| Event | 2024-25 Taiwan Master Ball League VG Division |
|---|---|
| Location |  Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
| Date | 7–8 June 2025 |
| Attendance | 156 players |
| Videogame | Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet |
| Season | 2025 Season – VGC Regulation Set I |
| Format | 6 Swiss rounds + single-elimination Top 32 with a T32 losers round Bo3, Open team lists |
| Organizer | TPC (Taiwan) |
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 | 5-1 | | Chiu Chih-Hung | 2025 Worlds Travel Award |       |  | |
| 2 | 4-2 | | Chyr Wei | 2025 Worlds Travel Award |       | | |
| 3 | 6-0 | | Cruz Ting | 2025 Worlds Travel Award |      | | |
| 4 | 4-2 | | Chen Chih-Chun | 2025 Worlds Travel Award |   | | |
| 5 | 5-1 | | Li Chieh-Ling | 2025 Worlds |   | | |
| 6 | 5-1 | | Pai Yu-Ping | 2025 Worlds |   | | |
| 7 | 4-2 | | Lai Yen-Po | 2025 Worlds | | | |
| 8 | 4-2 | | Tsai Hau-Yu | 2025 Worlds |   | | |
| 9 | 5-1 | | C. Ching-Teng | 2025 Worlds (Senior) |  | | |
| 10 | 5-1 | | Lan Kai-Wen | 2025 Worlds |    | | |
| 11 | 5-1 | | Lee Ping-Jung | 2025 Worlds |   | | |
| 12 | 5-1 | | Lin Tse-Yu | 2025 Worlds | | | |
| 13 | 5-1 | | Duh Jenn-Chau | 2025 Worlds | | | |
| 14 | 5-1 | | Lin Yi-Sheng | 2025 Worlds |   | | |
| 15 | 5-1 | | Li Cheng-Lin | 2025 Worlds | | | |
| 16 | 4-2 | | Lin Pin-Chun | 2025 Worlds |   | | |
| 17 | 6-0 W* | | Liang Chih-Chun | 2025 Worlds | | | |
| 18 | 5-1 W* | | Jiang Jin-Hao | 2025 Worlds | | | |
| 19 | 5-1 W* | | Lien Ching | 2025 Worlds | | | |
| 20 | 4-2 W* | | Chang I-Hsiang | 2025 Worlds |  | | |
| 21 | 4-2 W* | | Tsai Chien-Chien | 2025 Worlds | | | |
| 22 | 4-2 W* | | Lo Shih-Chun | 2025 Worlds | | | |
| 23 | 4-2 W* | | Chiu Yuan-Ming | 2025 Worlds | | | |
| 24 | 4-2 W* | | Liu Jian-Ting | 2025 Worlds | | | |
| 25 | 5-1 L* | | Li Yu-Chi | – | | | |
| 26 | 5-1 L* | | Sie Meng-Ru | – |  | | |
| 27 | 5-1 L* | | Fang Yu-Yang | – | | | |
| 28 | 5-1 L* | | Tsai Ching-Che | – |  | | |
| 29 | 5-1 L* | | Hsu Chun-Yu | – |  | | |
| 30 | 4-2 L* | | Chen Yu-Wei | – | | | |
| 31 | 4-2 L* | | Liu Cheng-Hao | – |   | | |
| 32 | 4-2 L* | | Chang Chi-Kuei | – | | |
* Tiebreaker Top 32 Losers round: Chih-Chun defeated Cheng-Hao; Jin-Hao defeated Chi-Kuei; Ching defeated Yu-Wei; I-Hsiang defeated Chun-Yu; Chien-Chien defeated Ching-Che; Shih-Chun defeated Yu-Yang; Yuan-Ming defeated Meng-Ru; and Jian-Ting defeated Yu-Chi.
The top 32 players at the end of the Swiss rounds advanced to Top Cut!
Streaming
This event is unfortunately not streamed.
Venue and schedule
The tournament is held at the following location:
Kaohsiung Exhibition Centre
高雄展覽館
No.39, Chenggong 2nd Road, Qianzhen Dist.
高雄市前鎮區成功二路39號
Kaohsiung 806, Taiwan, ROC
Check-in can be done early on Saturday 7 June from 10:00 TST.
Players must be in the venue by 7 June at 11:30 TST (03:30 UTC) for the players meeting. The tournament starts thereafter, at 12:15 TST.
Players qualified to Top 32 must be in the venue by 8 June at 11:30 TST (03:30 UTC). The top cut rounds start at 11:45 TST. An additional round pairs the losers of the Top 32 round in order to determine the Top 24 players who get a Worlds invite.
Prizes
This event is part of the 2025 official TPC circuit in Taiwan.
Participating players will play for invites to the 2025 World Championships, with the highest-placed players earning Travel Awards.
| Placement | Prize |
|---|---|
| Champion | Invite to the 2025 World Championships + Travel Award Champion Trophy |
| Finalist | Invite to the 2025 World Championships + Travel Award Finalist Trophy |
| Semifinalists | Invite to the 2025 World Championships + Travel Award Top 4 Trophy |
| 5th to 24th | Invite to the 2025 World Championships |
Overview
The Taiwan Master Ball League is the most important VGC competition for players in Taiwan, where TPC is responsible for the circuit since 2020.
The ruleset is VGC Regulation Set I, and it is played using open team lists. Contrary to previous tournaments in Taiwan, this time the open team lists do not include the Natures.
A little bit of history
Taiwan has been one of the regions hosting the official TPC circuit since June 2020, and it was part of the Oceania region of the official TPCI circuit before that. It has hosted multiple major events, including Regional Championships, Special Events, and both TPCI-era and current TPC-era National Championships. It was the only region in the world to consistently host major live events during the 2020–2022 seasons. Taiwan’s greatest VGC success was Wu Pi‘s 2019 Junior Division World Championship win.
The most recent tournament held in Taiwan was the 2025 Taiwan Premier Ball League, played in Taipei with the VGC Regulation Set H in November-December 2024. The finals saw 2024 Taiwan Championships quarterfinalist Chiu Chih-Hung defeat fellow Taiwanese Fang Yu-Yang to win his first major title!
The last time a National-like tournament was held in Taiwan was the 2024 Taiwan Championships, played in Taipei with the VGC Regulation Set G in June 2024. The finals saw 2022 Taiwan Champion Chyr Wei defeat fellow Taiwanese Ethan Yang to win his second National title!
Sign-up instructions
This tournament is open only to residents of Taiwan. There are no age divisions for this tournament.
Pre-registration is open from 24 April at 10 am TST (02:00 UTC) until 1 June at 4:30 pm TST (08:30 UTC). There are 240 spots; if the number of pre-registrations exceed capacity, a lottery determines who can attend.
Guaranteed registration and round byes
The Top 4 players at the Taiwan Premier Ball League earned a guaranteed registration slot and round byes for this event:
- Chiu Chih-Hung, Taiwan PBL Champion: byes for rounds 1 to 3
- Fang Yu-Tang, Taiwan PBL Finalist: byes for rounds 1 and 2
- Sie Meng-Ru, Taiwan PBL Top 4: bye for round 1
- Zhuang You-Peng, Taiwan PBL Top 4: bye for round 1
