Side Event Info for the Pokémon Oceania International Championships
On demand events will be running over the whole weekend. You simply sign up, pay your entry fee and put your name down for the event you want to enter. Registrations for most events are open throughout the day. Please see below for more information. Playing in any side event will give players the opportunity to win Prize Tickets. These tickets can be traded for special prizes available, while stocks last, at the side events area.
Championship Point Events Friday
Junior and Senior TCG Cup – Registration Friday 21st 8:30am – 9am ONLY
Decklist Submission: | 9AM |
Cost: | $15 |
Format | Best of 3, Swiss rounds – 50 min rounds. Top cut, single elimination -75min rounds |
Player Cap | 128 per division |
Junior and Senior
VG Midseason Showdown – Registration Friday 21st 8:30am – 9am ONLY
Battle Locking/Team Sheets: | 9AM |
Start: | 9:30AM |
Cost: | $15 |
Format | Best of 3, Swiss rounds – 50 min rounds. Top cut, Single Elimination –Best of 3 games. |
Player Cap | 128 per division |
Championship Point Events Sautrday
Masters TCG Cup – Registration from 3pm until start final round
of main event Friday 21st ONLY
Decklist Submission: | 8:30AM |
Cost: | $25 |
Format | Best of 3, Swiss rounds – 50 min rounds. Top cut, single elimination -75min rounds |
Player Cap | 128 |
Masters
Midseason Showdown
Registration from 3pm until start final round
of main event Friday 21st ONLY
Battle Locking/Team Sheets: | 8:30AM |
Start: | 9:00AM |
Cost: | $25 |
Format | Best of 3, Swiss rounds – 50 min rounds. Top cut, Single Elimination –Best of 3 games. |
Player Cap | 128 |
Championship Point Events Sunday
TCG Challenge (all divisions)
Registration from 3pm until start final round
of main event Saturday 22nd ONLY
Decklist Submission: | 8:30AM |
Start: | 9:00AM Sharp |
Cost: | $15 |
Format | Swiss rounds only – Best of 1, 30 mins
per round. |
Player Cap | 32 players per age division |
VG Premier Challenge (all divisions)
Registration from 3pm until start final round
of main event Saturday 22nd ONLY
Battle Locking/Team Sheets: | 8:30AM |
Start: | 9:00AM sharp |
Cost: | $15 |
Format | Swiss rounds – Best of 1 game. Top cut, single elimination – Best of 3 matches. |
Player Cap | 32 per age division |
On Demand Events
Friday 21st February 2020
Doors open until 7pm
Saturday 22nd February 2020
Doors open until 7pm
Sunday 23rd February 2020
Doors open until 1pm
Available “On Demand” events
TCG FormatsStandard or Expanded Format
Standard and Expanded rules used.
Sealed Draft
Sealed – each player receives 6 booster packs and build a 40-card deck. Games are played with 4 prizes.
Booster Battles
Booster Battles – each player receives 1 booster pack and builds a 10-card deck using mutant rules (aside from regular evolution rules, Basic Pokémon can evolve into any Stage 1 from the same type, which can evolve in any Stage 2 from the same type). Draw 4, set up and play a 1 prize game. No deck-out.
Metronome/Custom*
Metronome – Each round there is a varying rule change that affects matches.
*Custom – Any unofficial format (for example. – older TCG formats, specialised rule sets, etc).
VG Formats
VG2020
Standard VG 2020 rules used.
Battle Royale
4 players only, 3 rounds. Standard rules or custom rules used.
Custom*
*Custom – Any unofficial format (for example. – single battle, no dynamax Pokémon, monotype battle, little cup rules, etc.)