Dates: April 27-29, 2018
Location: WTC Events Center, São Paulo, Brazil
Attendance:
Format: Standard BRT-UPR
Decklists
Statistics
Day 2 final standings
Notes
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Location: WTC Events Center, São Paulo, Brazil
Attendance:
Format: Standard BRT-UPR
Decklists
Statistics
Day 2 final standings
- Dyego Rathje, Buzzwole-GX/Lycanroc-GX
- Azul Garcia Griego, Buzzwole-GX/Lycanroc-GX
- Vinicius Lopes, Vikavolt/Tapu Bulu-GX
- Pedro Eugenio Torres, Zoroark-GX/Lucario-GX
- Matias Matricardi, Vikavolt/Tapu Bulu-GX
- Fabien Pujol, Zoroark-GX/Garbodor/Kartana-GX
- Caleb Gedemer, Zoroark-GX/Lycanroc-GX
- Brent Tonisson, Zoroark-GX/Golisopod-GX
- Heddi Brahmi, Zoroark-GX/Lycanroc-GX
- Ian Robb, Zoroark-GX/Golisopod-GX
- Xander Pero, Espeon-GX/Garbodor
- Gustavo Wada, Zoroark-GX/Garbodor with Bursting Balloon
- Gabriel Pino Semedo, Zoroark-GX/Golisopod-GX
- Sebastian Lugo, Magnezone/Dusk Mane Necrozma-GX
- Jimmy Pendarvis, Buzzwole-GX/Lycanroc-GX
- Francisco Osorio, Zoroark-GX/Lucario-GX
- Robin Schulz, Golisopod-GX/Garbodor
- Hudson Matheus, Gardevoir-GX/Talonflame
- Jaime Martinez, Espeon-GX/Garbodor
- Pedro Dossi, Zoroark-GX/Golisopod-GX
- Jonathan Guglielmo, Lucario-GX/Buzzwole-GX/Pokémon Catcher
- Alexis Hormazabel, Vikavolt/Tapu Bulu-GX
- Raphael Branco, Vikavolt/Tapu Bulu-GX
- Claudio Ferla, Zoroark-GX/Counter Energy Toolbox
- Michael Pramawat, Espeon-GX/Garbodor
- Breno Glaessner, Buzzwole-GX/Lycanroc-GX
- Pedro Medina, Sylveon-GX
- Tomas Just, Zoroark-GX/Golisopod-GX
- Joe Ruettiger, Buzzwole-GX/Lycanroc-GX
- Mauricio Molina, Zoroark-GX/Lucario-GX
- Alexandre Braga, Buzzwole-GX/Lycanroc-GX
- Wallysson Lima do Couto, Espeon-GX/Garbodor
Notes
- Unfortunately, the tournament was marred somewhat by cheating accusations against a pair of Brazilian players, both based on their appearances on stream. One of those players, Gustavo Wada, is a well-known player internationally and won the World Championships as a Junior. Both cheating accusations were instigated by well-known and respected players (Jimmy Pendarvis and Kevin Baxter) and backed up by other respected community figures. For more information on the accusations, read these HeyFonte posts:
- Gustavo Wada accusations
- Sebastian Lugo accusations
- Pablo Meza (Tablemon) was also accused of manipulating cards in his deck while on stream, but almost every well-respected player who watched the clip saw no evidence that Meza had performed any suspicious actions.
- Yet more controversy occurred during the Masters finals, in which Azul Garcia Griego (the eventual runner-up) received a Prize penalty for slowplaying. Under the newly adopted penalty guidelines, this was a two-Prize penalty, meaning Griego's opponent Dyego Rathje was given a much easier path to victory in game 1 of the series. There was an outcry from many players that the penalty was unfair and Rathje had been playing at the same slow speed as Griego; it was later determined that Griego had received a slowplay warning earlier in the tournament, so his penalty was escalated while Rathje received only a warning. Many players still believe that Griego played far better during the series and Rathje's win was a result of a combination of luck and the unfair penalty.
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