The Pokemon company is all set to host the Pokemon UNITE World Championship 2023, check out the schedule, format, participating teams, groups and teams, prize pool and prize allocation, how to watch live and more
The Pokemon Company initially made the announcement to host the Pokemon UNITE Championship Series 2023 back in December 2021.
Pokemon UNITE World Championship 2023 schedule, date, time, format, groups and teams, prize pool, live stream where to watch
📍Pokemon Unite World Championship 2023 Groups have been announced
India 🇮🇳 representatives S8UL Esports have been placed in Group G, along with NA Giants Luminosity, whilst FS Esports have been placed in Group H
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The Pokemon UNITE World Championship 2023 will be the last event in the global competitive circuit.
Pokemon UNITE is a popular strategic team battle game, featuring iconic Pokemon characters across 5v5 matches. The game was initially released in July 2021 for Nintendo Switch, following which it released for mobile devices later in September that same year.
Pokemon UNITE World Championship 2023 date and venue
The 2023 Pokémon UNITE World Championship will take place on August 11 and 12 in Yokohama, Japan.
Pokemon UNITE World Championship 2023 format
The upcoming tournament will have two stages – the group stage and the playoffs stage. Given below are the details of both the stages:
Group Stage
The Group Stage will begin with the 31 participating teams featuring seven groups with four teams each. One of those groups will have only three teams. The group stage will follow a single round-robin bracket format with a best-of-3 series. Following the end of this round, the top teams from each group will then qualify for the Playoffs stage.
Playoffs Stage
The Playoffs stage will have a double-elimination format with all matches following a best-of-3 series. Meanwhile, the Grand Finals will follow a best-of-5 series along with a bracket reset.
Pokemon UNITE World Championship 2023 qualified teams and groups
The upcoming competition will feature the best teams from across six regional zones:
- Brazil
- Europe
- Latin America – North
- Latin America – South
- North America
- Oceania
Ahead of the competition, the teams with the highest CP in their own regional zones qualified. Alongside them, the teams that won the Regional Finals in each region also earned an invitation to join. Given below are the different groups and the 31 participating teams in the upcoming competition:
| Groups | Teams |
| Group A | Hoenn, PERÚ, Secret Ship, Team 3 Stars |
| Group B | EXO Clan, Nouns Esports, Orangutan, and Rex Regum Qeon |
| Group C | 00 Nation, IClen, Oyasumi Macro, Talibobo Believers |
| Group D | Agjil, Amaterasu, Brazil, FUSION |
| Group E | Mjk, Team Peps, Team MYS, TTV |
| Group F | OMO Abyssinian, STMN Esports, Team YT, UD Vessuwan |
| Group G | Luminosity Gaming, S8UL Esports, Team Tamerin, and TimeToShine |
| Group H | Entity7, FS Esports, Kumu |
Pokemon UNITE World Championship 2023 prize pool and prize allocation
Ahead of the competition, the organizers have announced the prize pool for the Pokemon UNITE World Championship 2023 as $500,000. Given below is the prize money breakdown and allocation for the upcoming tournament:
| Rank | Prize allocation |
| Winner | $100 |
| Runner-Up | $75 |
| Third Place | $65 |
| Fourth Place | $60 |
| Fifth-Sixth Place | $45 |
| Seventh-Eighth Place | $25 |
Pokemon UNITE World Championship 2023 how to watch live
Fans can watch the Pokemon UNITE World Championship 2023 live stream on the official Pokemon YouTube and Twitch channels.
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