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Europe Events Schedule 2020 Dec 17, 2019 8:08:41 GMT -8

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Post by Conkwe on Dec 17, 2019 8:08:41 GMT -8

Final Fantasy TCG - Upcoming Events 2020

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Hey everyone!

We just arrived home from an amazing Winter Cup and looking back at 2019, this was a great year for FFTCG.
The whole FFTCG-Team wishes you and your friends a great Christmas and a wonderful new year!

But we also cannot wait for the next year and we hope you feel the same way.
Let us look at the 2020 Tournament Structure for Europe.

Like in 2019, there will be multiple ways to earn a qualification to the European Championship or World Championship 2020.

Regionals, Nationals and the Leaderboard
Every Store can apply for up to two Regional Events at your local Distributor, up to a total maximum of 100 Regionals per area (UK, France, Italy, Germany, Spain & Benelux). On those events you can win Byes for the National Championships as well as the National Leaderboard.

Regionals
The minimum attendance for a Regional Event is 10 Player. Based on the number of players, there is a different amount of BYEs given out for the National Event.

10 - 24 Players - Top 1 gets a BYE
25 - 32 Players - Top 2 gets a BYE
33 - 64 Players - Top 3 gets a BYE
65+ Players - Top 4 gets a BYE

Please note: Different to 2019, a BYE will NOT pass down. And every Player can only have a total of max. 2 BYEs.

Only Regional Events will provide points for the National Leaderboards.

National Leaderboard
The National Leaderboard is an adaption of the Leaderboard we did in 2019, but we combined this with the Regionals to give everyone the same chances and avoid having too many Leaderboards. Also every area (UK, France, Italy, Germany, Spain & Benelux) will have their own Leaderboard this time with the same prices provided by us.

The first place of every National Leaderboard will receive an invite to the European Championship 2019.

Nationals
The National Event (hosted by our local Distributors) will be an open event. Everyone can attend, but you can earn BYEs during the Regional Events.
The Top X will qualify for the European Championship - see below table:

UK France Italy Germany Spain Benelux
Top 4 Top 4 Top 4 Top 3 Top 3 Top 2
As we are also expanding into Eastern Europe, there will be 1 more Slot allocated to an Eastern Europe National, but they will not have a Leaderboard this year.

The Winner of those 6 Nationals (UK, France, Italy, Germany, Spain & Benelux) will receive two BYEs for the European Championship and also receives an invite to "The Playoff".

Grand Opens
We will continue our Partnership with cardmarket.com and will participate on 4 Grand Open Events in 2020.

8./9. February - Grand Open Paris
28./29. March - Grand Open Seville
6./7. June - Grand Open Bologna
8./9. August - Grand Open Cologne
The Top 3 of every Grand Open will qualify for the European Championship.

And once more we will provide a Grand Open Leaderboard, where the Winner will qualify for the World Championship 2020 in Singapore directly. In addition, we will produce an exclusive Leaderboard Playmat for the Top 10 Players.

Crystal Cups
Different to 2019, there will be only 5 Crystal Cups in 2020:

22./23. February - Crystal Cup - Spain
14./15. March - Crystal Cup - UK
16./17. May - Crystal Cup - Benelux
27./28. June - Crystal Cup - Germany
15./16. August - Crystal Cup - France
The Top 4 of every Crystal Cup will qualify for the European Championship and the Winner will win an invite to the World Championship 2020 in Singapore (with travel & accommodation sorted).

Different to 2019, we have decided to change the Draft-bit from the Crystal Cups. Instead of drafting the current Opus-Set, we will Draft the FFTCG All Stars Draft Cube, developed by Masahiko Morita from Hobby Japan. This All Stars Cube contains a total count of 500 different cards (without any duplicates) and we will post the full list online as well as update it if needed.

Last Chance Qualifier
Friday, the day before the European Championship, we will host the Last Chance Qualifier with 4 more Invites to the European Championship and this Event is open for everyone.

The Winner of the Last Chance Qualifier will also receive two BYEs for the European Championship and an invite to "The Playoff".

Every Participant of the Last Chance Qualifier can participate on Side Activities on the European Championship.

The Playoff
The Playoff is a 8 Player K.O.-Tournament, where the Winner will qualify for the World Championship 2020 in Singapore. This event will take place shortly before the European Championship will start on Saturday as well as the first two rounds.

Invited are the 6 National Champions, the Winner from the Last Chance Qualifier and the European Champion 2019.

European Championship
Different to the European Championship 2019, we have removed the Day 2 Invites and therefore reduced the total Player count to 64.

The Top 3 will qualify for the World Championship 2020 in Singapore.

Date: 26./27. September
Location: not decided yet

We hope to see you all on many Events in 2020! <3
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Europe Events Schedule 2020 Jan 17, 2020 11:33:42 GMT -8

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Post by Conkwe on Jan 17, 2020 11:33:42 GMT -8

FFTCG Europe Facebook Page

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Today we have some News regarding the Grand Opens, hosted and organized by Cardmarket Series Final Fantasy TCG

This year the Grand opens will feature two different Main Events.

Saturday will be played in Standard Constructed (bo1)+Top 15 Cut (bo3).

Sunday will be played in L3 Constructed (bo1) + Top15 Cut (bo3)

Both Events will offer a different Playmat for the Top 8 (it will be the same for all 4 Grand Opens) and the Top 16 of each event will receive a pack of those gorgeous Reynn-Sleeves (also at every of the 4 Grand Opens).
We will reveal the Playmat-Designs within the next days.

Everyone in the Standard Constructed Event will also receive points towards the Grand Open Leaderboard-Event (where the Winner will receive his or her invite for the FFTCG World Championship 2020 in Singapore) and the Top 5 of the Leaderboard will win another special Playmat created for the Grand Open Leaderboard.

As the L3 Constructed Event does not count towards the Grand Open Leaderboard, we have decided to form a new L3 Championship, that will be held later this year - The Top 4 of each L3 Grand Open will qualify for this and the Winner will receive flight & accommodation paid for this trip.

The Grand Open Dates are:
8. / 9. February - Grand Open Paris, France
28. / 29. March - Grand Open Seville, Spain
6. / 7. June - Grand Open Bologna, Italy
8. / 9. August - Grand Open Cologne, Germany

You can find your Tickets and all information here:
www.cardmarket.com/en/FinalFantasy/Products/Tickets
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Last Edit: Jan 17, 2020 11:36:54 GMT -8 by Conkwe

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Europe Events Schedule 2020 Feb 6, 2020 10:14:49 GMT -8

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Post by Conkwe on Feb 6, 2020 10:14:49 GMT -8

European Crystal Cups 2020

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Hey everyone,

Apologies for the late news post. Unfortunately, we are struggling with a few roadblocks at the moment and wanted to announce all the details for you once everything is 100% confirmed. We do understand that you need more time in advance to book your trips to the events, so we will now share all the details we have so far, even when it is not 100% confirmed yet.

The first two locations are confirmed, the other 3 are not final and might change if necessary.

Locations
Different to 2019, there will be only 5 Crystal Cups in 2020:

22./23. February - Crystal Cup Ice/Lightning – Madrid
Júpiter Juegos - Calle Manuel Silvela, 8, 28010 Madrid, Spain
Get Tickets here: crystalcup.jupiterjuegos.com/
14./15. March - Crystal Cup Earth/Fire – London
City of London Academy, 240 Lynton Rd, London SE1 5LA - hosted by The Brotherhood Games
Get Tickets here: www.thebrotherhoodgames.co.uk/shop/final-fantasy-crystal-cup-14th-15th-march-london-ticket/
16./17. May - Crystal Cup Light – Antwerp
Hilton Antwerp - will update the full address if 100% confirmed
27./28. June - Crystal Cup Dark – Cologne
CCXP Cologne - will update with more details, please don't purchase tickets yet
15./16. August - Crystal Cup Wind/Water – Lyon
Golden Tulip - will update the full address if 100% confirmed
We will update this post as soon as a new Venue is confirmed.

Format
The Tournament will be played Standard Constructed with All Stars Draft for Day 2.

Day 1 will contain bo1 Swiss Rounds (based on the number of participants) and the Top 32 will move on to Day 2.

Day 2 will seed the Players into Pods of 8, based on their Day 1 Ranking. (So, 1-8 will be Pod1, 9-16 Pod2, and so on). In those Pods you will draft with the provided All Stars Cube and play another three bo1 Rounds. In those matches, it is possible to play your Day 1 opponents again.

The combined Score of Day 1 and the thee Draft-Games will determinate the Top 8 which will play bo3 Single Elimination.

Side Event
Everyone who does not manage to secure a slot for day 2 is welcome to join our L3 Constructed Side Event.

The event will be played in bo1 Swiss (based on the number of players) and will not have a Single Elimination Top Cut. The Rounds and prizing will be determined by the number of participants.

Prizing
All Crystal Cups in Europe will follow the same prizing Structure:

Every Participant will receive 2 Booster-packs of the current Opus (in the language of the Country hosting the Crystal Cup), various Promo-cards during the Rounds as well as one pack of exclusive Sleeves:

Ice/Lightning Crystal Cup;

Earth/Fire Crystal Cup

Light Crystal Cup

Dark Crystal Cup

Wind/Water Crystal Cup

The Top 16 will receive an exclusive, premium Crystal Cup Playmat

Crystal Cup Ice/Lightning – “Squall”
Crystal Cup Earth/Fire – “Shantotto”
Crystal Cup Light – “Terra”
Crystal Cup Dark – “Kuja”
Crystal Cup Wind/Water – “Y’shtola”

Important: We’re working to finalize the prizes and official rules for these tournaments. We’ll get you that information as soon as possible. In the interim, all the information above is subject to change. Please check back soon.

We will update this post as soon as we can tell you more to any of those topics!
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Europe Events Schedule 2020 Mar 9, 2020 16:03:33 GMT -8

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Post by Conkwe on Mar 9, 2020 16:03:33 GMT -8

FB Europe Group

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Regionals 2020

We are happy to tell you that the Playmats and Trophies for the Regionals have arrived and will be shipped over to the Distributors and Stores now!

A big "Thank you!" to Gamegenic for these amazing Trophies! <3

Are you excited for the Regionals?
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Europe Events Schedule 2020 Apr 23, 2020 21:34:34 GMT -8

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Post by Conkwe on Apr 23, 2020 21:34:34 GMT -8

From the official FFTCG Website:

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We have some unfortunate updates regarding FFTCG this year due to the situation surrounding COVID-19 (novel coronavirus).

2020 European Event Schedule

With the ongoing situation surrounding COVID-19 (novel coronavirus), and our concerns for the health and well-being of the players and staff involved, we have made the decision to postpone the following events:

Summer Cup Scotland – Originally scheduled JULY 25 & 26 – Glasgow, Scotland

Crystal Cup Lyon – Originally scheduled AUGUST 15 & 16 – Lyon, Paris

2020 Regional and National Events – Originally scheduled for Spring/Summer 2020

2020 European Championship – Originally scheduled for end of September 2020

We hope to shift the event schedule once we have a better understanding of how this situation will progress. As soon as we have something solid to announce on when and how competitive events will resume, we will be sure to share it.

This was not an easy decision to make, but one we had to come to with the health and safety of our players and staff being our number one priority.

Opus XII

Considering the situation with COVID-19 worldwide, we will postpone the release of “Opus XII” which was originally scheduled to be released July 17th. We will announce a new launch date as soon as a new product release schedule has been decided.

We apologize to everyone who was looking forward to the new set, or upcoming events. We appreciate your understanding and hope all of you stay safe.
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