Announcement Smogon VGC 2023-2024 Circuit Info

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(Art by GaboSwampert)

The VGC 2023-2024 Circuit is back! Due to the late commencement, the circuit will run until mid 2024 and will end before Worlds 2024.
This year's circuit will also feature bimonthly live tournaments that also award CP (Circuit Points) as well! Dates will be announced at a later date.

The 16 players with the most CP will be invited to play in the invitational, with the winning prizes being a custom PS avatar, a Smogon profile banner, the prize winner rank in the VGC Showdown room, and permanent circuit champion role in the Smogon VGC Discord.

Here is the tour schedule!

Summer Seasonal [Double Elimination] - Regulation D
Signups May 29 | Start June 5

VGC Swiss [Swiss] - Regulation [D]
Signups August 14 | Start August 21

Winter Scramble [Scramble] - Regulation [TBD]
Signups December 4 | Start December 11

Spring Seasonal [Double Elimination] - Regulation [TBD]
Signups Feb 26 | Start March 4

VGC Last Chance Qualifier [Swiss] - Regulation [TBD]
Signups May 13 | Start May 20

VGC Circuit Invitationals [Single Elimination] - Regulation [TBD]
starts 1 week after VGC LCQ ends

Points Distribution

Smogon-style tours [Double Elim]
1st - 200 CP
2nd - 175 CP
3rd - 150 CP
4th - 130 CP
5th-6th - 110 CP
7th-8th - 95 CP
9th-12th - 80 CP
13th-16th - 65 CP
17th-24th - 55 CP
25-32nd - 45 CP
33rd-48th - 35 CP
49th-64th - 25 CP

Smogon-style tours [Swiss/Scramble]
1st - 200 CP
2nd - 175 CP
3rd/4th - 140 CP
5th-8th - 105 CP
9th-16th - 75 CP
17th-32nd - 50 CP
33rd-64th - 30 CP

Live tours
1st - 30 CP
2nd - 24 CP
Top 4 - 20 CP
Top 8 - 17 CP
Top 16 - 14 CP (requires at least 32 players)
Top 32 - 11 CP (requires at least 64 players)

VGC Classics PL

Dates now TBD, likely 2024

VGCPL IV
[temp dates, subject to change]
Manager/Player signups: December
Draft: Early Jan
Start -> End: Early Jan - Late Feb/Early March​