| Event | 2026 Frankfurt Regional Championships |
|---|---|
| Location |  Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
| Date | 13–14 September 2025 |
| Attendance | 742 MA + 32 SR + 12 JR |
| Videogame | Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet |
| Season | 2026 Season – VGC Regulation Set H |
| Format | 8+4 Swiss rounds + asymmetrical top cut Open team lists |
| Organizer | 2022 Tournaments |
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 | 10-2 |  | Emanuele Briganti (Lele) | 2026 Worlds 350 CP $6,000 |       |  | |
| 2 | 10-2 |  | Víctor Medina (Torviv) | 325 CP $4,000 |     | | |
| 3 | 10-2 |  | Shohei Kimura (ナンス) | 300 CP $2,000 |    | | |
| 4 | 10-2 | | Davide Carrer (Nirinbo) | 300 CP $2,000 |      | | |
| 5 | 11-1 | | Fabian Braun (Baked) | 280 CP $1,000 |   | | |
| 6 | 11-1 |  | Oliver Eskolin (Owe) | 280 CP $1,000 |  | | |
| 7 | 10-2 | | Joan Garcia (Top) | 280 CP $1,000 |    | | |
| 8 | 10-2 |  | Valentijn Visser (valentijn) | 280 CP $1,000 | | | |
| 9 | 10-2 |  | Nikolaj Høj Nielsen (Nikolaj_H) | 200 CP $750 |  | | |
| 10 | 10-2 | | Julian Freund (Julesnd) | 200 CP $750 | | | |
| 11 | 10-2 | | Víctor Jiménez (VictorJColl) | 200 CP $750 |   | | |
| 12 | 10-2 | | Florian Hoffmann (Florian) | 200 CP $750 | | | |
| 13 | 10-2 | | Giuseppe Alario (Il Mule) | 200 CP $750 |    | | |
| 14 | 10-2 |  | Adam Cherfaoui (Shao) | 200 CP $750 |  | |
Phase 2 Swiss rounds
Check here to see the seeds for top cut from the Phase 2 Swiss standings!
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | OTS | EVs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 9-3 |  | Michał Kwiatkowski (Narret) | 200 CP $750 |  | | |
| 16 | 9-3 | | Leonardo Bonanomi (Leo) | 200 CP $750 |  | | |
| 17 | 9-3 | | Roberto Parente (Roberto) | 160 CP | | | |
| 18 | 9-3 | | Alex Moreno (Rikku) | 160 CP |  | | |
| 19 | 9-3 | | Francesco Magurno (Franci) | 160 CP | | | |
| 20 | 9-3 | | Gabriel Llansó (billy beilys) | 160 CP | | | |
| 21 | 9-3 | | Mark Mullender (Mark) | 160 CP | | | |
| 22 | 9-3 |  | Eduardo Cunha (Edu) | 160 CP | | | |
| 23 | 9-3 | | Louis Fontvieille (Louis) | 160 CP |   | | |
| 24 | 9-3 |  | Sam Bentham (Sam) | 160 CP |  | | |
| 25 | 9-3 | | Giulio Tarlao (Giulio) | 160 CP | | | |
| 26 | 9-3 | | Alberto Russo (Alberto) | 160 CP | | | |
| 27 | 9-3 | | Justin Miller (Justinpig) | 160 CP |  | | |
| 28 | 9-3 | | Julián Piñeiro (NKG2D) | 160 CP | | | |
| 29 | 9-3 | | Juan Manuel Odriozola (Juanma) | 160 CP | | | |
| 30 | 9-3 | | Joan Perelló (Dr. Necro) | 160 CP |   | | |
| 31 | 9-3 | | Robbie Schaaij (Robbie) | 160 CP | | | |
| 32 | 9-3 | | Mirko Fioravanti (Wondi) | 160 CP | | | |
| 33 | 9-3 | | Alberto Cano (Canovax) | 120 CP | | | |
| 34 | 9-3 | | Hsuan-Chih Kuo (Suggy) | 120 CP | | | |
| 35 | 9-3 | | Rahim Farzan (Pres) | 120 CP |  | | |
| 36 | 9-3 | | Gonzalo Estrada (GonesTR) | 120 CP |     | | |
| 37 | 9-3 | | Alexander Ubaghs (King Blex) | 120 CP |  | | |
| 38 | 9-3 | | Nick Schrott (Doom Duck) | 120 CP |  | | |
| 39 | 9-3 | | Rayan Guezi (Rayan) | 120 CP |  | | |
| 40 | 9-3 | | Niklas Schurse (NRoyalX) | 120 CP |  | | |
| 41 | 9-3 | | Giovanni Piscitelli (Genius) | 120 CP |   | | |
| 42 | 9-3 | | Daniel Singheiser (Singi) | 120 CP |  | | |
| 43 | 9-3 | | Pierre Coste (Guacamou) | 120 CP | | | |
| 44 | 9-3 | | Jannik Koch (Jannik) | 120 CP | | | |
| 45 | 8-4 | | Filip Woźniak (Nen) | 120 CP | | | |
| 46 | 8-4 | | David Ridorsa (Trace) | 120 CP | | | |
| 47 | 8-4 | | Daniele Kaygorodova (Kaiser) | 120 CP | | | |
| 48 | 8-4 |  | David Barker (Muphry) | 120 CP | | | |
| 49 | 8-4 |  | Jakob Margetts (Lidorkork) | 120 CP |     | | |
| 50 | 8-4 | | Samuel Adzhib (Samuel) | 120 CP | | | |
| 51 | 8-4 | | Sergio Federico (Sergio) | 120 CP | | | |
| 52 | 8-4 | | Adrià Rodríguez (Adri) | 120 CP | | | |
| 53 | 8-4 | | Moritz Stief (Synthec) | 120 CP | | | |
| 54 | 8-4 |  | Daniel Pisani (no) | 120 CP | | | |
| 55 | 8-4 | | Paul Ender (Erebos) | 120 CP |  | | |
| 56 | 8-4 | | Sebastian Kaiser (BastiBlitz) | 120 CP |  | | |
| 57 | 8-4 | | Iván Aguilar (Invarn) | 120 CP | | | |
| 58 | 8-4 | | Eric E. Legroux (Ethox) | 120 CP | | | |
| 59 | 8-4 |  | Amin Lehna (Aminko) | 120 CP | | | |
| 60 | 8-4 | | Lorenzo Allemagna (Lem) | 120 CP | | | |
| 61 | 8-4 |  | Ryan Powney (Giggsy) | 120 CP |  | | |
| 62 | 8-4 | | Jade Kockel (root2iris) | 120 CP | | | |
| 63 | 8-4 | | Guillem López (Guillem) | 120 CP | | | |
| 64 | 8-4 |  | Nils Dunlop (Nils) | 120 CP |  | | |
| 65 | 8-4 | | Benjamin Bülow (Benny) | 80 CP |   | | |
| 66 | 8-4 | | Nicolò Venturin (Chad) | 80 CP | | | |
| 67 | 8-4 | | Jamie Boyt (Boyt) | 80 CP |   | | |
| 68 | 8-4 | | Ramon Schong (Der Boy) | 80 CP | | | |
| 69 | 8-4 |  | Leung Pak Hei (Draco) | 80 CP | | | |
| 70 | 8-4 | | Giovanni Favara (Dzhupito) | 80 CP | | | |
| 71 | 8-4 | | Ben Evans (FullCrimp) | 80 CP | | | |
| 72 | 8-4 | | Jonathan Marston (Jono) | 80 CP | | | |
| 73 | 8-4 | | Eloy Hahn (ElogVGC) | 80 CP |  | | |
| 74 | 8-4 | | Michael Kelsch (Michi) | 80 CP | | | |
| 75 | 8-4 | | Alessandro Mandirola (Keter) | 80 CP | | | |
| 76 | 8-4 | | Adrián Lozano (goldenBeak) | 80 CP | | | |
| 77 | 8-4 | | Patrick Nguyen (Zuky) | 80 CP | | | |
| 78 | 8-4 | | Burak Achmed Oglou (gohan92) | 80 CP | | | |
| 79 | 8-4 | | Sam Ghilav (Taiga) | 80 CP | | | |
| 80 | 8-4 | | Davide Miraglia (Dede) | 80 CP | | | |
| 81 | 7-5 | | Fynn Denecke (dene) | 80 CP | | | |
| 82 | 7-5 | | Jordi Casado (Jordi) | 80 CP | | | |
| 83 | 7-5 | | Walter Schiefelbein (Walter) | 80 CP | | | |
| 84 | 7-5 | | Vincenzo Zugaro (Vinz) | 80 CP | | | |
| 85 | 7-5 | | David Hernández (Hache) | 80 CP |  | | |
| 86 | 7-5 | | Elizabeth Sturm (Yona) | 80 CP |  | | |
| 87 | 7-5 | | Luca Vancomerbeke (Vanîllà) | 80 CP | | | |
| 88 | 7-5 |  | Marco Pellegrini (MaGGo) | 80 CP |   | | |
| 89 | 7-5 | | Gustav Lund (Ricky) | 80 CP | | | |
| 90 | 7-5 | | Adrian Krajinovic (AdiDerBoss01) | 80 CP |  | | |
| 91 | 7-5 | | Yunus Burneckas (Kalidra) | 80 CP |  | | |
| 92 | 7-5 | | Michele Mattia Renda (Maikee) | 80 CP | | | |
| 93 | 7-5 | | Matt Maynard (bwenty) | 80 CP | | | |
| 94 | 7-5 |  | Lin Longyu (救我) | 80 CP | | | |
| 95 | 7-5 | | Patrick Tiedemann (Patrick) | 80 CP | | | |
| 96 | 7-5 | | Aleksandra Ćwikiel (Aleksandra) | 80 CP | | | |
| 97 | 7-5 | | Rick Jongerden (Minthen) | 80 CP | | | |
| 98 | 7-3 | | Danilo Fischer (NiloVGC) | 80 CP |  | | |
| 99 | 7-5 | | Jorijn Raijmakers (Jori) | 80 CP | | | |
| 100 | 7-5 | | Lorenzo Sollini (Lorenzo) | 80 CP | | | |
| 101 | 7-5 | | Jonne Veenstra (Jonen) | 80 CP | | | |
| 102 | 7-5 | | Andrea Nesti (Nes7a) | 80 CP | | | |
| 103 | 6-6 |  | Ozan Kaplan (Kapuran) | 80 CP | | | |
| 104 | 6-6 | | Pietro Cortopassi (Pietro) | 80 CP |  | | |
| 105 | 6-6 | | Colin Veit (Yoshi) | 80 CP |  | | |
| 106 | 6-6 | | Anilson Cardoso (AC) | 80 CP |  | | |
| 107 | 6-6 | | James Clough (James) | 80 CP | | |
Phase 1 Swiss rounds
All players with 2 or fewer losses advance to Phase 2!
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | OTS | EVs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 108 | 5-3 | | Matteo Ferrari (Ferro01VGC) | 80 CP | | | |
| 109 | 5-3 | | Marc Torralba (Markusme) | 80 CP |  | | |
| 110 | 5-3 | | Anton Glagow (Blacklion) | 80 CP |  | | |
| 111 | 5-3 | | Hermann Krumrey (Hermann) | 80 CP | | | |
| 112 | 5-3 | | Javier Moreno (Trezko) | 80 CP | | | |
| 113 | 5-3 | | Marcus Blixenkrone-Møller (Joseph) | 80 CP | | | |
| 114 | 5-3 | | Javier Conesa (Aurora) | 80 CP | | | |
| 115 | 5-3 | | David Fernández (Xpartaz) | 80 CP | | | |
| 116 | 5-3 | | Davide Fazio (♥LOVE♥Deiv) | 80 CP | | | |
| 117 | 5-3 | | Francesco Rasini (Olymak) | 80 CP | | | |
| 118 | 5-3 | | Antoine Guyader (DarkGold) | 80 CP | | | |
| 119 | 5-3 | | Jan-Philipp Schmitz (Philbert) | 80 CP | | | |
| 120 | 5-3 | | Tano Rosenkranz (Tano) | 80 CP | | | |
| 121 | 5-3 | | Joseph Russell (Joe) | 80 CP | | | |
| 122 | 5-3 | | Fynn-Leonard Knöll (Fynnsta) | 80 CP |  | | |
| 123 | 5-3 | | Benjamin Thanner (Krad) | 80 CP | | | |
| 124 | 5-3 | | Nicolò Pollato (Nik) | 80 CP | | | |
| 125 | 5-3 | | Erik Zwambach (NNayeon) | 80 CP | | | |
| 126 | 5-3 | | Javier Corrales (Javi♡T) | 80 CP | | | |
| 127 | 5-3 | | Thomas Schultz (Tos) | 80 CP | | | |
| 128 | 5-3 | | Luca Fenini (Phoenix) | 80 CP | | |
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 8
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | OTS | EVs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6-0 |  | Matteo B. | 2026 Worlds 350 CP $1,000 | | | |
| 2 | 5-1 | | Alexander M. | 325 CP $750 | | | |
| 3 | 5-1 | | Valerio S. | 300 CP $500 | | | |
| 4 | 4-2 | | Mika H. | 300 CP $500 | | | |
| 5 | 4-2 | | Julian B. | 280 CP | | | |
| 6 | 4-2 | | Emery P. | 280 CP | | | |
| 7 | 4-2 | | Liam C. | 280 CP | | | |
| 8 | 4-2 | | Arlan B. | 280 CP | | |
Juniors Top 4
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | OTS | EVs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3-1 | | Anne F. | 2026 Worlds 350 CP $1,000 | | | |
| 2 | 4-0 | | Èric A. | 325 CP $750 | | | |
| 3 | 3-1 |  | Mateo F. | 300 CP $500 | | | |
| 4 | 3-1 | | Izhaq H. | 300 CP $500 | | |
Streaming
The event will broadcast live on Twitch and YouTube, with Zoe Lou, Lee Provost, David Partington and Kosta Daidimos as casters, and Victory Road behind the scenes!
- Day 1 (Phase 1 Swiss rounds): stream starts on 13 September at 07:25 UTC
- Day 2 (Phase 2 Swiss rounds + Top Cut): stream starts on 14 September at 07:05 UTC
| Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R2 | Giulio Tarlao | vs | Jamie Boyt |
| R3 | Luca Ceribelli | vs | Michael Kelsch |
| R4 | Jordi Casado | vs | Shohei Kimura |
| R5 | Bartosz Kuskowski | vs | Vincenzo Zugaro |
| R6 | Jakob Margetts | vs | Joan Garcia |
| R7 | Tom Dowling | vs | Nikolaj Høj Nielsen |
| R8 | Alberto Cano | vs | Davide Fazio |
| Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R10 | Fabian Braun | vs | Emanuele Briganti |
| R11 | Víctor Jiménez | vs | Roberto Parente |
| R12 | Alex Moreno | vs | Florian Hoffmann |
| Top 16 | Davide Carrer | vs | Julian Freund |
| Top 8 | Víctor Medina | vs | Oliver Eskolin |
| Top 4 | Emanuele Briganti | vs | Shohei Kimura |
| Top 4 | Davide Carrer | vs | Víctor Medina |
| Finals | Emanuele Briganti | vs | Víctor Medina |
Usage stats
Venue and schedule
The tournament is held at the Hall 12 of the following location:
Congress Center Messe Frankfurt
Ludwig-Erhard-Anlage 1
60327 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Badges can be picked up in advance on Friday 12 September from 16:00 to 19:00 CEST, or early on Saturday.
Players must be in the venue by 13 September at 8:30 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 14 September at 8:30 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 2026 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 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 Frankfurt Regional Championships is an official TPCi Regional-level event for Pokémon VGC, TCG and Pokémon GO. It is the first Regional-level event of the 2026 season in the European circuit.
It is played with VGC Regulation Set H, using open team lists. This returning ruleset was last used in a European tournament in December 2024!
A little bit of history
Germany 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 and the 2019 and 2022 Europe Internationals. Germany’s greatest VGC success happened when Michael Kelsch reached the finals of the 2023 World Championships.
The most recent tournament held in Germany was the 2025 Stuttgart Regional, also played with the Regulation Set H in November and December 2024. The finals saw 2016 Birmingham Regional finalist Eden Batchelor defeat 2021 Players Cup III quarterfinalist Francesco Pio Pero to win their first major title!
The last time there was an event in the state of Hesse was the 2022 Europe International Championships (EUIC), played wiht Pokémon Sword & Shield in the VGC Series 12 ruleset in April 2022. The finals saw then-3-time Regional & SC Champion Eric Rios defeat 2018 Senior OCIC Champion Oliver Eskolin to win his first International Championship title right after winning the 2022 Liverpool Regional less than one month before!
As for Regional-level events, the last one held in Frankfurt am Main was the 2019 Frankfurt Regional, played with Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon in the VGC19 Sun Series ruleset in September 2018. The finals saw Italian Matteo Agostini defeat 2018 OCIC Champion Alessio Yuri Boschetto to win his first major 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 23 July at 19:00 CEST (17:00 UTC). Refunds are partially available up until one week before the event. There are 788 spots for Masters players, 34 for Senior players and 34 for Junior players.
- A new wave of tickets is released on 28 August at 19:00 CEST (17:00 UTC).
If the player cap is not reached, sign-ups close 3 days before the event starts, on 10 September.
For registered players, team lists must be submitted 3 hours before the event starts, by 13 September at 5:30 CEST (03:30 UTC).
Spectator passes are €15 and can be purchased here.
