Garden Arena Regionals

In Garden Arena tournaments, players will compete in large-scale events featuring hundreds of participants, battling for cash prizes and exclusive prize cards.

Our first Garden Arena Regional is sold out, with more on the way. Additional tournaments will be announced as dates and venues are confirmed. Current list of tournaments:

Host: CoreTCG

• Location: Pasadena Convention Center, 300 East Green St, Pasadena, CA (Ballroom ABCD)
• Date: August 15, 2026
• Doors Open: 8:00 AM · Tournament Start: 10:00 AM PT
• Registration: Sold Out
• Player Cap: 384 (full)
• Format: 8 rounds of swiss until 1 undefeated, then 3 rounds of top cut to determine 1st-8th placements.

Upcoming Garden Arenas (dates and venues to be confirmed)

• Midwest Regional — Q4 2026
• Regional — Q1 2027
• Regional — Q2 2027
• National Championship — Q2 2027

PRIZING

Prize Cards

• Top 128 — Regional Pack Wave 1
• Top 64 — Foamback Crab
• Top 32 — Scarlett
• Top 16 — Miharu of the White Bloom
• Top 8 — Raizan (Serialized)

All prize cards will feature exclusive tournament stamps and textured foiling.

Cash Prize Pool

• 5th–8th Place — $700
• 2nd–4th Place — $1,400
• 1st Place — $3,000

Additionally, all Top 16 players will qualify for the next Azuki Invitational tournament in 2027.

Players will also earn Seasonal Points, which are tracked in the Azuki TCG app. At the end of each season, players will be rewarded for both participation and performance in official Azuki TCG tournaments.

Entry Prizing

• 6 × Booster Packs
• 1 × Regional Pack Wave 1

TOURNAMENT FORMAT

The tournament will use a Swiss format with Best-of-1 matches until only one undefeated player remains.

A Top Cut playoff with Best-of-3 matches may be held depending on player attendance and tournament duration.

Judges will be needed for the Garden Arena tournaments! See here for details on how to become a judge.