National Championships

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National Championships
Dates:
August 2019 – Present
Frequency:
Annually (per country, in select countries)
Tier:
Formats:
Structure:
No set restrictions

National Championships, (formerly known as Grand Championships under Fantasy Flight Games) are high-level Organized Play tournaments that typically take place only once a year per nation or territory. National Championships are considered Official Tournaments and are run in both the Archon and the Alliance formats. Tournaments are conducted under the Playstile 2LO structure.

Under the current award structure, the top 2 players from each National Championship (in Archon and Alliance) receive an invitation to that respective format's World Championship, with the champion receiving a first round bye.

Under FFG, Grand Championship players were awarded 20 Æmbershards for participation, along with 10 Æmbershards per win and an additional 150 for the winner. The winner also received a unique "Grand Champion" KeyForge deck (with a different card back and "Grand Champion" in the name, but otherwise a regular procedurally generated KeyForge deck).

2023

The 2023 National Championships were held from August 4th to October 8th 2023, and was the first year National Championships were conducted under Ghost Galaxy. Across 12 different countries, 23 championship tournaments were held (12 Archon + 11 Alliance) with a total of approximately 520 tournament entrants (includes players who attended multiple championships).

The table below contains results from the 2023 National Championships for both the Archon and Alliance formats:

Country Date Archon Alliance
Brazil October 7 – 8, 2023 Champion: zanebr (Czar “Isqueirinho” Raposo)

Runner-Up: srmilagr (Mehitabel, a Raivosa, Protetora do Retiro)

Top 4: garudinha (Reitor Gideon Evans)

Top 4: meepleoz (Z. Ishikawa, Imperatriz da Via do Tempo)

34 players total

Champion: garudinha (MM Alliance)

Runner-Up: zanebr (WoE Alliance - Ekwidon, Unfathomable, Sanctum)

Top 4: decnop (CotA Alliance - Dis, Shadows, Untamed)

Top 4: carequeichon (AoA Alliance)

27 players total

Canada October 7 – 8, 2023 Champion: drsheep (Adm. Inslang, the Pink Fraud)

Runner-Up: JDG314 (Chandra the Probably Complex)

Top 4: Future Self (Becky “Axle” Jintroflow)

Top 4: Rowbot (Z. F. Powersiege of the Silver Cove)

37 players total

Champion: drsheep (WoE Alliance)

Runner-Up: Future Self (WoE Alliance)

Top 4: rogueursa (MM Alliance)

Top 4: benthemonkey (AoA Alliance)

27 players total

Chile October 7 – 8, 2023 Champion: uminaria (Hazardous “Big Country” Siti)

Runner-Up: cachorro (Aikaterini “Trol”, Sacerdotisa de la Lonja)

15 players total

Champion: cachorro (MM Alliance)

Runner-Up: ElGrillo (MM Alliance)

Top 4: Jagavila (AoA Alliance)

Top 4: Uminaria (MM Alliance)

10 players total

Denmark September 23 – 24, 2023 Champion: torvalpo (O. Ames, the Cliff Zealot)

Runner-Up: caspian_dk (Slatdrab, Spawn of Extrabelt)

19 players total

Champion: PetitBOT (AoA Alliance)

Runner-Up: Aurore (Natural Philosopher Bazi Biz-Toth)

16 players total

France September 9 – 10, 2023 Champion: Ashitaka (U. Ortiz, la charitable)

Runner-Up: vice-fet (Nestor, pilote de la bibliothèque hideuse)

Top 4: PetitBOT (The Agent of Ratcot)

Top 4: gued (“อาจารย์ตัวร้าย” โรบินสัน)

16 players total

Champion: jelapenos (WC Alliance)

Runner-Up: Tonio (AoA Alliance)

Top 4: Laxie (AoA Alliance)

Top 4: PetitBOT (MM Alliance)

16 players total

Germany September 23 – 24, 2023 Champion: kiivii (Givasting Shiver-Caprica, Reever)

Runner-Up: dome_ (Ferociphist, the Envoy of Leadership)

18 players total

No Tournament
Greece September 23 – 24, 2023 Champion: Fwtaras (Aerodium, Fountain Naysayer)

Runner-Up: Peavy (She who Tampers With Harmony)

Approx. 8–16 players total

Champion: Xaos (CotA Alliance)

Runner-Up: Peavy (MM Alliance)

5 players total

Netherlands September 30 – October 1, 2023 Champion: Harmed (Prewell Nelson, the Turbulent and Idle)

Runner-Up: Matze51 (Chortzard, Spawn of Ipsispace)

16 players total

Champion: Spymaster (WC Alliance)

Runner-Up: Harmed (MM Alliance)

10 players total

Poland September 30 – October 1, 2023 Champion: Franul (Doktor Urbańska)

Runner-Up: Pendźi (Okropna Tropicielka)

22 players total

Champion: rob1k (WC Alliance: Dis, Logos, Star Alliance)

Runner-Up: Dreamymarek (AoA Alliance: Logos, Mars, Shadows)

8 players total

Sweden September 30 – October 1, 2023 Champion: AlgernonR (Burton the Rapid)

Runner-Up: r0gershrubber (Robynsen, the Sensei of Sympathy)

24 players total

Champion: Jonas ”Candyman” Candika (AoA Alliance)

Runner-Up: Lainusu (WC Alliance)

16 players total

United Kingdom September 30 – October 1, 2023 Champion: therevonline (Sasha, Compact Apothecary Delegate)

Runner-Up: George gj999 (Georges, Durable Mirage Ratcatcher)

45 players total

Champion: Aurore (Natural Philosopher Bazi Biz-Toth)

Runner-Up: George gj999 (WC Alliance)

25 players total

United States August 4 – 6, 2023 Champion: Nova (Jacques “Aombre”, lord de la station)

Runner-Up: VermontGamer (Pyschorubios Gaard-Viville, Thrall)

Top 4: SecondAct (SecondAct who Lionizes Helium)

Top 4: Big Z (“Pink Jacket” Tadeusz, City Dreamchaser)

66 players total

Champion: AV8R (AoA Alliance)

Runner-Up: JayPower (MM Alliance)

Top 4: Jaylas21 (MM Alliance)

Top 4: SydnieSteele (AoA Alliance)

39 players total

2019-2020 (FFG Era)

2019
Aug. 15-18
Germany flag Düsseldorf, Germany
Sealed
Adaptive
87
Unknown
Sealed
Adaptive
87
Unknown
Aug. 23-25
Canada flag Toronto, Canada
Archon
Survival
23
Kirk Maijala
Archon
Survival
23
Kirk Maijala
Archon
Triad
48
Phillip McKay
Sealed
Triad
70
Colby Bennardo
Archon
Triad
244
Cristiano Erente
Sep. 28
Greece flag Athens, Greece
Archon
Solo
Xristos Tsoukalas
Archon
Solo
Xristos Tsoukalas
Archon
Triad
67
Eddy Audibert
Oct. 19-20
Denmark flag Taastrup, Denmark
Sealed
Adaptive
65
Christian Vestergaard
Sealed
Adaptive
65
Christian Vestergaard
Nov. 9-10
Netherlands flag Utrecht, Netherlands
Archon
Survival
114
Erik Courier
Archon
Survival
114
Erik Courier
Final best-of-3, WC not legal due to 11 Days Rule
Nov. 15-17
Spain flag Madrid, Spain
Sealed
Adaptive
Alejandro Rosa Calero
Sealed
Adaptive
Alejandro Rosa Calero
Nov. 16-17
Sweden flag Stockholm, Sweden
Sealed
Adaptive
32
Andre Johansson
Sealed
Adaptive
32
Andre Johansson
Nov. 23
Belgium flag Saint-Gilles, Belgium
Archon
Survival
Aurore Inara
Archon
Survival
Aurore Inara
2-deck "true" survival
Nov. 23-24
Poland flag Gdańsk, Poland
Sealed
Triad
121
Unknown
Unknown
Sealed
Triad
121
Unknown
Open 2 and use 1 deck from each set
Sealed
Triad
178
Rafael Akira
Used Age of Ascension for the event
Nov. 29-Dec. 1
China flag Shanghai, China
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Archon
Survival
Unknown
2020
Jan. 18-19
Chile flag Santiago, Chile
Sealed
Adaptive
Unknown
Unknown
Sealed
Adaptive
Unknown
Unknown
Feb. 2
Australia flag Parramatta, NSW, Australia
Archon
Adaptive
16
Alex Forndran
Archon
Adaptive
16
Alex Forndran
Feb. 29-Mar. 1
UK flag Milton Keynes, UK
Archon
Survival
158
Alejandro Rosa Calero
Archon
Survival
158
Alejandro Rosa Calero
Not a true survival, Finals best-of-3, First 2-time GC winner

Further Reading

2023 National Championships

References

KeyForge Organized Play