BEST PEDIGREE | POKEMON VGC PLAYERS (ITALY)

01. Arash Ommati (Points: 217)

• 2013: WINNER World Championship, Top16 German Nat., Top16 Italian Nat.
• 2015: Top16 World Championship, Runner-up UK Nat.
• 2016: WINNER German Nat.
• 2018: Top8 World Championship, Top16 Oceanian Int.

02. Luca Ceribelli (Points: 164)

• 2023: Top16 European Int.
• 2024: WINNER World Championship, Top8 European Int.
• 2025: Top16 North American Int.

03. Matteo Gini (Points: 120)

• 2011: Runner-up World Championship, Runner-up Italian Nat.
• 2012: Top16 World Championship
• 2013: WINNER Italian Nat., Top8 German Nat.
• 2015: Top8 German Nat., Top16 UK Nat.
• 2016: Top16 UK Nat.

04. Marco Hemantha Kaldura Silva (Points: 79)

• 2019: Top16 Latin American Int.
• 2020: WINNER Oceanian Int.
• 2023: Top16 World Championship, Top8 North American Int.
• 2024: Top16 World Championship, WINNER Latin American Int.
• 2025: WINNER Latin American Int., Runner-up North American Int.

05. Federico Camporesi (Points: 56)

• 2023: Top4 World Championship
• 2025: WINNER North American Int.

06. Francesco Pardini (Points: 52)

• 2011: Top8 World Championship, WINNER Italian Nat.
• 2015: WINNER Italian Nat.

07. Alessio Yuri Boschetto (Points: 50)

• 2016: Top8 Italian Nat.
• 2017: Top16 World Championship, Top16 European Int., Top16 North American Int.
• 2018: Top16 World Championship, WINNER Oceanian Int., Top4 North A. Int., Top16 European Int., Top16 Latin A. Int.
• 2019: Top16 Latin American Int.
• 2020: Top8 Pokémon Players Cup, Top16 Latin American Int.

08. Davide Carrer (Points: 39)

• 2018: Top8 European Int.
• 2019: Runner-up European Int.
• 2020: Runner-up Pokémon Players Cup II
• 2022: Top8 World Championship
• 2023: Top16 European Int.

09. Flavio Del Pidio (Points: 31)

• 2018: Top8 European Int.
• 2019: WINNER European Int., Top8 North American Int.
• 2022: Top16 World Championship
• 2023: Top16 European Int.

10. Leonardo Bonanomi (Points: 26)

• 2021: Runner-up Pokémon Players Cup III, Runner-up Pokémon Players Cup IV
• 2022: x-2 World Championship
• 2023: x-2 World Championship

11. Simone Sanvito (Points: 26)

• 2018: Top16 World Championship, WINNER European Int.

12. Nico Davide Cognetta (Points: 25)

• 2017: Runner-up European Int., Runner-up Oceanian Int.
• 2018: Top8 Latin American Int., Top8 Oceanian Int.
• 2020: Top4 Pokémon Players Cup
• 2024: Top16 Latin American Int.

13. Alberto Gini (Points: 25)

• 2013: WINNER German Nat., Top16 Italian Nat.
• 2014: x-2 World Championship, Top16 Italian Nat.
• 2016: Top8 Italian Nat.

14. Luigi Lo Giudice (Points: 25)

• 2013: Top8 World Championship, Top4 German Nat.
• 2014: Top16 UK Nat.

15. Roberto Porretti (Points: 23)

• 2018: Top8 World Championship
• 2021: Top8 Pokémon Players Cup III
• 2024: Top16 European Int.

16. Ruben Gianzini (Points: 11)

• 2024: Top16 World Championship
• 2025: Top8 North American Int.

17. Michele Gavelli (Points: 11)

• 2017: Top4 European Int.
• 2019: x-2 World Championship, Top8 Latin American Int.

18. Luca Lussignoli (Points: 10)

• 2023: Top16 World Championship

18. Roberto Parente (Points: 10)

• 2022: Top16 World Championship

18. Daniele Spuntarelli (Points: 10)

• 2022: Top16 World Championship

21. Carlo Arbelli (Points: 8)

• 2012: Top8 Italian Nat.
• 2013: Top16 Italian Nat.
• 2014: Top4 UK Nat., Top16 German Nat.

22. Giulio Tarlao (Points: 6)

• 2023: Top8 European Int., Top16 Oceanian Int.
• 2024: Top16 North Americna Int., Top16 Latin American Int.
• 2025: Top16 European Int.

23. "Metang" (Points: 6)

• 2009: Top16 German Nat., Top16 French Nat.
• 2010: Top8 Spanish Nat.
• 2011: Top8 Italian Nat.

24. Davide Cauteruccio (Points: 6)

• 2018: Top4 European Int.
• 2024: Top8 European Int.

25. Francesco Pio Pero (Points: 6)

• 2021: Top8 Pokémon Players Cup III
• 2025: Top8 North American Int., Top16 European Int., Top16 Latin American Int.

26. "Hogan" (Points: 4)

• 2012: Top8 French Nat., Top16 Italian Nat., Top16 German Nat.

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Honorable Mentions:

• Luca Marcato
• Alessio Cremonini
• Enrico Mostallino
• Lorenzo Semeraro
• Matteo Agostini
• Santi Russo
• Roberto Carbonara
• Maycol Re
• Matteo Velata
• Manuel Micaletto
• Mark Duò
• Davide Miraglia
• Aniello Iuliano
• Lorenzo Silvestrini
• Akira Petrolini
• Matteo Donati
• Matteo Marinelli
• Riccardo Appamea
• Davide Sperati
• Tirso Buttafuoco
• Michelangelo Baudanza
• Umberto Palini
• Riccardo Rispoli
• Giulia Sodaro
• Claudio Serpa
• Dario Crestani
• Lorenzo Galassi
• Manuel Dellavedova
• Francesco Deiana
• Giuseppe Musicco
• Alex Della Pasqua
• Edoardo Giunipero Ferraris
• Kevin Salvetto
• Marco Marras
• Davide Fazio

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BEST ITALIAN VGC PLAYERS OF ALL TIME :

01. Arash Ommati (Points: 217 + 120 = 337)

• 2013: WINNER World Championship, Top16 German Nat., Top16 Italian Nat.
• 2015: Top16 World Championship, Runner-up UK Nat.
• 2016: WINNER German Nat.
• 2018: Top8 World Championship, Top16 Oceanian Int.

02. Matteo Gini (Points: 120 + 150 = 270)

• 2011: Runner-up World Championship, Runner-up Italian Nat.
• 2012: Top16 World Championship
• 2013: WINNER Italian Nat., Top8 German Nat.
• 2015: Top8 German Nat., Top16 UK Nat.
• 2016: Top16 UK Nat.

03. Luca Ceribelli (Points: 164 + 90 = 254)

• 2023: Top16 European Int.
• 2024: WINNER World Championship, Top8 European Int.
• 2025: Top16 North American Int.

04. Marco Hemantha Kaldura Silva (Points: 79 + 150 = 229)

• 2019: Top16 Latin American Int.
• 2020: WINNER Oceanian Int.
• 2023: Top16 World Championship, Top8 North American Int.
• 2024: Top16 World Championship, WINNER Latin American Int.
• 2025: WINNER Latin American Int., Runner-up North American Int.

05. Alessio Yuri Boschetto (Points: 50 + 150 = 200)

• 2016: Top8 Italian Nat.
• 2017: Top16 World Championship, Top16 European Int., Top16 North American Int.
• 2018: Top16 World Championship, WINNER Oceanian Int., Top4 North A. Int., Top16 European Int., Top16 Latin A. Int.
• 2019: Top16 Latin American Int.
• 2020: Top8 Pokémon Players Cup, Top16 Latin American Int.

06. Davide Carrer (Points: 39 + 150 = 189)

• 2018: Top8 European Int.
• 2019: Runner-up European Int.
• 2020: Runner-up Pokémon Players Cup II
• 2022: Top8 World Championship
• 2023: Top16 European Int.

07. Flavio Del Pidio (Points: 31 + 120 = 151)

• 2018: Top8 European Int.
• 2019: WINNER European Int., Top8 North American Int.
• 2022: Top16 World Championship
• 2023: Top16 European Int.

08. Nico Davide Cognetta (Points: 25 + 120 = 145)

• 2017: Runner-up European Int., Runner-up Oceanian Int.
• 2018: Top8 Latin American Int., Top8 Oceanian Int.
• 2020: Top4 Pokémon Players Cup
• 2024: Top16 Latin American Int.

09. Federico Camporesi (Points: 56 + 60 = 116)

• 2023: Top4 World Championship
• 2025: WINNER North American Int.

10. Leonardo Bonanomi (Points: 26 + 90 = 116)

• 2021: Runner-up Pokémon Players Cup III, Runner-up Pokémon Players Cup IV
• 2022: x-2 World Championship
• 2023: x-2 World Championship

Players ranking is based on performances done during all the seasons of Pokémon VGC from 2009 to 2025. Regional and Special Event tournaments are not considered in this chart.