With the Road to Nationals season in full swing, we know players have been keenly awaiting information about their National Championship events.
We have partners and venues in place for a lot of the tournaments now, and the rest are now in the late stages of planning. We wanted to release all the confirmed details though, so that if you've already qualified via Road to Nationals, or if you're intending to go anyway, you can start planning around these dates.
We'll be updating this article with further details over the next few weeks as we finalise the venue bookings for the remaining events. If the details of your country’s National Championship are missing, please know that we’re working hard to get these locked in as quickly as possible.
Nationals 2021 – Fact Sheet (update)
Please see the link below for the National Championship 2021 Fact Sheet.
NB: Details are subject to change, particularly due to local health and safety guidelines related to Covid-19.
Invitation-only vs Open-entry Events
Details for these events have been split into two categories:
- Invitation-only National Championships
- Open-entry National Championships
Invitation-only events
In countries with larger, more established player bases qualifying for Nationals is part of the overall journey – a challenging but ultimately rewarding experience for dedicated players who secure their spot. However, we still very much want to include the overall community, and the Tournament Organisers for these events will be offering a mixture of casual and competitive side events across the weekend, alongside the centrepiece National Championships event.
Players can qualify for invitation-only National Championship events by:
- Placing in the Top 4 of a Road to Nationals event
- Receiving an invite via 90-day XP
- Using a PTI
The 90-day XP qualification period has now been UPDATED to the following dates:
- Saturday 3 July (12:01am PST) – Friday 1 October (11:59pm PST).
Invitations do not pass down. For example:
- The Top 4 at a RTN event are already qualified for Nationals.
- These invites would not pass down to the next 4 players in the standings.
- Their invite would not be passed down to the next eligible player.
The only exception to this is players who obtain an invitation via a RTN event that are also eligible for a 90-day XP invite. These players will not “use up” a 90-day XP invitation, and it will be offered to the next eligible player on the 90-day XP leaderboards.
There is no entry fee required for invitation-only National Championships.
Open-entry events
For countries with newer, or smaller, player bases, the National Championship is designed to be both a competitive event, as well as a fantastic opportunity to be as inclusive as possible by making these events open-entry. We want to provide these communities with an opportunity to play in a Premier-level tournament, while also providing an opportunity to meet up with other players from your country in the flesh and blood and help grow the overall community.
Players who qualified via the Top 4 of a Road to Nationals event will automatically receive free entry to these events, while other players will be able to purchase a ticket to the event. Please note that tickets for these events will not be available until shortly after the conclusion of the current Road to Nationals season on September 5th.
North America – Invitation Only
Country Date Player Cap Hosted by Venue USA November 5-7 TBC ChannelFireball Orange County Convention Center (Orlando, Florida) 
Country Date Player Cap Hosted by Venue Canada November 13-14 96 Dolly's Toys and Games International Center (Toronto) Europe – Invitation Only
Country Date Player Cap Hosted by Venue United Kingdom October 29-31 96 Living Realms Royal Armouries Museum (Leeds) 
Country Date Player Cap Hosted by Venue Poland November 13-14 96 Centrum gier Pegaz Collegium Copernicanum UKW (Bydgoszcz) 
Country Date Player Cap Hosted by Venue Germany November 6-7 96 White Rabbit Veranstaltungszentrum Kaue (Gelsenkirchen) 
Country Date Player Cap Hosted by Venue Spain November 6-7 64 Azkaban Juegos Hotel Amura Alcobendas (Madrid) 
Country Date Player Cap Hosted by Venue Netherlands November 13-14 48 Kai of Cards BIT-MeetMe (Ede) 
Country Date Player Cap Hosted by Venue France November 6-7 48 Ludiworld Hotel Campanile Bussy Saint Georges (Paris) Europe – Open Entry
Country Date Player Cap Hosted by Venue Austria November 6th 48 SpielRaum In-store Belgium November 14th 72 Brood en Spelen In-store Bulgaria November 7th 48 Drugiyat Zamak In-store Denmark November 13th 48 Topdeck Carlsbergvej 34, 3400 Hillerød Finland November 13th 32 Oh My Game! TBC Greece November 14th 48 Organizedplay.EU President Hotel – Europa Hall A + B (Athens) Italy November 28th TBC Digital Replay TBC Norway November 6th 48 POKE4DAYZ In-store Portugal November 6th 32 GG Lounge In-store Sweden November 13th 32 Alara Games In-store Switzerland November 7th 32 KABOOOM In-store {"id": "571be351-e7be-4b99-a2fd-12b6a44265f6", "type": "imageSlider", "value": {"title": "", "images": [4563, 4564, 4565, 4566, 4567, 4568, 4508, 4650, 4112, 4570], "use_slick": false}}APAC – Invitation Only
Country Date Player Cap Hosted by Venue Australia* TBC* 96 RC Crew Games TBC Hong Kong November 26-28 96 BattlegroundHK Organize Kwun Tong Malaysia** November 6-7 48** AK Games Suntrack Space Singapore TBC 96 Bricks Play TBC Taiwan November 20-21* 96 Fayble TBC (Taipei) Country Date Player Cap Hosted by Venue New Zealand October 23-24 96 Sushi Knight Sky Stadium (Wellington) 
*Pending local Covid-19 health and safety guidelines.
**Malaysian Nationals will be open entry
Good luck to everyone looking to secure your invitation to a National Championship event!