| Event | 2024 World Championships |
|---|---|
| Location |  Honolulu, HI, United States |
| Date | 16–18 August 2024 |
| Attendance | 864 qualified players (MA) (694 in attendance) |
| Videogame | Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet |
| Season | 2024 Season – VGC Regulation Set G |
| Format | 8+3 Swiss rounds + top cut (all X-2 or better) single elimination Open team lists |
| Organizers | The Pokémon Company International (TPCi) |
Check the official website of the World Championships for further info!
Table of Contents
Teams and results
Top cut
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | OTS | EVs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9-2 |  | Luca Ceribelli (Yume) | 2025 Worlds $30,000 |       |  | Report |
| 2 | 9-2 |  | Yuta Ishigaki (パラガス) | 2025 Worlds $20,000 |      | | |
| 3 | 9-2 |  | Michael Kelsch (Michi) | 2025 Worlds $15,000 |      | | |
| 4 | 9-2 |  | Seongjae Jeong (나연♥︎) | 2025 Worlds $15,000 |  | | |
| 5 | 10-1 |  | Diego Ferreira (Diego) | $10,000 |      | | |
| 6 | 9-2 |  | Zeng Chenyue (Mitsu) | $10,000 |      | | |
| 7 | 9-2 |  | Navjit Joshi (Navjit) | $10,000 |   | | |
| 8 | 9-2 | | Wang Yuxiang (SG★) | $10,000 |   | | |
| 9 | 10-1 | | Hyuma Hara (スカーレット) | $5,000 | | | |
| 10 | 10-1 | | Ruben Gianzini (Sedia) | $5,000 |    | | |
| 11 | 10-1 | | Marco Silva (marcofiero) | $5,000 | | | |
| 12 | 10-1 | | Justin Knox (Justin) | $5,000 |   | | |
| 13 | 9-2 |  | Antonio Sánchez (Antonio) | $5,000 | | | |
| 14 | 9-2 |  | Oliver Eskolin (Owe) | $5,000 |   | | |
| 15 | 9-2 | | Diego Aguirre (Diego) | $5,000 |   | | |
| 16 | 9-2 | | Kylan Van Severen (Kylan) | $5,000 | | | |
| 17 | 9-2 | | Wolfe Glick (Wolfey) | – | | | |
| 18 | 9-2 | | Hirofumi Kimura (カ・エール) | – | | | |
| 19 | 9-2 | | Sho Akiyama (バイオレット) | – | | | |
| 20 | 9-2 | | Keanu Inosanto (Keanu) | – | | | |
| 21 | 9-2 | | Grant Weldon (Velocity) | – |    | | |
| 22 | 9-2 | | Tang Shiliang (20亮亮) | – |  | | |
| 23 | 9-2 | | Shohei Kimura (ナンス) | – | | | |
| 24 | 9-2 |  | Taran Birdee (Taran) | – | | |
Swiss rounds (Day 2)
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | OTS | EVs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 8-3 | | Carlos Cabal (miraii) | – |  | | |
| 26 | 8-3 | | Eric Rios (AEsir) | – |  | | |
| 27 | 8-3 |  | Sebastián Escalante (Sebastian) | – |    | | |
| 28 | 8-3 | | Daniel Yu (ArKane) | – |   | | |
| 29 | 8-3 | | Àlex Gómez (celenex) | – | | | |
| 30 | 8-3 |  | Adam Cherfaoui (Shao) | – | | | |
| 31 | 8-3 | | Riley Factura (Riley) | – |  | | |
| 32 | 8-3 | | Jeremy Parson (Zanzibar) | – | | | |
| 33 | 8-3 | | Víctor Medina (Torviv) | – | | | |
| 34 | 8-3 | | Kian Campbell (Kian) | – |  | | |
| 35 | 8-3 | | Junxi Zhu (zgr) | – | | | |
| 36 | 8-3 | | Alberto Cañuelo (Cañuelo) | – | | | |
| 37 | 8-3 | | Davide Cognetta (Dave) | – |   | | |
| 38 | 8-3 |  | Chyr Wei (Megumi～) | – | | | |
| 39 | 8-3 |  | Jack Lloyd (PokePhysio) | – | | | |
| 40 | 8-3 | | Noah Gardner (MemesNDreams) | – | | | |
| 41 | 8-3 |  | Brian Collins (Angeló) | – |   | | |
| 42 | 8-3 | | Aaron Traylor (Traylor Moon) | – | | | |
| 43 | 8-3 | | Yuma Kinugawa (スカーレット) | – |   | | |
| 44 | 8-3 | | Alessandro Fantinato (AleK) | – | | | |
| 45 | 8-3 | | Giacomo Pauselli (Larchete) | – |  | | |
| 46 | 8-3 | | Tomoya Ogawa (シット) | – | | | |
| 47 | 8-3 | | Xi Xiangyu (lily) | – | | | |
| 48 | 8-3 | | Lorenzo Silvestrini (Lore) | – | | | |
| 49 | 8-3 | | Alex Underhill (Lexicon) | – |  | | |
| 50 | 8-3 | | Naoya Osumi (Naoya) | – | | | |
| 51 | 8-3 | | Luca Paz (0-x in swiss) | – | | | |
| 52 | 8-3 | | Zackary Thornberg (Zack) | – |  | | |
| 53 | 8-3 | | Daniel Walker (Daniel) | – |   | | |
| 54 | 8-3 | | Yuma Miyamoto (とり。) | – | | | |
| 55 | 8-3 | | Max Waterman (Simipour) | – | | | |
| 56 | 8-3 |  | Victor Vieira (KSV Kids) | – | | | |
| 57 | 8-3 | | Zach Droegkamp (Braverius) | – |  | | |
| 58 | 8-3 |  | Nick Holmer (Nick) | – | | | |
| 59 | 8-3 | | Francesco Pio Pero (CICCIOTT) | – | | | |
| 60 | 8-3 | | Kenta Akagi (ケビン) | – | | | |
| 61 | 8-3 | | Riccardo Stellini (Triir) | – | | | |
| 62 | 8-3 | | Toler Webb (Toler) | – | | | |
| 63 | 7-3 | | Chuppa Cross IV (Chuppa*Cross) | – | | | |
| 64 | 7-4 | | Alberto Lara (Alberto) | – | | | |
| 65 | 7-4 | | Nils Dunlop (Nils) | – | | | |
| 66 | 7-4 | | Takehiro Nakata (Grand) | – | | | |
| 67 | 7-4 | | Paul Chua (Paul) | – | | | |
| 68 | 7-4 | | Emanuele Briganti (Lele) | – | | | |
| 69 | 7-4 | | Dennis Komen (D) | – | | | |
| 70 | 7-4 |  | Panyawut Noijan (Rizaya) | – | | | |
| 71 | 7-4 | | Rahim Farzan (Pres) | – | | | |
| 72 | 7-4 | | Lewis Tan (Multi boy) | – | | | |
| 73 | 7-4 | | Kiyoshiro Arai (じぇらーる) | – | | | |
| 74 | 7-4 | | Ferdinando Vincenti (TedWinners) | – |  | | |
| 75 | 7-4 | | Haruka Goto (アルコ) | – | | | |
| 76 | 7-4 | | Eric Bartlett (aric) | – | | | |
| 77 | 7-4 | | Alberto Baldi (_b4b4baldi) | – | | | |
| 78 | 7-4 | | Albert Bos (Midnight) | – | | | |
| 79 | 7-4 |  | Juan Mejía (Yuanyo) | – |  | | |
| 80 | 7-4 |  | Agustín Marinucci (Mari) | – | | | |
| 81 | 7-4 |  | Nikolaj Høj Nielsen (Nikolaj_H) | – | | | |
| 82 | 7-4 | | Motoki Agano (アガノ) | – |   | | |
| 83 | 7-4 | | Sidy Badiane (Dysi) | – | | | |
| 84 | 7-4 | | Seowon Kim (츠유) | – | | | |
| 85 | 7-4 | | Florian Hoffmann (Florian) | – |  | | |
| 86 | 7-4 | | Tano Rosenkranz (Tano) | – | | | |
| 87 | 7-4 |  | Danijel Zitko (SMOKE) | – | | | |
| 88 | 7-4 | | Jeudy Azzarelli (Jeudy) | – | | | |
| 89 | 7-4 | | Tsubasa Kitaoka (ななかまど) | – |  | | |
| 90 | 7-4 | | Alexander Ubaghs (King Blex) | – | | | |
| 91 | 7-4 | | Keishiro Ohashi (バイオレット) | – | | | |
| 92 | 7-4 | | Mao Harada (シズ) | – | | | |
| 93 | 7-4 | | Everett Filloon (evni) | – | | | |
| 94 | 7-4 |  | Sergio Mojica (SerG_VGC) | – | | | |
| 95 | 7-3 | | Diego Gutiérrez (Zero) | – | | | |
| 96 | 6-4 | | Renzo Navarro (NotRenzo) | – | | | |
| 97 | 6-5 |  | Eduardo Cunha (Edu) | – | | | |
| 98 | 6-4 | | Federico Camporesi (FedeCampoVGC) | – | | | |
| 99 | 6-5 | | Lorenzo Arce (Lorenzo) | – |  | | |
| 100 | 6-5 | | Chamath Abeyawardana (Samus) | – | | | |
| 101 | 6-5 | | Kota Kawabe (KOOTA) | – | | | |
| 102 | 6-4 |  | Joshua Lorcy (Lorcy) | – |  | | |
| 103 | 6-5 | | Wu Yichun (威廉) | – | | | |
| 104 | 6-5 | | Giovanni Cischke (PqlarBear) | – | | | |
| 105 | 6-5 | | Roberto Parente (Roberto) | – | | | |
| 106 | 6-5 | | Anthony-Christopher Manolache (Astora) | – | | |
Swiss rounds (Day 1)
These were the results of the players that advanced to Day 2 after the Day 1 Swiss rounds!
Teams and results - Seniors & Juniors
Seniors Top 16
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | OTS | EVs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7-2 | | Ray Y. | 2025 Worlds $30,000 | | | |
| 2 | 9-0 | | Luke K. | 2025 Worlds $20,000 | | | |
| 3 | 7-2 | | Minjun O. | 2025 Worlds $15,000 | | | |
| 4 | 7-2 | | Michael V. | 2025 Worlds $15,000 | | | |
| 5 | 7-2 | | Adam C. | $10,000 | | ||
| 6 | 7-2 | | Robbie S. | $10,000 |   | ||
| 7 | 7-2 | | Charlie K. | $10,000 | | ||
| 8 | 7-2 | | Kosuke M. | $10,000 | | ||
| 9 | 8-1 | | Koen V. | $5,000 | | ||
| 10 | 7-2 | | Liam S. | $5,000 | | ||
| 11 | 7-2 | | Louis F. | $5,000 | | ||
| 12 | 7-2 | | Oliver R. | $5,000 | | ||
| 13 | 7-2 | | Mika H. | $5,000 | | ||
| 14 | 7-2 | | Corey O. | $5,000 | | ||
| 15 | 7-2 | | Robert H. | $5,000 | | ||
| 16 | 6-3 |  | Michał K. | $5,000 | |
Juniors Top 16
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | OTS | EVs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6-2 | | Kevin H. | 2025 Worlds $30,000 | | | |
| 2 | 6-2 | | Tatsuomi S. | 2025 Worlds $20,000 |  | | |
| 3 | 6-2 | | Keisuke F. | 2025 Worlds $15,000 | | | |
| 4 | 6-2 | | Minato K. | 2025 Worlds $15,000 | | | |
| 5 | 7-1 | | Yudai F. | $10,000 | | ||
| 6 | 7-1 | | Kapono M. | $10,000 |  | ||
| 7 | 6-2 | | Fabian M. | $10,000 | | ||
| 8 | 6-2 | | Hideo U. | $10,000 |  | ||
| 9 | 8-0 | | Leland S. | $5,000 | | ||
| 10 | 7-1 | | Wataru K. | $5,000 | | ||
| 11 | 7-1 | | Sian L. | $5,000 | | ||
| 12 | 7-1 | | Joshua R. | $5,000 | | ||
| 13 | 6-2 | | Ismael H. | $5,000 | | ||
| 14 | 6-2 | | Ida K. | $5,000 | | ||
| 15 | 6-2 | | Laszlo L. | $5,000 | | ||
| 16 | 6-2 | | Daichi T. | $5,000 | |
Streaming
The event is broadcast live on several platforms and in several languages, with Anna Prosser acting as host for the whole event.
- In English: streamed live on Twitch and YouTube, with Gabby Snyder, Joe Brown, Lou Akcos-Cromie, Lee Provost, Rosemary Kelley, Scott Glaza, and Sierra Dawn as casters.
- In Japanese: streamed live on Niconico and YouTube, with Kosuke Hiraiwa, Shohei Taguchi, Refu, and Hakushu Takeuchi as casters.
- In Korean: streamed live on YouTube, with Dongmin Park, Yiseul Kwon, Yongnyeo Kim, and Mori Ahn as casters.
The schedule for the streams is the following:
- Opening ceremony and Day 1: stream starts on 16 August at 19:00 UTC.
- Day 2, including top cut (except finals): stream starts on 17 August at 19:00 UTC.
- Finals: stream starts on 18 August at 19:00 UTC. VGC finals will come after Pokémon Go and Pokémon TCG, and they are estimated to start on 19 August at around 00:00 UTC.
| Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | Adam Cherfaoui | vs | Shohei Kimura |
| R2 | Aaron Zheng | vs | Sejun Park  |
| R3 | Eric Rios | vs | Flavio Del Pidio |
| R4 | Gabriel Agati | vs | Arash Ommati |
| R5 | Dorian Quiñonez | vs | Riley Factura |
| R6 | Javier Señorena | vs | Hirofumi Kimura |
| R7 | Danijel Zitko | vs | Nils Dunlop |
| R8 | Aaron Traylor | vs | Kiran Singh |
| Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R9 | Wolfe Glick | vs | Hirofumi Kimura |
| R10 | Antonio Sánchez | vs | Diego Ferreira |
| R11 | Víctor Medina | vs | Tang Shiliang |
| Top 32 | Taran Birdee | vs | Navjit Joshi |
| Top 16 | Hyuma Hara | vs | Seongjae Jeong |
| Top 8a | Luca Ceribelli | vs | Zeng Chenyue |
| Top 8b | Diego Ferreira | vs | Michael Kelsch |
| Top 4a | Luca Ceribelli | vs | Seongjae Jeong |
| Top 4b | Michael Kelsch | vs | Yuta Ishigaki |
| Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Finals | Kevin Han | vs | Tatsuomi Shimanuki |
| Senior Finals | Ray Yamanaka | vs | Luke Kroll |
| Masters Finals | Yuta Ishigaki | vs | Luca Ceribelli |
Participating players
The World Championships is an invitational event in which players from all over the world can play if they meet some qualifying criteria. These players are sent an email with all the instructions they need to follow to confirm their attendance and register their teams.
Check here the info on these criteria, as well as who the players that earned an invite are!
Check out our preview articles on all qualified players from North America, Europe, Latin America, Oceania, Japan, Korea and Asia-Pacific!
Venue and schedule
The tournament will be held in the following location:
Hawaiʻi Convention Center
1801 Kalākaua Ave, Honolulu, HI 96815
Check-in and badge pickup for players can be done at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in the Coral Ballroom on Thursday 15 August from 10 am to 8 pm HST (15 August at 20:00 to 16 August at 06:00 UTC).
Day 1 players must be ready in the venue on 16 August at the conclusion of the opening ceremonies, approximately at 9:30 am HST (19:30 UTC) for the players meeting. The tournament starts right thereafter with the Day 1 Swiss rounds. All players with 2 or fewer losses at the end of the Swiss rounds advance to the Day 2 Swiss rounds.
Day 2 players must be ready in the venue on 17 August at 8:45 am HST (18:45 UTC) for a new players meeting. The tournament continues right thereafter with the Day 2 Swiss rounds and the top cut, until only two players remain.
Finals will be played on 18 August at 9 am HST (19:00 UTC), starting with Pokémon Go, then Pokémon TCG and finally Pokémon VGC (VGC finals estimated at around 2 pm HST / 19 August at around 00:00 UTC).
Prizes
This event is the most important event in the 2024 official circuit for all regions. It does not reward Championship Points (CPs).
All participating players receive a special kit of goodies.
Additionally, the best-placed players will receive the following prizes depending on final attendance:
| Placement | Prize money | Other prizes |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | $30,000 |
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| Runner-up | $20,000 |
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| Semifinalists | $15,000 |
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| 5th to 8th | $10,000 |
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| 9th to 16th | $5,000 |
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| 17th to 32nd | – |
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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 Pokémon Visa® Prepaid Card). For lower prizes, it will be given as cash (for minors, as a Pokémon Visa® Prepaid Card).
Overview
The World Championships is the most important event for Pokémon VGC, Pokémon TCG, Pokémon GO and Pokémon UNITE for every region (either in TPCi, TPC or Pokémon Korea), as the culmination of all events throughout the season.
It is the 14th edition of the World Championships for Pokémon VGC. After a special event held during the 2008 Pokémon TCG World Championships, dubbed the Video Game Showdown (and won by Japanese player Izuru Yoshimura), VGC Worlds has been celebrated every year starting in 2009, with the only exception of 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemics. See the results of the previous editions:
- 2009, won by Kazuyuki Tsuji
- 2010, won by Ray Rizzo
- 2011, won by Ray Rizzo, for the 2nd time
- 2012, won by Ray Rizzo, for a record 3rd time
- 2013, won by Arash Ommati
- 2014, won by Sejun Park
- 2015, won by Shoma Honami
- 2016, won by Wolfe Glick
- 2017, won by Ryota Otsubo
- 2018, won by
Paul Ruiz - 2019, won by Naoto Mizobuchi
- 2022, won by Eduardo Cunha
- 2023, won by Shohei Kimura
The ruleset is VGC Regulation Set G and it will be 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 was the 2024 North America International Championships (NAIC), hosted in New Orleans, LA, and played with the VGC Regulation Set G in June 2024. The finals saw American Patrick Connors defeat Frenchman Aurélien Soula to win his first-ever major title!
As per the World Championships, the most recent one held in the United States was the 2019 World Championships, held in Washington, DC, and played with Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon with the VGC 19 Ultra Series ruleset. The finals saw 2015 Worlds semifinalist Naoto Mizobuchi defeat 2-time Japan National Champion Hirofumi Kimura to win the crown of World Champion!
It is the first major VGC tournament held in Hawaii in 12 years, since the 2012 World Championships, held in Waikoloa Village!
Sign-up instructions
Qualified players need to register through Rk9 Labs one week before the event starts, by 8 August at 8:59 pm HST (9 August at 06:59 UTC).
Team lists must also be submitted through Rk9 Labs 1 hour before the event starts, by 16 August at 8:00 am HST (18:00 UTC).
A chance to get spectator passes is decided by a lottery. The first step is to join an Interest List by 10 June at 06:59 UTC. A lottery is drawn on 12 June amongst those in the Interest List and, if you are selected, you can purchase single-day passes, which cost $14.99, or a multi-day pass, which costs $39.99.
