Resources to review:
https://bisaboard.bisafans.de/index.php?board/44-ultradimension/&pageNo=9&labelIDs%5B170
%5D=2791 (page 9 of VGC tags-back)
Years
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2019
Top 16
Top 16
Top 16
Top 16
Top 16
Top 16
Top 16
Top 16
Korean Nationals
US Nationals: https://www.pokemon.com/us/play-pokemon/nationals-2016/teams/masters/
https://web.archive.org/web/20161106020156/http://nuggetbridge.com:80/blogs/entry/1645-top-
cut-teams-from-the-vgc16-national-championships/ (2 day Swiss event, x-2 cut)
Japan Nationals:
https://web.archive.org/web/20161106020156/http://nuggetbridge.com:80/blogs/entry/1645-top-
cut-teams-from-the-vgc16-national-championships/ (not sure if Japan had more than top 8; may
have been group stage -> cut to top 8 still)
Top 16
Top 16
Top 16
Top 16
Top 16
Top 16
Top 16
Top 16
Korean Nationals:
https://web.archive.org/web/20161106020156/http://nuggetbridge.com:80/blogs/entry/1645-top-
cut-teams-from-the-vgc16-national-championships/
https://twitter.com/EzraelVGC/status/1078830665716695045
Wonseok’s compilation:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dUe1sIppW2Y-gsh9bhJTUTDLJpdhWwdM01Z6YcdMI5o/
edit
Australian Nationals:
https://web.archive.org/web/20161106020156/http://nuggetbridge.com:80/blogs/entry/1645-top-
cut-teams-from-the-vgc16-national-championships/
German Nationals:
https://web.archive.org/web/20161106020156/http://nuggetbridge.com:80/blogs/entry/1645-top-
cut-teams-from-the-vgc16-national-championships/
Italian Nationals:
https://web.archive.org/web/20161106020156/http://nuggetbridge.com:80/blogs/entry/1645-top-
cut-teams-from-the-vgc16-national-championships/
1st Javier Senorena
Top 16 Maycol Re
UK Nationals:
https://web.archive.org/web/20161106020156/http://nuggetbridge.com:80/blogs/entry/1645-top-
cut-teams-from-the-vgc16-national-championships/
Taiwan National:
https://web.archive.org/web/20161106020156/http://nuggetbridge.com:80/blogs/entry/1645-top-
cut-teams-from-the-vgc16-national-championships/
https://twitter.com/jugol_m/status/1079079697043128320
1st Luian
2nd Cheng-Fong Lee
Top 8 Chu-An Wu
Singapore National:
https://web.archive.org/web/20161106020156/http://nuggetbridge.com:80/blogs/entry/1645-top-
cut-teams-from-the-vgc16-national-championships/
Top 4 Derrick Li
Argentina National:
https://web.archive.org/web/20161106020156/http://nuggetbridge.com:80/blogs/entry/1645-top-
cut-teams-from-the-vgc16-national-championships/
Chile National:
https://web.archive.org/web/20161106020156/http://nuggetbridge.com:80/blogs/entry/1645-top-
cut-teams-from-the-vgc16-national-championships/
Colombia National:
https://web.archive.org/web/20161106020156/http://nuggetbridge.com:80/blogs/entry/1645-top-
cut-teams-from-the-vgc16-national-championships/
Mexico National:
https://web.archive.org/web/20161106020156/http://nuggetbridge.com:80/blogs/entry/1645-top-
cut-teams-from-the-vgc16-national-championships/
Japan Nationals:
http://nuggetbridge.com/articles/teams-from-the-japanese-national-championships/ (TODO:
usernames -> real names)
http://barudoru.hatenablog.com/entry/20150617/1434543074
Top 4 BIDC
Top 8 shinobumeiru
Top 8 nepinepi
Top 8 Penguin
Top 8 Sharon
Korean Nationals: Wonseok’s compilation
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dUe1sIppW2Y-gsh9bhJTUTDLJpdhWwdM01Z6YcdMI5o/
edit
Australian Nationals:
http://nuggetbridge.com/articles/teams-battle-video-vgc-15-australia-national-championships/
2nd Theron Ho
Top 8 Ty Power
German Nationals:
http://nuggetbridge.com/articles/teams-vgc-15-european-national-championships/
UK Nationals: http://nuggetbridge.com/articles/teams-vgc-15-european-national-championships/
Italy Nationals:
http://nuggetbridge.com/articles/teams-vgc-15-european-national-championships/
Top 4 Jon Hu
Japan Nationals:
http://nuggetbridge.com/reports/scars-double-switch-trick-room-japanese-worlds-2014-team/
https://trainertower.com/2018-worlds-preview-japan-edition/
http://cynthia-nosin.hatenablog.com/entry/2014/07/11/175926 (groups but not final standings)
Top 4
Top 8
Top 8
Top 8
Top 8
Top 16
Top 16
Top 16
Top 16
Top 16
Top 16
Top 16
Top 16
Top 16 한글네자
Top 16 Unknown
Top 16 Unknown
Australian Nationals:
https://pokemonaustralia.com/2014-australian-pokemon-video-game-nationals-masters-standin
gs-bracket/
https://pokemonaustralia.com/2014-australian-pokemon-video-game-nationals-masters-teams/
Top 16 Jacky Ly
Italy Nationals:
http://nuggetbridge.com/news/results-pokemon-2014-italy-national-championships/
UK Nationals:
http://nuggetbridge.com/news/results-pokemon-2014-united-kingdom-national-championships/
Japan Nationals:
http://nuggetbridge.com/reports/memoirs-world-champion-2015-world-champion-shadeviera/
http://d.hatena.ne.jp/yasumatu0714/20130710/1373468555 (groups but no standings)
1st Ryosuke Kosuge
2nd Haruto
Top 4 MAS
Top 4
Top 8
Top 8
Top 8
Top 16
Top 16
Top 16
Top 16
Top 16
Top 16
Top 16
Top 16
Top 8 초롬
Australian Nationals:
http://nuggetbridge.com/articles/top-teams-vgc13-australian-national-championships/ (TODO:
missing last names)
https://pokemonaustralia.com/australian-pokemon-vgc-nationals-gabriels-report/
https://pokemonaustralia.com/australian-pokemon-vgc-nationals-master-division-winner/ (claims
he played a “Danny Delphine” in top 16 but conflicts NB results)
Top 8 bjay
Top 16 Attila B
UK Nationals:
http://nuggetbridge.com/articles/top-16-teams-at-the-2013-european-national-championships/
Proper names: https://challonge.com/es/italiavgc15
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/tT6KldkDTNT_H6GuNja_XfQ/htmlview#
(TODO: proper names)
Germany Nationals:
http://nuggetbridge.com/articles/top-16-teams-at-the-2013-european-national-championships/
Some proper names here: http://nuggetbridge.com/articles/masters-vgc-worlds-2013-teams/
https://challonge.com/italiavgc15
(TODO: proper names)
Italy Nationals:
http://nuggetbridge.com/articles/top-16-teams-at-the-2013-european-national-championships/
https://nuggetbridge.challonge.com/vgc13italy (just for full names; I think bracket was wrong)
Top 16 Huy Ha
Japan Nationals
https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/vgc-12-japanese-championships.3462080/post-42779
54
http://nuggetbridge.com/reports/double-dragon-top-8-worlds-team-analysis-from-japan/
Top 4
Top 4
Top 8
Top 8
Top 8
Top 8
Top 16
Top 16
Top 16
Top 16
Top 16
Top 16
Top 16
Top 16
Korean Nationals:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/vgc-12-korean-championships.3467577/
Wonseok’s compilation
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dUe1sIppW2Y-gsh9bhJTUTDLJpdhWwdM01Z6YcdMI5o/
edit
Note from Wonseok: Seniors and Masters played in the same division in 2012, separate from
Juniors. Wonseok therefore qualified for Seniors Worlds with his victory, for example.
Top 8 비급
Top 8 헤드
Top 8 Unknown
Canada Nationals:
http://nuggetbridge.com/reports/toronto-vgc-nationals-report/
http://nuggetbridge.com/reports/canada-day-canadian-nationals-tournament-report/
http://nuggetbridge.com/reports/toronto-vgc-nationals-report/
https://twitter.com/nuggetbridge/status/219522968584331264
https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/journey-to-toronto-canadian-nationals-vgc-story.34690
32/
Correspondence with Jimmy Kwa over Twitter.
Italy Nationals:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/vgc-12-italy-national-milan-april-1st-won-by-kasty.345
9221
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hvLbU2Smxg (Arbol Deku at least top 16)
1st Guillermo Castilla Diaz
Top 8
Top 16
Top 16
Top 16
Top 16
Top 16
Top 16
Top 16
Spain Nationals:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/vgc-12-spain-national-madrid-march-24th-over.34592
19/
Top 8 niki
Top 8 Spaniard
Top 8
Top 8
Top 16 K-12
Top 16
Top 16
Top 16
Top 16
Top 16
Top 16
Top 16
French Nationals:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/vgc-12-france-national-paris-march-17th-won-by-bhar
malm.3459320/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/bye-bye-hawaiiii-its-more-important.3463953/
https://twitter.com/Zhot93/status/1078816769341571073
Top 4 Pokerob
Top 8
Top 16 Ant
Top 16
Top 16
Top 16
Top 16
Top 16
Top 16
Germany Nationals:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/vgc-12-germany-national-essen-march-10th-won-by-to
asdt.3459284/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_RgDmnHMoo (Top 8 Flame vs. 13Yoshi37)
Correspondence with 13Yoshi37 over Twitter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFxjqddRMqU&hd=1 (top 16 Buoysel vs. Bryan Martinet)
https://bisaboard.bisafans.de/index.php?thread/206764-warstory-h%C3%B6rst-du-die-trommel-
es-ist-mein-quappo/ (Pantalay was top 4 and Billa was top 8?)
Top 16 Buoysel
Top 16 Hogan
Top 16
Top 16
Top 16
Top 16
UK Nationals:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/vgc-12-united-kingdom-national-birmingham-march-3-
won-by-kobratail.3459215/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/the-vgc-spotlight-featuring-2011-regional-champion-ro
bbie-biffsterpkmn-miles.3461392/post-4144436
https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/vgc-12-teambuilding-help.3460927/
https://twitter.com/MartiBennett/status/1078933055530778624
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xo6cI3fBKWw (top 8 Ben Kyriakou vs. Brajan)
Top 8
Top 16
Top 16
Top 16
Top 16
Top 16
2011
Worlds (had LCQ, 1 day Swiss top 8 cut): Trista’s picture. Top 16 from:
https://twitter.com/dtrainVGC/status/1079056700957749248
US Nationals:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/who-are-you-again-a-vgc-2011-national-warstory.3452
503/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/papa-zhengs-journey-to-qualify-for-worlds.3451433/
Top 16 Duy Ha
Top 8 Unknown
Top 8 Unknown
Top 8 Unknown
Top 8 XY
Top 16 Appi
Top 16
Top 16
Top 16
Top 16
France Nationals:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/vgc-11-france-national-paris-june-25th-won-by-bharm
alm.103905/page-5
Top 8 mezuky
Top 16 Peterko
Top 16 k-os
Top 16
Top 16
Top 16
Top 16
Top 16
Spain Nationals:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/vgc-11-spain-national-madrid-june-18th-won-by-kasty.
103804/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZN_cbfKlIVI (top 16 Mithos vs. xFate, Spanish cart)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_GCNR1pR8o (top 8 JMILLA vs K-OS, Spanish cart)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMDdCa3PjQw (top 4 Albert vs. JMILLA, Spanish cart)
Top 4
Top 8
Top 8
Top 8
Top 16
Top 16
Top 16
Top 16
Top 16
Top 16
Top 16
Italy Nationals:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/vgc-11-italy-national-rome-june-11th-won-by-_alexis_.
103930/
Top 4
Top 8
Top 16
Top 16
Top 16
Top 16
Top 16
Top 16
Top 16
UK Nationals:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/vgc-11-united-kingdom-national-birmingham-june-4th-
won-by-rubencb92-plusle.103779/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/the-vgc-spotlight-featuring-2011-regional-champion-ro
bbie-biffsterpkmn-miles.3461392/post-4144436
https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/taking-out-the-twash-or-so-i-hoped-a-uk-vgc-warstory.
3449128/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/vgc-11-world-championships-san-diego-us-august-14t
h-won-by-bluecookies-kamz.3451153/ (Giant Enemy Crab in top 8)
https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/the-vgc-spotlight-featuring-2011-regional-champion-ro
bbie-biffsterpkmn-miles.3461392/post-4083397
Top 8 callforjudgement
Top 16 Tyranitar.armaldo
Top 16
Top 16
Top 16
2010
Worlds (had LCQ, 1 day Swiss top 8 cut):
https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/previous-years-results.77082/post-3063605
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=447046101104&set=a.447044796104&type=3&theat
er
Top 8 Huy Ha
US Nationals:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/previous-years-results.77082/post-3063605
https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/united-states-nationals-thread-won-by-wesley-morioka
.70239/
https://twitter.com/mattjvgc1984/status/1078825246998843392
https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/vgc-nationals-warstory.74297/
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=446937126104&set=a.446932706104&type=3&theat
er
1st Wesley Morioka
Top 8 Huy Ha
Top 16 Duy Ha
UK Nationals:top 4 received their invitation to Worlds, but only finalists received a paid trip
https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/previous-years-results.77082/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/united-kingdom-qualifier-birmingham-may-29th-2010-
won-by-rees-mrs-blackbird.70248/post-2700024
https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/dragon9s-top-8-birmingham-vgc-2010-warstory.72615
/ (this guy = Shoe = Andrew Perrott)
https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/havaks-birmingham-vgc-war-story.72635/ (picture of
dragon9)
https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/vgc-2010-birmingham-warstory.72611/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9finEvxn03Q (top 8 set Gael Balouek vs. Rees Hamilton)
1st Rees Hamilton
Top 8 Unknown
Top 16 Pokerob
Top 16 Unknown
Top 16 Unknown
Top 16 Unknown
Top 16 Unknown
Top 16 Unknown
Top 16 Unknown
German Nationals: top 4 received their invitation to Worlds, but only finalists received a paid trip
https://twitter.com/drug_duck/status/1083971233518108672
https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/vgc-2010-battle-video-collection.70926/post-2724727
https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/german-qualifier-cologne-june-5th-2010-won-by-kedav
ra.70237/page-2
Top 8 Pietro
Top 8 Clemthor
Top 8 _Void_
Top 16 Peterko
Top 16 Supernipple
Top 16 Unknown
Top 16 Unknown
Top 16 Unknown
Top 16 Unknown
France Nationals: top 4 received their invitation to Worlds, but only finalists received a paid trip
https://twitter.com/drug_duck/status/1083971233518108672
https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/previous-years-results.77082/
http://www.psypokes.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=26691 (citing a Smogon post I cannot find)
https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/spanish-qualifier-madrid-june-19th-2010-won-by-kefka
.70443/post-2759982
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VWUUjWdYYc (probably Albert Bos Puig vs. a Frenchman)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFO0YbqFPX4 (probably Heramy vs. drug_duck)
https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/vgc-lyon-warstory-the-journey-of-an-old-school-pokem
on-player.73384/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/descargado-a-lyon-and-cologne-warstory.73456/
1st froggy25
Top 4 Heramy
Top 8 Unknown
Top 16 Unknown
Top 16 Unknown
Top 16 Unknown
Top 16 Unknown
Top 16 Unknown
Spain Nationals: top 4 received their invitation to Worlds, but only finalists received a paid trip
https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/previous-years-results.77082/
http://www.psypokes.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=26691 (citing a Smogon post I cannot find)
Conversation with 13Yoshi37 on Twitter
https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/spanish-qualifier-madrid-june-19th-2010-won-by-kefka
.70443/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzabYyhRjww (Kefka vs. another Spanish player IGN Bru in
top 4; commenter named “25albertus” says they were top 4)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Si9ocwftnUg (Ruben vs. Belga, unknown round)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csoBSqKv_hQ (claims Arbol Deku made top 4 >
CaptainFalcon, perhaps a name change?)
1st Mario Diaz de Cerio Beltran
Top 4 Mithos
Top 8 Unknown
Top 8 Unknown
Top 8 Unknown
Top 16 Unknown
Top 16 Unknown
Top 16 Unknown
Top 16 Unknown
Top 16 Unknown
Top 16 Unknown
Top 16 Unknown
2009
Worlds: https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/previous-years-results.77082/
https://twitter.com/AlakaPKMN/status/1079152120211869701
US Nationals: https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/previous-years-results.77082/
https://twitter.com/mattjvgc1984/status/1078825246998843392
https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/belated-vgc-2009-nationals-warstory.70879/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/us-last-chance-qualifier-indianapolis-in-june-25th-2010
-won-by-godudette.70322/
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=446910231104&set=a.446907421104&type=3&theat
er
https://twitter.com/AlakaPKMN/status/1079152120211869701
According to mattj, there were 4 flights, with the top 4 players from each flight moving on to a
top 16, which may or may not have been seeded and randomized each round.
1st Mike Suleski
Top 4 Huy Ha
Top 4 Biggenz
Top 4 McSpam
Top 8 Unknown
Top 8 Unknown
Top 16 Unknown
Top 16 Unknown
Top 16 Unknown
Top 16 Unknown
Top 16 Unknown
Top 8 daisuke
Top 8 Unknown
Top 8 Unknown
Top 16 Hilikus
Top 16 3.14159 (last name Appelfeller, not Julian)
Top 16 Shiara
Top 16 Unknown
Top 16 Unknown
Top 16 Unknown
Top 16 Unknown
Top 4 Eduard
Top 8 Unknown
Top 8 Unknown
Top 8 Unknown
Top 16 Unknown
Top 16 Unknown
Top 16 Unknown
Top 16 Unknown
Top 16 Unknown
Top 16 Unknown
Top 16 Unknown
2008
Worlds: https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/previous-years-results.77082/
https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Video_Game_Showdown_2008