Grandslam Pokémon Invitational #5

Date: 4th November 2023
Format: Battle Styles to Obsidian Flames
Total Players: 17
Location: Goodness Gracious Gaming
Invitational Format: 4 Swiss Rounds Swiss + Top 8 Cut

Top 8 Results: 

1. Tan Yong Siang - Lost Zone Box (Kyogre)
2. Kashvinder Singh Mann - Charizard ex/Pidgeot ex
3. Eugene Ling - Gardevoir ex
4. Luke Gai - Charizard ex/Pidgeot ex
5. Edison Tam - Gardevoir ex
6. Fumiyuki Okunishi - Turbo Lost Zone Box
7. Mickey Chia - Hisuian Goodra VSTAR (Lost Zone)
8. Bryan Quah - Inteleon VMAX/Rapid Strike Urshifu VMAX

*Top 4 players all split prizing so Top 4 and Top 2 games were never played, winners decided by dice roll

Information: 

• Players play through 6 weeks of locals events to get points to qualify for the Invitational (similar to the TPCi way of qualifying for Worlds)
• Under 16 (U16) players needed just 11 points while everyone else needed 16 points
• Players who hit 26 points can earn a Round 1 Bye
• 1 point for a win
• 5 local shops participated for this season:
• Agora Hobby (Monday)
• OneUp Amusement (Tuesday)
• Daimonji (Wednesday)
• Concept City (Thursday)
• Cardboard Collectible (Saturday)
• Goodness Gracious Gaming (Sunday)
• Top 4 players at the end of the season will earn an automatic bye into the Invitational Top Cut, taking over the 13th to 16th seed
• Invitational Prizing:
• 1st place finisher - $400
• 2nd place finisher - $200
• 3rd & 4th place finishers - $100
• Top 8 players also get the exclusive GSP #5 Deckbox

Standings at end of season: 

• Qualified Players - Total Qualified: (20 out of 87 players) - Full Season Results
• Mickey Chia - 36 points (Earns a spot into Top Cut)
• Bryan Quah - 33 points (Earns a spot into Top Cut)
• Edison Tam - 28 points (Earns Round 1 Bye)
• Kayson - 19 points
• Kashvinder Singh Mann - 18 points
• Kang Yu Xian - 18 points
• Ao Yichen - 17 points
• Choy Kwok Hoe - 17 points
• Bjorn Soh - 17 points
• Tan Yong Siang - 17 points
• Irfan - 17 points
• Eugene Ling - 16 points
• Luke Gai - 16 points
• Jason Pan - 16 points
• Faiz - 16 points
• Jaron - 16 points
• Fumiyuki Okunishi - 16 points
• Ian Chang (U16) - 13 points
• Iverson (U16) - 12 points
• Haruki Okunishi (U16) - 12 points

Pictures: 

Top 4 Players (Yong Siang, Kash, Aris and Luke)