News about Riftbound Regional Championships

Oct 26, 2026Organized play2 outlets

Riftbound sets 2027 organized play with ranked ladder and four Continentals (opens the original at Riot Games, Inc.)

Riftbound's 2027 program adds Ladder Points, a five-rank ladder and Grandmaster titles for the top 50 annual players, four three-day Continentals (Dallas, Melbourne, London, Toronto), three-day Regionals and 30-40 Showdown Series events per season.

Oct 15, 2026Organized play

Riftbound revises Regional Championship prizes and tightens integrity rules (opens the original at Riot Games, Inc.)

At Regional Championships the top 58 players will pick Overnumbered Foil Plated Legends by placement, match concessions and post-time result deciding are banned, and decklists are open. Each Regional's Top 8 is invited to a first World Championship Showcase in China in late January.

Sep 23, 2026Organized play

Riftbound sets first 2027 Regionals in Madrid and Philadelphia and a Continental in Dallas (opens the original at Riot Games, Inc.)

Riftbound renamed its Regional Qualifiers to Regionals and scheduled 2027 events in Madrid (February 5-7) and Philadelphia (February 12-14). The first Continental, successor to the Regional Championships, takes place in Dallas on March 26-28, 2027.

Aug 4, 2026Organized play

Riftbound reshapes 2027 organized play and moves stores from Carde.io to its own platform (opens the original at Riot Games, Inc.)

Riftbound is replacing Summoner Skirmish with the Riftbound Challenge Series and a monthly Nexus Cup, and renaming Regional Qualifiers to Regionals and Regional Championships to Continentals. Stores begin moving from Carde.io to the Riftbound Gaming Network on 14 September.

May 29, 2026Organized play

Riftbound adds sanctioned third-party Showdown Series and French Le Rift Tour circuit (opens the original at Riot Games, Inc.)

Riftbound is adding the Showdown Series, sanctioned tournaments run by partner organizers in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific that award Regional Championship invites, plus Le Rift Tour, a French national circuit tied to the game's launch in France.