Not quite, but sorta! The UVic Pokemon Club is hosting a VGC tournament in Victoria BC August 20th as a fundraiser for the club. Entry fee is $5 with proceeds going towards hosting more tournaments and sending club members to future VGC events! The rules for team building are the same as regular VGC, but the format is a tad different.
We're gonna be running a Swiss style qualification round, with a finalist bracket. That means that losing once doesn't mean you're out of the tournament!
But of course, why should anyone bother travelling to Victoria BC for this? Well, we've got prizes of course!
1st place will receive a UVic Pokemon VGC Tournament Gold Medal, their choice of 1 of 3 B/W Starter Pokemon hats, and a
Gold Pass to Tsukino Con! Victoria's Anime Convention (hosted in February). This gold pass gives you priority access in lines, early admittance and first access to dealers rooms and more! Beyond that, we'll also be hosting a pokemon league at Tsukino Con, where you battle through our 8 gyms, collect 8 badges and challenge the Elite 4!
2nd place will receive a UVic Pokemon VGC Tournament Silver Medal, their choice of 1 of 2 B/W Starter Pokemon hats, and a Weekend Pass to Gottacon! Victoria's gaming convention. Tabletop gaming, video games and more. We're likely going to be hosting a tournament there as well so stay tuned!
3rd place will receive a UVic Pokemon VGC Tournament Bronze Medal and a B/W Starter Pokemon Hat!
Beyond that, we'll also have a small games area and pokemon cards area. We may even host an pokemon cards tournament, potentially using the online card game, so stay tuned for that as well! We'll also have a small pokemon merch table.
So if you live on Vancouver Island or in Vancouver, Seattle etc... it's just a short drive or ferry ride away to attend this one day event! This is the 1st of what we hope to be an annual tournament. And I should say, the more people that come, the more random/runner up prizes we'll be able to award!
So if you're in the area, or know someone who is, let them know! You can find more information on our facebook page here!
Thanks for hearing me out, hope to see you there!
~Crawdaunt