March 2021 - August 2021
WELCOME!
With in-store events on temporary suspension, The Pokémon Company International are looking for new ways to support their Play! Pokémon Stores and Pokémon Trading Card Game community. We are pleased to announce that they have partnered with tournamentcenter to bring you the Play! Pokémon Team Challenge – Summer 2021!
The Play! Pokémon Team Challenge is a global online event designed to offer Play! Pokémon Stores new ways to engage with their local Pokémon Trading Card Game Community and compete with other stores around the world to see who will be the very best.
Play! Pokémon Stores can take part in the Play! Pokémon Team Challenge – Summer 2021! Each eligible Store will run 4 Qualifiers, creating a team where the 4 winners from their local community will go on to represent their store in the Playoffs to crown the Best Team in the Play! Pokémon Team Challenge – Summer 2021.
TOURNAMENT STRUCTURE
Qualifiers
QUALIFIERS BEGIN
April 3
QUALIFIERS END
June 6
STRUCTURE
Swiss + Top cut
FORMAT
Standard
*IMPORTANT: Players can only register and play events for 1 Store.
We invite you to check with your local Play! Pokémon Store when their Qualifier events will be.
Playoffs
PLAYOFFS BEGIN
June 18
GRAND FINAL
August (TBC)
STRUCTURE
Team vs Team
Single elimination bracket
FORMAT
Standard
*IMPORTANT: The Team representing each Play! Pokémon Store in the Playoffs will be composed by the winners of each one of their 4 Qualifier events.
This is what you can get by taking part in the Play! Pokémon Team Challenge – Summer 2021:
The chance to play the game you love in an officially sanctioned global event, the chance to represent your Play! Pokémon Store in the second iteration of the Play! Pokémon Team Challenge, an opportunity to hang out with the Pokémon community online, TCGO codes, playmats, and more!
Ready to sign-up? Register now!
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR PLAY! STORES
If you are a Play! Pokémon Store and you would like to sign up to the Play! Pokémon Team Challenge – Summer 2021, we invite you to do so by visiting our Retail Support Platform.
