The Pokémon Company has officially announced the Pokémon UNITE Championship Series. Read on below to learn more:
OCE & APAC Aeos Cup Day 1 | Pokémon UNITE Championship Series
Welcome to Day 1 of the OCE & APAC Aeos Cup in the Pokémon UNITE Championship Series! Today, the Top 16 teams in each region compete for Championship Points and pieces of the $25,000 prize pool. Many teams will be eliminated today, but the strongest will continue battling tomorrow to determine the OCE & APAC Aeos Cup Champions! Plus, the weekend’s Top 4 teams in each region will automatically earn spots in the May Qualifier later this month.
With both Championship Points and $25,000 in prize money on the line, there is more at stake in the Aeos Cup than ever before in the UNITE Championship Series!
EU & NA Aeos Cup Day 1 | Pokémon UNITE Championship Series
Welcome to Day 1 of the EU & NA Aeos Cup in the Pokémon UNITE Championship Series! Today, the Top 16 teams in the region compete for Championship Points and pieces of the $25,000 prize pool. Many teams will be eliminated today, but the strongest will continue battling tomorrow to determine each region’s Aeos Cup Champions! Plus, the weekend’s Top 4 teams in each region will automatically earn spots in the May Qualifier later this month.
With both Championship Points and $25,000 in prize money on the line, there is more at stake in the Aeos Cup than ever before in the UNITE Championship Series!
Copa Aeos día 1 en América central, México y Oeste de Sudamérica | Pokémon UNITE Championship Series
¡Bienvenidos al Día 1 de la Copa Aeos en América Central, México y Oeste de Sudamérica de la Serie por el Campeonato de Pokémon UNITE! Hoy, los 16 mejores equipos de la región compiten por Championship Points y un premio total de $25,000 a repartir. Muchos equipos serán eliminados hoy, pero los más fuertes continuarán luchando mañana para determinar a los campeones de la Copa Aeos de cada región. Además, los 4 mejores equipos del fin de semana ganarán automáticamente lugares en el Clasificatorio de mayo a finales de este mes.
¡Con Championship Points y $25,000 en premios en juego, hay más en juego en la Copa AEOS que nunca en la Serie por el Campeonato de Pokémon UNITE!
2022 POKÉMON UNITE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
2022 POKÉMON UNITE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES BROADCAST SCHEDULE
Select matches between top teams will be broadcast each month.
See below for the upcoming schedule; each day’s broadcast will typically last between 4 and 8 hours.
Pokémon UNITE players around the world can compete to earn an invitation to the 2022 World Championships in London, England!
The Pokémon UNITE Championship Series features qualifying events every month beginning in February in each Regional Zone and will include over $1,000,000 USD in prizes, including $500,000 at the World Championships.
Players will form teams and compete 5-on-5 using Pokémon UNITE’s tournament mode. Open qualifying events will be held each month with no entry cost from February through June. Players will be able to participate using the Nintendo Switch, iOS, or Android version of Pokémon UNITE.
QUALIFYING FOR THE 2022 POKÉMON UNITE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
There will be 11 Regional Zones supported for the first season of the Pokémon UNITE Championship Series: North America, Mexico, Central America, South America-West, South America-East, Europe, Oceania, Japan, South Korea, Asia-Pacific (APAC), and India. Pokémon UNITE events will be open only to players over 16 years of age (players from some regions/countries must be 18).
A series of qualifying tournaments in each Regional Zone will be held each month, and players will earn Championship Points (CP) based on their team’s finishing place in that month’s tournament (except India). CP will be retained by individual players to allow for team changes as the season progresses. The teams with the most CP will qualify for the Regional Championships, from which the top teams will qualify for the Pokémon World Championships.
Each month’s tournament will feature an Open Qualifier round, such as the February Cup, in which teams will compete in a double-elimination format. The top 16 teams will advance to the Monthly Finals event played two to three weeks after the Open Qualifier. Monthly Finals will be broadcast in most regions. In April, players will also be able to compete in the Aeos Cup, a special tournament that awards prizes and more CP than the monthly tournaments. The top four teams from each Regional Zone’s March Monthly Finals and the top 12 teams that advance out of the Aeos Cup Last Chance Qualifier will play in a group round-robin stage before advancing to a double-elimination final event.
REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
The top eight teams in CP in each Regional Zone before June 2022 will earn a spot in the Regional Championships. They will be joined by the top four teams from the previous month’s tournament and 12 teams that earn a spot through the Open Qualifier. The Regional Championships will then determine which teams qualify for the 2022 Pokémon UNITE World Championships. The Regional Championships will begin with a round-robin format with teams split into four groups, then use a double-elimination format in the finals to determine the winner from the top performing teams.
In addition to determining who earns a direct spot in the Regional Championships, CP will be used to seed monthly qualifying events (except in February, which will be seeded randomly). Regional Championship Finals qualification for India will be determined by placement in the Regional Championship Last Chance Qualifier.
See the full Pokémon UNITE Championship Series rules for the complete Championship Point reward tables.
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFYING TEAMS
Teams (as shown below) will earn an invitation and receive a travel award to the 2022 World Championships in London. Teams that qualify for the World Championships from the Regional Championships must maintain the same five-player roster as was used to earn their invitation.
REGIONAL ZONE
NUMBER OF TEAMS
North America
2
Mexico
1
Central America
1
South America-West
1
South America-East
1
Europe
2
Oceania
1
Japan
2
South Korea
2
Asia-Pacific
2
India
1
Some countries/regions may require players to be at least 18. Regional Zone configurations, including number of zones, regions/countries, and number of teams qualifying from each zone, are subject to change as additional areas are evaluated.
QUALIFYING FOR MONTHLY FINALS, THE AEOS CUP, AND REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Throughout the season, the top four teams from the previous Monthly Finals qualifier event, including the Aeos Cup, will automatically be placed in the Monthly Finals for the current month and will not need to compete in that month’s Open Qualifier. Teams will need to keep four of the five players on their roster to maintain top four status, and any roster replacements must not include a player who has already competed in the current month’s Open Qualifier.
Teams qualifying for the Monthly Finals, Aeos Cup, or Regional Championships from that month’s Open Qualifier must maintain all five players on their roster.
EVENT
INVITES FROM OPEN QUALIFIER
INVITES FROM PREVIOUS MONTHS’ TOP 4
INVITES FROM CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS
TOTAL
February Finals
16
0
0
16
March Finals
12
4
0
16
Aeos Cup
12
4
0
16
May Finals
12
4
0
16
Regional Championships
12
4
8
24
2022 POKÉMON UNITE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Each market will have the tournament schedule below based on their local time zone. Start times for each tournament will be provided closer to the tournament date as part of the registration details.
EVENT
TYPE
FORMAT
DATE
February Cup
Open Qualifier
Double Elimination
February 19-20, 2022
February Finals
Monthly Finals
Double Elimination
February 26, 2022
March Cup
Open Qualifier
Double Elimination
March 12 – 13, 2022
March Finals
Monthly Finals
Double Elimination
March 26, 2022
Aeos Cup LCQ
Open Qualifier
Double Elimination
April 9 – 10, 2022
Aeos Cup
Aeos Cup (Japan & Korea)
Round Robin > Double Elimination
April 23 – 24, 2022
Aeos Cup
Aeos Cup (NA, MX, CA, SA-W, SA-E, EU, OC, APAC)
Round Robin > Double Elimination
May 7 – May 8, 2022
May Cup
Open Qualifier
Double Elimination
May 14 – 15, 2022
May Finals
Monthly Finals
Double Elimination
May 28, 2022
Regional Championships LCQ
Open Qualifier
Double Elimination
June 4 – 5, 2022
Regional Championships
Regional Championships
Round Robin > Double Elimination
Jun 18 – 19, 2022
Schedule, start times, and format are subject to change.
PRIZES
Players will earn Championship Points for their placement in each month’s events. In addition, the Aeos Cup, Regional Championships, and World Championships will feature the prizes below. See the rules for more details on Championship Points.
AEOS CUP (PER REGIONAL ZONE)
RANK
TOTAL ALLOCATION
INDIVIDUAL ALLOCATION
1
$10,000.00
$2,000.00
2
$5,000.00
$1,000.00
3
$4,000.00
$800.00
4
$2,000.00
$400.00
5
$1,250.00
$250.00
5
$1,250.00
$250.00
7
$750.00
$150.00
7
$750.00
$150.00
Total
$25,000.00
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REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS (PER REGIONAL ZONE)
RANK
TOTAL ALLOCATION
INDIVIDUAL ALLOCATION
1
$20,000.00
$4,000.00
2
$10,000.00
$2,000.00
3
$8,000.00
$1,600.00
4
$4,000.00
$800.00
5
$2,500.00
$500.00
5
$2,500.00
$500.00
7
$1,500.00
$300.00
7
$1,500.00
$300.00
Total
$50,000.00
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WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
RANK
TOTAL ALLOCATION
INDIVIDUAL ALLOCATION
1
$100,000.00
$20,000.00
2
$75,000.00
$15,000.00
3
$65,000.00
$13,000.00
4
$60,000.00
$12,000.00
5
$45,000.00
$9,000.00
5
$45,000.00
$9,000.00
7
$25,000.00
$5,000.00
7
$25,000.00
$5,000.00
9
$10,000.00
$2,000.00
9
$10,000.00
$2,000.00
9
$10,000.00
$2,000.00
9
$10,000.00
$2,000.00
13
$5,000.00
$1,000.00
13
$5,000.00
$1,000.00
13
$5,000.00
$1,000.00
13
$5,000.00
$1,000.00
Total
$500,000.00
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Subject to change. All prizes less applicable taxes.
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS DETAILS
Check back later for more details on the World Championships.
TOURNAMENT REGISTRATION
Each Pokémon UNITE Championship Series event will have open registration on Battlefy. Players are restricted to playing in the Regional Zone in which they are a full-time resident, and teams must be formed only with players from the same Regional Zone.
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