Ranking Tournaments

Period: 1st April 2015 – 31st March 2016


Take part in the Ranking Tournaments held all across the Asia region to earn ranking points! 2 formats are now available for all players to participate in and earn points to take part in the Rank-Up League and get seeded for the Asia Championships!

Tournament Format

Advanced Format	SP Format
Take part in the standard format ranking tournaments with your deck that fulfills the latest Forbidden Card List!	Beside following the latest Forbidden Card List, build your deck following a special card pool and earn extra Ranking points!
Card Legality: Only Japanese, Asia English and Traditional-Chinese language cards Format: Swiss or Single Elimination Forbidden Card List:Link	Card Legality: Only Japanese, Asia English and Traditional-Chinese language cards Format: Swiss or Single Elimination Forbidden Card List: Link Additional Rule Besides complying to the forbidden card list, only products listed can be used for the event:Link Any version of a card in the listed products mentioned above are permitted.
Ranking Point System 15 points for participation. 10 points for winning a round. No points lost for losing a round.	Ranking Point System 30 points for participation. 10 points for winning a round. No points lost for losing a round.

For more details, please check the following: Ranking Tournament Schedule


Top Duelists
Prizes
Annual Top Rankers of each area/region will receive limited edition accessories! (TBA)

Hong Kong / Taiwan: Top 100 Rankers of year
Singapore / Malaysia / Philippines: Top 50 Rankers of year

The Top 8 Rankers of year for each area/region will become seeded for their area's/region’s respective Asia Championship 2016 qualifiers!

The ranking champion for each area between the periods of 1st April 2015 – 30th September 2015 will be invited to the Asia Championship SP 2015 main event.
Note: This prize only grants participation rights to the Asia Championship SP 2015 main event. The winner will have to make his/her own flight and accommodation arrangements, and will not be allowed to participate in any Asia Championship SP 2015 Qualifiers. If rejected, the prize will be passed on, limited to the top 8 rankers.

The ranking champion for each area between the periods of 1st April 2015 – 31st March 2016 will be invited to the Asia Championship 2016 main event.
Note: This prize only grants participation rights to the Asia Championship 2016 main event. The winner will have to make his/her own flight and accommodation arrangements, and will not be allowed to participate in any Asia Championship 2016 Qualifiers. If rejected, the prize will be passed on, limited to the top 8 rankers.


Rank-Up League
Event Details
Starting 2015, the ranking points will not only count towards the entire year’s ranking score. They will also count towards a seasonal ranking score, which is accumulated through the same ranking tournament.

The seasons are separated as follows:
Season 1: 1st April 2015 to 30th June 2015
Season 2: 1st July 2015 to 30th September 2015
Season 3: 1st October 2015 to 31st December 2015
Season 4: 1st January 2016 to 31st March 2016

At the end of every season, each area will host a Rank-Up League in the following month, which the top ranking players from that season will be invited to duel for the throne of the season champion.

Taiwan: Top 64 Rankers of season
Hong Kong / Singapore / Malaysia / Philippines: Top 32 Rankers of season

Prizes
All duelists who participate in the Rank-Up League will receive a Rank-Up League Participation Duel Field.
Additionally, the champion for each season will also be given the champion mat for that season!

Participant's Duel Field

Champion's Duel Field

Note: You must participate in the Rank-Up League Tournament to receive the Participant's Duel Field.
If you do not attend the tournament, you will not receive the duel field.
The details for each region's Rank-Up League will be announced separately.