Video Gaming Premier Challenges

What is a VG Premier Challenge
The VG Premier Challenge tournaments are intended as lower qualifying tournaments and the outcome of a match of each player is of importance to winners how many Championship points they will earn. This is important for players to earn an invite for the World Championships at Honolulu, Hawai'i (USA) in August 2024. Players of the Junior Division require 300 Championship points, Senior Division 300 Championship points and Master Division 400 Championship points.
You can participate a VGC Premier Challenge as often as you like , but only the Championship Points of your best limit finish of 6 tournaments in the whole season will count towards your ranking.


Tournament structure (preliminary)
To participate in the tournaments excusively the games (or legal dowloaded versions) of Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet regulation C will be used. All information can be found in the VG rules en format (link).
The tournament will have the Standard Format. This means there are restrictions for all players in what they can use in the tournament.
The Standard format is the standard tournament format for Play! Pokémon video game events. This format will be used at all premier events unless specified otherwise.
Prior to the tournament, participants will have to provide a complete Team List Form to the organization. This document will contain all information about the team you will be using in the tournament. Prior and during the tournaments there will be checks for legality of a team. Participants are also required to bring another teamlists without stats as "open teamlist". You can fin both teamlists here (link).


The tournament is run using Age Modified Swiss pairings, attendance determines a topcut. The number of rounds that will be played depends on the number of attendants per division, playing game-play (single game). The topcut is best-of-3. Divisions will be seperated as possibility allows. Participants will be divided into three age divisions, dependant on the year of birth. These divisions are:
Junior division: born in 2012 or later;
Senior division: born in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011;
Masters division: born 2007 or earlier.

Don't forget the following when you participate in this tournament:
 Take care that you have your PlayerID at hand;
 Read the tournament rules, so you know what to bring to this event;
Have your team lists form filled in prior to the tournament;
Have all pokémon from your team present in your Battle Box;
Be at the venue on time, as those that arrive to late will receive a "round loss".

Prizes (with reservation of changes)
1rst place: 30 Championship Points (@ kicker 0)
2nd place: 16 Championship Points (@ kicker 0)
3th - 4th place: 12 Championship Points (@ kicker 0)
5th - 8th place: 8 Championship Points (@ kicker 17)
9th - 16th place: 6 Championship Points (@ kicker 48)

17th - 32th place: 4 Championship Points (@ kicker 80)

Additional prize support tba.


Registration
Players having a PlayerID and an activated account can participate. Preregistation is mandatory!. For registration see link at particular tournament in the Tournament calendar. Make sure your team lists are filled in when arriving at the event.

Admission fee
Participating the VG Premier Challenge is € 10,-.

For questions or more information you can always contact:
info@organizedplay.nl