| Event | 2025-26 Hong Kong Master Ball League VGC Division (2025-26 香港 大師球聯盟賽 遊戲部門) |
|---|---|
| Location |  Wan Chai, Hong Kong |
| Date | 2–3 May 2026 |
| Capacity | 128 players |
| Videogame | Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet |
| Season | 2026 Season – VGC Regulation Set I |
| Format | Swiss rounds + single-elimination Top 16 All matches are Bo3, OTS |
| Organizer | TPC (Hong Kong) |
Check the organizer’s website here for further info!
Table of Contents
Sign-up instructions
This tournament is open only to residents of Hong Kong and Macau. All age divisions play together in this tournament.
Pre-registration is open from 12 March at 10:00 HKT (02:00 UTC) until 16 April at 12:00 HKT (04:00 UTC). There are 128 spots; if the number of pre-registrations exceed capacity, a lottery determines who can attend.
The registration confirmation will be notified to the players on 17 April at 17:00 HKT (09:00 UTC).
For registered players, team lists must be submitted 5 days before the event starts, by 27 April at 12:00 HKT (04:00 UTC).
Streaming
The event will be broadcast live on YouTube by TPC in its Chinese-language channel.
- Day 1 (Swiss rounds): stream starts on 2 May at 01:15 UTC
- Day 2 (Swiss rounds + Top Cut): stream starts on 3 May at 03:00 UTC
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Venue and schedule
The tournament is held at the Function Room 5 of the following location:
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
香港會議展覽中心（HKCEC）
1 Expo Dr
香港灣仔博覽道1號
Wan Chai, Hong Kong
Check-in can be done early on Saturday 2 May from 08:00 to 09:00 HKT.
Players must be in the venue by 2 May at 09:00 HKT (01:00 UTC) for the players meeting. The tournament starts thereafter, at 09:45 HKT.
Players qualified to Top 16 must be in the venue by 3 May at 11:00 HKT (03:00 UTC). The top cut rounds start at 11:30 HKT.
* This tournament was initially announced to be held on 1–2 May 2026, but it was confirmed to be a typo the day after its announcement and the dates were corrected.
Prizes
This event is part of the 2026 official TPC circuit in Hong Kong and Macau.
Participating players will play for invites to the 2026 World Championships, with the highest-placed players earning Travel Awards.
| Placement | Prize |
|---|---|
| Champion | Invite to the 2026 World Championships + Travel Award Champion Trophy |
| Finalist | Invite to the 2026 World Championships + Travel Award Finalist Trophy |
| Semifinalists | Invite to the 2026 World Championships Top 4 Trophy |
| 5th to 10th | Invite to the 2026 World Championships |
| Best 4 performing players in the SR or JR divisions | Invite to the 2026 World Championships |
Overview
The Hong Kong Master Ball League is the most important VGC competition for players in Hong Kong and Macau, where TPC is responsible for the circuit since 2020.
The Master Ball League is the name National Championships take in several territories of Asia. In Hong Kong, it was named the Hong Kong National Championships (under TPCi) in 2016, and the Hong Kong Championships (under TPC) from 2022 to 2024:
- 2016, won by Or Kei Yin
- 2022, won by Pan Si Ming
- 2023, won by Wayne Yu
- 2024, won by Ma Chun Yeung
- 2025, won by Felix Kwok
The ruleset is VGC Regulation Set I, and it is played with open team lists.
* This tournament was initially announced to be played with Regulation Set F, but it was later changed to be Regulation Set I.
A little bit of history
Hong Kong has been one of the regions on the official TPC circuit since June 2020, and it was part of the Oceania region of the official TPCi circuit before that. It has hosted multiple major events, including Regional Championships, Special Events, and both TPCi-era and current TPC-era National Championships. Hong Kong’s greatest VGC success was the top 16 achieved by Edward Cheung at the 2016 World Championships.
The most recent tournament held in Hong Kong was the 2025 Hong Kong Master Ball League, also played in Wan Chai with the VGC Regulation Set I in May–June 2025. The finals saw 2025 Hong Kong PBL Champion Felix Kwok defeat 2-time Regional finalist Wang Bingjie to win his first National title!
