| Event | 2026 Prague Regional Championships |
|---|---|
| Location |  Prague, Czechia |
| Date | 25–26 April 2026 |
| Capacity | 701 MA + 35 SR + 35 JR |
| Videogame | Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet |
| Season | 2026 Season – Ruleset TBC |
| Format | 2-phase Swiss rounds + asymmetrical top cut Open team lists |
| Organizer | 2022 Tournaments |
Check the organizer’s website here for further info!
Table of Contents
Sign-up instructions
Sign-ups for the event are done through RK9 Labs platform, and you will first need to set up your RK9 profile and have a Play! Pokémon Player ID.
Sign-ups are €70 for Masters players and €40 for Senior and Junior players, and they open on 25 Feburary at 19:00 CET (18:00 UTC). Refunds are partially available up until one week before the event. There are 701 spots for Masters players, 35 spots for Senior players and 35 spots for Junior players.
If the player cap is not reached, sign-ups close 3 days before the event starts, on 22 April.
For registered players, team lists must be submitted 3 hours before the event starts, by 25 April at 05:30 CEST (03:30 UTC).
Spectator passes are €15 and can be purchased here.
Streaming
The event will broadcast live on Twitch and YouTube by TPCi, with Victory Road is behind the scenes. Check further info soon!
Venue and schedule
The tournament is held at the Halls 3 & 4 of the following location:
PVA Expo Praha
Beranových 667
199 00 Praha 9, Czechia
Badges can be picked up in advance on Friday 24 April from 16:00 to 19:00 CEST, or early on Saturday from 07:30 CEST.
Players must be in the venue by 25 April at 08:30 CEST (06:30 UTC) for the players meeting. The tournament starts thereafter with all the Phase 1 Swiss rounds + the first Phase 2 Swiss round. Seniors and Juniors start 30 minutes later.
Players still on the run in Day 2 must be in the venue by 26 April at 08:30 CEST (06:30 UTC) for the team checks. The next Swiss rounds and the Top Cut will be played thereafter.
Prizes
This event is part of the 2026 official TPCi circuit and thus it rewards Championship Points (CPs).
Check out the organizer’s website for information about participation goodies.
Additionally, the best-placed players will receive the following CPs, prize money and Pokémon TCG booster packs depending on final attendance:
| Placement | Championship Points | Kicker |
|---|---|---|
| Champion | Invite to the 2026 World Championships 350 CP | 0 |
| Finalist | 325 CP | 4 |
| Semifinalists | 300 CP | 8 |
| 5th to 8th | 280 CP | 17 |
| 9th to 16th | 200 CP | 33 |
| 17th to 32nd | 160 CP | 65 |
| 33rd to 64th | 120 CP | 129 |
| 65th to 128th | 80 CP | 257 |
| 129th to 256th | 60 CP | 513 |
| 257th to 512th | 40 CP | 1025 |
| 513th to 1024th | 20 CP | 2049 |
| Placement | Junior & Senior | Masters |
|---|---|---|
| Champion | $1,000 USD | $6,000 USD |
| Finalist | $750 USD | $4,000 USD |
| Semifinalists | $500 USD | $2,000 USD |
| 5th to 8th | – | $1,000 USD |
| 9th to 16th | – | $750 USD |
| Players per age division | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placement | <33 | 33-64 | 65-128 | 129-256 | 257-512 | 513-1024 | 1025-2048 | 2049+ |
| Champion | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 |
| Finalist | 72 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 |
| Semifinalists | 36 | 72 | 72 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 |
| 5th to 8th | 18 | 36 | 36 | 72 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 |
| 9th to 16th | 9 | 18 | 36 | 36 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 108 |
| 17th to 32nd | 18 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | |||
| 33rd to 64th | 9 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | |||
| 65th to 128th | 18 | 18 | 36 | 36 | ||||
| 129th to 256th | 9 | 18 | 18 | |||||
| 257th to 512th | 9 | |||||||
If prize money is $5000 or more, it will be given as a choice of scholarship (in all cases) or cash (for minors, as a Pokémon Visa® Prepaid Card). For lower prizes, it will be given as cash (for minors, as a Pokémon Visa® Prepaid Card).
Overview
The Prague Regional Championships is an official TPCi Regional-level event for Pokémon VGC, TCG and Pokémon GO. It is the seventh Regional-level event and the sixth Regional Championships proper of the 2026 season in the European circuit.
The ruleset is yet to be announced, and it is played using open team lists.
A little bit of history
Czechia has been part of the Europe region of the official TPCi circuit for many years. It has hosted only one major event, a Special Event back in 2018. Czechia’s greatest VGC success is David Koutesh‘s Worlds top 16 in 2022!
The most recent (and so far only major) tournament held in Czechia is the 2018 Prague SC, played in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Pokémon Ultra Moon with the VGC18 ruleset in March 2018. The finals saw 2017 Vienna SC Champion David Koutesh defeat 2017 Birmingham Regional finalist Lukas Müller to win his second major title! David went on to top cut the World Championships 4 years later.
