| Event | Pokémon Trainers Cup 2021 |
|---|---|
| Location | Main stage: Online Final stage (Top 4): Seoul, South Korea |
| Date | Main stage: 24–25 July 2021 Final stage (Top 4): 7 August 2021 |
| Attendance | 106 players |
| Videogame | Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield |
| Season | 2021 Season – VGC21 Series 9 |
| Format | Double elimination with open teamsheets |
Teams and Results
| # | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | Exp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Wonseok Jung (레오♪) | Worlds Day 1 + Global Exhibition |       |  |
| 2 | | Jeongso Lee (상자) | – |      | |
| 3 | | Sanghyeon Na (Nash) | – |    | |
| 4 | | Jaewon Kim (실크) | – |     | |
| (DQ) | | Donghyeon Kim (김동현) | – |    | |
| (DQ) | | Honggyun Jeon (전홍균) | – |  | |
| 5 | | Minje No (노민제) | – | | |
| 5 | | Seunghyeon Lee (이승현) | – |    | |
| 7 | | Sangjun Ahn (안상준) | – |   | |
| 7 | | Jeongeun Lee (이정은) | – |   | |
| 7 | | Byeongchan Choi (최병찬) | – |  | |
| 7 | | Minjun Choi (최민준) | – |  | |
| 11 | | Sangheum Cho (조상흠) | – |     | |
| 11 | | Suwoong Cheong (정수웅) | – |  | |
| 11 | | Minsoo Jeong (정민수) | – | | |
| (DQ) | | Jinje Kim (김진제) | – |    | |
Usage stats
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Structure
Only players residing in South Korea could play this tournament. With a cap of 128 entries, players would face each other in a double-elimination bracket with open teamsheets, in best-of-three matches to crown this year’s Pokémon Trainers Cup champion.
The winner will receive a Day 1 invite to the 2022 World Championships as well as an invite to the Pokémon Global Exhibition event that will be held in October.
Top 4 streaming
The top 4 matches were scheduled to be broadcast live from Seoul on 7 August. However, due to the covid-19 situation in South Korea, the matches were prerecorded and made available on 21 August.
The stream featured the experienced casters Dongmin Park and Mori Ahn.
Take a look below at the following matches!
| Time | Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:17 | LR11 (T4) | Jeongso Lee | vs | Jaewon Kim |
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| 31:55 | Winners’ finals | Wonseok Jung | vs | Sanghyeon Na |
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| 1:17:55 | Losers’ finals | Jeongso Lee | vs | Sanghyeon Na |
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| 2:09:07 | Grand finals | Wonseok Jung | vs | Jeongso Lee |
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