Feb 9 - 11, 2018
Sydney, Australia
2018 Oceania International Championships
XY: BREAKthrough - SM: Crimson Invasion
• The 2018 Oceania International Championships was held in Sydney for the first time. Day 1 consisted of 9 rounds (Best of 3), in which 333 players competed in Day 1. 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 European International Championships, just a few months prior.
Prizing:
• 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.)
Legal Sets:
TCG Casters:
Kyle Sucevich
Kyle Sabelhaus
Ellis Longhurst
Ross Gilbert
Travel Stipends:
Players that earned the most amount of Championship Points by November 30, 2017 received a travel award to OCIC.
(Top 4 Players received their Travel Stipend prior to OCIC.)
(Top 16 Players received their $1,000 Travel Stipend after OCIC, but only if they competed in the event.)
(Players that had the same amount of CP as 4th Place also received a travel award.)
(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.)
US & Canada Travel Awardees
- Michael Long
- Michael Pramawat
- Azul Griego
- Zakary Krekeler
Europe Travel Awardees
- Tord Reklev
- Marc Lutz
- Benjamin Pham
- Robin Schulz
- Nico Alabas
Latin America Travel Awardees
- Pablo Meza
- Gustavo Wada
- William Azevedo
- Otavio Gouveia
Oceania Travel Awardees
- Clifton Goh
- Jordan Palmer
- Brent Tonisson
- Jason Y.
Prizing:
TCG Casters:
Kyle Sucevich
Kyle Sabelhaus
Eillis Longhurst
Ross Gilbert