| Event | 2023 North America International Championships |
|---|---|
| Location |  Columbus, OH, United States |
| Date | 30 June–2 July 2023 |
| Attendance | 777 MA, 47 SR, 40 JR |
| Videogame | Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet |
| Season | 2023 Season – VGC Regulation Set C |
| Format | 9 Day 1 Swiss rounds + 5 Day 2 (all X-2 or better) Swiss rounds + top 8 single elimination Open team lists |
| Organizers | The Pokémon Company International (TPCI) |
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Table of Contents
Teams and results
Top cut
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | List | Exp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11-3 |  | Alex Gómez (PokeAlex) | 500 CP $5000 |       |  | |
| 2 | 11-3 |  | Raghav Malaviya (ragi) | 400 CP $2500 |     |  | |
| 3 | 12-2 | | Víctor Medina (Torviv) | 320 CP $1500 |   | | |
| 4 | 12-2 | | Joseph Ugarte (JoeUX9) | 320 CP $1500 |     | | |
| 5 | 12-2 |  | Marco Silva (marcofiero) | 250 CP $1000 |  | | |
| 6 | 12-2 | | Chuppa Cross IV (Chuppa*Cross) | 250 CP $1000 |     | | |
| 7 | 12-2 | | Jeudy Azzarelli (Jeudy) | 250 CP $1000 | | | |
| 8 | 12-2 | | Justin Knox (Justin) | 250 CP $1000 |   |  | Report |
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 | | Zackary Thornberg (Zack) | 200 CP $750 |    | | |
| 10 | 11-3 | | Carson Confer (Carson) | 200 CP $750 |    | | |
| 11 | 11-3 | | Sohaib Mufti (soh) | 200 CP $750 | | | |
| 12 | 11-3 |  | Pan Si Ming (蓝宝石) | 200 CP $750 |   | | |
| 13 | 11-3 |  | Henry Rich (Hobbit) | 200 CP $750 | | | |
| 14 | 11-3 | | Kyle Livinghouse (Animus) | 200 CP $750 | | | |
| 15 | 11-3 | | Eric Rios (Riopaser) | 200 CP $750 | | | |
| 16 | 11-3 | | Leonard Craft III (DaWoblefet) | 200 CP $750 | | | |
| 17 | 11-3 | | Nico Davide Cognetta (Desu) | 160 CP $500 | | | |
| 18 | 11-3 |  | Si Dawei (露露♪) | 160 CP $500 |   |  | |
| 19 | 10-4 | | Wolfe Glick (Wolfey) | 160 CP $500 | | | |
| 20 | 10-4 | | James Evans (James) | 160 CP $500 | | | |
| 21 | 10-4 | | Jered Hunn (Tena) | 160 CP $500 | | | |
| 22 | 10-4 |  | Dorian Quiñonez (GarnetSP) | 160 CP $500 | | | |
| 23 | 10-4 | | Alex Arand (Alex) | 160 CP $500 | | | |
| 24 | 10-4 | | Trista Medine (ZAKI) | 160 CP $500 | | | |
| 25 | 10-4 | | Guillermo Castilla (KastyTP) | 160 CP $500 |   | | |
| 26 | 10-4 | | Michael Zhang (Formora) | 160 CP $500 |   | | |
| 27 | 10-4 | | Joseph Kwan (Joe) | 160 CP $500 | | | |
| 28 | 10-4 | | Grant Laird (Verona) | 160 CP $500 |  | | |
| 29 | 10-4 |  | Ezequiel Cordero (ZekromZeke) | 160 CP $500 | | | |
| 30 | 10-4 | | Ashton Cox (Ash *) | 160 CP $500 | | | |
| 31 | 10-4 |  | Enrique Grimaldo (EGrim) | 160 CP $500 |  | | |
| 32 | 10-4 | | Siddharth Singhal (Siddharth) | 160 CP $500 |  | | |
| 33 | 10-4 | | Joseph Selmer (Modern) | 130 CP |   | | |
| 34 | 10-4 | | Brandon Tuchtenhagen (Kotori) | 130 CP |  | | |
| 35 | 10-4 |  | Alessio Piscitelli (Ale) | 130 CP | | | |
| 36 | 10-4 | | Gavin Michaels (HUH?!!) | 130 CP |   | | |
| 37 | 10-4 | | Collin Heier (Crown) | 130 CP | | | |
| 38 | 10-4 |  | Calvin Foster (calvonix) | 130 CP | | | |
| 39 | 10-4 | | Thomas Hayden (Tom) | 130 CP |      | | |
| 40 | 9-5 | | Alberto Lara (Alberto) | 130 CP |  | | |
| 41 | 9-5 | | Norah Bowman (Bubs!) | 130 CP | | | |
| 42 | 9-5 | | Jacob Mortenson (Jacob) | 130 CP | | | |
| 43 | 9-5 | | Paul Chua (あい) | 130 CP | |  | |
| 44 | 9-5 | | Nick Navarre (Nails) | 130 CP | | | |
| 45 | 9-5 |  | Paul Ruiz (Ralf) | 130 CP | | | |
| 46 | 9-5 |  | Lauri Halonen (Latsu7) | 130 CP | |  | |
| 47 | 9-5 | | Matthew Warren (Grandma) | 130 CP | | | |
| 48 | 9-5 |  | Jonathan Zuniga (Jawnzu) | 130 CP | | | |
| 49 | 9-5 | | Roland Barbaza (Rolo) | 130 CP | | | |
| 50 | 9-5 | | Jeremy Boyd (jeb) | 130 CP | | | |
| 51 | 9-5 | | Rajan Bal (Rajan) | 130 CP | | | |
| 52 | 9-5 |  | Thomas Gravouille (SAN | Hari) | 130 CP | | | |
| 53 | 9-5 |  | Raul Gioielli (Gioilele) | 130 CP |  | | |
| 54 | 9-5 | | Diego Aguirre (Diego) | 130 CP | | | |
| 55 | 9-5 | | George Tifverman (Tiff Curry) | 130 CP |  | | |
| 56 | 9-5 | | Bryan Kim (Aberen) | 130 CP | | | |
| 57 | 9-5 | | Chase Lybbert (Chase) | 130 CP | | | |
| 58 | 8-5 | | David Mancuso (Raco) | 130 CP | | | |
| 59 | 8-6 | | Richard Mogollon (ChefRich!) | 130 CP |  | | |
| 60 | 8-6 | | Mitch Gavars (mitch) | 130 CP | | | |
| 61 | 8-5 | | Ryan Haig (botchkiss) | 130 CP | | | |
| 62 | 8-4 | | Ben Grissmer (chef) | 130 CP |  | | |
| 63 | 8-6 | | Joan Perelló (Dr. Necro) | 130 CP | | | |
| 64 | 8-6 | | Tang Shiliang (20亮亮) | 130 CP | | | |
| 65 | 8-5 | | Andrew Ding (Valentine★) | 100 CP | | | |
| 66 | 8-6 | | Cade Bowles (Difu) | 100 CP | | | |
| 67 | 8-6 | | Carter Davis (Cartman) | 100 CP | | | |
| 68 | 7-6 | | Zack Taylor (Zaq) | 100 CP | | | |
| 69 | 7-5 | | Austin Acosta (RollAcosta) | 100 CP | | |
Day 1 Swiss rounds
Check here to see all the players with a 7-2 or better record from the Day 1 Swiss standings!
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | List | Exp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | 6-3 | | Eric Rutherford (Eric) | 100 CP |  | | |
| 71 | 6-3 | | Jon Hu (ヨナさん) | 100 CP | | | |
| 72 | 6-3 | | Justin Tang (Panda) | 100 CP | | | |
| 73 | 6-3 | | Janice Lee (Gumi) | 100 CP | | | |
| 74 | 6-3 | | Abhay Iyer (Abhay) | 100 CP | | | |
| 75 | 6-3 | | Raphael Bagara (Raphael) | 100 CP | | | |
| 76 | 6-3 | | Brady Smith (B) | 100 CP | | | |
| 77 | 6-3 | | Alexander D’Andrea (1exar) | 100 CP | | | |
| 78 | 6-3 | | William Fuh (William) | 100 CP | | | |
| 79 | 6-3 | | Nate Eavers (UglyKid) | 100 CP | | | |
| 80 | 6-3 | | Justin Morris (HappyDuckJJ) | 100 CP | | | |
| 81 | 6-3 | | Eli Knowlton (LookItUp) | 100 CP | | | |
| 82 | 6-3 | | Austin Forcinito (Lylah) | 100 CP | | | |
| 83 | 6-3 | | Brian Fournier (Azun) | 100 CP |  | | |
| 84 | 6-3 | | Duncan Bryk (Eclipse) | 100 CP | | | |
| 85 | 6-3 | | Michael Spinetta-McCarthy (BIG MIKE) | 100 CP | | | |
| 86 | 6-3 | | Luka Trejgut (armin) | 100 CP | | | |
| 87 | 6-3 | | Chase Tiedtke (Scarlet) | 100 CP | | | |
| 88 | 6-3 | | Olivia Moledzki (timbit) | 100 CP | | | |
| 89 | 6-3 | | Anton Galkin (cocona) | 100 CP | | | |
| 90 | 6-3 | | Chris Wiseman (Wisedog) | 100 CP |  | | |
| 91 | 6-3 |  | Hoàng Hồ (Zoryaaa) | 100 CP | | | |
| 92 | 6-3 | | Neil Patel (Neil) | 100 CP | | | |
| 93 | 6-3 | | Matthew Cecil (Matthew) | 100 CP | | | |
| 94 | 6-3 | | Justin Carris (AzazeL) | 100 CP | | | |
| 95 | 6-3 | | Michael Groshans (Mike) | 100 CP |  | | |
| 96 | 6-3 | | James Baek (Naruhodo) | 100 CP | | | |
| 97 | 6-3 | | Bhushan Thumsi (Freezai) | 100 CP | | | |
| 98 | 6-3 | | Pat Ball (Pat Ball) | 100 CP | | | |
| 99 | 6-3 | | Riley Factura (Riley) | 100 CP | | | |
| 100 | 6-3 | | Ian McLaughlin (raikoo) | 100 CP |  | | |
| 101 | 6-3 | | Maxwell Strand (Max) | 100 CP | | | |
| 102 | 6-3 | | Nicholas Borghi (Borghi) | 100 CP |  | | |
| 103 | 6-3 | | Wu Yichun (威廉) | 100 CP | | | |
| 104 | 6-3 | | River Davis (Hope) | 100 CP | | | |
| 105 | 6-3 | | Brendan Lewis (Brendan) | 100 CP | | | |
| 106 | 6-3 | | Stephen Morioka (Stephen) | 100 CP | | | |
| 107 | 6-3 | | Max Legrand (Max) | 100 CP | | | |
| 108 | 6-3 |  | Alex Donaldson (Alex) | 100 CP | | | |
| 109 | 6-3 | | Gabriel Agati (Wuilber flex) | 100 CP | | | |
| 110 | 6-3 | | Nabil Lakehal (Nabs) | 100 CP |  | | |
| 111 | 6-3 | | Craig Campbell (Kojay) | 100 CP | | | |
| 112 | 6-3 | | Jourdan Bul-lalayao (Ragna) | 100 CP | |  | |
| 113 | 6-3 | | Matin Moradi (Matin) | 100 CP |  | | |
| 114 | 6-3 | | Preston Stutzman (Salty) | 100 CP | | | |
| 115 | 6-3 | | Jon Aloff (Jewcy) | 100 CP |  | | |
| 116 | 6-3 | | Andrew Burley (Andrew) | 100 CP | | | |
| 117 | 6-3 | | Marc Seguí (Metarizard) | 100 CP | | | |
| 118 | 6-3 | | Everett Filloon (evni) | 100 CP | | | |
| 119 | 6-3 | | Ruizhe Zhang (Asuka) | 100 CP | | | |
| 120 | 6-3 | | Lee Hodge (Ollie) | 100 CP |  | | |
| 121 | 6-3 | | Dillon Kleinvehn (MLBD) | 100 CP | | | |
| 122 | 6-3 | | Erik Holmstrom (Cyrus) | 100 CP | | | |
| 123 | 6-3 | | Gregory Lew (Yantung) | 100 CP | | | |
| 124 | 6-3 | | César Reyes (STATS☆Césars) | 100 CP | | | |
| 125 | 6-3 | | Kevin Swastek (kswas) | 100 CP | | | |
| 126 | 6-3 | | Zachary Mnich (XZacLee) | 100 CP | | | |
| 127 | 6-3 | | Jairo Contreras (Alchem1st) | 100 CP | | | |
| 128 | 6-3 |  | Kevonne Boreland (Mr.Adidas) | 100 CP | | | |
Teams and results - Seniors & Juniors
Seniors top cut
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | List | Exp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4-2 | | Owen M. | 500 CP $1500 | | | |
| 2 | 4-2 | | Justin M. | 400 CP $1000 | | | |
| 3 | 5-1 | | Teddy F. | 320 CP $750 | | | |
| 4 | 5-1 | | Eli S. | 320 CP $750 | | | |
| 5 | 6-0 |  | Robbie S. | 250 CP $500 | | | |
| 6 | 5-1 | | Hudson Q. | 250 CP $500 |  | | |
| 7 | 5-1 | | Joshua R. | 250 CP $500 | | | |
| 8 | 4-2 | | Oscar P. | 250 CP $500 | | |
Juniors top cut
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | List | Exp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5-1 | | Avery V. | 500 CP $1500 | | | |
| 2 | 5-1 | | Takumi M. | 400 CP $1000 | | | |
| 3 | 6-0 | | Kevin H. | 320 CP $750 | | | |
| 4 | 4-2 | | Owen C. | 320 CP $750 | | | |
| 5 | 5-1 | | Federico C. | 250 CP $500 | | | |
| 6 | 4-2 | | Dorman R. | 250 CP $500 | | | |
| 7 | 4-2 | | Pietro N. K. | 250 CP $500 |  | | |
| 8 | 4-2 | | Kira F. | 250 CP $500 | | |
Streaming
The event will be broadcast live on Twitch and YouTube, with Sierra Dawn, Adam Dorricott, Rosemary Kelley, Joe Brown and Scott Glaza as casters, and Anna Prosser as host.
- Day 1: stream starts on 30 June 2023 at 13:00 UTC
- Day 2 + Top Cut (except finals): stream starts on 1 July 2023 at 13:00 UTC
- Finals: Championship Sunday stream starts on 2 July 2023 at 13:00 UTC. VGC finals will come after Pokémon GO and TCG, and they are estimated to start around 18:30 UTC.
Streamed
Day 1
Day 2
Championship Sunday
Streamed
Take a look at the following matches. 
Day 1
| Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | Joseph Ugarte | vs | Gavin Michaels |
| R2 | Eric Rios | vs | Jon Hu |
| R3 | Justin Tang | vs | Zackary Thornberg |
| R4 | Jeudy Azzarelli | vs | Nico Davide Cognetta |
| R5 | Thomas Gravouille | vs | Justin Carris |
| R6 | Chuppa Cross IV | vs | Brady Smith |
| R7 | Wolfe Glick | vs | Víctor Medina |
| R8 | Kyle Livinghouse | vs | Marco Silva |
| R9 | Collin Heier | vs | James Baek |
Day 2
| Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R10 | Gavin Michaels | vs | James Evans |
| R11 | Dorian Quiñonez | vs | Michael Zhang |
| R12 | Carson Confer | vs | Henry Rich |
| R13 | Sohaib Mufti | vs | Raghav Malaviya |
| R14 | Justin Knox | vs | Alex Gómez |
| Caster battle Reg. Set D | Joe Brown      | vs | Adam Dorricott   |
| Top 8a | Raghav Malaviya | vs | Marco Silva |
| Top 8b | Joseph Ugarte | vs | Jeudy Azzarelli |
| Top 8c | Víctor Medina | vs | Justin Knox |
| Top 8d | Alex Gómez | vs | Chuppa Cross IV |
| Top 4a | Joseph Ugarte | vs | Raghav Malaviya |
| Top 4b | Víctor Medina | vs | Alex Gómez |
Championship Sunday
| Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juniors Finals | Takumi M. | vs | Avery V. |
| Seniors Finals | Justin M. | vs | Owen M. |
| Masters Finals | Raghav Malaviya | vs | Alex Gómez |
The event will be broadcast live on Twitch and YouTube, with Rosemary Kelley, Adam Dorricott, Lou Akcos-Cromie and Joe Brown as casters and Sierra Dawn Hunter managing interviews to match winners and invitees, such as 2022 NAIC champion James Evans, 2020 LAIC champion James Baek.
- Day 1: stream starts on 16 February at 21:45 UTC
- Day 2: stream starts on 17 February at 21:45 UTC
- Championship Sunday: stream starts on 18 February at 21:45 UTC with the TCG finals. VGC finals are expected on 19 February at around 03:00 UTC
Take a look at the following matches!
List of streamed matches (Day 1)
| Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | Henry Rich | vs | Gabriel Agati |
| R2 | Kimo Nishimura | vs | Meaghan Rattle |
| R3 | Ben Madigan | vs | Gavin Michaels |
| R4 | Sam Pandelis   | vs | Peng Chongjun |
| R5 | Marco Silva | vs | Aurélien Soula |
| R6 |  Stefan Mott | vs | Alex Underhill |
| R7 | Joseph Ugarte | vs | Justin Burns |
| R8 | Collin Heier | vs | Eric Rios |
| R9 | Luke Curtale |