| Event | Victory Road Winter Challenge |
|---|---|
| Location | Online |
| Date | 13-14 January 2024 |
| Attendance | 258 players |
| Videogame | PokƩmon Scarlet and PokƩmon Violet |
| Season | 2024 SeasonĀ āĀ VGC Regulation Set F |
| Format | 9 Swiss rounds + X-2 top cut single elimination Open team lists |
| Organizer | Victory Road |
Table of Contents
Teams and results
Top cut
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | List | Exp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7-2 |  | Hyungwoo Shin (éå ) | $877.20 |       |  | Ā |
| 2 | 7-2 |  | Ryan Haig (Botchkiss) | $438.60 |    | | Ā |
| 3 | 7-2 |  | Taro Okada (ććŖćæ) | $219.30 |     | | Ā |
| 4 | 7-2 |  | Abraham GĆ³mez (Slam) | $219.30 | | | Ā |
| 5 | 8-1 |  | Roberto Parente (Roberto) | $109.65 |   | | Ā |
| 6 | 8-1 |  | Thiago Lattanzi (Robson Bamboo) | $109.65 |    | | Ā |
| 7 | 7-2 |  | Mattie Morgan (Mattie) | $109.65 |    | | Ā |
| 8 | 7-2 | | Allan Martinez (Mando) | $109.65 | | | Ā |
| 9 | 8-1 | | Daniel Rocha (daii) | ā | | | Ā |
| 10 | 8-1 | | Giulio Tarlao (Giulio) | ā |  | | Ā |
| 11 | 8-1 |  | Jude Lee (OZASHI1) | ā |   | | Ā |
| 12 | 7-2 | | Ko Tsukide (ć¹ćć¬ćŖćć¢) | ā |   | | Ā |
| 13 | 7-2 | | Marco Silva (marcofiero) | ā | | | Ā |
| 14 | 7-2 |  | Robbie Schaaij (Robbie) | ā | | | Ā |
| 15 | 7-2 | | Brady Smith (VGC CORNER) | ā | | | Ā |
| 16 | 7-2 | | Jorge Tabuyo (Tabu) | ā |  | | Ā |
| 17 | 7-2 | | Ethan Mattos (SplattyDaddy) | ā |     | | Ā |
| 18 | 7-2 | | Masahide Tamaki (violet) | ā |  | | Ā |
| 19 | 7-2 | | Yosuke Takayanagi (ććŖć) | ā |    | | Ā |
| 20 | 7-2 | | Tomoyuki Yoshimura (SNOW) | ā |  | | Ā |
| 21 | 7-2 | | Yuki Zaninovich (ććć) | ā |  | | Ā |
| 22 | 7-2 |  | Lin Guli (å¤åéø) | ā | | | Ā |
| 23 | 7-2 |  | Stefan Mott (Pengy) | ā |   | | Ā |
| 24 | 7-2 | | Kandai Nagatome (Candy) | ā | | | Ā |
Seeding
The bracket is seeded according to the Swiss rounds results:
Streaming
Top 16 onwards will be streamed in the Victory Road Twitch Channel as long as the players are able to send their signal smoothly, withĀ Simon Van der Borght,Ā Shonali KennĀ andĀ Sierra DawnĀ as casters.
Players that stream their run are promoted by Victory Road during Day 1.
| Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top 16 | Giulio Tarlao |
vs | Hyungwoo Shin |
Unfortunately, no players had a capture card available from top 8 onwards.
Usage stats
| # | PokƩmon | D1 Usage | D2 Usage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
61.2% (158) |
83% (20) |
| 2 |
|
45.3% (117) |
38% (9) |
| 3 |
|
35.3% (91) |
38% (9) |
| 4 |
|
33.7% (87) |
33% (8) |
| 5 |
|
27.1% (70) |
29% (7) |
| 6 |
|
26.4% (68) |
29% (7) |
| 7 |
(Rapid) |
24.4% (63) |
38% (9) |
| 8 |
|
21.7% (56) |
21% (5) |
| 9 |
|
21.3% (55) |
13% (3) |
| 10 |
|
20.9% (54) |
13% (3) |
| 11 |
|
18.6% (48) |
38% (9) |
| 12 |
|
18.6% (48) |
8% (2) |
| 13 |
(Single) |
17.4% (45) |
21% (5) |
| 14 |
|
14.7% (38) |
13% (3) |
| 15 |
|
12.0% (31) |
17% (4) |
| # | PokƩmon | D1 Usage | D2 Usage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 |
|
10.9% (28) |
13% (3) |
| 17 |
|
10.9% (28) |
4% (1) |
| 18 |
|
9.3% (24) |
8% (2) |
| 19 |
|
8.5% (22) |
13% (3) |
| 20 |
|
8.1% (21) |
17% (4) |
| 21 |
|
7.4% (19) |
8% (2) |
| 22 |
 |
7.4% (19) |
0% (0) |
| 23 |
|
7.0% (18) |
13% (3) |
| 24 |
 |
6.6% (17) |
0% (0) |
| 25 |
|
6.2% (16) |
8% (2) |
| 26 |
|
5.8% (15) |
13% (3) |
| 27 |
|
5.8% (15) |
4% (1) |
| 28 |
|
5.4% (14) |
8% (2) |
| 29 |
|
5.0% (13) |
4% (1) |
| 30 |
 |
5.0% (13) |
0% (0) |
Platform and schedule
The tournament is held online through Battlefy. All communication between the players must be done through the Battlefy chat enabled in each round.
Official communication from the organizer staff is performed through Discord, in theĀ Victory Road Discord server.
The tournament starts on 13 January 2024 at 14:00 UTCĀ with the Swiss rounds. The top cut, to which all players with 2 or fewer losses (X-2) advance, is played on 14 January at the same time.
Prizes
This event is a grassroots tournament and isĀ not a part of anyĀ 2024 official circuit. This means thatĀ it does not reward any Championship Points (CPs).
The best-placed players receive the following prizesĀ depending on attendance.
| Placement | Prize money |
|---|---|
| Winner | 40% of the prizepool |
| Runner-up | 20% of the prizepool |
| Semifinalists | 10% of the prizepool |
| 5th to 8th | 5% of the prizepool |
Overview
The Victory Road Winter ChallengeĀ is an online event hosted by Victory Road, with the purpose of serving as practice for the upcoming live tournaments.
The ruleset isĀ VGC Regulation Set F, with open team lists.
All detailed tournament procedures, including rules and penalties, can be foundĀ here.
A little bit of history
Victory RoadĀ has been consistently holding online grassroots tournaments for years, including standalone events, online invitationals featuring qualifier events, and the yearly biggest online team competition in theĀ World Cup of PokĆ©mon VGC. Victory Road has also provided streams to several official Regional Championships in Europe since 2019.
Our most recent tournament was theĀ VR September Challenge, played with the VGC Regulation Set D in September 2023. The finals saw 2017 Worlds semifinalistĀ Tomoyuki YoshimuraĀ defeat fellow JapaneseĀ Kazuki OgushiĀ to win his second VR tournament, after an earlier victoryĀ in 2022!
Sign-up instructions
Sign-ups for the event are done throughĀ BattlefyĀ platform. Sign-ups are $10Ā (+ $1 Battlefy tax) and open on 8 January. 85% of the total entry fee money is directed towards the prizes ($8.5 per player), and 15% is used to compensate the staff members, tournament organizers, judges and casters ($1.5 per player).
All players need to provide a team list inĀ PokĆ©PasteĀ format with all open team list data about the team’s PokĆ©mon (including form, Tera Type, ability, held item and moves).
Additionally, all players need to provide another closed team listĀ (only for TOs) with all previous information and either stat values or minted Nature + IVs + EVs. This list may be password-protected.
Please ask any staff member if you need help registering the team lists!
Sign-ups close 15 min before the event starts. Players that do not show up for the first three rounds areĀ dropped from the tournament before round 4.
