| Event | 2024 Sacramento Regional Championships |
|---|---|
| Location |  Sacramento, CA, United States |
| Date | 14ā15 October 2023 |
| Attendance | 409 players (MA) |
| Videogame | PokƩmon Scarlet and PokƩmon Violet |
| Season | 2024 Season ā VGC Regulation Set E |
| Format | 9 Day 1 Swiss rounds + 5 Day 2 (all X-2 or better) Swiss rounds + top 8 single elimination Open team lists |
| Organizer | Gallery Games |
Check the organizer’sĀ websiteĀ hereĀ for further info!
Table of Contents
Teams and results
| # | 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 |  |  | |
Top cut
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | OTS | EVs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12-2 | | Michael Zhang (Formora) | 2024Ā Worlds 200 CP $6,000 |    | | Ā |
| 2 | 11-3 | | Riley Factura (Riley) | 160 CP $4,000 |    | | Ā |
| 3 | 11-3 |  | Raghav Malaviya (ragi) | 130 CP $2,000 |     | | Ā |
| 4 | 11-3 |  | Shane Gaffney (Shane) | 130 CP $2,000 |   | | Ā |
| 5 | 14-0 | | Andrew Ding (Valentineā ) | 100 CP $1,000 | | | Ā |
| 6 | 11-3 | | Alberto Lara (Alberto) | 100 CP $1,000 |  | | Ā |
| 7 | 11-3 | | Brian Collins (AngelĆ³) | 100 CP $1,000 |      | | Ā |
| 8 | 11-3 |  | Aaron Brok (Aaron) | 100 CP $1,000 | | | Ā |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 11-3 | | Alex Underhill (Lexicon) | 80 CP $750 |  | | Ā |
| 10 | 10-4 | | Alexander D’Andrea (1exar) | 80 CP $750 | | | Ā |
| 11 | 10-4 | | Giovanni Costa (Gioā¢) | 80 CP $750 |   | | Ā |
| 12 | 10-4 | | Neil Patel (Neil) | 80 CP $750 | | | Ā |
| 13 | 10-4 | | Gavin Michaels (HUH?!!) | 80 CP $750 |  | | Ā |
| 14 | 10-4 | | Cade Bowles (Difu) | 80 CP $750 | | | Ā |
| 15 | 10-4 |  | Stefan Mott (Pengy) | 80 CP $750 |  | | Ā |
| 16 | 10-4 | | Dylan Salvanera (Dylan) | 80 CP $750 | | | Ā |
| 17 | 10-4 | | Donald Smith (donaldwsjr) | 60 CP | | | Ā |
| 18 | 10-4 | | Connor Swikart (Condor) | 60 CP | | | Ā |
| 19 | 10-4 |  | Alexander Canseco (CansecoChann) | 60 CP | | | Ā |
| 20 | 10-4 | | Noah Gardner (MemesNDreams) | 60 CP | | | Ā |
| 21 | 9-5 | | Jose Vazquez (Jose) | 60 CP | | | Ā |
| 22 | 9-5 | | Justin Carris (AzazeL) | 60 CP |  | | Ā |
| 23 | 9-5 | | Tyler Stuhaan (Tyler) | 60 CP |   | | Ā |
| 24 | 9-5 | | Marcus Dion (Father Dijon) | 60 CP | | | Ā |
| 25 | 9-5 | | Jo Arai (Jo) | 60 CP | | | Ā |
| 26 | 9-5 | | Raphael Bagara (Raphael) | 60 CP |  | | Ā |
| 27 | 9-5 | | Brandon Tuchtenhagen (Kotori) | 60 CP |  | | Ā |
| 28 | 9-5 | | Andrew Briceno (Andrew) | 60 CP |  | | Ā |
| 29 | 9-5 | | Sohaib Mufti (soh) | 60 CP | | | Ā |
| 30 | 9-5 | | Joseph Pulkowski (babysheegoth) | 60 CP | | | Ā |
| 31 | 9-5 | | Ryan Haig (botchkiss) | 60 CP | | | Ā |
| 32 | 8-6 |  | Xiao Haotian (DayDay) | 60 CP | | | Ā |
| 33 | 8-6 | | Tongzhou Zeng (ā”儶ē³č±ā„) | 50 CP |  | | Ā |
| 34 | 8-6 | | Ian Holdeman (Ian) | 50 CP |  | | Ā |
| 35 | 8-6 | | Montana Mott (Montana) | 50 CP | | | Ā |
| 36 | 7-5 | | Caelan Brown (Cabro) | 50 CP | | | Ā |
Day 1 Swiss rounds
Players withĀ 2 or fewer lossesĀ advance to Day 2!
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | OTS | EVs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | 6-3 |  | HoĆ ng Hį» (Zoryaaa) | 50 CP | | | Ā |
| 38 | 6-3 | | Cory Wilkinson (Cory) | 50 CP | | | Ā |
| 39 | 6-3 | | Kyle Livinghouse (Animus) | 50 CP | | | Ā |
| 40 | 6-3 | | Nolan Cloud (Radoovak) | 50 CP | | | Ā |
| 41 | 6-3 | | Kenneth Jackson (Kenny) | 50 CP |  | | Ā |
| 42 | 6-3 | | Gary Qian (Takami$Chika) | 50 CP |  | | Ā |
| 43 | 6-3 | | James Velasquez (Red) | 50 CP |  | | Ā |
| 44 | 6-3 | | Grant Weldon (Velocity) | 50 CP | | | Ā |
| 45 | 6-3 | | Chad Smeltz (MrSmelly) | 50 CP |   | | Ā |
| 46 | 6-3 | | Sebastian Gonzalez (Seb) | 50 CP | | | Ā |
| 47 | 6-3 | | Zhang Zhe (天é¾åæ±ęÆ) | 50 CP |  | | Ā |
| 48 | 6-3 | | John Miller (Jay) | 50 CP | | | Ā |
| 49 | 6-3 | | Anders Nordstrom (Anders) | 50 CP |  | | Ā |
| 50 | 6-3 | | Shray Chakraborty (shiloh) | 50 CP | | | Ā |
| 51 | 6-3 | | AJ Testerman (AJ) | 50 CP |  | | Ā |
| 52 | 6-3 | | Brandon Davis (Brandon) | 50 CP | | | Ā |
| 53 | 6-3 | | Anthony Stefani (Mr. Ando) | 50 CP | | | Ā |
| 54 | 6-3 | | Rushil Thakkar (Conkledonk) | 50 CP |  | | Ā |
| 55 | 6-3 | | Ismail Hussein (messi) | 50 CP | | | Ā |
| 56 | 6-3 |  | Wu Tsung-chin (Ellie) | 50 CP | | | Ā |
| 57 | 6-3 | | Ryan Bailey (IIINU) | 50 CP | | | Ā |
| 58 | 6-3 | | Xavier Diamond (x) | 50 CP | | | Ā |
| 59 | 6-3 | | Andrew Schwartz (Annedrooo) | 50 CP | | | Ā |
| 60 | 6-3 | | Logan Pressley (Logan) | 50 CP | | | Ā |
| 61 | 6-3 | | Scott Iwafuchi (Hawk 7) | 50 CP | | | Ā |
| 62 | 6-3 | | Andrew Krug (Loafy) | 50 CP | | | Ā |
| 63 | 6-3 | | Daniel Franklin (Fuzz) | 50 CP | | | Ā |
| 64 | 6-3 | | Karl Kopczynski (Karl) | 50 CP | | | Ā |
| 65 | 6-3 |  | Galo Orbea (EcuaDude) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 66 | 6-3 | | Bryan Kim (Aberen) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 67 | 6-3 | | Jacob Morales (Ozias) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 68 | 6-3 | | Lorenzo Arce (Lorenzo) | 40 CP |  | | Ā |
| 69 | 6-3 | | Jean-Ulysses Serrano (Jay) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 70 | 6-3 | | Enzo Reci (illusion) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 71 | 6-3 | | Piero Ochoa (Piero) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 72 | 6-3 | | Preston Gadling (heKtikVGC) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 73 | 6-3 | | Benji Irons (Benji) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 74 | 6-3 | | Ian McLaughlin (raikoo) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 75 | 6-3 | | Ding Zishuo (ę±ę³½é¦č) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 76 | 6-3 | | Cole Bacani (Snilly) | 40 CP |  | | Ā |
| 77 | 6-3 | | Kian Campbell (Kian) | 40 CP |  | | Ā |
| 78 | 6-3 | | Enrique Guerra (Agni) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 79 | 6-3 | | Karan Mehta (Duryodhan) | 40 CP |   | | Ā |
| 80 | 6-3 | | Paul Hornak (Himiko) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 81 | 6-3 | | Ollie Zilkha (Lunavgc) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 82 | 6-3 | | Eric Bartlett (aric) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 83 | 6-3 | | Asa Williams (>Assemb|y_) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 84 | 6-3 | | Dai Hao (äŗčēę) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 85 | 6-3 | | Trista Medine (ZAKI) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 86 | 6-3 | | Mitchell Davies (MissingNoL) | 40 CP |  | | Ā |
| 87 | 6-3 | | Keianu Diers (dog pound) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 88 | 6-3 | | Devon Braswell (Ragin) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 89 | 6-3 | | David Rosemon (Rosey) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 90 | 6-3 | | Josh Ritz (Jag) | 40 CP |  | | Ā |
| 91 | 6-3 | | Mythril Leon (Samythril) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 92 | 6-3 | | Abhyuday Vatsavai (Abhyu) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 93 | 6-3 | | Ainsley Villafana (RAIKAZEĆø) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 94 | 6-3 | | Maximilian Gorchels (Sucia) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 95 | 6-3 | | Michael Ruiz (mike!) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 96 | 6-3 | | Martin Ni (Kingyveltal) | 40 CP |    | | Ā |
| 97 | 6-3 | | Joseph Ugarte (JoeUX9) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 98 | 6-3 | | Cody Clark (Cody) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 99 | 6-3 | | Martin Gouchon (Cap) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 100 | 6-3 | | Allan Martinez (Mando) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 101 | 6-3 | | Ashley Stelzer (Ashley) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 102 | 5-4 | | Eslliey Tan (Tan) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 103 | 5-4 | | Robert Matthews (Robert) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 104 | 5-4 | | Patrick Lee (EndeR) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 105 | 5-4 | | Sean Pinto (Sean) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 106 | 5-4 | | Juan Guzman (Juan) | 40 CP |   | | Ā |
| 107 | 5-4 | | Elijah Shimabukuro (Elijah) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 108 | 5-4 | | Keanu Inosanto (Keanu) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 109 | 5-4 | | Zach Carlson (Zachary) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 110 | 5-4 | | Ben Larson (15Jackalopes) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 111 | 5-4 | | Kent Wong (Kona) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 112 | 5-4 | | Ben Omnes-Norton (Benji) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 113 | 5-4 | | Mara Petersen (Mara) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 114 | 5-4 | | Sahen Rai (Sahen) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 115 | 5-4 | | Layn Sheppard (Layn) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 116 | 5-4 | | Vincent Espino (Philly) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 117 | 5-4 | | David Adkinson (Cozy Snail) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 118 | 5-4 | | Alvin Mo (almo) | 40 CP |  | | Ā |
| 119 | 5-4 | | Kakela Matsumoto (Kakela) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 120 | 5-4 |  | Vincent Mateo (Poncho) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 121 | 5-4 | | Gregory McSpadden (Corpsey Boi) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 122 | 5-4 | | Cody Seward (Cody) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 123 | 5-4 | | Xcyl Lorenzo (Xcyl) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 124 | 5-4 | | Matthew Meacham (Cress) | 40 CP |  | | Ā |
| 125 | 5-4 | | Zhang Ruizhe (Asuka) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 126 | 5-4 | | Zane Thatcher (DyreWolf) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 127 | 5-4 | | Erik Holmstrom (Cyrus) | 40 CP | | | Ā |
| 128 | 5-4 | | Adrian Heredia (BCZero) | 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 |
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Streaming
The event is broadcast live on Twitch andĀ YouTube, withĀ Sierra Dawn as host and interviewer, andĀ Jake Muller,Ā Evan Latt,Ā Len DeuelĀ andĀ Scott GlazaĀ as casters.
- Day 1: stream starts onĀ 14 October at 17:45 UTC
- Day 2 + Top Cut: stream starts on 15 October at 17:00 UTC
| Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R3 | Kyle Livinghouse |
vs | Aaron Brok |
| R4 | Zac Emerzian |
vs | Giovanni Costa |
| R5 | Alberto Lara |
vs | Raghav Malaviya |
| R6 | Andrew Briceno |
vs | Gary Qian |
| R7 | Alexander D’Andrea |
vs | Andrew Ding |
| R8 | Donald Smith |
vs | Marcus Dion |
| R9 | Riley Factura |
vs | Kyle Livinghouse |
| Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R12 | Andrew Ding |
vs | Raghav Malaviya |
| R13 | Alex Underhill |
vs | Giovanni Costa |
| R14 | Stefan Mott |
vs | Riley Factura |
| Caster battle | Jake Muller |
vs | Sierra Dawn  |
| Top 8a | Andrew Ding |
vs | Riley Factura |
| Top 8b | Raghav Malaviya |
vs | Brian Collins |
| Top 4a | Shane Gaffney |
vs | Riley Factura |
| Top 4b | Raghav Malaviya |
vs | Michael Zhang |
| Finals | Michael Zhang |
vs | Riley Factura |
Usage stats
Day 1
Day 2
The number of Day 2 players divided by Day 1 players was 8.8%, which can be used as reference for the conversion rate (i.e. the Day 2 / Day 1 appearance ratio).
Good performances:
- Iron Hands, Therian Forme Landorus and Flutter Mane dominated this event… again! AfterĀ Peoria, the Regulation Set E crown is still disputed.
- The highest conversion rate amongst the 10 most used PokĆ©mon was Rapid Strike Style UrshifuĀ (14%).
- Other PokĆ©mon with high conversion rates were Heatran (13%),Ā RillaboomĀ (12%) andĀ Hearthflame Mask Ogerpon (12%).
- DragoniteĀ made it to the top 12 in Day 2.
Bad performances:
- The lowest conversion rate amongst the 10 most used PokĆ©mon was Incarnate Forme TornadusĀ (7%).
- Chi-YuĀ lost its place in top 12 from Day 1 to Day 2.
The event will be broadcast live onĀ TwitchĀ and YouTube, withĀ Aaron Zheng,Ā Sierra Dawn,Ā Maeve O’RourkeĀ andĀ Jake MullerĀ as casters, with Rosemary KelleyĀ managing interviews to round winners and special guests, PokĆ©mon GO casterĀ Stephanie KristineĀ and former VGC casterĀ Evan Latt.
- Day 1: stream starts on 25 February at 17:00 UTC
- Day 2 + Top Cut: stream starts on 26 February at 14:15 UTC
Take a look at the following matches:
| Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R3 | Shreyas Radhakrishna |
vs | Gavin Michaels |
| R4a | Grayson DeWolfe |
vs | Aaron Zheng |
| R4b | Marcus Dion   |
vs | Luca Paz |
| R5 | Donald Smith  |
vs | Len Deuel    |
| R6 | Collin Heier |
vs | Abdullah Mohayyuddin |
| R7 | Alberto Lara |
vs | Nishant Joshi |
| R8 | Emmanuel Boctor |
vs | Zackary Thornberg |
| R9 | Matt Tidd  |
vs | Ian Holdeman |
| Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R13 | Abdullah Mohayyuddin |
vs | Dylan Salvanera |
| R14a | Zac Emerzian     |
vs | Aaron Zheng |
| R14b | Marcus Dion |
vs | Demitrios Kaguras |
| Top 8a | Neil Patel |
vs | Aaron Zheng |
| Top 8b | Ryan Loseto |
vs | Zackary Thornberg |
| Top 4a | Abdullah Mohayyuddin |
vs | Dylan Salvanera |
| Top 4b | Aaron Zheng |
vs | Ryan Loseto |
| Finals | Abdullah Mohayyuddin |
vs | Ryan Loseto |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ā Ā Riley Factura | 300 |
| 2 | Ā Ā James Baek | 280 |
| 3 | Ā Ā Justin Tang | 192 |
| 4 | Ā Ā Tang Shiliang | 186 |
| 5 | Ā Ā Junxi Zhu | 170 |
| 6 | Ā Ā Luka Trejgut | 160 |
| 7 | Ā Ā Wolfe Glick | 160 |
| 8 | Ā Ā Justin Knox | 160 |
| 9 | Ā Ā Nicholas Donnelly | 158 |
| 10 | Ā Ā Alberto Lara | 138 |
| 16 | Ā Ā Jeremy Boyd | 135 |
| 11 | Ā Ā Jeremy Parson | 130 |
| 12 | Ā Ā Aaron Traylor | 130 |
| 13 | Ā Ā Paul Chua | 130 |
| 14 | Ā Ā James Evans | 130 |
| 15 | Ā Ā Andrew Ding | 130 |
NOTE: CPs from Premier Challenges and Midseason Showdowns may not be up to date.
After the event
| # | Player | CP |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ā Ā Riley Factura | 460 |
| 2 | Ā Ā James Baek | 280 |
| 3 | Ā Ā Alberto Lara | 238 |
| 4 | Ā Ā Michael Zhang | 230 |
| 5 | Ā Ā Andrew Ding | 230 |
| 6 | Ā Ā Stefan Mott | 220 |
| 7 | Ā Ā Dylan SalvaneraĀ | 214 |
| 8 | Ā Ā Justin Tang | 192 |
| 9 | Ā Ā Tang Shiliang | 186 |
| 10 | Ā Ā Joseph Ugarte | 181 |
| 11 | Ā Ā Junxi Zhu | 170 |
| 12 | Ā Ā Luka Trejgut | 160 |
| 13 | Ā Ā Wolfe Glick | 160 |
| 14 | Ā Ā Justin Knox | 160 |
| 15 | Ā Ā Brian Collins | 160 |
| 16 | Ā Ā Neil Patel | 160 |
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 following location:
SAFE Credit Union Convention Center
1401 K St
Sacramento, CA 95814, USA
Check-in can be done early on Friday 13 October from 12:30 pm to 8 pm PDT, or early on Saturday from 8:00 am PDT.
Players must be in the venue byĀ 14 October 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.
Players qualified to Day 2 must be in the venue byĀ 15 October at 8:30 am PDT (15:30 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 PokĆ©mon Regional Championships promo card, and a PokĆ©monĀ hat.Ā Players can also purchase:
- āStage 1 Packageā, which adds an exclusive numbered burn markerĀ 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 a designated VIP swag 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Sacramento Regional ChampionshipsĀ is an official TPCi Regional-level event for PokĆ©mon VGC, TCG and PokĆ©mon GO.Ā It is the third Regional in the North American circuit.
The ruleset isĀ VGC Regulation Set E, and it is played using open team lists.
A little bit of history
The United States 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 Championships and most World Championships (only excluding 2013, 2022 and 2023). The United States’ greatest VGC success are the four World Championship wins achieved by Ray Rizzo (2010, 2011 and 2012) and Wolfe Glick (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 States will have been the 2024 Peoria Regional, played with the VGC Regulation Set D just one week before. The finals saw 2020 LAIC Champion James Baek defeat fellow American Luka Trejgut to win his fourth Regional Championship title!
The last time there was an event in California was the 2023 Fresno Regional, played with the VGC Regulation Set C in June 2023. The finals saw 2018 Worlds finalist Emilio Forbes defeat 2023 Oceania International Champion Gavin Michaels to win his third 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 $60Ā (+ $5.25 tax)Ā and they open on 30 August at 7 pm PDT (31 August at 02:00 UTC).
A new wave of sign-ups opens on 14 September at 7 pm PDT (15 September at 02:00 UTC).
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 14 October at 7:30 am PDT (14:30 UTC).
Spectator passes are $14Ā (+ $1.25 tax) and can be purchasedĀ here.
