The theme for the Summer Professor Cup is The Spirit of Sides, encouraging Professors to experiment with fun formats that can easily be brought into local communities at League and for-fun tournaments.
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| Swiss Rounds | July 16 | Top Cut | July 23 |
| Virtual player meeting: | 11:30 UTC | Virtual player meeting: | 11:30 UTC |
| Round 1 start: | 12:00 UTC | Round 1 start: | 12:00 UTC |
| Predicted end: | 19:00 UTC | Predicted end: | 15:00 UTC |
TCG Swiss Format | |
| Round time: | 60 minutes; if time is called, the current player will complete their turn, unless it is called during Pokémon Check-Up. The match will then end at the conclusion of that phase. |
| Match format: | Best of three |
| Deck lists: | Required; open deck lists |
| Deckbuilding Restrictions | |
| Legal sets: | Sword & Shield onwards |
| Legal rarities: | All rarities are legal in this format |
| Maximum quantity of each card with the same name: | 1 (excl. basic Energies) |
| Banned cards: | Cards with a Rule Box are not permitted |
| Additional restrictions: | Your deck can only contain one type of Pokémon |
VG Swiss Format | |
| Round time: | In-game timer |
| Match format: | Best of three |
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| Battle format: | Double Battle (4v4) |
| Rental teams: | See above |
| Team lists: | Required; open team lists |
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| Permitted Pokémon: | Not applicable to format |
| Banned moves: | Not applicable to format |
| Banned Pokémon: | Not applicable to format |
Top Cut Rounds |
Vitals
Date: July 23, 2022
Virtual player meeting: 6 p.m. UTC
Top 16 begins: 6.30 p.m. UTC
Top Cut rounds expected to end by: 10 p.m. UTC
Top 16 – Pokémon GO Great League Battles
The 8 players with the best results will advance to the Top 8.
Top 8 players can enter these rounds with two friends. You’ll work as a team to tackle each game and earn as many points as possible. Consider yourselves warned to make sure that there is a thorough breadth of Pokémon knowledge between the three of you. You’ll need it! Bear in mind that everyone on your team will need to be a current Pokémon Professor, with at least a Basic certification. This is the Professor Cup, after all! They don’t need to have participated in the tournament themselves, but they will need to join you on the online platform through which these rounds will be held. That platform is determined by the Organizers.
Top 8 – Competitive Quizzing
You’ll be no stranger to Kahoot provided you’ve been attending our monthly Professor Webinars! There will be 4 standard rounds of Kahoot. For each round, each team must choose 1 team member to represent them. Then, there is 1 free-for-all bonus round with bonus points on offer. The 4 trainers whose teams score the highest will advance to the finals.
Want to try out a Kahoot in advance? Here’s an example from one of our earlier top cuts!
Top 4 – Puzzle Grids
Each team will be given a wall of 16 clues. Your objective is to group them into 4 rows of 4 connected items. The Top 4 player themselves will be the one who interacts with the wall, but all three team members may confer as much as they like to correctly identify the one, perfect solution to each wall before the time runs out. Be careful – red herrings abound! You can earn points in two ways – correctly identifying groups of four, and also for correctly identifying why each group is connected. The 2 trainers whose teams score the highest will advance to the finals.
Want to try out a Puzzle Grid in advance? Here’s a simple practice grid!
The Final – The Triple Trial
The Final will bring together different quizzical formats for the players to test their mettle against. This time, the Final features three rounds, each with a different theme – Time, Language, and Music. The players will go head-to-head in separate rooms to see who can accumulate the most points and prove their mastery of Pokémon knowledge in each unique sphere!
Good luck to all Professors competing in the 2022 Summer Professor Cup Top 16! See you in the event Discord server at 6 p.m. UTC!
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| Other prizes: | TBC |