Pokémon UNITE Asia Champions League 2023 to culminate in LAN playoffs with 2 Indian teams
Pokémon UNITE Asia Champions League 2023: The top six teams from around the continent are travelling to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to compete for the title of champions as the Pokémon UNITE Asia Champions League enters its final phase. The top two teams from each regional league, including Marcos Gaming and Revenant Esports from the India League, MYS and RISE from the Southeast Asia League, and Hi5 and T2 from the East Asia League, will compete in the playoffs for a share of the US$86,000 prize fund.
Pokémon UNITE Asia Champions League schedule
The first day of the playoffs will feature a best-of-3, single round-robin format, where the six teams are split into two groups – Group A and Group B. The last team on each group will be eliminated going into the semi-finals, which will see the leading team from Group A battle it out with the runner-up from Group B and vice versa. The finals will feature the last two teams in a best-of-5 format, with the victorious team taking home the first-place prize allocation of US$30,000.
Indians teams to compete in Pokémon UNITE Asia Champions
Carrying the Indian fans’ hopes will be Revenant Esports and Marcos Gaming, who have qualified for the competition by making their way through the India League, which was organized by South Asia’s leading tournament organizer, Skyesports.
For Revenant Esports, this will be the second international Pokémon UNITE tournament after they competed in the World Championship last year. Marcos Gaming, on the other hand, will be representing the Indian flag on the international stage in Pokémon UNITE for the first time.
Catch the action live
The livestream of the tournament will commence on March 18 at 12 PM MYT (GMT+8). Fans in Malaysia can attend the tournament live at the Battle Arena Malaysia, Jaya Shopping Centre, by signing up here.
If you are unable to do so, you can catch all the action live in Hindi exclusively on the Skyesports YouTube channel. Additionally, Indian gaming stars ScoutOP and Jonathan Gaming will also host watch parties for the Playoffs on their official YouTube channels.
For more information, visit the official website of Pokémon UNITE Asia Champions League 2023.
Country Breakdown By Team
| Team | Country |
| Hi5 | Taiwan |
| T2 | Japan |
| MYS | Malaysia |
| RISE | Indonesia |
| Marcos Gaming | India |
| Revenant Gaming | India |
Prize Pool Distribution
| Playoffs | |
| 1st place | US$30,000 |
| 2nd place | US$15,000 |
| 3rd place | US$7,500 |
| 4th place | US$5,000 |
| 5th place | US$1,500
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