Grandslam Pokémon Invitational #7

Date: 7th April 2024
Format: Brilliant Stars to Temporal Forces
Total Players: 14
Location: Goodness Gracious Gaming
Invitational Format: 5 Swiss Rounds Swiss + Top 8 Cut

Top 8 Results: 

1. Jeremy Leong - Charizard ex/Pidgeot ex
2. Danny Seet - Gholdengo ex
3. Fumiyuki Okunishi - Roaring Moon ex
4. Shanurizam Bin Shariman - Baxcalibur Toolbox
5. Mickey Chia - Charizard ex/Pidgeot ex
6. Haruki Okunishi - Roaring Moon ex
7. Kang Yu Xian - Lost Zone Box
8. Bjorn Soh - Lugia VSTAR/Archeops

Results after Swiss Rounds:

1) Mickey Chia - 4/0/0 - Charizard ex/Pidgeot ex

2) Danny Seet - 3/1/0 - Gholdengo ex

3) Jeremy Leong - 3/1/0 - Charizard ex/Pidgeot ex

4) Haruki Okunishi - 3/1/0 - Roaring Moon ex

5) Fumiyuki Okunishi - 3/1/0 - Roaring Moon ex

6) Kang Yu Xian - 2/2/0 - Lost Zone Box

7) Bjorn Soh - 2/2/0 - Lugia VSTAR/Archeops

8) Shanurizam Bin Shariman - 2/2/0 - Baxcalibur Toolbox

9) Kashvinder Singh Mann - 2/2/0 - Lost Zone Box (Radiant Charizard)

10) Ao Yichen - 2/2/0 - Charizard ex/Pidgeot ex

11) Iverson Ong - 1/3/0 - Roaring Moon ex

12) Jack Kiew Zhen Yi - 1/3/0 - Lugia VSTAR/Archeops

13) Giann - 1/3/0 - 

14) Raymond Huynh - 1/3/0 - Lost Zone Box

Information: 

• Players play through 5 weeks of locals events to get points to qualify for the Invitational (similar to the TPCi way of qualifying for Worlds)
• Players with 14 points are qualified
• Under 16 (U16) players needed just 9 points while everyone else needed 16 points
• Players who hit 24 points can earn a Round 1 & 2 Bye, while players with 18 points earn a Round 1 Bye
• 1 point for a win
• Bonus Grand Slam Point will be given out when qualifiers hit the player threshold.
• 8 to 15 Players - 1 Additional Point will be given to Top Placing Player
• 16 Players or more - 1 Additional Point will be given to players with 3 wins
• 7 local shops participated for this season:
• Sanctuary Gaming (Monday)
• Goodness Gracious Gaming (Tuesday)
• Kouriten SG (Wednesday)
• Concept City (Thursday)
• Sanctuary Gaming (Friday)
• Daimonji (Saturday)
• Goodness Gracious Gaming (Sunday)
• Invitational Prizing:
• 1st place finisher - 50% of Total Prize Pool
• 2nd place finisher - 25% of Total Prize Pool
• 3rd & 4th place finishers - 10% of Total Prize Pool
• 5th to 8th place finishers - 4 standard booster packs
• Top 8 players also get the exclusive GSP #7 Dice Case
  

Standings at end of season: 

• Qualified Players - Total Qualified: (13 out of 129 players) - Full Season Results
• Mickey Chia - 25 points (2 Round Bye)
• Fumiyuki Okunishi - 17 points
• Jeremy Leong - 17 points
• Ao Yichen - 17 points
• Bryan Quah - 15 points
• Kang Yu Xian - 15 points
• Kashvinder Singh Mann - 15 points
• Jack Kiew Zhen Yi - 15 points
• Raymond Huynh - 15 points
• Danny Seet - 14 points
• Shanurizam Bin Shariman - 14 points
• Iverson Ong (U17) - 13 points
• Haruki Okunishi (U17) - 10 points

Pictures: 

Top 4 Finishers