| Event | 2023 Oceania International Championships |
|---|---|
| Location |  Melbourne, Australia |
| Date | 17–19 February 2023 |
| Capacity | Undisclosed |
| Videogame | Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet |
| Season | 2023 Season – VGC Series 2 |
| Format | Swiss rounds + top cut single elimination, as per attendance Open team lists |
| Organizer | ESL Australia |
Table of Contents
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 23 January 2023 at 9:00 am local time (22 January at 22:00 UTC).
- For Masters players: sign-ups are A$60.
- For Seniors and Juniors players: sign-ups are A$30.
If the player cap is not reached, sign-ups close 2 days before the event starts, on 15 February 2023 at 11:59 pm local time (13:00 UTC).
For registered players, team list submission opens on 13 February 2023 and these must be submitted 3 hours before the event starts, by 17 February 2023 at 6:00 am local time (16 February at 19:00 UTC) for Masters players and by 18 February 2023 at 6:00 am local time (17 February at 19:00 UTC) for Seniors and Juniors players. Paper team lists can also be found here.
Spectator passes are A$10 and can be purchased through RK9 Labs.
OCIC Travel Award recipients
The players with most Championship Points (CP) in the Travel Award standings from each TPCI region at the end of the OCIC Travel Award period (25 April to 26 June 2022) earned Travel Award prizes for this tournament:
- Top 4 players in North America, Europe and Latin America receive a $3500 Travel Award ($5000 for minors)
- Top 4 players in Oceania receive a $2000 Travel Award ($2500 for minors)
- Players ranked 5th to 8th in each region receive a $1000 Travel Stipend
Additionally, Top 4 players in Players Cups I, II and III may opt to use their Travel Award for this tournament if they have not done so yet.
The following are the final OCIC Travel Award standings for each region (note that some 2022 Seniors players aged up to Masters for the 2023 season and are absent from these lists):
| # | Player | CP | Travel Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  James Evans | 740 | $3500 |
| 2 | Justin Burns | 520 | $3500 |
| 3 | Joseph Ugarte | 520 | $3500 |
| 4 |  Zhang Zhe | 510 | $3500 |
| 5 | Peng Chongjun | 470 | $1000 |
| 6 | Alex Underhill | 420 | $1000 |
| 7 | Gavin Michaels | 370 | $1000 |
| 8 |  Siddharth Singhal | 340 | $1000* |
| 9 | Paul Chua | 340 | $1000* |
| 10 | Wolfe Glick | 330 | – |
| 11 | Rob McNeilly | 320 | – |
| 12 | Kyle Livinghouse | 312 | – |
| # | Player | CP | Travel Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Thomas Gravouille | 550 | $3500 |
| 2 |  Taran Birdee | 420 | $3500 |
| 3 |  Giulio Tarlao | 415 | $3500 |
| 4 |  Eric Rios | 410 | $3500 |
| 5 |  Jonas Wiegel | 360 | $1000 |
| 6 | Guillermo Castilla | 310 | $1000 |
| 7 |  Oliver Eskolin | 300 | $1000 |
| 8 | Maurice Uteg | 250 | $1000 |
| 9 | Giovanni Piscitelli | 230 | – |
| 10 | Hippolyte Bernard | 230 | – |
| 11 | Flavio Del Pidio | 225 | – |
| 12 | Markus Stadter | 222 | – |
| # | Player | CP | Travel Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Gabriel Agati | 425 | $3500 |
| 2 |  Juan M. Santizo | 210 | $3500 |
| 3 |  Arath Vera | 210 | $3500 |
| 4 |  Diego Gutiérrez | 200 | $3500 |
| 5 | Jorge Baca | 190 | $1000 |
| 6 | Orlando Luna | 160 | $1000 |
| 7 |  Luciano Muñoz | 131 | $1000 |
| 8 | Sebastián Lobos | 130 | $1000* |
| 9 | Eduardo Abrego | 130 | $1000* |
| 10 | Iván Casanova | 110 | – |
| 11 |  Joaquín Salerno | 101 | – |
| 12 | Michael Navas | 101 | – |
| # | Player | CP | Travel Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henry Rich | 390 | $2000 |
| 2 | Sam Pandelis | 362 | $2000 |
| 3 | Alister Sandover | 200 | $2000 |
| 4 |  Reynaldo Janala | 180 | $2000 |
| 5 | Will Tom | 160 | $1000 |
| 6 |  Alex Donaldson | 140 | $1000 |
| 7 | Liam Gilbert | 130 | $1000 |
| 8 | James Katsaros | 125 | $1000 |
| 9 | Paul Amedee | 100 | – |
| 10 | Matthew Anderson | 100 | – |
| 11 | Matthew Robinson | 100 | – |
| 12 | Tim Walsh | 100 | – |
Venue and schedule
The tournament will be held in the following location:
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
1 Convention Centre Pl
South Wharf VIC 3006
Check-in can be done early on Friday from 8:00 am. Masters players must be ready in the venue by 17 February 2023 at 9:00 am local time (16 February at 22:00 UTC) for the players meeting. The tournament starts right thereafter with the Day 1 Swiss rounds.
Day 2 Swiss rounds or top cut (depending on final attendance) will be played on 18 February 2023 at 9:00 am local time (17 February at 22:00 UTC). Seniors and Juniors players also start their tournament at this time.
Championship Sunday finals will be played on 19 February 2023 at 9:00 am local time (18 February at 22:00 UTC).
Prizes
This event is one of the three International Championships that are part of the 2023 official TPCI circuit, the most important tournament tier after the World Championships, and thus it rewards Championship Points (CPs).
Information about participation goodies will be released 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 | 500 CP | $1500 | 72 packs |
| Runner-up | 400 CP | $1000 | 72 packs |
| Semifinalists | 320 CP | $750 | 72 packs |
| 5th to 8th | 250 CP | $500 | 36 packs |
| 9th to 16th | – | – | 18 packs |
| Placement | CP | Prize money | Pokémon TCG booster packs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 500 CP | $1500 | 72 packs |
| Runner-up | 400 CP | $1000 | 72 packs |
| Semifinalists | 320 CP | $750 | 72 packs |
| 5th to 8th | 250 CP | $500 | 36 packs |
| 9th to 16th | 200 CP | – | 18 packs |
| Placement | CP | Prize money | Pokémon TCG booster packs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 500 CP | $1500 | 72 packs |
| Runner-up | 400 CP | $1000 | 72 packs |
| Semifinalists | 320 CP | $750 | 72 packs |
| 5th to 8th | 250 CP | $500 | 36 packs |
| 9th to 16th | 200 CP | – | 18 packs |
| 17th to 32nd | 160 CP | – | – |
| Placement | CP | Prize money | Pokémon TCG booster packs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 500 CP | $2500 | 72 packs |
| Runner-up | 400 CP | $1500 | 72 packs |
| Semifinalists | 320 CP | $1000 | 72 packs |
| 5th to 8th | 250 CP | $750 | 36 packs |
| 9th to 16th | 200 CP | $500 | 18 packs |
| 17th to 32nd | 160 CP | – | – |
| Placement | CP | Prize money | Pokémon TCG booster packs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 500 CP | $2500 | 72 packs |
| Runner-up | 400 CP | $1500 | 72 packs |
| Semifinalists | 320 CP | $1000 | 72 packs |
| 5th to 8th | 250 CP | $750 | 36 packs |
| 9th to 16th | 200 CP | $500 | 18 packs |
| 17th to 32nd | 160 CP | – | – |
| 33rd to 64th | 130 CP | – | – |
| Placement | CP | Prize money | Pokémon TCG booster packs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 500 CP | $5000 | 72 packs |
| Runner-up | 400 CP | $2500 | 72 packs |
| Semifinalists | 320 CP | $1500 | 72 packs |
| 5th to 8th | 250 CP | $1000 | 36 packs |
| 9th to 16th | 200 CP | $750 | 18 packs |
| 17th to 32nd | 160 CP | $500 | – |
| 33rd to 64th | 130 CP | – | – |
| Placement | CP | Prize money | Pokémon TCG booster packs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 500 CP | $5000 | 72 packs |
| Runner-up | 400 CP | $2500 | 72 packs |
| Semifinalists | 320 CP | $1500 | 72 packs |
| 5th to 8th | 250 CP | $1000 | 36 packs |
| 9th to 16th | 200 CP | $750 | 18 packs |
| 17th to 32nd | 160 CP | $500 | – |
| 33rd to 64th | 130 CP | – | – |
| 65th to 128th | 100 CP | – | – |
| Placement | CP | Prize money | Pokémon TCG booster packs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 500 CP | $5000 | 72 packs |
| Runner-up | 400 CP | $2500 | 72 packs |
| Semifinalists | 320 CP | $1500 | 72 packs |
| 5th to 8th | 250 CP | $1000 | 36 packs |
| 9th to 16th | 200 CP | $750 | 18 packs |
| 17th to 32nd | 160 CP | $500 | – |
| 33rd to 64th | 130 CP | – | – |
| 65th to 128th | 100 CP | – | – |
| 129th to 256th | 80 CP | – | – |
| Placement | CP | Prize money | Pokémon TCG booster packs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 500 CP | $5000 | 72 packs |
| Runner-up | 400 CP | $2500 | 72 packs |
| Semifinalists | 320 CP | $1500 | 72 packs |
| 5th to 8th | 250 CP | $1000 | 36 packs |
| 9th to 16th | 200 CP | $750 | 18 packs |
| 17th to 32nd | 160 CP | $500 | – |
| 33rd to 64th | 130 CP | – | – |
| 65th to 128th | 100 CP | – | – |
| 129th to 256th | 80 CP | – | – |
| 257th to 512th | 60 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).
Streaming
The event will be broadcast live on Twitch and YouTube. Check out official announcements on schedule and broadcast team in a future date.
CP standings: North America
Season standings
The following are the North 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
| # | Player | CP |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luca Paz | 400 |
| 2 | Wolfe Glick | 360 |
| 3 | Chuppa Cross | 290 |
| 4 | James Evans | 230 |
| 5 |  Jiseok Lee | 200 |
| 6 | Emilio Forbes | 200 |
| 7 | Peng Chongjun | 190 |
| 8 |  Aditya Subramanian | 190 |
| 9 | Ashton Cox | 160 |
| 10 | Giovanni Costa | 160 |
| 11 |  Stefan Mott | 160 |
| 12 | Collin Heier | 160 |
After the event
Standings will be updated after the event.
| # | Player | CP |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jiseok Lee | 200 |
| 2 | Chuppa Cross | 160 |
| 3 | Wolfe Glick | 160 |
| 4 | Peng Chongjun | 140 |
| 5 | Luca Paz | 140 |
| 6 | Jeudy Azzarelli | 130 |
| 7 | Aaron Brok | 130 |
| 8 | Collin Heier | 120 |
| 9 | Stefan Mott | 120 |
| 10 | Justin Burns | 110 |
| 11 | Aditya Subramanian | 110 |
| 12 | Visishtah Vasudevan | 100 |
EUIC Travel Award standings
This event counts towards the Europe International Championships (EUIC) Travel Award standings. It is the last event in the world to count, so the standings after OCIC should be final!
Top 4 players at the end of this period (28 November 2022 to 19 February 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
| # | Player | CP |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luca Paz | 300 |
| 2 | Chuppa Cross | 290 |
| 3 | Wolfe Glick | 280 |
| 4 | James Evans | 230 |
| 5 | Jiseok Lee | 200 |
| 6 | Emilio Forbes | 200 |
| 7 | Ashton Cox | 160 |
| 8 | Giovanni Costa | 160 |
| 9 | Giovanni Cischke | 150 |
| 10 |  Brian Collins | 150 |
| 11 | Aditya Subramanian | 140 |
| 12 | Brady Smith | 140 |
After the event
Standings will be updated after the event.
| # | Player | CP |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jiseok Lee | 200 |
| 2 | Chuppa Cross | 160 |
| 3 | Jeudy Azzarelli | 130 |
| 4 | Aaron Brok | 130 |
| 5 | Emilio Forbes | 100 |
| 6 | Giovanni Costa | 100 |
| 7 | James Evans | 100 |
| 8 | Giovanni Cischke | 100 |
| 9 | Gavin Michaels | 80 |
| 10 | Alberto Lara | 80 |
| 11 | Wolfe Glick | 80 |
| 12 | Angel Miranda | 80 |
CP standings: Europe
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 | Andrea Olea | 200 |
| 2 | Rafael Busutil | 200 |
| 3 | Álex Soto | 160 |
| 4 | Francesco P. Pero | 160 |
| 5 | Giovanni Piscitelli | 160 |
| 6 |  Bas van der Heijden | 140 |
| 7 | Thomas Gravouille | 130 |
| 8 | Francesco Pardini | 130 |
| 9 | Faaiz Ashfaq | 130 |
| 10 | Eliott Legroux | 110 |
| 11 | Alessio Y. Boschetto | 110 |
| 12 | Víctor Medina | 110 |
| 13 | Adam Cherfaoui | 110 |
| 14 | Florian Henry | 100 |
| 15 |  Kurt Wonka | 100 |
| 16 | Claudio Giandomenico | 100 |
| 17 | Baris Akcos | 100 |
| 18 |  Kevin Salvetto | 100 |
| 19 | Rebecca Dixon | 100 |
| 20 | Alejandro Ramos | 100 |
| 21 | Anthony Liuzzo | 100 |
| 22 | Christian Smiljanić | 90 |
| 23 | Andrea Cassinese | 80 |
| 24 | Giuseppe Cangemi | 80 |
After the event
Standings will be updated after the event.
| # | Player | CP |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jiseok Lee | 200 |
| 2 | Chuppa Cross | 160 |
| 3 | Wolfe Glick | 160 |
| 4 | Peng Chongjun | 140 |
| 5 | Luca Paz | 140 |
| 6 | Jeudy Azzarelli | 130 |
| 7 | Aaron Brok | 130 |
| 8 | Collin Heier | 120 |
| 9 | Stefan Mott | 120 |
| 10 | Justin Burns | 110 |
| 11 | Aditya Subramanian | 110 |
| 12 | Visishtah Vasudevan | 100 |
EUIC Travel Award standings
This event counts towards the Europe International Championships (EUIC) Travel Award standings. It is the last event in the world to count, so the standings after OCIC should be final!
Top 4 players at the end of this period (28 November 2022 to 19 February 2023) will receive a $2000 Travel Award ($2500 for minors), while players ranked 5th to 8th will receive a $1000 Travel Stipend.
Before the event
| # | Player | CP |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Álex Soto | 160 |
| 2 | Francesco Pardini | 130 |
| 3 | Faaiz Ashfaq | 130 |
| 4 | Kurt Wonka | 100 |
| 5 | Francesco P. Pero | 100 |
| 6 | Giovanni Piscitelli | 100 |
| 7 | Claudio Giandomenico | 100 |
| 8 | Kevin Salvetto | 100 |
| 9 | Rayan Guezi | 80 |
| 10 | Francesco Iozzia | 80 |
| 11 | Federico Camporesi | 80 |
| 12 | Sam Bentham | 80 |
After the event
Standings will be updated after the event.
| # | Player | CP |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jiseok Lee | 200 |
| 2 | Chuppa Cross | 160 |
| 3 | Wolfe Glick | 160 |
| 4 | Peng Chongjun | 140 |
| 5 | Luca Paz | 140 |
| 6 | Jeudy Azzarelli | 130 |
| 7 | Aaron Brok | 130 |
| 8 | Collin Heier | 120 |
| 9 | Stefan Mott | 120 |
| 10 | Justin Burns | 110 |
| 11 | Aditya Subramanian | 110 |
| 12 | Visishtah Vasudevan | 100 |
CP standings: Latin America
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
| # | Player | CP |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabriel Agati | 130 |
| 2 | Abraham Orta | 110 |
| 3 | Juan Salerno | 60 |
| 4 | Alberto Renero | 60 |
| 5 | Joaquín Salerno | 50 |
| 6 |  Giovanni Araníbar | 50 |
| 7 | Hugo Nascimento | 50 |
| 8 | Diego Gutiérrez | 50 |
| 9 | César Reyes | 40 |
| 10 | Xavier Méndez | 40 |
| 11 | Christian Ramírez | 40 |
| 12 | Luis Canseco | 40 |
After the event
Standings will be updated after the event.
| # | Player | CP |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jiseok Lee | 200 |
| 2 | Chuppa Cross | 160 |
| 3 | Wolfe Glick | 160 |
| 4 | Peng Chongjun | 140 |
| 5 | Luca Paz | 140 |
| 6 | Jeudy Azzarelli | 130 |
| 7 | Aaron Brok | 130 |
| 8 | Collin Heier | 120 |
| 9 | Stefan Mott | 120 |
| 10 | Justin Burns | 110 |
| 11 | Aditya Subramanian | 110 |
| 12 | Visishtah Vasudevan | 100 |
EUIC Travel Award standings
This event counts towards the Europe International Championships (EUIC) Travel Award standings. It is the last event in the world to count, and the only one for most Latin Americans, so the standings after OCIC should be final!
Top 4 players at the end of this period (28 November 2022 to 19 February 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
| # | Player | CP |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto Renero | 60 |
| 2 | Abraham Orta | 50 |
| 3 | Diego Gutiérrez | 50 |
| 4 | César Reyes | 40 |
| 5 | Xavier Méndez | 40 |
| 6 | Christian Ramírez | 40 |
| 7 | Luis Canseco | 40 |
| 8 | Arath Vera | 40 |
| 9 |  Paul Ruiz | 40 |
| 10 | Galo Orbea | 40 |
This is the first and only event for Latin American players to qualify in the EUIC TA standings!
After the event
Standings will be updated after the event.
| # | Player | CP |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jiseok Lee | 200 |
| 2 | Chuppa Cross | 160 |
| 3 | Wolfe Glick | 160 |
| 4 | Peng Chongjun | 140 |
| 5 | Luca Paz | 140 |
| 6 | Jeudy Azzarelli | 130 |
| 7 | Aaron Brok | 130 |
| 8 | Collin Heier | 120 |
| 9 | Stefan Mott | 120 |
| 10 | Justin Burns | 110 |
| 11 | Aditya Subramanian | 110 |
| 12 | Visishtah Vasudevan | 100 |
CP standings: Oceania
Season standings
The following are the Oceania Championship Point standings before and after the event.
Top 4 players at the end of the 2023 season get Day 2 invites to the 2023 World Championships.
Before the event
| # | Player | CP |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henry Rich | 80 |
| 2 | Simon Konsti | 50 |
After the event
Standings will be updated after the event.
| # | Player | CP |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jiseok Lee | 200 |
| 2 | Chuppa Cross | 160 |
| 3 | Wolfe Glick | 160 |
| 4 | Peng Chongjun | 140 |
| 5 | Luca Paz | 140 |
| 6 | Jeudy Azzarelli | 130 |
| 7 | Aaron Brok | 130 |
| 8 | Collin Heier | 120 |
| 9 | Stefan Mott | 120 |
| 10 | Justin Burns | 110 |
| 11 | Aditya Subramanian | 110 |
| 12 | Visishtah Vasudevan | 100 |
EUIC Travel Award standings
This event counts towards the Europe International Championships (EUIC) Travel Award standings. It is the last event in the world to count, and the only one for most Oceanians, so the standings after OCIC should be final!
Top 4 players at the end of this period (28 November 2022 to 19 February 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 and only event for Oceanian players to qualify in the EUIC TA standings!
After the event
Standings will be updated after the event.
| # | Player | CP |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jiseok Lee | 200 |
| 2 | Chuppa Cross | 160 |
| 3 | Wolfe Glick | 160 |
| 4 | Peng Chongjun | 140 |
| 5 | Luca Paz | 140 |
| 6 | Jeudy Azzarelli | 130 |
| 7 | Aaron Brok | 130 |
| 8 | Collin Heier | 120 |
| 9 | Stefan Mott | 120 |
| 10 | Justin Burns | 110 |
| 11 | Aditya Subramanian | 110 |
| 12 | Visishtah Vasudevan | 100 |
Overview
The Oceania International Championships, or OCIC, is one of the four official TPCI International events for Pokémon VGC, TCG and Pokémon GO, alongside the Latin America (absent from the VGC circuit this season), Europe and North America Internationals. It is the first Internationals of the 2023 season and of the new games Pokémon Scarlet & Pokémon Violet. It is also the last event in the world in the EUIC travel award race.
It is the fifth edition of OCIC. See the results of the previous editions:
- 2017, won by
Zoe Lou - 2018, won by Alessio Yuri Boschetto
- 2019, won by Eduardo Cunha, 2022 World Champion
- 2020, won by Marco Silva
The ruleset is VGC Series 2 and it will be played using open team lists.
A little bit of history
Australia has been part of the Oceania region of the official TPCI circuit since they were established. It has hosted multiple major events, including Regional Championships, old-era National Championships and all editions of OCIC since its inception in 2017. Australia’s greatest VGC success is Nicholas Kan‘s 2017 Junior Division World Championship win, while in the Masters Division Sam Pandelis reached that same year the finals at the 2017 World Championships.
The most recent tournament held in Australia was the 2022 Melbourne Regionals, played in Pokémon Sword & Pokémon Shield with the VGC Series 12 ruleset in June 2023. The finals saw Australian Sam Pandelis defeat fellow countryman Will Tom.
The last time the Oceania International Championships were held was the 2020 edition, hosted in Melbourne, played in Pokémon Sword & Pokémon Shield with the VGC Series 2 ruleset in February 2020. The OCIC finals saw Italian Marco Silva defeat then-reigning Oceania International Champion and future 2022 World Champion, Portuguese Eduardo Cunha.
