Grandslam Pokémon Invitational #2

Date: 28th January 2023
Format: Sword & Shield to Silver Tempest
Total Players: 27
Location: OneUp Skates
Invitational Format: 4 Round Swiss into Top 8 Cut

Top 8 Results: 

1. Anselm Sim - Lugia VSTAR/Archeops
2. Haruki Okunishi - Lugia VSTAR/Archeops
3. Mickey Chia - Hisuian Goodra VSTAR (Lost Zone)
4. Benjamin Ng - Arceus VSTAR/Alolan Vulpix VSTAR/Flying Pikachu VMAX
5. Kang Yu Xian - ?
6. Bryan Quah - Vikavolt V
7. Bjorn Soh - ?
8. Terry Tai - ?

Results after Swiss Rounds: 

1. Kang Yu Xian (4/0/0) - 12 points - 
2. Anselm Sim (4/0/0) - 12 points - Lugia VSTAR/Archeops
3. Mickey Chia (3/1/0) - 9 points - Hisuian Goodra VSTAR (Lost Zone)
4. Benjamin Ng (3/1/0) - 9 points - Arceus VSTAR/Alolan Vulpix VSTAR/Flying Pikachu VMAX
5. Bryan Quah (3/1/0) - 9 points - 
6. Bjorn Soh (3/1/0) - 9 points - 
7. Terry Tai (3/1/0) - 9 points - 
8. Haruki Okunishi (3/1/0) - 9 points - Lugia VSTAR/Archeops
9. Gerrard Ng (3/1/0) - 9 points - 
10. Wang Zhe (2/2/0) - 6 points - 
11. Adam (2/2/0) - 6 points - 
12. Kashvinder Singh Mann (2/2/0) - 6 points - Regigigas
13. Yuki Okunishi (2/2/0) - 6 points - 
14. CT (2/2/0) - 6 points - 
15. Edmund Khoo (2/2/0) - 6 points - 
16. Wayne Tan (2/2/0) - 6 points - 
17. Choy Kwok Hoe (Buy In) (2/2/0) - 6 points - 
18. Faiz (Buy In) (2/2/0) - 6 points - 
19. Bryant (2/2/0) - 6 points - 
20. Danny Seet (1/3/0) - 3 points - 
21. Jen (1/3/0) - 3 points - 
22. Jay Jun (1/3/0) - 3 points - 
23. Fatriz (Buy In) (1/3/0) - 3 points - 
24. Mah Kian Wei (1/3/0) - 3 points - 
25. Jack Kiew (1/3/0) - 3 points - 
26. Lok Weiye (1/3/0) - 3 points - 
27. Keith Ting (0/4/0) - 0 points - 

Information: 

• Players play through 4 weeks of locals events to get points to qualify for the Invitational (similar to the TPCi way of qualifying for Worlds)
• Any player with 30 GSP points will qualify for the event
• 3 points for a win
• Qualifier events were taking place at 3 different stores:
• Concept City (Thursday)
• OneUp Skates (Friday)
• Goodness Gracious Gaming (Sunday)
• Prizing for top qualifiers:
• 1st place in standings receives an ETB 
• 2nd place in standings receives 3 packs each
• 3rd and 4th in standings receives 2 packs each
• Invitational Prizing:
• 1st place finisher - 2 booster boxes
• 2nd place finisher - 2 ETBs
• 3rd & 4th place finishers - 6 packs each
• 5th to 8th place finishers - 2 packs each
• 9th onwards - 1 pack each

Standings at end of season: 

• Qualified Players - Total Qualified: (24 out of 72 players) - Full Season Results
• Mickey Chia Wee Keat - 54 points
• Bjorn Soh - 42 points
• Haruki Okunishi - 42 points
• Lok Weiye - 39 points
• Wang Zhe - 39 points
• Anselm Sim - 36 points
• Bryant - 36 points
• Bryan Quah - 36 points
• Yuki Okunishi - 36 points
• Terry Tai - 36 points
• Mah Kian Wei - 33 points
• Jack Kiew - 33 points
• CT - 33 points
• Wayne Tan - 33 points
• Adam - 33 points
• Danny Seet - 33 points
• Kashvinder Singh Mann - 30 points
• Edmund Khoo - 30 points
• Jen - 30 points
• Kang Yu Xian - 30 points
• Keith Ting - 30 points
• Jay Jun - 30 points
• Benjamin Ng - 30 points
• Gerrard Ng - 30 points

Pictures: 

Top 4 Finishers Ben, Anselm, Haruki and Mickey