INTERNATIONAL
In detail
Classification: TCG and VGC
Availability: worldwide🌎
Prize pool: +5000$
Restrictions: None
Organizer: PlayPokemon
Type: offline
BFL: None
Format: Swiss (bo3) and Top Cut (single elimination | bo3)
VGC history
Debut: 2015-16 season
Number of events held: 16
Definition
International Championships are the largest events before Worlds. Since 2016, this tournament is held in 4 different regions: Europe, North America, Latinamerica and Oceania.
They are in-person events where players spend around 3 days competing. Firstly, nine swiss rounds from which x-2 players should continue to the next stage. The following day, those competitors are reduced to a Top Cut which modifies depending on the attendance. This day also should determine the finalists. The third and last day, every single division and category plays on streaming its corresponding final matches.
CP PAYOUTS
| PLACEMENT | CP’s | KICKER |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 500 | 0 |
| 2 | 400 | 0 |
| 3-4 | 320 | 0 |
| 5-8 | 250 | 0 |
| 9-16 | 200 | 48 |
| 17-32 | 160 | 100 |
| 33-64 | 130 | 200 |
| 65-128 | 100 | 400 |
| 129-256 | 80 | 800 |
| 257-512 | 60 | 1600 |
TIMELINE
Day 1
7-9 swiss rounds where usually every x-2 or better results qualify for the following stage: Day 2.
Day 2
Top 8 is decided after (around) 5 swiss rounds in best of threes. The same day Top 8 is played (single elimination bracket with bo3) and every match is streamed on the official Pokémon Twitch Channel. At the end of the day, two players remain to achieve the trophie.
Day 3
Finals are held during this day from every division (Master, Senior and Junior).
RESULTS
| TOURNAMENT | LOCATION | ATTENDANCE | WINNER |
|---|---|---|---|
| North America IC 2020-22 | Columbus | 318 | James Evans |
| Europe IC 2020-22 | Frankfurt | 290 | Eric Rios |
| Oceania IC 2019-20 | Melbourne | 288 | Marco Hemantha Kaladura |
| LATAM IC 2019-20 | Sao Paulo | 93 | James Baek |
| North America IC 2018-19 | Ohio | 280 | Wolfe Glick |
| Europe IC 2018-19 | Germany | 450 | Flavio del Pidio |
| Oceania IC 2018-19 | Melbourne | 114 | Eduardo Cunha |
| LATAM IC 2018-19 | Sao Paulo | 89 | Ashton Cox |
| North America IC 2017-18 | Ohio | 334 | Jeremy Rodrigues |
| Oceania IC 2017-18 | Sydney | 212 | Alessio Yuri Boschetto |
| LATAM IC 2017-18 | Sao Paulo | 134 | Carson Confer |
| Europe IC 2017-18 | London | 456 | Simone Sanvito |
| North America IC 2016-17 | Indiana | 399 | Christopher Kan |
| Oceania IC 2016-17 | Melbourne | 260 | Zoe Lou |
| LATAM IC 2016-17 | Sao Paulo | 186 | Ashton Cox |
| Europe IC 2016-17 | Londres | 565 | Miguel Martí de la Torre |
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