2025 Pokemon World Championships: Day 2 Players & Decks

 Below are the players who have achieved 16 match points to advance to Day 2 of the 2025 World Championship. For those new to the Worlds structure, and starting from 2025, players need 16 points to make it into Day 2. They will continue on for 4 more rounds tomorrow using the same decks and keeping the same records going into Day 2, new since last year.

Note that any deck information we receive from sources on site should not be considered final until confirmed by the players themselves.


1. Mateusz Łaszkiewicz [PL] (7/0/1), N's Zoroark ex
2. Öjvind Svinhufvud [FI] (7/0/1), Charizard ex/Pidgeot ex
3. Piper Lepine [US] (7/1/0), Gholdengo ex
4. Benny Billinger [CA] (7/1/0)
5. Justin Newdorf [US] (7/1/0)
6. Nerses Fatunz [DE] (7/1/0)
7. Trevore Read [CA] (7/1/0)
8. Jesse Spencer [US] (7/1/0)
9. Julian Gort-Barry [CA] (7/1/0), Gholdengo ex
10. Daigo Yoshihara [JP] (6/0/2)
11. Vianney Leroy [FR] (6/0/2)
12. Riley McKay [CA] (6/0/2), Gardevoir ex
13. Jon Eng [US] (6/0/2), Dragapult ex
14. Anselm Sim [SG] (6/0/2)
15. Matt Bacnis [US] (6/1/1)
16. Bodhi Robinson [US] (6/1/1), Gholdengo ex
17. Keito Arai [JP] (6/1/1)
18. Harel Manhaim [IL] (6/1/1)
19. Gabriel Smart [US] (6/1/1)
20. André Miranda [BR] (6/1/1)
21. Yuya Tada [JP] (6/1/1)
22. Daekyung Ok [KR] (6/1/1), Gardevoir ex
23. Yerco Valencia [CL] (6/1/1)
24. Shizuki Nakagawa [JP] (6/1/1)
25. Augusto Beringuer [BR] (6/1/1)
26. Dario Scarnò [IT] (6/1/1), Flareon ex/Noctowl
27. Andres Lostaunau [PE] (6/2/0)
28. Aaron Arturo Aguirre Osuna [MX] (6/2/0)
29. Abaan Ahmed [US] (6/2/0), Gholdengo ex
30. Jelle van Kampen [NL] (6/2/0), Gholdengo ex
31. Nathan Spry [AU] (6/2/0)
32. Kian Amini [US] (6/2/0), Dragapult ex
33. Alex Schemanske [US] (6/2/0), Tera Box
34. Henry Chao [US] (6/2/0), Gardevoir ex
35. Haru Nishikawa [JP] (5/0/3)
36. Matěj Nesvadba [CZ] (6/2/0), Dragapult ex/Charizard ex
37. Owen Rhoads [US] (6/2/0), Joltik Box
38. Simon Feng [CA] (6/2/0)
39. Ciaran Farah [CA] (6/2/0), Gholdengo ex
40. Junya Tanaka [JP] (6/2/0)
41. Shoichi Saito [JP] (6/2/0)
42. Kim Minsuk [KR] (6/2/0)
43. Caleb Rogerson [US] (6/2/0)
44. Landen Kaetler [CA] (6/2/0)
45. William Azevedo [BR] (6/2/0)
46. Julio Santos De Leon [US] (6/2/0)
47. Cyrus McCane [US] (6/2/0)
48. Pang Kai Hing [HK] (6/2/0)
49. Zixuan Wang [CN] (6/2/0)
50. Drew Stephenson [UK] (6/2/0)
51. Chung Yin Kwan [HK] (5/1/2)
52. James Kowalski [US] (5/1/2)
53. Woraat Limpanyalert [TH] (5/1/2)
54. Daniel Magda [CZ] (5/1/2)
55. Aaron Curry [US] (5/1/2)
56. Grant Shen [US] (5/1/2)
57. Sammy Allen [US] (5/1/2)
58. Pedro Pertusi [BR] (5/1/2)
59. Edmund Khoo [SG] (5/1/2)
60. Marco Cifuentes [CL] (5/1/2), N's Zoroark ex
61. Nico Alabas [DE] (5/1/2)
62. Steven Varesko [US] (5/1/2)
63. Maddox Corcoran [US] (5/1/2)
64. Konsta Kallama [FI] (5/1/2), Gardevoir ex
65. David Walerian Rzepka [DE] (5/1/2)
66. Juyoung Hong [KR] (5/1/2)
67. Yoshiyuki Arai [JP] (5/1/2)
68. Ryota Tanaka [JP] (5/1/2)
69. Felix Treadwell [UK] (5/2/1)
70. Hin Long Yung [HK] (5/2/1)
71. Esteban O’Compley [CL] (5/2/1)
72. Chun Hchih Chen [TW] (5/2/1), Joltik Box
73. Calvin Connor [US] (5/2/1), Gardevoir ex
74. Luke Parkes [UK] (5/2/1)
75. João Pedro Medeiros Zambrano [BR] (5/2/1)
76. Thomas Launay [FR] (5/2/1), Gholdengo ex
77. Ryunosuke Murata [JP] (4/0/4)
78. Hitotsugu Kono [JP] (5/2/1)
79. Wichakorn Lohavichitranon [TH] (5/2/1)
80. Daniel Powell [UK] (5/2/1)
81. Hayato Suzuki [JP] (5/2/1)
82. Vitor Lugon Cacciari Martinelli [BR] (5/2/1)
83. Su Chia-Hsing [TW] (5/2/1)
84. Andrea Zorat [IT] (5/2/1)
85. Karin Nondetkul [TH] (5/2/1)
86. Raito Chiku [JP] (5/2/1), Raging Bolt ex/Teal Mask Ogerpon ex
87. Alejandro Canul [MX] (5/2/1)
88. Fernando Cifuentes [CL] (5/2/1), Blissey ex
89. Vincent Owen [US] (5/2/1)
90. Lok Kan Hui [HK] (5/2/1)
91. Kazuki Sugimoto [JP] (5/2/1)
92. Bartosz Bialik [PL] (5/2/1), N's Zoroark ex
93. Taisei Ito [JP] (5/2/1)
94. Huichan Chun [KR] (5/2/1)
95. Carter Malnaik [US] (5/2/1)
96. Preston Rutledge [US] (5/2/1)
97. Yu Che Yang [TW] (5/2/1)
98. So Koiwai [JP] (5/2/1)
99. Shinnosuke Sato [JP] (5/2/1), Gholdengo ex
100. Samuel Scime [CA] (5/2/1)
101. Takumi Uemura [JP] (5/2/1)
102. Misaki Kumada [JP] (5/2/1)
103. Jeremy Gumila [US] (5/2/1)
104. Nathan Ginsburg [US] (4/0/4)
105. Jack Gregory-Campbell [UK] (5/2/1)
106. Jalen Jones [US] (5/2/1)
107. Sodai Masuda [JP] (5/2/1)
108. Victor Freitas [BR] (5/2/1)
109. Noah Sakadjian [US] (5/2/1), Dragapult ex/Dusknoir
110. Miłosz Dyrlica [PL] (5/2/1)
111. Leandro Fernandes [BR] (5/2/1), Gardevoir ex
112. Rafael Yuiti [BR] (5/2/1), Dragapult ex
113. Jason Wee [MY] (5/2/1)
114. Eemeli Reijonen [FI] (5/2/1), Gholdengo ex
115. Lewis Beck [UK] (5/2/1)
116. Jianjian He [CN] (5/2/1), Marnie's Grimmsnarl ex/Froslass
117. Nico Gist [US] (5/2/1)
118. Chuan Hao [CN] (5/2/1)
119. Christian Chase [US] (5/2/1)
120. Shunsuke Ozawa [JP] (5/2/1)
121. Jan Hausmann [DE] (5/2/1)
122. Takuto Kyubun [JP] (5/2/1), Dragapult ex/Dusknoir
123. Yusuke Koara [JP] (5/2/1)
124. Hui Yuan Huang [TW] (5/2/1)
125. Shunki Aida [JP] (5/2/1)
126. Fabio Cozzolino [BR] (5/2/1)
127. Hermanni Hietalahti [FI] (5/2/1)

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FOLLOW LIVE: 2025 Pokémon World Championships Day 1


It's World Championships Day 1! The biggest tournament of them all, the one everyone has worked very hard towards for the entire season! Taking place in Anaheim for the third time (2006, 2017 and 2025), on the 15th to 17th August 2025. Follow along as we update with notable players decks and records. 


Decks cannot be changed between day 1 and day 2, something introduced for Worlds in 2024. It will be a smaller field this year with the new invitation structure, with the rest of the World now following Asia's Top X invite system.


We will also be sharing twitter threads done by players competing in Anaheim for Worlds in case anyone wanted to follow their favourite players or friends and see how they were doing live as it happens.


Format: SVI-BLK/WHT

Attendance: 

  • 351 Masters 
  • 352 Seniors
  • 721 Juniors

Resources

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2024-25 EUIC Updates

 For those interested in following the 2024-2025 European International Championships, there are a few different ways to do so:


Stream:

  • On Twitch (Official Channel)
  • On YouTube (Official Channel)
  • Watch-along with Henry Brand on his Twitch channel

Pairings:

Updates:
  • On our Twitter
  • You can also find some updates on the event page here especially for on-going updates on decks players are using at the event

Streamed Game Results:

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FOLLOW LIVE: 2024-25 Perth Regional

 The 2024-25 Perth Regional Championships take place this weekend, December 7-8, in Perth, Australia. This is the third major event to feature cards from the new Surging Sparks set. As there is no stream for this event, we will try our best to provide a live coverage of the event on here as best as we can.

Format: Standard BRS-SSP
Attendance: 317 Masters / 62 Seniors / 41 Juniors


Resources

Day 2 Player and Decks
  1. Keito Arai (8/0/0) - Gardevoir ex
  2. Lucas Hamilton-Foster (7/0/1) - Klawf/Terapagos ex
  3. Brent Tonisson (7/1/0) - Regidrago VSTAR
  4. Reiji Nishiguchi  (7/1/0) - Iron Thorns ex
  5. Natalie Millar (7/1/0) - Regidrago VSTAR
  6. Hiro Yaoka (7/1/0) - Snorlax Control
  7. Rahul Reddy (6/1/1) - Lugia VSTAR/Archeops
  8. Xinzhe Hou (6/1/1) - Regidrago VSTAR
  9. Angus Johnson (6/1/1) - Lost Zone Box
  10. Jordan Palmer (6/2/0) - Charizard ex/Pidgeot ex
  11. James Williams (6/2/0) - Charizard ex/Pidgeot ex
  12. Callum Walker (6/2/0) - Gardevoir ex
  13. Hiroki Fujiwara (6/2/0) - Iron Thorns ex/Dragapult ex
  14. Samantha Turner (6/2/0) - Charizard ex/Pidgeot ex
  15. Nathan Spry (5/0/3) - Klawf/Terapagos ex
  16. Matt Chuang (6/2/0) - Regidrago VSTAR
  17. Sameer Sangwan (6/2/0) - Klawf/Terapagos ex
  18. Yuhao Xia (5/0/3) - Snorlax Control
  19. Peter Lo (6/2/0) - Regidrago VSTAR
  20. Ryuki Okada (6/2/0) - Iron Thorns ex/Dragapult ex
  21. Noel Lim (5/1/2) - Charizard ex/Pidgeot ex
  22. Samuel Cohen (5/1/2) - Regidrago VSTAR
  23. Yanqiu Han (5/1/2) - Regidrago VSTAR
  24. Jeremy Leong (5/1/2) - Regidrago VSTAR
  25. Mitch Knuckey (5/1/2) - Charizard ex/Pidgeot ex or Raging Bolt ex/Teal Mask Ogerpon ex
  26. Hakim Moussaoui (5/1/2) - Charizard ex/Pidgeot ex
  27. Matthew Bray (5/1/2) - Regidrago VSTAR
  28. Haruki Miwa (5/1/2) - Gardevoir ex
  29. Justin Hoy (5/2/1) - Miraidon ex
  30. Edin Visca (5/2/1) - Snorlax Control
  31. Jettano Posani (5/2/1) - Charizard ex/Pidgeot ex
  32. Daichi Shimada (5/2/1) - Iron Thorns ex
  33. Hayden Matthews (5/2/1) - 
  34. Kurt Spiteri (5/2/1) - Lugia VSTAR/Archeops
  35. Vignesh Krishnan (5/2/1) - Charizard ex/Pidgeot ex
  36. Bjorn Soh Cai Wei (5/2/1) - Lugia VSTAR/Archeops
  37. Devan Kyle Timbol (5/2/1) - Raging Bolt ex/Teal Mask Ogerpon ex
  38. Charlie Queen (5/2/1) - Gouging Fire ex
  39. Aaron van der Kolk (5/2/1) - Gholdengo ex
  40. Katherine Mai (5/2/1) - Gardevoir ex
  41. Kelvin Duong (5/2/1) - Ancient Box
  42. Luke Schmitt (5/2/1) - Gholdengo ex
  43. Tim Franklin (4/0/4) - Terapagos ex/Dusknoir
  44. Masahiro Iwamoto (5/2/1) - 
  45. Jake Dunstan (5/2/1) - Snorlax Control
  46. Takuya Mitsumune (5/2/1) - 
  47. Harry Shallcrass (5/2/1) - Regidrago VSTAR
  48. Matthew Burris (5/2/1) - Regidrago VSTAR
  49. Jeremy Lim (5/2/1) - Origin Forme Palkia VSTAR/Noctowl
  50. Gabriel Smart (5/2/1) - Charizard ex/Pidgeot ex
  51. Jayf Soh (5/2/1) - Charizard ex/Pidgeot ex
  52. Alicia Keizer (5/2/1) - 
  53. Shun Takahashi (5/2/1) - Regidrago VSTAR
  54. Jake Austin (5/2/1) - Snorlax Control
  55. Raymond Siswara Wong (5/2/1) - Snorlax Control

Player's Regional Thread on Twitter
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2024-25 LAIC Updates

 For those interested in following the 2024-2025 Latin American International Championships, there are a few different ways to do so:


Stream:


Pairings:

Updates:
  • On our Twitter
  • You can also find some updates on the event page here especially for on-going updates on decks players are using at the event

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