $750 | 72 TCG booster packs |
| Semifinalists | 130 CP | $2,000 | $500 | 36 TCG booster packs |
| 5th to 8th | 100 CP | $1,000 | – | 18 TCG booster packs |
| 9th to 16th | 80 CP | $750 | – | 9 TCG booster packs |
| 17th to 32nd | 60 CP | – | – | – |
| 33rd to 64th | 50 CP | – | – | – |
| 65th to 128th | 40 CP | – | – | – |
| 129th to 256th | 30 CP | – | – | – |
| 257th to 512th | 20 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 Los Angeles Regional ChampionshipsĀ is an official TPCi Regional-level event for PokĆ©mon VGC, TCG and PokĆ©mon GO.Ā It is the thirteenth Regional and fourteenth and last Regional-level event of theĀ 2024 seasonĀ in the North American circuit.
The ruleset isĀ VGC Regulation Set G, and it is played using open team lists.
A little bit of history
The United StatesĀ 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 ChampionshipsĀ and most World Championships (only excluding 2013, 2022 and 2023).Ā The United States’ greatest VGC success are the four World Championship wins achieved byĀ Ray RizzoĀ (2010, 2011 andĀ 2012) andĀ Wolfe GlickĀ (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 StatesĀ (excluding Puerto Rico) was theĀ 2024 Indianapolis Regional, played in the VGC Regulation Set F earlier in the same month.
The last time there was an event in CaliforniaĀ was theĀ 2024 Sacramento Regional, played inĀ the VGC Regulation Set E in October 2023. TheĀ finalsĀ saw AmericanĀ Michael ZhangĀ defeat 5-time Regional ChampionĀ Riley Factura, who had wonĀ another RegionalĀ one month earlier, to win his first Regional Championship title!
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 RK9 Labs platform, and you will first need to set up your RK9 profileĀ and have aĀ Play! PokĆ©mon Player ID. All players must comply with theĀ Play! PokĆ©mon COVID-19 Protocols.
Sign-ups are $68, andĀ they open on 27 March at 7 pm PDT (28 March at 02:00 UTC). There are 600 spots for Masters players and 80 spots for Senior and Junior players.
- A second wave was later announced to open on 11 April at 7 pm PDT (12 April at 02:00 UTC). There are 20 new spots for Masters players.
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 25 May at 7:30 am PDT (14:30 UTC).
Spectator passes are $20 and can be purchasedĀ here.
