Road to the World Championship – U.S. Qualifiers

The ULTRA LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP 2026 is the inaugural tournament circuit for the ULTRAMAN CARD GAME! Ultra Leaguers will have to battle it out in these events and earn a coveted invite to compete in the first ULTRA LEAGUE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2026 that will be held on May 9 & 10, 2026, at the Sunshine City Exhibition Hall B in Tokyo, Japan!


There will be 3 Regional Qualifiers. The first one will be held in New York, one in Cleveland, and one in the West Coast from October 2025 to January 2026. Players who achieve a certain rank in the playoffs will qualify for the World Championship, and the top player(s) of each region will be "Sponsored Players", whose travel expenses and tournament participation fees will be covered by the company.



Please note that these events will be held in accordance with the floor rules of the Ultraman Card Game.

https://ultraman-cardgame.com/page/us/rules


Please check the regulations for the World Championship here.

"ULTRA LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP Regional Qualifier" in New York


Event Date : October 12th, 2025
Venue : Silk Road Gaming (https://www.facebook.com/SilkRoadGaming/)
Address : 30 Mott St, New York, NY 10013
*The shop entrance is located inside the adjoining Silk Road Cafe.
Format : Two-Deck, Best-of-3
Entry Fee : Free


"ULTRA LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP Regional Qualifier" in Cleveland


Event Date : December 6th, 2025
Venue : Sweets and Geeks(https://sweets-and-geeks.myshopify.com/pages/north-olmsted-location)
Address : 270 Great Northern Mall, North Olmsted, OH, 44070
Format : Two-Deck, Best-of-3
Entry Fee : Free


"ULTRA LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP Regional Qualifier" in the West Coast


Venue：Specific venue will be announced shortly.


Date：Specific date will be announced shortly.


Prizing


Participants will receive the following PR card.

Players who place in the top 16 in rankings after the Swiss rounds have concluded will receive a copy of the following PR card.

Additionally, players who place in the top 8 in rankings after the Swiss rounds have concluded will receive an additional copy of the above PR card. (Total 2 copies)
The top 2 players after the tournament has concluded will receive an additional copy of the above PR card. (Total 3 copies)


The Champion of the event will receive a copy of the following PR card.

※Please note if there are less 64 players at the event, the top 16 prizing will not be distributed.


The top 4 players will receive the following commemorative playmat.



Ultra League World Championship Invitations


The top players of each event will receive an invitation to participate in the Ultra League World Championships.

The breakdown of invitations is as follows.

1st Place - Sponsored Invitation
2nd Place - Unsponsored Invitation
3rd Place - Unsponsored Invitation
4th Place - Unsponsored Invitation

* If the sponsored individual is under 19 years old, one of the participant’s parents or legal guardians will also be sponsored. If the individual turns 19 years old in 2026, only the individual is sponsored.





* Additional event details will be announced soon via the official ULTRA LEAGUE app.

* Any suspected use of multiple accounts to register for the tournament will result in disqualification without notice.
* The total number of invited and sponsored players varies between regions.
* To join the Regional Qualifier Tournaments, participants under 19 years old need to get approval from parents or legal guardians.
* A participant needs to be 13 years old or older to join the Regional Qualifier Tournament.
* To join the Regional Qualifier Tournaments, a participant needs to be residing in the US. A participant does not need to have U.S. citizenship.
* We will check the ID at the venue.