| Event | Pokémon Championships 2022-23 Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Location |  Kowloon, Hong Kong |
| Date | 4 June 2023 |
| Capacity | 64 qualified players |
| Videogame | Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet |
| Season | 2023 Season – VGC Regulation Set C (before HOME ver. 3.0.0) |
| Format | Bo1 single-elimination bracket with Bo3 finals Open team lists |
| Organizer | The Pokémon Company (TPC) in Hong Kong |
Table of Contents
Teams and results
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | List | Exp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12-2 |  | Abdullah Mohayyuddin (sempra) | 200 CP $3000 |       |  |  |
| 2 | 11-3 | | Ryan Loseto (SableyeVGC) | 160 CP $2000 |    |  | |
| 3 | 11-3 |  | Dylan Salvanera (Dylan) | 130 CP $1000 |      | | |
| 4 | 11-3 | | Aaron Zheng (CybertronVGC) | 130 CP $1000 |   | | |
| 5 | 12-2 | | Zackary Thornberg (Zack) | 100 CP $500 |      | | |
| 6 | 11-3 | | Neil Patel (Neil) | 100 CP $500 | | | |
| 7 | 11-3 | | Gavin Michaels (HUH?!!) | 100 CP $500 |      | | |
| 8 | 11-3 | | Demitrios Kaguras (DEMITRI) | 100 CP $500 |  |  | |
The full top 64 bracket was never shown, but you can see here the top 16 bracket!
Check here to see the seeds for top cut from the Day 2 Swiss standings!
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | TL | Exp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 105 | 7-3 |  | Ian Roberts (76) | 40 CP |   | |
Streaming
The event is broadcast live on YouTube, featuring Edward Cheung Ka Hin, Hugo Wu and FF as casters.
This was the first time ever the spectator mode in Pokémon Scarlet & Pokémon Violet was used!
Take a look at the following matches. 
| Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top 64 | Pan Si Ming      | vs | Patrick Cheng  |
| Top 32 | Alvin Chik | vs | Isaac Chan   |
| Top 16 | Ma Chun Yeung  | vs | Tam Ngai  |
| Top 8a | Sam Ng Tsz Sum | vs | Wayne Yu   |
| Top 8b | Pan Si Ming | vs | Isaac Chan |
| Top 8c | Tam Ngai | vs | Yuen Nga Hin |
| Top 8d | Stan Fung   | vs | Tang Chun Ho  |
| Top 4a | Yuen Nga Hin | vs | Tang Chun Ho |
| Top 4b | Isaac Chan | vs | Wayne Yu |
| Finals | Wayne Yu | vs | Yuen Nga Hin |
Participating players
The 2023 Hong Kong National Championships is open only to the players that qualified through the following criteria:
- Top 64 players in the Hong Kong Nationals Qualifier
Qualified players need to sign up to an invite-only Online Competition (Poké Portal → Battle Stadium → Online competitions → Search for a competition) and as a form of team submission as per the indications sent to them by email (even though this event is not played as a ladder competition). Players also need to submit a Rental Team code, although during this time it was unknown to them whether it would be played using closed or open team lists.
The deadline for this was initially announced as 1 June at 9 am HKT. Players were sent a second email on 30 May late evening stating this was a mistake and the actual deadline was 31 May at 9 am HKT. Due to the short notice, many players missed it or rushed it, and later that day an extension was given until 1 June at 3 pm HKT. The same email banned the newly available items and Egg Moves, creating further uncertainty to players who locked their team between the Pokémon HOME update and the ban notification.
Venue and schedule
The tournament is held in the 3rd floor Star Hall (匯星) of the following location:
Kowloonbay International Trade & Exhibition Centre
九龍灣國際展貿中心
1 Trademart Dr, Kowloon Bay
九龍灣展貿徑1號
Players must be in the venue by 4 June 2023 at 9:00 HKT (03:00 UTC) for the players meeting, and the single-elimination bracket will start thereafter.
All matches are played as best-of-one, except the finals, which will be played as best-of-three. The event is run with open team lists, although players did not learn about this until the start of the tournament.
Prizes
This event is an official tournament and is part of the 2023 official circuit in Hong Kong.
The highest-placed players earn invites to the 2023 World Championships.
| Placement | Worlds | Other prizes |
|---|---|---|
| Champion | Worlds Day 2 invite + Travel Award | Champion shirt + 1st place trophy |
| Finalist | Worlds Day 1 invite | 2nd place trophy |
| Semifinalists | Worlds Day 1 invite | Top 4 trophy |
Overview
The Hong Kong National Championships is the most important VGC competition for players in Hong Kong, where TPC is responsible for the circuit since 2020.
It is the third edition of the Hong Kong National Championships and the second in the TPC era. See the previous editions:
- Under TPCI
- 2016, won by Or Kei Yin
- 2016, won by
- Under TPC
- 2022, won by Pan Si Ming
- 2022, won by
Previous editions of the Hong Kong National Championships were open to everyone, and featured Swiss rounds + a single-elimination top cut. This is the first time that a qualifying method has been implemented, and the first time it is played in a pure single-elimination format.
The ruleset is VGC Regulation Set C.
A little bit of history
Hong Kong has been one of the regions on the official TPC circuit since June 2020, and it was part of the Oceania region of the official TPCI circuit before that. It has hosted multiple major events, including Regional Championships, Special Events, and both TPCI-era and current TPC-era National Championships. Hong Kong’s greatest VGC success was the top 16 achieved by Edward Cheung Ka Hin at the 2016 World Championships.
The most recent tournament held in Hong Kong was the 2022 Hong Kong National Championships, played in Kowloon Bay with the Pokémon Sword & Pokémon Shield VGC Series 12 ruleset in June 2022. The finals saw Hongkonger Pan Si Ming defeat fellow compatriot Ma Chun Yeung to achieve his first major title.
American James Evans, the 2018 Senior Division World Champion, defeated Brazilian Gabriel Agati in the NAIC finals.
