Bushiroad Championship Series (BCS) is an officially sanctioned tournament series held annually across more than 25 locations. Thousands of players gather to face off in heart-racing games for attractive prizes and a coveted invitation to World Finals.
The next season, Bushiroad Championship Series 25/26 (BCS 25/26), will span three regions: Asia & Oceania (AO), Europe (EU), and North & Latin America (NA/LA). Players can compete at the shop-level Shop Challenges or directly at the regional-level Regional Qualifiers.
The World Finals is an invite-only event and will be held in Spring 2026.
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The tournament is open to all players except the following:
Please ensure that your Bushi Navi account has been authenticated by SMS before registering for any Regional Championship.
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Players are required to use opaque card sleeves so that the back of the cards cannot be easily distinguished.
Oversleeves with a matte finishing on one side and gloss finishing on the other side are allowed. However, the matte finishing has to be uniform on either the front or back of the cards. Oversleeves with patterns or borders are not allowed.
Only officially licensed sleeves may be used.
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Players are only allowed to use the following aid items:
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A double loss will be issued to both players. No extra time will be awarded.
Players have 10 minutes to finish 3 extra turns. After 10 minutes or at the end of the third turn, whichever comes first, the player with less damage wins the game. If damage is the same, both players play until the next instance of damage is taken.
There will be no time limit for the final match.
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Standard will be held in an Individual format.
Swiss
Best of 1
30 minutes per round.
The number of rounds will depend on the number of players and schedule, with a cap of 9 rounds.
Best of 1
30 minutes per round.
There will be no time limit for the final match.
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Premium will be held in an individual format.
Swiss
Best of 1
35 minutes per round.
The number of rounds will depend on the number of players and schedule, with a cap of 9 rounds.
Best of 1
35 minutes per round.
There will be no time limit for the final match.
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Future Card Buddyfight × Cardfight!! Vanguard Special Tournament will be held in an Individual format.
Swiss
Best of 1
30 minutes per round.
The number of rounds will depend on the number of players and schedule, with a cap of 9 rounds.
Best of 1
30 minutes per round.
There will be no time limit for the final match.
Players may only use cards from【VGE-DZ-TB01】Cardfight!! Vanguard Title Booster 01 “Future Card Buddyfight” in their ride deck and main deck. Nationless cards are allowed.
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Weiß Schwarz will be held in an Individual format.
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Players are required to use opaque card sleeves so that the back of the cards cannot be easily distinguished.
Oversleeves with a matte finishing on one side and gloss finishing on the other side are allowed. However, the matte finishing has to be uniform on either the front or back of the cards. Oversleeves with patterns or borders are not allowed.
Only officially licensed sleeves may be used.
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Players are only allowed to use the following aid items:
Center markers must not be a card from any trading card game.
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Best of 1
35 minutes per round.
The number of rounds will depend on the number of players and schedule, with a cap of 9 rounds.
Best of 1
35 minutes per round.
There will be no time limit for the final match.
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A double loss will be issued to both players. No extra time will be awarded.
Players have 10 minutes to finish 3 extra turns. After 10 minutes or at the end of the third turn, the player with less level wins the game. If both players are the same level, the player with less clock wins the game. If both players have the same level and clock, both players play until the next change of clock happens.
There will be no time limit for the final match.
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Shadowverse: Evolve will be held in an Individual format.
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Players are required to use opaque card sleeves so that the back of the cards cannot be easily distinguished.
Oversleeves with a matte finishing on one side and gloss finishing on the other side are allowed. However, the matte finishing has to be uniform on either the front or back of the cards. Oversleeves with patterns or borders are not allowed.
Only officially licensed sleeves may be used.
Players are strongly recommended to use sleeves that differ from their other sleeves for their main deck.
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Players are only allowed to use the following aid items:
Only official English edition materials and devices with Shadowverse: Evolve Sidekick app (specifically for use of the app) can be used.
In addition, writing material to keep track of life count is also allowed.
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Best of 1
30 minutes per round.
The number of rounds will depend on the number of players and schedule, with a cap of 9 rounds.
Best of 1
30 minutes per round.
There will be no time limit for the final match.
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A double loss will be issued to both players. No extra time will be awarded.
Players have 10 minutes to finish 3 extra turns. After 10 minutes or at the end of the third turn, whichever comes first, the player with less leader defense loses the game. If both players have the same leader defense, both players play until the next change of defense at the end of the current turn. The player with less leader defense loses the game.
There will be no time limit for the final match.