April 21 - 23, 2017
São Paulo, Brazil
WTC Events Center
Av. das Nações Unidas, 12551• The 2017 Latin America International Championships was held in São Paulo for the first time. Day 1 consisted of 9 rounds (Best of 3), in which 626 players competed in Day 1. (There was a player cap of 630.) Day 2 consisted of 5 additional rounds of Swiss, resulting in a cut of Top 8. Top 8 & Top 4 matches were played out that night, saving each division's finals for Championship Sunday.
• This event shared the same format as the Oceania International Championships, just a month prior.
• Pedro Jorge (Volcanion) was DQ'd after Top 8 deck check for having a marked sleeve on their Hoopa-EX and for having a 62-card deck. All players were bumped up by one position as a final result.
• 1st Place
$10,000
• 2nd Place
$5,000
• Top 4
$2,500
• Top 8
$1,500
• Top 16
$1,000
• Top 32
$750
• Top 64
$500
(Top 8 finishers all received a case of 6 Booster Boxes.)
(Top 16 finishers all received 2 Booster Boxes.)
(Top 32 finishers all received 1 Booster Box.)
(This event was streamed by COPAG in Portuguese)
Igor
Costa
Lucas
Cunha
Andrea
Ferezin
Alex
Silva
Andih
Estacao
Felipe
Pocchini
Players that earned the most amount of Championship Points by March 16, received a travel award to LAIC.
(Top 4 Players received their Travel Stipend prior to LAIC.)
(Top 16 Players received their $1,000 Travel Stipend after LAIC, but only if they competed in the event.)
(Players that had the same amount of CP as 16th Place also received a stipend.)
(Top 4 players under the age of 18 received $5,000 if IC was outside of their region, $2,500 if in their region.)
(This event was streamed by COPAG in Portuguese)
Igor Costa
Lucas Cunha
Andrea Ferezin
Alex Silva
Andih Estacao
Felipe Pocchini