| Event | 2023 Bochum Regional Championships |
|---|---|
| Location |  Bochum, Germany |
| Date | 25–26 February 2023 |
| Attendance | 573 MA players |
| Videogame | Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet |
| Season | 2023 Season – VGC Series 2 |
| Format | 9 Day 1 Swiss rounds + 5 Day 2 (X-2) Swiss rounds + Top 8 single elimination Open team lists |
| Organizer | 2022 Tournaments |
Check the organizer’s website here for further info!
Table of Contents
Teams and results
Top cut
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | List | Exp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12-2 | | Markus Stadter (Yoshi) | 200 CP $3000 |       |  | Report |
| 2 | 11-3 |  | Álex Soto (LenVGC) | 160 CP $2000 |       | | Report |
| 3 | 12-2 |  | Aurélien Soula (Sakura) | 130 CP $1000 |    | | |
| 4 | 11-3 | | Víctor Jiménez (VictorJColl) | 130 CP $1000 |      | | |
| 5 | 13-1 |  | Giuseppe Musicco (Peppe) | 100 CP $500 |  | | |
| 6 | 11-3 | | Faaiz Ashfaq (F/\$|$) | 100 CP $500 | | | |
| 7 | 11-3 | | Michael Kelsch (Michi) | 100 CP $500 |   | | |
| 8 | 11-3 | | Marco Silva (marcofiero) | 100 CP $500 |    | |
Day 2 Swiss rounds
Check here to see the seeds for top cut from the Day 2 Swiss standings!
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | List | Exp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 11-3 | | Eric Rios (Riopaser) | 80 CP $250 | | | |
| 10 | 11-3 | | Carlos Cabal (miraii) | 80 CP $250 |  | | |
| 11 | 11-3 | | Javier Señorena (Javi) | 80 CP $250 | | | |
| 12 | 11-3 | | Hippolyte Bernard (★AllySwitch★) | 80 CP $250 | | | |
| 13 | 11-3 |  | Sebastian Li (Kotomi) | 80 CP $250 | | | |
| 14 | 11-3 | | Bas van der Heijden (Layla) | 80 CP $250 | | | |
| 15 | 10-4 | | Guillermo Castilla (KastyTP) | 80 CP $250 | | | |
| 16 | 10-4 | | Alex Gómez (PokeAlex) | 80 CP $250 | | | |
| 17 | 10-4 | | Víctor Medina (Torviv) | 60 CP |   | | |
| 18 | 10-4 | | Giuseppe Alario (Il Mule) | 60 CP |  | | |
| 19 | 10-4 |  | David Koutesh (Hamstermania) | 60 CP |  | | |
| 20 | 10-4 | | Davide Carrer (Nirinbo) | 60 CP | | | |
| 21 | 10-4 | | Nicolas Legoux (Nuevobrillo) | 60 CP | | | |
| 22 | 10-4 |  | Enosh Shachar (Enosh) | 60 CP |  | | |
| 23 | 10-4 |  | Andrea Olea (BanFox) | 60 CP | | | |
| 24 | 10-4 |  | Mattie Morgan (Mattie) | 60 CP |  | | |
| 25 | 10-4 |  | Oliver Eskolin (Owe) | 60 CP |   | | |
| 26 | 10-4 | | Mateus de Moura P. (Mora Papi) | 60 CP |  | | |
| 27 | 10-4 | | Juan Borreguero (Mithos) | 60 CP |   | | |
| 28 | 10-4 | | Timo van der Vliet (Essentia) | 60 CP | | | |
| 29 | 10-4 | | Leonardo Bonanomi (Leo) | 60 CP | | | |
| 30 | 10-4 | | Jorijn Raijmakers (Jori) | 60 CP | | | |
| 31 | 9-5 | | Simon Schlütter (Simon) | 60 CP | | | |
| 32 | 9-5 |  | Aleksandra Ćwikiel (Aleksandra) | 60 CP |    | | |
| 33 | 9-5 | | Yale K. A. Gasaan (gasaan) | 50 CP | | | |
| 34 | 9-5 | | Pietro Xella (RedX) | 50 CP | | | |
| 35 | 9-5 |  | Nils Dunlop (Nils) | 50 CP |  | | |
| 36 | 9-5 | | Kylian Duquesne (KayDeeVGC) | 50 CP | | | |
| 37 | 9-5 |  | Geonwoo Myung (수호자) | 50 CP | | | |
| 38 | 9-5 | | Siyuan Chen (Asuka) | 50 CP |  | | |
| 39 | 9-5 | | Marco Marras (Noxill) | 50 CP | | | |
| 40 | 9-5 | | Julián Piñeiro (NKG2D) | 50 CP | | | |
| 41 | 9-5 | | Giacomo Pauselli (Larchete) | 50 CP |  | | |
| 42 | 9-5 | | Marco Cucini (Pietro) | 50 CP | | | |
| 43 | 9-5 | | Tobias Clemens (Goldjunge) | 50 CP |  | | |
| 44 | 8-6 | | Jannik Koch (Jannik) | 50 CP | | | |
| 45 | 8-5 | | Bodo Engel (Nova) | 50 CP | | | |
| 46 | 8-6 | | Robert Wein (Schroombert) | 50 CP | | | |
| 47 | 8-6 | | Jamal El Moutaoikil (Jamal) | 50 CP | | | |
| 48 | 8-6 | | Giovanni M. Tonelli (Giompy) | 50 CP | | | |
| 49 | 8-6 |  | Zhang Hengyue (圆滚滚电刺猬) | 50 CP | | | |
| 50 | 8-6 |  | Christian Smiljanić (KC) | 50 CP | | | |
| 51 | 7-7 | | Benjamin Majaura (Benny) | 50 CP |  | | |
| 52 | 7-5 |  | Ruben Pereira (Mei) | 50 CP | | |
Day 1 Swiss rounds
All players with a 7-2 or better record advance to Day 2!
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | List | Exp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | 6-3 | | Daniele Seghizzi (Usagi) | 50 CP | | | |
| 54 | 6-3 |  | Matt Maynard (bwenty) | 50 CP | | | |
| 55 | 6-3 | | Sam Bentham (Sam) | 50 CP | | | |
| 56 | 6-3 | | Danilo Fischer (NiloVGC) | 50 CP | | | |
| 57 | 6-3 | | Flavio Del Pidio (Pado) | 50 CP | | | |
| 58 | 6-3 | | Albert Bos (Midnight) | 50 CP | | | |
| 59 | 6-3 | | Antonio M. Rodrigo (EXHOUL) | 50 CP |  | | |
| 60 | 6-3 | | Anton Frick (lemö) | 50 CP |  | | |
| 61 | 6-3 | | Eliott Legroux (Ethox) | 50 CP | | | |
| 62 | 6-3 | | Joan Perelló (Dr. Necro) | 50 CP | | | |
| 63 | 6-3 | | Renaud Dutarque (Otark) | 50 CP | | | |
| 64 | 6-3 | | Jamie Boyt (Boyt) | 50 CP | | | |
| 65 | 6-3 | | Simon Bernard (Ryo) | 40 CP | | | |
| 66 | 6-3 | | Adam Cherfaoui (Shao) | 40 CP | | | |
| 67 | 6-3 | | Max Müller (Fugge29) | 40 CP |   | | |
| 68 | 6-3 | | Giovanni Piscitelli (Genius) | 40 CP | | | |
| 69 | 6-3 | | Florian Harloff (Flobert) | 40 CP | | | |
| 70 | 6-3 |  | Hjalmar Lind (Hjalle) | 40 CP |  | | |
| 71 | 6-3 | | Jorge Hernández (CostaGG) | 40 CP |  | | |
| 72 | 6-3 | | Ciro Barbato (Gjiero) | 40 CP |    | | |
| 73 | 6-3 | | Mikael Viljanen (maikkeli) | 40 CP | | | |
| 74 | 6-3 | | Alejandro Ramos (AlexGaMeS) | 40 CP |  | | |
| 75 | 6-3 |  | Joaquín Reyes (Juaco) | 40 CP | | | |
| 76 | 6-3 |  | Nikolaj Høj Nielsen (NikolajHoej) | 40 CP | | | |
| 77 | 6-3 | | Francesco Raga (Lil Darkrai) | 40 CP |  | | |
| 78 | 6-3 | | Alessio Y. Boschetto (Arks Fury) | 40 CP | | | |
| 79 | 6-3 | | Erhard Brocks (Takeo) | 40 CP |  | | |
| 80 | 6-3 | | Francisco Esteves (FEsteves) | 40 CP | | | |
| 81 | 6-3 | | Timo Ney (Raizor) | 40 CP |  | | |
| 82 | 6-3 | | David Ridorsa (Trace) | 40 CP | | | |
| 83 | 6-3 | | Jack Clarke (Jack) | 40 CP | | | |
| 84 | 6-3 | | Nathan Aubert (PugVGC) | 40 CP | | | |
| 85 | 6-3 | | Matthieu Barbe (Gabu) | 40 CP | | | |
| 86 | 6-3 | | Fabian Kuhl (Fabi) | 40 CP | | | |
| 87 | 6-3 | | Asra Stone (Bread) | 40 CP |  | | |
| 88 | 6-3 | | Baris Akcos (>BillaVGC<) | 40 CP | | | |
| 89 | 6-3 | | Rahim Farzan (Pres) | 40 CP | | | |
| 90 | 6-3 | | Maurice Uteg (Camikasa) | 40 CP | | | |
| 91 | 6-3 | | Simone Sanvito (☆Sanvy) | 40 CP | | | |
| 92 | 6-3 | | Fevzi Özkan (Fevzi) | 40 CP | | | |
| 93 | 6-3 |  | Patrick Dawson (Phatrick) | 40 CP | | | |
| 94 | 6-3 | | Bram de Jonge (Bennbuild) | 40 CP | | | |
| 95 | 6-3 | | Guilherme Martins (Guilhões) | 40 CP | | | |
| 96 | 6-3 | | Michel Zazzi (OBM) | 40 CP | | | |
| 97 | 6-3 | | Sebastian Ernst (Sebixxl) | 40 CP |   | | |
| 98 | 6-3 | | Anthony Liuzzo (Glum) | 40 CP | | | |
| 99 | 6-3 |  | Diego Famerée Cruz (Cruz) | 40 CP |  | | |
| 100 | 6-3 | | Max Waterman (Simipour) | 40 CP | | | |
| 101 | 6-3 | | Jost Malczewski (Jost) | 40 CP | | | |
| 102 | 6-3 | | Davide Miraglia (Dede) | 40 CP | | | |
| 103 | 6-3 | | Kay Elst (Smoggy) | 40 CP | | | |
| 104 | 6-3 | | Carlos Sánchez (Rabinsky) | 40 CP | | | |
| 105 | 6-3 | | Giovanni Panarello (Bèf) | 40 CP | | | |
| 106 | 6-3 | | Abtin Ghaad Amini (Abtin) | 40 CP |  | | |
| 107 | 6-3 | | Pedro Lima (Pedro) | 40 CP | | | |
| 108 | 6-3 | | Luca Breitling-Pause (20Luggi80) | 40 CP | | | |
| 109 | 6-3 | | Simon Van der Borght (Shmon) | 40 CP | | | |
| 110 | 6-3 | | Cosimo Migliorini (Itachi) | 40 CP | | | |
| 111 | 6-3 | | Stefano Grespan (Teto) | 40 CP | | | |
| 112 | 6-3 | | Jarret Daniel (Saint) | 40 CP | | | |
| 113 | 6-3 |  | Kevin Salvetto (Lil Bo Peep) | 40 CP | | | |
| 114 | 6-3 | | Ben Markham (Benster) | 40 CP | | | |
| 115 | 6-3 | | Quentin Clément (Quentin) | 40 CP | | | |
| 116 | 6-3 | | Jonas Wiegel (wiegelinho) | 40 CP | | | |
| 117 | 6-3 | | Mateusz Konieczny (arashel) | 40 CP | | | |
| 118 | 6-3 | | Alberto Fornaini (Lait) | 40 CP | | | |
| 119 | 6-3 | | Antonio Sánchez (Antonio) | 40 CP | | | |
| 120 | 6-3 | | Víctor Alvarado (Maana) | 40 CP | | | |
| 121 | 6-3 | | Fausto Terrana (Mozart9398) | 40 CP | | | |
| 122 | 6-3 | | Eric Uada (Selena) | 40 CP |  | | |
| 123 | 6-3 | | Jaime González (Jaime) | 40 CP | | | |
| 124 | 6-3 | | Eugenio Calafato (Eughe) | 40 CP | | | |
| 125 | 6-3 | | Pablo Gallardo (Dios) | 40 CP | | | |
| 126 | 6-3 | | Souvik Biswas (Souvik) | 40 CP | | | |
| 127 | 6-3 | | Claudio Giandomenico (Claudio) | 40 CP | | | |
| 128 | 6-3 | | Fernando Albuquerque (Lii) | 40 CP | | |
Usage stats
Compare these stats with the ones at OCIC, the last tournament, to observe metagame trends; and Knoxville Regionals, held on the same weekend as Bochum in North America!
The number of Day 2 players divided by Day 1 players is 9.1%. If a Pokémon has higher D2/D1 ratio than this value, it means it performed quite well, but if it is lower, it can be considered it underperformed.
| # | Pokémon | Usage | D2/D1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 51.8% (297) | 9.8% (29) |
| 2 | | 42.8% (245) | 10.2% (25) |
| 3 | | 42.8% (245) | 8.6% (21) |
| 4 | | 32.6% (187) | 10.7% (20) |
| 5 | | 31.6% (181) | 12.7% (23) |
| 6 | | 28.6% (164) | 9.1% (15) |
| 7 | | 25.0% (143) | 11.9% (17) |
| 8 | | 23.4% (134) | 13.4% (18) |
| 9 | | 19.7% (113) | 14.2% (16) |
| 10 | | 17.1% (98) | 8.2% (8) |
| 11 | | 16.8% (96) | 9.4% (9) |
| 12 | | 16.8% (96) | 9.4% (9) |
| 13 | | 16.1% (92) | 12.0% (11) |
| 14 | | 13.4% (77) | 5.2% (4) |
| 15 | | 13.1% (75) | 5.3% (4) |
| # | Pokémon | Usage | D2/D1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 |  (all) | 12.9% (74) | 10.8% (8) |
| 17 | | 12.6% (72) | 11.1% (8) |
| 18 | | 12.6% (72) | 8.3% (6) |
| 19 | | 12.0% (69) | 7.2% (5) |
| 20 | | 10.1% (58) | 6.9% (4) |
| 21 | | 10.1% (58) | 5.2% (3) |
| 22 | | 9.6% (55) | 12.7% (7) |
| 23 | | 8.7% (50) | 12.0% (6) |
| 24 | | 8.7% (50) | 6.0% (3) |
| 25 | | 7.2% (41) | 4.9% (2) |
| 26 | | 6.3% (36) | 11.1% (4) |
| 27 | | 6.3% (36) | 2.8% (1) |
| 28 |  | 5.9% (34) | 2.9% (1) |
| 29 | | 5.2% (30) | 6.7% (2) |
| 30 | | 5.2% (30) | 0.0% (0) |
Streaming
The event will be broadcast live on Victory Road’s Twitch, with Kosta Daidimos, Lou Akcos-Cromie, David Partington and Ben Kyriakou as casters.
- Day 1: stream starts on 25 February at 08:00 UTC
- Day 2 + Top Cut: stream starts on 26 February at 07:30 UTC
Take a look at the following matches, which you can find in this YouTube playlist!
| Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | Matt Maynard | vs | Thomas Gravouille |
| R2 | Enosh Shachar | vs | Alex Gómez |
| R3a | Fevzi Özkan | vs | Davide Carrer |
| R3b | Simone Sanvito | vs | Álex Soto |
| R4 | Robert Wein | vs | Aurélien Soula |
| R5 | David Koutesh | vs | Eric Rios |
| R6 | Guillermo Castilla | vs | Flavio Del Pidio |
| R7 | Jack Clarke | vs | Jonas Wiegel |
| R8 | Aleksandra Ćwikiel | vs | Giacomo Pauselli |
| R9 | Andrea Olea | vs | Jamie Boyt |
| Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R10 | Markus Stadter | vs | Javier Señorena |
| R11 | Nicolas Legoux | vs | Giuseppe Alario |
| R12 | Faaiz Ashfaq | vs | Giuseppe Musicco |
| R13 | David Koutesh | vs | Eric Rios |
| R14 | Bas van der Heijden | vs | Alex Gómez |
| Top 8 | Faaiz Ashfaq | vs | Álex Soto |
| Top 4 | Markus Stadter | vs | Aurélien Soula |
| Finals | Markus Stadter | vs | Álex Soto |
CP standings
Season standings
The following are the Europe Championship Point standings before and after the event.
Top 16 players at the end of the 2023 season get Day 2 invites to the 2023 World Championships.
Before the event
| # | Player | CP |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Gravouille | 380 |
| 2 | Eric Rios | 260 |
| 3 | Aurélien Soula | 250 |
| 4 | Taran Birdee | 210 |
| 5 | Andrea Olea | 200 |
| 6 | Rafael Busutil | 200 |
| 7 | Giulio Tarlao | 200 |
| 8 | Marco Silva | 200 |
| 9 | Thomas Dowling | 170 |
| 10 | Álex Soto | 160 |
| 11 | Francesco P. Pero | 160 |
| 12 | Giovanni Piscitelli | 160 |
| 13 | Guillermo Castilla | 160 |
| 14 | Francesco Rasini | 160 |
| 15 | Bas van der Heijden | 140 |
| 16 | Francesco Pardini | 130 |
| 17 | Faaiz Ashfaq | 130 |
| 18 | Eliott Legroux | 110 |
| 19 | Alessio Y. Boschetto | 110 |
| 20 | Yale K. A. Gasaan | 110 |
| 21 | Víctor Medina | 110 |
| 22 | Adam Cherfaoui | 110 |
| 23 | Kurt Wonka | 100 |
| 24 | Florian Henry | 100 |
After the event
| # | Player | CP |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aurélien Soula | 380 |
| 2 | Thomas Gravouille | 380 |
| 3 | Eric Rios | 340 |
| 4 | Álex Soto | 320 |
| 5 | Marco Silva | 300 |
| 6 | Andrea Olea | 260 |
| 7 | Markus Stadter | 240 |
| 8 | Guillermo Castilla | 240 |
| 9 | Faaiz Ashfaq | 230 |
| 10 | Bas van der Heijden | 220 |
| 11 | Taran Birdee | 210 |
| 12 | Rafael Busutil | 200 |
| 13 | Giovanni Piscitelli | 200 |
| 14 | Giulio Tarlao | 200 |
| 15 | Víctor Medina | 170 |
| 16 | Thomas Dowling | 170 |
| 17 | Francesco P. Pero | 160 |
| 18 | Eliott Legroux | 160 |
| 19 | Yale K. A. Gasaan | 160 |
| 20 | Francesco Rasini | 160 |
| 21 | Adam Cherfaoui | 150 |
| 22 | Alessio Y. Boschetto | 150 |
| 23 | Giuseppe Musicco | 140 |
| 24 | Claudio Giandomenico | 140 |
NAIC Travel Award standings
This event counts towards the North America International Championships (NAIC) Travel Award standings. It is the first of three Regional-level event held in Europe to count!
Top 4 players at the end of this period (20 February to 16 April 2023) will receive a $3500 Travel Award ($5000 for minors), while players ranked 5th to 8th will receive a $1000 Travel Stipend.
Before the event
This is the first event in Europe to count towards the NAIC TA standings.
After the event
| # | Player | CP |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Markus Stadter | 200 |
| 2 | Álex Soto | 160 |
| 3 | Aurélien Soula | 130 |
| 4 | Víctor Jiménez | 130 |
| 5 | Giuseppe Musicco | 100 |
| 6 | Faaiz Ashfaq | 100 |
| 7 | Michael Kelsch | 100 |
| 8 | Marco Silva | 100 |
| 9 | Eric Rios | 80 |
| 10 | Carlos Cabal | 80 |
| 11 | Javier Señorena | 80 |
| 12 | Hippolyte Bernard | 80 |
Venue and schedule
The tournament will be held in the following location:
RuhrCongress Bochum
Stadionring 20
44791 Bochum
Check-in can be done in advance early on Saturday.
Players must be in the venue by 25 February 2023 at 09:30 local time (08:30 UTC) for the players meeting. The tournament starts right thereafter with the Swiss rounds.
The top cut will be played on the following day at 09:00 local time (08:00 UTC).
Prizes
This event is part of the 2023 official TPCI circuit and thus it rewards Championship Points (CPs).
As a participation goodie, all players will be provided a Pokémon Regional Championships promo card. Further goodies may be announced at a later date.
Additionally, the best-placed players will receive the following prizes depending on final attendance:
| Placement | CP | Prize money | Pokémon TCG booster packs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 200 CP | $500 | 72 packs |
| Runner-up | 160 CP | $250 | 72 packs |
| Semifinalists | 130 CP | – | 36 packs |
| 5th to 8th | 100 CP | – | 18 packs |
| 9th to 16th | – | – | 9 packs |
| Placement | CP | Prize money | Pokémon TCG booster packs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 200 CP | $1000 | 72 packs |
| Runner-up | 160 CP | $500 | 72 packs |
| Semifinalists | 130 CP | $250 | 36 packs |
| 5th to 8th | 100 CP | – | 18 packs |
| 9th to 16th | – | – | 9 packs |
| Placement | CP | Prize money | Pokémon TCG booster packs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 200 CP | $1000 | 72 packs |
| Runner-up | 160 CP | $500 | 72 packs |
| Semifinalists | 130 CP | $250 | 36 packs |
| 5th to 8th | 100 CP | – | 18 packs |
| 9th to 16th | 80 CP | – | 9 packs |
| Placement | CP | Prize money | Pokémon TCG booster packs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 200 CP | $1000 | 72 packs |
| Runner-up | 160 CP | $500 | 72 packs |
| Semifinalists | 130 CP | $250 | 36 packs |
| 5th to 8th | 100 CP | $250 | 18 packs |
| 9th to 16th | 80 CP | – | 9 packs |
| 17th to 32nd | 60 CP | – | – |
| Placement | CP | Prize money | Pokémon TCG booster packs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 200 CP | $2000 | 72 packs |
| Runner-up | 160 CP | $1000 | 72 packs |
| Semifinalists | 130 CP | $500 | 36 packs |
| 5th to 8th | 100 CP | $250 | 18 packs |
| 9th to 16th | 80 CP | – | 9 packs |
| 17th to 32nd | 60 CP | – | – |
| Placement | CP | Prize money | Pokémon TCG booster packs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 200 CP | $2000 | 72 packs |
| Runner-up | 160 CP | $1000 | 72 packs |
| Semifinalists | 130 CP | $500 | 36 packs |
| 5th to 8th | 100 CP | $250 | 18 packs |
| 9th to 16th | 80 CP | $250 | 9 packs |
| 17th to 32nd | 60 CP | – | – |
| 33rd to 64th | 50 CP | – | – |
| Placement | CP | Prize money | Pokémon TCG booster packs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 200 CP | $3000 | 72 packs |
| Runner-up | 160 CP | $2000 | 72 packs |
| Semifinalists | 130 CP | $1000 | 36 packs |
| 5th to 8th | 100 CP | $500 | 18 packs |
| 9th to 16th | 80 CP | $250 | 9 packs |
| 17th to 32nd | 60 CP | – | – |
| 33rd to 64th | 50 CP | – | – |
| Placement | CP | Prize money | Pokémon TCG booster packs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 200 CP | $3000 | 72 packs |
| Runner-up | 160 CP | $2000 | 72 packs |
| Semifinalists | 130 CP | $1000 | 36 packs |
| 5th to 8th | 100 CP | $500 | 18 packs |
| 9th to 16th | 80 CP | $250 | 9 packs |
| 17th to 32nd | 60 CP | – | – |
| 33rd to 64th | 50 CP | – | – |
| 65th to 128th | 40 CP | – | – |
| Placement | CP | Prize money | Pokémon TCG booster packs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 200 CP | $3000 | 72 packs |
| Runner-up | 160 CP | $2000 | 72 packs |
| Semifinalists | 130 CP | $1000 | 36 packs |
| 5th to 8th | 100 CP | $500 | 18 packs |
| 9th to 16th | 80 CP | $250 | 9 packs |
| 17th to 32nd | 60 CP | – | – |
| 33rd to 64th | 50 CP | – | – |
| 65th to 128th | 40 CP | – | – |
| 129th to 256th | 30 CP | – | – |
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 Bochum Regionals is an official TPCI Regional-level event for Pokémon VGC, TCG and Pokémon GO. It is the third Regional-level event in the 2023 season in the European circuit, the second played in Pokémon Scarlet & Pokémon Violet and the first in the NAIC travel award race.
The ruleset is VGC Series 2 and it will be played using open team lists. This event is also the first-ever Regional-level event to feature the Two Day structure, previously only reserved for International Championships, which includes Day 2 Swiss rounds if there are 227 or more players.
A little bit of history
Germany has been part of the Europe region of the official TPCI circuit for many years. It has hosted multiple major events, including Regional Championships, old-era National Championships and the 2019 and 2022 Europe Internationals. Germany’s greatest VGC success happened when Markus Stadter reached semifinals of the 2016 World Championships.
The most recent tournaments held in Germany was the 2022 Bremen Regionals, played in the VGC Sword & Shield Series 12 ruleset in May 2022. The finals saw German Maurice Uteg defeat Italian Giovanni Piscitelli.
The last time there was an event in Bochum was the 2020 Bochum Regionals, played in Pokémon Sword & Pokémon Shield with the VGC Series 2 ruleset in January 2020. The finals saw Spaniard Guillermo Castilla defeat fellow countryman Álex Soto.
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. All players must comply with the Play! Pokémon COVID-19 Protocols.
Sign-ups open on 19 January 2023 at 20:00 local time (19:00 UTC).
- For Masters players: sign-ups are €54.99. There are 540 spots available for Masters players.
- For Seniors and Juniors players: sign-ups are €34.99. There are 60 spots available for Seniors and Juniors players.
After initial sign-ups sold out, it was announced that over 80 additional slots would reopen on 30 January 2023 at 20:00 local time (19:00 UTC).
If the player cap is not reached, sign-ups close 2 hours 30 minutes before the event starts.
For registered players, team lists must be submitted 1 hour 30 minutes before the event starts, by 25 February 2023 at 08:00 local time (07:00 UTC). Paper team lists can also be found here.
Spectator passes are €5 and can be purchased from 30 January 2023 at 20:00 local time (19:00 UTC) through RK9 Labs. There are 150 spots available.
