New Zealand Nationals Entry - Invite Only

Gold and glory are yours for the plundering at this years National Championships! Don't miss the boat—or face a watery grave...

National Championships provide players with a direct qualification to the World Championship. Players can only participate in one National Championship per year, and only in the country registered on their player profile.

National Championships events are split between invitation-only events in larger countries, and open-entry events in smaller countries. Players can only participate in one National Championship per year, and only in the country registered on their player profile.

All players need to pre-register for the event. Players can qualify for Nationals in the following ways:

• Obtaining an invitation to the National Championship through a Road to Nationals 2025 in-store event. Road to Nationals invites do not pass down and can not be given to another player. If a player has already qualified, the invite ceases to exist. However, this will create an additional spot for ELO qualification.
  
• Ratings-based invitations will be issued based on standings as of March 25, 2025 at 11:59 pm PST, following the end of the 2025 Road to Nationals season.
  • Elo (Overall)
  • To qualify for a Ratings-based invite, a player must have competed in at least 5 Elo-rated matches in the previous 90 Days (From December 25, 2024 to March 25, 2025).
  • Ratings-based invites do not pass down and are valid only for Nationals 2025.
    
• Redeeming a PTI (Professional Tournament Invitation) obtained from a previous event, such as a Battle Hardened or Calling.
  • Redeeming a PTI - PTIs can be redeemed by emailing protour@fabtcg.com with your name and GEM player ID. The player redeeming their PTI must send this email from the same email address registered to their GEM player account. PTI redemptions can be submitted up until Thursday May 27, 2025 at 11:59 pm PDT. If the player does not attend the event, their PTI will still be deemed to have been used.
  • Gifting a PTI - A player may also gift a PTI to another player by emailing protour@fabtcg.com with your name and GEM player ID number, and the name and GEM ID number of the recipient. The player gifting the PTI must send this email from the same email address registered to their GEM player account. PTI gifting requests can be submitted up until Thursday May 27, 2025 at 11:59 pm PDT. Please note that a gifted PTI must be used by the recipient to play at the National Championship. If the recipient does NOT attend the event, the PTI will cease to exist.
    
• 2024 National Champions
  • 2024 National Champions are invited to defend their title! They will be granted free entry to the main event. If a 2024 National Champion also qualifies through Road to Nationals, the invitation do not pass down and can not be given to another player. Instead, it will create an additional spot for Ratings-based invitations.