Bandai is bringing back Pirates League: ONE PIECE CARD GAME Official Shop Edition for 2026, and this year's run is bigger, with more of the game's US Official Shops taking part. Following last year's debut, each participating shop hosts its own in-store qualifier to pick a three-player crew to represent it, and those crews then battle online to be crowned the Store Pirate King.
Format
Crews compete in an inter-store online tournament, playing one-on-one as a team of three, with every individual match feeding into the team's overall result. Matches are streamed on Bandai Card Games' YouTube channel.
Key dates
- Store qualifiers: 8 August 2026
- Inter-store online battles: September to November 2026
- Applications: from 3 July 2026 (6:00 PM PDT) until 24 July 2026, submitted through TCG+; entrants are drawn by lottery
Participating stores
Nine ONE PIECE CARD GAME Official Shops are on board (the list may still be updated):
- Plano, TX
- Edgewater, NJ
- Arlington Heights, IL
- San Jose, CA
- Cincinnati, OH
- Brooklyn, NY
- San Diego, CA
- San Francisco, CA
- Gurnee, IL (new for 2026)
Prizes
Rewards are handed out individually at every stage. Store-qualifier winners pick up an Elbaph Luffy DON!! Card, and the later rounds add Event Packs, promo sleeves and Regionals Season 1 alt-art cards. The Final is the big one: alongside the round rewards, the winners take home an EB02-006 Yamato serial-number card, winner trophies, and an invitation to the North America Championship Finals Season 2.
Source: One Piece Card Game official site