| Event | 2025 Santiago Regional Championships |
|---|---|
| Location |  Santiago, Chile |
| Date | 17–18 May 2025 |
| Attendance | 131 players (MA) |
| Videogame | Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet |
| Season | 2025 Season – VGC Regulation Set I |
| Format | 7 Day 1 Swiss rounds + 2 Day 2 Swiss rounds + asymmetrical top cut Open team lists |
| Organizer | Big Bang Copag |
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 | 7-2 |  | Max Morales (Shiba-Max) | 2025 Worlds 350 CP $6,000 |       |  | |
| 2 | 8-1 |  | Kenneth Gamboa (KENNETH) | 325 CP $4,000 |    | | |
| 3 | 7-2 |  | Juan Salerno (Juanfi) | 300 CP $2,000 |       | | |
| 4 | 7-2 | | Juan Pablo Cambón (Juampi) | 300 CP $2,000 |   | | |
| 5 | 8-1 | | Luciano Laroze (LuziVGC) | 280 CP $1,000 | | | |
| 6 | 7-2 |  | Yan Sym (Hellraiser) | 280 CP $1,000 |  | | |
| 7 | 7-2 | | Estephan Valdebenito (Irina) | 280 CP $1,000 |  | | |
| 8 | 7-2 | | Javier Nain (jvvieree) | 280 CP $1,000 |   | | |
| 9 | 7-2 | | Maicon de Moraes (Maik) | 160 CP $750 |     | | |
| 10 | 7-2 | | Pedro Feitosa (Static) | 160 CP $750 |  | | |
| 11 | 7-2 | | Victor Vieira (KSV Kids) | 160 CP $750 | | | |
| 12 | 7-2 | | Tomás Vargas (Usagi) | 160 CP $750 | | |
Day 2 Swiss rounds
Check here to see the seeds for top cut from the Day 2 Swiss standings!
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | OTS | EVs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 6-3 | | Omar Acuña (TG Homero) | 160 CP $750 | | | |
| 14 | 6-3 |  | Sebastián Rodríguez (Kommander) | 160 CP $750 | | | |
| 15 | 6-3 | | Júlio Eller (Z2R Cogao) | 160 CP $750 |  | | |
| 16 | 6-3 | | Diego Gutiérrez (Zero) | 160 CP $750 |  | | |
| 17 | 6-3 | | Fran Gribaudo (OverkillFTF) | 125 CP |    | | |
| 18 | 6-3 | | Rodrigo Tapia (Kremling) | 125 CP |  | | |
| 19 | 6-3 | | Benjamín Ortega (Benjaisdead) | 125 CP | | | |
| 20 | 6-3 | | Carlos Agarie (onox) | 125 CP | | | |
| 21 | 6-3 | | Rin Leiba (Rin) | 125 CP |  | | |
| 22 | 6-3 | | Matías Santander (Mati) | 125 CP |   | | |
| 23 | 6-3 | | Nicolás Villagra (Goku) | 125 CP | | | |
| 24 | 6-3 | | Renzo Navarro (NotRenzo) | 125 CP | | | |
| 25 | 6-3 | | Daniel Vieira (Paladino) | 125 CP |  | | |
| 26 | 5-4 | | Paulo Victor Leite (Biko) | 125 CP | | | |
| 27 | 5-4 | | Pablo Verástegui (Pablo) | 125 CP | | | |
| 28 | 5-4 | | David Assato (Malveth) | 125 CP |   | | |
| 29 | 5-4 | | Nader El Bacha (nader) | 125 CP |  | | |
| 30 | 5-4 | | Luca Alarcón (Luca) | 125 CP | | |
Day 1 Swiss rounds
All players with 2 or fewer losses advanced to Day 2!
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | OTS | EVs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 4-3 | | David Rodríguez (davidness) | 125 CP | | | |
| 32 | 4-3 | | Patricio Acuña (Eskol) | 125 CP |  | | |
| 33 | 4-3 | | Cristhian Andrade (Cedrico) | 100 CP | | | |
| 34 | 4-3 | | Sebastián Lobos (Seba) | 100 CP | | | |
| 35 | 4-3 | | Daniel Pradenas (Candiakaiser) | 100 CP | | | |
| 36 | 4-3 | | Nicolás del Campo (Guiltythree) | 100 CP | | | |
| 37 | 4-3 | | Victor Rachik (Rachik) | 100 CP | | | |
| 38 | 4-3 | | Sebastián Huenuvil (Astr0cat) | 100 CP |  | | |
| 39 | 4-3 | | Lorenzo Villafañe (BookerGC) | 100 CP |  | | |
| 40 | 4-3 | | Jorge Baca (Jorginho) | 100 CP |   | | |
| 41 | 4-3 | | Gonzalo Barrera (gonzAL-TH) | 100 CP | | | |
| 42 | 4-3 | | Gianluca Langellotti (Gian) | 100 CP | | | |
| 43 | 4-3 | | Kyara Zepeda (CareyKitty) | 100 CP | | | |
| 44 | 4-3 | | Juan Mejía (Yuanyo) | 100 CP | * | | |
| 45 | 4-3 | | Francisco Trigo (ZCaT) | 100 CP | | | |
| 46 | 4-3 |  | Paul Ruiz (Ralf) | 100 CP |  | | |
| 47 | 4-3 | | Matías Díaz (TG 21) | 100 CP | | | |
| 48 | 4-3 | | Gianfranco de Vettori (The Who) | 100 CP | | | |
| 49 | 4-3 | | Javier Ponce (Ponka) | 100 CP |   | | |
| 50 | 4-3 | | Daniel Puentes (TenienteDan) | 100 CP | | | |
| 51 | 4-3 | | Gian Pierre Rodríguez (Gian Pierre) | 100 CP | | | |
| 52 | 4-3 | | José Antonio Vial (JOSE) | 100 CP | | | |
| 53 | 4-3 | | Michael Navas (Jejemena <3) | 100 CP | | | |
| 54 | 4-3 | | Diego Ferreira (Diego) | 100 CP |   | | |
| 55 | 4-3 | | Javier Villouta (Asträl) | 100 CP |  | | |
| 56 | 4-3 | | Guilherme Queiroz (Queiroz) | 100 CP |   | | |
| 57 | 4-3 | | Felipe Méndez (Dante E.) | 100 CP | | | |
| 58 | 4-3 | | Camilo Liberona (Linko) | 100 CP | | | |
| 59 | 4-3 | | Galo Orbea (EcuaDude) | 100 CP | | | |
| 60 | 4-3 | | Omar Guzmán (Omar) | 100 CP |   | | |
| 61 | 4-3 | | Jean López (Jean) | 100 CP | | | |
| 62 | 4-3 | | Luis Araos (Lusho) | 100 CP | | | |
| 63 | 4-3 | | Miguel Flores (HieloHex) | 100 CP | | | |
| 64 | 4-3 | | Joaquín Ranauro (Coco) | 100 CP | | |
* Juan’s team only had 5 Pokémon.
Streaming
This event is unfortunately not streamed.
Venue and schedule
The tournament is held at the following location:
Espacio Riesco
Av. El Salto 5000
8581160 Huechuraba, Región Metropolitana, Chile
Check-in can be done in advance on Friday 16 May from 16:00 to 20:00 local time, or early on Saturday from 07:15 local time.
Players must be in the venue by 17 May at 08:30 local time (12:30 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 by 18 May at 08:30 local time (12:30 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, prize money and Pokémon TCG booster packs 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 |
| Placement | Masters | Junior & Senior |
|---|---|---|
| Champion | $6,000 USD | $1,000 USD |
| Finalist | $4,000 USD | $750 USD |
| Semifinalists | $2,000 USD | $500 USD |
| 5th to 8th | $1,000 USD | – |
| 9th to 16th | $750 USD | – |
| 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 | |||||||
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 Santiago Regional Championships is an official TPCi Regional-level event for Pokémon VGC, TCG and Pokémon GO. It is the sixth Regional Championship and ninth Regional-level event of the 2025 season in the Latin American circuit.
The ruleset is VGC Regulation Set I, and it is played using open team lists. It is the first major event in Latin America to use this ruleset.
A little bit of history
Chile 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, Regionals and old-era National Championships. Chile’s greatest VGC success was the second place achieved by Javier Valdés at the 2020 Latin America International Championships.
The most recent tournament held in Chile was the 2024 Santiago Regional, played with the VGC Regulation Set G in May 2024. The finals saw Peruvian Hanns Pizarro defeat Chilean Luciano Laroze to win his first Regional Championship title!
Sign-up instructions
Sign-ups for the event are done through RK9 Labs platform, and you will first need to set up your RK9 profile and have a Play! Pokémon Player ID.
Sign-ups are $45 USD for Masters players and $35 USD for Senior and Junior players, and they open on 19 March at 19:00 local time (22:00 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 17 May at 07:30 local time (11:30 UTC).
Spectator passes are $10 USD and can be purchased here.
