Granblue Fantasy Versus: RisingPatch Notes

ARC WORLD TOUR 2025-2026 FINALS Tournament Format Announced

Source: ASW_esports
  • ARC WORLD TOUR 2025-2026 FINALS Schedule and 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 .


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)

PlayerCharacter
🇯🇵 KasausagiFerry
🇺🇸 XeromCharlotta
🇺🇸 KojicocoBeatrix
🇳🇱SpaceCagliostro
🇪🇸 UsagiGrimnir
🇧🇷 JFVaseraga
Qualifiers from GBVS Cygames Cup 2026 (2 players)
Qualifier from Frosty Faustings
Top 8 players from the AWT Ranking (8 players)