Niigata 2023 Champions League has just concluded and participants are sharing their decklist on social media. As you may be aware, this event occurred in Niigata, Japan, on May 6-7, 2023. In this tournament, the regulation that is being used is E-F-G and Gardevoir ex cemented its dominance by becoming the reigning champion.
Format: (E-F-G) || Single Strike Master & Rapid Strike Master (S5I & S5R) - Snow Hazard (SV1P) & Clay Burst (SV1D)
Please note that not all players will be sharing their decklist.
Here is the deck spread for the Top 16:
Here is the list of the top 16 of the Niigata 2023 Champions League:
CHAMPION
Gardevoir ex
Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi (@yamayoshi1026)
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RUNNER UP
Gardevoir ex
Yuki Sasagawa (@yuuki77217623)
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TOP 4
Lost Zone Box
Ukyo Kurashita (@denden_oep)
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Arceus VSTAR/Giratina VSTAR
Tomosu Yamagata
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TOP 8
Lugia VSTAR/Single Strike
Shota Hirota (@hiro_5120)
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Gardevoir ex
Nobuhiko Shimizu (@Cramorant_pcg)
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Lost Zone Hisuian Goodra VSTAR
Shigeto Fukumoto
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Mew VMAX/Fusion Strike Energy
Ryosuke Furukawa (@Gardevoir_3)
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TOP 16
Lost Zone Box
Hayato Suzuki (@suzuhaya__poke)
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Lost Zone Giratina VSTAR
Akira Sato (@BU39012220)
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Lost Zone Giratina VSTAR
Kei Takeshita
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Mew VMAX/Fusion Strike Energy
Yoshino Tamamori (@NlXkLTjLRP23317)
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Gardevoir ex/Mewtwo V-UNION
Hiromasa Shima (@Hiropkmn)
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Gardevoir ex
Kohei Otsuki
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Lost Zone Giratina VSTAR
Manatsu Nonaka
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Lost Zone Giratina VSTAR
Shohei Kamimura
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Gardevoir ex is too strong in this tournament! It is quite a surprise that we get to see a lot of Gardevoir ex in the Top 16 and even 2 of them in the final. I really hope we get to see another Pokemon ex in the top cut in the upcoming tournament.
What do you guys think? Don’t forget to comment down below!
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