| Event | 2026 Turin Special Championships |
|---|---|
| Location |  Turin, Italy |
| Date | 6–7 June 2026 |
| Capacity | Undisclosed |
| Videogame | Pokémon Champions |
| Season | 2026 Season – Regulation Set M-A |
| Format | 2-phase Swiss rounds + asymmetrical top cut Open team lists |
| Organizer | Fanfinity |
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 free, and they open on 8 April at 19:00 CEST (17:00 UTC). Unregistering from this tournament is possible in order to free up new spots until one week before the event.
If the player cap is not reached, sign-ups close 3 days before the event starts, on 3 June.
For registered players, team lists must be submitted 3 hours before the event starts, by 6 June at 05:30 CEST (03:30 UTC).
Spectator passes are free and can be acquired 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 following location:
OVAL Lingotto Fiere
Via Nizza, 294,
10126 Torino TO, Italy
Badges can be picked up in advance on Friday 5 June from 16:00 to 19:00 CEST, or early on Saturday from 07:30 CEST.
Players must be in the venue by 6 June 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 7 June 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 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 |
| 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 | |||||||
Overview
The Turin Special Championships is an official TPCi Regional-level event for Pokémon VGC, TCG and Pokémon GO. It is the ninth Regional-level event and the second Special Championships of the 2026 season in the European circuit.
It is the first event in Europe to be played in the new platform Pokémon Champions!
The ruleset is Regulation Set M-A.
A little bit of history
Italy has been part of the Europe region of the official TPCi circuit for many years. It has hosted a few major events, including Regionals, Special Events and old-era National Championships. Italy’s greatest VGC successes are the World Championship wins by Arash Ommati (2013) and Luca Ceribelli (2024), as well as the unmatched 3 International titles won by Marco Silva.
The most recent tournament held in Italy was the 2025 Bologna SC, played in Pokémon Scarlet & Pokémon Violet with the Regulation Set I in May–June 2025. The finals saw Italian player Matteo Velata defeat 2024 Bologna SC Champion Ruben Gianzini to win his first major title!
