| Event | 2026 Querétaro Regional Championships |
|---|---|
| Location |  Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico |
| Date | 4–5 April 2026 |
| Attendance | 270 MA + 11 SR + 9 JR |
| Videogame | Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet |
| Season | 2026 Season – VGC Regulation Set I |
| Format | 8+3 Swiss rounds + asymmetrical top cut Open team lists |
| Organizer | Karma Beam |
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 | 9-2 | | Alexander Canseco (CansecoChann) | 2026 Worlds 350 CP $6,000 |       |  | |
| 2 | 9-2 | | Otoniel Longorio (Zaphkiel) | 325 CP $4,000 |     | | |
| 3 | 9-2 | | Enrique Grimaldo (EGrim) | 300 CP $2,000 |    | | |
| 4 | 9-2 |  | Roi Gómez (RoiRehh) | 300 CP $2,000 |    | | |
| 5 | 10-1 | | Jeshua Rivera (Starlight★) | 280 CP $1,000 | | | |
| 6 | 9-2 |  | Aditya Subramanian (ck49) | 280 CP $1,000 |      | | |
| 7 | 9-2 | | Hugo Negrete (Hugo) | 280 CP $1,000 | | | |
| 8 | 9-2 | | Luis Pérez (VanZ) | 280 CP $1,000 |    | | |
| 9 | 9-2 | | Víctor Manoath (Prv 21:31) | 200 CP $750 |     | | |
| 10 | 9-2 | | Jordan Flores (SPACE*Jordan) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 8-3 | | Héctor Hurtado (Hector) | 200 CP $750 |  | | |
| 12 | 8-3 | | José Roberto Núñez (Joe) | 200 CP $750 |     | | |
| 13 | 8-3 | | Saúl Morones (Samir) | 200 CP $750 | | | |
| 14 | 8-3 |  | Andy Armstrong (SlowHomie) | 200 CP $750 |   | | |
| 15 | 8-3 | | Steven Stewart (steven) | 200 CP $750 | | | |
| 16 | 8-3 | | Daniela Hernández (Dany) | 200 CP $750 | | | |
| 17 | 8-3 | | Alexis Hernández (Pich) | 160 CP |  | | |
| 18 | 8-3 | | Jonathan Barradas (Jonynho) | 160 CP | | | |
| 19 | 8-3 | | Kenneth Gamboa (KENNETH) | 160 CP | | | |
| 20 | 8-3 | | Ernesto Verdugo (ErnestoVR) | 160 CP | | | |
| 21 | 8-3 | | Chandler Brtek (CJ) | 160 CP |    | | |
| 22 | 8-3 |  | Esteban Molina (MolinaVGC) | 160 CP |    | | |
| 23 | 8-3 | | Daniel Núñez (Donita♥) | 160 CP | | | |
| 24 | 7-4 | | David Soto (IngeVGC) | 160 CP | | | |
| 25 | 7-4 | | Alberto Renero (GoldenEmp) | 160 CP | | | |
| 26 | 7-4 | | Kohei Ariki (Cosmis) | 160 CP |  | | |
| 27 | 7-4 | | Chuy Bretón (Chuybreton8) | 160 CP | | | |
| 28 | 7-4 |  | Patrick Cheng (Patricia) | 160 CP |  | | |
| 29 | 7-4 | | Rin Leiba (Rin) | 160 CP | | | |
| 30 | 7-4 | | Julián Rivera (May) | 160 CP | | | |
| 31 | 7-4 | | Francisco Herrera (BIO) | 160 CP | | | |
| 32 | 7-4 | | Emanuel Hernández (Vipers04) | 160 CP |  | | |
| 33 | 7-4 | | Héctor Ortiz (stom) | 120 CP |   | | |
| 34 | 7-4 | | David Rodríguez (davidness) | 120 CP | | | |
| 35 | 7-4 | | Arath Vera (Arath) | 120 CP | | | |
| 36 | 7-4 | | Jesús Garza (chui) | 120 CP | | | |
| 37 | 6-5 | | Eduardo Padilla (Jose Eduardo) | 120 CP | | | |
| 38 | 6-5 |  | Francisco Alca (Falcon) | 120 CP |  | | |
| 39 | 6-5 | | Alejandro Rolón (Lego0) | 120 CP | | |
Phase 1 Swiss rounds
All players with 2 or fewer losses advance to Phase 2!
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | OTS | EVs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 5-3 | | Pablo Verástegui (Pablo) | 120 CP | | | |
| 41 | 5-3 | | Erick Hernández (Evelynn) | 120 CP |  | | |
| 42 | 5-3 | | Kevin Rocha (KrAwX) | 120 CP | | | |
| 43 | 5-3 | | Mario Castellanos (PkMarioVGC) | 120 CP | | | |
| 44 | 5-3 | | Javier Loyo (Taquito) | 120 CP | | | |
| 45 | 5-3 | | Carlos Vera (Lyara) | 120 CP |   | | |
| 46 | 5-3 | | Jorge Huerta (Oz) | 120 CP |  | | |
| 47 | 5-3 | | Omar Heredia (Badblood) | 120 CP | | | |
| 48 | 5-3 | | Carlos Sergio Domínguez (Epyonvgc) | 120 CP |  | | |
| 49 | 5-3 | | Guillermo López (Megaera) | 120 CP |  | | |
| 50 | 5-3 | | Luis Mayorga (Mayorga) | 120 CP |  | | |
| 51 | 5-3 | | Luis García (El Noob) | 120 CP | | | |
| 52 | 5-3 | | Alexis Corzo (Ivanchu) | 120 CP | | | |
| 53 | 5-3 | | Hiram Espinosa (Hiramidas) | 120 CP | | | |
| 54 | 5-3 |  | Galo Orbea (EcuaDude) | 120 CP | | | |
| 55 | 5-3 | | Yair Torres (Yair) | 120 CP | | | |
| 56 | 5-3 | | Gabriel Crisóstomo (Gabriel) | 120 CP | | | |
| 57 | 5-3 | | César de Haro (Cesar) | 120 CP | | | |
| 58 | 5-3 | | Arturo Urbizu (Arturo) | 120 CP |  | | |
| 59 | 5-3 | | Juan Carlos González (LugiaKas) | 120 CP |  | | |
| 60 | 5-3 | | Gabriel Landa (Gabriel) | 120 CP | | | |
| 61 | 5-3 | | Jorge Ortiz (Jorge) | 120 CP | | | |
| 62 | 5-3 | | Raúl Ramos (Rhaegar) | 120 CP | | | |
| 63 | 5-3 | | Juan Carlos Jiménez (Pumba) | 120 CP | | | |
| 64 | 5-3 | | Vilan Santiago (TurboDv) | 120 CP |  | | |
| 65 | 5-3 | | José María Sábat (Juliana) | 80 CP | | | |
| 66 | 5-3 | | Jassiel Lezama (Terashards®) | 80 CP |  | | |
| 67 | 5-3 | | Levy Barrientos (Levy´s) | 80 CP | | | |
| 68 | 5-3 | | Roberto Salgado (Robert) | 80 CP | | | |
| 69 | 5-3 | | Carlos Santana (Carleo) | 80 CP | | | |
| 70 | 5-3 | | Brian Alan Ruiz (Shanoa) | 80 CP | | | |
| 71 | 5-3 |  | Arthur Mosca (Thurmos) | 80 CP | | | |
| 72 | 5-3 | | Aldo Loyola (STATS*Ike) | 80 CP |   | | |
| 73 | 5-3 | | Christian Ramírez (Ewokpadawan) | 80 CP | | | |
| 74 | 5-3 |  | Maximiliano Perez (Shaboogles) | 80 CP | | | |
| 75 | 5-3 | | Anders Nordstrom (Anders) | 80 CP |  | | |
| 76 | 5-3 | | Alejandro Terrazas (Alec) | 80 CP |  | | |
| 77 | 5-3 | | Luis Miguel Hernández (LUVIER) | 80 CP | | | |
| 78 | 5-3 | | Antonio Tristán (A. Tristán) | 80 CP | | | |
| 79 | 5-3 | | Armando Mendiola (Kratos2619) | 80 CP | | | |
| 80 | 5-3 | | Ricardo Mendoza (Nervo) | 80 CP |   | | |
| 81 | 5-3 | | Moisés González (Moicito) | 80 CP | | | |
| 82 | 5-3 | | Ricardo González (RichySnake) | 80 CP | | | |
| 83 | 5-3 | | Jackie B. (Jackie B) | 80 CP | | | |
| 84 | 5-3 | | Sergio Alexander Merino (Xander) | 80 CP |  | | |
| 85 | 5-3 | | Miguel Guillermo Segura (Nilk) | 80 CP | | | |
| 86 | 5-3 | | Rafael Ramírez (OHN Bera) | 80 CP | | | |
| 87 | 5-3 | | Andrés Galindo (Patandy) | 80 CP |   | | |
| 88 | 5-3 | | Israel Ramírez (Arkham) | 80 CP | | | |
| 89 | 5-3 | | Alberto Medel (Aeon) | 80 CP | | | |
| 90 | 5-3 | | Marco Antonio Rodríguez (Gateishion) | 80 CP |   | | |
| 91 | 5-3 | | Erick Domínguez (Erickpoux) | 80 CP | | | |
| 92 | 5-3 | | Hiram Ortiz (Magenta) | 80 CP | | | |
| 93 | 5-3 | | Arath Flores (Arath) | 80 CP | | | |
| 94 | 5-3 | | Carlos Hernández (Frieren) | 80 CP | | | |
| 95 | 5-3 | | Citlalli Juárez (Bea) | 80 CP | | | |
| 96 | 5-3 | | Daniel Montes (Dani) | 80 CP | | | |
| 97 | 4-4 | | Óscar Molina (Akaru) | 80 CP | | | |
| 98 | 4-4 | | Angel Torres (Halo) | 80 CP | | | |
| 99 | 4-4 | | Juan Manuel Medina (Manuel) | 80 CP | | | |
| 100 | 4-4 | | Eric Ortiz (Core) | 80 CP | | | |
| 101 | 4-4 | | Maximiliano Vera (Max) | 80 CP |  | | |
| 102 | 4-4 | | Axel Molina (Crush) | 80 CP | | | |
| 103 | 4-4 | | Diego Martínez ((Juxer)) | 80 CP | | | |
| 104 | 4-4 | | Efraín Servantes (Efra) | 80 CP | | | |
| 105 | 4-4 | | Diego Gracida (Gracida) | 80 CP | | | |
| 106 | 4-4 | | Jedrek Falcón (Yisdrin) | 80 CP | | | |
| 107 | 4-4 | | Diego Jiménez (Jimcarona) | 80 CP | | | |
| 108 | 4-4 | | Fernando Sánchez (Er) | 80 CP | | | |
| 109 | 4-4 | | Alberto Daza (Beto D.) | 80 CP | | | |
| 110 | 4-4 | | Alan Kevin Herrera (Phamton Evil) | 80 CP | | | |
| 111 | 4-3 | | Kimo Nishimura (Zoro) | 80 CP | | | |
| 112 | 4-4 | | Alejandro de la Cruz (hound) | 80 CP | | | |
| 113 | 4-4 | | Iván Mercado (Dem) | 80 CP | | | |
| 114 | 4-4 | | Luis Alonso Cota (TheKaiWorld) | 80 CP | | | |
| 115 | 4-4 | | Jesús Fernando Campos (FerCam) | 80 CP | | | |
| 116 | 4-4 | | Alejandro Morales (Alex) | 80 CP | | | |
| 117 | 4-4 | | Milton Delgado (Miton) | 80 CP | | | |
| 118 | 4-4 | | Alejandro Rojas (Alex) | 80 CP | | | |
| 119 | 4-4 | | Iván Estrada (Ivan) | 80 CP | | | |
| 120 | 4-4 | | Diego Aguilar (Diego) | 80 CP |  | | |
| 121 | 4-4 | | Manuel Jiménez (Mane) | 80 CP | | | |
| 122 | 4-4 | | Gian Pierre Rodríguez (Gian Pierre) | 80 CP | | | |
| 123 | 4-4 | | Alberto Matías (Beto) | 80 CP |   | | |
| 124 | 4-4 | | Vijay Sood (V) | 80 CP |   | | |
| 125 | 4-4 | | Fabián Arias (Fabian) | 80 CP | | | |
| 126 | 4-4 | | Isaías Arrieta (IsaB) | 80 CP |   | | |
| 127 | 4-4 | | Sergio Contreras (Sergge) | 80 CP |  | | |
| 128 | 4-4 | | Ricardo Rodríguez (Pianosaurus) | 80 CP | | |
Teams and results - Seniors & Juniors
Senior Top 4
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | OTS | EVs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3-1 | | Eder U. Z. | 2026 Worlds 350 CP $1,000 |  | | |
| 2 | 3-1 | | Diego N. M. | 325 CP $750 | | | |
| 3 | 4-0 | | Carlos V. | 300 CP $500 | | | |
| 4 | 3-1 | | Jesús B. | 300 CP $500 | | |
Junior Top 4
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | OTS | EVs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4-0 | | Lucrecia S. V. | 2026 Worlds 350 CP $1,000 | | | |
| 2 | 3-1 | | Susana S. | 325 CP $750 | | | |
| 3 | 3-1 | | Elián M. | 300 CP $500 | | | |
| 4 | 2-2 | | Leonardo S. | 300 CP $500 | | |
Streaming
The event is broadcast live in Karma Beam’s YouTube channel, in Spanish, with César Reyes, Eduardo Abrego and Héctor Leal as casters.
- Day 1 (Swiss rounds): stream starts on 4 April at around 15:15 UTC
- Day 2 (Swiss rounds + Top Cut): stream starts on 5 April at around 15:15 UTC
| Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R2 | Diego Jiménez |
vs | Aditya Subramanian |
| R3 | Galo Orbea |
vs | Mario Castellanos |
| R4 | Rin Leiba |
vs | Hiram Espinosa |
| R5 | César de Haro |
vs | David Soto |
| R6 | Arath Vera |
vs | Alejandro Morales |
| R7 | Luis Miguel Hernández |
vs | Víctor Manoath |
| R8 | Roberto Salgado |
vs | Kenneth Gamboa |
| Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R10 | Héctor Hurtado |
vs | Daniela Hernández |
| R11 | Daniel Núñez |
vs | Alexander Canseco |
| Top 16 | Luis Pérez |
vs | Jordan Flores |
| Top 8 | Jeshua Rivera |
vs | Alexander Canseco |
| Top 8 | Aditya Subramanian |
vs | Roi Gómez |
| Top 8 | Otoniel Longorio |
vs | Hugo Negrete |
| Top 8 | Luis Pérez |
vs | Enrique Grimaldo |
| Top 4 | Alexander Canseco |
vs | Roi Gómez |
| Top 4 | Otoniel Longorio |
vs | Enrique Grimaldo |
| Finals | Alexander Canseco |
vs | Otoniel Longorio |
Usage stats
Phase 1
Top 4 Restricted Pairs
- Lunala + Miraidon: 13.8%
- Shadow Rider Calyrex + Crowned Shield Zamazenta: 13.0%
- Shadow Rider Calyrex + Koraidon: 10.4%
- Ice Rider Calyrex + Miraidon: 9.7%
Top 8 Restricted Pokémon
- Miraidon: 36.4%
- Shadow Rider Calyrex: 30.5%
- Crowned Shield Zamazenta: 23.0%
- Koraidon: 22.7%
- Ice Rider Calyrex: 21.6%
- Lunala: 19.0%
- Kyogre: 13.8%
- Terapagos: 8.9%
Top 12 Pokémon overall
- Incineroar: 48.7%
- Rapid Strike Style Urshifu: 29.0%
- Rillaboom: 28.3%
- Flutter Mane: 21.2%
- Whimsicott: 20.4%
- Amoonguss: 17.8%
- Ursaluna: 17.1%
- Raging Bolt: 16.4%
- Iron Hands: 14.1%
- Grimmsnarl: 13.8%
- Chien-Pao: 13.4%
- Incarnate Forme Tornadus: 12.6%
Phase 2
Top 4 Restricted Pairs
- Shadow Rider Calyrex + Crowned Shield Zamazenta: 25.6%
- Ice Rider Calyrex + Miraidon: 15.4%
- Ice Rider Calyrex + Kyogre: 12.8%
- Lunala + Miraidon: 12.8%
Top 8 Restricted Pokémon
- Ice Rider Calyrex: 35.9%
- Crowned Shield Zamazenta: 33.3%
- Shadow Rider Calyrex: 33.3%
- Miraidon: 33.3%
- Lunala: 25.6%
- Koraidon: 20.5%
- Kyogre: 15.4%
- Zamazenta (Hero of Many Battles): 2.6%
Top 12 Pokémon overall
- Incineroar: 46.2%
- Amoonguss: 33.3%
- Chien-Pao: 28.2%
- Rillaboom: 25.6%
- Incarnate Forme Landorus: 20.5%
- Raging Bolt: 20.5%
- Ursaluna: 20.5%
- Rapid Strike Style Urshifu: 20.5%
- Whimsicott: 17.9%
- Dragonite: 15.4%
- Smeargle: 15.4%
- Brute Bonnet: 12.8%
Venue and schedule
The tournament is held at the Gran Salón Querétaro in the following location:
Querétaro Centro de Congresos
Paseo de las Artes 1531-B
Delegación Josefa Vergara y Hernández
76090 Santiago de Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico
Details about badge pick-up will be known soon.
Players must be in the venue by 4 April at 8:30 am CST (14:30 UTC) for the players meeting. The tournament starts thereafter with the Swiss rounds. Seniors and Juniors start 30 minutes later.
Players still on the run in Day 2 must be in the venue by 5 April at 8:30 am CST (14:30 UTC) for the team checks. The next 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 Querétaro Regional Championships is an official TPCi Regional-level event for Pokémon VGC, TCG and Pokémon GO. It is the seventh Regional-level event and sixth Regional Championships proper of the 2026 season in the Latin American circuit.
It is played with VGC Regulation Set I, using open team lists. This returning ruleset was last used in the 2025 World Championships in August 2025, and in a Latin American event in May 2025!
A little bit of history
Mexico has been part of the Latin America region of the official TPCi circuit for many years. It has hosted multiple major events, including Special Events, Regional Championships and old-era National Championships. Mexico’s greatest VGC successes are the ninth place reached by Genaro Vallejo at the 2015 World Championships and the third place reached by César Reyes in the 2017 North America International Championships.
The most recent tournament held in Mexico was the 2026 Mérida Regional, played in the VGC Regulation Set F in January 2026. The finals saw 2025 Santiago Regional Champion Max Morales defeat Mexican player Víctor Manoath to win his second Regional Championships and fourth major title!
It is the first major VGC event ever held in the state of Querétaro!
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 $1,300 MXN for Masters players and $800 MXN for Senior and Junior players, and they open on 4 February at 7 pm CST (5 February at 01:00 UTC). Refunds are partially available up until one week before the event.
- A new wave of sign-ups was later announced to open on 19 February at 7 pm CST (20 February at 01:00 UTC).
- A new wave of sign-ups was later announced to open on 19 March at 7 pm CST (20 March at 01:00 UTC).
If the player cap is not reached, sign-ups close 3 days before the event starts, on 1 April.
For registered players, team lists must be submitted 3 hours before the event starts, by 4 April at 5:30 am CST (11:30 UTC).
Spectator passes are $350 MXN and can be purchased here.
