National Championships
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National Championships
Dates:
August 2019 – Present
Frequency:
Once per country each year (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 the World Championship, with the winner 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
Information on upcoming National Championships can be found on the official 2023 National Championships page.
The table below contains results from the 2023 National Championships for both the Archon and Alliance formats:
| Country | Date | Archon | CollapseAlliance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 (CotA Alliance of Logos, Dis, and Shadows)
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 of Star Alliance, Logos, and Dis)
Runner-Up: Tonio (AoA Alliance of Logos, Mars, and Shadows) Top 4: Laxie (AoA Alliance of Dis, Logos, and Shadows) Top 4: PetitBOT (MM Alliance of Dis, Logos, and Star Alliance) 16 players total |
| Germany | September 23 – 24, 2023 | Champion: kiivii (Givasting Shiver-Caprica, Reever)
Runner-Up: caspian_dk (Ferociphist, the Envoy of Leadership) 18 players total |
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| 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 |
| 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 of Logos, Mars, and Untamed)
Runner-Up: JayPower (MM Alliance of Star Alliance, Logos, and Dis) Top 4: Jaylas21 (MM Alliance of Logos, Star Alliance, and Dis) Top 4: SydnieSteele (AoA Alliance of Logos, Mars, and Untamed) 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