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Fans all-around the world have geared up to witness the final clash of the Pokemon UNITE World Championship Series 2022, LAN event at ExCeL London, London, England. 16 teams have qualified in their respective qualifiers events and have been categorized in four groups. Revenant Esports have booked their spot in the Pokemon UNITE World Championships 2022 by delivering a dominating performance in Indian regional qualifier.

They outplayed Ascension by 3-1 in the summit-clash to secured their berth in the marque championship. The team will now represent India at the Pokemon UNITE World Championship, scheduled to take place in London from August 19-20.

Blvkhvnd emerged victorious in Pokemon UNITE North America Championship, while IX Gaming was the runner up in the event. No Show and Eternity claimed the first and second places in the South Korean Championship. Secret Ship and T2 secured first and second spots in the Japan Championship to qualify for the final stage. The tournament will feature a massive prize pool of USD 500,000. Lets narrow down all the important aspects of the championship.

Tournament: Pokemon UNITE World Championship Series 2022

Dates: The two-day LAN event will start on August 19 and will conclude next day on August 20.

Prize pool: The tournament features $1 million, while 50 per cent of it has been distributed to the regional event.

Prize Distribution:

1st Place - $100,000

2nd Place - $75,000

3rd Place - $65,000

4th Place - $60,000

5th Place - $45,000

6th Place - $45,000

7th Place - $25,000

8th Place - $25,000

9th Place - $10,000

10th Place - $10,000

11th Place - $10,000

12th Place - $10,000

13th Place - $5,000

14th Place - $5,000

15th Place - $5,000

16th Place - $5,000

Groups & Teams:

Group A: Secret Ship, Eternity, Renaissance, Iclen

Group B: T2, No Show, No Lucario, Revenant Esports

Group C: Blvkhvnd, Apprentice Unleashed, Qlash, Team Cruelty,

Group D: Nouns Esports, IX Gaming, XIS, Stamina CA

Format:

The championship will have two phases: Group stage will take place on Day 1, while playoffs are scheduled to take place on Day 2. Teams in each group will battle against the other three in BO3 Format, with the two two advancing to the playoffs.

The playoffs will be a double elimination bracket, where all matches will be played in a BO3 format, excluding the Grand Finale.

Where to watch the Pokemon UNITE World Championship Series 2022?

The championship final will be live streamed on Pokemon UNITE'S YouTube and Twitch channels at 1:30 PM IST in multiple languages.