{"id":4913,"date":"2020-05-14T15:35:30","date_gmt":"2020-05-14T15:35:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/pokemon-players-cup-online-tournament-announced-sword-shield"},"modified":"2024-07-19T16:06:48","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T16:06:48","slug":"pokemon-players-cup-online-tournament-announced-sword-shield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/pokemon\/pokemon-players-cup-online-tournament-announced-sword-shield","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon Players Cup online tournament announced for Sword and Shield"},"content":{"rendered":"

The new tournament series will be open to all Masters Division players (16+) across the Pokémon trading card game, Pokken Tournament DX and Pokémon Sword and Shield. <\/p>\n

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The new tournament<\/a> is divided into two stages, with July seeing qualifying players compete in a double-elimination bracket to determine top players in individual rating zones. <\/p>\n

Those who place as top finishers will advance to the final stage in August, where the winner of each tournament will receive a “Travel Award” to gain entry to a future International Championships event. <\/p>\n

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Pokémon TCG and VGC players can qualify for the Pokémon Players Cup through future events. For TCG players, whether you qualify will be determined by your ranking on the June leaderboards.<\/p>\n

Sword and Shield players meanwhile will qualify through the upcoming International Challenge May Online Competition taking place from 21-24th May 2020. <\/p>\n