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Andrew Hedrick won the TCG Masters division with Dragapult in San Francisco, while Jake N. and Yuta Araki took the Senior and Junior titles.
Andrew Hedrick swept the best-of-three Masters final after a Stadium removal rescued game one and a Red Card disrupted Diego Cassiraga’s hand-based Alakazam strategy in game two.
Andrew Hedrick won the TCG Masters division with Dragapult in San Francisco, while Jake N. and Yuta Araki took the Senior and Junior titles.
Alakazam/Dudunsparce is pitched as an August Worlds sleeper after winning Indianapolis Regionals, despite placing only two decks in NAIC’s Top 64 amid an unfavorable Dragapult ex matchup.
The 76-card main set includes single-prize Kyogre and Groudon built around Legendary Stadiums, plus Mega Golurk, Jellicent and Heat Rotom ex; SIR and IR artwork remains unrevealed.
James Kowalski won NAIC with Slop Box, while Dragapult ex remained the event’s dominant deck by popularity and results; Slowking reached the Top 4.
Mega Lucario ex is positioned as a counter to the surging Mega Lopunny ex archetype ahead of Melbourne and Indianapolis, while retaining a favorable Dragapult ex matchup.
Dragapult ex won both LA and Prague, reaching 32% of LA Day 1 decks and 47% of Day 2 while supporting multiple competitive variants.
Alakazam’s Psychic Draw adds three cards, while Powerful Hand places two damage counters per card held; Iono’s rotation makes the strategy harder to disrupt.
The post-rotation Psychic toolbox uses Telepathic Psychic Energy and Mystery Garden to support Mega Diancie ex, targeting a meta where Dragapult ex may exceed 20% play.
Champions League 2026 Osaka winners detailed the decks they used on March 28–29, including Alakazam in Masters and distinct Senior and Junior League strategies.