Event | 2024-25 Thailand Premier Ball League VG Division |
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Location | Nonthaburi, Thailand |
Date | 19–20 October 2024 |
Capacity | 100 players |
Videogame | Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet |
Season | 2025 Season – VGC Regulation Set H |
Format | Bo1 Swiss rounds + Bo3 single-elimination top cut Open team lists |
Organizer | Pokémon TPC (Thailand) |
Check the organizer’s website here for further info!
Table of Contents
Sign-up instructions
This tournament is open only to residents of Thailand.
Sign-ups are free and they are open from 19 September at 09:00 ICT (02:00 UTC) until 6 October at 23:59 ICT (16:59 UTC). There are 100 spots for all age divisions.
Streaming
It is unknown whether this event will be streamed.
Venue and schedule
The tournament is held at the 4th floor (ชั้น 4) of the following location:
Central Westgate Hall
เซ็นทรัล เวสต์เกต ฮอลล์
199, 199/1 199/2 Kanchanaphisek Rd, Sao Thong Hin,
Bang Yai District, Nonthaburi 11140, Thailandia
109, 199, 199/1 และ 199/2 หมู่ที่ 6 ถนนกาญจนาภิเษก ตำบลเสาธงหิน อำเภอบางใหญ่ จังหวัดนนทบุรี
Players must be in the venue by 19 October at 14:00 ICT (07:00 UTC) for the check-in and registration. The tournament starts at 15:40 ICT (08:40 UTC) with the best-of-1 Swiss rounds.
Players qualified to Day 2 must be in the venue by 20 October at 10:00 ICT (03:00 UTC). Day 2 starts at 11:10 ICT (04:10 UTC).
Prizes
This event is part of the 2025 official TPC circuit in Thailand. The best players earn a guaranteed spot and round byes in the Master Ball League later in the season.
Placement | Prize |
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Champion | Guaranteed spot at the Master Ball League Rounds 1 to 3 byes at the Master Ball League |
Finalist | Guaranteed spot at the Master Ball League Rounds 1 & 2 byes at the Master Ball League |
Semifinalists | Guaranteed spot at the Master Ball League Round 1 bye at the Master Ball League |
Overview
The Thailand Premier Ball League is an official TPC Regional-level event for Pokémon VGC. It is the only Regional-level event of the 2025 season in the Thai circuit.
It is the first-ever Premier Ball League since it was introduced for the 2025 season in all of Asia. It is also the first major tournament held in Thailand not to be the National Championships.
The ruleset is VGC Regulation Set H, and it is played using open team lists.
A little bit of history
Thailand has been one of the regions hosting an the official TPC circuit since June 2020, and it was part of the Oceania region of the official TPCI circuit before that. Since the TPC takeover, it has taken part in Asia online tournaments, such as the Asia Players Cup, and has hosted National Championships since 2022. Thailand’s greatest VGC success is in the hands of 2-time National Champion Chaiyawat Traiwichcha. Additionally, Thai players have proven themselves as a major team force and they achieved victory at the 2022 World Cup of Pokémon VGC.
The most recent tournament held in Thailand was the 2024 Thailand National Championships, played in Bangkok with the VGC Regulation Set F in May 2024. The finals saw 2022 Thailand National Champion Chaiyawat Traiwichcha defeat 2022 Thailand National finalist Narawitch Naenna in a rematch of the 2022 finals to achieve his second National title!