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How to play a VGC Regional (2 of 5): picking a tournament and registering on RK9

With your account and Player ID ready, it's time to pick a tournament and register. This is the step where most people miss out, because Masters spots sell out fast. We go through the European calendar for the 2027 season and, using the Stuttgart Regional as an example, what a real registration looks like: price, deadlines and refunds.

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The Regionals left in Europe

Victory Road's calendar, updated on October 25, 2026, leaves these dates for the rest of the season in Europe. Special Championships award the same points as a Regional, but no prize money. The European International Championships, in London from February 19 to 21, 2027, are a step up: more points and tougher competition.

TournamentDatesType
Stuttgart (Alemania)November 28-29, 2026Regional
Birmingham (Reino Unido)January 30-31, 2027Regional
Londres (Reino Unido)February 19-21, 2027International
Lisboa (Portugal)April 10-11, 2027Special Championship
Praga (Chequia)May 8-9, 2027Regional
Utrecht (Países Bajos)May 22-23, 2027Regional
Bolonia (Italia)June 5-6, 2027Special Championship

How registration works

All official registrations are online, on each tournament's RK9 page, and you pay on the spot. Before paying you have to accept the Championship Series Competitor Agreement. And each player can only play one Regional tournament per event: if the Regional runs VGC, the TCG and GO at the same time, you pick one.

The most important warning is about spots. Victory Road notes that registrations sell out quickly, and in its October 25 summary the Masters divisions of Stuttgart and the Latin America International were already listed as sold out, even though RK9 still showed registration as open for the event. The practical takeaway: for Masters, register on the day registration opens.

What it costs and what happens if you can't go

The Stuttgart RK9 page is a good example of what a European Regional costs and how its deadlines work. Registration closes on November 25, 2026 at 23:59 Berlin time, and refunds carry a deduction that grows as the event approaches. Registrations can't be transferred to someone else.

ItemStuttgart 2027
Juniors and Seniors40 euros
Masters70 euros
Refund until November 11Minus a 20% fee
Refund from November 12 to 22Minus a 40% fee
From November 23No refund

So you don't miss out

This is our take, based on how spots have sold out this season. Have your RK9 profile complete before registration opens, with your Player ID typed correctly; follow the Play! Pokémon accounts, which announce when each event opens; and have your trip planned before paying, because refunds are never full.

And choose sensibly: a nearby Regional in January may teach you more than a faraway one in November that you rush into. The full tournament calendar and the results of the ones already played are in our tournaments section.

Top teams from recent tournaments on infovgc, with their player, their placing and their rental code when there is one.
Top teams from recent tournaments on infovgc, with their player, their placing and their rental code when there is one. infovgc screenshot from Nov 03, 2026.

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