Today the community-organized VGC tournament the Women’s Tournament is taking place. The tournament is organized by the women Pokemon VGC fans with the goal of creating a space highlight women competitive Pokemon players, and to inspire more women to participate in the competitive community. The only qualifications to enter are that players must be women or comfortable identifying as women.

The tournament is a six-round single-elimination, Swiss style, with each round being a best-of-three format. The games are played on Pokemon Sword and Shield using the Video Game Championship (VGC) rule set.

A list of competitors that will be streaming their matches has been comprised here.