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Published on January 12th, 2013 | by Firestorm

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2013 International Challenge January Details

There’s no rest for Pokémon trainers! The 2013 International Challenge January is the first WiFi tournament of the year and will take place the weekend after the VGC ’13 Winter Regionals. You’ll be able to sign up starting on January 17th, 2013 up until the competition starts on January 25th. You’ll then enter the ladder and try to get as high a ranking as possible before the competition is over on January 28th, 2013.

This is the first of four International Challenge tournaments scheduled before the 2013 Pokémon World Championships. It is also the first tournament being used as a qualifier for Korea’s National Championships. With the addition of the Japanese and Korean players, you should see a huge increase in players and competition! To adjust for this, the Junior division is now separated from the Senior division.

Please keep in mind that if you do not have a Player ID attached to your Global Link account you will not receive Championship Points. Please log into your account and then go to the following link to get a Player ID if you do not already have one from a live event. Keep this Player ID with you for any Pokémon tournaments you enter including this weekend’s Regional Championships, the 2013 International Challenges, and even sanctioned grassroots tournaments like the Penn State Pokémon Tournament.

One other change you’ll notice is that only one game needs to be completed to receive your Jaboca Berry. This should introduce many more people into the rankings!

Registration Period

00:00 UTC Thursday, January 17th, 2013 (4PM PST / 7PM EST January 16th) to 23:59 UTC Thursday, January 24th, 2013 (3:59 PM PST / 6:59 PM EST January 24th).

Competition Dates

00:00 UTC Friday, January 25th, 2013 (4PM PST / 7PM EST January 24th) to 23:59 UTC Monday, January 28th, 2013 (3:59 PM PST / 6:59 PM PST January 28th).

Ruleset

Prizes

  • All players who end up on the final rankings (are not disqualified and have at least 1 match recorded as played) will receive a Jaboca 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

Age Divisions

  • 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. You must have a Player ID linked to your account to receive Championship Points.

Disconnections

You must play 1 full game to be ranked on the ladder and receive your Jaboca 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 2013 International Challenge January? Let us know how you’re doing in the comments thread!


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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