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: 81)

• 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.
• 2026: Top16 North American Int., Top16 Latin American Int.

05. Federico Camporesi (Points: 57)

• 2023: Top4 World Championship
• 2025: WINNER North American Int.
• 2026: Top16 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. Francesco Pio Pero (Points: 26)

• 2021: Top8 Pokémon Players Cup III
• 2025: Top8 North American Int., Top16 European Int., Top16 Latin American Int.
• 2026: WINNER North American Int., Top4 European Int.

11. 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

12. Simone Sanvito (Points: 26)

• 2018: Top16 World Championship, WINNER European Int.

13. 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.

14. Alberto Gini (Points: 25)

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

15. Luigi Lo Giudice (Points: 25)

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

16. Roberto Porretti (Points: 23)

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

17. Giovanni Piscitelli (Points: 20)

• 2026: Top8 World Championship

17. Stefano Greppi (Points: 20)

• 2018: Top8 World Championship

19. Roberto Parente (Points: 14)

• 2022: Top16 World Championship
• 2026: Top4 European Int.

20. Ruben Gianzini (Points: 12)

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

21. Giuseppe Musicco (Points: 11)

• 2023: Top16 World Championship
• 2026: Top16 European Int.

22. Michele Gavelli (Points: 11)

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

23. Luca Lussignoli (Points: 10)

• 2023: Top16 World Championship

23. Daniele Spuntarelli (Points: 10)

• 2022: Top16 World Championship

25. Carlo Arbelli (Points: 8)

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

26. "Metang" (Points: 6)

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

27. Giulio Tarlao (Points: 6)

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

28. Davide Cauteruccio (Points: 6)

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

29. "Hogan" (Points: 4)

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

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Honorable Mentions:

• Luca Marcato
• Andrea Pagano
• Sidy Badiane
• 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
• 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. Marco Hemantha Kaldura Silva (Points: 81 + 180 = 261)

• 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.
• 2026: Top16 North American Int., Top16 Latin American Int.

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

• 2023: Top16 European Int.
• 2024: WINNER World Championship, Top8 European Int.
• 2025: Top16 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. Federico Camporesi (Points: 57 + 90 = 147)

• 2023: Top4 World Championship
• 2025: WINNER North American Int.
• 2026: Top16 North American Int.

09. 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.

10. Francesco Pio Pero (Points: 26 + 90 = 116)

• 2021: Top8 Pokémon Players Cup III
• 2025: Top8 North American Int., Top16 European Int., Top16 Latin American Int.
• 2026: WINNER North American Int., Top4 European Int.

11. 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