One Piece TCG Regionals in Europe 2026-27: calendar, prizes and which deck to bring

Regionals are the biggest official tournaments you can enter in Europe without an invitation, and the only way to earn a seat at the European finals in January 2027. Between November and December 2026 there are seven left on the continent, from Bristol on 21 and 22 November (already sold out) to Elche in Spain on 28 and 29 November and Rungis near Paris in December. This guide to the One Piece TCG regionals in Europe covers the calendar, the prizes, how to register for each event, which ones will have OP-18 legal and which deck to bring.

Information checked on 8 November 2026 on Bandai's official Regionals Season 2 page and on each organiser's website. Seats and deadlines change fast, so always confirm on the organiser's website before you travel.

Regionals calendar in Europe: November and December 2026

These are the Season 2 regionals of the Championship 26-27 circuit. Bandai only sets the dates and prizes: each organiser runs its own venue, ticket sales and schedule.

Season 2 started in August. In Europe the Zagreb, Malmö, Utrecht (at the BCG Fest in September), Athens, Prague, London and Porto regionals have already been played. If you were looking for one of those, it no longer counts towards the January finals.

Is OP-18 legal at each regional?

OP-18 -THE DOMINANCE OF GOD- releases in English on 20 November 2026. According to Bandai, its cards are tournament legal 7 days after release in your region, which means from 27 November in Europe. Applying that rule:

• Bordeaux and Bristol: no OP-18. They are played with the current format, which already includes EB-05 (legal since 6 November).
• Elche, Munich, Utrecht and Rungis: OP-18 legal. Elche is the first European regional with the new set, and it comes just one day after it becomes legal.

No organiser states this explicitly on its event page: they all refer to Bandai's official rules and banned card list. The date comes from Bandai's general rule. Remember too that the Dracule Mihawk OP14-020 leader has been banned since 12 October 2026; the full list is in One Piece TCG banned cards.

Regionals prizes

Prizes are set by Bandai and are the same at every Season 2 regional. This is the official list by placing:

The 6 participation packs may be from a different set at each event. The serial-numbered card is unique, and Bandai warns that it will not be exchanged or replaced for any reason.

Invitations to the January 2027 finals

The prize everyone is really after at a regional is the invitation to the Season 2 Championship Finals:

• Who gets one: the top 16 at each European regional. If the regional has 800 or more players, the top 32.
• Where they are played: the European finals are on 16 and 17 January 2027 at ExCeL London, as part of BANDAI CARD GAMES Fest. The North American finals are on 9 and 10 January at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando.
• Which region is yours: Bandai states that invitations are not awarded at tournaments outside your region. If you live in Europe, you play the European regionals and go to London.
• Valid for this season only: a Season 2 invitation is only good for the Season 2 finals.
• How to use it: Bandai pre-registers you in the Bandai TCG+ app and sends you a payment code. You must pay and submit your decklist before the deadline. If you already had an invitation, yours passes down to the next player in the standings.

The winner of the European finals goes to the World Championship 26-27 in Japan, as long as they live in Europe.

How to register for a regional

There is no central registration: each organiser sells its tickets on its own website. What all of them have in common:

1. Create a Bandai TCG+ account. You are asked for your membership number (10 digits, including leading zeros) when you buy your ticket, and at most events it cannot be changed afterwards.
2. Buy your ticket on the organiser's website. Each one's link is on Bandai's official Regionals Season 2 page. Sales opened months in advance: in August for November and in September for December.
3. Submit your decklist through Bandai TCG+ before check-in or by the time the organiser sets. If you do not submit it, you can be left out.
4. Bring your physical cards, sleeved. In Europe official tournaments are played with English cards; Rungis also accepts French cards.

Tickets are personal: they cannot be resold or transferred to another name. These are the conditions for each upcoming regional:

For the rest of the official in-person circuit, from store tournaments to Store Championships, official events are listed in the Bandai TCG+ app.

Elche regional: everything you need to know

It is the only regional in Spain this Season 2 and one of the biggest in Europe by capacity. Victory Road advertises it as «Alicante One Piece Regionals 2026», but the venue is within the municipality of Elche.

Key facts

• Dates: Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 November 2026. Check-in is on Saturday morning.
• Venue: IFA – Fira Alacant, N-340, km 731, 03320 Elche (Alicante).
• Organiser: Victory Road.
• Capacity: up to 1536 players.
• Price: €38. Includes 6 One Piece TCG booster packs, 2 Regional Participation Pack 2026 Vol.2 and 1 Event Pack Vol.9.
• Format: constructed, Swiss rounds and single-elimination top cut. Victory Road has not yet published the number of rounds or the schedule.
• Invitations: Victory Road announces an invitation to the European finals for the top 32, which is what Bandai sets if the regional reaches 800 players.

Registration, waiting list and refunds

Sales opened on 23 August at 13:00. If you do not have a ticket, Victory Road has a waiting list that only covers seats freed up by refunds. On its ticketing website, spectator ticket sales show as closed as of 8 November.

If you already have a ticket and cannot go: the 70% refund ended on 8 November. Until 22 November at 23:59 you can request 30%. From 23 November there are no refunds, and name changes are not allowed.

The decklist is submitted through the Bandai TCG+ app before check-in. Everyone registered appears signed up for the event in the app.

OP-18 at Elche

With the 7-day rule, OP-18 is legal from 27 November, the day before the regional. That means you will have very little time to test the new cards with your physical deck. OP-18 cards can be used from the pre-release events at stores, so you can start testing them at store tournaments that week. If in doubt, bring a current meta deck you know well and add only the new cards you have tested.

All six new leaders are explained in OP18 leaders.

Sunday's Extra Grand Battle

On Sunday 29 there is a side event, the Extra Grand Battle, in Extra Regulation format: every released card is allowed except a few banned ones. It costs €38, has up to 768 seats, is Swiss only and gives 6 booster packs to every participant. Its sales opened on 23 August at 18:30, with the same refund conditions as the regional. Victory Road will announce more side events for Saturday and Sunday.

Which deck to bring to a regional

For Bordeaux and Bristol, the meta is the one you already know. For Elche and the December regionals, OP-18 could shake everything up, but the decks below will remain the benchmark: they are the most played across 255 winning tournament decklists between 10 October and 7 November 2026.

Data from opdecks.xyz. The most played non-leader card is Shanks OP17-022, in 27% of decklists. The full tier rankings are in the best One Piece TCG decks, and the forecast of what rises and falls with the new set is in the meta with OP-18 and EB-05.

Three tips for choosing:

• Pick a deck you can play against the clock. Regional Swiss rounds are best-of-one, 30 to 35 minutes each, and there can be up to 10 rounds in a day. A deck you know by heart plays faster and with fewer mistakes.
• Prepare the matchups you will see most. With Luffy OP13-001 and Rocks making up almost a third of winning decklists, you are very likely to face them several times.
• Do not switch decks in OP-18 week without testing. The new set will be legal one day before Elche: it is tempting to build the hot new deck, but you will arrive with no games under your belt.

Once your list is locked in, get the cards you are missing with time to spare, so your deck is sleeved before you travel.

Practise on ARENA before the regional

A regional is many rounds in a row against the clock, and that can be trained. On ARENA, our free One Piece TCG simulator, you can:

1. Play online Swiss tournaments with top cut to get used to the rhythm: several rounds in a row, a loss that does not knock you out and a cut at the end, just like at the regional.
2. Load the meta decks in one tap and repeat the matchups you are most likely to face, against the AI on its 4 levels or against a friend in a private room with a code.
3. Climb the ranked league to play opponents you do not know, with decks you do not expect.

We cannot confirm that the OP-18 cards are on ARENA yet. Practise the current meta decks on ARENA and prepare the matchups that will still be around with OP-18. ARENA, like every other simulator, is an unofficial project, not affiliated with Bandai: it is for training, and the regional is played with your physical cards.

It runs in the browser on your phone or computer, so you can play a few rounds on ARENA even on the train or plane on the way to the tournament. If you want to know how online Swiss events work, we explain it in One Piece TCG online tournaments.

FAQ

When is the One Piece regional in Elche?

On 28 and 29 November 2026, at IFA – Fira Alacant (N-340, km 731, Elche). It is organised by Victory Road, a ticket costs €38 and capacity is 1536 players.

Can you play OP-18 at the Elche regional?

According to Bandai's rule, yes: OP-18 releases on 20 November and is legal 7 days later, on 27 November. Elche, on the 28th, is the first European regional with the new set. Bordeaux and Bristol are played without it.

How many players get an invitation to the finals?

The top 16 at each European regional, or the top 32 if there are 800 or more players. The European finals are on 16 and 17 January 2027 at ExCeL London.

What do I need to register for a regional?

A Bandai TCG+ account, with your membership number, to buy your ticket on the organiser's website. The decklist is submitted through the app before the tournament, and you play with physical English cards.

Keep reading

• OP-18 leaders: the six leaders of The Dominance of God.
• Best One Piece TCG decks: the tier list for the current meta.
• One Piece TCG online tournaments: where to train the Swiss format.

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