Name: Pokemon League Cup
Start: 2025-08-23T12:00:00-05:00
Location: Top Tier Board Games

Test your mettle and rack up Championship points at our Pokemon League Cup!
Pokemon League Cup tournaments give players an opportunity to earn Championship Points and practice their skills for larger competitions. No invitation or qualification is required; all players who have Trainer Club accounts and are in good standing with the Play! Pokemon rules are welcome to participate.
Each player must bring their own 60-card Standard deck, fill out a decklist, and expect a deck check before the tournament starts. We will have blank decklists available or you may print out your own here:
https://www.pokemon.com/static-assets/content-assets/cms2/pdf/play-pokemon/rules/play-pokemon-deck-list-85x11-jtg.pdf
Entry is $25, with registration from 10am - 12pm. Player meeting is at noon with round 1 immediately following. The tournament will consist of Best-of-Three Swiss rounds based on attendance, with a top cut also consisting of Best-of-Three rounds. $20 in store credit will be put in the prize pool per player to be paid out to the top cut, and each player will receive a Prize Pack for participation. During rounds 2-4, we will hold drawings for a random player to receive 2, 3, and 4 Prize Packs respectively. 1st Place in each age division will additionally receive a Champion playmat.
There is a cap of 32 players for this tournament. Register on our web store:
https://shoptoptiergaming.com/LeagueCupRegistration/
For more information on Championship points:
https://www.pokemon.com/us/play-pokemon/pokemon-events/pokemon-tournaments/earn-championship-points-tcg/
Round count/top cut breakdown:
4-8 players: 3 Swiss rounds, no top cut
9-12 players: 4 Swiss rounds, cut to top 4
13-20 players: 5 Swiss rounds, cut to top 4
21-32 players: 5 Swiss rounds, cut to top 8
33-44 players: 6 Swiss rounds, cut to top 8
Entry: $25
Online Registration: See link above
In-Person Registration: 10am - 12pm, Saturday August 23
Player Meeting/Round 1: 12pm
Format: Pokemon League Cup / Swiss with top cut
Prizes:
- Champion Mat to 1st place in each division
- $20 store credit per player in prize pool, paid out to top cut and/or top finishers in each division
- Participation: 1x Prize Pack
- Random drawings in Swiss