2026 Regionals and Internationals Announced, Changes to Worlds TCG Invites!

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TPCi has updated their website with the first details for the 2026 Championship Series!


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For 2026, the following players will receive direct invites to Worlds based on their Championship Point total:

USA & Canada: top 80 Juniors / top 100 Seniors / top 135 Masters
Europe: top 80 Juniors / top 100 Seniors / top 135 Masters
Latin America: top 50 Juniors / top 50 Seniors / top 125 Masters
Oceania: top 10 Juniors / top 10 Seniors / top 20 Masters
Middle East & South Africa: top 5 Juniors / top 5 Seniors / top 10 Masters

Additionally, direct invites will be awarded to the following high finishers in Championship events regardless of their final Championship Point total:

Special Championships: 1st place
Regional Championships: 1st place
International Championships: 1st through 4th place

Direct invites do not pass down -- if a competitor who has...
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MythicalTreasur said:
Or california... :(
I know we're spoiled with the 2 worlds here but that's only for really good players. I just go to regionals close to me for fun and rn there's only Las Vegas.
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The Western US gets more than the East it seems... I wish they were better divided or TPCI added more events. FL didnt get a single Regional last year and we have one of the larger player bases. Im over the "oh this state is bad, this state is this or that." Its a damn card game that should have equal opportunity no matter the location. More could be said about Cali than FL but it shouldn't matter.

More events will be posted as time goes on and before the season officially starts and I hope TPCI is fair with their event locations...
 
Guys they absolutely didn't announce all the North American regionals. Wish they announced December's but hey I got Pitt to look forward to. Maybe Vegas too not sure.

The Ace Trainer system not getting a second tier off the bat is a bit of a bummer. The gap between Ace Trainer and Worlds invite is rather large and while it is better to just enjoy regionals you attend first, would have been nice to see another motivator at around 400-500 points. Maybe I'm bias since I cleared 200 middle of the year for 2024-2025 season and didn't feel I had anywhere to go for a point objective. With no expected changes in BFL for locals, makes sense leaving Ace Trainer at 200 still if it is in fact on one tier.

Regardless, I attended 2 regionals last season, and will try to shoot for 3 or 2 and NAIC this year. I want to keep positively focusing on expanding to what locals I go to, and what regionals I try for.

End of round procedures speeding up the process is good from a timer perspective, but the tie rate will definitely go up overall especially for less experienced players.
 
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