National Championships
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National Championships
Dates:
August 2019 – Present
Frequency:
Annually (per country, in select countries)
Tier:
Structure:
No set restrictions
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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
Düsseldorf, Germany
Sealed
Adaptive
87
Unknown
Aug. 23-25
Toronto, CanadaArchon
Survival
23
Kirk Maijala
Archon
Survival
23
Kirk Maijala
Aug. 24-25
Melbourne, AustraliaArchon
Triad
48
Phillip McKay
Archon
Triad
48
Phillip McKay
Aug. 29-
Sep. 2
NOVA, Washington, USSealed
Triad
70
Colby Bennardo
Sealed
Triad
70
Colby Bennardo
Sep. 14-15
Modena, ItalyArchon
Triad
244
Cristiano Erente
Archon
Triad
244
Cristiano Erente
Sep. 28
Athens, GreeceArchon
Solo
Xristos Tsoukalas
Archon
Solo
Xristos Tsoukalas
Oct. 4-6
Lyon, FranceArchon
Triad
67
Eddy Audibert
Archon
Triad
67
Eddy Audibert
Oct. 19-20
Taastrup, DenmarkSealed
Adaptive
65
Christian Vestergaard
Sealed
Adaptive
65
Christian Vestergaard
Nov. 9-10
Utrecht, NetherlandsArchon
Survival
114
Erik Courier
Archon
Survival
114
Erik Courier
Final best-of-3, WC not legal due to 11 Days Rule
Nov. 15-17
Madrid, SpainSealed
Adaptive
Alejandro Rosa Calero
Sealed
Adaptive
Alejandro Rosa Calero
Nov. 16-17
Stockholm, SwedenSealed
Adaptive
32
Andre Johansson
Sealed
Adaptive
32
Andre Johansson
Nov. 23
Saint-Gilles, BelgiumArchon
Survival
Aurore Inara
Archon
Survival
Aurore Inara
2-deck "true" survival
Nov. 23-24
Gdańsk, PolandSealed
Triad
121
Unknown
Unknown
Sealed
Triad
121
Unknown
Open 2 and use 1 deck from each set
Nov. 29-Dec. 1
São Paulo, BrazilSealed
Triad
178
Rafael Akira
Sealed
Triad
178
Rafael Akira
Used Age of Ascension for the event
Nov. 29-Dec. 1
Shanghai, ChinaUnknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Dec. 21
Taipei City, TaiwanArchon
Survival
Unknown
Archon
Survival
Unknown
2020
Jan. 18-19
Santiago, ChileSealed
Adaptive
Unknown
Unknown
Sealed
Adaptive
Unknown
Unknown
Feb. 2
Parramatta, NSW, AustraliaArchon
Adaptive
16
Alex Forndran
Archon
Adaptive
16
Alex Forndran
Feb. 29-Mar. 1
Milton Keynes, UKArchon
Survival
158
Alejandro Rosa Calero
Archon
Survival
158
Alejandro Rosa Calero
Not a true survival, Finals best-of-3, First 2-time GC winner
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