Saturday, April 4, 2015

Cardfight!! Vanguard & Weiss Schwarz:
Asia Championship 2015
- Regional Qualifiers


We are pleased to announce Asia Championship 2015 tournament for Cardfight!! Vanguard and Weiss Schwarz. Who will be the new Asia Champion?

The Asia Championship qualifiers will be held in 7 different countries: Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Hong Kong, China and Thailand.

The top player from each country will be invited to the finals to be held in Japan.

Entry into the event is free! We look forward to your participation!

(A) Schedule
Note 1: Cosplay or clothing similar to costumes as well as changing both inside and outside the venue is prohibited.
Note 2: Filming and photo-taking is prohibited.

Thailand
Venue: Airport Rail Link Makkasan

Cardfight!! Vanguard
Date: 14th March 2015, Saturday

Weiss Schwarz
Date: 15th March 2015, Sunday

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China
Venue: Guangzhou Comic City

Cardfight!! Vanguard
Date: 15th March 2015, Sunday

Weiss Schwarz
Date: 15th March 2015, Sunday

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Malaysia
Venue: Nu Sentral Mall, Jalan Stesen Sentral 5, Brickfields, 50470 Kuala Lumpur

Weiss Schwarz
Date: 14th March 2015, Saturday

Cardfight!! Vanguard
Date: 15th March 2015, Sunday

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Indonesia
Venue: Lotte Mall Atrium, Jln. Prof Dr. Satrio Kav. 3-5, Karet Kuningan Jakarta 12940

Cardfight!! Vanguard
Date: 22nd March 2015, Sunday

Weiss Schwarz
Date: 22nd March 2015, Sunday

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Taiwan
Venue: 台湾㞁地地此,台湾市南京路127号

Cardfight!! Vanguard
Date: 22nd March 2015, Sunday

Weiss Schwarz
Date: 22nd March 2015, Sunday

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Hong Kong
Venue: ACG HK 2015

Weiss Schwarz
Date: 26th April 2015, Sunday

Venue: TBA

Cardfight!! Vanguard
Date: 29th March 2015, Sunday

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Singapore
Venue: Suntec City, Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hall 403

Cardfight!! Vanguard
Date: 4th April 2015, Saturday
Registration: 12 p.m.

Weiss Schwarz
Date: 4th April 2015, Saturday
Registration: 9 a.m.

Side Event:
Vanguard: Hero Format
Date: 4th April 2015, Saturday
Registration: 10 a.m.
Format: Extreme Format
Participation Gift:
- 1 Snow Element, Blizza (PR)

- 1 Vanguard "G" Limited Edition Deck Box

Note 1: Players will join forces in this format to play against [?].
Note 2: During the WGP2014's Finals in Japan, there was a 1 vs 36 players match.
Note 3: There will be multiple sessions

How to Play? (Hints):
30th March 2015: Players will form a party of 36 players and join the raid against the boss.

31st March 2015: All Vanguard can only attack once per turn. Even if your skill allows you to [Stand], you cannot attack again during this turn.

1st April 2015: Special status will be implemented on all [R] on the left and right column.

2nd April 2015: Decks used by the Raid Boss do not consist of normal Vanguard cards.

3rd April 2015: Examples cards from the Raid Boss' deck:-
Schwarzschild Dragon:
Normal Unit, Grade 1, Power 33000, Critical 2


School Punisher, Leo-pald "Яeverse"
Trigger Unit, Retire all your opponent's units in [G] and negate the effect of "cannot be hit"


Star-vader, "Omega" Glendios
Trigger Unit, During your next turn, you win the game


Vanguard: Quest Fight
Date: 4th April 2015, Saturday
Registration: 10 a.m.
Format: Extreme Format
Note 1: Players will have to complete multiple task to Grade up and exchange for prizes!
Note: Stay tune for more information

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(B) Tournament Details

(I) Cardfight!! Vanguard: Regional Qualifier
Eligibility:-
- Invitation-Only Event: Indonesia, Taiwan, Hong Kong
- Open Event: Singapore, Malaysia, China, Thailand

Rules:-
- All Japanese version cards released and distributed before the tournament date can be used.
Note 1: Cards released and distributed on the day itself cannot be used in the tournament.
Note 2: Please refer to the latest tournament rules at http://www.cf-vanguard.com/howto/fighters_rule

Tournament Format:-
- Extreme Format
- 1 match 20 minutes
- All except for Singapore: Swiss Round
- Singapore: Double Elimination
- For those who cannot finish the game in 20 minutes, it will be counted as a loss for both parties

Participation Prize:-
PR/0296: Great Consistent Sage, Jiron (撞着の大賢者 ジーロン)

Top Prize:-
- Winning team will receive the Asia Championship 2015 Certificate and an invitation to the Championship Finals in Toyko, Japan at the "Big Vanguard Festival 2015" on 26th April 2015. Travel and accommodation expenses will be provided for the trip to Tokyo. Minors will need confirmation from a parent or guardian to earn the invitation to travel.

Things to note:-
- Please always bring your own writing material such as a ballpoint pen.
- Please contact your local official retailer for more information regarding your Region qualifier.
- Only Japanese version cards can be used for this tournament.

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(II) Weiss Schwarz: Regional Qualifier
Eligibility:-
- Invitation-Only Event: Indonesia, Taiwan, Hong Kong
- Open Event: Singapore, Malaysia, China, Thailand

Rules:-
- All Japanese version cards released and distributed before the tournament date can be used.
Note 1: Cards released and distributed on the day itself cannot be used in the tournament.
Note 2: Please refer to the latest tournament rules at http://www.ws-tcg.com/rules/deck_rules.html
Note 3: Please refer to the latest card restriction at http://www.ws-tcg.com/rules/ws_deck_2014zenki.pdf

Tournament Format:-
- Neo-Standard
- 1 match 30 minutes
- All except for Singapore: Swiss Round
- Singapore: Double Elimination
- It will be counted as a loss for both players if they do not finish the match within the time limit

Participation Prize:-
PI/SE24-P01 PR: 一緒にお風呂 イリヤ&美遊

Top Prize:-
- Winning team will receive the Asia Championship 2015 Certificate and an invitation to the Championship Finals in Toyko, Japan at the "Big Vanguard Festival 2015" on 26th April 2015. Travel and accommodation expenses will be provided for the trip to Tokyo. Minors will need confirmation from a parent or guardian to earn the invitation to travel.

Things to note:-
- Please always bring your own writing material such as a ballpoint pen.
- Please contact your local official retailer for more information regarding your Region qualifier.
- Only Japanese version cards can be used for this tournament.