ARC WORLD TOUR 2025-2026 FINALS Tournament Format Announced

The tournament format and schedule have been announced for the "ARC WORLD TOUR 2025-2026 FINALS" for Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising, which will be held at KINTEX in Seoul, South Korea in March 2026.

It has also been announced that a special live event featuring vocalist NAOKI, who performs theme songs for GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE- and other titles, will take place on Sunday, March 22. Tickets can be purchased here .

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Tournament Schedule and Format

• March 20 (Fri): First Stage
• March 21 (Sat): Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ)
• March 22 (Sun): Knockout Stage

First Stage

• Participants: 16 players who qualified through the preliminaries.
• Format: The 16 players will be divided into 4 groups of 4 and compete in a Round Robin format.
• Group Seeding: Players choose their preferred group in order of their AWT Ranking.
• Advancement to Knockout Stage:
  • Group 1st Place (4 players): Advance to the Winners Bracket of the Knockout Stage.
  • 2 players selected from Group 2nd Place (4 players): Advance to the Losers Bracket of the Knockout Stage.

Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ)

• Advancement: The top 2 players advance to the Knockout Stage and will start in the Losers Bracket.

Knockout Stage

• Format: A Double Elimination bracket featuring 6 players from the First Stage and 2 players from the LCQ.

First Stage Participants (Initial Qualifications)