Pokemon UNITE World Championship 2024: Teams, format, prize pool, and how to watch 

The Pokemon UNITE World Championship 2024 is all set to be played on August 16 and 17 at the Hawai Convention Center in Honolulu, the United States. A total of 26 teams will clash against each other for a huge prize pool of $500,000. Initially, the publisher selected 30 teams from across the globe for the championship before four teams withdrew due to visa issues.

The Pokemon UNITE event is scheduled to be held in two phases: Group Stage and Playoffs. 26 teams have been seeded into eight groups, where they will compete in a Single Round-Robin Bracket. All encounters will be played in a best-of-three (Bo3) format. The top two teams from each group, i.e., a total of 16 teams, will advance to the Playoffs.

The second stage will be contested in a Single Elimination Bracket. Barring the Finals, all matches will be played in a Bo3 format. The winner will receive the first prize of $100,000, while the runner-up will earn $75,000.

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Pokemon UNITE World Championship 2024 teams and groups

Here are the eight groups for the initial phase:

Group A

1. Issen Aumento
2. Legacy
3. Luminosity Gaming

Group B

1. CakeKaLok
2. Gee
3. Peru
4. Talon Esports

Group C

1. Antic Esports
2. Nouns Esports
3. Reject
4. XoraTigers Gaming

Group D

1. DreamMax Esports
2. Ground Zero Gaming
3. Shinn & Ruoday

Group E

1. Fennel
2. Rival Esports
3. Tiburones Rojos

Group F

1. Evos Onyx
2. Fusion
3. Orange Juicers

Group G

1. ONIC Rise
2. Panda a GOGO
3. Zeta Division

Group H

1. Fluffy Aimers
2. Team MYS
3. Yalla Bingo

Prize pool distribution

Here is the ranked-wise prize pool distribution:

• First Place - $100,000
• Second Place - $75,000
• Third Place - $65,000
• Fourth Place - $60,000
• Fifth Place - $45,000
• Sixth Place - $45,000
• Seventh Place - $25,000
• Eighth Place - $25,000
• Ninth Place - $10,000
• 10th Place - $10,000
• 11th Place - $10,000
• 12th Place - $10,000
• 13th Place - $5,000
• 14th Place - $5,000
• 15th Place - $5,000
• 16th Place - $5,000

How to watch

Fans can watch the Pokemon UNITE championship live on the Pokemon UNITE YouTube, Twitch, and Facebook channels at 12:30 pm IST or 7 pm UTC.

S8UL Esports from India and Elevate from the Philippines withdrew from the event due to visa problems. Mexican teams Rework Respawn and Anteiku will also miss the Pokemon UNITE event for the same reason.

Luminosity Gaming from North America were the champions of the 2023 edition. The club will look to win their second consecutive world title. Apart from them, many popular organizations like Zeta Division, Evos, Reject, and Talon are competing in the prestigious UNITE tournament.