The 2025 World Championships will be held in Anaheim, CA, United States on 15–17 August 2025.
It is the 12th time that Worlds is held in the United States; the 5th time that it is held in California (2009, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2025); and the 2nd time in Anaheim, where it was already held in 2017!
Table of Contents
| # | Date | Reg. | Player | Criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 Aug 2022 | EU |  Eduardo Cunha | 2022 World Champion |
| 2 | 21 Aug 2022 | EU |  Guillermo Castilla | 2022 Worlds Runner-up |
| 3 | 21 Aug 2022 | NA |  James Baek | 2022 Worlds Top 4 |
| 4 | 21 Aug 2022 | NA | Paul Chua | 2022 Worlds Top 4 |
| 5* | 21 Aug 2022 | JP |  Yasuharu Shimizu | 2022 World Champion (SR) *Unconfirmed if Yasuharu is now a Masters player |
| 6 | 21 Aug 2022 | OC |  Nicholas Kan | 2022 Worlds Runner-up (SR) |
| 7* | 21 Aug 2022 | JP | Yuma Suzuki | 2022 Worlds Top 4 (SR) *Unconfirmed if Yuma is now a Masters player |
| 8 | 22 Jan 2023 | NA | Luca Paz | Reached 300 CP at Liverpool Regionals (Champion) |
| 9 | 5 Feb 2023 | NA | Wolfe Glick | Reached 300 CP at Orlando Regionals (Champion) |
| 10 | 19 Feb 2023 | NA | Gavin Michaels | Reached 300 CP at OCIC (Champion) |
| 11 | 19 Feb 2023 | NA | Alberto Lara | Reached 300 CP at OCIC (Runner-up) |
| 12 | 19 Feb 2023 | NA |  Raghav Malaviya | Reached 300 CP at OCIC (Top 4) |
| 13 | 19 Feb 2023 | NA | Collin Heier | Reached 300 CP at OCIC (Top 8) |
| 14 | 19 Feb 2023 | OC | Alfredo Chang-Gonzalez | Reached 200 CP at OCIC (Top 8) |
| 15 | 19 Feb 2023 | NA | Chuppa Cross IV | Reached 300 CP at OCIC (Top 8) |
| 16 | 19 Feb 2023 | EU |  Thomas Gravouille | Reached 250 CP at OCIC (Top 8) |
| 17 | 19 Feb 2023 | NA | Alex Underhill | Reached 300 CP at OCIC (Top 16) |
| 18 | 19 Feb 2023 | EU | Aurélien Soula | Reached 250 CP at OCIC (Top 16) |
| 19 | 19 Feb 2023 | OC | Sam Pandelis | Reached 200 CP at OCIC (Top 16) |
| 20 | 19 Feb 2023 | NA |  Peng Chongjun | Reached 300 CP at OCIC (Top 16) |
| 21 | 19 Feb 2023 | NA | Joseph Ugarte | Reached 300 CP at OCIC (Top 16) |
| 22 | 19 Feb 2023 | EU | Eric Rios | Reached 250 CP at OCIC (Top 16) |
| 23 | 19 Feb 2023 | NA |  Stefan Mott | Reached 300 CP at OCIC (Top 32) |
| 24 | 19 Feb 2023 | NA | James Evans | Reached 300 CP at OCIC (Top 64) |
| 25 | 19 Feb 2023 | LA |  Gabriel Agati | Reached 200 CP at OCIC (Top 64) |
| 26 | 26 Feb 2023 | EU | Álex Soto | Reached 250 CP at Bochum Regionals (Runner-up) |
| 27 | 26 Feb 2023 | EU |  Marco Silva | Reached 250 CP at Bochum Regionals (Top 8) |
| 28 | 26 Feb 2023 | EU | Andrea Olea | Reached 250 CP at Bochum Regionals (Top 32) |
| 29 | 26 Feb 2023 | NA | Nick Navarre | Reached 300 CP at Knoxville Regionals (Top 4) |
| 30 | 26 Feb 2023 | NA | Zackary Thornberg | Reached 300 CP at Knoxville Regionals (Top 8) |
| 31 | 5 Mar 2023 | EU |  Taran Birdee | Reached 250 CP at Perth Regionals (Champion) |
| 32 | 5 Mar 2023 | OC | Alister Sandover | Reached 200 CP at Perth Regionals (Runner-up) |
| 33 | 5 Mar 2023 | OC | Lochiel Cameron | Reached 200 CP at Perth Regionals (Top 16) |
| 34 | 5 Mar 2023 | OC | Thomas Chen | Reached 200 CP at Perth Regionals (Top 16) |
| 35 | 5 Mar 2023 | OC | Meaghan Rattle | Reached 200 CP at Perth Regionals (Top 16) |
| 36 | 5 Mar 2023 | OC | James Katsaros | Reached 200 CP at Perth Regionals (Top 16) |
| 37 | 5 Mar 2023 | OC |  Michael Navas | Reached 200 CP at Perth Regionals (Top 16) |
| 38 | 12 Mar 2023 | LA |  Juan Salerno | Reached 200 CP at Natal Regionals (Runner-up) |
| 39 | 18 Mar 2023 | SEA |  Yang Da-wei | Kaohsiung Regional Champion |
| 40 | 19 Mar 2023 | EU | Alex Gómez | Reached 250 CP at Utrecht Special Event (Top 4) |
| 41 | 19 Mar 2023 | EU | Giulio Tarlao | Reached 250 CP at Utrecht Special Event (Top 8) |
| 42 | 19 Mar 2023 | EU |  Bas van der Heijden | Reached 250 CP at Utrecht Special Event (Top 32) |
| 43 | 19 Mar 2023 | EU | Giovanni Piscitelli | Reached 250 CP at Utrecht Special Event (Top 64) |
| 44 | 26 Mar 2023 | NA | Justin Carris | Reached 300 CP at Charlotte Regionals (Champion) |
Worlds invite requirements
| Rating Zone | Criteria | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| North America* | Top 75 players in the Masters Division in the US & Canada CP leaderboard Top 20 players in the Senior Division in the US & Canada CP leaderboard Top 20 players in the Junior Division in the US & Canada CP leaderboard | ||
| Europe* | Top 75 players in the Masters Division in the Europe CP leaderboard Top 20 players in the Senior Division in the Europe CP leaderboard Top 20 players in the Junior Division in the Europe CP leaderboard | ||
| Latin America* | Top 50 players in the Masters Division in the Latin America CP leaderboard Top 15 players in the Senior Division in the Latin America CP leaderboard Top 15 players in the Junior Division in the Latin America CP leaderboard | ||
| Oceania* | Top 20 players in the Masters Division in the Oceania CP leaderboard Top 10 players in the Senior Division in the Oceania CP leaderboard Top 10 players in the Junior Division in the Oceania CP leaderboard | ||
| Middle East and South Africa* | Top 5 players in the Masters Division in the ME&SA CP leaderboard Top 5 players in the Senior Division in the ME&SA CP leaderboard Top 5 players in the Junior Division in the ME&SA CP leaderboard | ||
| Japan | TBD (expected to depend on the results of the Japan National Championships) | ||
| South Korea | TBD (expected to depend on the results of the Korea Trainers Cup Final Round) | ||
| Asia-Pacific | TBD (best players of the Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand Master Ball Leagues) | ||
| 2025 International Championships |
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| 2025 Regional & Special Championships | The Champions from each age division of every TPCi Regional and Special Championships worldwide | ||
| 2024 World Championships | Top 4 players from each age division in the 2024 World Championships | ||
* Players earning an invite through their results in a World, International, Regional, or Special Championship, will not count against the total invitation slots for their rating zone.
The following is the list of the Masters Division players that have qualified to the 2025 World Championships by any of the means described above. They have been ordered alphabetically for each table.
Latest update: 8 December 2024
North America
| # | Criteria | Player | Best results this season |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Regional Champion | Andrew Zheng | Louisville Regional Champion |
| 2 | International Semifinalist | Ashton Cox | LAIC Top 4 |
| 3 | Regional Champion | Carson Confer | Louisville Regional Top 16 Sacramento Regional Champion |
| 4 | 2024 Worlds Finalist (SR) | Luke Kroll | – |
| 5 | 2024 Worlds Semifinalist (SR) |  Michael Vono | – |
| 6 | Regional Champion | Nicholas Morales | Baltimore Regional Champion |
Europe
| # | Criteria | Player | Best results this season |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Regional Champion | Davide Miraglia | Dortmund Regional Champion |
| 2 | Regional Champion | Eden Batchelor | Stuttgart Regional Champion |
| 3 | Regional Champion | Federico Camporesi | Gdańsk Regional Champion LAIC Top 32 Grand Challenge III Champion |
| 4 | 2024 World Champion | Luca Ceribelli | Stuttgart Regional Top 16 |
| 5 | International Champion | Marco Silva | Lille Regional Top 16 Grand Challenge II Top 4 Gdańsk Regional Finalist LAIC Champion |
| 6 | 2024 Worlds Semifinalist |  Michael Kelsch | Dortmund Regional Top 16 Gdańsk Regional Top 8 LAIC Top 32 |
| 7 | Regional Champion | Nils Dunlop | Lille Regional Champion |
| 8 | International Finalist | Víctor Medina | Dortmund Regional Top 32 Lille Regional Finalist Grand Challenge II 2nd place Gdańsk Regional Top 8 LAIC Finalist |
Latin America
| # | Criteria | Player | Best results this season |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Regional Champion | Gabriel Agati | Joinville Regional Champion |
| 2 | Special Champion | Javier Nain | Joinville Regional Top 16 Buenos Aires Special Champion |
| 3 | Special Champion |  Max Morales | Bogotá Special Champion |
| 4 | International Semifinalist |  Renzo Navarro | Buenos Aires Special Top 16 LAIC Top 4 |
| 5 | Special Champion | Sebastián Rodríguez | Lima Special Champion Buenos Aires Special Top 8 Bogotá Special Finalist |
Oceania
| # | Criteria | Player | Best results this season |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Regional Champion | Oliver Ramsay | Perth Regional Champion |
Middle East & South Africa
No player from the Middle East and South Africa has earned an invite yet!
South Korea
| # | Criteria | Player | Best results this season |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2024 Worlds Semifinalist (SR) |  Minjun Oh | – |
| 2 | 2024 Worlds Semifinalist | Seongjae Jeong | – |
Asia-Pacific
No player from Asia-Pacific has earned an invite yet!
