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Published on December 13th, 2012 | by Firestorm

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2012 VGCS Winter Battle Details

The first WiFi tournament with Championship Points and Regionals byes at stake will be open for sign-ups today and the details have just gone live.

Registration Period

00:00 UTC Thursday, December 6th, 2012 (4PM PST / 7PM EST December 5th) to 23:59 UTC Thursday, December 13th, 2012 (3:59 PM PST / 6:59 PM EST December 13th).

Competition Dates

00:00 UTC Friday, December 14th, 2012 (4PM PST / 7PM EST December 13th) to 23:59 UTC Monday, December 17th, 2012 (3:59 PM PST / 6:59 PM PST December 17th).

Ruleset

VG Modified

Prizes

  • All players who end up on the final rankings (are not disqualified and have at least 10 matches recorded as played) will receive a Custap Berry
  • The top 128 players in North America and the top 128 players in Europe in each age division (Juniors, Seniors, and Masters) will receive an undetermined amount of Championship Points that will count towards qualifying for the 2013 Pokémon World Championships in Vancouver, BC, Canada
  • The top 16 players in North America will receive a first round bye at an upcoming Regional Championship event (it is unknown if you can delay this until the spring or if this is also by age division like CP)

Age Divisions

Although CP is awarded based on your Play! Pokémon age division, players will play in only two different pools of players. Seniors and Juniors will be grouped into one ladder while Masters will be in another. For reference:

Junior Division: Born in 2002 or later
Senior Division: Born in 1998, 1999, 2000, or 2001
Master Division: Born in 1997 or earlier

Requirements

You must be using a Pokémon Black 2 or Pokémon White 2 game card to participate in these tournaments. You must also have a Pokémon Global Link account synced to your game card.

Disconnections

You must play 10 full games to be ranked on the ladder and receive your Custap Berry. Those who do not finish their battles and disconnect to try and save their record may lose their placing on the ladder as well as receive a ban in future WiFi competitions.

Planning to play in the 2012 VGCS Winter Battle? Let us know how you’re doing in the comments thread!

Update! Winter Battle Begins

The 2012 VGCS is now live! Make sure you follow along in the comments to tell us how your battles are going.


About the Author

is one of the co-founders of Nugget Bridge and the Community Manager for eSports Tournament Platform Battlefy. He has been playing Pokémon since 1999, competitively since 2007, and attending tournaments since 2010. He lives in Vancouver, Canada with a degree in Interactive Art & Technology + Communications. You can follow him on Twitter at @rushanshekar.


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