After Bushiroad Spring Fest in the earlier half of 2018, the Bushiroad Championship series will follow as the second Bushiroad-sanctioned tournament series held every year. Each year, thousands of players gather across more than 20 locations around the world to attend the event for the tournaments, side events and exclusive guest appearances.
Bushiroad Championship Series encompasses five tournaments of Bushiroad’s English Edition trading card games:
- Cardfight!! Vanguard Standard
- Cardfight!! Vanguard Premium
- Weiss Schwarz
- Future Card Buddyfight
- Dragoborne –Rise to Supremacy–
Deck Registration Form:
Cardfight!! Vanguard
Future Card Buddyfight
Dragoborne -Rise to Supremacy-
(i) Cardfight!! Vanguard Format
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(ii) Shop Challenge
- Cardfight!! Vanguard Standard - English Edition
- Cardfight!! Vanguard Premium - English Edition
- Weiss Schwarz - English Edition
- Future Card Buddyfight - English Edition
Shop Challenge Format
Format: Individual
Eligibility: All fighters living in the same region as the Shop Challenges / Regional Championship may participate. Fighters residing at a different region may not participate.
The event is grouped into 3 regions:
- North America / Latin America
- Europe
- Asia-Oceania
Language: Only English edition cards may be used.
Cards:
- Cards from new expansions are legal to use from the expansion’s official release date.
- Cards from expansions which are available after Sneak Preview / Pre-sale events are not allowed for use in the tournaments until the expansions are officially released.
Deck Registration: It is not mandatory to submit a deck list upon tournament registration.
Entry Fee: Shops are allowed to charge a token entry fee.
Time-up Policy: 3-extra turns according to Bushiroad TCG Advanced Floor Rules.
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Shop Challenge's Regulation & Formats
VGE-S / VGE-P / WSE / BFE Regulation & Formats
(A) Before Top 8 / Top 4
VGE-S: Best of 1, Swiss, 25 min/round
VGE-P: Best of 1, Swiss, 25 min/round
WSE: Best of 1, Swiss, 30 min/round
BFE: Best of 1, Swiss, 20 min/round OR Best of 3, Swiss, 40 min/round
(B) Cut to Top 8 or Top 4
VGE-S: Best of 1 or Best of 3, Single Elimination
VGE-P: Best of 1 or Best of 3, Single Elimination
WSE: Best of 1, Single Elimination
BFE: Best of 3, Single Elimination
Cut to Top 8 or Top 4 (Recommended):
4 players or fewer: Round Robin
5-16 players: Cut to Top 4
Above 16 players: Cut to Top 8
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FAQ:
Q1: Are Japanese edition cards allowed in the main tournaments?
A1: No, only English edition cards may be used in the main tournaments. No mixing of multiple languages in the deck is allowed too.
Q2: Am I allowed to switch decks and/or change cards in the midst of a tournament?
A2: Participants are NOT allowed to switch decks or change cards in the tournament, except for what has been stated in sideboard ruling for Future Card Buddyfight & Dragoborne –Rise to Supremacy–.
Q3: Should I sleeve the cards? May I use different sleeves for G units (Cardfight!! Vanguard) / Buddy Monster and/or Flag (Future Card Buddyfight) / Banners (Dragoborne)?
A3: Yes, you are required to use opaque card sleeves so that the back of cards cannot be easily distinguished. Maximum 2 layers of sleeves are allowed. Only licensed sleeves are allowed.
- Cardfight!! Vanguard: You MUST use different card sleeves from your main deck for your Imaginary Gift markers. You may use different card sleeves from your main deck for your G units.
- Future Card Buddyfight: You should use the same card sleeves for the whole deck, including main and sideboard cards, as well as the Buddy Monster. However, you are allowed to use a different sleeve for your Flag card.
- Dragoborne –Rise to Supremacy–: You may use different card sleeves for your Banners. Sleeves used within the main deck & sideboard have to be of the same design.
Q4: Am I allowed to use my own card supplies (sleeves, deck cases, playmats) in Shop Challenges & Regional Championship tournaments?
A4: Yes, you are allowed to use your own card supplies as long as they are licensed products. It is prohibited to use any unlicensed card supplies.
Q5: Are there any entry fees?
A5: Entry fees may be charged at each shop’s discretion for Shop Challenges. There are no entry fees to any tournament in the Bushiroad Spring Fest 2018 Regional Championships. However, players may have to pay to enter the venue if a Regional Championship is held within another event which requires an entry fee.
Q6: If I am not the citizen of any countries in the region where a Shop Challenge or Regional Championship is held but I am currently residing in a country in that region, am I able to participate that Shop Challenge or Regional Championship?
A6: Yes, you are allowed to participate in the Shop Challenges/Regional Championship in the same region as you are currently residing (North/Latin America, Europe and Asia-Oceania), regardless of your nationality.
Q7: If I have already received a BYE Card in one BCS Shop Challenge, can I participate in another Shop Challenge? If I win the tournament again, will I be granted another 1 or 2 BYEs at Regional Championships?
A7: Participants may participate in multiple BCS Shop Challenges, as long as the eligibility is fulfilled. The participant may receive multiple BYE Cards should he or she wins at multiple Shop Challenges. However, only one BYE card can be used to grant free Byes for each game at one Regional Championship.
Q8: Can one BYE Card from one Shop Challenge be used multiple times at different Regional Championships?
A8: No. The winners of any Shop Challenge must submit the BYE Card to the Bushiroad staff at the Regional Championship to receive the automatic byes, and Bushiroad staff will either cut a corner or punch a hole on the card. Hence one card can only be used once at any Regional Championship in the region.
Q9: If I have already received an invitation to World Finals from one BCS Regional Championship, can I participate in another Regional Championship? If I win the tournament again, will I receive another invitation?
A9: No. Participants may participate in multiple BCS Regional Championship, as long as the eligibility is fulfilled. However, if a participant has received an invitation to the World Finals from a previous Regional Championship of any game, that participant will not be able to receive another invitation. Should the participant win at any other Regional Championship again, the invitation will be passed down to the next available candidate.
Q10: Can I purchase cards from other players at Shop Challenges & Regional Championship tournaments?
A10: No. Players may trade cards, but are not allowed to buy/sell cards from other players at our events.
Q11: Can I play other card games at a Regional Championship?
A11: No. Players are only allowed to play Bushiroad card games at the Regional Championship tournaments.
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Shop Challenge Prizes
All Participants: An English edition hot-stamped PR card of the game played.
Cardfight!! Vanguard Standard | Cardfight!! Vanguard Premium
Weiss Schwarz | Future Card Buddyfight
Winner of each Shop Challenge:
- A certificate.
- A BYE card, which the player can exchange for free “Byes” for the Swiss rounds at a Regional Championship of the game played.
- Additional prizes may be added, should a Special Event be organized.
Shop Challenge's Location (Showing Asia-Oceania - Singapore Only):
- Shop challenge schedule for some Asia-Oceania will be updated at a later date. Stay tuned!
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(iii) Regional Championship Format
Format:
- Individual
- Before Top 8*: Swiss Format
- Top8*: Single Elimination
Eligibility:
- All fighters living in the same region as the Regional Championship may participate. Fighters residing at a different region may not participate.
- The event is grouped into 3 regions:
- North America / Latin America
- Europe
- Asia-Oceania
Language: Only English edition cards may be used.
Cards:
- Cards from new expansions are legal to use from the expansion’s official release date.
- Cards from expansions which are available after Sneak Preview / Pre-sale events are not allowed for use in the tournaments until the expansions are officially released.
Deck Registration:
- It is mandatory to register the deck (submit the deck list) upon tournament registration.
- Discrepancies between the deck list and actual deck used in the tournament may result in a penalty.
Entry Fee: Free.
Note: If the Regional Championship is held inside another convention, the entry fee to the convention may be applicable.
Byes: Champions of Shop Challenges will be awarded with a BYE Card that grants 1 or 2 automatic BYEs at a Regional Championship depending on the number of Swiss rounds.
- 1-6 Swiss rounds: 1-round bye
- 7-9 Swiss rounds: 2-round bye
Multiple Blocks: For any game which has more than 350 players seated at the start of Round 1, a second tournament will be opened up with the players split evenly between the two randomly. There will be an additional set of prizes for the Top 8/4/3/Champion respectively, including invitations to World FInals.
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Regional Championship General Format & Regulations
Deck: A player must use the same deck throughout a tournament. No switching of cards is permitted in between games within a tournament, except for the situations specified in the Sideboard Ruling for BFE & DB Best of 3 tournaments.
Sleeving:
- Fighters are required to use opaque card sleeves so that the back of cards cannot be easily distinguished.
- Sleeves used for all cards must be of the same design unless otherwise stated.
Exception:
- VGE: Imaginary Gift markers & G-deck (if any)
- BFE: Flag
- DB: Banner
VGE: Players must use different card sleeves from their deck for their Imaginary Gift markers. Players may use different card sleeves from their deck for their G Units (if any). Sleeves used for the other cards must be of the same design.
BFE: Players may use different card sleeves from their deck for their Flag.
Sleeves used for the other cards, including main deck, side-board and Buddy Monster must be of the same design.
DB: Players may use different card sleeves from their deck for their Banners.
Sleeves used for the other cards, including main deck and side-board must be of the same design.
Time-up Policy:
- Players have 10 minutes to finish the 3 extra turns. After 10 minutes, the game is decided by sudden death. (Refer to Bushiroad TCG Advanced Floor Rules for more details)
- For best of 3 formats, if the score is 1-1 after the extra turns procedure, both players lose.
Important Changes to Bushiroad Floor Rules
Future Card Buddyfight
Irregular List (May 7th 2018)
Future Card Buddyfight Best of 3 Rules
The starting player for games 2-3 will be decided by the loser of the previous game.
Cardfight!! Vanguard Rules
To be announced soon.
Sideboard Ruling (For BFE BO3 rounds)
- Fighters must use the same Buddy and Flag throughout the whole tournament. Fighters cannot change the Buddy or Flag between games.
- Fighters can have 0-10 cards for their sideboard.
- The 4 per deck rule applies to the main deck and sideboard as a whole. (i.e. You may only have up to 4 of a certain card between your deck and sideboard. Like normal games, your Buddy does not count towards the 4 per deck.)
- Between games 1-2 and 2-3 of each round, fighters may use cards from their sideboard to change their deck.
- After sideboarding, the deck needs to be in a legal state and the sideboard can be no more than 10 cards.
- Fighters must return deck to pre-sideboard state before each new round.
Sideboard Ruling (For DB BO3 rounds)
- Dragoborne must use the same Banners throughout the whole tournament. Dragoborne cannot change their Banners between games.
- Dragoborne can have only 0 or 10 cards for their sideboard.
- The sideboard may not contain Banners.
- The 4 per deck rule applies to the main deck and sideboard as a whole. (i.e. You may only have up to 4 of a certain card between your deck and sideboard.)
- Between games 1-2 and 2-3 of each round, Dragoborne may use cards from their sideboard to change their deck.
- After sideboarding, the deck needs to be in a legal state.
- Dragoborne must return deck to pre-sideboard state before each new round.
Deck Check: To avoid disputes and cases of cheating, we would require all participants to fill in Deck Registration Forms, which include their deck list and a media release agreement before registering for the tournaments.
Deck and Sleeve Checking: Organizer must check the Top 8 players’ cards and sleeves against their deck lists before starting Top 8 rounds. Deck and Sleeve Checking does not have to be performed before the Top 8 rounds, unless there are any disputes.
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VGE-S / VGE-P / WSE / BFE / DB Regulation & Formats
VGE-S: Best of 1, Swiss, 25 min/round
VGE-P: Best of 1, Swiss, 25 min/round
WSE: Best of 1, Swiss, 30 min/round
BFE: Best of 3, Swiss, 40 min/round (sideboard allowed)
DB: Best of 3, Swiss, 50 min/round, (sideboard allowed)
Note: Number of rounds will be dependent on number of participants and schedule.
VGE-S & VGE-P will cap at 9 rounds, BFE will cap at 7 rounds
Cut to Top 8
VGE-S: Best of 1, Single Elimination
VGE-P: Best of 1, Single Elimination
WSE: Best of 1, Single Elimination
BFE: Best of 3, Single Elimination (sideboard allowed)
Cut to Top 4
DB: Best of 3, Single Elimination (sideboard allowed)
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Deck Registration Form [PDF]
with Terms & Conditions
Note: Please print and fill in the above deck registration forms for BCS2018 Regional Championships.
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Regional Championship Prizes
Special Prize: To celebrate the launch of the Cardfight!! Vanguard new series, each Vanguard Standard or Premium player will receive an exclusive pack of sleeve!
*While stocks last
All Participants:
- An English edition hot-stamped PR card of the game played
- An exclusive vertical deckcase holder
Top 8 Players / Dragoborne Top 4 Players:
- A commemorative Top 8 Playmat for each Cardfight!! Vanguard, Weiss Schwarz and Future Card Buddyfight players.
- A commemorative Top 4 Playmat for each Dragoborne -Rise to Supremacy- players.
Top 4 Players: A certificate for each player
Top 3 Players:
- A medal for each player
- Unsponsored invitation to BCS2018 World Finals for 1st & 2nd Runner-ups
Champion Player:
- A special Champion PR for each player
- Sponsored invitation to BCS2018 World Finals!
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Regional Championship Location (Showing Asia-Oceania - Singapore Only)
Date: 22nd September 2018, Saturday & 23rd September 2018, Sunday
Venue: Suntec Convention Hall 403
Registration Time: 9.30 a.m.
Entry Fee: Free
Schedule:
22nd September 2018, Saturday
Bushiroad Championship Series: Cardfight!! Vanguard (Standard)
Bushiroad Championship Series: Dragoborne -Rise to Supremacy-
23rd September 2018, Sunday
Bushiroad Championship Series: Cardfight!! Vanguard (Premium Standard)
Note 2: Please fill in the deck registration form before registration.
Note 3: BYES - Champions of Shops Challenges will be awarded with a BYE Card that grants 1 or 2 BYEs at a Regional Championship.
Champion:
Sponsored invitation to Bushiroad Championship Series 2018: World Finals
1st Runner-Up & 2nd Runner-Up:
Unsponsored invitation to Bushiroad Championship Series 2018: World Finals.
Date: 22nd September 2018, Saturday & 23rd September 2018, Sunday
Venue: Suntec Convention Hall 403
Registration Time: 9.30 a.m.
Entry Fee: Free
Schedule:
22nd September 2018, Saturday
Bushiroad Championship Series: Cardfight!! Vanguard (Standard)
Bushiroad Championship Series: Dragoborne -Rise to Supremacy-
23rd September 2018, Sunday
Bushiroad Championship Series: Cardfight!! Vanguard (Premium Standard)
Bushiroad Championship Series: Future Card Buddyfight
Note 1: Only English edition cards may be used.Note 2: Please fill in the deck registration form before registration.
Note 3: BYES - Champions of Shops Challenges will be awarded with a BYE Card that grants 1 or 2 BYEs at a Regional Championship.
Champion:
Sponsored invitation to Bushiroad Championship Series 2018: World Finals
1st Runner-Up & 2nd Runner-Up:
Unsponsored invitation to Bushiroad Championship Series 2018: World Finals.
Tournament Information:
Format:
- Individual
- Before Top 8: Swiss
- Top 8: Single Elimination
Note: Top 4 will be applied to Dragoborne Tournaments.
Eligibility:
- All fighters living in the same region as the Regional Championship may participate.
- Fighters residing at a different region may not participate.
- The event is grouped into 3 regions.
- North America/Latin America
- Europe
- Asia-Oceania
Language:
- Only English edition cards may be used.
Cards:
- Cards from new expansions are legal to use from the expansion's official release date.
- Cards from expansions which are available after Sneak Preview/Pre-sales events are not allowed for use in the tournaments until the expansions are officially released.
Deck Registration:
- It is mandatory to register the deck (submit the deck list) upon tournament registration.
- Discrepancies between the deck list and actual deck used in the tournament may result in a penalty.
Entry Fee:
- Free
Note: If the Regional Championship is field inside another convention, the entry fee to the convention may be applicable.
Byes
- Champions of Shop Challenges will be awarded with a BYE Card that grants 1 or 2 automatic BYEs at a Regional Championship depending on the number of Swiss rounds.
- 1 - 6 Swiss rounds: 1 round bye
- 7 - 9 Swiss rounds: 2 round bye
Multiple Blocks:
- For any game which has more than 350 players seated at the start of Round 1, a second tournament will be opened up with the players split evenly between the two randomly.
- There will be an additional set of prizes for the Top 8/4/3/Champion respectively, including invitations to World Finals.
Special Prizes:
- To celebrate the launch of the Cardfight!! Vanguard new series, each Cardfight!! Vanguard Standard or Premium Standard player will receive an exclusive pack of sleeve!
Note: While Stocks last.
All Participants:
- An English edition Hot-stamped Promo Card of the game played.
- An exclusive vertical deckase holder.
Future Card Buddyfight
Dragoborn -Rise to Supremacy-
Cardfight!! Vanguard (Premium Standard)
Cardfight!! Vanguard (Standard)
Weiss Schwarz
Top 8's Information:
Top 4's Information:
Future Card Buddyfight
Dragoborne -Rise to Supremacy-
Cardfight!! Vanguard (Premium Standard)
Cardfight!! Vanguard (Standard)
Weiss Schwarz
