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 & the United Kingdom (EU/UK), 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.

Tournament Structure

  1. There will be 3 levels of tournaments: Shop Challenges, Regional Qualifiers, and World Finals.
    • Champions of Regional Qualifiers will receive a sponsored invitation to the World Finals in Spring 2026.
      The 2nd and 3rd place will receive non-sponsored invitations to the World Finals.
    • Invitations that are not accepted will be passed down, up to the 4th place. Sponsored invitations may only be passed down to the 4th place if both the 2nd and 3rd place are unable to attend.
    • If the champion of a Regional Qualifier has already accepted a sponsored invitation, the sponsored invitation for that Regional Qualifier will be passed down. Similarly, if the 2nd or 3rd place of a Regional Qualifier has already accepted any invitation, the non-sponsored invitation for that Regional Qualifier will be passed down.
  2. Champions of World Finals 24/25 will receive a sponsored invitation to the next World Finals as returning champions to defend their title.
    • Returning champions will not be able to pass down their invitations.
    • Champions from Bushiroad Championship Series 24/25 will be participating at the Bushiroad Championship Series 25/26 World Finals.
  3. Shop Challenges will be run for all games and formats.
  4. All Regional Qualifiers, as well as World Finals, will be designated as Level 3 tournaments. Side Events held at Regional Qualifier events are designated as Level 1 tournaments.
  5. Players will be able to compete and receive invitations in any region.
  6. Players who have earned multiple World Finals invitations may only accept one invitation and will only receive one set of participation prizes corresponding to the game and format of the accepted invitation.
    • Example 1: Player A receives a World Finals invitation for Cardfight!! Vanguard (Standard) and Shadowverse: Evolve at their region’s Regional Qualifiers. They choose to accept the invitation for Shadowverse: Evolve. As such, they will only be eligible to receive the participation prizes for Shadowverse: Evolve.
    • Example 2: Player B receives a World Finals invitation for Cardfight!! Vanguad (Standard) in two different Regional Qualifiers (X and Y). They choose to accept the invitation from Region X. They will receive a single set of participation prizes for Cardfight!! Vanguard (Standard).