PokéStats: 2018 Madison Regionals

Dates: June 2-3
Location: Monona Terrace, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Attendance: 732 Masters
Format: Standard BRT-FOL

This was the final US Regional of the 2017-18 season. 33 Masters advanced to Day 2.

Statistics

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Day 2 placements

Day 2 final standings

Igor Costa, Buzzwole/Lycanroc-GX
Will Mantho, Buzzwole/Lycanroc-GX
Jake Ewart, Greninja BREAK
Ian Robb, Buzzwole/Garbodor BPT/Order Pad
Caleb Gedemer, Buzzwole/Lycanroc-GX
Xander Pero, Buzzwole/Lycanroc-GX
Zack Taylor, Malamar/Ultra Necrozma-GX
Joe Ruettiger, Buzzwole/Lycanroc-GX
Michael Pramawat, Buzzwole/Lycanroc-GX
Ahmed Ali, Buzzwole/Lycanroc-GX
Wesley Hollenberg, Buzzwole/Garbodor BPT/Order Pad/Hala
Jimmy Pendarvis, Buzzwole/Lycanroc-GX
Brendan Acri, Buzzwole/Lycanroc-GX
Alex Schemanske, Greninja BREAK
Aaron Tarbell, Zoroark-GX/Lycanroc-GX
Jimmy Taylor, Zoroark-GX/Lycanroc-GX
Ethan Wilson, Malamar/Necrozma-GX/Mewtwo-GX/ Marshadow-GX
Sam Chen, Buzzwole/Lycanroc-GX
Kyle Sabelhaus, Zoroark-GX/Lycanroc-GX
Ryan Sabelhaus, Buzzwole/Lycanroc-GX
Nolan Freda, Lapras-GX
Connor Foster, Buzzwole/Lycanroc-GX
Michael Slutsky, Greninja BREAK
Tye Pellechia, Zoroark-GX/Lycanroc-GX
Conner LaVelle, Zoroark-GX/Lycanroc-GX
Jonathan Merchan, Malamar/Necrozma-GX/Marshadow-GX/Sudowoodo GRI
Chris Taporco, Malamar/Ultra Necrozma-GX
Adler Pierce, Zoroark-GX/Lycanroc-GX
Nick Capobianco, Lapras-GX
Kolton Day, Zoroark-GX/Lycanroc-GX/Shaymin SLG/Sudowoodo BPT/Counter Energy
Ryne Morgan, Zoroark-GX/Lycanroc-GX with 3 Judge
Ryan Hurley, Malamar/Necrozma-GX/Mewtwo-GX
Kidd Starck, Zoroark-GX/Garbodor/Kartana-GX with 2 Mewtwo EVO

Notes

With his win here, Igor Costa tied Israel Sosa's record for most Regional wins by a player in a single season (three). (Sosa set the record in 2014.) Costa also became the fourth player to win six or more US Regionals, after Michael Pramawat, Ryan Sabelhaus, and Sosa.
Griffin Pepin became the first player in history to go 0-0-9 in Day 1 Swiss at a Regional. He played Zoroark-GX/Sylveon-GX.

Stream matches
A stream was provided by Dead Draw Gaming, with casting by Kirk Dube, Russell LaParre, Travis Nunlist, and Jeffrey Surran. PokéStats provided deck profiles and statistics onscreen between matches.

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Decklists
All Day 2 decklists are available in text form from RK9Labs at this link.

Igor Costa, 1st - Buzzwole/Lycanroc-GX

Xander Pero, 6th - Buzzwole/Lycanroc-GX

Michael Pramawat, 9th - Buzzwole/Lycanroc-GX
Same list as Pero's -1 N +1 Cynthia

Michael Slutsky, 23rd - Greninja BREAK
The backwards card is a second Staryu.

Player notes:

"[Tapu Fini-GX] was insane, and I actually would not have won some of the games I did without it. Tapu Storm GX is insanely clutch."

"In one of my games against Ahmed Ali, he went first, Elixir'd and attached to a Rockruff, and then put it Active. On my turn, I went for the Fini play and GX'd it back into his deck, wasting an Elixir and attachment from him, weakening his board, and negating the Lycanroc threat."
"Fini was insanely good at getting rid of early pressure from a big Buzz as well. Often times, after Water Duplicates, I'd only get one or two Greninja down, and would [use Tapu Storm GX] to buy myself the turn to get into the ideal board state and just sweep."

"I honestly didn't use Mew-EX that much, but that's more because I bricked aggressively against Buzz every time I played it... I wouldn't cut it though... Joey [Ruettiger] says it's good, so I'd keep it"

"I most likely [would cut the Mew-EX if people continue playing heavier counts of Buzzwole FLI]. It seems like much more of a liability against those decks, but idk what I would play instead. Maybe a third Enhanced Hammer? Second Rescue Stretcher? 12th Supporter? Espeon-EX? There was nothing I ever really needed."