| Event | 2025-26 Taiwan Master Ball League VGC Division (2025-26 台灣 大師球聯盟賽 遊戲部門) |
|---|---|
| Location |  Taichung, Taiwan |
| Date | 13–14 June 2026 |
| Capacity | 256 players |
| Videogame | Pokémon Champions |
| Season | 2026 Season – Ruleset TBC |
| Format | Swiss rounds + single-elimination Top 32 All matches are Bo3 |
| Organizer | TPC (Taiwan) |
Check the organizer’s website here for further info!
Table of Contents
Sign-up instructions
This tournament is open only to residents of Taiwan. All age divisions play together in this tournament.
Pre-registration is open from 12 March at 10:00 TST (02:00 UTC) until 28 May at 12:00 TST (04:00 UTC). There are 256 spots; if the number of pre-registrations exceed capacity, a lottery determines who can attend. Players who place well in the Global Challenge will be given priority.
The registration confirmation will be notified to the players on 29 May at 17:00 TST (09:00 UTC).
For registered players, team lists must be submitted 5 days before the event starts, by 8 June at 12:00 TST (04:00 UTC).
Streaming
It is still unknown whether this event will be streamed.
Venue and schedule
The tournament is held at the 1st floor of the following location:
Taichung International Convention and Exhibition Center
臺中國際會展中心
No. 1000, Section 3, Liming Rd, Xitun District
臺中市西屯區黎明路三段1000號
Taichung City, Taiwan 407
Check-in can be done early on Saturday 13 June from 08:00 to 10:00 TST.
Players must be in the venue by 13 June at 10:00 TST (02:00 UTC) for the players meeting. The tournament starts thereafter, at 10:45 TST.
Players qualified to Top 32 must be in the venue by 14 June at 10:30 TST (02:30 UTC). The top cut rounds start at 11:00 TST.
Prizes
This event is part of the 2026 official TPC circuit in Taiwan.
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 + Travel Award Top 4 Trophy |
| 5th to 22nd | Invite to the 2026 World Championships |
| Best 4 performing players in the SR or JR divisions | Invite to the 2026 World Championships |
Overview
The Taiwan Master Ball League is the most important VGC competition for players in Taiwan, 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 Taiwan, it was named the Taiwan National Championships (under TPCi) in 2016, and the Taiwan Championships (under TPC) from 2022 to 2024:
The ruleset is yet to be announced.
A little bit of history
Taiwan has been one of the regions hosting 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. It was the only region in the world to consistently host major live events during the 2020–2022 seasons. Taiwan’s greatest VGC success was Wu Pi‘s 2019 Junior Division World Championship win.
The most recent tournament held in Taiwan was the 2025 Taiwan Master Ball League, hosted in Taipei and played with Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet in the VGC Regulation Set H in June 2025. The finals saw 2025 Taiwan PBL Champion Chiu Chih-Hung defeat 2-time Taiwan Champion Chyr Wei to win his first National title!
