| Event | 2025-26 Malaysia Master Ball League VGC Division |
|---|---|
| Location |  Petaling Jaya, Malaysia |
| Date | 9–10 May 2026 |
| Capacity | 128 players |
| Videogame | Pokémon Champions |
| Season | 2026 Season – Regulation Set M-A |
| Format | Swiss rounds + single-elimination Top 16 All matches are Bo3, OTS |
| Organizer | TPC (Malaysia) |
Check the organizer’s website here for further info!
Table of Contents
Sign-up instructions
This tournament is open only to residents of Malaysia. All age divisions play together in this tournament.
Pre-registration is open from 12 March at 10 am MST (02:00 UTC) until 23 April at 12 pm MST (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 24 April at 5 pm MST (09:00 UTC).
For registered players, the support ID and trainer name must be submitted 5 days before the event starts, by 4 May at 12 pm MST (04:00 UTC).
Streaming
The event will be broadcast live on YouTube by TPC in its English-language Asia channel.
- Day 1 (Swiss rounds): stream starts on 9 May at 02:15 UTC
- Day 2 (Swiss rounds + Top Cut): stream starts on 10 May at 02:00 UTC
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Venue and schedule
The tournament is held at the following location:
Sunway Pyramid Convention Centre
3, Jalan PJS 11/15, Bandar Sunway
47500 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Check-in can be done early on Saturday 9 May from 9 am to 10 am MST.
Players must be in the venue by 9 May at 10 am MST (02:00 UTC) for the players meeting. The tournament starts thereafter, at 10:45 am MST.
Players qualified to Top 16 must be in the venue by 10 May at 10 am MST (02:00 UTC). The top cut rounds start at 10:30 am MST.
Prizes
This event is part of the 2026 official TPC circuit in Malaysia.
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 Malaysia Master Ball League is the most important VGC competition for players in Malaysia, where TPC is responsible for the circuit since 2020.
It is the first live event in the world to be played in the new platform Pokémon Champions!
The ruleset is Regulation Set M-A, and it is played with open team lists.
A little bit of history
Malaysia has been one of the regions of 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 TPCi-era Regional Championships and Special Events, and TPC-era National Championships. Malaysia’s greatest VGC success were the National Championships won by Zarif Ayman in Singapore in 2015 and by Kevin Ngim, Wan Aqil, Gary Ng and Lee Jin Yang in Malaysia in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, respectively.
The most recent tournament held in Malaysia was the 2025 Malaysia Master Ball League, hosted in Kuala Lumpur and played with Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet in the VGC Regulation Set G in April 2025. The finals saw 2023 Malaysia Championships quarterfinalist Lee Jin Yang defeat 2020 Kuala Lumpur Regional Champion Ismat Myron to win his first National title!
