The 2023 Play! Pokémon season started officialy at the London Open, held on August 2022 alongside the 2022 World Championships, and will come to an end at the 2023 World Championships in Yokohama, Japan. This is the first time that Worlds will be held in Japan, the most successful country in VGC history!
After the unusual 2020/2022 season, it was announced on 17 August 2022 that all VGC events in TPCI regions would be put on hold after the London Open for several months, until January 2023, when the circuit would resume with the new games, Pokémon Scarlet & Pokémon Violet. This means that a VGC competition will not be held in an International Championships for the first time ever, as Latin America Internationals are scheduled in November only featuring TCG and GO. Events in TPC regions are still being held in those months.
The London Open and the Taipei Regionals were played in Pokémon Sword & Pokémon Shield, while all other events will be played in the newest games Pokémon Scarlet & Pokémon Violet.
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Format rotations
After the London Open, played under Series 12 rules in Pokémon Sword & Pokémon Shield, there will be no official VGC events for the remainder of 2022 in TPCI regions. In TPC regions, the Taipei Regionals were played in Series 13, the format of official in-game Ranked Battles from 1 September 2022 to 31 October 2022.
All VGC events taking place from January 2023 on will use Pokémon Scarlet & Pokémon Violet until further notice.
The official VGC rules may vary with each Series of Ranked Battles. That means that both online & real-life events may also follow such regulations from the start of the VGC official season on 2 January 2023.
- Series 1: 2–31 Jan 2023
- Series 2: 1 Feb–31 Mar 2023
Battle rules
The TPCI-region events in this season will be played using open team lists. A full disclosure of the rules and penalty guidelines is available in the official Play! Pokémon rules document.
- Players will play in Double Battles in Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet.
- Each player selects four of the Pokémon in their Battle Team.
- Gameplay continues until a player makes all four of their opponent’s Pokémon faint or until the in-game time limit has expired.
- Matches played during Swiss rounds may be best-of-one or best-of-three (the latter is strongly recommended in Regional-level and higher-tier events). All top cuts must be played as best-of-three.
- At the start of a match, players will swap team lists.
- There is no round timer and all matches shall be allowed to finish when a player’s all four Pokémon faint or the in-game time limit has expired. The in-game timers are the following:
- Team preview: 90 seconds
- Move time limit: 45 seconds
- Player total time limit (called “Your time” in game): 7 minutes
- Game time: 20 minutes
- If the match ends with an unresolved outcome, the tiebreakers that apply are first late shows, then sudden death. For disconnection cases, refer to the document.
Team rules
General eligibility rules for Pokémon
- Players may use Pokémon that were:
- Obtained in Pokémon Scarlet or Pokémon Violet.
- Imported into Pokémon Scarlet or Pokémon Violet via Pokémon HOME (when this functionality is available).
- Received through an official event or distribution.
- Pokémon may make use of any move or Ability available to that Pokémon through normal gameplay. This includes Hidden Abilities and event-exclusive moves and Abilities.
- Each Pokémon may hold an item, though no two Pokémon may hold the same item
- Pokémon above and below level 50 will be auto-levelled to level 50 during battle.
- A player’s team cannot contain two Pokémon with the same National Pokédex number (for example, Heat Rotom and Wash Rotom).
Open team list content
As a novelty, all TPCI events will be played using open team lists. This means that the following data of your Pokémon will be available to your opponent:
- Pokémon species. Regional variants or Pokémon forms must be specified.
- Ability
- Held item
- All known moves
- Tera Type
Series 2
The Series 2 format of Pokémon Scarlet & Pokémon Violet is the second official ruleset confirmed in the new games. Paradox Pokémon are now allowed. Legendary Pokémon, including the Treasures of Ruin, are ineligible. Series 2 is the official format of in-game Ranked Battles from 1 February to 31 March 2023, and will be used in VGC events on the same dates.
| New Pokémon allowed in Series 2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Great Tusk | Scream Tail | Brute Bonnet | Flutter Mane | Slither Wing | Sandy Shocks |
 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Iron Treads | Iron Bundle | Iron Hands | Iron Jugulis | Iron Moth | Iron Thorns |
 |  | ||||
| Roaring Moon | Iron Valiant | ||||
The list of permitted Pokémon changes with each Series. For Series 2, the following Pokémon are allowed:
- Paldea Pokédex: #001-392, #397-398
This allows the Paradox Pokémon, which could not be used in Series 1:
| Added Pokémon in Series 2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | | |
| Great Tusk | Scream Tail | Brute Bonnet | Flutter Mane | Slither Wing | Sandy Shocks |
| | | | | |
| Iron Treads | Iron Bundle | Iron Hands | Iron Jugulis | Iron Moth | Iron Thorns |
| | ||||
| Roaring Moon | Iron Valiant | ||||
The list of banned Pokémon changes with each Series. For Series 2, Treasures of Ruin, Koraidon and Miraidon are not allowed to be played.
Other Pokémon excluded are those that are not in the Paldean Regional Pokédex, such as Charizard or Quagsire; the non-Paldean regional variants, like original Wooper and Galarian Meowth; and currently unobtainable Pokémon, like Gimmighoul in its Roaming Form.
| Ineligible Pokémon in Series 2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Gimmighoul (Roaming Form) | Wo-Chien | Chien-Pao | Ting-Lu | Chi-Yu | Koraidon |
 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Miraidon | Charmander | Charmeleon | Charizard | Galarian Meowth | Wooper (original) |
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| Quagsire | Scorbunny | Raboot | Cinderace | Perrserker | |
The list of permitted Pokémon changes with each Series. For the current format, Series 1, the following Pokémon are allowed:
- Paldea Pokédex: #001-375, #388-392
The list of banned Pokémon changes with each Series. For Series 2, all Paradox Pokémon, Treasures of Ruin, Koraidon and Miraidon are not allowed to be played.
Other Pokémon excluded are those that are not in the Paldean Regional Pokédex, such as Charizard or Quagsire; the non-Paldean regional variants, like original Wooper and Galarian Meowth; and currently unobtainable Pokémon, like Gimmighoul in its Roaming Form.
| Ineligible Pokémon in Series 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| | | |
| Gimmighoul (Roaming F.) | Wo-Chien | Chien-Pao | Ting-Lu |
| | | |
| Chi-Yu | Koraidon | Miraidon | Charmander |
| | | |
| Charmeleon | Charizard | Galarian Meowth | Wooper (original) |
| | | |
| Quagsire | Scorbunny | Raboot | Cinderace |
| |||
| Perrserker | |||
Series 1
The Series 1 format of Pokémon Scarlet & Pokémon Violet is the first official ruleset confirmed in the new games. All Paradox Pokémon and Legendary Pokémon, including the Treasures of Ruin, are ineligible. Series 1 is the official format of in-game Ranked Battles from 2 December 2022 to 31 January 2023, and will be used in VGC events on 2–31 January 2023.
The list of permitted Pokémon changes with each Series. For the current format, Series 1, the following Pokémon are allowed:
- Paldea Pokédex: #001-375, #388-392
| Ineligible Pokémon in Series 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | | |
| Great Tusk | Scream Tail | Brute Bonnet | Flutter Mane | Slither Wing | Sandy Shocks |
| | | | | |
| Iron Treads | Iron Bundle | Iron Hands | Iron Jugulis | Iron Moth | Iron Thorns |
| | | | | |
| Gimmighoul (Roaming Form) | Wo-Chien | Chien-Pao | Ting-Lu | Chi-Yu | Roaring Moon |
| | | | | |
| Iron Valiant | Koraidon | Miraidon | Charmander | Charmeleon | Charizard |
| | | | | |
| Galarian Meowth | Wooper (original) | Quagsire | Scorbunny | Raboot | Cinderace |
| |||||
| Perrserker | |||||
The list of permitted Pokémon changes with each Series. For the current format, Series 1, the following Pokémon are allowed:
- Paldea Pokédex: #001-375, #388-392
The list of banned Pokémon changes with each Series. For Series 1, all Paradox Pokémon, Treasures of Ruin, Koraidon and Miraidon are not allowed to be played.
Other Pokémon excluded are those that are not in the Paldean Regional Pokédex, such as Charizard or Quagsire; the non-Paldean regional variants, like original Wooper and Galarian Meowth; and currently unobtainable Pokémon, like Gimmighoul in its Roaming Form.
| Ineligible Pokémon in Series 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| | | |
| Great Tusk | Scream Tail | Brute Bonnet | Flutter Mane |
| | | |
| Slither Wing | Sandy Shocks | Iron Treads | Iron Bundle |
| | | |
| Iron Hands | Iron Jugulis | Iron Moth | Iron Thorns |
| | | |
| Gimmighoul (Roaming F.) | Wo-Chien | Chien-Pao | Ting-Lu |
| | | |
| Chi-Yu | Roaring Moon | Iron Valiant | Koraidon |
| | | |
| Miraidon | Charmander | Charmeleon | Charizard |
| | | |
| Galarian Meowth | Wooper (original) | Quagsire | Scorbunny |
| | | |
| Raboot | Cinderace | Perrserker | |
Sword & Shield Series 13
The VGC Series 13 format of Pokémon Sword & Pokémon Shield is unique, as there are no restrictions on Pokémon. All Restricted Legendary Pokémon and, for the first time ever, Mythical Pokémon are allowed, with no limitation in number. Series 13 is the official format of in-game Ranked Battles from 1 September 2022 to 31 October 2022.
For the 2023 season, the Taipei Regionals was the only official event played using the VGC Series 13 ruleset.
- Galar Pokédex: #001-400
- Isle of Armor Pokédex: #001-211
- Crown Tundra Pokédex: #001-210
- National Pokédex: #150–151, #243–245, #249–260, #380–385, #480–485, #487–488, #494, #641–647, #649, #716–719, #721–730 and #785–809
All Gigantamax Pokémon are allowed for Series 13.
| Gigantamax Pokémon allowed for Series 13 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Venusaur | Charizard | Blastoise | Butterfree | Pikachu | Meowth |
 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Machamp | Gengar | Kingler | Lapras | Eevee | Snorlax |
 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Garbodor | Rillaboom | Cinderace | Inteleon | Corviknight | Orbeetle |
 |  |  | |  |  |
| Drednaw | Coalossal | Flapple | Appletun | Sandaconda | Toxtricity (both forms) |
 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Centiskorch | Hatterene | Grimmsnarl | Alcremie (all forms) | Copperajah | Duraludon |
 |  | ||||
| Single Strike Style Urshifu | Rapid Strike Style Urshifu | ||||
- Galar Pokédex: #001-400
- Isle of Armor Pokédex: #001-211
- Crown Tundra Pokédex: #001-210
- National Pokédex: #150–151, #243–245, #249–260, #380–385, #480–485, #487–488, #494, #641–647, #649, #716–719, #721–730 and #785–809
All Gigantamax Pokémon are allowed for Series 13.
| Gigantamax Pokémon allowed for Series 13 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| | | |
| Venusaur | Charizard | Blastoise | Butterfree |
| | | |
| Pikachu | Meowth | Machamp | Gengar |
| | | |
| Kingler | Lapras | Eevee | Snorlax |
| | | |
| Garbodor | Rillaboom | Cinderace | Inteleon |
| | | |
| Corviknight | Orbeetle | Drednaw | Coalossal |
| | | |
| Flapple | Appletun | Sandaconda | Toxtricity (both forms) |
| | | |
| Centiskorch | Hatterene | Grimmsnarl | Alcremie (all forms) |
| | | |
| Copperajah | Duraludon | Single Strike Style Urshifu | Rapid Strike Style Urshifu |
Sword & Shield Series 12
The VGC Series 12 format of Pokémon Sword & Pokémon Shield is a throwback to the 2010, 2016 and 2019 rulesets, all of them known as GS Cup, formats where Restricted Legendary Pokémon such as Groudon, Lunala, Zacian or Calyrex are allowed. It was played during the 2022 season when live events came back after the two-year hiatus.
For the 2023 season, the London Open was the only official event played using the VGC Series 12 ruleset.
Starting on 1 November 2022, the Ranked Battles in-game ladder came back to this format ahead of the transition to Pokémon Scarlet & Pokémon Violet. This format, essentially the same as Series 12, was known as Series 14.
The list of permitted Pokémon changes with each Series. For the current format, Series 12, the following Pokémon are allowed:
- Galar Pokédex: #001-397
- Isle of Armor Pokédex: #001-210
- Crown Tundra Pokédex: #001-209
- National Pokédex: #243–245, #252–260, #380–381, #480–482, #485, #488, #638–642, #645, #722–730, #785–788, #793–799 and #803–806
Additionally, players may use two of the following Restricted Pokémon in their teams:
- National Pokédex: #150, #249-250, #382–384, #483–484, #487, #643–644, #646, #716–718, #789–792, #800, #888–890 and #898.
Mythical Pokémon are banned.
| Banned Pokémon for Series 12 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Mew | Celebi | Jirachi | Victini | Keldeo (both forms) | Genesect (all forms) |
 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Diancie | Volcanion | Magearna (both forms) | Marshadow | Zeraora | Meltan |
 |  | ||||
| Melmetal | Zarude (both forms) | ||||
All Gigantamax Pokémon are allowed for Series 12.
| Gigantamax Pokémon allowed for Series 12 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | | |
| Venusaur | Charizard | Blastoise | Butterfree | Pikachu | Meowth |
| | | | | |
| Machamp | Gengar | Kingler | Lapras | Eevee | Snorlax |
| | | | | |
| Garbodor | Rillaboom | Cinderace | Inteleon | Corviknight | Orbeetle |
| | | | | |
| Drednaw | Coalossal | Flapple | Appletun | Sandaconda | Toxtricity (both forms) |
| | | | | |
| Centiskorch | Hatterene | Grimmsnarl | Alcremie (all forms) | Copperajah | Duraludon |
| | ||||
| Single Strike Style Urshifu | Rapid Strike Style Urshifu | ||||
The list of permitted Pokémon changes with each Series. For the current format, Series 12, the following Pokémon are allowed:
- Galar Pokédex: #001-397
- Isle of Armor Pokédex: #001-210
- Crown Tundra Pokédex: #001-209
- National Pokédex: #243–245, #252–260, #380–381, #480–482, #485, #488, #638–642, #645, #722–730, #785–788, #793–799 and #803–806
Additionally, players may use two of the following Restricted Pokémon in their teams:
- National Pokédex: #150, #249-250, #382–384, #483–484, #487, #643–644, #646, #716–718, #789–792, #800, #888–890 and #898.
Mythical Pokémon are banned.
| Banned Pokémon for Series 12 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| | | |
| Mew | Celebi | Jirachi | Victini |
| | | |
| Keldeo (both forms) | Genesect (all forms) | Diancie | Volcanion |
| | | |
| Magearna (both forms) | Marshadow | Zeraora | Meltan |
| | ||
| Melmetal | Zarude (both forms) | ||
All Gigantamax Pokémon are allowed for Series 12.
| Gigantamax Pokémon allowed for Series 12 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| | | |
| Venusaur | Charizard | Blastoise | Butterfree |
| | | |
| Pikachu | Meowth | Machamp | Gengar |
| | | |
| Kingler | Lapras | Eevee | Snorlax |
| | | |
| Garbodor | Rillaboom | Cinderace | Inteleon |
| | | |
| Corviknight | Orbeetle | Drednaw | Coalossal |
| | | |
| Flapple | Appletun | Sandaconda | Toxtricity (both forms) |
| | | |
| Centiskorch | Hatterene | Grimmsnarl | Alcremie (all forms) |
| | | |
| Copperajah | Duraludon | Single Strike Style Urshifu | Rapid Strike Style Urshifu |
Age divisions
Play! Pokémon separates players into three age divisions: Juniors (JR), Seniors (SR), and Masters (MA). The age division that a player participates in is set at the beginning of the season, based on that player’s year of birth, and does not change over the course of that season. This allows players to compete against the same pool of opponents over the course of the season.
These are the age divisions for the 2023 season:
- Juniors: born in 2011 or later
- Seniors: born in 2007 to 2010
- Masters: born in 2006 or earlier
Events: where and when?
The 2023 season is made up of events taking place in all 5 continents. These events are divided into two main categories: major events and local events:
- Major events are hosted directly by The Pokémon Company International (TPCi) or an outsourcer. These events award greater prizes and Championship Points.
- Major events in Japan and South East Asia are managed by The Pokémon Company (TPC) with a different award structure not based in Championship Points.
- Major events in South Korea are managed by Pokémon Korea.
- Local events are run by volunteer organizers and allow newer players and smaller communities to take part of the game. These have not happened since March 2020 and are not yet confirmed to return.
Among these events, the most important are the International Championships (for TPCI regions) and National Championships (for TPC and Pokémon Korea regions). Sadly, for the first time ever, there will not be VGC International Championships in Latin America.
Championship Points & prizes
Championship Points (CP) are awarded to players based on their placements at various Play! Pokémon tournaments. Major events also hand out prizes as either cash money or scholarships as well as trophies and Pokémon merchandising.
Local events
There has been no mention on whether local events will return for the 2023 season.
- Best Finish Limit: 6
- Max CP obtainable (2020 Worlds Invite): 180 CP
| Placement | Championship Points | Kicker |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 CP | 0 |
| 2 | 16 CP | 0 |
| 3-4 | 12 CP | 0 |
| 5-8 | 8 CP | 24 |
| 9-16 | 6 CP | 48 |
| 17-32 | 4 CP | 100 |
- Best Finish Limit: 6
- Max CP obtainable (2020 Worlds Invite): 300 CP
| Placement | Championship Points | Kicker |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 50 CP | 0 |
| 2 | 40 CP | 0 |
| 3-4 | 32 CP | 0 |
| 5-8 | 25 CP | 24 |
| 9-16 | 20 CP | 48 |
| 17-32 | 16 CP | 100 |
| 33-64 | 13 CP | 200 |
- No Best Finish Limit (all Championship Points obtained during Select Online Competitions will be taken into account)
| Placement | Championship Points |
|---|---|
| 1 | 50 CP |
| 2 | 45 CP |
| 3-4 | 40 CP |
| 5-8 | 35 CP |
| 9-16 | 30 CP |
| 17-32 | 25 CP |
| 33-64 | 20 CP |
| 65-128 | 10 CP |
| 129-256 | 5 CP |
| 257-512 | 2 CP |
| 513-1024 | 1 CP |
Major events
- Best Finish Limit: 6
- Max obtainable CP (2023 Worlds Invite): 1200 CP
| Placement | Championship Points | Kicker |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 200 CP | 0 |
| 2 | 160 CP | 0 |
| 3-4 | 130 CP | 0 |
| 5-8 | 100 CP | 0 |
| 9-16 | 80 CP | 48 |
| 17-32 | 60 CP | 100 |
| 33-64 | 50 CP | 200 |
| 65-128 | 40 CP | 400 |
| 129-256 | 30 CP | 800 |
| Placement | 1-24 | 25-100 | 101-200 | 201+ | TCG* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500 | $1,000 | $2,000 | $3,000 | 72 |
| 2 | $250 | $500 | $1,000 | $2,000 | 72 |
| 3-4 | – | $250 | $500 | $1,000 | 36 |
| 5-8 | – | – | $250 | $500 | 18 |
| 9-16 | – | – | – | $250 | 9 |
*TCG booster packs are given regardless of attendance.
- Best Finish Limit: 4
- Max CP obtainable (2023 Worlds Invite): 2000 CP
- Check out information for the Travel Awards down below.
- No residence restrictions, meaning players from all around the world can join them regardless of their location (special regulations may be applied to players from rating zones such as Japan, South Korea or South East Asia).
| Placement | Championship Points | Kicker |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 500 CP | 0 |
| 2 | 400 CP | 0 |
| 3-4 | 320 CP | 0 |
| 5-8 | 250 CP | 0 |
| 9-16 | 200 CP | 48 |
| 17-32 | 160 CP | 100 |
| 33-64 | 130 CP | 200 |
| 65-128 | 100 CP | 400 |
| 129-256 | 80 CP | 800 |
| 257-512 | 60 CP | 1600 |
| Placement | 1-100 | 101-200 | 201+ | TCG* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,500 | $2,500 | $5,000 | 72 |
| 2 | $1,000 | $1,500 | $2,500 | 72 |
| 3-4 | $750 | $1,000 | $1,500 | 72 |
| 5-8 | $500 | $750 | $1,000 | 36 |
| 9-16 | – | $500 | $750 | 18 |
| 17-32 | – | – | $500 | – |
*TCG booster packs are given regardless of attendance.
Best Finish Limits
Each event type has its own Best Finish Limit (BFL), which indicates the number of best results taken into account towards your invite to Worlds 2023. A BFL of 6 for Regionals and Special Events means that only your 6 best performances of the season at this kind of events will be counted towards Worlds qualification.
However, these BFLs do not apply for the Internationals qualification periods. Even if your BFL of a certain event type is maxed out before the season ends, you may want to play to obtain CP towards Travel Awards.
Qualification periods & Travel Awards
In the TPCI-based regions, Travel Awards will be handed out to the players in each age division and rating zone having gathered the most CP during an exact qualification period. Players having maxed out their BFLs can still get CP towards these awards.
Players in the Top 4 of their home region (North America, Europe, Latin America, Oceania) and age division during these periods receive a Travel Award, valued at $2000 for the in-region Internationals to $3500 for out-of-region ones ($2500 and $5000, respectively, for minors). Players ranked 5th to 8th can earn a $1000 Travel Stipend.
| Event | First Day | Last Day |
|---|---|---|
 Oceania Internationals (OCIC) | 25 April 2022 | 26 June 2022 |
| CPs don’t count towards any TA | 27 June 2022 | 27 November 2022 |
 Europe Internationals (EUIC) | 28 November 2022 | 19 February 2023 |
 North America Internationals (NAIC) | 20 February 2023 | 16 April 2023 |
Qualify for the 2023 World Championships!
The 2023 World Championships will return to the previous 3-day format with Day 1 players playing on Friday and Day 2 players entering directly on Saturday.
The requirements for qualification to the 2023 World Championships are the following:
| Rating Zone | Juniors | Seniors | Masters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Europe | 100 | 130 | 250 |
| North America | 130 | 130 | 300 |
| Latin America | 100 | 130 | 200 |
| Oceania | 100 | 130 | 200 |
| Middle East & South Africa | 100 | 130 | 200 |
| Russia | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Japan | TBD (2023 Japan National Championships) | ||
| South Korea | TBD (2023 South Korea National Championships) | ||
| South East Asia | TBD (2023 Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan and Hong Kong National Championships) | ||
| 2022 World Championships | Top 4 players from each age division in the 2022 World Championships | ||
| Rating Zone | CP requirements | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Europe | Top 16 players in the Europe CP leaderboard | ||
| North America | Top 8 players in the US and Canada CP leaderboard | ||
| Latin America | Top 8 players in the Latin America CP leaderboard | ||
| Oceania | Top 4 players in the Oceania CP leaderboard | ||
| Japan | TBD (2023 Japan National Championships) | ||
| South Korea | TBD (2023 South Korea National Championships) | ||
| South East Asia | TBD (2023 Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan and Hong Kong National Championships) | ||
| Rating Zone | CP requirements |
|---|---|
| Europe | TBD |
| North America | TBD |
| Latin America | TBD |
| Oceania | TBD |
| Japan | TBD |
| South Korea | TBD |
| South East Asia | TBD |
| 2022 World Championships | Top 4 players from each age division in the 2022 World Championships |
| Rating Zone | Juniors | Seniors | Masters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Europe | 200 CP | 250 CP | 300 CP |
| North America | 200 CP | 250 CP | 400 CP |
| Latin America | 200 CP | 250 CP | 400 CP |
| Oceania | 200 CP | 200 CP | 300 CP |
| South Africa | 100 CP | 150 CP | 200 CP |
| Japan |
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| South Korea |
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| Rest of Asia |
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| 2019 World Championships | Top 4 players from each age division in the 2019 World Championships | ||
| Rating Zone | CP requirements |
|---|---|
| Europe | Top 24 players in the Europe CP leaderboard |
| North America | Top 12 players in the US and Canada CP leaderboard |
| Latin America | Top 12 players in the Latin America CP leaderboard |
| Oceania | Top 12 players in the Oceania CP leaderboard |
| Japan |
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| South Korea | Top 3 players of the 2022 Trainers Cup |
| Rest of Asia |
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| Rating Zone | CP requirements |
|---|---|
| Europe | Top 16 players in the Europe CP leaderboard |
| North America | Top 8 players in the US and Canada CP leaderboard |
| Latin America | Top 8 players in the Latin America CP leaderboard |
| Oceania | Top 8 players in the Oceania CP leaderboard |
| Japan |
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| South Korea | Top 3 players of the 2022 Trainers Cup |
| Rest of Asia |
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| 2019 World Championships | Top 4 players from each age division in the 2019 World Championships |
