Pokémon Violet, Sword and Shield to feature in AusSpeedruns At PAX (ASAP) 2023 charity marathon starting tomorrow, in benefit of Game On Cancer

AusSpeedruns will be hosting the AusSpeedruns At PAX (ASAP) 2023 marathon out of the PAX Aus convention this week in Melbourne, Australia, raising money for Game On Cancer. Pokémon Violet, Sword and Shield will each be featured in runs as part of this event, in which runners each attempt to complete a game, or an objective within the game, as quickly as possible. ASAP 2023 will run from October 6th to 8th, can be watched from AusSpeedrun's official Twitch channel.

AusSpeedruns is a group that organizes "the biggest speedrunning marathons in Australia", with their events all raising money for various charities. They typically hold on-location events in July and October, first starting in 2015. In addition to ASAP which is held every PAX Aus, their flagship event is the AusSpeedruns Marathon (ASM). ASM 2023 earlier this year raised over $35,000 for Game on Cancer, a project of Australian charity Cure Cancer, which as the name suggests works to fund livesaving Cancer research.

The details and expected times for the Pokémon runs at ASAP 2023 are as follows. Please note that these times were correct at time of writing, but may be subject to change based on delays in the marathon. Check the full schedule below to check the approximate start time for each run in your local timezone, as well as for any schedule changes and updates.

Pokémon Violet
Friday October 6th - 7:35pm AEDT
Category: Path of Legends (with intro)
Expected length: 2 hours 5 minutes
Runner: Kenorah
Incentives: Name Flamigo

Pokémon Sword/Shield
Sunday October 8th - 9:35am AEDT
Category: Any% race with DLC
Expected length: 4 hours 20 minutes
Runners: Breefree, GLPhoenix
Incentives: Name the main Pokemon

To donate to ASAP 2023, refer to the donation link below.