| Event | 2026 Sydney Regional Championships |
|---|---|
| Location | Sydney, NSW, Australia |
| Date | 7–8 February 2026 |
| Attendance | 278 MA + 28 SR + 7 JR |
| Videogame | Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet |
| Season | 2026 Season – VGC Regulation Set F |
| Format | 8+3 Swiss rounds + asymmetrical top cut Open team lists |
| Organizer | ESL Australia |
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 | ![]() | Drew Bliss (Drew) | 2026 Worlds 350 CP $6,000 | Report | ||
| 2 | 10-1 | ![]() | Wang Yuxiang (SG★) | 325 CP $4,000 | |||
| 3 | 9-2 | ![]() | Yuxiang Peng (th3nd) | 300 CP $2,000 | |||
| 4 | 9-2 | ![]() | Kynan Campbell (Kcric) | 300 CP $2,000 | |||
| 5 | 10-1 | ![]() | Joji Kaieda (S) | 280 CP $1,000 | |||
| 6 | 9-2 | ![]() | Yoav Reuven (Cloud) | 280 CP $1,000 | |||
| 7 | 9-2 | ![]() | Jude Lee (J) | 280 CP $1,000 | |||
| 8 | 9-2 | ![]() | Dimitri Koziaris (DimtheSim) | 280 CP $1,000 | |||
| 9 | 9-2 | ![]() | Fan Zhang (SHeart) | 200 CP $750 | |||
| 10 | 9-2 | ![]() | Tin Tin Nguyen (Tin Tin) | 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 | ![]() | Matthew Robinson (tsumi88) | 200 CP $750 | |||
| 12 | 8-3 | ![]() | Celine Grima (Cel) | 200 CP $750 | |||
| 13 | 8-3 | ![]() | Lucas Attana (Lattana) | 200 CP $750 | |||
| 14 | 8-3 | ![]() | Riley Hackwill (Hackdaddy) | 200 CP $750 | |||
| 15 | 8-3 | ![]() | Chloe Bourke (Chloe) | 200 CP $750 | |||
| 16 | 8-3 | ![]() | Xuan Zhengyi (Zhengyi Xuan) | 200 CP $750 | |||
| 17 | 8-3 | ![]() | Christian Mossati (Christian) | 160 CP | |||
| 18 | 8-3 | ![]() | Lewis Tan (Multi boy) | 160 CP | |||
| 19 | 8-3 | ![]() | Daniel Quek (Daniel) | 160 CP | |||
| 20 | 8-3 | ![]() | Sow Jin Feng (BunnyBoi) | 160 CP | |||
| 21 | 8-3 | ![]() | Kiran Singh (Mev Lad) | 160 CP | |||
| 22 | 8-3 | ![]() | Jesse Beard (Jesse) | 160 CP | |||
| 23 | 8-3 | ![]() | Nic Crawford (Daemon) | 160 CP | |||
| 24 | 7-4 | ![]() | Isaac Haymes-Montoya (Genesis) | 160 CP | |||
| 25 | 7-4 | ![]() | Isaac Fok (ISAAC) | 160 CP | |||
| 26 | 7-4 | ![]() | Timothy Nurse (Comedier) | 160 CP | |||
| 27 | 7-4 | ![]() | Kiyoshiro Arai (じぇらーる) | 160 CP | |||
| 28 | 7-4 | ![]() | Emery Joseph (Parrotboy) | 160 CP | |||
| 29 | 7-4 | ![]() | Diego Ferreira (Diego) | 160 CP | |||
| 30 | 7-4 | ![]() | Liu Chang (大吾) | 160 CP | |||
| 31 | 7-4 | ![]() | Brendan Robeson (Robeson64) | 160 CP | |||
| 32 | 7-4 | ![]() | Lachlan Cameron (Locky) | 160 CP | |||
| 33 | 7-4 | ![]() | Luke Blundell (Luke) | 120 CP | |||
| 34 | 7-4 | ![]() | James Dawes (Rafe) | 120 CP | |||
| 35 | 7-4 | ![]() | Toby Kongmun (tob) | 120 CP | |||
| 36 | 7-4 | ![]() | Jarrod Cummings (Flare) | 120 CP | |||
| 37 | 7-4 | ![]() | Zachary Chia (SoulKnight) | 120 CP | |||
| 38 | 6-5 | ![]() | Jordan Challoner (Jordan) | 120 CP | |||
| 39 | 6-5 | ![]() | Sam Pandelis (♥Misaka♥) | 120 CP | |||
| 40 | 6-5 | ![]() | Daniel Baguley (Dirty Dan) | 120 CP |
Phase 1 Swiss rounds
All players with 2 or fewer losses advance to Phase 2!
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | OTS | EVs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 5-3 | ![]() | Samantha Kufel (Fennel) | 120 CP | |||
| 42 | 5-3 | ![]() | Leo Bowe (Grill) | 120 CP | |||
| 43 | 5-3 | ![]() | Lin Longyu (救我) | 120 CP | |||
| 44 | 5-3 | ![]() | Andy Brophy (Andy) | 120 CP | |||
| 45 | 5-3 | ![]() | Nicholas Kan (Nick) | 120 CP | |||
| 46 | 5-3 | ![]() | Luke Iuele (Luke★) | 120 CP | |||
| 47 | 5-3 | ![]() | William Pye (William) | 120 CP | |||
| 48 | 5-3 | ![]() | Ben Kennedy (Corn) | 120 CP | |||
| 49 | 5-3 | ![]() | Sam Aitken (Shrub) | 120 CP | |||
| 50 | 5-3 | ![]() | Chamath Abeyawardana (Samus) | 120 CP | |||
| 51 | 5-3 | ![]() | Afraz bin Muhammad Farhan (sausage) | 120 CP | |||
| 52 | 5-3 | ![]() | Jack Roth (jrmun) | 120 CP | |||
| 53 | 5-3 | ![]() | Kevin Isaac (Ole Kai) | 120 CP | |||
| 54 | 5-3 | ![]() | Matt Slocum (Matt) | 120 CP | |||
| 55 | 5-3 | ![]() | Caleb Wijesinha (Wiji) | 120 CP | |||
| 56 | 5-3 | ![]() | Joel Fink (Biggles) | 120 CP | |||
| 57 | 5-3 | ![]() | Carlton Dobie (Shadowgames) | 120 CP | |||
| 58 | 5-3 | ![]() | Vincent Mai (Pipit) | 120 CP | |||
| 59 | 5-3 | ![]() | Bani Anto Barnabas (Anto) | 120 CP | |||
| 60 | 5-3 | ![]() | Connie McQuarrie (Connie) | 120 CP | |||
| 61 | 5-3 | ![]() | Kazuki Furusato (くみ) | 120 CP | |||
| 62 | 5-3 | ![]() | Orion Gunnell (Oreo) | 120 CP | |||
| 63 | 5-3 | ![]() | Yuki Kono (かずさ) | 120 CP | |||
| 64 | 5-3 | ![]() | Finn Cooper (Finn) | 120 CP | |||
| 65 | 5-3 | ![]() | Andrew Sugito (Rolguard) | 120 CP | |||
| 66 | 5-3 | ![]() | Jack Woodsford (Jack) | 120 CP | |||
| 67 | 5-3 | ![]() | Darcy McCarthy (Darcy) | 120 CP | |||
| 68 | 5-3 | ![]() | Maddie Temby (Savorygutz) | 120 CP | |||
| 69 | 5-3 | ![]() | Peter Brann (Peter) | 120 CP | |||
| 70 | 5-3 | ![]() | Scott Sellers (Scott) | 120 CP | |||
| 71 | 5-3 | ![]() | Dash Keane (Spyro) | 120 CP | |||
| 72 | 5-3 | ![]() | Christopher Gibson (Chris) | 120 CP | |||
| 73 | 5-3 | ![]() | Michael Hagan (Byki) | 120 CP | |||
| 74 | 5-3 | ![]() | Liam Shorter (Aslan) | 120 CP | |||
| 75 | 5-3 | ![]() | Stephin Sunny (Stephin) | 120 CP | |||
| 76 | 5-3 | ![]() | Zac Sinclair (Zac) | 120 CP | |||
| 77 | 5-3 | ![]() | Harrison McCowage (Mars) | 120 CP | |||
| 78 | 5-3 | ![]() | Layla Montgomerie (Layla) | 120 CP | |||
| 79 | 5-3 | ![]() | Patrick Dawson (Phatrick) | 120 CP | |||
| 80 | 5-3 | ![]() | Luke Zakaria (Luke) | 120 CP | |||
| 81 | 5-3 | ![]() | Nakul Umashankar (Florian) | 120 CP | |||
| 82 | 5-3 | ![]() | Liam Gilbert (Saint Wilber) | 120 CP | |||
| 83 | 5-3 | ![]() | Ethan Torr (Ettt) | 120 CP | |||
| 84 | 5-3 | ![]() | Tianfan Wang (Tianfan) | 120 CP | |||
| 85 | 5-3 | ![]() | David Shutlar (Jahd) | 120 CP | |||
| 86 | 5-3 | ![]() | Sky Konsti (0riginal) | 120 CP | |||
| 87 | 5-3 | ![]() | Mitch Kendrick (Who) | 120 CP | |||
| 88 | 5-3 | ![]() | David Felton (Colonel Corn) | 120 CP | |||
| 89 | 5-3 | ![]() | Martin Wong (sMartin) | 120 CP | |||
| 90 | 5-3 | ![]() | Danijel Zitko (SMOKE) | 120 CP | |||
| 91 | 5-3 | ![]() | Patrick Blainey (Pat) | 120 CP | |||
| 92 | 5-3 | ![]() | Michael McAlister (Krimzon) | 120 CP | |||
| 93 | 5-3 | ![]() | Frank Karamaroudis (Franky Boy) | 120 CP | |||
| 94 | 5-3 | ![]() | Pan Xicheng (Arashi) | 120 CP | |||
| 95 | 5-3 | ![]() | Liang Zhaochen (陽炎綾音) | 120 CP | |||
| 96 | 5-3 | ![]() | Keegan Wilson (Keegan) | 120 CP | |||
| 97 | 5-3 | ![]() | Koltyn Temple (Koltyn) | 120 CP | |||
| 98 | 5-3 | ![]() | Ben Madigan (Maddo) | 120 CP | |||
| 99 | 4-4 | ![]() | Christopher Ramsay (Karia) | 120 CP | |||
| 100 | 4-4 | ![]() | Owen Buttigieg (Owen) | 120 CP | |||
| 101 | 4-4 | ![]() | Daniel Pol (Polzzy) | 120 CP | |||
| 102 | 4-4 | ![]() | Guilherme Schilling (gspm02) | 120 CP | |||
| 103 | 4-4 | ![]() | Brandon Moser (KiryuVGC) | 120 CP | |||
| 104 | 4-4 | ![]() | Elijah Wilcock (Elijah) | 120 CP | |||
| 105 | 4-4 | ![]() | Konnar Betts (Bravado) | 120 CP | |||
| 106 | 4-4 | ![]() | Kai MacGowan (koi) | 120 CP | |||
| 107 | 4-4 | ![]() | Jason Franks (Gameing) | 120 CP | |||
| 108 | 4-4 | ![]() | Ashlee Coe (Ashlee) | 120 CP | |||
| 109 | 4-4 | ![]() | Ester Faulkner (ester) | 120 CP | |||
| 110 | 4-4 | ![]() | Matthew Mitchell (Bahamate) | 120 CP | |||
| 111 | 4-4 | ![]() | Stephanie Tremigliozzi (Steph) | 120 CP | |||
| 112 | 4-4 | ![]() | Scott Kennedy (Roy) | 120 CP | |||
| 113 | 4-4 | ![]() | Natasha Pearson (Ryitra) | 120 CP | |||
| 114 | 4-4 | ![]() | Wade Marten (WadeConnects) | 120 CP | |||
| 115 | 4-4 | ![]() | Jackson Mayberry (Jackson) | 120 CP | |||
| 116 | 4-4 | ![]() | Ethan Jensen (Ethan) | 120 CP | |||
| 117 | 4-4 | ![]() | James Katsaros (Who?) | 120 CP | |||
| 118 | 4-4 | ![]() | James Lilly (Leaf) | 120 CP | |||
| 119 | 4-4 | ![]() | Mike Barnes (Tauntastic) | 120 CP | |||
| 120 | 4-4 | ![]() | Wang Siang-Cing (Siang Cing Wang) | 120 CP | |||
| 121 | 4-4 | ![]() | Matt Montemurro (Matt) | 120 CP | |||
| 122 | 4-4 | ![]() | Nathan Loch (Nate) | 120 CP | |||
| 123 | 4-4 | ![]() | Tim Fortescue (Technik) | 120 CP | |||
| 124 | 4-4 | ![]() | Ken Arnie Tulmo (mutationkrnl) | 120 CP | |||
| 125 | 4-4 | ![]() | Thomas Dervan (Tigertomd) | 120 CP | |||
| 126 | 4-4 | ![]() | Andrew McLean (AMGaming04) | 120 CP | |||
| 127 | 4-4 | ![]() | Jensen Chen (Alfie) | 120 CP | |||
| 128 | 4-4 | ![]() | Andrew Das (Das) | 120 CP |
Teams and results - Seniors & Juniors
Seniors Top 8
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | OTS | EVs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5-1 | ![]() | James K. | 2026 Worlds 350 CP $1,000 | |||
| 2 | 4-2 | ![]() | Iestyn R. | 325 CP $750 | |||
| 3 | 6-0 | ![]() | Matthew H. | 300 CP $500 | |||
| 4 | 5-1 | ![]() | Riley A. | 300 CP $500 | |||
| 5 | 4-2 | ![]() | Lewis Y. | 280 CP | |||
| 6 | 4-2 | ![]() | Ben S. | 280 CP | |||
| 7 | 4-2 | ![]() | Naomi C. | 280 CP | |||
| 8 | 4-2 | ![]() | Ruben N. | 280 CP |
Juniors Top 4
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | OTS | EVs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3-0 | ![]() | Damon Z. | 2026 Worlds 350 CP $1,000 | |||
| 2 | 2-1 | ![]() | Luke K. | 325 CP $750 | |||
| 3 | 2-1 | ![]() | Oliver R. | $500 | |||
| 4 | 2-1 | ![]() | Oskar B. | $500 |
Streaming
The event is broadcast live in OceaniaVGC’s Twitch channel, with Henry Rich, Paul Amedee and Mark Murray as casters.
- Day 1 (Swiss rounds): stream starts on 6 February at 21:30 UTC
- Day 2 (Swiss rounds + Top Cut): stream starts on 7 February at 21:30 UTC
| Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R3 | ![]() Chloe Bourke | vs | ![]() Nicholas Kan |
| R4 | ![]() Orion Gunnell | vs | ![]() Joji Kaieda |
| R5 | ![]() Yoav Reuven | vs | ![]() Celine Grima |
| R6 | ![]() Christian Mossati | vs | ![]() Jude Lee |
| R7 | ![]() Dimitri Koziaris | vs | ![]() Toby Kongmun |
| R8 | ![]() Daniel Quek | vs | ![]() Leo Bowe |
| Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R9 | ![]() Yoav Reuven | vs | ![]() Jude Lee |
| R10 | ![]() Lucas Attana | vs | ![]() Joji Kaieda |
| R11 | ![]() Sow Jin Feng | vs | ![]() Tin Tin Nguyen |
| Top 16 | ![]() Drew Bliss | vs | ![]() Fan Zhang |
| Top 8 | ![]() Dimitri Koziaris | vs | ![]() Wang Yuxiang |
| Top 4 | ![]() Yuxiang Peng | vs | ![]() Drew Bliss |
| Finals | ![]() Drew Bliss | vs | ![]() Wang Yuxiang |
Usage stats
Phase 1
- Rapid Strike Style Urshifu: 46.0%
- Flutter Mane: 43.0%
- Incineroar: 42.2%
- Raging Bolt: 32.5%
- Incarnate Forme Tornadus: 30.8%
- Incarnate Forme Landorus: 30.8%
- Wellspring Mask Ogerpon: 24.1%
- Amoonguss: 21.9%
- Rillaboom: 21.5%
- Hearthflame Mask Ogerpon: 21.1%
- Gholdengo: 16.9%
- Chien-Pao: 16.5%
Phase 2
- Incineroar: 65.0%
- Rapid Strike Style Urshifu: 57.5%
- Flutter Mane: 45.0%
- Ursaluna: 37.5%
- Incarnate Forme Tornadus: 35.0%
- Hearthflame Mask Ogerpon: 32.5%
- Amoonguss: 30.0%
- Incarnate Forme Landorus: 27.5%
- Wellspring Mask Ogerpon: 25.0%
- Porygon2: 20.0%
- Farigiraf: 20.0%
- Raging Bolt: 20.0%
Venue and schedule
The tournament is held at the Hall 5 of the following location:
ICC Sydney
14 Darling Drive
Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia
Badges can be picked up in advance on Friday 6 February from 1 pm to 8 pm AEDT, or early on Saturday from 8 am.
Players must be in the venue by 7 February at 8:30 am AEDT (6 February at 21:30 UTC) for the players meeting. The tournament starts thereafter with the Swiss rounds. Seniors and Juniors start 30 minutes later.
Players still in the run on Day 2 must be in the venue by 8 February at 8:30 am AEDT (7 February at 21:30 UTC) for the team checks. The next Swiss rounds and the Top Cut are 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 Sydney Regional Championships is an official TPCi Regional-level event for Pokémon VGC, TCG and Pokémon GO. It is the second Regional and third Regional-level event of the 2026 season in the Oceanian circuit.
It is played with VGC Regulation Set F, using open team lists.
A little bit of history
Australia has been part of the Oceania region of the official TPCi circuit since they were established. It has hosted multiple major events, including Regional Championships, old-era National Championships and all editions of OCIC from 2017 to 2023. Australia’s greatest VGC success is Nicholas Kan‘s 2017 Junior Division World Championship win, while in the Masters Division his brother Christopher Kan won the 2017 North America International Championships and Sam Pandelis reached that same year the finals at the 2017 World Championships. Additionally, Team Australia reached the finals of the 2025 World Cup!
The most recent tournament held in Australia was the 2026 Brisbane Regional, played with the VGC Regulation Set H in November 2025. The finals saw 2023 JCS Champion Kaito Arii defeat 2023 OCIC semifinalist Yuya Tada to win his first Regional Championship title!
It is a returning ruleset! The last Regulation Set F tournament held in Australia was the 2024 Perth Regional, played in April 2024. The finals saw 2019 Brisbane Regional Champion James Katsaros defeat Chinese player Wang Yuxiang to win his second Regional Championship title!
The last time there was an event in New South Wales was the 2023 Sydney Regional, played with the VGC Regulation Set C in April 2023. The finals saw 2017 Sydney Regional Champion Liam Gilbert defeat 2017 Worlds finalist Sam Pandelis to win his second Regional 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 A$50 for Masters players and A$40 for Senior and Junior players, and they open on 10 December at 7 pm AEDT (08:00 UTC). Refunds are partially available up until one week before the event. There are 320 spots for Masters players, 80 spots for Senior players and 80 spots for Junior players.
If needed, new waves would open on 25 December and 22 January.
If the player cap is not reached, sign-ups close 3 days before the event starts, on 4 February.
For registered players, team lists must be submitted 3 hours before the event starts, by 7 February at 5:30 am AEDT (6 February at 18:30 UTC).
Spectator passes are A$25 and can be purchased here.

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