| Event | 2026 Milwaukee Regional Championships |
|---|---|
| Location |  Milwaukee, WI, United States |
| Date | 11–12 October 2025 |
| Attendance | 709 MA + 32 SR + 15 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 | Gaming Gen |
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 | 11-1 | | Alex Arand (Alex) | 2026 Worlds 350 CP $6,000 |       |  | |
| 2 | 10-2 |  | Joshua Lorcy (Lorcy) | 325 CP $4,000 | | | |
| 3 | 11-1 | | Leonard Craft III (DaWoblefet) | 300 CP $2,000 |    | | |
| 4 | 10-2 | | Dylan Matthews (Dylan) | 300 CP $2,000 |   | | |
| 5 | 11-1 |  | Brian Collins (Angeló) | 280 CP $1,000 |      | | |
| 6 | 10-2 | | Wolfe Glick (Wolfey) | 280 CP $1,000 |   | | |
| 7 | 10-2 | | Sierra Elsbecker (SEA) | 280 CP $1,000 |   | | |
| 8 | 10-2 | | Riley Factura (Riley) | 280 CP $1,000 |      | | |
| 9 | 10-2 | | Christopher Han (Darts) | 200 CP $750 | | | |
| 10 | 10-2 | | Baby Singh (N) | 200 CP $750 |     | | |
| 11 | 10-2 | | Caelan Brown (Cabro) | 200 CP $750 |   | | |
| 12 | 10-2 | | Erich Schrader (Erich) | 200 CP $750 |   | | |
| 13 | 10-2 | | Ethan Haberle (Ethan) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 9-3 |  | Ale Piscitelli (Ale) | 200 CP $750 | | | |
| 15 | 9-3 | | Dorian Kang (SlycedBread) | 200 CP $750 | | | |
| 16 | 9-3 | | Shane Gaffney (Shane) | 200 CP $750 |  | | |
| 17 | 9-3 | | Olivia Moledzki (timbit) | 160 CP |  | | |
| 18 | 9-3 |  | Hoàng Hồ (Zoryaaa) | 160 CP | | | |
| 19 | 9-3 |  | Enrique Grimaldo (EGrim) | 160 CP |   | | |
| 20 | 9-3 | | Kylan Van Severen (Kylan) | 160 CP | | | |
| 21 | 9-3 | | Michael Zhang (Formora) | 160 CP |    | | |
| 22 | 9-3 | | Jose Torres (Charpie) | 160 CP | | | |
| 23 | 9-3 | | George Tifverman (Tiff Curry) | 160 CP | | | |
| 24 | 9-3 | | Andrew Burke (AJ) | 160 CP | | | |
| 25 | 9-3 |  | Adit Selvaraj (♥m i s a ♥) | 160 CP |    | | |
| 26 | 9-3 | | Dante Dovgin (Dante) | 160 CP | | | |
| 27 | 9-3 | | Beau Berg (Bo) | 160 CP | | | |
| 28 | 9-3 | | Sam Danneker (Sam) | 160 CP | | | |
| 29 | 9-3 | | Billy Helm (Billy) | 160 CP |     | | |
| 30 | 9-3 |  | Donghun Youm (Clover) | 160 CP | | | |
| 31 | 9-3 |  | Paul Chua (あい) | 160 CP |  | | |
| 32 | 9-3 | | Sohaib Mufti (soh) | 160 CP | | | |
| 33 | 9-3 | | Jérémy Côté (Kangourou) | 120 CP | | | |
| 34 | 9-3 | | Rajan Bal (Rajan) | 120 CP |   | | |
| 35 | 9-3 | | Aaron Perez (?Fez) | 120 CP |  | | |
| 36 | 9-3 | | Zachary Mnich (XZacLee) | 120 CP | | | |
| 37 | 9-3 | | Aaron Grubbs (Aaron) | 120 CP | | | |
| 38 | 9-3 | | Bobby Rochelle ((Frolicker)) | 120 CP | | | |
| 39 | 9-3 | | Collin Heier (Peco★) | 120 CP | | | |
| 40 | 9-3 | | Nick Willems (Nick) | 120 CP | | | |
| 41 | 9-3 | | Joshua Robinson (Quiv) | 120 CP |   | | |
| 42 | 8-4 | | Alyse Johnson (Ren) | 120 CP |   | | |
| 43 | 8-4 | | Blake Falls (Kaguya) | 120 CP | | | |
| 44 | 8-4 | | Jonathan Martin (Sora) | 120 CP | | | |
| 45 | 8-4 | | Cayden Owens (Sodamario) | 120 CP | | | |
| 46 | 8-4 | | Andrew Figlewski (Figgy) | 120 CP | | | |
| 47 | 8-4 | | Christopher Baez (Novacast) | 120 CP | | | |
| 48 | 8-4 | | Matt Francis (Matthew) | 120 CP |   | | |
| 49 | 8-4 | | Kian Campbell (Kian) | 120 CP | | | |
| 50 | 8-4 | | Aaron Traylor (Traylor Moon) | 120 CP | | | |
| 51 | 8-4 | | Erik Holmstrom (Cyrus) | 120 CP | | | |
| 52 | 8-4 | | Joshua Groenewold (Florian) | 120 CP | | | |
| 53 | 8-4 | | Jimmy Friedle (Jimmy) | 120 CP |   | | |
| 54 | 8-4 | | Dominic Vogel (Dominic) | 120 CP | | | |
| 55 | 8-4 | | Jacob O’Connor (Lewlo) | 120 CP | | | |
| 56 | 8-4 | | Marcus Dion (striider) | 120 CP | | | |
| 57 | 8-4 |  | Yuki Zaninovich (ゆうき) | 120 CP | | | |
| 58 | 8-4 | | Aaron Clemons (AaronC) | 120 CP | | | |
| 59 | 8-4 | | Alex Jahnke (Alex) | 120 CP | | | |
| 60 | 8-4 | | Andrew Block (Block) | 120 CP | | | |
| 61 | 8-4 | | Alberto Lara (Alberto) | 120 CP | | | |
| 62 | 8-4 | | Alvin Mo (almo) | 120 CP |    | | |
| 63 | 8-4 | | Eric Martinez (Eric) | 120 CP | | | |
| 64 | 8-4 | | Benjamin Harlan (Benjamin) | 120 CP |  | | |
| 65 | 8-4 | | Brady Smith (B) | 80 CP | | | |
| 66 | 8-4 | | Michael Bishop (Yadic) | 80 CP | | | |
| 67 | 8-4 | | Zachary Spitzer (Zachary) | 80 CP | | | |
| 68 | 8-4 | | Samuel Thompson (Sam) | 80 CP | | | |
| 69 | 8-4 | | Craig Campbell (Kojay) | 80 CP | | | |
| 70 | 8-4 | | Carson Confer (Carson) | 80 CP | | | |
| 71 | 8-4 | | Jerry Woods (Jenny) | 80 CP |  | | |
| 72 | 8-4 | | Blake Silver (Blake) | 80 CP |  | | |
| 73 | 8-4 | | Benji Irons (Benji) | 80 CP | | | |
| 74 | 8-4 | | Alyssa Smith (Temporal) | 80 CP | | | |
| 75 | 7-5 | | Noah Smith (Noah) | 80 CP | | | |
| 76 | 7-5 |  | Stefan Mott (Pengy) | 80 CP |   | | |
| 77 | 7-5 | | Lev Shkolnikov (Daviron) | 80 CP | | | |
| 78 | 7-4 | | Matthew Karney (Karnage) | 80 CP | | | |
| 79 | 7-5 | | Blake Mullins (Swigg) | 80 CP | | | |
| 80 | 7-5 | | David Cook (Damico) | 80 CP |   | | |
| 81 | 7-5 | | Brian Hough (Brain) | 80 CP | | | |
| 82 | 7-5 | | Kevin Hu (Hu) | 80 CP | | | |
| 83 | 7-5 | | Mason Cutler (ChessBoard) | 80 CP | | | |
| 84 | 7-5 |  | Matt Bruno (Bruneaux) | 80 CP |  | | |
| 85 | 7-5 | | Jakob Thiesse (Jakob) | 80 CP | | | |
| 86 | 7-5 | | Steven Stark (Stark) | 80 CP | | | |
| 87 | 7-5 | | Lindsey Henderson-Zintz (Lindsey) | 80 CP |  | | |
| 88 | 7-5 | | Adam Warren (Braves) | 80 CP | | | |
| 89 | 7-5 | | Patrick Dillon (Patrick) | 80 CP |  | | |
| 90 | 7-5 | | Robert Bosch (Rob) | 80 CP | | | |
| 91 | 7-5 | | Justin Schweiger (Felix) | 80 CP | | | |
| 92 | 7-5 | | Carson St. Denis (Boo) | 80 CP | | | |
| 93 | 7-5 | | Nishant Joshi (Giga) | 80 CP | | | |
| 94 | 7-5 | | Tom Hayden (Tom) | 80 CP | | | |
| 95 | 7-4 | | Behzad Muntazir (Saten) | 80 CP | | | |
| 96 | 7-5 | | Stephen Schmidt (Steve) | 80 CP | | | |
| 97 | 6-5 | | Thomas Irwin (Thomas) | 80 CP | | | |
| 98 | 6-3 | | Nikolas Vasilevskas (ParroTiest) | 80 CP | | | |
| 99 | 6-6 | | Eric Tarlas (Eric) | 80 CP | | | |
| 100 | 6-6 | | Habeeb Omar Ali (Habeeb Omar) | 80 CP | | | |
| 101 | 6-6 | | Kevin Swastek (kswas) | 80 CP | | |
Phase 1 Swiss rounds
All players with 2 or fewer losses advance to Phase 2!
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | OTS | EVs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 102 | 5-3 |  | Sebastián Rodríguez (Kommander) | 80 CP | | | |
| 103 | 5-3 | | Mohamed Ibrahim (Moha) | 80 CP |  | | |
| 104 | 5-3 | | Jon VanRyckeghem (Ambie) | 80 CP | | | |
| 105 | 5-3 | | Spencer Cochran (Spencer) | 80 CP | | | |
| 106 | 5-3 | | Ashley Scobey (Ash) | 80 CP | | | |
| 107 | 5-3 | | Chase Thompson (Nebula) | 80 CP | | | |
| 108 | 5-3 | | Justin Crubaugh (iMagikarp) | 80 CP | | | |
| 109 | 5-3 | | Jose Flott (JoseRockzVGC) | 80 CP | | | |
| 110 | 5-3 | | Michael Ruiz (mike!) | 80 CP | | | |
| 111 | 5-3 | | Rily Corn (Rily) | 80 CP | | | |
| 112 | 5-3 | | Michael Jessup (Astro) | 80 CP | | | |
| 113 | 5-3 | | Joseph Ugarte (JoeUX9) | 80 CP | | | |
| 114 | 5-3 | | Kimo Nishimura (Zoro) | 80 CP | | | |
| 115 | 5-3 | | Benjamin Jones (B e n) | 80 CP | | | |
| 116 | 5-3 | | Andrew Figueras (Andrew) | 80 CP | | | |
| 117 | 5-3 | | Ian Larson (Takedownmy) | 80 CP | | | |
| 118 | 5-3 | | Luke Bowar (Jin Furai) | 80 CP | | | |
| 119 | 5-3 | | Shawn Meredith (Durty) | 80 CP | | | |
| 120 | 5-3 | | Peter Chen (PTP) | 80 CP |    | | |
| 121 | 5-3 | | Howard Simms (Misaki) | 80 CP | | | |
| 122 | 5-3 | | Marcos Perez (MoxieBoosted) | 80 CP | | | |
| 123 | 5-3 | | Justin Miranda-Radbord (Definition) | 80 CP | | | |
| 124 | 5-3 | | David Markin (Dave) | 80 CP |  | | |
| 125 | 5-3 | | Brady Ratzmann (Brady) | 80 CP | | | |
| 126 | 5-3 | | Matthew Faucett (Matt) | 80 CP | | | |
| 127 | 5-3 | | Liz Gutierrez (Liz) | 80 CP | | | |
| 128 | 5-3 | | Zach Droegkamp (Braverius) | 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 | 4-2 | | Esa I. | 2026 Worlds 350 CP $1,000 | | | |
| 2 | 4-2 | | Declan S. | 325 CP $750 | | | |
| 3 | 5-1 | | Conner P. | 300 CP $500 | | | |
| 4 | 4-2 | | Kira F. | 300 CP $500 | | | |
| 5 | 6-0 | | Kevin H. | 280 CP | | | |
| 6 | 5-1 | | Charlie K. | 280 CP | | | |
| 7 | 4-2 | | Brooks J. | 280 CP | | | |
| 8 | 4-2 | | Joshua R. | 280 CP | | |
Juniors Top 4
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | OTS | EVs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3-1 | | Charlie B. | 2026 Worlds 350 CP $1,000 | | | |
| 2 | 3-1 | | Cameron C. | 325 CP $750 | | | |
| 3 | 4-0 | | Chandler K. | 300 CP $500 |  | | |
| 4 | 3-1 | | Zoe F. | 300 CP $500 | | |
Streaming
The event is broadcast live on Twitch and YouTube by TPCi, with Len Deuel, Rosemary Kelley, Gabby Snyder, Sierra Dawn and Evan Latt as casters.
- Day 1 (Phase 1 Swiss rounds): stream starts on 11 October at 14:15 UTC
- Day 2 (Phase 2 Swiss rounds + Top Cut): stream starts on 12 October at 14:15 UTC
| Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R2 | Paul Chua | vs | Christopher Han |
| R3 | Michael Zhang | vs | Mason Cutler |
| R4 | Zach Droegkamp | vs | Sebastián Rodríguez |
| R5 | Joseph Ugarte | vs | Logan Mazur |
| R6 | Wolfe Glick | vs | Dorian Kang |
| R7 | Noah Smith | vs | Leonard Craft III |
| R8 | Alyse Johnson | vs | Sierra Elsbecker |
| Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R10 | Wolfe Glick | vs | Leonard Craft III |
| R11 | Joshua Lorcy | vs | Alex Arand |
| R12 | Ale Piscitelli | vs | Riley Factura |
| Top 16 | Dylan Matthews | vs | Christopher Han |
| Top 8 | Brian Collins | vs | Joshua Lorcy |
| Top 8 | Dylan Matthews | vs | Riley Factura |
| Top 8 | Leonard Craft III | vs | Sierra Elsbecker |
| Top 8 | Wolfe Glick | vs | Alex Arand |
| Top 4 | Joshua Lorcy | vs | Dylan Matthews |
| Top 4 | Leonard Craft III | vs | Alex Arand |
| Finals | Joshua Lorcy | vs | Alex Arand |
Usage stats
Venue and schedule
The tournament is held at the Halls D and E of the following location:
Baird Center
400 W Wisconsin Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53203, United States
Badges can be picked up in advance on Friday 10 October from 11 am to 7 pm CDT, or early on Saturday from 6:30 am CDT.
Players must be in the venue by 11 October at 8:30 am CDT (13:30 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 12 October at 8:30 am CDT (13:30 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 Milwaukee Regional Championships is an official TPCi Regional-level event for Pokémon VGC, TCG and Pokémon GO. It is the second Regional-level event of the 2026 season in the North American circuit.
The ruleset is VGC Regulation Set H, and it is played using open team lists.
A little bit of history
The United States has been part of the North America region of the official TPCi circuit since the very beginning, also being home to the TPCi headquarters. It has hosted multiple major events, including Regional Championships, old-era National Championships, all editions of the North America International Championships and most World Championships (only excluding 2013, 2022 and 2023). The United States’ greatest VGC success are the five World Championship wins achieved by Ray Rizzo (2010, 2011 and 2012), Wolfe Glick (2016) and Giovanni Cischke (2025), not even counting being the home country of 7 Senior Division and 7 Junior Division World Champions too.
The most recent tournament held in the United States was the 2026 Pittsburgh Regional, also played with the VGC Regulation Set H the previous month. The finals saw 2024 Toronto Regional Champion Chuppa Cross IV defeat Canadian player Matt Tidd to win his second Regional Championship title!
The last time there was an event in Wisconsin was the 2025 Milwaukee Regional, played with the VGC Regulation Set I in May 2025. The finals saw 2020 Collinsville Regional Champion Andrew Ding defeat fellow American Dillon Kleinvehn to win his second Regional Championship title, 5 years after his previous major win!
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 $80 for Masters players and $40 for Senior and Junior players, and they open on 20 August at 7 pm CDT (21 August at 00:00 UTC). Refunds are partially available up until one week before the event.
If the player cap is not reached, sign-ups close 3 days before the event starts, on 8 October.
For registered players, team lists must be submitted 3 hours before the event starts, by 11 October at 5:30 am CDT (10:30 UTC).
Spectator passes are $20 and can be purchased here.
