| Event | 2025-26 Singapore Master Ball League VGC Division |
|---|---|
| Location |  Downtown Core, Singapore |
| Date | 23–24 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 (Singapore) |
Check the organizer’s website here for further info!
Table of Contents
Sign-up instructions
This tournament is open only to residents of Singapore. All age divisions play together in this tournament.
Pre-registration is open from 12 March at 10 am SGT (02:00 UTC) until 7 May at 12 pm SGT (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 8 May at 5 pm SGT (09:00 UTC).
For registered players, the support ID and trainer name must be submitted 5 days before the event starts, by 18 May at 12 pm SGT (04:00 UTC).
Streaming
It is still unknown whether this event will be streamed.
Venue and schedule
The tournament is held at the Hall 404 (Level 4) of the following location:
Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre
1 Raffles Boulevard, Singapore 039593
Check-in can be done early on Saturday 23 May from 9 am to 10 am SGT.
Players must be in the venue by 23 May at 10 am SGT (02:00 UTC) for the players meeting. The tournament starts thereafter, at 10:30 am SGT.
Players qualified to Top 16 must be in the venue by 24 May at 10 am SGT (02:00 UTC). The top cut rounds start at 10:20 am SGT.
Prizes
This event is part of the 2026 official TPC circuit in Singapore.
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 Singapore Master Ball League is the most important VGC competition for players in Singapore, 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 Singapore, it was named the Singapore National Championships (under TPCi) in 2015 and 2016, and the Singapore Championships (under TPC) from 2022 to 2024:
- 2015, won by
Zarif Ayman - 2016, won by Guan Yang Ze
- 2022, won by Melvin Keh
- 2023, won by Melvin Keh, for the 2nd time
- 2024, won by Ervin Tan
- 2025, won by Daanvir Singh Narula
The ruleset is Regulation Set M-A, and it is played with open team lists.
A little bit of history
Singapore has been one of the regions hosting an 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, Special Events, and both TPCI- and TPC-era National Championships. Singapore’s greatest VGC success has been the accomplishments of Melvin Keh, which include Top 16 finishes at two World Championships (2018 and 2019), and two National Championships victories (2022 and 2023).
The most recent tournament held in Singapore was the 2025 Singapore Master Ball League, also hosted in Downtown Core and played with Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet in the VGC Regulation Set I in June 2025. The finals saw 2-time Singapore Championships finalist Daanvir Singh Narula defeat fellow Singaporean player Tan Ying Kiat to win his first National title!
