Pokémon UNITE Winter Tournament India 2025: Know How to Register, Schedule and More
The Pokémon UNITE Winter Tournament India 2025 will begin with the Qualifier Stage, which will follow a single-elimination bracket.
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Pokemon has partnered with Skyesports to announce a new grassroots esports tournament called Pokémon UNITE Winter Tournament India 2025. This will be a competition that any player in the country could enter and gives the chance for promising young players to get themselves into the limelight of the international competition representing India.
The registration now lies open for the above-mentioned tournament and will remain so until Jan. 29, 2025. Players from across the country can easily click their way to the official website to register for the competition and represent their national identity in international glory.
Prize Pool
The Pokémon UNITE Winter Tournament has a prize pool of $10,000. The stakes are even higher, though, as the tournament winner will join the champion of the Pokémon UNITE ACL India League as India’s representative in an international tournament. This international competition is the Pokémon UNITE Asia Champions League 2025 Finals which will bring the best of the best from across Asia to Shinjuku, Japan on March 29 and 30 to fight for the ultimate title!
The Pokémon UNITE Winter Tournament India 2025 will begin with the Qualifier Stage, which will follow a single-elimination bracket.
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Pokémon UNITE Winter Tournament India 2025 schedule
- Registrations: Until Jan. 29
- Qualifier Stage: Feb. 1 and 2
- Group Stage: Feb. 8
- Playoffs: Feb. 9
The top 16 teams from the qualifiers will advance to the Group Stage. Here, they will be evenly split into 4 groups where a single round-robin format will be followed.
Finally, the top two teams from each group will progress to the Playoffs. These top 8 teams will compete in this penultimate stage across a double-elimination bracket for glory and the chance to represent India on the international stage.
The Pokémon Company executive said, “While the ACL India League supports the top-tier organizations of the country, the Winter Tournament highlights our commitment to grassroots development. "
Commenting on the tournament, Shiva Nandy, Founder and CEO of Skyesports, said, “With the ongoing Pokémon UNITE ACL India League bringing esports action to thousands of players, we are now thrilled to introduce the open-for-all Pokémon UNITE Winter Tournament."
Today’s announcement follows the Pokémon UNITE ACL India League, where The Pokémon Company has directly invited India’s top eight esports organizations to compete, which includes the likes of S8UL, GodLike, Revenant XSpark, and Global Esports. The tournament, currently ongoing, is set to wrap up on Jan. 26, 2025. Immediately after, Skyesports will kick off the Pokémon UNITE Winter Tournament to continue the momentum of Pokémon UNITE esports in the country.
