2024 Malaysia National Championships

EventPokémon Championships 2023-24 Malaysia
LocationMYS Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
Date30 June 2024
Attendance64 qualified players (41 in attendance)
VideogamePokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet
Season2024 Season – VGC Regulation Set G
FormatBest-of-3 single-elimination bracket
Open team lists (including Nature)
OrganizerThe Pokémon Company (Malaysia)

Table of Contents

Teams and results

#FlagPlayerPrizeTeamOTS
1MYSGary Ng Yeong Jiang
(Gary)
2024 Worlds
Worlds R1 bye
Travel Award
Calyrex ShadowRillaboomSmeargleUrshifu RapidWhimsicottVolcarona
2MYSNg Chee Woon
(Woon)
2024 Worlds
Worlds R1 bye
Travel Award
Zamazenta CrownedRillaboomChien PaoUrshifu RapidPelipperRaging Bolt
3MYSAbied Ariffin
(Abied)
2024 Worlds
Zacian CrownedWhimsicottChi YuOgerpon WellspringAmoongussRegidrago
3MYSBrandon Chia
(NoProblem)
2024 Worlds
Calyrex ShadowRillaboomIncineroarUrshifu RapidAmoongussRaging Bolt
5MYSChoo Kok Wui
(Kok Wui)
2024 Worlds
Terapagos TerastalRillaboomIncineroarUrshifu SingleComfeyIndeedee Female
5MYSJamie Tan
(Jam)
2024 Worlds
Calyrex IceRillaboomKingambitUrsaluna BloodmoonPelipperRaging Bolt
5INDJasdil Deo
(void)
2024 Worlds
MiraidonChien PaoTalonflameUrsaluna BloodmoonFarigirafIron Hands
5MYSKevin Ngim
(Kepp)
2024 Worlds
Terapagos TerastalFlutter ManeChi YuUrshifu RapidGrimmsnarlIron Hands
9MYSAzri Firman
(Azri)
MiraidonWhimsicottChi YuUrsaluna BloodmoonFarigirafIron Hands
 
9MYSChin Jing Ru
(Jing Ru)
Calyrex IceOgerpon CornerstoneChi YuUrshifu RapidPelipperRaging Bolt
 
9MYSGordon Goh
(Gordon)
Calyrex IceRillaboomIncineroarUrshifu RapidPelipperGholdengo
 
9MYSIsmat Myron
(Ismat)
Calyrex ShadowRillaboomIncineroarUrshifu RapidClefairyRaging Bolt
 
9MYSLee Jin Yang
(Nightwind)
Calyrex IceRillaboomIncineroarUrshifu RapidPelipperRaging Bolt
 
9MYSNasseruddean Fadhil
(Nasseruddean)
Calyrex ShadowRillaboomIncineroarUrshifu RapidClefairyRaging Bolt
 
9MYSWan Aqil
(Wan)
Calyrex IceRillaboomEnteiLandorus IncarnateTornadus IncarnateFlutter Mane
 
9MYSWong Chi Khei
(Chi Khei)
KoraidonRillaboomChi YuOgerpon CornerstoneGrimmsnarlFlutter Mane
 

Streaming

The event is broadcast live on YouTube by TPC Asia, with Leong Yew Sun and Aqlif Putra as casters. The stream starts on 30 June at 03:00 UTC.

Take a look at the following matches. ▶️

Participating players

The 2024 Malaysia National Championships is open only to the players that qualified through the following criteria:

Venue and schedule

The tournament is held in the following location:

The Starling Mall
6, Jalan SS 21/37, Damansara Utama
47400 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia

Check-in can be done early on the day of the event from 10 am MST.

Players must be in the venue by 30 June at 11 am MST (03:00 UTC) for the players meeting. The tournament starts thereafter, at 11:30 am MST.

Prizes

This event is an official tournament and is part of the 2024 official circuit in Malaysia.

The highest-placed players earn invites to the 2024 World Championships.

PlacementPrize
ChampionWorlds invite + Round 1 bye + Travel Award
Trophy + champion shirt
FinalistWorlds invite + Round 1 bye + Travel Award
Trophy
SemifinalistsWorlds invite
Trophy
5th to 8thWorlds invite

Overview

The Malaysia National Championships is the most important VGC competition for players in Malaysia, where TPC is responsible for the circuit since 2020.

The tournament was originally announced to take place on 23 June 2024, but was later moved back a week to its final date.

It is the third edition of the Malaysia National Championships, always under TPC. See the previous editions:

Pending confirmation of the format, previous editions of the tournament have been played as Swiss + single-elimination top 8 bracket (2022) and as a pure single-elimination bracket (2023), with most matches played as best-of-1 and only the top cut (2022) or the finals (2023) as best-of-3. After being held fully online in 2023, the tournament is again played as a live event this year.

The ruleset is VGC Regulation Set G, and it is played using open team lists including Natures. It was initially announced to be using VGC Regulation Set F (the official ruleset from January to April 2024), but the decision was later reverted.

A little bit of history

Malaysia has been one of the regions hosting an 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 TPCi-era Regional Championships and Special Events, and TPC-era National Championships. Malaysia’s greatest VGC success were the National Championships won by Zarif Ayman in Singapore in 2015 and by Kevin Ngim and Wan Aqil in Malaysia in 2022 and 2023, respectively.

The most recent tournament held in Malaysia was the 2022 Malaysia National Championships, where its top cut was played in Kuala Lumpur with the Pokémon Sword & Pokémon Shield VGC Series 12 ruleset in June 2022. The finals saw 3-time Special Event finalist Kevin Ngim defeat 2018 Kuala Lumpur Special Event Champion Gary Ng Yeong Jiang to be crowned as first-ever Malaysia National Champion!

The last time the Malaysia National Championships were held was the 2023 edition, played fully online with the VGC Regulation Set C in June 2023. The finals saw 2-time Regional & Special Event finalist Wan Aqil defeat 2022 Malaysia National semifinalist Yong Wai Hou to win his first major title!

Victory Road