When is the Pokémon Professor Cup?
The North American Professor Cup will be held at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, Indiana. Registration begins Thursday between 4:00 P.M.-6:00 P.M., outside of Exhibit Hall I. The event will be held over several days.
Friday June 29th : The first few rounds of the Professor Cup will be held in the Juniors area at 6:00 P.M. or when the Juniors have finished their matches for the day.(Whichever is later) We will play as many rounds as can be squeezed in before 9:00 P.M.
Saturday June 30th : The second batch of rounds for the Professor Cup will be held in the Juniors area at 6:00 P.M. or when the Juniors have finished their matches for the day.(Whichever is later) We will play as many rounds as can be squeezed in before 9:00 P.M.
Sunday July 1st : The final rounds of the Professor Cup will be held using the tables in the Juniors section of the main event starting at 9:00 A.M. The final rounds will be played out before 4:00 P.M.
The address of the Indiana Convention Center is:
100 South Capitol Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46225-1071
What does it cost?
The event is free.
Who is eligible to play in the Professor Cup?
- To participate in the North American event, you must be a Professor who has earned at least 75 Professor credits between September 1st, 2011, and June 15th, 2012
- We will post a list of all Professors who have qualified for the event on our forums one business day after the window to earn credits closes (June 15th). Any Professor not on that list has one week to contact us with any eligibility concerns. After that week is over, we will create the TOM file to be used at the event and no names will be added to that file on the day of the event under any circumstances.
- Credits earned and redeemed during this time still count toward the entry requirement.
- Professors may compete in more than one Professor Cup.
- Players who are found in violation of the rules of eligibility are subject to suspension from Pokémon Organized Play and loss of prizes.
Review the Rules of Eligibility in our Tournament Rules document as they will apply.
What are the prizes?
Participants receive a commemorative item just for entering, while supplies last!
1st Place
- A Pokémon Professor Cup First-Place Trophy
- Kindle 3
- OGIO Metro Backpack with embroidered Professor logo
2nd Place
- A Pokémon Professor Cup Second-Place Trophy
- Kindle 3
- OGIO Metro Backpack with embroidered Professor logo
3rd Place
- A Pokémon Professor Cup Third-Place Trophy
- Kindle 3
- OGIO Metro Backpack with embroidered Professor logo
4th Place
- A Pokémon Professor Cup Fourth-Place Trophy
- Kindle 3
- OGIO Metro Backpack with embroidered Professor logo
5th through 8th Place
- OGIO Metro Backpack with embroidered Professor logo
What is the tournament structure?
The Professor Cup will be run using Swiss Pairings. The number of Swiss rounds is dependent upon total attendance; higher attendance increases the number of rounds. Swiss rounds will feature one-game matches and a 25-minute-per-match time limit.
The Swiss rounds of the tournament will be run as Modified (Call of Legends-on) Constructed.
After the final round of Swiss, there will be a Single Elimination finals with a maximum top cut of 16 players. Single-elimination rounds will be a best-of-three game format and will have a 45-minute time limit per match.
At the beginning of each round, the judges will leave 3 Pokémon TCG booster packs at each table. The winner of the match receives 2 boosters, and the loser receives the remaining 1 booster.
Rules for Deck Construction
Only cards from the Call of Legends expansions on may be used. Black Star Promo Cards numbered BW01 and higher will be allowed.
No Basic Pokémon are allowed.
Additional rule: “Big Boy Pants!”
Stage 1 Pokémon are treated as Basic Pokémon in all ways other than the deck construction limitation listed above.
For example:You must have a Stage 1 Pokémon face down in front of you to start your game.
You may use Dual Ball to search for Stage 1 Pokémon.
You may not use Professor Elm’s Training Method in order to search for a Stage 1 Pokémon.
Any damage done by attacks to a Stage 1 Pokémon with Eviolite attached is reduced by 20. (after applying Weakness and Resistance)