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2023 Pokémon Video Game World Championships
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2023 Pokémon World Championships - VGC
League Information
Series:
Organizer:
Play! Pokémon
Game version:
Scarlet & Violet
Game mode:
1v1
Type:
Offline
Location:
YokomahaVenue:
PACIFICO Yokohama
Prize Pool:
$51,500 USD
Start Date:
2023-08-12
End Date:
2023-08-13
Liquipedia Tier:
Links
Players
Number of players:
113
Chronology
The 2023 Pokémon Video Game World Championships was the thirteenth video game World Championship event organized by Play! Pokémon. The event was held in Yokohama, Japan.
About[edit]
Broadcast Talent[edit]
- Commentators/Analysts:
- Commentators/Analysts:
- Interviewer:
- Commentators:
Format[edit]
- Day 1
- Swiss format
- All players with 2 or fewer losses advances to Swiss Main Event
- Swiss Main Event
- Swiss format
- All players with 2 or fewer losses advances to Playoffs
- Playoffs
- Bo3 Single Elimination
Players invited to Day 2[edit]
- Players recieved invitation to the tournament based on their championship points
- Travel Expenses provided
Top 8
Top 16
Top 8
Top 4
- JP,
KR and 
APAC awarded both Day 1/2 based on their own formats 
Invites from previous worlds will compete on Day 1
- Unless they qualified for Day 2 based on CPs
Prize Pool[edit]
$51,500 USD are spread among the participants as seen below:
1st
2nd
3rd-4th
1st
2nd
3rd-4th
Results[edit]
Top Cut Single Elimination[edit]
Round 1
Round 1
R1
Round 2
Round 2
R2
Quarterfinals
Quarterfinals
Quarters
QF
Semifinals
Semifinals
Semis
SF
Grand Final
Grand Final
Final
GF
W
W
August 13, 2023
L
W
L
W
August 12, 2023 - 18:00 JST
1
2
1
2
August 12, 2023 - 19:35 JST
W
L
W
L
August 12, 2023 - 18:00 JST
W
L
W
L
August 12, 2023 - 18:00 JST
0
2
0
2
August 12, 2023 - 19:35 JST
2
0
2
0
August 12, 2023 - 21:00 JST
W
W
August 13, 2023
L
W
L
W
August 12, 2023 - 18:00 JST
2
1
2
1
August 12, 2023 - 19:35 JST
W
W
August 13, 2023
L
W
L
W
August 12, 2023 - 18:00 JST
0
2
0
2
August 12, 2023 - 19:35 JST
2
0
2
0
August 12, 2023 - 21:00 JST
0
2
0
2
August 12, 2023
W
W
August 13, 2023
L
W
L
W
August 12, 2023 - 18:00 JST
1
2
1
2
August 12, 2023 - 19:35 JST
2
0
2
0
August 12, 2023 - 18:00 JST
W
L
W
L
August 12, 2023 - 18:00 JST
0
2
0
2
August 12, 2023 - 19:35 JST
1
2
1
2
August 12, 2023 - 21:00 JST
W
W
August 13, 2023
W
L
W
L
August 12, 2023 - 18:00 JST
0
2
0
2
August 12, 2023 - 19:35 JST
W
W
August 13, 2023
L
W
L
W
August 12, 2023 - 18:00 JST
1
2
1
2
August 12, 2023 - 19:35 JST
2
0
2
0
August 12, 2023 - 21:00 JST
0
2
0
2
August 12, 2023
0
2
0
2
August 13, 2023 - 15:00 JST
Day 2 Top 64 Swiss Standings[edit]
| # | Name | Matches | Opponent's Win % | Opponent's Opponent's Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luca Lussignoli | 7 - 0 - 0 | 61.22% | 60.93% |
| 2 | Taro Okada | 6 - 1 - 0 | 58.16% | 57.19% |
| 3 | Marco Hemantha Kaludura Silva | 6 - 1 - 0 | 57.82% | 57.28% |
| 4 | Michael Kelsch | 6 - 1 - 0 | 57.31% | 55.39% |
| 5 | Yosuke Takayanagi | 6 - 1 - 0 | 55.95% | 61.98% |
| 6 | Emilio Forbes | 6 - 1 - 0 | 55.10% | 56.90% |
| 7 | Kaito Arii | 6 - 1 - 0 | 51.19% | 59.97% |
| 8 | Yuta Takahashi | 6 - 1 - 0 | 43.57% | 54.66% |
| 9 | Abdullah Mohayyuddin | 5 - 2 - 0 | 71.43% | 55.45% |
| 10 | Mao Harada | 5 - 2 - 0 | 65.31% | 55.72% |
| 11 | Neil Patel | 5 - 2 - 0 | 62.76% | 57.22% |
| 12 | Nick Navarre | 5 - 2 - 0 | 62.76% | 54.70% |
| 13 | Joseph Ugarte | 5 - 2 - 0 | 62.24% | 54.32% |
| 14 | Shohei Kimura | 5 - 2 - 0 | 58.67% | 57.51% |
| 15 | Alex Gómez Berna | 5 - 2 - 0 | 54.59% | 51.08% |
| 16 | Anthony Liuzzo | 5 - 2 - 0 | 53.74% | 54.38% |
| 17 | Federico Camporesi | 5 - 2 - 0 | 52.65% | 56.17% |
| 18 | Víctor Medina | 5 - 2 - 0 | 52.55% | 57.11% |
| 19 | Hirofumi Kimura | 5 - 2 - 0 | 51.63% | 53.24% |
| 20 | Kenji Miura | 5 - 2 - 0 | 51.53% | 53.02% |
| 21 | Nikolaj Høj Nielsen | 5 - 2 - 0 | 50.10% | 58.02% |
| 22 | Mattie Morgan | 5 - 2 - 0 | 50.00% | 57.09% |
| 23 | Leonardo Bonanomi | 5 - 2 - 0 | 50.00% | 55.87% |
| 24 | Scott Iwafuchi | 5 - 2 - 0 | 49.59% | 55.15% |
| 25 | Zackary Thornberg | 5 - 2 - 0 | 48.98% | 53.04% |
| 26 | Kenji Yabata | 5 - 2 - 0 | 36.84% | 53.05% |
| 27 | Guillermo Castilla | 4 - 3 - 0 | 66.84% | 52.28% |
| 28 | Maurice Uteg | 4 - 3 - 0 | 63.27% | 55.58% |
| 29 | Aaron Brok | 4 - 3 - 0 | 63.27% | 52.79% |
| 30 |  Alister Sandover | 4 - 3 - 0 | 63.27% | 52.47% |
| 31 | Nico Davide Cognetta | 4 - 3 - 0 | 60.71% | 50.64% |
| 32 | Kentaro Matsumoto | 4 - 3 - 0 | 58.67% | 55.78% |
| # | Name | Matches | Opponent's Win % | Opponent's Opponent's Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Francesco Iozzia | 4 - 3 - 0 | 57.14% | 54.83% |
| 34 | Kyle Livinghouse | 4 - 3 - 0 | 57.14% | 50.98% |
| 35 |  Tang Shiliang | 4 - 3 - 0 | 56.73% | 53.11% |
| 36 | Davide Carrer | 4 - 3 - 0 | 56.63% | 55.96% |
| 37 |  Gabriel Agati | 4 - 3 - 0 | 55.78% | 54.20% |
| 38 |  Sebastian Bisbal | 4 - 3 - 0 | 55.61% | 50.54% |
| 39 | Paul Chua | 4 - 3 - 0 | 55.10% | 53.75% |
| 40 | Hodaka Hatakeyama | 4 - 3 - 0 | 52.55% | 49.16% |
| 41 | Juan Benitez Lopez | 4 - 3 - 0 | 51.79% | 52.40% |
| 42 | Aurélien Soula | 4 - 3 - 0 | 50.51% | 49.94% |
| 43 | Flavio Del Pidio | 4 - 3 - 0 | 48.47% | 52.42% |
| 44 | Baris Akcos | 4 - 3 - 0 | 48.47% | 51.88% |
| 45 | Alberto Lara | 4 - 3 - 0 | 48.47% | 51.38% |
| 46 | Taeseok Roe | 4 - 3 - 0 | 48.06% | 54.26% |
| 47 |  Taran Birdee | 4 - 3 - 0 | 47.96% | 54.56% |
| 48 |  Melvin Keh | 4 - 3 - 0 | 46.02% | 51.66% |
| 49 | Renzo Navarro | 4 - 3 - 0 | 45.92% | 53.37% |
| 50 | Kengo Hirata | 4 - 3 - 0 | 44.56% | 59.06% |
| 51 | Florian Henry | 4 - 3 - 0 | 42.96% | 52.13% |
| 52 |  Yang Da-wei | 4 - 3 - 0 | 41.94% | 53.54% |
| 53 | Yuma Miyamoto | 4 - 3 - 0 | 40.82% | 51.13% |
| 54 | Michael Navas | 3 - 4 - 0 | 71.43% | 49.76% |
| 55 | Jiseok Lee | 3 - 4 - 0 | 59.35% | 51.57% |
| 56 | Ren Kotorii | 3 - 3 - 0* | 58.33% | 48.61% |
| 57 | Kanade Mizuguchi | 3 - 4 - 0 | 57.31% | 50.96% |
| 58 | Eric Rios | 3 - 4 - 0 | 56.63% | 52.27% |
| 59 | Kai Yazawa | 3 - 4 - 0 | 56.12% | 49.58% |
| 60 |  Joaquin Salerno | 3 - 4 - 0 | 54.08% | 53.80% |
| 61 |  Wayne Zobel Yu | 3 - 4 - 0 | 52.14% | 48.76% |
| 62 | Yuya Tada | 3 - 4 - 0 | 52.04% | 51.19% |
| 63 | Yohei Yamane | 3 - 4 - 0 | 52.04% | 47.67% |
| 64 | Alfredo Chang-Gonzalez | 3 - 3 - 0* | 50.00% | 47.41% |
Additional Content[edit]
Streams[edit]
Streamed Matches[edit]
Match List
Round 1
1
2
1
2
August 12, 2023 - 09:05 JST
Round 2
2
0
2
0
August 12, 2023 - 10:15 JST
Round 3
2
1
2
1
August 12, 2023 - 11:30 JST
Round 4
2
0
2
0
August 12, 2023 - 12:55 JST
Round 5
1
2
1
2
August 12, 2023 - 14:00 JST
Round 6
2
1
2
1
August 12, 2023 - 15:00 JST
Round 7
0
2
0
2
August 12, 2023 - 16:00 JST