2023 Buenos Aires Special Event

Event2023 Buenos Aires Special Event
LocationARG Buenos Aires, Argentina
Date20 May 2023
Attendance43 players (MA)
VideogamePokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet
Season2023 Season – VGC Regulation Set C
Format6 Swiss rounds + top 8 single elimination
Open team lists
OrganizerDima Game

Check the organizer’s website here for further info!

Table of Contents

Teams and results

#SwissFlagPlayerPrizeTeamListExp.
16-0ARGJoaquín Salerno
(Mysticbox)
200 CP
Flutter ManeOrthwormChien PaoGyaradosTing LuDragonite
  
24-2VENLuis Roquet
(Aparocks)
160 CP
Flutter ManeWo ChienTalonflameIron BundleMausholdAnnihilape
  
35-1ARGJuan Salerno
(Juanfi)
130 CP
Flutter ManeAmoongussChi YuGyaradosKingambitGarchomp
  
44-2ARGMariano Hernández
(Maarian)
130 CP
Flutter ManeAmoongussArcaninePalafinKingambitDragonite
  
55-1ARGJuan P. Cambón
(Juampi)
100 CP
Flutter ManeAmoongussArcanineIron BundleKingambitBaxcalibur
  
65-1ARGTheo del Compare
(Theo :D)
100 CP
Flutter ManeChien PaoChi YuIron BundleGreat TuskDragonite
  
74-2BRALeandro Ferreira
(Lee)
100 CP
Flutter ManeChien PaoAnnihilapeGarganaclGrimmsnarlDragonite
  
84-2CHLRenzo-Lukas Hernández
(MikiTheWitch)
100 CP
DondozoTatsugiriChi YuIron BundleGlimmoraDragonite
  

Check here to see the seeds for top cut from the Swiss standings!

#SwissFlagPlayerPrizeTeamListExp.
112-2CANAbdullah Mohayyuddin
(sempra)
200 CP
$3000
Great TuskLilligantTorkoalKingambitFlutter ManeDragonite
211-3CANRyan Loseto
(SableyeVGC)
160 CP
$2000
Great TuskKingambitArcanineIron BundleFlutter ManeCorviknight
311-3USADylan Salvanera
(Dylan)
130 CP
$1000
Sandy ShocksAmoongussTauros Paldea BlazeIron BundleBaxcaliburRoaring Moon
 
411-3USAAaron Zheng
(CybertronVGC)
130 CP
$1000
Great TuskBrute BonnetTalonflameIron BundleFlutter ManeBaxcalibur
 
512-2USAZackary Thornberg
(Zack)
100 CP
$500
SylveonGlimmoraCeruledgeDondozoTatsugiri CurlyFlutter Mane
 
611-3CANNeil Patel
(Neil)
100 CP
$500
Great TuskGlimmoraIron BundleDondozoTatsugiri CurlyDragonite
 
711-3USAGavin Michaels
(HUH?!!)
100 CP
$500
Iron HandsBrute BonnetVolcaronaAzumarillMimikyuPelipper
 
811-3CANDemitrios Kaguras
(DEMITRI)
100 CP
$500
Great TuskAmoongussTalonflameIron BundleFlutter ManeTyranitar

Check here to see the seeds for top cut from the Day 2 Swiss standings!

#SwissFlagPlayerPrizeTeamTLExp.
1057-3Ian Roberts (76)40 CP
Iron HandsAmoongussArcaninePalafinFlutter ManeGothitelle

Streaming

This event was unfortunately not streamed.

CP standings

Season standings

The following are the Latin America Championship Point standings before and after the event.

Top 8 players at the end of the 2023 season get Day 2 invites to the 2023 World Championships.

Before the event

Note: Some Premier Challenges may be missing.

After the event

Note: Some Premier Challenges may be missing.

Venue and schedule

The tournament will be held on the following location:

Salón Basaldua
Avenida Belgrano 1144
1092 Ciudad de Buenos Aires

Players must be in the venue by 20 May 2023 at 9:30 local time (12:30 UTC) for the players meeting. The tournament starts right thereafter with the Swiss rounds.

The top cut will be played on the same day, after the Swiss rounds.

Prizes

This event is part of the 2023 official TPCI circuit and thus it rewards Championship Points (CPs).

The best-placed players will receive the following prizes depending on final attendance:

1 to 47 players
PlacementCP
Winner200 CP
Runner-up160 CP
Semifinalists130 CP
5th to 8th100 CP
48 to 99 players
PlacementCP
Winner200 CP
Runner-up160 CP
Semifinalists130 CP
5th to 8th100 CP
9th to 16th80 CP
100 to 199 players
PlacementCP
Winner200 CP
Runner-up160 CP
Semifinalists130 CP
5th to 8th100 CP
9th to 16th80 CP
17th to 32nd60 CP
200 to 399 players
PlacementCP
Winner200 CP
Runner-up160 CP
Semifinalists130 CP
5th to 8th100 CP
9th to 16th80 CP
17th to 32nd60 CP
33rd to 64th50 CP
400 to 799 players
PlacementCP
Winner200 CP
Runner-up160 CP
Semifinalists130 CP
5th to 8th100 CP
9th to 16th80 CP
17th to 32nd60 CP
33rd to 64th50 CP
65th to 128th40 CP
800 or more players
PlacementCP
Winner200 CP
Runner-up160 CP
Semifinalists130 CP
5th to 8th100 CP
9th to 16th80 CP
17th to 32nd60 CP
33rd to 64th50 CP
65th to 128th40 CP
129th to 256th30 CP

Overview

The Buenos Aires Special Event is an official TPCI Regional-level event for Pokémon VGC and TCG. It is the third Regional-level event of the 2023 season in the Latin American circuit, and, pending an announcement, very likely the second in the travel award race for the 2024 season’s first IC. It was announced on 26 April 2023 along the other Latin American Special Events.

It is the first of four TPCI Regional-level events of the 2023 season to be played in a single day.

The ruleset is VGC Regulation Set C and it will be played using open team lists.

A little bit of history

Argentina 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, Regionals and old-era National Championships. Argentina’s greatest VGC successes are the Worlds top 8 finishes achieved by Sebastián Escalante in 2017 and Federico Turano in 2018.

The most recent tournament held in Argentina was the 2020 Buenos Aires Special Event, played in Pokémon Sword & Pokémon Shield with the VGC Series 2 ruleset in February 2020. The finals saw Argentinian Guido Micheli defeat fellow countryman Sergio Scabbiolo.

American James Evans, the 2018 Senior Division World Champion, defeated Brazilian Gabriel Agati in the NAIC finals.

Sign-up instructions

Sign-ups for the event are done through the Play LATAM platform, and you will first need to set up your Play LATAM profile and have a Play! Pokémon Player ID. All players must comply with the Play! Pokémon COVID-19 Protocols.

Sign-ups are $7000 ARS and they open on 27 April 2023 at 19:00 local time (22:00 UTC).

If the player cap is not reached, sign-ups close 2 hours before the event starts.

For registered players, team lists must be submitted 1 hour before the event starts, by 11 March 2023 at 9:00 local time (12:00 UTC). Paper team lists can also be found here.

Spectator passes are free and can be purchased through RK9 Labs.

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