Soon after, Liam went to bed. In the morning, all of the trainers gathered at the smaller arenas around the main stage to begin prelims. (insert montage set to [i]Advanced Battle[/i] theme https://youtu.be/7pkIVd9w9x4)


After all of the prelims, the top sixteen included: Liam, Shiranui, Nando, Morrison, Harrison, Ash, Tyson, Liam's rival Trevor, and some others.
1 Shiranui Tsukio  9 RP
2 RP                   10 Ash Ketchum
3 RP                   11 Morrison
4 Trevor Walton  12 RP
5 RP                   13 RP
6 Nando             14 Liam Coleman
7 RP                   15 Harrison
8 RP                   16 RP