| Event | 2026 Birmingham Regional Championships |
|---|---|
| Location | Marston Green, United Kingdom |
| Date | 24ā25 January 2026 |
| Attemdance | 688 MA + 40 SR + 24 JR |
| Videogame | PokƩmon Scarlet and PokƩmon Violet |
| Season | 2026 Season ā VGC Regulation Set F |
| Format | 8+4 Swiss rounds + asymmetrical top cut Open team lists |
| Organizer | Fanfinity |
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 | 11-1 | ![]() | Stefano Greppi (Ste) | 2026Ā Worlds 350Ā CP $6,000 | Ā | ||
| 2 | 11-1 | ![]() | Marcus Koh (Calculus) | 325Ā CP $4,000 | Ā | ||
| 3 | 10-2 | ![]() | Zhang Hengyue (åę»ę»ēµåŗē¬) | 300Ā CP $2,000 | Ā | ||
| 4 | 10-2 | ![]() | Mattie Morgan (Mattie) | 300Ā CP $2,000 | Ā | ||
| 5 | 11-1 | ![]() | Marco Silva (marcofiero) | 280Ā CP $1,000 | Ā | ||
| 6 | 10-2 | ![]() | Markus Hamann (Yoshi) | 280Ā CP $1,000 | Ā | ||
| 7 | 10-2 | ![]() | Eduardo Cunha (Edu) | 280Ā CP $1,000 | Ā | ||
| 8 | 10-2 | ![]() | Florian Temme (trobuz) | 280Ā CP $1,000 | Ā | ||
| 9 | 10-2 | ![]() | Shohei Kimura (ćć³ć¹) | 200Ā CP $750 | Ā | ||
| 10 | 10-2 | ![]() | Simone Sanvito (āSanvy) | 200Ā CP $750 | Ā | ||
| 11 | 10-2 | ![]() | Aurélien Soula (Sakura) | 200 CP $750 |  | ||
| 12 | 10-2 | ![]() | Louis Markl (Louis) | 200Ā CP $750 | Ā | ||
| 13 | 10-2 | ![]() | Oliver Achermann (Jamie) | 200Ā CP $750 | Ā |
Phase 2 Swiss rounds
CheckĀ hereĀ to see the seeds for top cut from the Phase 2 Swiss standings!
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | OTS | EVs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 9-3 | ![]() | Eric Rios (AEsir) | 200Ā CP $750 | Ā | ||
| 15 | 9-3 | ![]() | Jonathan Marston (Jono) | 200Ā CP $750 | Ā | ||
| 16 | 9-3 | ![]() | Femi Jordanovic (BlueBreath) | 200Ā CP $750 | Ā | ||
| 17 | 9-3 | ![]() | Rayan Guezi (Rayan) | 160Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 18 | 9-3 | ![]() | Nicolò Pollato (Nik) | 160 CP |  | ||
| 19 | 9-3 | ![]() | Sean Sumner (Sean) | 160Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 20 | 9-3 | ![]() | Antonio Alberto Moya (aseqq) | 160Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 21 | 9-3 | ![]() | Flavio Del Pidio (PADĆ) | 160Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 22 | 9-3 | ![]() | Ćngel Cervetto (Ćngel) | 160Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 23 | 9-3 | ![]() | VĆctor JimĆ©nez (VictorJColl) | 160Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 24 | 9-3 | ![]() | Corentin Simon (Cotcha) | 160Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 25 | 9-3 | ![]() | VĆctor Medina (Torviv) | 160Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 26 | 9-3 | ![]() | Manuel HernÔndez (Manu) | 160 CP |  | ||
| 27 | 9-3 | ![]() | Taran Birdee (Taran) | 160Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 28 | 9-3 | ![]() | Liam Westland (Henry) | 160Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 29 | 9-3 | ![]() | Francesco Pio Pero (CICCIOTT) | 160Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 30 | 9-3 | ![]() | Santiago Molina (Santi) | 160Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 31 | 9-3 | ![]() | Eden Batchelor (#1RalseiFan) | 160Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 32 | 9-3 | ![]() | Daniele Kaygorodova (Kaiser) | 160Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 33 | 9-3 | ![]() | Manuel Barea (LeunamTG) | 120Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 34 | 9-3 | ![]() | StanisÅaw Piotrowski (Vultur) | 120Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 35 | 9-3 | ![]() | Nikolaj HĆøj Nielsen (Nikolaj_H) | 120Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 36 | 9-3 | ![]() | Florian Hoffmann (Florian) | 120Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 37 | 9-3 | ![]() | Damahni Palmer (DmanVGC) | 120Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 38 | 9-3 | ![]() | Théotime Massaut (Didi) | 120 CP |  | ||
| 39 | 9-3 | ![]() | Jorge Tabuyo (Tabu) | 120Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 40 | 9-3 | ![]() | Alberto Noguerol (Noguerol) | 120Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 41 | 9-3 | ![]() | Dyl Yeomans (Dyl) | 120Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 42 | 8-4 | ![]() | Oscar Princivalle (Swamp) | 120Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 43 | 8-4 | ![]() | Christopher Hall (Chris) | 120Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 44 | 8-4 | ![]() | Brian MartĆnez (Brian) | 120Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 45 | 8-4 | ![]() | BarıŠAkcoŠ(>BillaVGC<) | 120 CP |  | ||
| 46 | 8-4 | ![]() | Isaac Dunkley Jones (Kurona) | 120Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 47 | 8-4 | ![]() | Stefano De Maria (Demo) | 120Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 48 | 8-4 | ![]() | Raj Desai (Raj) | 120Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 49 | 8-4 | ![]() | Nils Dunlop (Nils) | 120Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 50 | 8-4 | ![]() | Tom Winter (TZ111) | 120Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 51 | 8-4 | ![]() | AdriÔn Isidoro (Adri) | 120 CP |  | ||
| 52 | 8-4 | ![]() | Joshua Piearcey (JPie) | 120Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 53 | 8-4 | ![]() | Hugo Soler (Hugolas) | 120Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 54 | 8-4 | ![]() | Livio Sandberg (Livio) | 120Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 55 | 8-4 | ![]() | AdriĆ RodrĆguez (Adri) | 120Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 56 | 8-4 | ![]() | Wei Deng (LazieSquid) | 120Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 57 | 8-4 | ![]() | Samuel Hannah (Sam) | 120Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 58 | 8-4 | ![]() | Justin Cerioni (Sompres) | 120Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 59 | 8-4 | ![]() | Ćlex Gómez (celenex) | 120Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 60 | 8-4 | ![]() | MartĆn Pena (Marth) | 120Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 61 | 8-4 | ![]() | Jordi Casado (Jordi) | 120Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 62 | 8-4 | ![]() | Antonio SÔnchez (Antonio) | 120 CP |  | ||
| 63 | 8-4 | ![]() | Yusuf Hassan (yx) | 120Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 64 | 8-4 | ![]() | Asra Stone (Bread) | 120Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 65 | 8-4 | ![]() | Mirul Idzwan (Zorito) | 80Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 66 | 8-4 | ![]() | Naoya Takasago (Karina) | 80Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 67 | 8-4 | ![]() | Matthew Anderson (Ceri) | 80Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 68 | 8-4 | ![]() | Tyler Furnell (Dogmia) | 80Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 69 | 8-4 | ![]() | Brian Hanley (Brian) | 80Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 70 | 8-4 | ![]() | Simon Van der Borght (Shmon) | 80Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 71 | 8-4 | ![]() | Lukas Kiefl (Sildurah) | 80Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 72 | 8-4 | ![]() | Benjamin van Hoeckel (Benji) | 80Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 73 | 8-4 | ![]() | Federico Camporesi (Campo) | 80Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 74 | 8-4 | ![]() | Marcos López (Marcos) | 80 CP |  | ||
| 75 | 8-4 | ![]() | Ozan Kaplan (Kapuran) | 80Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 76 | 7-5 | ![]() | Dan Crawshaw (Dan) | 80Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 77 | 7-5 | ![]() | Kusha Kanani (Busha) | 80Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 78 | 7-5 | ![]() | Matthew Lennon (WaterIsBlu) | 80Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 79 | 7-5 | ![]() | Adam Cherfaoui (Shao) | 80Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 80 | 7-5 | ![]() | Lorenzo Silvestrini (Lore) | 80Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 81 | 7-5 | ![]() | Danilo Fischer (NiloVGC) | 80Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 82 | 7-5 | ![]() | Jack Kent (Subzan) | 80Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 83 | 7-5 | ![]() | Matthew Potter (Matt) | 80Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 84 | 7-5 | ![]() | Alessio Ferrara (Alessio) | 80Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 85 | 7-5 | ![]() | Karim Salem (Kimoe San) | 80Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 86 | 7-5 | ![]() | Lasse Fuhrmann (Lasse) | 80Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 87 | 7-5 | ![]() | Pedro Santos (PEDRO) | 80Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 88 | 7-5 | ![]() | Simon Bernard (Ryo) | 80Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 89 | 7-5 | ![]() | Simone Marsilli (Punta) | 80Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 90 | 7-5 | ![]() | Matteo Lombardo (jack) | 80Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 91 | 7-5 | ![]() | Jason Finch (Jason) | 80Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 92 | 7-5 | ![]() | Saul Fussell (peony) | 80Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 93 | 7-5 | ![]() | Karim Awad (Karim) | 80Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 94 | 6-6 | ![]() | Cedric Scharf (Cedric) | 80Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 95 | 6-4 | ![]() | Christopher Parry (Chrissyparry) | 80Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 96 | 6-6 | ![]() | Calvin Atkinson (Calvin) | 80Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 97 | 6-6 | ![]() | David HernÔndez (Hache) | 80 CP |  | ||
| 98 | 6-6 | ![]() | Emanuele Briganti (Lele) | 80Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 99 | 6-6 | ![]() | Mustafa Hussain (Mustafa) | 80Ā CP | Ā |
Phase 1 Swiss rounds
All players withĀ 2 or fewer lossesĀ advance to Phase 2!
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | OTS | EVs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | 5-3 | ![]() | Luke Petty (Luke) | 80Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 101 | 5-3 | ![]() | Jack Baker (CecilVGC) | 80Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 102 | 5-3 | ![]() | Samuel Pereira (CSK) | 80Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 103 | 5-3 | ![]() | Jake Cope (Jake) | 80Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 104 | 5-3 | ![]() | Caleb Gill (Helix) | 80Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 105 | 5-3 | ![]() | Daniel López (Ryusei) | 80 CP |  | ||
| 106 | 5-3 | ![]() | Oliver Gausden (Dinomite) | 80Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 107 | 5-3 | ![]() | Enrique Schwartz (Enrique) | 80Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 108 | 5-3 | ![]() | Jan Altisent (Jano) | 80Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 109 | 5-3 | ![]() | Davide Cauteruccio (Crown Up Boy) | 80Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 110 | 5-3 | ![]() | Anthony-Christopher Manolache (Astora) | 80Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 111 | 5-3 | ![]() | Juan Núñez (Pipa) | 80 CP |  | ||
| 112 | 5-3 | ![]() | Thomas Gravouille (Hari) | 80Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 113 | 5-3 | ![]() | Marco Marziali (Markw) | 80Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 114 | 5-3 | ![]() | Stuart Wallace (Stubo) | 80Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 115 | 5-3 | ![]() | April Conway (April) | 80Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 116 | 5-3 | ![]() | Gustavo Moreira Vidal Pereira (LeCehlou) | 80Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 117 | 5-3 | ![]() | Fernando Albuquerque (Lii) | 80Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 118 | 5-3 | ![]() | Callum Lea (Callum) | 80Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 119 | 5-3 | ![]() | Josh Bullivant (Josh) | 80Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 120 | 5-3 | ![]() | Javier Varela (Javi) | 80Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 121 | 5-3 | ![]() | Freddie Meah (fred) | 80Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 122 | 5-3 | ![]() | Khalil Hoggui (KalionD) | 80Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 123 | 5-3 | ![]() | Aidan Hynes (Aidan) | 80Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 124 | 5-3 | ![]() | Nigel Gower (Wyrms) | 80Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 125 | 5-3 | ![]() | Alessandro Caliri (AlexVGC) | 80Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 126 | 5-3 | ![]() | Harry Loveless (Cabbage) | 80Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 127 | 5-3 | ![]() | Carlos Caño (Murphy) | 80 CP |  | ||
| 128 | 5-3 | ![]() | Thomas Wojcik (Lolomir) | 80Ā CP | Ā |
Top 256 players got 60 Championship Points! You can check a full list, as well as a useful stats tool in Stalruth’s Cut Explorer!
Teams and results - Seniors & Juniors
Seniors Top 16
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | OTS | EVs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6-1 | ![]() | Léo F. | 2026 Worlds 350 CP $1,000 |  | ||
| 2 | 5-2 | ![]() | Matteo B. | 325Ā CP $750 | Ā | ||
| 3 | 6-1 | ![]() | Federico C. | 300Ā CP $500 | Ā | ||
| 4 | 6-1 | ![]() | Mika H. | 300Ā CP $500 | Ā | ||
| 5 | 5-2 | ![]() | Advaith A. | 280Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 6 | 5-2 | ![]() | Emery P. | 280Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 7 | 5-2 | ![]() | Alfie T. | 280Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 8 | 5-2 | ![]() | Aayansh S. | 280Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 9 | 5-2 | ![]() | David S. | 200Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 10 | 4-3 | ![]() | Elijah Y. | 200Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 11 | 4-3 | ![]() | Arlan B. | 200Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 12 | 4-3 | ![]() | Francesca Z. | 200Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 13 | 4-3 | ![]() | William B. | 200Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 14 | 4-3 | ![]() | Henry M. | 200Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 15 | 4-3 | ![]() | Liam C. | 200Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 16 | 4-3 | ![]() | Vikram T. | 200Ā CP | Ā |
Juniors Top 8
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | OTS | EVs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4-2 | ![]() | G. Ziyu | 2026Ā Worlds 350Ā CP $1,000 | Ā | ||
| 2 | 5-1 | ![]() | Magnus K. | 325Ā CP $750 | Ā | ||
| 3 | 4-2 | ![]() | Mateo F. | 300Ā CP $500 | Ā | ||
| 4 | 4-2 | ![]() | Samuel M. | 300Ā CP $500 | Ā | ||
| 5 | 5-1 | ![]() | Izhaq H. | 280Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 6 | 5-1 | ![]() | Ćric A. | 280Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 7 | 4-2 | ![]() | Zachary B. | 280Ā CP | Ā | ||
| 8 | 4-2 | ![]() | Zaynab H. | 280Ā CP | Ā |
Streaming
The event will broadcast live on Twitch and YouTubeĀ by TPCi, with Charlie Merriman, Ben Kyriakou, David Partington and Zoe Lou as casters, andĀ Victory Road behind the scenes.
- Day 1 (Swiss rounds): stream starts onĀ 24 January at 09:20 UTC
- Day 2 (Swiss rounds + Top Cut): stream starts on 25 January at 09:05 UTC
| Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R2 | ![]() Stefan Mott |
vs | ![]() AurƩlien Soula |
| R3 | ![]() Simone Sanvito |
vs | ![]() Flavio Del Pidio |
| R4 | ![]() Eric Rios |
vs | ![]() Zhang Hengyue |
| R5 | ![]() Nils Dunlop |
vs | ![]() Marcus Koh |
| R6 | ![]() VĆctor Medina |
vs | ![]() Rayan Guezi |
| R7 | ![]() Jonathan Marston |
vs | ![]() Markus Hamann |
| R8 | ![]() AdriĆ RodrĆguez |
vs | ![]() Yoel RamĆrez |
| R9 | ![]() Isaac Dunkley Jones |
vs | ![]() Marco Silva |
| Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R11 | ![]() Marco Silva |
vs | ![]() Shohei Kimura |
| R12 | ![]() Eric Rios |
vs | ![]() Louis Markl |
| Top 16 | ![]() Eduardo Cunha |
vs | ![]() AurƩlien Soula |
| Top 8 | ![]() Marco Silva |
vs | ![]() Zhang Hengyue |
| Top 8 | ![]() Markus Hamann |
vs | ![]() Stefano Greppi |
| Top 4 | ![]() Marcus Koh |
vs | ![]() Mattie Morgan |
| Top 4 | ![]() Stefano Greppi |
vs | ![]() Zhang Hengyue |
| Finals | ![]() Stefano Greppi |
vs | ![]() Marcus Koh |
Usage stats
Venue and schedule
The tournament is held at the Halls 9 + 10Ā of the following location:
National Exhibition Centre (NEC) Birmingham
Pendigo Way
Marston Green, B40 1NT, United Kingdom
Badges can be picked up in advance on Friday 23 January from 4 pm to 7 pm GMT, or early on Saturday from 7:30 am GMT.
Players must be in the venue by 24 January at 8:30 am GMTĀ (08:30 UTC) for the players meeting. The tournament starts thereafter with all the Phase 1 Swiss rounds + the first Phase 2 Swiss round. Seniors and Juniors start 30 minutes later.
Players still on the run in Day 2 must be in the venue byĀ 25 January at 8:30 am GMTĀ (08:30 UTC) for the team checks. The next Swiss rounds and the Top Cut will be played thereafter.
Prizes
This event is part of theĀ 2026 official TPCi circuitĀ 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 2026 World Championships 350 CP |
0 |
| Finalist | 325 CP | 4 |
| Semifinalists | 300 CP | 8 |
| 5th to 8th | 280 CP | 17 |
| 9th to 16th | 200 CP | 33 |
| 17th to 32nd | 160 CP | 65 |
| 33rd to 64th | 120 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 | Junior & Senior | Masters |
|---|---|---|
| Champion | $1,000 USD | $6,000 USD |
| Finalist | $750 USD | $4,000 USD |
| Semifinalists | $500 USD | $2,000 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 | 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 Birmingham Regional Championships is an official TPCi Regional-level event for Pokémon VGC, TCG and Pokémon GO. It is the fifth Regional-level event of the 2026 season in the European circuit.
It is played withĀ VGC Regulation Set F, using open team lists. This returning ruleset was last used inĀ a European tournamentĀ in April 2024, and inĀ a United Kingdom Regional-level eventĀ in January 2024!
A little bit of history
The United Kingdom has been part of the Europe region of the official TPCi circuit for many years. It has hosted multiple major events, including Regional Championships, old-era National Championships, three editions of the Europe International Championships (EUIC)Ā and even theĀ 2022 World Championships, the first and so far only one to be held in Europe. The United Kingdom’s greatest VGC success wasĀ Mark McQuillan‘sĀ 2015 Senior Division World ChampionshipĀ win. Additionally, British players have proven themselves as a major team force and they achieved victory at theĀ 2023 World Cup of PokĆ©mon VGC.
The most recent tournament held in the United Kingdom was theĀ 2025 Europe International Championships (EUIC), hosted in London and played with the VGC Regulation Set GĀ in February 2025. TheĀ finals saw 2016 World Champion Wolfe Glick defeat British player Dyl Yeomans to win his second International Championship title!
As for a Regional-level event, the last event held in the United Kingdom was theĀ 2025 Birmingham Regional, played in the VGC Regulation Set G in January 2025. The finals saw Italian player William Bassolino defeat 2022 EUIC finalist Oliver EskolinĀ to win his first Regional Championship title!
It is a returning ruleset! The lastĀ Regulation Set F tournament held in the United Kingdom was the 2024 Europe International Championships (EUIC), hosted in London in April 2024. The finalsĀ saw 2018 Worlds semifinalist Nils Dunlop defeat American player Tim EdwardsĀ to win his first International 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 £70 for Masters players and £40 for Senior and Junior players, and they open on 26 November at 7 pm GMT (19:00 UTC). Refunds are partially available up until one week before the event.
- A new wave of sign-ups was later announced to open on 11 December at 7 pm GMT (19:00 UTC).
- A new wave of sign-ups was later announced to open on 8 January at 7 pm GMT (19:00 UTC).
If the player cap is not reached, sign-ups close 3 days before the event starts, on 21 January.
For registered players, team lists must be submitted 3 hours before the event starts, by 24 January at 5:30 am GMT (05:30 UTC).
Spectator passes are £15 and can be purchased here.
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