| Event | 2027 Brisbane Regional Championships |
|---|---|
| Location |  Brisbane, QLD, Australia |
| Date | 26–27 September 2026 |
| Attendance | 327 MA + 21 SR + 12 JR |
| Videogame | Pokémon Champions |
| Season | 2027 Season – VGC Regulation Set M-C |
| 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 | Replica |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10-1 | | Kiran Singh (Mev Lad) | 2027 Worlds $6,000 350 CP |       |  | TB0C8 5121Q |
| 2 | 9-2 |  | Haruki Sato (Newcon) | $4,000 325 CP |       | | |
| 3 | 9-2 |  | Jude Lee (マギカウラ) | $2,000 300 CP |   | | 0RSMB R6WR8 |
| 4 | 9-2 | | Joshua Sutherland-Smith (Lleff) | $2,000 300 CP | | | NY9XG 3PEHS |
| 5 | 10-1 | | Matthew Henry (Matthew) | $1,000 280 CP |  | | |
| 6 | 9-2 | | Daniel Walker (pDaniel) | $1,000 280 CP |    | | |
| 7 | 9-2 | | Keigo Tanizawa (たきあ) | $1,000 280 CP |  | | 2X8YA 35UHA |
| 8 | 9-2 | | Daniel Quek (Daniel) | $1,000 280 CP |  | | |
| 9 | 9-2 | | Scott Kennedy (RoyKeen) | $750 200 CP |    | | |
| 10 | 9-2 | | Alfredo Chang-Gonzalez (Chino) | $750 200 CP |  | | |
| 11 | 9-2 |  | Aristo Wibowanto (Ari) | $750 200 CP |     | |
Swiss rounds (Phase 2)
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | OTS | Replica |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 8-3 |  | Diego Ferreira (Diego) | $750 200 CP |    | | |
| 13 | 8-3 | | Yuya Tada (ノノミ) | $750 200 CP | | | |
| 14 | 8-3 | | William Pye (William) | $750 200 CP |   | | |
| 15 | 8-3 |  | Jérémy Côté (Kangourou) | $750 200 CP |   | | |
| 16 | 8-3 | | Elio Stone (Elio) | $750 200 CP |   | | |
| 17 | 8-3 | | Timothy Nurse (Comedier) | 160 CP |   | | |
| 18 | 8-3 | | Jamie Borenstein (Slim) | 160 CP |   | | |
| 19 | 8-3 | | Amelia Sedgman (Zyroaria) | 160 CP |   | | |
| 20 | 8-3 | | Victor Iannelli (Victor) | 160 CP |  | | |
| 21 | 8-3 | | Christopher Gibson (Chris) | 160 CP |  | | 4JPCD SBRGH |
| 22 | 8-3 | | Drew Bliss (Drew) | 160 CP |  | | EX9XB FDRDH |
| 23 | 8-3 | | Dylan Mak (Mimi) | 160 CP | | | FMNPN 7T0NJ |
| 24 | 8-3 | | Christian Mossati (KingOfYee) | 160 CP | | | |
| 25 | 8-3 | | Lewis Tan (Multi) | 160 CP | | | |
| 26 | 8-3 | | Marco Tziavas (Marco) | 160 CP | | | |
| 27 | 8-3 | | Liam Clarkson (Liam Clarkson) | 160 CP |   | | |
| 28 | 8-3 | | Jason Franks (Gaeming) | 160 CP | | | |
| 29 | 8-3 | | Caleb Wijesinha (Wiji) | 160 CP | | | |
| 30 | 7-4 | | Layla Montgomerie (Layla) | 160 CP | | | |
| 31 | 7-4 | | Nicholas McLean (TheSubSpace) | 160 CP |  | | |
| 32 | 7-4 | | Jivan Bhana (LetherOCE) | 160 CP |     | | |
| 33 | 7-4 | | Keegan Wilson (Keegan) | 120 CP |   | | |
| 34 | 7-4 | | Bailey Grist (YuiGoggles) | 120 CP | | | |
| 35 | 7-4 | | Balyn Wales-Lewis (Defiant) | 120 CP | | | |
| 36 | 7-4 | | Aiden Jamieson (Long Legs) | 120 CP | | | |
| 37 | 7-4 | | Nicholas Kan (Nick) | 120 CP | | | |
| 38 | 7-4 | | Mathew Trapp (Mat) | 120 CP | | | |
| 39 | 7-4 | | Jonathan Clarke (Jontino) | 120 CP | | | |
| 40 | 7-4 | | Ashton Halvey (asht9nn) | 120 CP | | | |
| 41 | 7-4 | | Joel Fink (Biggles) | 120 CP | | | |
| 42 | 7-4 | | Matthew Robinson (Chevski) | 120 CP | | | |
| 43 | 6-5 | | Emery Joseph (Parrotboy) | 120 CP |   | | |
| 44 | 6-5 | | Alex Driml (Busalonium) | 120 CP |     | | |
| 45 | 6-5 | | Douglas Mathrick (Ayame) | 120 CP |  | | |
| 46 | 6-5 | | Riley Hackwill (Okayish Fish) | 120 CP | | | |
| 47 | 6-4 | | Liam Shorter (Liam) | 120 CP | | |
Swiss rounds (Phase 1)
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | OTS | Replica |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | 5-3 | | Dimitri Koziaris (DimtheSim) | 120 CP |  | | |
| 49 | 5-3 | | Jade Hyde (jade) | 120 CP | | | |
| 50 | 5-3 | | Zhuoran Liu (比企谷海玲) | 120 CP | | | |
| 51 | 5-3 | | Ben Madigan (Maddo) | 120 CP |  | | |
| 52 | 5-3 |  | Samuel Moore (Patrat Soup) | 120 CP |  | | |
| 53 | 5-3 |  | Dicky Nicholas (Nicholas) | 120 CP | | | |
| 54 | 5-3 |  | Tao Bangyu (爱管侍管爱我) | 120 CP | | | |
| 55 | 5-3 |  | Chiu Yuan-Ming (circle) | 120 CP |  | | |
| 56 | 5-3 | | Yoav Reuven (Cloud) | 120 CP | | | |
| 57 | 5-3 | | Sam Grifa (Sam) | 120 CP | | | |
| 58 | 5-3 | | William McClelland (WillManiac) | 120 CP |  | | |
| 59 | 5-3 | | Darcy Smith (Darcy) | 120 CP | | | |
| 60 | 5-3 | | Joji Kaieda (S) | 120 CP | | | |
| 61 | 5-3 |  | Karlos Aquino (kr11y) | 120 CP | | | |
| 62 | 5-3 | | Andy Brophy (a b) | 120 CP | | | |
| 63 | 5-3 | | Timothy Lee (tztimlee) | 120 CP | | | |
| 64 | 5-3 | | Marshall Trinkler (Marshy) | 120 CP | | | |
| 65 | 5-3 | | Sam Aitken (Shrub) | 80 CP | | | |
| 66 | 5-3 | | Rielly Chambers (Cursiffe) | 80 CP | | | |
| 67 | 5-3 | | David Gillett (Asuka) | 80 CP | | | |
| 68 | 5-3 | | Jackson Bell (Sulu) | 80 CP | | | |
| 69 | 5-3 | | Sam Pandelis (Misaka) | 80 CP | | | |
| 70 | 5-3 | | Chloe Bourke (Chloe) | 80 CP |   | | |
| 71 | 5-3 | | Matthew Mitchell (Bahamate) | 80 CP |  | | |
| 72 | 5-3 | | Lily Dellow (Lily) | 80 CP | | | |
| 73 | 5-3 | | Thomas Marshall (Thomas) | 80 CP |   | | |
| 74 | 5-3 | | Aakash Gopidi (Madchips) | 80 CP | | | |
| 75 | 5-3 | | Owen Morrison (weno) | 80 CP | | | |
| 76 | 5-3 | | Toby Kongmun (tibba) | 80 CP | | | |
| 77 | 5-3 | | Iestyn Rush (DirtyLaundry) | 80 CP | | | |
| 78 | 5-3 | | Simon Chan (Slaymin) | 80 CP |  | | |
| 79 | 5-3 | | Xiong Ziyue (w仔兽) | 80 CP | | | |
| 80 | 5-3 | | Mike Barnes (Tauntastic) | 80 CP | | | |
| 81 | 5-3 | | Lewis O’Malley (Lewis) | 80 CP |  | | |
| 82 | 5-3 | | Pahul Singh (miku snow) | 80 CP | | | |
| 83 | 5-3 | | Jim Sullivan (Jim) | 80 CP |   | | |
| 84 | 5-3 | | Kynan Campbell (Kcric) | 80 CP | | | |
| 85 | 5-3 | | Aidan Siertsema (Sayamama) | 80 CP | | | |
| 86 | 5-3 | | William Kewley (will) | 80 CP | | | |
| 87 | 5-3 | | Ned Nosek (Zman) | 80 CP |   | | |
| 88 | 5-3 | | Jake Murray (Mettlem) | 80 CP |  | | |
| 89 | 5-3 | | Maya Pararajasingham (Maya) | 80 CP |  | | |
| 90 | 5-3 | | Nicholas Oswald (kyoko) | 80 CP | | | |
| 91 | 5-3 | | Jakob Margetts (Lidorkork) | 80 CP | | | |
| 92 | 5-3 | | Joshua Hoitink (Dark Slayer) | 80 CP |  | | |
| 93 | 5-3 | | Joseph Basso (Joe) | 80 CP | | | |
| 94 | 5-3 | | Jessica Bradley (JessdittaTTV) | 80 CP | | | |
| 95 | 5-3 | | Billy Stanley (Chilbo) | 80 CP | | | |
| 96 | 5-3 | | Jack Pallas (Jack) | 80 CP | | | |
| 97 | 5-3 | | Blake Bollen (Balake) | 80 CP |   | | |
| 98 | 5-3 | | Cameron McHeyzer (Sachi) | 80 CP |  | | |
| 99 | 5-3 | | Jesse Beard (Jesso) | 80 CP | | | |
| 100 | 5-3 | | Patrick Blainey (Pat) | 80 CP | | | |
| 101 | 5-3 | | Sofia Grcic (sosadog) | 80 CP | | | |
| 102 | 5-3 | | Lydia Bone (Red) | 80 CP | | | |
| 103 | 5-3 | | Jarvis Eayrs (Yak) | 80 CP | | | |
| 104 | 5-3 | | Ryan Miller (Dimplewisker) | 80 CP | | | |
| 105 | 5-3 | | Brendan Wright (ButtonBash) | 80 CP |    | | |
| 106 | 5-3 | | Darcy McCarthy (Darcy) | 80 CP | | | |
| 107 | 5-3 | | Benjamin Greenup (Zard) | 80 CP |  | | |
| 108 | 5-3 | | Kensuke Sakata (アネモネ) | 80 CP |  | | |
| 109 | 5-3 | | Nicholas Franklin (Icarus) | 80 CP | | | |
| 110 | 5-3 | | Joshua Fitzhardy (enigma) | 80 CP | | | |
| 111 | 5-3 | | Tasman Permezel (Taz) | 80 CP | | | |
| 112 | 5-3 | | David Shutlar (Mr.Shu) | 80 CP | | | |
| 113 | 5-3 | | Jayden Onion (Ocean) | 80 CP |  | | |
| 114 | 5-3 | | Cameron Calvert (Aberforth) | 80 CP | | | |
| 115 | 5-3 | | Guilherme Schilling (Gspm02) | 80 CP |  | | |
| 116 | 5-3 | | Ethan Page (Ethanos) | 80 CP | | | |
| 117 | 5-3 | | Jackson Loone (Jackson) | 80 CP | | | |
| 118 | 4-4 | | Sky Konsti (0riginal) | 80 CP | | | |
| 119 | 4-4 | | Jeremy Hollas (Jeremy) | 80 CP | | | |
| 120 | 4-4 | | Wil Size (Statless) | 80 CP |  | | |
| 121 | 4-4 | | Ryan Chessum (Chessnuts) | 80 CP | | | |
| 122 | 4-4 | | Aris Katsikis (Gurt) | 80 CP | | | |
| 123 | 4-4 | | Jack Presland (Nix) | 80 CP | | | |
| 124 | 4-4 | | Thomas Dervan (Tigertomd) | 80 CP | | | |
| 125 | 4-4 | | Jin Zhengyuan (小原) | 80 CP | | | |
| 126 | 4-4 | | Arvin Banerjee (Hsteriya) | 80 CP | | | |
| 127 | 4-4 | | Luke Blundell (Luke) | 80 CP |  | | |
| 128 | 4-4 | | Curtis Ridings (Skalvern) | 80 CP | | |
Teams and results - Seniors & Juniors
Senior Top 8
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | OTS | Replica |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4-2 | | James K. | 2027 Worlds $1,000 350 CP |  | | |
| 2 | 4-2 | | Takumi M. | $750 325 CP | | | |
| 3 | 6-0 | | Riley A. | $500 300 CP | | | |
| 4 | 4-2 | | Ben S. | $500 300 CP | | | |
| 5 | 4-2 | | Oliver B. | 280 CP | | | |
| 6 | 4-2 | | Blake E. | 280 CP | | | |
| 7 | 4-2 | | Oskar B. | 280 CP | | | |
| 8 | 4-2 | | Kai O. | 280 CP | | |
Junior Top 4
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | OTS | Replica |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3-1 | | Adrian H. | 2027 Worlds $1,000 350 CP | | | |
| 2 | 4-0 | | Damon Z. | $750 325 CP | | | |
| 3 | 3-1 | | Bentley C. | $500 300 CP |  | | |
| 4 | 3-1 | | Elijah S. | $500 300 CP | | |
Streaming
The event is broadcast live in OceaniaVGC’s Twitch channel, with Henry Rich, Paul Amedee, Jack Buckley and Chamath Abeyawardana as casters.
- Day 1 (Swiss rounds): stream starts on 25 September at 23:00 UTC
- Day 2 (Swiss rounds + Top Cut): stream starts on 26 September at 22:30 UTC
| Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R2 | Joji Kaieda |
vs | Drew Bliss |
| R3 | Luke Iuele |
vs | Dimitri Koziaris |
| R4 | Matthew Henry |
vs | Chloe Bourke |
| R5 | Tao Bangyu |
vs | Christopher Gibson |
| R6 | Kiran Singh |
vs | Ben Madigan |
| R7 | Emery Joseph |
vs | Daniel Walker |
| R8 | Nicholas Kan |
vs | Lily Dellow |
| Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R9 | Diego Ferreira |
vs | Daniel Quek |
| R10 | Keigo Tanizawa |
vs | Matthew Henry |
| R11 | Alfredo Chang-Gonzalez |
vs | Elio Stone |
| Top 16 | Scott Kennedy |
vs | Joshua Sutherland-Smith |
| Top 8 | Daniel Walker |
vs | Haruki Sato |
| Top 4 | Jude Lee |
vs | Kiran Singh |
| Top 4 | Joshua Sutherland-Smith |
vs | Haruki Sato |
| Finals | Haruki Sato |
vs | Kiran Singh |
Usage stats
Phase 1
Top 12 Pokémon
- Rillaboom: 52.0%
- Sneasler: 41.0%
- Incineroar: 29.1%
- Gholdengo: 28.8%
- Salamence: 27.5%
- Raichu: 26.6%
- Kingambit: 22.3%
- Milotic: 19.6%
- Hisuian Arcanine: 19.6%
- Archaludon: 16.8%
- Staraptor: 15.0%
- Female Indeedee: 12.9%
Top 8 Mega Evolutions
- Mega Salamence: 27.2%
- Mega Raichu Y: 26.3%
- Mega Staraptor: 15.0%
- Mega Charizard Y: 12.2%
- Mega Golisopod: 12.2%
- Mega Floette: 11.6%
- Mega Tyranitar: 10.4%
- Mega Gengar: 7.6%
Phase 2
Top 12 Pokémon
- Sneasler: 46.8%
- Rillaboom: 46.8%
- Kingambit: 42.6%
- Incineroar: 34.0%
- Eternal Flower Floette: 25.5%
- Archaludon: 23.4%
- Milotic: 21.3%
- Sinistcha: 19.1%
- Delphox: 19.1%
- Garchomp: 19.1%
- Salamence: 19.1%
- Pelipper: 17.0%
Top 8 Mega Evolutions
- Mega Floette: 25.5%
- Mega Delphox: 19.1%
- Mega Salamence: 19.1%
- Mega Raichu Y: 17.0%
- Mega Charizard Y: 14.9%
- Mega Staraptor: 14.9%
- Mega Gengar: 10.6%
- Mega Metagross: 8.5%
Venue and schedule
The tournament is held at the Hall 4 of the following location:
Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
Merivale and Glenelg Streets, South Bank
Brisbane QLD 4101, Australia
Badges can be picked up in advance on Friday from 1 pm to 8 pm AEST, or early on Saturday from 7:30 am.
Players must be in the venue by 26 September at 8:30 am AEST (25 September at 22:30 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 27 September at 8:30 am AEST (26 September at 22:30 UTC) for the team checks. The next Swiss rounds and the Top Cut are played thereafter.
Prizes
This event is part of the 2027 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 2027 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 | 45 CP | 1025 |
| 513th to 1024th | 22 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 | 2049-4098 | 4099+ |
| Champion | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 |
| Finalist | 72 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 |
| Semifinalists | 36 | 72 | 72 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 |
| 5th to 8th | 18 | 36 | 36 | 72 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 |
| 9th to 16th | 9 | 18 | 36 | 36 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 108 | 108 |
| 17th to 32nd | 18 | 18 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 108 | ||
| 33rd to 64th | 9 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 72 | |||
| 65th to 128th | 18 | 18 | 36 | 36 | 36 | ||||
| 129th to 256th | 9 | 18 | 18 | 36 | |||||
| 257th to 512th | 9 | 18 | |||||||
| 513th to 1024th | 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 Brisbane Regional Championships is an official TPCi Regional-level event for Pokémon VGC, TCG and Pokémon GO. It is the first Regional-level event of the 2027 season in the Oceanian circuit.
It is the first event in Oceania to be played in the new platform Pokémon Champions!
The ruleset is VGC Regulation Set M-C, and it is played using open team lists. It is the first event in Oceania to feature this ruleset!
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.
The most recent tournament held in Australia was the 2026 Melbourne Regional Championships, played in Pokémon Scarlet & Pokémon Violet with the VGC Regulation Set I in May 2026. The finals saw 2017 Junior World Champion Nicholas Kan defeat 2024 Melbourne Regional Champion Kiran Singh to win his second Regional title in the Masters division!
The last time there was an event in Queensland was the 2026 Brisbane Regional Championships, played in Pokémon Scarlet & Pokémon Violet 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 and second major 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$55 for Masters players and A$45 for Senior and Junior players, and they open on 5 August at 7 pm AEST (09:00 UTC). Refunds are partially available up until one week before the event.
- A new wave of sign-ups was later announced to open on 10 September at 7 pm AEST (09:00 UTC).
- A new wave of sign-ups was later announced to open on 11 September at 7 pm AEST (09:00 UTC).
If the player cap is not reached, sign-ups close 3 days before the event starts, on 23 September.
For registered players, team lists must be submitted 1 hour before the event starts, by 26 September at 7:30 am AEST (25 September at 21:30 UTC).
Spectator passes are A$25 and can be purchased here.
