| Event | 2024 Pittsburgh Regional Championships |
|---|---|
| Location |  Pittsburgh, PA, United States |
| Date | 9–10 September 2023 |
| Attendance | 424 players (MA) |
| Videogame | Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet |
| Season | 2024 Season – VGC Regulation Set D |
| Format | 9 Day 1 Swiss rounds + 5 Day 2 (all X-2 or better) Swiss rounds + top 8 single elimination Open team lists |
| Organizer | Overload Events |
Check the organizer’s website here for further info!
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 |  |  | |
Top cut
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | OTS | CTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12-2 | | Riley Factura (Riley) | 2024 Worlds 200 CP $6,000 |     | | |
| 2 | 12-2 | | Wolfe Glick (Wolfey) | 160 CP $4,000 |   | | |
| 3 | 12-2 | | Alberto Lara (Alberto) | 130 CP $2,000 |  | | |
| 4 | 11-3 | | Aaron Traylor (Traylor Moon) | 130 CP $2,000 |  | | |
| 5 | 12-2 | | Ofomezie Emelle (Zoan) | 100 CP $1,000 |    | | |
| 6 | 11-3 | | Andrew Ding (Valentine★) | 100 CP $1,000 |  | | |
| 7 | 11-3 | | Jeudy Azzarelli (Jeudy) | 100 CP $1,000 | | | |
| 8 | 11-3 |  | Rajan Bal (Rajan) | 100 CP $1,000 |  | |
Day 2 Swiss rounds
Check here to see the seeds for top cut from the Day 2 Swiss standings!
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | OTS | CTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 11-3 | | James Evans (James) | 80 CP $750 | | | |
| 10 | 11-3 | | Stephen Mea (tamupoke) | 80 CP $750 | | | |
| 11 | 10-4 | | Kyle Livinghouse (Animus) | 80 CP $750 | | | |
| 12 | 10-4 | | Meghan Hyman (PinkSylvie) | 80 CP $750 | | | |
| 13 | 10-4 | | Justin Carris (AzazeL) | 80 CP $750 |  | | |
| 14 | 10-4 | | Giovanni Cischke (PqlarBear) | 80 CP $750 |  | | |
| 15 | 10-4 | | James Baek (Naruhodo) | 80 CP $750 | | | |
| 16 | 10-4 | | Baby Singh (N) | 80 CP $750 | | | |
| 17 | 10-4 | | Joseph Ugarte (JoeUX9) | 60 CP |  | | |
| 18 | 10-4 | | Chuppa Cross IV (Chuppa*Cross) | 60 CP | |  | |
| 19 | 10-4 | | Austin Forcinito (Lylah) | 60 CP |  | | |
| 20 | 10-4 | | Justin Knox (Justin) | 60 CP | |  | |
| 21 | 10-4 | | Brendan Zheng (Doug) | 60 CP | | | |
| 22 | 10-4 | | George Tifverman (Tiff Curry) | 60 CP | | | |
| 23 | 10-4 | | Logan Pressley (Logan) | 60 CP |   | | |
| 24 | 9-5 |  | Jonathan Meléndez (Wacka) | 60 CP | | | |
| 25 | 9-5 | | Steven McCullough (Himmy Turner) | 60 CP |  | | |
| 26 | 9-5 | | Chase Matteo (Chase) | 60 CP | | | |
| 27 | 9-5 | | Ben Gandolfi (Ben) | 60 CP | | | |
| 28 | 9-5 | | Zachary Goldstein (zg9064) | 60 CP | |  | |
| 29 | 9-5 | | Rob McNeilly (Rob) | 60 CP | | | |
| 30 | 9-5 |  | Brian Collins (Angeló) | 60 CP |     | | |
| 31 | 9-5 | | Brian Youm (Clover) | 60 CP |  | | |
| 32 | 9-5 | | Brandon Bynon (BB) | 60 CP | | | |
| 33 | 8-6 |  | Huang Jianzheng (Mel) | 50 CP | |  | |
| 34 | 8-5 | | Nicholas Borghi (Borghi) | 50 CP | | | |
| 35 | 8-6 | | Zachary Weed (Zach) | 50 CP |  | | |
| 36 | 8-6 | | Will Connor (Arctic) | 50 CP |  |  | |
| 37 | 8-6 | | Justin Morris (HappyDuckJJ) | 50 CP | | | |
| 38 | 8-6 | | Griffin Simon (Jiwon) | 50 CP |  | | |
| 39 | 7-5 | | Ben Grissmer (chef) | 50 CP | | |
Day 1 Swiss rounds
Players with 2 or fewer losses advance to Day 2!
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | OTS | CTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 6-3 | | Will Inabinet (Will) | 50 CP |  | | |
| 41 | 6-3 | | Santino Tarquinio (Santino) | 50 CP | | | |
| 42 | 6-3 | | Kylan Van Severen (Kylan) | 50 CP |  | | |
| 43 | 6-3 | | Justin Tang (Panda) | 50 CP | | | |
| 44 | 6-3 | | Dylan Salvanera (Dylan) | 50 CP | | | |
| 45 | 6-3 | | Devon Singh (Teenspirit) | 50 CP | | | |
| 46 | 6-3 | | Grant Weldon (Velocity) | 50 CP | | | |
| 47 | 6-3 | | Justin Ramirez (El Niño) | 50 CP | | | |
| 48 | 6-3 | | Eric Bartlett (aric) | 50 CP | | | |
| 49 | 6-3 | | Jeremy Leishman (Jeremy) | 50 CP |   | | |
| 50 | 6-3 | | Wu Yichun (威廉) | 50 CP | | | |
| 51 | 6-3 | | Bryan Kim (Aberen) | 50 CP |    | | |
| 52 | 6-3 | | Kyle Howland (ShadyTigers) | 50 CP | | | |
| 53 | 6-3 | | Blake Silver (Blake) | 50 CP |  | | |
| 54 | 6-3 | | Zhang Zhe (天难忱斯) | 50 CP | | | |
| 55 | 6-3 | | KaSun Thompson (KSun) | 50 CP |  | | |
| 56 | 6-3 | | Neil Patel (Neil) | 50 CP | | | |
| 57 | 6-3 | | Rich Cuddy (Rich) | 50 CP | | | |
| 58 | 6-3 | | Michael Spinetta-McCarthy (BIG MIKE) | 50 CP | | | |
| 59 | 6-3 | | Aaron Zheng (CybertronVGC) | 50 CP |   | | |
| 60 | 6-3 | | Benji Carney (Chisato) | 50 CP | | | |
| 61 | 6-3 | | Brendan Borbone (hush) | 50 CP | | | |
| 62 | 6-3 | | Diego Aguirre (Diego) | 50 CP | | | |
| 63 | 6-3 | | Sam Pletcher (LuxioBro) | 50 CP | | | |
| 64 | 6-3 | | Paul Chua (あい) | 50 CP | | | |
| 65 | 6-3 | | Adit Selvaraj (❤️m i s a ❤️) | 40 CP | | | |
| 66 | 6-3 | | Olivia Moledzki (timbit) | 40 CP | | | |
| 67 | 6-3 | | Brent Caughey (Para) | 40 CP | | | |
| 68 | 6-3 | | Toler Webb (Toler) | 40 CP | | | |
| 69 | 6-3 | | Joe Carlino (TalonMasterJ) | 40 CP |  | | |
| 70 | 6-3 | | Nick D’Angelo (NickyD) | 40 CP | | | |
| 71 | 6-3 | | Mackenzie Kyle (HatKid) | 40 CP | | | |
| 72 | 6-3 | | Connor Swikart (Condor) | 40 CP | | | |
| 73 | 6-3 | | Emily Golub (Johnemii) | 40 CP |   | | |
| 74 | 6-3 | | Calvin Nisson (Gazoney) | 40 CP | | | |
| 75 | 6-3 | | Abigail Watson (SlyAbby) | 40 CP | | | |
| 76 | 6-3 | | Joshua Jones (Gotti) | 40 CP | | | |
| 77 | 6-3 | | Tang Shiliang (20亮亮) | 40 CP | | | |
| 78 | 6-3 | | Nicholas Donnelly (Nikk) | 40 CP |  | | |
| 79 | 6-3 | | Nathaniel Innocenti (Notas) | 40 CP | | | |
| 80 | 6-3 | | Mathew Courtney (Guy) | 40 CP |  | | |
| 81 | 6-3 | | Adrian Heredia (BCZero) | 40 CP |  | | |
| 82 | 6-3 | | Matthew Woodruff (Matthew) | 40 CP | | | |
| 83 | 6-3 | | Abdul Barrie (Slim) | 40 CP | | | |
| 84 | 6-3 | | Alex Simsen (icespice) | 40 CP | | | |
| 85 | 6-3 | | Matt Tidd (Tidd) | 40 CP |   | | |
| 86 | 6-3 | | Yotam Cohen (yotam) | 40 CP | | | |
| 87 | 6-3 | | Jackson Manning (Jack) | 40 CP |  | | |
| 88 | 6-3 | | Andrew Jenkins (Jenkins) | 40 CP | | | |
| 89 | 6-3 | | Jean-Marc Hébert (Jean Cena) | 40 CP | | | |
| 90 | 6-3 | | Ryan Loseto (SableyeVGC) | 40 CP | | | |
| 91 | 6-3 | | Matthew Cecil (Matthew) | 40 CP | | | |
| 92 | 6-3 | | Joel Nino (NinoPokeBros) | 40 CP | | | |
| 93 | 6-3 | | Nick Navarre (Nails) | 40 CP |  | | |
| 94 | 6-3 | | David Lees (David) | 40 CP | | | |
| 95 | 6-3 | | CJ Maffris (CJ) | 40 CP | | | |
| 96 | 6-3 | | Matthew Laughlin (matt) | 40 CP | | | |
| 97 | 6-3 | | Cayden Owens (Sodamario) | 40 CP | | | |
| 98 | 6-3 |  | Stefan Mott (Pengy) | 40 CP |  | | |
| 99 | 6-3 |  | Eric Stuart (Silverbroom) | 40 CP | | | |
| 100 | 6-3 | | Jeremiah Paul (JP) | 40 CP | | | |
| 101 | 6-3 | | Junxi Zhu (zgr) | 40 CP | | | |
| 102 | 6-3 | | Matt Stevenson (Torp) | 40 CP | | | |
| 103 | 6-3 | | Joseph Kwan (Joe) | 40 CP | | | |
| 104 | 6-3 | | Alex Moore (Alex) | 40 CP | | | |
| 105 | 6-3 | | Jeremy Boyd (jeb) | 40 CP | | | |
| 106 | 5-4 | | Thaison Hughes (charisma) | 40 CP | | | |
| 107 | 5-4 | | Andrew Johnson (Jucius) | 40 CP |    | | |
| 108 | 5-4 | | Jacob Mortenson (Jacob) | 40 CP | | | |
| 109 | 5-4 | | Kazuki Kanehira (Hayasaka) | 40 CP | | | |
| 110 | 5-4 | | Jeremy Gilchrist (Jeremy) | 40 CP | | | |
| 111 | 5-4 | | Lorenzo Arce (Lorenzo) | 40 CP |  | | |
| 112 | 5-4 | | Matin Moradi (Matin) | 40 CP | | | |
| 113 | 5-4 | | Rafe Osborne (Bugsy) | 40 CP | | | |
| 114 | 5-4 | | Andrew Whitman (Andrew) | 40 CP | | | |
| 115 | 5-4 | | Daniel Franklin (Fuzz) | 40 CP | | | |
| 116 | 5-4 | | Matt Francis (Matthew) | 40 CP | | | |
| 117 | 5-4 | | Jonathan Marcaly (Hitmonjon) | 40 CP | | | |
| 118 | 5-4 | | Kent Wong (Kona) | 40 CP | | | |
| 119 | 5-4 | | Jaret Sypert (Jaret) | 40 CP | | | |
| 120 | 5-4 | | Kyle Foley (Currypuff) | 40 CP | | | |
| 121 | 5-4 | | Ruby McEachern (Ruby) | 40 CP |  | | |
| 122 | 5-4 | | Darsh Patel (Darsh) | 40 CP | | | |
| 123 | 5-4 | | Eric Payne (Bella Mai) | 40 CP | | | |
| 124 | 5-4 | | Richard Wan (Richard) | 40 CP | | | |
| 125 | 5-4 | | Brian Dumont (SpidopsVGC) | 40 CP | | | |
| 126 | 5-4 | | Matthew Bopp (Bopp) | 40 CP | | | |
| 127 | 5-4 | | James Elugbemi (Solanum) | 40 CP | | | |
| 128 | 5-4 | | Justin Frys (RexChaosVGC) | 40 CP | | |
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 Twitch and YouTube, with Sierra Dawn as host and interviewer and Joe Brown, Gabby Snyder, Evan Latt and the debuting Len Deuel as casters.
- Day 1: stream starts on 9 September at 14:45 UTC
- Day 2 + Top Cut: stream starts on 10 September at 14:00 UTC
| Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R3 | Chuppa Cross IV | vs | Paul Chua |
| R4 | Andrew Ding | vs | Stephen Mea |
| R5 | Kyle Livinghouse | vs | Justin Tang |
| R6 | Riley Factura | vs | Santino Tarquinio |
| R7 | Aaron Traylor | vs | Grant Weldon |
| R8 | Baby Singh | vs | Jeudy Azzarelli |
| R9 | James Baek | vs | Tang Shiliang |
| Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R12 | Wolfe Glick | vs | Jeudy Azzarelli |
| R13 | James Baek | vs | Aaron Traylor |
| R14 | Joseph Ugarte | vs | James Evans |
| Top 8a | Ofomezie Emelle | vs | Aaron Traylor |
| Top 8b | Andrew Ding | vs | Alberto Lara |
| Top 4a | Aaron Traylor | vs | Riley Factura |
| Top 4b | Wolfe Glick | vs | Alberto Lara |
| Finals | Wolfe Glick | vs | Riley Factura |
The event will be broadcast live on Twitch and YouTube, with Aaron Zheng, Sierra Dawn, Maeve O’Rourke and Jake Muller as casters, with Rosemary Kelley managing interviews to round winners and special guests, Pokémon GO caster Stephanie Kristine and former VGC caster Evan Latt.
- Day 1: stream starts on 25 February at 17:00 UTC
- Day 2 + Top Cut: stream starts on 26 February at 14:15 UTC
Take a look at the following matches:
| Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R3 | Shreyas Radhakrishna | vs | Gavin Michaels |
| R4a | Grayson DeWolfe | vs | Aaron Zheng |
| R4b | Marcus Dion  | vs | Luca Paz |
| R5 | Donald Smith | vs | Len Deuel   |
| R6 | Collin Heier | vs | Abdullah Mohayyuddin |
| R7 | Alberto Lara | vs | Nishant Joshi |
| R8 | Emmanuel Boctor | vs | Zackary Thornberg |
| R9 | Matt Tidd  | vs | Ian Holdeman |
| Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R13 | Abdullah Mohayyuddin | vs | Dylan Salvanera |
| R14a | Zac Emerzian   | vs | Aaron Zheng |
| R14b | Marcus Dion | vs | Demitrios Kaguras |
| Top 8a | Neil Patel | vs | Aaron Zheng |
| Top 8b | Ryan Loseto | vs | Zackary Thornberg |
| Top 4a | Abdullah Mohayyuddin | vs | Dylan Salvanera |
| Top 4b | Aaron Zheng | vs | Ryan Loseto |
| Finals | Abdullah Mohayyuddin | vs | Ryan Loseto |
Usage stats
Day 1
Day 2
The number of Day 2 players divided by Day 1 players was 9.2%, which can be used as reference for the conversion rate (i.e. the Day 2 / Day 1 appearance ratio).
Good performances:
- The highest conversion rate amongst the 10 most used Pokémon was Incarnate Tornadus (13%).
- Other Pokémon with high conversion rates were Chi-Yu (over 21%) and Cresselia (over 12%), who made it to the top 12 in Day 2.
Bad performances:
- The lowest conversion rate amongst the 10 most used Pokémon was Chien-Pao (6%).
- Hisuian Arcanine and Single Strike Style Urshifu lost their place in top 12 from Day 1 to Day 2.
The event will be broadcast live on Twitch and YouTube, with Aaron Zheng, Sierra Dawn, Maeve O’Rourke and Jake Muller as casters, with Rosemary Kelley managing interviews to round winners and special guests, Pokémon GO caster Stephanie Kristine and former VGC caster Evan Latt.
- Day 1: stream starts on 25 February at 17:00 UTC
- Day 2 + Top Cut: stream starts on 26 February at 14:15 UTC
Take a look at the following matches:
| Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R3 | Shreyas Radhakrishna | vs | Gavin Michaels |
| R4a | Grayson DeWolfe | vs | Aaron Zheng |
| R4b | Marcus Dion | vs | Luca Paz |
| R5 | Donald Smith | vs | Len Deuel |
| R6 | Collin Heier | vs | Abdullah Mohayyuddin |
| R7 | Alberto Lara | vs | Nishant Joshi |
| R8 | Emmanuel Boctor | vs | Zackary Thornberg |
| R9 | Matt Tidd | vs | Ian Holdeman |
| Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R13 | Abdullah Mohayyuddin | vs | Dylan Salvanera |
| R14a | Zac Emerzian | vs | Aaron Zheng |
| R14b | Marcus Dion | vs | Demitrios Kaguras |
| Top 8a | Neil Patel | vs | Aaron Zheng |
| Top 8b | Ryan Loseto | vs | Zackary Thornberg |
| Top 4a | Abdullah Mohayyuddin | vs | Dylan Salvanera |
| Top 4b | Aaron Zheng | vs | Ryan Loseto |
| Finals | Abdullah Mohayyuddin | vs | Ryan Loseto |
CP standings
Season standings
The following are the North America Championship Point standings before and after the event.
Players ranked 1st to 12th at the end of the 2024 season get Tier 1 invites to the 2024 World Championships. Players ranked 13th to 16th get Tier 2 invites.
Before the event
This is the first major event of the season to award Championship Points!
After the event
| # | Player | CP |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riley Factura | 200 |
| 2 | Wolfe Glick | 160 |
| 3 | Alberto Lara | 130 |
| 4 | Aaron Traylor | 130 |
| 5 | Ofomezie Emelle | 100 |
| 6 | Andrew Ding | 100 |
| 7 | Jeudy Azzarelli | 100 |
| 8 | Rajan Bal | 100 |
| 9 | James Evans | 80 |
| 10 | Stephen Mea | 80 |
| 11 | Kyle Livinghouse | 80 |
| 12 | Meghan Hyman | 80 |
| 13 | Justin Carris | 80 |
| 14 | Giovanni Cischke | 80 |
| 15 | James Baek | 80 |
| 16 | Baby Singh | 80 |
NOTE: CPs from Premier Challenges and Midseason Showdowns may not be up to date.
| # | Player | CP |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Visishtah Vasudevan | 100 |
| 2 | Peng Chongjun | 100 |
| 3 | Luca Paz | 100 |
| 4 | Wolfe Glick | 80 |
| 5 | Wang Bingjie | 80 |
| 6 | Collin Heier | 60 |
| 7 | Stefan Mott | 60 |
| 8 | Justin Burns | 60 |
| 9 | Abe Brath | 60 |
| 10 | Kevin Swastek | 60 |
| 11 | Devon Singh | 50 |
| 12 | Jeremy Gross | 50 |
Venue and schedule
The tournament will be held in the Halls B & C of the following location:
David L. Lawrence Convention Center
1000 Fort Duquesne Blvd
Pittsburgh, PA 15222, USA
Check-in can be done in advance on 8 September from 12 pm to 8 pm ET, or early on Saturday from 7:30 am.
Players must be in the venue by 9 September at 8:30 am ET (12:30 UTC) for the players meeting. The tournament starts thereafter with the Day 1 Swiss rounds. Seniors and Juniors start 30 minutes later.
Players qualified to Day 2 must be in the venue by 10 September at 7:45 am ET (11:45 UTC) for the team checks. The Day 2 Swiss rounds (if any) and the top cut will be played thereafter.
Prizes
This event is part of the 2024 official TPCi circuit and thus it rewards Championship Points (CPs).
As a participation goodie, all players will be provided a Pokémon Regional Championships promo card, an event hat, promo and badge, a regional lanyard and a pen. Players can also purchase:
- “Stage 1 Package”, which adds an event T-shirt and two side-event tickets to the goodies;
- “Stage 2 Package”, which further adds an event dice, pin and bag, a notebook and two additional side-event tickets; or
- “VIP Package”, which further adds a VIP static seating during main event, access to the VIP room, access to the Wi-Fi password, a badge with name, and an event backpack.
Additionally, the best-placed players will receive the following CPs and prize money depending on final attendance:
Take a look at the following prizepool, depending on the final attendance!
| Placement | CP | Money (MA) | Money (SR/JR) | Other prizes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Worlds invite + 200 CP | $6,000 | $1,000 | 72 TCG booster packs |
| Finalist | 160 CP | $4,000 | $750 | 72 TCG booster packs |
| Semifinalists | 130 CP | $2,000 | $500 | 36 TCG booster packs |
| 5th to 8th | 100 CP | $1,000 | – | 18 TCG booster packs |
| 9th to 16th | – | $750 | – | 9 TCG booster packs |
| Placement | CP | Money (MA) | Money (SR/JR) | Other prizes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Worlds invite + 200 CP | $6,000 | $1,000 | 72 TCG booster packs |
| Finalist | 160 CP | $4,000 | $750 | 72 TCG booster packs |
| Semifinalists | 130 CP | $2,000 | $500 | 36 TCG booster packs |
| 5th to 8th | 100 CP | $1,000 | – | 18 TCG booster packs |
| 9th to 16th | 80 CP | $750 | – | 9 TCG booster packs |
| Placement | CP | Money (MA) | Money (SR/JR) | Other prizes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Worlds invite + 200 CP | $6,000 | $1,000 | 72 TCG booster packs |
| Finalist | 160 CP | $4,000 | $750 | 72 TCG booster packs |
| Semifinalists | 130 CP | $2,000 | $500 | 36 TCG booster packs |
| 5th to 8th | 100 CP | $1,000 | – | 18 TCG booster packs |
| 9th to 16th | 80 CP | $750 | – | 9 TCG booster packs |
| 17th to 32nd | 60 CP | – | – | – |
| Placement | CP | Money (MA) | Money (SR/JR) | Other prizes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Worlds invite + 200 CP | $6,000 | $1,000 | 72 TCG booster packs |
| Finalist | 160 CP | $4,000 | $750 | 72 TCG booster packs |
| Semifinalists | 130 CP | $2,000 | $500 | 36 TCG booster packs |
| 5th to 8th | 100 CP | $1,000 | – | 18 TCG booster packs |
| 9th to 16th | 80 CP | $750 | – | 9 TCG booster packs |
| 17th to 32nd | 60 CP | – | – | – |
| 33rd to 64th | 50 CP | – | – | – |
| Placement | CP | Money (MA) | Money (SR/JR) | Other prizes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Worlds invite + 200 CP | $6,000 | $1,000 | 72 TCG booster packs |
| Finalist | 160 CP | $4,000 | $750 | 72 TCG booster packs |
| Semifinalists | 130 CP | $2,000 | $500 | 36 TCG booster packs |
| 5th to 8th | 100 CP | $1,000 | – | 18 TCG booster packs |
| 9th to 16th | 80 CP | $750 | – | 9 TCG booster packs |
| 17th to 32nd | 60 CP | – | – | – |
| 33rd to 64th | 50 CP | – | – | – |
| 65th to 128th | 40 CP | – | – | – |
| Placement | CP | Money (MA) | Money (SR/JR) | Other prizes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Worlds invite + 200 CP | $6,000 | $1,000 | 72 TCG booster packs |
| Finalist | 160 CP | $4,000 | $750 | 72 TCG booster packs |
| Semifinalists | 130 CP | $2,000 | $500 | 36 TCG booster packs |
| 5th to 8th | 100 CP | $1,000 | – | 18 TCG booster packs |
| 9th to 16th | 80 CP | $750 | – | 9 TCG booster packs |
| 17th to 32nd | 60 CP | – | – | – |
| 33rd to 64th | 50 CP | – | – | – |
| 65th to 128th | 40 CP | – | – | – |
| 129th to 256th | 30 CP | – | – | – |
| Placement | CP | Money (MA) | Money (SR/JR) | Other prizes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Worlds invite + 200 CP | $6,000 | $1,000 | 72 TCG booster packs |
| Finalist | 160 CP | $4,000 | $750 | 72 TCG booster packs |
| Semifinalists | 130 CP | $2,000 | $500 | 36 TCG booster packs |
| 5th to 8th | 100 CP | $1,000 | – | 18 TCG booster packs |
| 9th to 16th | 80 CP | $750 | – | 9 TCG booster packs |
| 17th to 32nd | 60 CP | – | – | – |
| 33rd to 64th | 50 CP | – | – | – |
| 65th to 128th | 40 CP | – | – | – |
| 129th to 256th | 30 CP | – | – | – |
| 257th to 512th | 20 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).
Overview
The Pittsburgh Regional Championships is an official TPCi Regional-level event for Pokémon VGC, TCG and Pokémon GO. It is the first major event of the 2024 season worldwide, and the first Regional in the North American circuit.
The ruleset is VGC Regulation Set D, and it is played using open team lists. It is the only major event in North America to use this ruleset.
A little bit of history
The United States has been part of the North America region of the official TPCi circuit since the very beginning, also being home to the TPCi headquarters. It has hosted multiple major events, including Regional Championships, old-era National Championships, all editions of the North America International Championships and most World Championships (only excluding 2013, 2022 and 2023). The United States’ greatest VGC success are the four World Championship wins achieved by Ray Rizzo (2010, 2011 and 2012) and Wolfe Glick (2016), not even counting being the home country of 6 Senior Division and 5 Junior Division World Champions too.
The most recent tournament held in the United States is the 2023 North America International Championships, played in the VGC Regulation Set C in June–July 2023. The finals saw Spaniard Àlex Gómez defeat Indian Raghav Malaviya to win his first International!
The last time there was an event in Pennsylvania was the 2019 Philadelphia Regional, played in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Pokémon Ultra Moon with the VGC Sun Series ruleset in September 2018. The finals saw 2018 NAIC finalist Justin Burns defeat fellow American Andrew Burley to achieve his second Regional Championship title.
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 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 are $69 (+ $4.90 tax) and they open on 18 August at 7 pm ET (23:00 UTC). This wave sold out in a few minutes, with the organizer citing a lack of HORI stands for the reason behind the limited number of spots, and stating that they are trying to confirm a second wave.
A second wave opens on 28 August at 7 pm ET (23:00 UTC) with only a few spots available as the HORI stands would not be received on time. It was confirmed that there are a total 432 spots for Masters players, and 48 spots for Seniors and Juniors players.
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 9 September at 7:30 am ET (11:30 UTC).
Spectator passes are $16.10 and can be purchased here.
