| Event | 2024 Melbourne Regional Championships |
|---|---|
| Location |  South Wharf, VIC, Australia |
| Date | 3ā4 February 2024 |
| Attendance | 263 players (MA) |
| Videogame | PokƩmon Scarlet and PokƩmon Violet |
| Season | 2024 SeasonĀ āĀ VGC Regulation Set F |
| Format | 9 Day 1 Swiss rounds + 5 Day 2 (top 32) Swiss rounds + top 8 single elimination Open team lists |
| Organizer | ESL Australia |
Check the organizer’sĀ websiteĀ hereĀ for further info!
Table of Contents
Teams and results
Top cut
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | OTS | EVs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11-3 | | Kiran Singh (mevy) | 2024Ā Worlds 200 CP $6,000 |       |  | Ā |
| 2 | 10-4 |  | Trent Sayer (Trizzle) | 160 CP $4,000 |       | | Ā |
| 3 | 12-2 |  | Diego Ferreira (Diego) | 130 CP $2,000 |   | | Ā |
| 4 | 11-3 |  | Liu Genting (UncleG) | 130 CP $2,000 |      | | Ā |
| 5 | 12-2 | | Nicholas Kan (Nick) | 100 CP $1,000 |    | | Ā |
| 6 | 11-3 | | Ren Chengfu (å°å¤«) | 100 CP $1,000 |   | | Ā |
| 7 | 11-3 | | Jesse Beard (Jesse) | 100 CP $1,000 | | | Ā |
| 8 | 11-3 | | Alex Donaldson (Alex) | 100 CP $1,000 |    | | Ā |
Day 2 Swiss rounds
Check here to see the seeds for top cut from the Day 2 Swiss standings!
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | OTS | EVs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 10-4 | | Bryce Facey (Aery) | 80 CP $750 |  | | Ā |
| 10 | 10-4 | | Luke Milligan (Pidgey) | 80 CP $750 |    | | Ā |
| 11 | 10-4 | | Toby Kongmun (tob) | 80 CP $750 |   | | Ā |
| 12 | 10-4 | | Philippe Breig (252 accuracy) | 80 CP $750 |  | | Ā |
| 13 | 10-4 | | Harrison McCowage (Mars) | 80 CP $750 |  | | Ā |
| 14 | 10-4 | | Jack Lloyd (PokePhysio) | 80 CP $750 |   | | Ā |
| 15 | 10-4 | | Scott Kennedy (Roy) | 80 CP $750 |  | | Ā |
| 16 | 9-5 | | William McClelland (Will) | 80 CP $750 |  | | Ā |
| 17 | 9-5 | | Luke Curtale (Dawg) | 60 CP | | | Ā |
| 18 | 9-5 | | Timothy Nurse (Comedier) | 60 CP |    | | Ā |
| 19 | 9-5 | | Yang Jiyang (Uahh) | 60 CP |  | | Ā |
| 20 | 9-5 | | Daniel Baguley (Dirty Dan) | 60 CP | | | Ā |
| 21 | 9-5 | | James Dawes (Rafe) | 60 CP | | | Ā |
| 22 | 9-5 | | Aristo Wibowanto (Ari) | 60 CP | | | Ā |
| 23 | 9-5 | | Scott Sellers (Scott) | 60 CP | | | Ā |
| 24 | 9-5 | | Aaron Watt (Alitaire) | 60 CP |  | | Ā |
| 25 | 8-6 | | Andy Brophy (Andy) | 60 CP | | | Ā |
| 26 | 8-6 | | Vivek Arunagiri (Fearless) | 60 CP | | | Ā |
| 27 | 8-6 | | Mark Murray (Clown Boii) | 60 CP |   | | Ā |
| 28 | 8-6 | | Dhanush Batreddy (Dhanush) | 60 CP | | | Ā |
| 29 | 8-6 | | Md. Raad Chowdhury (Rad) | 60 CP | | | Ā |
| 30 | 7-7 | | Sky Konsti (0riginal) | 60 CP |  | | Ā |
| 31 | 7-7 | | Daniel Quek (Daniel) | 60 CP | | | Ā |
| 32 | 7-7 | | Jamie Hodge (Prophet) | 60 CP | | | Ā |
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | List | Exp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12-2 |  | Abdullah Mohayyuddin (sempra) | 200 CP $3000 |   |  | |
| 2 | 11-3 | | Ryan Loseto (SableyeVGC) | 160 CP $2000 |   |  | |
| 3 | 11-3 |  | Dylan Salvanera (Dylan) | 130 CP $1000 |    | | Ā |
| 4 | 11-3 | | Aaron Zheng (CybertronVGC) | 130 CP $1000 |   | | Ā |
| 5 | 12-2 | | Zackary Thornberg (Zack) | 100 CP $500 |     | | Ā |
| 6 | 11-3 | | Neil Patel (Neil) | 100 CP $500 | | | Ā |
| 7 | 11-3 | | Gavin Michaels (HUH?!!) | 100 CP $500 |    | | Ā |
| 8 | 11-3 | | Demitrios Kaguras (DEMITRI) | 100 CP $500 |  |  | |
Day 1 Swiss rounds
The top 32 playersĀ advance to Day 2!
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | OTS | EVs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | 6-3 | | Thomas Chen (Thomas) | 50 CP | | | Ā |
| 34 | 6-3 | | Dimitri Koziaris (DimtheSim) | 50 CP | | | Ā |
| 35 | 6-3 | | Jack Roth (jrmun) | 50 CP | | | Ā |
| 36 | 6-3 | | Lewis Tan (Multi boy) | 50 CP | | | Ā |
| 37 | 6-3 | | Sam Pandelis (ā„Misakaā„) | 50 CP | | | Ā |
| 38 | 6-3 | | James Black (Birb) | 50 CP | | | Ā |
| 39 | 6-3 | | Christopher Gibson (Chris) | 50 CP | | | Ā |
| 40 | 6-3 | | Nakul Umashankar (Florian) | 50 CP | | | Ā |
| 41 | 6-3 | | Cameron Calvert (Aber) | 50 CP | | | Ā |
| 42 | 6-3 | | Noah Luvaul (bruxish user) | 50 CP | | | Ā |
| 43 | 6-3 | | Matthew Robinson (tsumi88) | 50 CP | | | Ā |
| 44 | 6-3 | | Declan Palmer (Declan) | 50 CP |  | | Ā |
| 45 | 6-3 | | James Katsaros (Who?) | 50 CP | | | Ā |
| 46 | 6-3 | | Brayden Bithio (Bray) | 50 CP | | | Ā |
| 47 | 6-3 | | Luke Iuele (Lukeā ) | 50 CP | | | Ā |
| 48 | 6-3 | | Michael Hagan (Byki) | 50 CP | | | Ā |
| 49 | 6-3 | | Jim Sullivan (Polaris) | 50 CP |    | | Ā |
| 50 | 6-3 | | Mitch Kendrick (Who) | 50 CP |  | | Ā |
| 51 | 6-3 | | Konnar Betts (Bravado) | 50 CP | | | Ā |
| 52 | 6-3 | | Wang Yuxiang (SGā ) | 50 CP | | | Ā |
| 53 | 6-3 | | Chloe Bourke (Chloe) | 50 CP | | | Ā |
| 54 | 6-3 | | Shaun Fotheringham (Coui) | 50 CP |  | | Ā |
| 55 | 6-3 | | Lorenz Ravalo (Lorenz) | 50 CP |  | | Ā |
| 56 | 6-3 | | Liam Clarkson (Liam Clarkson) | 50 CP | | | Ā |
| 57 | 6-3 | | Jackson Bell (Sulu) | 50 CP | | | Ā |
| 58 | 6-3 | | Daniel Walker (Daniel) | 50 CP |   | | Ā |
| 59 | 6-3 |  | Guntur Prabowo (Osada) | 50 CP | | | Ā |
| 60 | 6-3 | | Jessica Bradley (Banndittaa) | 50 CP |   | | Ā |
| 61 | 6-3 | | Callum Poole (Callum) | 50 CP | | | Ā |
| 62 | 6-3 | | Celine Grima (Cel) | 50 CP | | | Ā |
| 63 | 6-3 | | James Mainey (Mufasa) | 50 CP | | | Ā |
| 64 | 6-3 | | Jake Zaffira (Judy) | 50 CP | | | Ā |
| 65 | 6-3 | | Chris Marr (Marz) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 66 | 5-4 | | Eduardo Schiappucci (Eddie) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 67 | 5-4 | | Gabriel Novakov (Gabriel) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 68 | 5-4 | | Emery Joseph (Parrotboy) | 40 CP |  | | Ā |
| 69 | 5-4 |  | Vincent Montalvo (Iker) | 40 CP |  | | Ā |
| 70 | 5-4 | | Joey Forster (Javier) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 71 | 5-4 | | He Zijian (GTMęę„éØ) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 72 | 5-4 | | Samantha Kufel (Fennel) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 73 | 5-4 | | Jayden Chapman (Chappo) | 40 CP |   | | Ā |
| 74 | 5-4 | | Julian Zappone (Reggie) | 40 CP |   | | Ā |
| 75 | 5-4 | | Alastair Hastings (Ā¾) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 76 | 5-4 | | Matt Ireland (footynbeers) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 77 | 5-4 | | Guilherme Schilling (Gspm02) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 78 | 5-4 | | Aidan Graham (Almonds) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 79 | 5-4 | | Alister Sandover (ć¹ć«ć¼ć¬ćć) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 80 | 5-4 | | Pan Xicheng (Jenda) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 81 | 5-4 | | Nicholas Bingham (Looker Tail) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 82 | 5-4 | | Thomas Dervan (tigertomd) | 40 CP |  | | Ā |
| 83 | 5-4 | | Angus Wood (Angus) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 84 | 5-4 | | Matthew Brophy (M) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 85 | 5-4 | | Jack Pallas (Jack) | 40 CP |  | | Ā |
| 86 | 5-4 | | Will Tom (Will) | 40 CP |  | | Ā |
| 87 | 5-4 | | Galvin Hui (Huid) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 88 | 5-4 | | Yoav Reuven (Cloud) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 89 | 5-4 | | Jackson Mayberry (Jackson) | 40 CP |  | | Ā |
| 90 | 5-4 | | Alex Arreza (Alex) | 40 CP |  | | Ā |
| 91 | 5-4 | | Zhongming Zhang (Ayaka) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 92 | 5-4 | | Baylynn Hilyear (Baylynn) | 40 CP |  | | Ā |
| 93 | 5-4 | | Lachlan Hay (Lachie) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 94 | 5-4 | | Ryan Hanly (Ryan) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 95 | 5-4 | | Jivan Bhana (Benson) | 40 CP |  | | Ā |
| 96 | 5-4 | | Anthony Scibilia (Sumo) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 97 | 5-4 | | Wang Zhiyuan (å°å) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 98 | 5-4 | | Michael Navas (Jejemena <3) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 99 | 5-4 |  | Danijel Zitko (SMOKE) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 100 | 5-4 | | Muhammad Rafi Rasyadi (Livia) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 101 | 5-4 | | Zac Pekin (Zac) | 40 CP |  | | Ā |
| 102 | 5-4 | | Tasman Permezel (Taz) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 103 | 5-4 | | Luthfi Muhammad (Florian) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 104 | 5-4 |  | Dominic Pacaba (Mhybear) | 40 CP |  | | Ā |
| 105 | 5-4 |  | Yuki Kono (ććć) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 106 | 5-4 | | Justin Scriha (Justin) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 107 | 5-4 | | Antony Sullivan (ScarletWitch) | 40 CP |  | | Ā |
| 108 | 5-4 | | Nathan Walsh (Xenia) | 40 CP |  | | Ā |
| 109 | 5-4 |  | David Hodgkins (Dave) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 110 | 5-4 | | Zac Cachia (Zac) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 111 | 5-4 |  | Äįŗ”t LĘ°Ę”ng (Ken) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 112 | 5-4 | | Ethan Walters (man) | 40 CP |  | | Ā |
| 113 | 5-4 | | Stephen Kakoniktis (KakDaddy) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 114 | 5-4 | | Douglas Mathrick (Ayame) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 115 | 5-4 | | David Posniak (Ser Davos) | 40 CP |  | | Ā |
| 116 | 5-4 | | Tyler Drew (Snowpoint) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 117 | 5-4 | | Zhu Botian (Tony) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 118 | 4-5 | | Lachlan Foy (Lachlan) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 119 | 4-4 | | Damien La (Futonn) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 120 | 4-5 | | Jerome Mills (Breefree) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 121 | 4-5 | | Jakob Margetts (Lidorkork) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 122 | 4-5 |  | Jerald Tan (Jerald) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 123 | 4-5 | | Dicky Nicholas (Nicholas) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 124 | 4-3 | | Darcy McCarthy (frog!) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 125 | 4-5 | | Rob Whitehill (Robb-Dogg) | 40 CP |   | | Ā |
| 126 | 4-5 | | Ibtihal Mahmood (Diam) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 127 | 4-5 | | Beth Moody (Beth) | 40 CP |  | | Ā |
| 128 | 4-5 | | Sean Wilson (Seany) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
CheckĀ hereĀ to see theĀ seeds for top cut from the Day 2 Swiss standings!
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | TL | Exp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 105 | 7-3 |  |
Ian Roberts (76) | 40 CP |
  |
|
CP standings
Season standings
The following are the OceaniaĀ Championship Point standings before and after the event.
Players ranked 1st to 4thĀ at the end of theĀ 2024 seasonĀ get Tier 1 invites to the 2024 World Championships. Players ranked 5th to 8th get Tier 2 invites.
Before the event
| # | Player | CP |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ā Nicholas Kan | 668 |
| 2 | Ā Ā Lewis Tan | 443 |
| 3 | Ā Ā Meaghan Rattle | 406 |
| 4 | Ā Ā Diego Ferreira | 305 |
| 5 | Ā Guilherme Schilling | 280 |
| 6 | Ā James Katsaros | 276 |
| 7 | Ā Ā Alex Donaldson | 258 |
| 8 | Ā Ā Danijel Zitko | 245 |
| 9 | Ā Ryan Hercus | 241 |
| 10 | Ā Ā Yoav Reuven | 206 |
| 11 | Ā Jivan Bhana | 206 |
| 12 | Ā Ā Luke Milligan | 200 |
| 13 | Ā Ā Nicholas Bingham | 199 |
| 14 | Ā Christopher Ramsay | 196 |
| 15 | Ā Ā Daniel Walker | 190 |
| 16 | Ā Ā Luke Iuele | 187 |
NOTE: CPs from Premier Challenges and Midseason Showdowns may not be up to date.
After the event
Find this information after the event!
NOTE: CPs from Premier Challenges and Midseason Showdowns may not be up to date.
| # | Player | CP |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Hall 1 of the following location:
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
1 Convention Centre Pl
South Wharf, VIC 3006, Australia
Check-in can be done in advance on Friday 2 February from 5 pm to 8 pm AEDT, or early on Saturday from 8 am.
Players must be in the venue by 3 February at 8:30 am AEDT (2 February at 21:30 UTC) for the players meeting. The tournament starts thereafter with the Day 1 Swiss rounds. Seniors and Juniors start 30 minutes later.
Players qualified to Day 2 must be in the venue by 4 February at 8:30 am AEDT (3 February at 21:30 UTC) for the team checks. The Day 2 Swiss rounds (if any) 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 PokƩmon Regional Championships promo card. Additional goodies may be added by the organizer.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Melbourne Regional ChampionshipsĀ is an official TPCi Regional-level event for PokĆ©mon VGC, TCG and PokĆ©mon GO.Ā It is the second major event of theĀ 2024 seasonĀ in the Oceanian circuit.
The tournament wasĀ originally announcedĀ to take place on 17ā18 February 2024, but was laterĀ moved forwardĀ two weeks to its final date.
The ruleset isĀ VGC Regulation Set F, and it is played using open team lists. It is the first major event in Oceania to feature this ruleset! The move Dragon Cheer can be used for the first time ever in this event after a bug fix in ver. 3.0.1 of PokĆ©mon Scarlet & PokĆ©mon Violet.
A little bit of history
AustraliaĀ has been part of the Oceania region of the official TPCi circuit since they were established. It has hosted multiple major events, including Regional Championships, old-era National Championships and all editions of OCIC since its inception in 2017.Ā Australia’s greatest VGC success is Nicholas Kan‘sĀ 2017 Junior Division World ChampionshipĀ win, while in the Masters Division his brother Christopher Kan won theĀ 2017 North America International Championships andĀ Sam PandelisĀ reached that same year the finals at theĀ 2017 World Championships.
The most recent tournament held in AustraliaĀ was theĀ 2024 Brisbane Regional, played with the VGC Regulation Set E in November 2023. The finals saw 2017 Junior World Champion Nicholas KanĀ defeat 2019 Senior Worlds finalistĀ Lewis TanĀ to win his first Regional title in the Masters division!
The last time there was an event in MelbourneĀ was theĀ 2023 Oceania International Championships (OCIC), played with the VGC Regulation Set B in February 2023. The finals saw 2013 United States National ChampionĀ Gavin MichaelsĀ defeat 2018 LAIC finalistĀ Alberto LaraĀ to win his first International Championship title!
Previous to that, the last time there was a Regional in Melbourne was theĀ 2022 Melbourne Regional, played in PokĆ©mon Sword & PokĆ©mon Shield with the VGC Series 12 ruleset in May 2022. The finals saw 2017 Worlds finalistĀ Sam PandelisĀ defeat fellow Australian Will Tom to win his fifth Regional 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 through RK9 Labs platform, and you will first need to set up your RK9 profile and have a Play! PokƩmon Player ID. All players must comply with the Play! PokƩmon COVID-19 Protocols.
Sign-ups are $45 AUD for Masters players and $35 AUD for Senior and Junior players, and they open on 6 December at 7 pm AEDT (08:00 UTC). There are 286 spots for Masters players and 64 spots for Senior and Junior players.
- A second wave of sign-ups was announced to open on 21 December at 7 pm AEDT (08:00 UTC). As the cap had not been reached by this point, no new spots were added in VGC.
- A third wave of sign-ups was announced to open on 18 January at 7 pm AEDT (08:00 UTC). This wave included 6 restored spots for Masters players and 1 restored spot for Senior and Junior 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 3 February at 7:30 am AEDT (2 February at 20:30 UTC).
Spectator passes are $15 AUD and can be purchasedĀ here.
