| Event | 2027 Recife Regional Championships |
|---|---|
| Location |  Olinda, PE, Brazil |
| Date | 3–4 October 2026 |
| Capacity | Undisclosed |
| Videogame | Pokémon Champions* * Junior version for all players under 14 |
| Season | 2027 Season – Ruleset TBC |
| Format | 2-phase Swiss rounds + asymmetrical top cut Open team lists |
| Organizer | Crane |
Check the organizer’s website here for further info!
Table of Contents
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 R$230 for Masters players and R$150 for Senior and Junior players, and they open on 5 August at 19:00 BRT (22:00 UTC). Refunds are partially available up until one week before the event.
If the player cap is not reached, sign-ups close 3 days before the event starts, on 30 September.
For registered players, team lists must be submitted 1 hour before the event starts, by 3 October at 7:30 BRT (10:30 UTC).
Spectator passes are R$50 and can be purchased here.
Streaming
It is still unknown if the event will be streamed.
Venue and schedule
The tournament is held at the following location:
Centro de Convenções de Pernambuco
Av. Prof. Andrade Bezerra
Salgadinho, Olinda – PE, 53110-680 Brazil
Information about the schedule will be announced soon.
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 Recife 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 Latin American circuit.
It is the first event in Latin America to be played in the new platform Pokémon Champions!
As per the Brazil ratings of the game, the Junior version of Pokémon Champions is used in this tournament by all Junior and Senior players under 14.
The ruleset is yet to be announced, and it is played using open team lists.
A little bit of history
Brazil 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 and all editions of the Latin America International Championships. Brazil’s greatest VGC successes are the top 16 finish at the 2019 World Championships and the 2 International Championship second places achieved by Gabriel Agati, as well as another International Championship second place achieved by Thiago Lattanzi.
The most recent tournament held in Brazil was the 2026 Campinas Regional Championships, played in Pokémon Scarlet & Pokémon Violet with the Regulation Set I in May 2026. The finals saw 2-time Buenos Aires Regional Champion Sebastián Escalante defeat Brazilian player Vinícius Junqueira to win his third Regional Championship title, over 9 years after his previous one!
It is the first major VGC event ever held in the state of Pernambuco!
