Stephen “Gramgus” Mea is a US player and 3 times world competitor. His first world appearance was in the Senior Division when he could get Day 2. From that moment on, Stephen made it into Masters and obtained some notable results from Regional and International Top Cuts to even a Special Event Championship. However his best accomplishments came with 2018 and 2019 obtaining two consecutive times Day 2 thanks to Specials and Regional Championships.
Kazuki Kobayashi is a Japanese VGC player most known for his 4th place obtained in Washington DC Pokémon World Championships 2019. Although he has been playing competitively since 2011, it was not until 2017 when Sun and Moon released, that he could get an invite to the WCS for the first time. 2 years later he qualified once again to Worlds (Day 1) but this time Kazuki managed to reach Day 2 and Top Cut.
Hirofumi “hirosipoke” Kimura is a Japanese VGC player and the 2019 Pokémon World Championship runner-up. In just 2 years he has obtained more accomplishments than the vast majority of the players in the world. Since 2018 Kimura has accumulated two National Championships (both obtained with surprising teams or unpopular Pokémon) and most importantly, a second place in the World Championships
Naoto “penguin” Mizobuchi is a Japanese player and the 2019 Pokémon World Champion. In 2010 He attended the WCS for the first time and since then, he has qualified two more times.
Biography
Israel “Isra” Suaste is a mexican VGC player. Although he plays Pokémon since Yellow. It was not until Pokémon D&P when he started to play in lots of tournaments not only in forums but also in his own region, Mexico.
Years later, in 2014 he got interested in the official format and he has been trying to participate in major competitions since then.
It is well know for its best result the 2016 Mexico National Championship which brought him to WCS for the first time.
Israel competed in the following years in several tournaments obtaining some notable results such as Top Cuts in International Championships or a 2nd place in Monterrey.
Renzo Navarro is a Peruvian player. He made his debut in his country’s second regional (the second largest event in Latam to date) in which he obtained a second place. Renzo has been pretty consistent since then, winning lots of tournaments in his region and fighting for the top spots in championship points. His track record contains several accomplishments like 3 Regional Championships and 5 Special Event Championships.
Flavio “Pado” del Pidio is an Italian player and the 2019 Europe International Champion. He started playing in December 2014 after discovering VGC thanks to 2014 Washington D.C World Championships. Although Flavio competed in several tournaments along this last 5 years, his most significant results have been achieved during VGC 2018 and VGC 2019.
Javier “IRNemesis” Valdés is a Chilean VGC player and x3 times world competitor. Although 2017 Valdés obtained several results that allowed him to attend the Anaheim WCS, his best performances have been accomplished during the following two years. International Championships and SPE are well-known events for the Chilean player since 2016 when he managed to achieve a third place in the Peru Nationals.
Graham “Ammodee” Amedee is an Australian player and the Northamerican International 2019 runner-up. He has been competing since 2015 when he attended the Brisbane Regional Championship. His best results have been during the 2019 season, obtaining several Top Cuts in Regional Championships and notable performances in International Championships, the most important one, in NAIC 2019 losing to Wolfe Glick in finals.
Alessio Yuri “Yuree” Boschetto is an Italian player and the 2018 Oceania International Champion. In the VGC 2017 season he obtained his first notable and international results with several Tops in International Championships finishing its first season with a Day 2 in San Francisco. The following years he improved his performances obtaining a International Championship in 2018.
Alessio’s track record includes Tops and Regional Championships from around the world. However the Italian player shines in International events and specially, in WCS considering that Yuree has accomplished two consecutive TOP 16 and four consecutive invites in the Pokémon World Championships so far.