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2026 Utrecht Regional Championships

Event2026 Utrecht Regional Championships
LocationNLD Utrecht, Netherlands
Date16–17 May 2026
CapacityUndisclosed
VideogamePokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet
Season2026 Season – VGC Regulation Set I
Format2-phase Swiss rounds + asymmetrical top cut
Open team lists
OrganizerFanfinity

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 18 March at 19:00 CET (18:00 UTC). Refunds are partially available up until one week before the event.

Sign-ups sold out!

If the player cap is not reached, sign-ups close 3 days before the event starts, on 13 May.

For registered players, team lists must be submitted 3 hours before the event starts, by 16 May 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:

Jaarbeurs
Jaarbeursplein 6
3521 AL, Utrecht, Netherlands

Badges can be picked up in advance on Friday 15 May from 16:00 to 19:00 CEST, or early on Saturday from 07:30 CEST.

Players must be in the venue by 16 May 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 17 May 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:

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 Utrecht Regional Championships is an official TPCi Regional-level event for Pokémon VGC, TCG and Pokémon GO. It is the eighth Regional-level event and the seventh Regional Championships proper of the 2026 season in the European circuit.

The ruleset is VGC Regulation Set I, and it is played using open team lists.

A little bit of history

The Netherlands has been part of the Europe region of the official TPCI circuit for many years. It has hosted a few major events, including Regionals and Special Championships. The Netherlands’ greatest VGC success was Bram de Jonge‘s second place at the 2018 World Championships in the Seniors division, a feat repeated by Robbie Schaaij in 2023.

The most recent tournament held in the Netherlands, and coincidentally also played with the returning Regulation Set I, was the 2025 Utrecht SC, played in May 2025. The finals saw 2023 Worlds finalist Michael Kelsch defeat fellow German player Louis Markl to win his third major title, and second one in that season!

The last time there was a Regional (instead of a Special) Championships in the Netherlands was the 2016 Eindhoven Regional, played in Pokémon Omega Ruby & Pokémon Alpha Sapphire with the VGC16 ruleset. The finals saw 2012 Italy National Champion in the Senior division Luca Breitling-Pause defeat fellow German player Timo Koppetsch to win his first Regional Championships title in the Masters division!

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