| Event | 2027 Nice Regional Championships |
|---|---|
| Location |  Nice, France |
| Date | 17ā18 October 2026 |
| Capacity | Undisclosed |
| Videogame | PokƩmon Champions |
| Season | 2027 Season ā VGC Regulation Set M-C |
| Format | 2-phase Swiss rounds + asymmetrical top cut Open team lists |
| Organizer | Fanfinity |
Check the organizer’s websiteĀ hereĀ 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 profileĀ and have aĀ Play! PokĆ©mon Player ID.
Sign-ups are ā¬70Ā for Masters players and ā¬40Ā for Senior and Junior players, and they open on 19Ā August at 19:00 CEST (17:00 UTC). Refunds are partially available up until one week before the event.
If the player cap is not reached, sign-ups close 3 days before the event starts, on 14 October.
For registered players, team lists must be submitted 1 hour before the event starts, by 17 October at 7:30 CEST (05:30 UTC).
Spectator passes are ā¬15Ā and can be purchased here.
Venue and schedule
The tournament is held at the Nice AcropolisĀ of the following location:
Palais de Expositions de Nice
Parv. de l’Europe
06000 Nice, France
Information about the schedule will be announced soon.
Prizes
This event is part of theĀ 2027 official TPCi circuitĀ 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 moneyĀ and PokĆ©mon TCG booster packs depending on final attendance:
| Placement | Championship Points | Kicker |
|---|---|---|
| Champion | Invite to theĀ 2027 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 | 45 CP | 1025 |
| 513th to 1024th | 22 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 | 2049-4098 | 4099+ |
| Champion | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 |
| Finalist | 72 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 |
| Semifinalists | 36 | 72 | 72 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 |
| 5th to 8th | 18 | 36 | 36 | 72 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 |
| 9th to 16th | 9 | 18 | 36 | 36 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 108 | 108 |
| 17th to 32nd | 18 | 18 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 108 | ||
| 33rd to 64th | 9 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 72 | |||
| 65th to 128th | 18 | 18 | 36 | 36 | 36 | ||||
| 129th to 256th | 9 | 18 | 18 | 36 | |||||
| 257th to 512th | 9 | 18 | |||||||
| 513th to 1024th | 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 PokĆ©mon VisaĀ® Prepaid Card). For lower prizes, it will be given as cash (for minors, as a PokĆ©mon VisaĀ® Prepaid Card).
Overview
The Nice Regional Championships is an official TPCi Regional-level event for PokĆ©mon VGC, TCG and PokĆ©mon GO.Ā It is the second Regional-level event of theĀ 2027 seasonĀ in the European circuit.
The ruleset is VGC Regulation Set M-C, and it is played using open team lists.
A little bit of history
France has been part of the Europe region of the official TPCi circuit for many years. It has hosted multiple major events, including Special Events, Regional Championships and old-era National Championships.Ā France’s greatest VGC success are the top 16 places thatĀ Hippolyte BernardĀ (2022) and ThĆ©otime Massaut (2025) achieved at the World Championships, as well as the France National Championship titles won by Adrien BouletĀ (2010) and Lionel Fey (2011).
The most recent tournament held in FranceĀ was theĀ 2026 Lille Regional Championships, played in PokĆ©mon Scarlet & PokĆ©mon Violet with the VGC Regulation Set H in October 2024. TheĀ finalsĀ saw 3-time International ChampionĀ Marco Silva defeat 2022 World Champion Eduardo Cunha to win his second Regional and fifth major title. Marco would go on to win yet another Regional-level event later in the season!
The last time there was an event in the Provence-Alpes-CĆ“te d’Azur region was theĀ 2019 Cannes Special Championships, played in PokĆ©mon Ultra Sun & PokĆ©mon Ultra Moon with the VGC19 Moon Series format in February 2019. The finals saw French player AurĆ©lien ForestĀ defeat 2018 Sheffield Regional Champion Michelle GavelliĀ to win his first major title!
