| Event | 2025 Bogotá Special Championships |
|---|---|
| Location |  Bogotá, Colombia |
| Date | 7–8 December 2024 |
| Attendance | 61 players (MA) |
| Videogame | Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet |
| Season | 2025 Season – VGC Regulation Set H |
| Format | 7 Swiss rounds + asymmetrical top cut Open team lists |
| Organizer | Draco Hobby Center |
Check the organizer’s website here for further info!
Table of Contents
Teams and results
Top cut
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | OTS | EVs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5-2 |  | Max Morales (Shiba-Max) | 2025 Worlds 350 CP |       |  | |
| 2 | 7-0 |  | Sebastián Rodríguez (Kommander) | 325 CP |    | | |
| 3 | 5-2 |  | Alejandro Terrazas (Alec) | 300 CP |       | | |
| 4 | 5-2 | | Jimmy Suárez (Sley) | 300 CP | | | |
| 5 | 6-1 |  | Juan Manuel Santizo (Teka) | 280 CP |    | | |
| 6 | 5-2 | | Daniel Núñez (Donita♥) | 280 CP |  | | |
| 7 | 5-2 |  | Sebastián Escalante (Sebastian) | 280 CP |    | | |
| 8 | 5-2 |  | Galo Orbea (EcuaDude) | 280 CP |  | | |
| 9 | 6-1 | | Juan C. Ortiz (MrPenguin93) | 160 CP |   | | |
| 10 | 6-1 | | Camilo Neiva (Lumi) | 160 CP | | | |
| 11 | 5-2 | | Kenneth Gamboa (KENNETH) | 160 CP | | | |
| 12 | 5-2 | | Jean López (JEAN) | 160 CP | | | |
| 13 | 5-2 | | David Rodríguez (davidness) | 160 CP | | | |
| 14 | 5-2 | | Michael Duque (Duke) | 160 CP |   | |
Swiss rounds
Check here to see the seeds for top cut from the Swiss standings!
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | OTS | EVs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 4-3 | | Nicolás Chávez (Nico) | 160 CP |    | | |
| 16 | 4-3 |  | Nicolás del Campo (teclamonoTV) | 160 CP |  | |
Streaming
The event is broadcast live on Draco Hobby Center’s YouTube channel, in Spanish.
| Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R4 | Jairo Saboya    | vs | Kenneth Gamboa |
| R5 |  Arthur Mosca    | vs | Erick Hernández |
| R7 | Nicolás del Campo | vs | Alejandro Terrazas |
| Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top 16 | Camilo Neiva | vs | Jimmy Suárez |
| Top 8 | Sebastián Rodríguez | vs | Sebastián Escalante |
| Top 4 | Sebastián Rodríguez | vs | Jimmy Suárez |
| Top 4 | Alejandro Terrazas | vs | Max Morales |
| Finals | Sebastián Rodríguez | vs | Max Morales |
Venue and schedule
The tournament is held in the following location:
Radisson Bogotá Metrotel
Calle 74 No. 13-27
Chapinero, Bogotá, Colombia
Check-in can be done in advance on Friday 6 December at 3 pm local time or early on Saturday from 8 am local time.
Players must be in the venue by 7 December at 10 am local time (15:00 UTC) for the players meeting. The tournament starts thereafter with the Day 1 Swiss rounds. Seniors and Juniors start on the following day, 8 December at 10:00 local time (15:00 UTC).
Players qualified to Day 2 must be in the venue by 8 December at 9:30 am local time (14:30 UTC) for the team checks. The Day 2 Swiss rounds and the top cut will be played thereafter.
Prizes
This event is part of the 2025 official TPCi circuit and thus it rewards Championship Points (CPs).
Check out the organizer’s website for information about participation goodies.
Additionally, the best-placed players will receive the following CPs depending on final attendance:
| Placement | Championship Points | Kicker |
|---|---|---|
| Champion | Invite to the 2025 World Championships 350 CP | 0 |
| Finalist | 325 CP | 4 |
| Semifinalists | 300 CP | 8 |
| 5th to 8th | 280 CP | 17 |
| 9th to 16th | 160 CP | 33 |
| 17th to 32nd | 125 CP | 65 |
| 33rd to 64th | 100 CP | 129 |
| 65th to 128th | 80 CP | 257 |
| 129th to 256th | 60 CP | 513 |
| 257th to 512th | 40 CP | 1025 |
| 513th to 1024th | 20 CP | 2049 |
Overview
The Bogotá Special Championships is an official TPCi Regional-level event for Pokémon VGC, TCG and Pokémon GO. It is the third Special Championship and fourth Regional-level event of the 2025 season in the Latin American circuit.
The ruleset is VGC Regulation Set H, and it is played using open team lists.
A little bit of history
Colombia has been part of the Latin America region of the official TPCi circuit for many years. It has hosted multiple major events, including Special Events and old-era National Championships. Colombia’s greatest VGC success is the fourth place achieved by Juan Naar in the online-era Players Cup II in 2020.
The most recent tournament held in Colombia was the 2024 Bogotá Special Event, played with the VGC Regulation Set G in May 2024. The finals saw Costa Rican Max Morales defeat fellow countryman Jean López to win his first major title!
Sign-up instructions
Sign-ups for the event are done through the Play LATAM platform, and you will first need to set up your Play LATAM profile and have a Play! Pokémon Player ID.
Sign-ups are $120,000 COP ($30 USD), and they open on 25 September at 7 pm local time (26 September at 00:00 UTC). There are 80 spots for Masters players, 24 for Senior players and 24 for Junior players.
