Europe Regionals Recap – United Championship Series 2024–25

The Unite Championship Series (UCS) 2024–25 season has been an incredible journey for competitive Pokémon Unite. In this article, we’ll focus on the Europe Region and the teams that battled for a spot at the World Championships. But before diving into the Regionals, let’s take a quick look back at how the season began and evolved over the past several months.

Season Overview

The UCS 2024–25 kicked off in November with the Latin America International Championship in São Paulo, Brazil. This was the first international tournament of the season, and since there was no prior qualifier, all participating teams covered their own expenses. Despite this, 24 teams registered from across the West—excluding Oceania—with representation from Europe, North and Latin America, and several Brazilian squads.

Nouns Esports, one of Europe’s top teams, made a strong showing by finishing in the Top 8 of that opening event.

Following the Latin America event, the regular online season began, structured around monthly cups:

• Aeos Cup Open Qualifiers

• December Cup

• January Cup

• February Cup

• Aeos Cup

• Final Stretch Open Qualifiers

• March Cup

• April Cup
  
  

Nouns Esports dominated early, winning the Open Qualifiers, December Cup, and January Cup. However, Gen 5 took the crown in February, ending Nouns' streak. In the Aeos Cup, DreamMax Esports knocked Nouns out, who placed Top 12. Komaï Esports, a young and rising European team, impressed by reaching the semifinals and nearly defeating Luminosity Gaming, the champions of Latin America.

In a heartbreaking tiebreaker, Orange Juicers edged out Komaï Esports, leaving Komaï in 4th place—the best Aeos Cup placement by any European team this Aeos Cup.

Final Stretch & Team Seeding

The Final Stretch Qualifiers—a LAN event at NAIC (North America International Championships) in June—were the last stop before Regionals. Nouns Esports regained their momentum and won the tournament, securing their slot at NAIC.

The rest of the online season unfolded as follows:

• March Cup: Nouns win
  
  

• April Cup: Nouns win again
  
  

At the end of the season, the top 12 teams by points automatically qualified for Regionals. Notably, points this season were awarded to team names rather than individual players, causing many rosters to reshuffle. 

Top 12 Teams (by seeding):

1. Nouns Esports
   
   

2. Gen 5
   
   

3. Komaï Esport
   
   

4. BH3-Esport
   
   

5. Absolute Cinema
   
   

6. Los Duros
   
   

7. Ashen Rebirth
   
   

8. Les Flocons Dormeurs
   
   

9. Los Caducados
   
   

10. Plus Ultra
    
    

11. Azeri Esports Kluba
    
    

12. I SOLIDI
    
    

Europe Open Qualifiers

To complete the group stage bracket, Europe held open qualifiers where four additional teams earned their place:

• Castors Fouetteurs
  
  

• Grim Reapers
  
  

• Gorilla Tactics
  
  

• OverTake
  
  

Regional Group Stage

The group stage was held on the same day as the playoffs—a major scheduling challenge for teams. The 16 qualified teams were divided into four groups:

Group A

• Nouns Esports
  
  

• Los Caducados
  
  

• Les Flocons Dormeurs
  
  

• OverTake
  
  

Group B

• Gen 5
  
  

• Ashen Rebirth
  
  

• Plus Ultra
  
  

• Gorilla Tactics
  
  

Group C

• Komaï Esports
  
  

• Los Duros
  
  

• Azeri Esports
  
  

• Grim Reapers
  
  

Group D

• BH3-Esports
  
  

• Absolute Cinema
  
  

• I SOLIDI
  
  

•  Castors Fouetteurs
  
  

Top 2 teams from each group advanced to the Top 8 Playoffs, with group winners seeded into the upper bracket and runners-up into the lower bracket. Group A matched with Group D, while Group B matched with Group C.

Notable group stage outcomes included:

• Grim Reapers upsetting Komaï Esports
  
  

• BH3 Esports getting defeated by Castors Fouetteurs and Absolute Cinema, resulting in elimination
  
  

• Several top 12 seeds failing to reach the playoffs due to roster shakeups

Playoffs Recap

The playoff bracket was full of drama:

• Nouns Esports advanced directly to the grand finals after a stunning reverse sweep against Gen 5 in the Winners Final (3–2).
  
  

• In the Lower Bracket:
  
  

• Los Caducados eliminated Grim Reapers
  
  

• Komaï Esports narrowly defeated Gorilla Tactics, then overcame Absolute Cinema
  
  

• Komaï Esports beat Los Caducados in the lower semifinals, securing their World Championship spot
  
  

In the Lower Bracket Finals, Gen 5 defeated Komaï Esports (3–1) for a rematch against Nouns in the Grand Final.

However, Nouns Esports showed complete dominance in the finals, sweeping Gen 5 (3–0) to win the Europe Regionals, claim the largest share of the $50,000 Prizepool, and secure the #1 European seed for Worlds.

Final Europe Regional Placements

1. Nouns Esports – Qualified for Worlds
   
   

2. Gen 5 – Qualified for Worlds
   
   

3. Komaï Esports – Qualified for Worlds
   
   

4. Los Caducados
   5-6. Absolute Cinema / Grim Reapers
   7-8. Gorilla Tactics /  Castors Fouetteurs
   
   

Looking Ahead

Nouns Esports and Gen 5 will have their travel costs covered for the World Championships, while Komaï Esports will need to self-fund their journey. Nonetheless, all three teams have proven their worth through consistent performance, perseverance, and top-tier gameplay across the season.

Stay tuned for more coverage in the Ingage UCS Article Series, where we’ll break down the road to Worlds for each region.