| Event | 2025 Utrecht Special Championships |
|---|---|
| Location |  Utrecht, Netherlands |
| Date | 17–18 May 2025 |
| Capacity | Undisclosed |
| Videogame | Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet |
| Season | 2025 Season – VGC Regulation Set I |
| Format | 2-day Swiss rounds + asymmetrical top cut, as per attendance Open team lists |
| Organizer | Fanfinity |
Check the organizer’s website here for further info!
Table of Contents
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 free, and they open on 19 March at 19:00 CET (18:00 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 CEST (05:30 UTC).
Spectator passes are free and can be acquired here.
Venue and schedule
The tournament is held at the following location:
Jaarbeurs
Jaarbeursplein 6
3521 AL, Utrecht, Netherlands
Check-in can be done early on Saturday 17 May.
Players must be in the venue by 17 May at 08:30 CEST (06:30 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 CEST (06:30 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 Utrecht Special Championships is an official TPCi Regional-level event for Pokémon VGC, TCG and Pokémon GO. It is the second Special and eighth Regional-level event of the 2025 season in the European circuit.
The ruleset is VGC Regulation Set I, and it is played using open team lists. It is the first major event in Europe to feature this ruleset.
A little bit of history
The Netherlands has been part of the Europe region of the official TPCI circuit for many years. It has hosted a few major events, including Regionals and Special Events. The Netherlands’ greatest VGC success was Bram de Jonge‘s second place at the 2018 World Championships in the Seniors division, a feat repeated by Robbie Schaaij in 2023.
The most recent tournament held in the Netherlands was the 2024 Utrecht Special Event, played with the VGC Regulation Set F in March 2024. The finals saw Indian Nikhil Reddy defeat Frenchman Aurélien Soula to win his first Regional-level event title, giving Articuno its first-ever win!
