2. WORLD GRAND PRIX 2018

WORLD GRAND PRIX 2018

We are pleased to announce the Overseas Qualifier schedule for 2018 Cardfight!! Vanguard and Weiss Schwarz
World Grand Prix.

■Top player from each country will be invited to the finals to be held in Japan!
Entry into the event is free! We look forward to your participation!

■For more Information, kindly contact your nearest Official Store or check your region Official Distributor SNS
to learn how to enroll for the tournament.

WORLD GRAND PRIX 2018 Overseas Qualifier Information

WGP 2018 Cardfight!! Vanguard 「Standard」 Qualifier Schedule

Date Region Location Venue Venue Address
9/23/2018 SINGAPORE SINGAPORE Suntec Convention Hall 1 Raffles Blvd, Suntec City, Singapore 039593
10/6/2018 TAIWAN TAIPEI Chientan Youth Activity Center 台北-劍潭青年活動中心
10/7/2018 THAILAND BANGKOK Airport Link Makkasan Airport Link Makkasan Bangkok
10/13/2018 INDONESIA JAKARTA "Pluit Village Mall
Main Atrium"		 Jl. Pluit Karang Ayu Barat, RT.15/RW.4, Pluit, Penjaringan, Kota Jkt Utara, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta 14450
11/4/2018 CHINA SHANGHAI "Vienna International
Hotel"		 Multifunction Room, 3rd floor, No. 777, Hengfeng Road, Jingan District, Shanghai
11/17/2018 CHINA GUANGZHOU Five Rams City Hotel Conference Room, 3rd floor, building 3, no 322, renmin road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong province
12/1/2018 HONG KONG HONG KONG "Kowloonbay
exhibition centre"		 1 Trademart Dr, Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong
12/22/2018 KOREA SEOUL Yangjae-dong aT Center 27, Gangnam-daero, Seocho-gu, 06774 Seoul,
12/23/2018 MALAYSIA KUALA LUMPUR KLCC Convention Centre in Comic Fiesta 2018
Kuala Lumpur City Centre, 50088 Kuala Lumpur

WGP 2018 Cardfight!! Vanguard 「Premium Standard」 Qualifier Schedule

Date Region Location Venue Venue Address
9/22/2018 SINGAPORE SINGAPORE Suntec Convention Hall 1 Raffles Blvd, Suntec City, Singapore 039593
10/6/2018 TAIWAN TAIPEI Chientan Youth Activity Center 台北-劍潭青年活動中心
10/6/2018 THAILAND BANGKOK Airport Link Makkasan Airport Link Makkasan Bangkok
10/14/2018 INDONESIA JAKARTA "Pluit Village Mall
Main Atrium"		 Jl. Pluit Karang Ayu Barat, RT.15/RW.4, Pluit, Penjaringan, Kota Jkt Utara, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta 14450
11/4/2018 CHINA SHANGHAI "Vienna International
Hotel"		 Multifunction Room, 3rd floor, No. 777, Hengfeng Road, Jingan District, Shanghai
11/11/2018 HONG KONG HONG KONG "Kowloonbay
exhibition centre"		 1 Trademart Dr, Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong
11/17/2018 CHINA GUANGZHOU Five Rams City Hotel Conference Room, 3rd floor, building 3, no 322, renmin road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong province
12/23/2018 KOREA SEOUL Yangjae-dong aT Center 27, Gangnam-daero, Seocho-gu, 06774 Seoul,
12/22/2018 MALAYSIA KUALA LUMPUR KLCC Convention Centre in Comic Fiesta 2018
Kuala Lumpur City Centre, 50088 Kuala Lumpur

WGP 2018Weiss Schwarz Qualifier Schedule

Date Region Location Venue Venue Address
9/22/2018 SINGAPORE SINGAPORE Suntec Convention Hall 1 Raffles Blvd, Suntec City, Singapore 039593
10/6/2018 TAIWAN TAIPEI Chientan Youth Activity Center 台北-劍潭青年活動中心
10/7/2018 THAILAND BANGKOK Airport Link Makkasan Airport Link Makkasan Bangkok
10/14/2018 ITALY MILANO UESM Via Sant'Uguzzone, 8, 20126 Milano
11/4/2018 GERMANY DUISBURG "Heinze
(im Marxloh-Center)"		 August-Bebel-Platz 20, 47169, Duisburg
11/4/2018 NORTH AMERICA NEW YORK Hammergirl Anime 376 Jefferson Road / Jefferson Plaza, Rochester NY
11/5/2018 CHINA SHANGHAI "Vienna International
Hotel"		 Multifunction Room, 3rd floor, No. 777, Hengfeng Road, Jingan District, Shanghai
11/14/2018 FRANCE PARIS Epita 14/16 Rue Voltaire 94276 Kremlin Bicêtre Cedex, Paris
11/18/2018 CHINA GUANGZHOU Five Rams City Hotel Conference Room, 3rd floor, building 3, no 322, renmin road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong province
11/24/2018 AUSTRIA VIENNA Siren Games Siren Games, Friedmanngasse 13, 1160 Vienna
11/25/2018 UK BIRMINGHAM Geek Retreat 38 The Priory Queensway, Birmingham B4 7LA, UK
12/1/2018 HONG KONG HONG KONG "Kowloonbay
exhibition centre"		 1 Trademart Dr, Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong
12/8/2018 ITALY (EU LCQ) ROMA Angeli e Draghi Via Luigi Vanvitelli 5/7, 00153, Roma
12/9/2018 ITALY (EU Final) ROMA Angeli e Draghi Via Luigi Vanvitelli 5/7, 00153, Roma
12/22/2018 KOREA SEOUL Yangjae-dong aT Center 27, Gangnam-daero, Seocho-gu, 06774 Seoul,
12/22/2018 MALAYSIA KUALA LUMPUR KLCC Convention Centre in Comic Fiesta 2018
Kuala Lumpur City Centre, 50088 Kuala Lumpur

WGP 2018 【Cardfight!! Vanguard Shop & Regional Qualifier Tournament】

Eligibility ☆All players with citizenship/permanent resident visa or student/work visa may participate to their Regional qualifier. (ID check will be requested for top 8 players)
*Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia are considered as one same region.
☆There is no age limit to participate in this tournament.
Deck & Cards ☆All Japanese version cards released and distributed before the tournament date can be used.
☆Cards released or distributed on the tournament day cannot be used.
☆It is mandatory to register the deck (submit the deck list) upon tournament registration.
Discrepancies between the deck list and actual deck used in the tournament may result in a penalty.
☆A player must use the same deck throughout a tournament. No switching of cards is permitted in between games within a tournament, except for the situations specified in the Sideboard Ruling.
☆Fighters are required to use opaque card sleeves so that the back of cards cannot be easily distinguished. Sleeves used within each deck have to be of the same design, except for G units
☆Please also refer to the latest tournament rules at :
ファイターズルール（http://cf-vanguard.com/howto/fighters_rule/）
Tournament
Regulation		 ☆Individual, Clan Fight regulation
☆Tournament structure may different depending of your region,
announcement will be made at each tournament venue.
☆25 min / round
☆Round Time-up:
■Until Top 16: time-up is counted as a loss for both parties.
Judge can decide to give extra time in case of loss time during a round.
■Top 16→Top 4: Extra turn according to the following rules:
1. Players must stop playing when time is up (even in the middle of their turn) and call the judge.
2. After Judge approval, players resume their play (only one turn each).
3. In case a winner cannot be designated after the above 2 extra turns,
the fighter with the higher damages loses the round.
In case damages are still equal, match continues until a player get 1 damage.
■From Top 4: no time limit
■In case both players lose the game at the same time, the player who has the turn will lose.
Participation
prize		 ☆ WGP Qualifier PR Card (1 out of 10 designs) :

☆ WGP souvenir Bag and side event Participation Gold Gift Marker (1 out of 3 designs):
Top Prize
prize

☆Top 4 winning players of each Qualifier will receive the WGP 2018 Qualifier Champion Certificate.
☆1st place players will receive an exclusive Vanguard winner’s Memorial Plate.

☆First place of each regional qualifier will be invited to participate to the WGP 2018 Finals in Tokyo Japan, scheduled on the 20th of January 2019 at Akiba Square venue.

Bushiroad will provide travel and accommodation expenses for the trip to Tokyo.
In case the winner is underaged, an adult (family or guardian) must attend him/her during the trip. Bushiroad will pay for one attendee expenses (flight ticket and accommodation).
Things to
Bring		 ☆Please bring your ID to the venue.
☆Please always bring your own writing materials such as a ballpoint pen.
☆Player must complete the Deck Registration Form and submit the deck list during registration.

WGP 2018 【Weiss Schwarz Shop & Regional Qualifier Tournament】

Eligibility ☆All players with citizenship/permanent resident visa or student/work visa may participate to their Regional qualifier. (ID check will be requested for top 8 players)
*Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia are considered as one same region.
☆There is no age limit to participate in this tournament.
Deck & Cards ☆All Japanese version cards officially released in your region and distributed before the tournament date can be used. WS title restriction may be different depending of your region, please check your official Distributor announcement for details.
☆Cards released on the day itself cannot be used in the tournament.
☆A player must use the same deck throughout a tournament. No switching of cards is permitted in between games within a tournament, except for the situations specified in the Sideboard Ruling.
☆It is mandatory to register the deck (submit the deck list) upon tournament registration.
Discrepancies between the deck list and actual deck used in the tournament may result in a penalty.
☆Players are required to use opaque card sleeves so that the back of cards cannot be easily distinguished. Sleeves used within each deck have to be of the same design.
☆Please also refer to the latest tournament rules at :
デッキ構築ルール（http://ws-tcg.com/rules/deck_rule/）
ヴァイスシュヴァルツ 総合ルール （http://ws-tcg.com/rules/WS_rule.pdf）
Tournament
Regulation		 ☆Individual, Neo Standard
☆Tournament structure may different depending of your region,
announcement will be made at each tournament venue.
☆1 match 30 mins
☆Round Time-up:
■Until Top 16: time-up is counted as a loss for both parties.
Judge can decide to give extra time in case of loss time during a round.
■Top 16→Top 4: Winner is designated according to the following rules:
1. Player with the higher "level" will lose the game.
2. If a winner cannot be designated by method 1. the player with the higher "clock" will lose.
3. If a winner still cannot be designated by method 2. both players resume their play until a change in "clock" or "level" occurs. Then back to check from method 1.
■From Top 4: no time limit
■In case both players lose the game at the same time, the player who has the turn will lose.
Participation
prize		 ☆ WGP Qualifier PR Card :

☆ WGP souvenir Bag and side event Participation PR (1 out of 6 designs):
Top Prize
prize

☆Top 4 winning players will receive the WGP 2018 Qualifier Champion Certificate.
☆Top 3 players will receive an exclusive Weiss Schwarz winner’s playmat.

☆First place of each regional qualifier will be invited to participate to the WGP 2018 Finals in Tokyo Japan, scheduled on the 20th of January 2019 at Akiba Square venue.

Bushiroad will provide travel and accommodation expenses for the trip to Tokyo.
In case the winner is underaged, an adult (family or guardian) must attend him/her during the trip. Bushiroad will pay for one attendee expenses (flight ticket and accommodation).
Things to
Bring		 ☆Please bring your ID to the venue.
☆Please always bring your own writing materials such as a ballpoint pen.
☆Player must complete the Deck Registration Form and submit the deck list during registration.