May 16 - 24, 2026

Registration Period
April 24 - 11:59 p.m., May 12, 2026
Deck Registration
May 13 - 8:59 a.m., May 16, 2026
Preliminaries
Day 1: May 16, 2026
Day 2: May 24, 2026
Finals
May 24, 2026
*Same day as the Day 2 preliminaries.
Entry Fee
Free
Eligibility
Residents of Japan: Participants must be 13 years of age or older when the tournament begins.
Overseas residents: Participants must be 20 years of age or older when the tournament begins.
Tournament Rules
Format
Preliminaries: Rotation / Best of 1 (2 decks)
Finals: Rotation / Best of 3

*Dates and times are in Japan Standard Time (JST).

Preliminaries: Day 1
Swiss / 10 rounds / BO1 (2 decks)
8 wins to advance to Day 2
Preliminaries: Day 2
Swiss / 7 rounds / BO1 (2 decks)
6 wins to advance to the finals
Finals
Single-elimination / 5 rounds / BO3
*The number of rounds played during the Day 1 and Day 2 preliminaries may change depending on the total number of participants.

February 2026
  • Day 1 Preliminaries
    7th & 8th
  • Day 2 Preliminaries & Finals
    15th
May 2026
  • Day 1 Preliminaries
    16th
  • Day 2 Preliminaries & Finals
    24th
November 2026
  • Day 1 Preliminaries
    7th & 8th
  • Day 2 Preliminaries & Finals
    15th

For Reaching 2nd Round of Finals
JPY 70,000
For Reaching Finals
JPY 35,000
Participation
All Players
An original emblem
Day 2 Players
An Apprentice's Globe

*These prizes will be distributed in Shadowverse: Worlds Beyond after the tournament ends.

Qualifications / Seeding
Champion
Qualification for Day 1 of Shadowverse World Grand Prix 2026
Qualification for Day 2 of RAGE Shadowverse Japan Championship 2026 (Season 2)
Qualification for Shadowverse BO3 Showdown with byes for the first two rounds
2nd Place
Qualification for Day 1 of Shadowverse World Grand Prix 2026
Qualification for Day 2 of RAGE Shadowverse Japan Championship 2026 (Season 2)
Qualification for Shadowverse BO3 Showdown with a first-round bye
3rd Place
Qualification for Shadowverse Japan Wildcard Qualifier 2026 with byes for the first three rounds
Qualification for Day 2 of RAGE Shadowverse Japan Championship 2026 (Season 2)
Qualification for Shadowverse BO3 Showdown
5th Place
Qualification for Shadowverse Japan Wildcard Qualifier 2026 with byes for the first two rounds
Qualification for Day 2 of RAGE Shadowverse Japan Championship 2026 (Season 2)
Qualification for Shadowverse BO3 Showdown
For Reaching 2nd Round of Finals
Qualification for Shadowverse Japan Wildcard Qualifier 2026 with a first-round bye
Qualification for Day 1 of RAGE Shadowverse Japan Championship 2026 (Season 2) with byes for the first three rounds
For Reaching Finals
Qualification for Shadowverse Japan Wildcard Qualifier 2026
Qualification for Day 1 of RAGE Shadowverse Japan Championship 2026 (Season 2) with byes for the first two rounds

*Players residing outside of Japan will qualify for Shadowverse International Wildcard Qualifier 2026 instead of Shadowverse Japan Wildcard Qualifier 2026.