Multi-time World Champion was removed from Pokemon’s biggest event for odd reason
Coming as a shock for the competitive Pokémon community, the three-time ‘back to back to back’ Pokémon VGC World Champion Ray Rizzo announced The Pokémon Company had “un-qualified” him—and many other players who got their day one Worlds invites—because of the bug-ridden games that Pokémon Scarlet and Violet are.
Rizzo, along with a horde of disgruntled Asian players, shared their frustrations online. Rizzo mentioned he will need to compete again for a spot at Worlds, and that the qualification system TPC has in place is “an absolute shit-show.”