| Event | Victory Road to Melbourne |
|---|---|
| Location | Online |
| Date | 4ā5 February 2023 |
| Attendance | 215 players |
| Videogame | PokƩmon Scarlet and PokƩmon Violet |
| Season | 2023 SeasonĀ āĀ VGC Series 2 |
| Format | 8 Swiss rounds + X-2 top cut single elimination Open team lists |
| Organizer | Victory Road |
Table of Contents
Teams and results
Top cut
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | TL | Exp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7-1 |  | Thiago Lattanzi (VOVOMAXBEN10) | $640 |       |  | Ā |
| 2 | 7-1 |  | Joel Bergman (Joel) | $365 |      | | Ā |
| 3 | 7-1 |  | Paky Esposito (Ā”Puddin!) | $140 |   |  | |
| 4 | 6-2 | | Marco Silva (marcofiero) | $140 |   | | Ā |
| 5 | 7-1 |  | Aapo Niemiranta (Aapo) | $68 | | | Ā |
| 6 | 6-2 |  | Iker Rodrigo (Reki) | $68 |   |  | |
| 7 | 6-2 |  | Patrick Dawson (Phatrick) | $68 |  |  | |
| 8 | 6-2 | | Ćlex Soto (LenVGC) | $68 |     |  | Ā |
| 9 | 6-2 |  | Antoine deĀ LaĀ Forest (Otekal) | $34 | | | Ā |
| 10 | 6-2 |  | Maheen Thakur (Maxi) | $34 | |  | Report |
| 11 | 6-2 | | Emanuele Briganti (BK) | $34 | |  | |
| 12 | 6-2 |  | Taran Birdee (Taran) | $34 |    | | Ā |
| 13 | 6-2 |  | Wang Yuxiang (SGā ) | $34 | | | Ā |
| 14 | 6-2 | | Andrea Cassinese (Andrea) | $34 | | | Ā |
| 15 | 6-2 | | ShaiĀ G. RabĆ (Shabarai) | $34 |     | | Ā |
| 16 | 6-2 | | Andrea Ciccone (ANDREA K) | $34 |    | | Ā |
| 17 | 7-1 | | Masahiro Ito (ććÆć) | ā | | | Ā |
| 18 | 7-1 | | Giulio Tarlao (Giulio) | ā |   | | Ā |
| 19 | 7-1 |  | Mattie Morgan (Mattie) | ā | | | Ā |
| 20 | 7-1 | | Francesco Raga (Lil Darkrai) | ā |  | | Ā |
| 21 | 6-2 |  | Narawitch Naenna (MyStars) | ā |   | | Ā |
| 22 | 6-2 | | Jorge FernĆ”ndez (Calatrava) | ā | | | Ā |
| 23 | 6-2 | | Kasper Kallio (Kasper) | ā |    | | Ā |
| 24 | 6-2 | | Teemu Mankinen (Derith96) | ā |   | | Ā |
| 25 | 6-2 |  | Mitch Kendrick (Who) | ā | | | Ā |
| 26 | 6-2 | | Juan Borreguero (Mithos) | ā |     | | Ā |
| 27 | 6-2 | | Phil Nguyen (Phil N (AUS)) | ā | |  | Ā |
| 28 | 6-2 | | Antonio SĆ”nchez (Antonio) | ā |  | | Ā |
| 29 | 6-2 | | Daniele Fanelli (Daniele) | ā |  | | Ā |
| 30 | 6-2 | | FranciscoĀ J. NicolĆ”s (FraNico) | ā |    | | Ā |
| 31 | 6-2 | | Gauthier Clanet (Gauthier) | ā |  | | Ā |
Seeding
The bracket was seeded according to the Swiss rounds results:
Usage stats
Compare these stats withĀ the onesĀ of theĀ Orlando Regionals, an official Regional-level event held on the same weekend!
| # | PokƩmon | Usage | Top Cut |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 50.7% (109) | 11% (12) |
| 2 | | 43.7% (94) | 19% (18) |
| 3 | | 42.8% (92) | 11% (10) |
| 4 | | 41.4% (89) | 12% (11) |
| 5 | | 34.4% (74) | 20% (15) |
| 6 | | 28.4% (61) | 18% (11) |
| 7 | | 22.3% (48) | 17% (8) |
| 8 | | 18.1% (39) | 21% (8) |
| 9 | | 16.3% (35) | 17% (6) |
| 10 | | 15.8% (34) | 18% (6) |
| 11 | | 15.3% (33) | 15% (5) |
| 12 | | 14.9% (32) | 9% (3) |
| 13 |  | 14.9% (32) | 6% (2) |
| 14 | | 13.0% (28) | 32% (9) |
| 15 | | 13.0% (28) | 7% (2) |
| # | PokƩmon | Usage | Top Cut |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 |
|
12.1% (26) |
15% (4) |
| 17 |
|
12.1% (26) |
12% (3) |
| 18 |
 (all) |
12.1% (26) |
12% (3) |
| 19 |
|
10.7% (23) |
26% (6) |
| 20 |
|
10.2% (22) |
9% (2) |
| 21 |
|
9.8% (21) |
14% (3) |
| 22 |
|
8.8% (19) |
26% (5) |
| 23 |
|
8.8% (19) |
11% (2) |
| 24 |
|
8.4% (18) |
6% (1) |
| 25 |
|
7.4% (16) |
13% (2) |
| 26 |
|
7.4% (16) |
6% (1) |
| 27 |
|
7.0% (15) |
7% (1) |
| 28 |
|
6.0% (13) |
15% (2) |
| 29 |
|
5.6% (12) |
17% (2) |
| 30 |
|
5.6% (12) |
8% (1) |
Platform and schedule
The tournament is held online through Battlefy. All communication between the players must be done through the Battlefy chat enabled in each round.
Official communication from the organizer staff is performed through Discord, in theĀ Victory Road Discord server.
The tournament starts on 4 February 2023 at 07:00 UTCĀ with the Swiss rounds. The top cut, to which all players with 2 or fewer losses (X-2) advanced, is played on 5 February at the same time.
Prizes
This event is a grassroots tournament and isĀ not a part of anyĀ 2023 official circuit. This means thatĀ it does not reward any Championship Points (CPs).
The best-placed players receive the following prizesĀ depending on attendance. Final prizepool is confirmed upon closure of registrations:
| Placement | Prize money |
|---|---|
| Winner | $640 |
| Runner-up | $365 |
| Semifinalists | $140 each |
| 5th to 8th | $68 each |
| 9th to 16th | $34 each |
| Placement | Prize money |
|---|---|
| Winner | Around 30~35% of the prizepool |
| Runner-up | Around 15~20% of the prizepool |
| Semifinalists | Around 8~10% of the prizepool |
| 5th to 8th | Around 4~5% of the prizepool |
| Placement | Prize money |
|---|---|
| Winner | Around 30~35% of the prizepool |
| Runner-up | Around 15~20% of the prizepool |
| Semifinalists | Around 8~10% of the prizepool |
| 5th to 8th | Around 4~5% of the prizepool |
| 9th to 16th | Around 0.5~1% of the prizepool |
| Placement | Prize money |
|---|---|
| Winner | Around 30~35% of the prizepool |
| Runner-up | Around 15~20% of the prizepool |
| Semifinalists | Around 8~10% of the prizepool |
| 5th to 8th | Around 4~5% of the prizepool |
| 9th to 16th | Around 0.5~1% of the prizepool |
| 17th to 32nd | Around 0.5% of the prizepool |
| Placement | Prize money |
|---|---|
| Winner | Around 30~35% of the prizepool |
| Runner-up | Around 15~20% of the prizepool |
| Semifinalists | Around 8~10% of the prizepool |
| 5th to 8th | Around 4~5% of the prizepool |
| 9th to 16th | Around 0.5~1% of the prizepool |
| 17th to 32nd | Around 0.5% of the prizepool |
| 33rd to 64th | Around 0.2% of the prizepool |
Streaming
Unfortunately, there will be no stream for this tournament due to team constraints. Players that stream their run will be promoted by Victory Road during the tournament.
Overview
Victory Road to MelbourneĀ is an online event hosted by Victory Road, with the purpose of serving as practice for the upcomingĀ Oceania International Championships (OCIC)Ā two weeks later. As such, it will have an Asia & Pacific timezone-friendly schedule!
The ruleset isĀ VGC Series 2, with open team lists. It is the first VR tournament to feature this ruleset!
All detailed tournament procedures, including rules and penalties, can be foundĀ here.
A little bit of history
Victory RoadĀ has been consistently holding online grassroots tournaments for years, including standalone events, online invitationals featuring qualifier events, and the yearly biggest online team competition in theĀ World Cup of PokĆ©mon VGC. Victory Road has also provided streams to several official Regional Championships in Europe since 2019.
Our most recent tournament was theĀ VR Welcome to Paldea, the first one played in PokĆ©mon Scarlet & PokĆ©mon Violet with the VGC Series 1 ruleset in December 2022. The finals saw AmericanĀ Adrien HurleyĀ defeat fellow countrymanĀ Nick Navarre.
Sign-up instructions
Sign-ups for the event are done throughĀ BattlefyĀ platform. Sign-ups were $10Ā (+ $1 Battlefy tax) and open upon announcement. 85% of the total entry fee money was directed towards the prizes ($8.5 per player), and 15% was used to compensate the staff members, tournament organizers & judges ($1.5 per player).
All players needed to provide a team list inĀ PokĆ©PasteĀ format with all open team list data about the team’s PokĆ©mon (including form, Tera Type, ability, held item and moves).
Additionally, all players will need to provide another closed team listĀ (only for TOs) with all previous information and either stat values or minted Nature + IVs + EVs. This list may be password-protected.
Please ask any staff member if you need help registering the team lists!
Sign-ups close 15 min before the event starts. Players that do not show up for the first three rounds areĀ dropped from the tournament before round 4.
