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It’s only a month now until the Pokémon World Championships in Nashville Tennessee, and we’re happy to be able to share the full list of Oceania competitors who have qualified for the most prestigious competition on the calendar!
If you’re only interested in VGC or TCG, click on the links below to jump straight to the relevant section!
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Masters
🇸🇬 Clifton Goh (1055)
🇦🇺 Brent Tonisson (908)
🇲🇾 Shane Chee (840)
🇦🇺 Angus Johnson (822)
🇸🇬 Joey Ho (799)
🇦🇺 Tait Tran (792)
🇸🇬 Kliveyzxc (777)
🇦🇺 Jordan Palmer (708)
🇦🇺 Sameer Sangwan (708)
Seniors
🇦🇺 Damian Filiposki (1109)
🇦🇺 Nicholas Apostolou (1032)
🇲🇾 Ethan Lee (982)
🇳🇿 Finn McKeefry (964)
🇲🇾 gandalf121504 (928)
🇦🇺 Lewis Stevens (912)
🇦🇺 James Cox (872)
🇳🇿 Lochie McKeefry (806)
Juniors
🇦🇺 Daniel Mooney (1017)
🇳🇿 Alex Along (987)
🇳🇿 Esme McKeefry (977)
🇲🇾 tacoman007 (942)
🇸🇬 AlvinLimCY (910)
🇵🇭 Lace Monakil (790)
🇳🇿 Miya Chen (708)
🇦🇺 Max Kunde (542)
Somehow our region managed to pull off the bonus travel award with both Jordan Palmer and Sameer Sangwan finishing the season on exactly the same Championship Point total of 708. Whilst Pokémon do have a provision in their rules that they can split these kinds of ties on a player’s ELO rating, they have traditionally opted not to take advantage of this; as a result we have an extra player with a paid trip and an invitation into the second day of competition in Nashville!
The invitation threshold for Oceania for TCG this season was 250 across all three age divisions, so on top of the players above who have earned their paid trip, we have the following players who have earned an invitation to compete. These players will not get any stipends or support to get to Nashville, however if they’re able to get there they will be able to compete in the first day of competition, where a good record will qualify them for day 2.
🇦🇺 Australia
🇮🇩 Indonesia
🇲🇾 Malaysia
🇳🇿 New Zealand
🇵🇭 Philippines
🇸🇬 Singapore
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
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Australia and Singapore dominate the VGC travel awards, with only 3 of the players in the top 8 of all three divisions going outside the two countries, and none of those in the Masters division. However what is interesting in the Juniors division is that there were only 8 players in the entire region who even qualified for an invitation! So all of them are getting paid trips to Nashville (pro tip for parents, there’s a huge opportunity to get involved in VGC in Oceania next season!)
Masters
🇸🇬 Melvin Keh (1680)
🇦🇺 Christopher Kan (1135)
🇦🇺 Alister Sandover (1123)
🇦🇺 Nicholas Bingham (873)
🇸🇬 Wei Wen Ang (869)
🇸🇬 Chelsea Tan (864)
🇦🇺 Chris Giagozoglou (845)
🇸🇬 Yoko T (790)
Seniors
🇦🇺 Alfredo Chang-Gonzalez (2142)
🇸🇬 Corey Yuen (2042)
🇲🇾 Tan Hz (1230)
🇦🇺 Nicholas Kan (1079)
🇦🇺 Hamish Davidson (805)
🇭🇰 PuffyAltaria333 (752)
🇸🇬 Zach K (727)
🇦🇺 Finn Cooper (612)
Juniors
🇸🇬 Connor Yuen (2200)
🇦🇺 Will Reimann (2020)
🇸🇬 Morgan Lola Yuen (1683)
🇦🇺 Meg Reimann (1630)
🇦🇺 CoolBaconKid (797)
🇦🇺 Max Howard (550)
🇹🇼 Pi Wu (515)
🇦🇺 Jimmymonkman (235)
We’ve got a wider range of countries in the region represented in VGC invites when compared to TCG; Thailand, Taiwan, Hong Kong and China all have players with an invite, and the Philippines drops out. However the Championship Points thresholds are different for VGC, with 300 points needed in the Masters division to qualify, and 200 points in both the Juniors and Seniors division.
🇦🇺 Australia
🇨🇳 China
🇭🇰 Hong Kong
🇮🇩 Indonesia
🇲🇾 Malaysia
🇳🇿 New Zealand
🇸🇬 Singapore
🇹🇼 Taiwan
🇹🇭 Thailand
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
We’ve got a great crop of players to represent both Australia and the wider Oceania region this season, and whilst we don’t know who will be taking up their invitation just yet, we want to wish everyone who does make the trip across to the home of American country music the best of luck! We’ll be watching out for all of you on the live stream!
