Welcome to the FIRST EVER PokéStats Gym Leader Challenge Event!

Short Info

Here is the short version of our event information, please still read all of the event details:

• 2 CRE Registration Fee paid to StatsReg (if not paid by the end of Round 1, you WILL be dropped)
• Check-In Starts at 5:30 PM EDT
• Registration Closes at 6:15 PM EDT
• Deck Lists Due at 6:20 PM EDT
• 25 Minute Swiss Rounds with 5 Minute Check-In

What is this event?

This event is the FIRST PokeStats Gym Leader Challenge Event! This event will be played in Andrew Mahone's Gym Leader Challenge format in a format similar to a League Cup with Swiss followed by a Top Cut. If you need an idea of what Gym Leader Challenge looks like, Mahone has made an excellent website that contains all necessary information, which you can find here: https://gymleaderchallenge.com/

How will this event work?

Before the end of Round 1, you must send two Chilling Reign Online Booster Packs to StatsReg. If you have not sent your packs by the end of Round 1, you WILL be dropped.

Once the event Starts, you will be paired in Best-of-One Swiss Rounds, the amount of which will be based on attendance (plan for 5-6), with a 25 Minute Match Timer. After Swiss Rounds have completed, a Best-of-Three Top Cut will be played with a 60 Minute Match Timer. The number of Swiss Rounds will be decided in accordance with the following table, provided in the Play! Pokémon Tournament Rules Handbook:

For each round, you will have exactly five minutes to Check-In before being given an automatic loss.

In this event, wins will be worth three match points, ties will be worth one match point, and losses will be worth zero match points. Intentional Draws will be allowed.

Top Cut for this event will be "asymmetrical," meaning that there will be a fixed Top Cut, but if there is anyone that would "bubble" out of Top Cut with a record of X-1-1 or better will also automatically make it into the Top Cut, giving bye(s) to the higher seeds as needed. In the event that we have 9 or more Swiss Rounds, the fixed record will be X-2 instead. In addition, we will deviate from the table provided above for Top Cut. Additionally, there there are 4 or fewer Swiss Rounds, the Top Cut Record will be X-1.

Prizing and Staff Compensation

Prizing will be based on the size of Top Cut, with all of the Top Cut, regardless of size, receiving prizes. This prizing will be funded by Entry Fees and any Donations. If you would like to donate any packs to this event, please contact @Zaya_Lee#4912 on Discord or @pokestatstcg on Twitter.

The Following is a Sample Prize Structure for an 8 Player Top Cut:

• 1st - 32.5% of Packs
• 2nd - 22.5% of Packs
• Top 4 - 10% each
• Top 8 - 5% each

In addition, Staff Members of this Event will have roughly 5% of the prize pool evenly allocated among them as a thank you for helping this event run smoothly!

Discord

PokéStats has a Discord server associated with this event and all of our subsequent events. Joining the Discord is not mandatory, but we still do encourage you to join so that you are able to keep you informed on all of our upcoming events!

Discord: https://discord.gg/R39RWm7