Ultimate Guard European Magic Series, Season 25/26 Round 2 RCQs and Destination Qualifiers recap
The Regional Championship Qualifiers (RCQs) and Destination Qualifiers are a pivotal part of the Magic: The Gathering tabletop Premier Play system. Let’s have a look back at the Season 25/26 Round 2
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Season 25/26 Round 2 - RCQs
Season 2025/26 Round 2 of the Ultimate Guard European Magic Series saw nearly 800 RCQ events run in 367 different game stores across 34 countries in the EMEA region in the August 2025 – November 2025 period. The winners of the Season 2025/26 Round 2 RCQ events have earned their seats at the Ultimate Guard European Magic Series Regional Championship Turin (RC) on 6-8 March 2026.
Format
For Season 2025/26 Round 2, game stores could choose to run RCQ events in either Standard or Limited format.
Standard proved to be the most popular format with a whopping 84% of game stores opting for this format.
Breakdown by Country - RCQs
Season 2025/26 Round 2 RCQ events were run in 34 different countries.
Italy (285), Spain (96) and the United Kingdom (80) led the way with the largest number of reported RCQ events. Germany was not too far behind.
Country | Number of reported RCQ events in Round 1 | Number of reported RCQ events in Round 2 |
Italy | 302 | 285 |
Spain | 133 | 96 |
United Kingdom | 82 | 80 |
Breakdown by Country - Destination Qualifiers
Working with our partners, fourteen Destination Qualifiers were hosted across eleven different countries in Season 2025/26 Round 2.
Event | Slots Available |
Lotus Vale (Germany) | 8 |
Pan Mysza (Poland) | 8 |
Nordic Masters (Sweden) | 8 |
eFantasy.gr (Greece) | 8 |
La Petite Malle – Café Jeux (France) | 4 |
Game Island (Germany) | 8 |
Bazaar of Magic (Netherlands) | 5 |
Distrito Zero / Arcanis Infinity (Spain) | 8 |
Reggio Comics 2 (Italy) | 4 |
Good Games Bern (Switzerland) | 8 |
Metropolis Center (Spain) | 8 |
SideQuest (Poland) | 5 |
Back to Games (UAE) | 4 |
Kolonisten – Dutch Open Series (Netherlands) | 8 |
Destination Qualifiers pictures
Bazaar of Magic
Date: 14 September
Location: Alkmaar, the Netherlands
Format: Standard & Limited
Slots Available: 4 Standard, 1 Limited
Games Island
Date: 07 September
Location: Hof, Germany
Format: Sealed & Modern; 2 tournaments on the same day
Slots Available: 4 per format
La Petite Malle – Professor Fest
Date: 06–07 September
Location: Reims, France
Details: 2 tournaments, 2 slots per tournament
Season 2025/26 Round 3
Things rarely stand still in the world of MTG and Season 2025/26 Round 3 RCQs are already underway. You still have the opportunity to qualify for the Ultimate Guard European Magic Series Regional Championship Prague (29-31 May 2026)
Full details of remaining local game store RCQ events and Destination Qualifiers can be found here.
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