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Pokemon officially announced that they have updated the Championship Points requirement for this year’s 2023 Pokémon TCG World Championships. Championship Points is a system introduced by Pokemon where you can earn them at events throughout the Championship Series season. While you are earning those points, you can hit a certain number in order to receive an invitation based on both geographical rating zone and age division. The top-ranking players will automatically advance to Day Two and will also receive a travel award to attend the event.
Besides TCG, the top-performing VGC, Pokemon GO, and Pokemon Unite will also have certain requirements to qualify for this year’s 2023 Pokémon World Championships. This time, the 2023 Pokémon World Championships will be held in Yokohama, Japan. The 2023 Pokémon World Championships will be a three-day event and players who qualify for the first day will begin competing on Friday.
Here are the details for the requirement of Championship Points:
TCG
Championship Points Requirement
|
Rating Zone |
Junior |
Senior |
Masters |
|
US and Canada |
200 |
250 |
350 |
|
Europe |
200 |
200 |
250 |
|
Latin America |
200 |
200 |
200 |
|
Oceania |
200 |
200 |
200 |
|
Middle East & South Africa |
130 |
130 |
200 |
Day Two Invitations
The TCG Day Two invitations are divided as follows:
-
The Top 16 players from the US and Canada rating zone
-
The Top 22 players from the Europe rating zone
-
The Top 12 players from the Latin America rating zone
-
The Top 4 players from the Oceania rating zone
-
The Top 2 players from the Middle East & South Africa rating zone
Players in Japan, South Korea, and all other countries under TPC will be awarded both Friday invitations and Day Two invitations according to each region’s organized play system (usually determined by National Championships).
Day Two invitations are not available to Russian players, and Travel Awards are not available to South African players. Then, unless they qualify for Day Two based on Championship Points for the current season, players who receive invitations to the 2022 World Championships will compete on Friday.
VGC
Championship Points Requirement
|
Rating Zone |
Junior |
Senior |
Masters |
|
US and Canada |
130 |
130 |
300 |
|
Europe |
100 |
130 |
250 |
|
Latin America |
100 |
130 |
200 |
|
Oceania |
100 |
130 |
200 |
|
Middle East & South Africa |
100 |
130 |
200 |
Day Two Invitations
The TCG Day Two invitations are divided as follows:
-
The Top 8 players from the US and Canada rating zone
-
The Top 16 players from the Europe rating zone
-
The Top 8 players from the Latin America rating zone
-
The Top 4 players from the Oceania rating zone
Players in Japan, South Korea, and all other countries under TPC will be awarded both Friday invitations and Day Two invitations according to each region’s organized play system (usually determined by National Championships).
Day Two invitations are not available to Russian and Middle East & South Africa players. Then, unless they qualify for Day Two based on Championship Points for the current season, players who receive invitations to the 2022 World Championships will compete on Friday.
What do you guys think of the update? I think this can at least ease us a bit because we finally have a clear set of goals for the Worlds invite. However, it is still a bit disappointing because people qualifying under TPC will be a bit less than TPCi because of the difference in the organized play system.
For more details you can check the official post here:
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News Source: Official Website of Pokemon (pokemon.com)
