Feb 17 - 19, 2023
Melbourne, Australia
2023 Oceania International Championships
Sword & Shield - Crown Zenith
• The 2023 Oceania International Championships returned to Melbourne for a third season in a row, but forth time ever. It was a three-day event where anyone was welcome to play. (NOTE: The event initially capped out at 420 players, though 562 spots total were later made available.)
• Day 1 consisted of 9 rounds (Best of 3), in which 528 players competed in Day 1. All players with 19 match points moved on to Day 2. (60 players competed in Day 2) 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.
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 4 Booster Boxes.)
(Top 32 finishers all received 2 Booster Boxes.)
(Top 64 finishers all received 1 Booster Box.)
Legal Sets:
TCG Casters:
Kyle Sabelhaus
Chip Richey
Ross Gilbert
Ethan Hegyi
Shelbie Bou
Travel Stipends:
Players that earned the most amount of Championship Points between June 27 - Nov 27, 2022 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 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
- Grant Manley
- Azul Griego
- Jon Eng
- Isaiah Bradner
- Alex Schemanske
- Cal Connor
- Nicholas Moffitt
- Caleb Gedemer
- Draydon Davis
- Ian Robb
- Gabriel Smart
- Andy Gantner
- Ryan Antonucci
- Ciaran Farah
- Drew Kennett
- Regan Retzloff
Europe Travel Awardees
- Tord Reklev
- Owyn Kamerman
- --
- Julius Brunfeldt
- Stéphane Ivanoff
- Pedro Torres
- Demetris Eaton
- Magnus Pedersen
- Kai Wainwright
- Bryan de Vries
- Sander Wojcik
- Adam Hawkins
- Dario Scarnò
- Manuel Jorach
- Fabio Battistella
- Jamie Frankland
- Heddi Brahmi
- Christian Tuomi
Latin America Travel Awardees
- Pedro Pertusi
- Dalton Acchetta
- Eder Fernando Soto
- Agustin Campo
- William Azevedo
- Gustavo Wada
- Felipe Beraldo
- Fabrizio Silva
- Lucas Matheus
- Diego Cassiraga
- Paulete Gouveia
- Yerco Valencia
- Giovanni Peragalli Shand
- Jorge Salas
- Vinicius Souza
- Rafael Yuiti
- Vitor Lugon
- Mateus Reis
Oceania Travel Awardees
- Brent Tonisson
- Natalie Millar
- Matthew Burris
- Angus Johnson
- Henry Brand
- Jeremy Lim
- Darcy Ryan
- Aaron Cole
- "PlayLumineon"
- Max Prescott
- Peter Lo
- Samantha T
- Mitch Knuckey
- Anton Piccio
- Matthew Vanoli
- Jeremy Evans
Prizing:
TCG Casters:
Chip Richey
Kyle Sabelhaus
Ethan Hegyi
Ross Gilbert
Shelbie Bou