| Event | 2026 Prague Regional Championships |
|---|---|
| Location |  Prague, Czechia |
| Date | 25ā26 April 2026 |
| Attendance | 558 MA + 33 SR + 9 JR |
| Videogame | PokƩmon Scarlet and PokƩmon Violet |
| Season | 2026 Season ā VGC Regulation Set I |
| Format | 8+4 Swiss rounds + asymmetrical top cut Open team lists |
| Organizer | 2022 Tournaments |
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 | 10-2 |  | Louis Fontvieille (Louis) | 2026Ā Worlds 350Ā CP $6,000 |       |  | Ā |
| 2 | 11-1 |  | VĆctor Medina (Torviv) | 325Ā CP $4,000 |    | | Ā |
| 3 | 10-2 |  | Leonardo Bonanomi (Leo) | 300Ā CP $2,000 |    | | Ā |
| 4 | 10-2 | | Simone Sanvito (āSanvy) | 300Ā CP $2,000 | | | Ā |
| 5 | 11-1 |  | Mark Mullender (Mark) | 280Ā CP $1,000 |   | | Ā |
| 6 | 10-2 | | Livio Sandberg (Livio) | 280Ā CP $1,000 |  | | Ā |
| 7 | 10-2 | | Giuseppe Musicco (Peppe) | 280Ā CP $1,000 | | | Ā |
| 8 | 10-2 | | Antoine Guyader (DarkGold) | 280Ā CP $1,000 |    | | Ā |
| 9 | 10-2 |  | Mattie Morgan (Mattie) | 200Ā CP $750 |   | | Ā |
| 10 | 10-2 | | Stefano Greppi (Ste) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 9-3 | | Forhad Chodhoury (Forcho) | 200Ā CP $750 |   | | Ā |
| 12 | 9-3 | | Valentijn Visser (valentijn) | 200Ā CP $750 |     | | Ā |
| 13 | 9-3 | | Luca Lussignoli (MOODY GIRL) | 200Ā CP $750 | | | Ā |
| 14 | 9-3 |  | Nikola Zirdum (Nix) | 200Ā CP $750 | | | Ā |
| 15 | 9-3 | | Matteo Velata (Thunderman) | 200Ā CP $750 |   | | Ā |
| 16 | 9-3 |  | Fabian Braun (Baked) | 200Ā CP $750 |  | | Ā |
| 17 | 9-3 |  | MichaÅ Kwiatkowski (Narret) | 160Ā CP |  | | Ā |
| 18 | 9-3 | | Ruben Gianzini (Sedia) | 160Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 19 | 9-3 |  | Taran Birdee (Taran) | 160Ā CP |  | | Ā |
| 20 | 9-3 | | Selahattin Sturm (Sela) | 160Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 21 | 9-3 | | Arian Herter (Mistmadensau) | 160Ā CP |   | | Ā |
| 22 | 9-3 | | Filip WoÅŗniak (Nen) | 160Ā CP |   | | Ā |
| 23 | 9-3 | | Marco Silva (marcofiero) | 160Ā CP |  | | Ā |
| 24 | 9-3 | | Giovanni Panarello (BĆØf) | 160Ā CP |   | | Ā |
| 25 | 9-3 |  | Oliver Eskolin (Owe) | 160Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 26 | 9-3 | | Emanuele Briganti (Lele) | 160Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 27 | 9-3 | | Robert Wein (Schroombert) | 160Ā CP |   | | Ā |
| 28 | 9-3 | | Fabian Kuhl (Fabi) | 160Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 29 | 9-3 | | David Koutesh (Hamstermania) | 160Ā CP |   | | Ā |
| 30 | 9-3 | | ThĆ©otime Massaut (Didi) | 160Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 31 | 9-3 | | Riccardo Castellari (Ricky) | 160Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 32 | 9-3 | | Sebastiano Trinchitelli (TrinkiVGC) | 160Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 33 | 9-3 | | Raj Desai (Raj) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 34 | 8-4 | | Francesco Magurno (Franci) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 35 | 8-4 | | Jorge Vega (Jorge) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 36 | 8-4 |  | Jude Lee (Winter) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 37 | 8-4 | | Alberto Noguerol (Noguerol) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 38 | 8-4 | | Louis Markl (Louis) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 39 | 8-4 | | David Mackinnon (Dave) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 40 | 8-4 | | NicolĆ² Pollato (Nik) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 41 | 8-4 | | AdriĆ”n Isidoro (Adri) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 42 | 8-4 | | Lorenzo Antognoni (Dubious) | 120Ā CP |  | | Ā |
| 43 | 8-4 | | Francesco Pio Pero (CICCIOTT) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 44 | 8-4 |  | Sandro Pocrnja (Sandro) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 45 | 8-4 | | Yannick Otting (Vivi) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 46 | 8-4 | | Sidy Badiane (Dysi) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 47 | 8-4 | | Tom Winter (TZ111) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 48 | 8-4 | | Matteo Ferrari (Ferro01VGC) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 49 | 8-4 | | Rahim Farzan (Pres) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 50 | 8-4 | | Thomas Schultz (Tos) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 51 | 8-4 | | Marc MĆ©rida (Hiey) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 52 | 8-4 | | Ibrahim Maarouf (Alice) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 53 | 8-4 |  | Kevin Salvetto (Lil Bo Peep) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 54 | 8-4 | | Daniele Kaygorodova (Kaiser) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 55 | 8-4 | | Giovanni Favara (Dzhupito) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 56 | 8-4 | | Lorenzo Sollini (Lorenzo) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 57 | 8-4 |  | Gustav Hedegaard Lund (Ricky) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 58 | 8-4 | | Fran MartĆnez (F2) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 59 | 8-4 | | Anton Glagow (Blacklion) | 120Ā CP |   | | Ā |
| 60 | 8-4 | | Frithjof Haugwitz (Frytki) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 61 | 8-4 | | Samuel Pereira (CSK) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 62 | 8-4 | | Aaron O’Doherty (Sark) | 120Ā CP |  | | Ā |
| 63 | 7-5 |  | Konstantinos Floroskoufis (Soko) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 64 | 7-5 | | Javier SeƱorena (Javi) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 65 | 7-5 | | Patrick Kwant (Leru) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 66 | 7-5 |  | Andrew Figueras (Andrew) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 67 | 7-5 | | Federico Masu (FedeMitra9) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 68 | 7-5 |  | Nic Crawford (Daemon) | 80Ā CP |  | | Ā |
| 69 | 7-5 | | Jost Malczewski (Jost) | 80Ā CP |  | | Ā |
| 70 | 7-5 | | Hermann Krumrey (Hermann) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 71 | 7-5 | | Jannik Koch (Jannik) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 72 | 7-5 | | Ragner Meinen (Ragner) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 73 | 7-5 | | Luca Ogliari (ZekromVGC) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 74 | 7-5 | | Carles MartĆnez (Charlie) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 75 | 7-5 | | Vincenzo Giovanni Malagodi (Vince) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 76 | 7-5 | | Edoardo Ghirardello (Ghira) | 80Ā CP |  | | Ā |
| 77 | 7-5 | | Simon Bernard (Ryo) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 78 | 7-5 |  | Brian Lin (Brian) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 79 | 6-6 |  | Lu Hao (宣åč ć®ē„å·«) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 80 | 6-6 |  | Akhil Goel (Akhil) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 81 | 6-6 | | Martin Daescu (Avocanoodle) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | 5-3 | | Hsuan-Chih Kuo (Suggy) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 83 | 5-3 | | Roberto Parente (Roberto) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 84 | 5-3 | | Christoph Gooss (Gohs) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 85 | 5-3 | | Jonas NienhĆ¼ser (Vio Phoenix) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 86 | 5-3 | | Steven Van (Steven) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 87 | 5-3 | | Simon Benedict Stein (Simon) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 88 | 5-3 | | Riccardo Minardi (RIC) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 89 | 5-3 | | Simone Di Felici (Difelix) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 90 | 5-3 | | Matthias Loong (GangnamStyle) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 91 | 5-3 | | Georg Lang (Norin) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 92 | 5-3 | | Lukas Kiefl (Sildurah) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 93 | 5-3 | | Davide Carrer (Nirinbo) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 94 | 5-3 | | William Bassolino (wjbax) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 95 | 5-3 | | Ignacio MĆ”rquez (Igni) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 96 | 5-3 | | Kosta Daidimos (Koala-T Kost) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 97 | 5-3 |  | Daniel Pisani (no) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 98 | 5-3 | | Florian Hoffmann (Florian) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 99 | 5-3 | | Stefano De Maria (Demo) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 100 | 5-3 | | Sebastian Ernst (Sebixxl) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 101 | 5-3 | | Filippo Mazzurana (MaxMazzu) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 102 | 5-3 | | David Conesa (Vegetal) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 103 | 5-3 | | Andrea Pagano (Paghy) | 80Ā CP |    | | Ā |
| 104 | 5-3 | | Antonio Parolise (Joe Mama) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 105 | 5-3 |  | Gustav Bredberg (Gurrasnurra5) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 106 | 5-3 | | AurĆ©lien Soula (Sakura) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 107 | 5-3 | | Federico Pinna (Entity) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 108 | 5-3 | | Tobias Clemens (Goldjunge) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 109 | 5-3 | | Dominik Mellentin (Dominik) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 110 | 5-3 | | Dyl Yeomans (Dyl) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 111 | 5-3 |  | Burak Achmedoglou (gohan92) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 112 | 5-3 | | Diego Canapini (Diego) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 113 | 5-3 | | Roel Egberts (Droeloe) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 114 | 5-3 | | Matteo Trupia (Matteo) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 115 | 5-3 | | Francesco Di Biase (Fradibis) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 116 | 5-3 | | NicolĆ² Lazzerini Denchi (NICO) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 117 | 5-3 | | Xiang Yu (大ę©ē«) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 118 | 5-3 | | Will Greenhalgh (Will) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 119 | 5-3 | | Jonathan Marston (Jono) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 120 | 5-3 | | Lasse Fuhrmann (Lasse) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 121 | 5-3 | | Adam Balogh (RiZetti) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 122 | 5-3 | | Luca Schianchi (dialghite) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 123 | 5-3 | | Armin KƤmpf (Cyberman) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 124 | 5-3 | | Jens BĆ¼cker (Liara) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 125 | 5-3 | | Hugo Pereira (Smouky) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 126 | 5-3 | | Alessandro Avino (Marvottolo) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 127 | 5-3 | | Salvatore Mastropietro (Tore) | 80Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 128 | 5-3 |  | TomĆ”s Vieira (Tom) | 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
Senior Top 16
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | OTS | EVs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6-1 | | Alberto F. | 2026Ā Worlds 350Ā CP $1,000 | | | Ā |
| 2 | 5-2 |  | Matteo B. | 325Ā CP $750 | | | Ā |
| 3 | 6-1 | | Pietro S. | 300Ā CP $500 | | | Ā |
| 4 | 5-2 | | Liam C. | 300Ā CP $500 | | | Ā |
| 5 | 6-1 | | Carlo M. | 280Ā CP |   | | Ā |
| 6 | 5-2 | | Duc I. | 280Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 7 | 5-2 | | Jeremi A. | 280Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 8 | 5-2 | | Ismael H. | 280Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 9 | 4-3 | | Arlan B. | 200Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 10 | 4-3 | | Diego E. | 200Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 11 | 4-3 | | Leon M. | 200Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 12 | 4-3 | | Emery P. | 200Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 13 | 4-3 | | LĆ©o F. | 200Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 14 | 4-3 | | Fabian M. | 200Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 15 | 4-3 | | Federico C. | 200Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 16 | 4-3 | | Valerio S. | 200Ā CP |  | | Ā |
Junior Top 4
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | OTS | EVs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4-0 | | Magnus K. | 2026Ā Worlds 350Ā CP $1,000 | | | Ā |
| 2 | 3-1 | | Mateo F. | 325Ā CP $750 | | | Ā |
| 3 | 3-1 | | Patryk S. | 300Ā CP $500 | | | Ā |
| 4 | 2-2 | | Izhaq H. | 300Ā CP $500 | | | Ā |
Streaming
The event will broadcast live on Twitch and YouTube by TPCi, with Lou AkcoÅ-Cromie, Jamie Boyt, Markus Hamann and Zoe Lou as casters, and Victory Road behind the scenes.
- Day 1Ā (Swiss rounds): stream starts onĀ 25 March at 07:20 UTC
- Day 2Ā (Swiss rounds + Top Cut): stream starts onĀ 26 March at 07:05 UTC
| Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R2 | David Koutesh |
vs | Sara Spiller  |
| R3 | Francesco Pio Pero |
vs | Javier SeƱorena |
| R4 | Simone Sanvito |
vs | Rahim Farzan |
| R5 | Akhil Goel |
vs | Marco Silva |
| R6 | Matteo Velata |
vs | VĆctor Medina |
| R7 | Fabian Braun |
vs | Leonardo Bonanomi |
| R8 | Giovanni Piscitelli |
vs | Edoardo Ghirardello |
| R9 | Mark Mullender |
vs | VĆctor Medina |
| Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R11 | MichaÅ Kwiatkowski |
vs | Thomas Schultz |
| R12 | Forhad Chodhoury |
vs | Louis Fontvieille |
| Top 16 | Mattie Morgan |
vs | Antoine Guyader |
| Top 8 | Giuseppe Musicco |
vs | Leonardo Bonanomi |
| Top 8 | VĆctor Medina |
vs | Antoine Guyader |
| Top 4 | Leonardo Bonanomi |
vs | Louis Fontvieille |
| Top 4 | VĆctor Medina |
vs | Simone Sanvito |
| Finals | VĆctor Medina |
vs | Louis Fontvieille |
Usage stats
Phase 1
Phase 2
Venue and schedule
The tournament is held at the Halls 3 & 4Ā of the following location:
PVA Expo Praha
BeranovĆ½ch 667
199 00 Praha 9, Czechia
Badges can be picked up in advance on Friday 24 April from 16:00 to 19:00 CEST, or early on Saturday from 07:30 CEST.
Players must be in the venue by 25 April at 08:30 CESTĀ (06:30 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 26 April at 08:30 CEST (06:30 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 moneyĀ and PokĆ©mon 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 PokĆ©mon VisaĀ® Prepaid Card). For lower prizes, it will be given as cash (for minors, as a PokĆ©mon VisaĀ® Prepaid Card).
Overview
The Prague Regional Championships is an official TPCi Regional-level event for PokƩmon VGC, TCG and PokƩmon GO. It is the seventh Regional-level event and the sixth Regional Championships proper of the 2026 season in the European circuit.
The ruleset is VGC Regulation Set I, and it is played using open team lists. This returning ruleset was last used in a European event in June 2025!
A little bit of history
Czechia has been part of the Europe region of the official TPCi circuit for many years. It has hosted only one major event, a Special Event back in 2018. Czechia’s greatest VGC success is David Koutesh‘s Worlds top 16 in 2022!
The most recent (and so far only major) tournament held in CzechiaĀ is the 2018 Prague SC, played in PokĆ©mon Ultra Sun and PokĆ©mon Ultra Moon with the VGC18 ruleset in March 2018. The finals saw 2017 Vienna SC Champion David KouteshĀ defeat 2017 Birmingham Regional finalist Lukas MĆ¼llerĀ to win his second major title! David went on to top cut the World Championships 4 years later.
Sign-up instructions
Sign-ups for the event are done through RK9 Labs platform, and you will first need to set up your RK9 profileĀ and have aĀ Play! PokĆ©mon Player ID.
Sign-ups are ā¬70 for Masters players and ā¬40 for Senior and Junior players, and they open onĀ 25 Feburary at 19:00 CET (18:00 UTC). Refunds are partially available up until one week before the event. There are 701 spots for Masters players, 35 spots for Senior players and 35 spots for Junior players.
- A new wave of sign-ups was later announced to open on 9 April at 19:00 CEST (17:00 UTC)
If the player cap is not reached, sign-ups close 3 days before the event starts, on 22 April.
For registered players, team lists must be submitted 3 hours before the event starts, by 25 April at 05:30 CEST (03:30 UTC).
Spectator passes areĀ ā¬15 and can be purchased here.
