| Event | 2026 Sydney Regional Championships |
|---|---|
| Location |  Sydney, NSW, Australia |
| Date | 7ā8 February 2026 |
| Attendance | 278 MA + 28 SR + 7 JR |
| Videogame | PokƩmon Scarlet and PokƩmon Violet |
| Season | 2026 Season ā VGC Regulation Set F |
| Format | 8+3 Swiss rounds + asymmetrical top cut Open team lists |
| Organizer | ESL Australia |
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 | 9-2 | | Drew Bliss (Drew) | 2026Ā Worlds 350Ā CP $6,000 |       |  | Report |
| 2 | 10-1 |  | Wang Yuxiang (SGā ) | 325Ā CP $4,000 |     | | Ā |
| 3 | 9-2 | | Yuxiang Peng (th3nd) | 300Ā CP $2,000 |    | | Ā |
| 4 | 9-2 | | Kynan Campbell (Kcric) | 300Ā CP $2,000 |   | | Ā |
| 5 | 10-1 |  | Joji Kaieda (S) | 280Ā CP $1,000 |  | | Ā |
| 6 | 9-2 | | Yoav Reuven (Cloud) | 280Ā CP $1,000 |  | | Ā |
| 7 | 9-2 |  | Jude Lee (J) | 280Ā CP $1,000 |    | | Ā |
| 8 | 9-2 | | Dimitri Koziaris (DimtheSim) | 280Ā CP $1,000 |   | | Ā |
| 9 | 9-2 |  | Fan Zhang (SHeart) | 200Ā CP $750 |   | | Ā |
| 10 | 9-2 |  | Tin Tin Nguyen (Tin Tin) | 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 | 8-3 | | Matthew Robinson (tsumi88) | 200Ā CP $750 | | | Ā |
| 12 | 8-3 | | Celine Grima (Cel) | 200Ā CP $750 |   | | Ā |
| 13 | 8-3 | | Lucas Attana (Lattana) | 200Ā CP $750 |  | | Ā |
| 14 | 8-3 | | Riley Hackwill (Hackdaddy) | 200Ā CP $750 |  | | Ā |
| 15 | 8-3 | | Chloe Bourke (Chloe) | 200Ā CP $750 |    | | Ā |
| 16 | 8-3 | | Xuan Zhengyi (Zhengyi Xuan) | 200Ā CP $750 |    | | Ā |
| 17 | 8-3 | | Christian Mossati (Christian) | 160Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 18 | 8-3 | | Lewis Tan (Multi boy) | 160Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 19 | 8-3 | | Daniel Quek (Daniel) | 160Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 20 | 8-3 | | Sow Jin Feng (BunnyBoi) | 160Ā CP |    | | Ā |
| 21 | 8-3 | | Kiran Singh (Mev Lad) | 160Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 22 | 8-3 | | Jesse Beard (Jesse) | 160Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 23 | 8-3 | | Nic Crawford (Daemon) | 160Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 24 | 7-4 | | Isaac Haymes-Montoya (Genesis) | 160Ā CP |  | | Ā |
| 25 | 7-4 | | Isaac Fok (ISAAC) | 160Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 26 | 7-4 | | Timothy Nurse (Comedier) | 160Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 27 | 7-4 | | Kiyoshiro Arai (ćććć¼ć) | 160Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 28 | 7-4 | | Emery Joseph (Parrotboy) | 160Ā CP |    | | Ā |
| 29 | 7-4 |  | Diego Ferreira (Diego) | 160Ā CP |   | | Ā |
| 30 | 7-4 | | Liu Chang (大å¾) | 160Ā CP |  | | Ā |
| 31 | 7-4 | | Brendan Robeson (Robeson64) | 160Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 32 | 7-4 | | Lachlan Cameron (Locky) | 160Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 33 | 7-4 | | Luke Blundell (Luke) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 34 | 7-4 | | James Dawes (Rafe) | 120Ā CP |  | | Ā |
| 35 | 7-4 | | Toby Kongmun (tob) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 36 | 7-4 | | Jarrod Cummings (Flare) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 37 | 7-4 | | Zachary Chia (SoulKnight) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 38 | 6-5 | | Jordan Challoner (Jordan) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 39 | 6-5 | | Sam Pandelis (ā„Misakaā„) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 40 | 6-5 | | Daniel Baguley (Dirty Dan) | 120Ā CP |  | | Ā |
Phase 1 Swiss rounds
All players withĀ 2 or fewer lossesĀ advance to Phase 2!
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | OTS | EVs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 5-3 | | Samantha Kufel (Fennel) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 42 | 5-3 | | Leo Bowe (Grill) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 43 | 5-3 | | Lin Longyu (ęę) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 44 | 5-3 | | Andy Brophy (Andy) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 45 | 5-3 | | Nicholas Kan (Nick) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 46 | 5-3 | | Luke Iuele (Lukeā ) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 47 | 5-3 | | William Pye (William) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 48 | 5-3 | | Ben Kennedy (Corn) | 120Ā CP |  | | Ā |
| 49 | 5-3 |  | Sam Aitken (Shrub) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 50 | 5-3 | | Chamath Abeyawardana (Samus) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 51 | 5-3 | | Afraz bin Muhammad Farhan (sausage) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 52 | 5-3 | | Jack Roth (jrmun) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 53 | 5-3 | | Kevin Isaac (Ole Kai) | 120Ā CP |  | | Ā |
| 54 | 5-3 | | Matt Slocum (Matt) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 55 | 5-3 | | Caleb Wijesinha (Wiji) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 56 | 5-3 | | Joel Fink (Biggles) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 57 | 5-3 | | Carlton Dobie (Shadowgames) | 120Ā CP |   | | Ā |
| 58 | 5-3 | | Vincent Mai (Pipit) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 59 | 5-3 | | Bani Anto Barnabas (Anto) | 120Ā CP |  | | Ā |
| 60 | 5-3 | | Connie McQuarrie (Connie) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 61 | 5-3 | | Kazuki Furusato (ććæ) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 62 | 5-3 | | Orion Gunnell (Oreo) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 63 | 5-3 | | Yuki Kono (ććć) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 64 | 5-3 | | Finn Cooper (Finn) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 65 | 5-3 | | Andrew Sugito (Rolguard) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 66 | 5-3 | | Jack Woodsford (Jack) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 67 | 5-3 | | Darcy McCarthy (Darcy) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 68 | 5-3 | | Maddie Temby (Savorygutz) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 69 | 5-3 | | Peter Brann (Peter) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 70 | 5-3 | | Scott Sellers (Scott) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 71 | 5-3 | | Dash Keane (Spyro) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 72 | 5-3 | | Christopher Gibson (Chris) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 73 | 5-3 | | Michael Hagan (Byki) | 120Ā CP |  | | Ā |
| 74 | 5-3 | | Liam Shorter (Aslan) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 75 | 5-3 | | Stephin Sunny (Stephin) | 120Ā CP |  | | Ā |
| 76 | 5-3 | | Zac Sinclair (Zac) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 77 | 5-3 | | Harrison McCowage (Mars) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 78 | 5-3 | | Layla Montgomerie (Layla) | 120Ā CP |   | | Ā |
| 79 | 5-3 | | Patrick Dawson (Phatrick) | 120Ā CP |  | | Ā |
| 80 | 5-3 | | Luke Zakaria (Luke) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 81 | 5-3 | | Nakul Umashankar (Florian) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 82 | 5-3 | | Liam Gilbert (Saint Wilber) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 83 | 5-3 | | Ethan Torr (Ettt) | 120Ā CP |  | | Ā |
| 84 | 5-3 | | Tianfan Wang (Tianfan) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 85 | 5-3 | | David Shutlar (Jahd) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 86 | 5-3 | | Sky Konsti (0riginal) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 87 | 5-3 | | Mitch Kendrick (Who) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 88 | 5-3 | | David Felton (Colonel Corn) | 120Ā CP |  | | Ā |
| 89 | 5-3 | | Martin Wong (sMartin) | 120Ā CP |  | | Ā |
| 90 | 5-3 |  | Danijel Zitko (SMOKE) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 91 | 5-3 | | Patrick Blainey (Pat) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 92 | 5-3 | | Michael McAlister (Krimzon) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 93 | 5-3 | | Frank Karamaroudis (Franky Boy) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 94 | 5-3 | | Pan Xicheng (Arashi) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 95 | 5-3 | | Liang Zhaochen (é½ēē¶¾é³) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 96 | 5-3 | | Keegan Wilson (Keegan) | 120Ā CP |   | | Ā |
| 97 | 5-3 | | Koltyn Temple (Koltyn) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 98 | 5-3 | | Ben Madigan (Maddo) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 99 | 4-4 | | Christopher Ramsay (Karia) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 100 | 4-4 | | Owen Buttigieg (Owen) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 101 | 4-4 | | Daniel Pol (Polzzy) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 102 | 4-4 | | Guilherme Schilling (gspm02) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 103 | 4-4 | | Brandon Moser (KiryuVGC) | 120Ā CP |  | | Ā |
| 104 | 4-4 | | Elijah Wilcock (Elijah) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 105 | 4-4 | | Konnar Betts (Bravado) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 106 | 4-4 | | Kai MacGowan (koi) | 120Ā CP |   | | Ā |
| 107 | 4-4 | | Jason Franks (Gameing) | 120Ā CP |   | | Ā |
| 108 | 4-4 | | Ashlee Coe (Ashlee) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 109 | 4-4 | | Ester Faulkner (ester) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 110 | 4-4 | | Matthew Mitchell (Bahamate) | 120Ā CP |  | | Ā |
| 111 | 4-4 | | Stephanie Tremigliozzi (Steph) | 120Ā CP |  | | Ā |
| 112 | 4-4 | | Scott Kennedy (Roy) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 113 | 4-4 | | Natasha Pearson (Ryitra) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 114 | 4-4 | | Wade Marten (WadeConnects) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 115 | 4-4 | | Jackson Mayberry (Jackson) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 116 | 4-4 | | Ethan Jensen (Ethan) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 117 | 4-4 | | James Katsaros (Who?) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 118 | 4-4 | | James Lilly (Leaf) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 119 | 4-4 | | Mike Barnes (Tauntastic) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 120 | 4-4 |  | Wang Siang-Cing (Siang Cing Wang) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 121 | 4-4 | | Matt Montemurro (Matt) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 122 | 4-4 | | Nathan Loch (Nate) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 123 | 4-4 | | Tim Fortescue (Technik) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 124 | 4-4 |  | Ken Arnie Tulmo (mutationkrnl) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 125 | 4-4 | | Thomas Dervan (Tigertomd) | 120Ā CP |  | | Ā |
| 126 | 4-4 | | Andrew McLean (AMGaming04) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 127 | 4-4 | | Jensen Chen (Alfie) | 120Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 128 | 4-4 | | Andrew Das (Das) | 120Ā CP |  | | Ā |
Teams and results - Seniors & Juniors
Seniors Top 8
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | OTS | EVs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5-1 | | James K. | 2026Ā Worlds 350Ā CP $1,000 | | | Ā |
| 2 | 4-2 | | Iestyn R. | 325Ā CP $750 | | | Ā |
| 3 | 6-0 | | Matthew H. | 300Ā CP $500 | | | Ā |
| 4 | 5-1 | | Riley A. | 300Ā CP $500 | | | Ā |
| 5 | 4-2 | | Lewis Y. | 280Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 6 | 4-2 | | Ben S. | 280Ā CP |  | | Ā |
| 7 | 4-2 | | Naomi C. | 280Ā CP | | | Ā |
| 8 | 4-2 | | Ruben N. | 280Ā CP | | | Ā |
Juniors Top 4
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | OTS | EVs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3-0 | | Damon Z. | 2026Ā Worlds 350Ā CP $1,000 | | | Ā |
| 2 | 2-1 | | Luke K. | 325Ā CP $750 | | | Ā |
| 3 | 2-1 | | Oliver R. | $500 | | | Ā |
| 4 | 2-1 | | Oskar B. | $500 | | | Ā |
Streaming
The event is broadcast live in OceaniaVGC’sĀ TwitchĀ channel, with Henry Rich, Paul Amedee and Mark MurrayĀ 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 AEDTĀ (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 byĀ 8 February at 8:30 am AEDTĀ (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 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 Sydney Regional ChampionshipsĀ is an official TPCi Regional-level event for PokĆ©mon VGC, TCG and PokĆ©mon GO.Ā It is the second Regional and third Regional-level event of theĀ 2026 seasonĀ in the Oceanian circuit.
It is played withĀ VGC Regulation Set F, using open team lists.
A little bit of history
AustraliaĀ 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.Ā Australia’s greatest VGC success is Nicholas Kan‘sĀ 2017 Junior Division World ChampionshipĀ win, while in the Masters Division his brother Christopher Kan won theĀ 2017 North America International Championships andĀ Sam PandelisĀ reached that same year the finals at theĀ 2017 World Championships. Additionally, Team Australia reached the finals of the 2025 World Cup!
The most recent tournament held in AustraliaĀ was theĀ 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 TadaĀ 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 theĀ 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 profileĀ and have aĀ Play! PokĆ©mon Player ID.
Sign-ups are A$50 for Masters players and A$40 for Senior and Junior players, and theyĀ 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 AEDTĀ (6 February at 18:30 UTC).
Spectator passes are A$25 and can be purchased here.
