UNITE World Championship Series 2022 | Pokemon UNITE

2022 UNITE World Championship is the official 2022 competitive tournament for Pokemon UNITE! This article will provide you with latest news for the 2022 Season, where to watch the livestreams, the 2022 UNITE World Championship mechanics, and more!

UNITE World Championship Latest News

BLVKHVND is Your 2022 Pokemon UNITE World Champions!

Screengrab from the UNITE World Championship Livestream DAY 2.

Proving their insane power and might, BLVKHVND is the very first Pokemon UNITE World Champions!

En route to victory, BLVKHVND did not lose any match and flexed their dominance throughout the two days of intense Pokemon UNITE competition.

Congratulations, BLVKHVND!

BLVKHVND Members & Winning Pokemon

Team Member	Pokemon
KYRIAOS	Trevenant
SLASH	Blissey
JUNGLEBOOK	Cinderace
OVERLORD	Aegislash
ELO	Hoopa

UNITE World Championships 2023 Confirmed!

At the end of the Pokemon World Championships, @UniteEsports confirmed that Pokemon UNITE will be joining the 2023 Pokemon World Championships in Yokohama, Japan!

See you all next year, Trainers!

In-Game Events Announced!

Multiple in-game events were announced in celebration of the Pokemon UNITE World Championships! Here's a summary:

• A log-in event that rewards a special sticker + currency like Tickets and Boost Cards,
• A gift code will be provided to claim a special Trainer Skin shirt, and
• The Pokemon License and Holowear used by the 2022 World Champions BLVKHVND will be on sale!

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Where to Watch UNITE World Championships

Livestream Date and Time

Region	Local Time / Date	UTC
US West Coast (PDT)	1:00 AM August 19 & 20	08:00 AM August 19 & 20
US East Coast (EST)	4:00 AM August 19 & 20	08:00 AM August 19 & 20
London (GMT)	9:00 AM August 19 & 20	08:00 AM August 19 & 20
Japan (JST)	5:00 PM August 19 & 20	08:00 AM August 19 & 20

Pokemon World Championships is scheduled to be livestreamed on August 19 - 20, 2022 at 8AM UTC! Check out out Livestream Guide below to catch the World Championships live!

World Championships 2022 Livestream Guide

World Championship Series In-Game Events

Log-In Missions

Start	August 14, 2022
End	August 22, 2022 12:00AM UTC

Starting August 13 (PDT) / August 14 (UTC), Pokemon UNITE will be holding a log-in bonus campaign that gives out a special sticker to commemorate the very first Pokemon UNITE World Championships!

World Championship Celebration Log-In Missions Event Guide

Special Gift Code Reward

Code	Rewards / Expiry
WORLDS2022	Special T-Shirt (WCS) Expiry: Unknown

The code for the special in-game freebie is now available! Just use the code WORLDS2022 and claim it in Gift Code Exchange!

Gift Codes Exchange

UNITE License and Holowear Sale!

Start	August 27, 2022
End	September 2, 2022 12:00AM UTC

From August 27 to September 2, Pokemon Licenses and Holowears used by the World Champions will be discounted!

For the full list of discounted items, check out:

2022 World Champions
License and Holowear Discount Event

Championship Series Mechanics

Eleven Regional Zones

The Pokemon UNITE Championship series will have eleven (11) regional zones for teams to compete in. Here is a list of the zones and the countries included in each zone:

Region	Countries Included
Asia-Pacific (APAC)	Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand
Central America	Culombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua
Europe	Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Guernsey, Ireland, Isle of Man, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Japan	-
South America - West	Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Peru
South America - East	Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay
Mexico	-
North America	Canada, United States of America (incl. Puerto Rico)
Oceania	Australia, New Zealand
South Korea	-
India	-

Competition Format

The World Championship Series 2022 is a 5-on-5 Team Battle Arena that will use Pokemon UNITE's Tournament Mode as the game mode. Qualifying Events will be held each month with no entry cost from February to June.

It will also be available for players on all platforms: Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Android!

Tournament Mode Guide:
Custom Rules and How to Use

Monthly Open Qualifiers

A series of qualifying tournaments will be held on each Regional Zone each month where players can each Championship Points (CP) based on their team's finishing place in that month's tournament. Teams with the most CP's will qualify for the Regional Championships!

Championship Points will be retained by individual players so changing of teams are allowed during the season.

Double Elimination Format

The monthly Open Qualifier round will pit teams in a double-elimination format. The top 16 teams will advance to the Monthly Finals!

Monthly Finals

The first monthly finals in February will be open for the top 16 teams in the Open Qualifiers. The succeeding months will only allow 12 invites from the Open Qualifiers where the remaining 4 will be the top 4 teams from previous month's Monthly Finals, including the Aeos Cup.

Note: Top 4 teams will neeed to keep 4 out of 5 players on their roster to maintain top 4 status. Taking another player who has competed in the current month's Open Qualifier as a replacement is not allowed.

Monthly Finals Team Count Breakdown

Event	# from Open Qualifiers	# from Previous Month's Top 4	# from Total CP Count	Total # of Teams
February Finals	16	0	0	16
March Finals	12	4	0	16
Aeos Cup	12	4	0	16
May Finals	12	4	0	16
Regional Championships	12	4	8	24

Aeos Cup in April!

There is also an Aeos Cup that happened last April 2022! It will replace April's Open Qualifiers and Monthly Finals that give players prize money and more CP than the usual monthly tournaments!

Regional Championships

Regional Championships will be a mix of teams with the top CP in teach Regional Zone before June 2022, top teams from the previous month's tournament and teams that earned a spot via the Open Qualifiers. Here's a breakdown on how many teams will be included:

8 Teams	Top Teams in CP in each Regional Zone (via Total CP Count)
4 Teams	Top Teams from the Previous Month's Tournament (May Finals)
12 Teams	Spot Earned via Open Qualifiers

CP will be used to determine who earns a direct spot in the Regional Championships and the team seeding in monthly qualifying events (except in February where it is random)

UNITE World Championships in London!

Top Teams that has shown their mettle during the championship series season will receive an invitation and a travel award to the 2022 World Championships in London!

Qualifying teams must maintain the same five-player roster used to earn their invitation.

Team Count Breakdown Per Region

With the Pokemon World Championships roster finalized, we added the list of all qualified teams!

Regional Zone	Number of Teams	Qualified Teams
North America	2	BLVKHVND IX GAMING
Mexico	1	MAMITAS CLUB
Central America	1	STAMINA CA
South America (West)	1	QLASH
South America (East)	1	XIS OG LIFE
Europe	2	NOUNS ESPORTS APPR
Oceania	1	ICLEN
Japan	2	Secret Ship たきしまグロウパンチ ver2.0
South Korea	2	No Show Eternity
Asia-Pacific (APAC)	2	NO LUCARIO RENAISSANCE
India	1	REVENANT ESPORTS

More details about the World Championship will be provided at a later date so stay tuned!

For more information, check out the official Pokemon UNITE website.

2022 World Championship Series Tournament Schedule

World Championship in London

Event	Date
Pokemon UNITE World Championship	August 19, 2022 - August 20, 2022

Past Tournaments

Event	Type	Format	Date
February Cup	Open Qualifier	Double Elimination	February 19, 2022 - February 20, 2022
February Finals	Monthly Finals	Double Elimination	February 26, 2022
March Cup	Open Qualifier	Double Elimination	March 12, 2022 - March 13, 2022
March Finals	Monthly Finals	Double Elimination	March 26, 2022
Aeos Cup LCQ*	Open Qualifier	Double Elimination	April 9, 2022 - April 10, 2022
Aeos Cup	Aeos Cup (Japan & Korea)	Round Robin & Double Elimination	April 23, 2022 - April 24, 2022
Aeos Cup	Aeos Cup (NA, MX, CA, SA-W, SA-E, EU, OC, APAC)	Round Robin & Double Elimination	May 7, 2022 - May 8, 2022
May Cup	Open Qualifier	Double Elimination	May 14, 2022 - May 15, 2022
May Finals	Monthly Finals	Double Elimination	May 28, 2022
Regional Championships LCQ*	Open Qualifier	Double Elimination	June 4, 2022 - June 5, 2022
Regional Championships	Regional Champion-ship	Round Robin & Double Elimination	June 18, 2022 - June 19, 2022

· LCQ means Last Chance Qualifier
· We will be updating this section when the World Championships Schedules are out.
· Tournament dates will be based on the tournament's local time zone. Schedule, start time, and format are subject to change. Check back here if there are changes!

For more information, check out the official Pokemon UNITE website.

Past Tournament Analysis

With the UNITE World Championship finally culminating in London, check out the past tournament analyses by yours truly on these pages:

World Championship Series 2022

World Championship Series 2022
2022 World Championships
Regional Finals (North America)	Regional Finals (Japan)
May Finals (North America)	May Finals (Japan)
Aeos Cup (North America)	Aeos Cup (Japan)
March Finals Summary (North America)	March Finals Summary (Japan)
February Finals Summary (North America)

List of All Tournament Coverage and Analysis

2022 World Championship Series Prizes

In addition to glory and prestige, the World Championship series will include over $1,000,000USD in prizes including a whopping $500,000USD in the World Championships!

Aeos Cup (Per Regional Zone)

Rank	Total Allocation	Individual Allocation
1	$10,000.00	$2,000.00
2	$5,000.00	$1,000.00
3	$4,000.00	$800.00
4	$2,000.00	$400.00
5	$1,250.00	$250.00
5	$1,250.00	$250.00
7	$750.00	$150.00
7	$750.00	$150.00
Total	$25,000.00	-

Regional Championships (Per Regional Zone)

Rank	Total Allocation	Individual Allocation
1	$20,000.00	$4,000.00
2	$10,000.00	$2,000.00
3	$8,000.00	$1,600.00
4	$4,000.00	$800.00
5	$2,500.00	$500.00
5	$2,500.00	$500.00
7	$1,500.00	$300.00
7	$1,500.00	$300.00
Total	$50,000.00	-

World Championships

Rank	Total Allocation	Individual Allocation
1	$100,000.00	$20,000.00
2	$75,000.00	$15,000.00
3	$65,000.00	$13,000.00
4	$60,000.00	$12,000.00
5	$45,000.00	$9,000.00
5	$45,000.00	$9,000.00
7	$25,000.00	$5,000.00
7	$25,000.00	$5,000.00
9	$10,000.00	$2,000.00
9	$10,000.00	$2,000.00
9	$10,000.00	$2,000.00
9	$10,000.00	$2,000.00
13	$5,000.00	$1,000.00
13	$5,000.00	$1,000.00
13	$5,000.00	$1,000.00
13	$5,000.00	$1,000.00
Total	$500,000.00	-

For more information, check out the official Pokemon UNITE website.

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