| Event | 2025 Lima Special Championships |
|---|---|
| Location |  Lima, Peru |
| Date | 5ā6 October 2024 |
| Attendance | 109 players (MA) |
| Videogame | PokƩmon Scarlet and PokƩmon Violet |
| Season | 2025 SeasonĀ āĀ VGC Regulation Set H |
| Format | 6 Day 1 Swiss rounds + 2 Day 2 Swiss rounds + asymmetrical top cut Open team lists |
| Organizer | Play LATAM |
Check the organizer’s websiteĀ hereĀ for further info!
Table of Contents
Teams and results
Top cut
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | OTS | EVs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6-2 | | SebastiĆ”n RodrĆguez (Kommander) | 2025Ā Worlds 350 CP |       |  | Ā |
| 2 | 7-1 |  | MatĆas DĆaz (TG 21) | 325 CP |    | | Ā |
| 3 | 7-1 |  | Juan Lucin (Samuel) | 300 CP |   | | Ā |
| 4 | 6-2 | | Estephan Valdebenito (Pephan) | 300 CP |    | | Ā |
| 5 | 7-1 | | Francisco Trigo (ZCaT) | 280 CP |      | | Ā |
| 6 | 6-2 | | NicolĆ”s del Campo (teclamonoTV) | 280 CP |    | | Ā |
| 7 | 6-2 | | Dorian QuiƱonez (GarnetSP) | 280 CP |   | | Ā |
| 8 | 6-2 | | Diego Ortiz (Mesquo) | 280 CP |  | | Ā |
| 9 | 7-1 | | SebastiĆ”n Bisbal (Brutus) | 160 CP | | | Ā |
| 10 | 6-2 | | Manuel EspĆritu (UnBanLobitos) | 160 CP |  | | Ā |
| 11 | 6-2 | | SebastiĆ”n Solari (Sol) | 160 CP | | | Ā |
| 12 | 6-2 | | Omar AcuƱa (TG Homero) | 160 CP |       | | Ā |
| 13 | 6-2 | | Renzo Navarro (NotRenzo) | 160 CP |    | | Ā |
| 14 | 6-2 | | NicolĆ”s Nieto (Nicolas) | 160 CP |  | | Ā |
| 15 | 6-2 | | Roberto Pozo (Fan) | 160 CP |  | | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 5-3 | | Gonzalo Barrera (GonzAL-TH) | 160 CP | | | Ā |
| 17 | 5-3 | | Diego GutiĆ©rrez (Zero) | 125 CP |  | | Ā |
| 18 | 5-3 | | Rainer Arana (āŖā Raiā āŖ) | 125 CP |  | | Ā |
| 19 | 5-3 | | Juan Silva (A25) | 125 CP |  | | Ā |
| 20 | 5-3 |  | SebastiĆ”n Escalante (sebastian) | 125 CP | | | Ā |
| 21 | 5-3 | | Francisco Alca (Falcon) | 125 CP |    | | Ā |
| 22 | 5-3 | | Rodrigo RodrĆguez (Rodrigo) | 125 CP |   | | Ā |
| 23 | 5-3 |  | Fausto GĆ³mez (Faust) | 125 CP | | | Ā |
| 24 | 5-3 | | Jorge Baca (Jorginho) | 125 CP |   | | Ā |
| 25 | 5-3 | | Thomas Hoy (thomas) | 125 CP | | | Ā |
| 26 | 5-3 | | Hanns Pizarro (IHancocKI) | 125 CP | | | Ā |
| 27 | 5-3 | | Juan MejĆa (Yuanyo) | 125 CP | | | Ā |
| 28 | 5-3 |  | JĆŗlio Eller (Z2R Cogao) | 125 CP |    | | Ā |
| 29 | 5-3 | | Javier Ponce (Ponka) | 125 CP |  | | Ā |
| 30 | 5-3 |  | John Gonzales (John) | 125 CP | | | Ā |
| 31 | 4-4 | | Jorge Showing (JRShowing) | 125 CP |   | | Ā |
| 32 | 4-4 | | JuliĆ”n Rueda (Julian) | 125 CP | | | Ā |
| 33 | 4-4 | | AndrĆ© TĆ”vara (Andore) | ā | | | Ā |
| 34 | 4-4 | | David Wong (DaferVGC) | ā | | | Ā |
| 35 | 4-4 | | JoaquĆn Ramos (Prygan) | ā | | | Ā |
All players withĀ 2 or fewer lossesĀ advance to Day 2!
Streaming
The event is broadcast live onĀ Play Latam’sĀ YouTubeĀ channel, in Spanish, withĀ Rennatto Carcheri, Carlos ChĆ”vez andĀ KatoĀ as casters.
- Day 1: stream starts onĀ 5 October at around 19:00 UTC (from Round 4 onwards)
- Day 2 + Top Cut: stream starts on 6 October at 15:00 UTC
| Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R4 | Gonzalo Barrera |
vs | MatĆas DĆaz |
| R5 | Renzo Navarro |
vs | Javier Ponce |
| R6 | Luis Roberto Pozo |
vs | Ćngel Valencia  |
| Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R7 | Manuel EspĆritu |
vs | Jorge Baca |
| R8 | Omar AcuƱa |
vs | SebastiƔn Escalante |
| Top 16 | SebastiƔn Bisbal |
vs | Estephan Valdebenito |
| Top 8 | Juan Lucin |
vs | Dorian QuiƱonez |
| Top 4 | MatĆas DĆaz |
vs | Estephan Valdebenito |
| Junior Finals | MartĆn Q.  |
vs | Eduardo M.  |
| Masters Finals | MatĆas DĆaz |
vs | SebastiĆ”n RodrĆguez |
| Senior Finals | Carlos V. |
vs | CauĆ£ R. |
Venue and schedule
The tournament is held in the following location:
Centro de Convenciones de la CƔmara de Comercio de Lima
Av. Giuseppe Garibaldi 396
JesĆŗs MarĆa 15072, Lima, Peru
Check-in can be done early on Saturday 5 October.
Players must be in the venue by 5 October at 9:00 local time (14:00 UTC) for the players meeting. The tournament starts thereafter with the Day 1 Swiss rounds. Seniors and Juniors start on the following day, 6 October at 9:00 local time (14:00 UTC).
Players qualified to Day 2 must be in the venue by 6 October at 9:00 local time (14:00 UTC) for the team checks. The Day 2 Swiss rounds and the top cut will be played thereafter.
Prizes
This event is part of theĀ 2025 official TPCi circuitĀ and thus it rewards Championship Points (CPs).
Players can opt to upgrade their registration for a “Lima SPE Pack”, which includes a playmat and two promo items.
Additionally, the best-placed players will receive the following CPsĀ depending on final attendance:
| Placement | Championship Points | Kicker |
|---|---|---|
| Champion | Invite to theĀ 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 |
| Players per age division | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placement | <33 | 33-64 | 65-128 | 129-256 | 257-512 | 513-1024 | 1025-2048 | 2049+ |
| Champion | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 |
| Finalist | 72 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 |
| Semifinalists | 36 | 72 | 72 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 |
| 5th to 8th | 18 | 36 | 36 | 72 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 |
| 9th to 16th | 9 | 18 | 36 | 36 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 108 |
| 17th to 32nd | 18 | 18 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | ||
| 33rd to 64th | 9 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | |||
| 65th to 128th | 18 | 18 | 36 | 36 | ||||
| 129th to 256th | 9 | 18 | 18 | |||||
| 257th to 512th | 9 | |||||||
Overview
The Lima Special ChampionshipsĀ is an official TPCi Regional-level event for PokĆ©mon VGC, TCG and PokĆ©mon GO.Ā It is the first Special Championship and second Regional-level event of theĀ 2025 seasonĀ in the Latin American circuit.
It is the first-ever Special Championships worldwide since its change of denomination from “Special Events”, and the first one in Latin America to award an invite to the World Championships to the winner.
The ruleset isĀ VGC Regulation Set H, and it is played using open team lists.
A little bit of history
PeruĀ 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, Regional Championships and old-era National Championships. Peru’s greatest VGC successes are the top 8 finish achieved byĀ Dorian QuiƱonezĀ at theĀ 2017 World ChampionshipsĀ and the champion title achieved byĀ Renzo NavarroĀ in the online-eraĀ Players Cup IVĀ in 2021.
The most recent tournament held in PeruĀ was theĀ 2024 Lima Special Event, played with the VGC Regulation Set GĀ in May 2024. The finals saw 2017 Worlds quarter-finalistĀ Dorian QuiƱonezĀ defeat fellow PeruvianĀ SebastiĆ”n RodrĆguezĀ to win his sixth Special title!
Sign-up instructions
Sign-ups for the event are expected to be done through theĀ Play LATAM platform, and you will first need to set up your Play LATAM profile and have aĀ Play! PokĆ©mon Player ID.
Sign-ups are S/100 or $28 USD, and they open on 12 August at 19:00 local time (13 August at 00:00 UTC). There are 80 spots for Masters players, 32 for Senior players and 32 for Junior players.
- A new wave of sign-ups was later announced to open on 4 September at 13:00 local time (18:00 UTC). There are 40 new spots for Masters players.
