11 - 13 September 2026
ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi
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TCG Arena
Shuffle, strategise, and duel your way to victory!
Ready to Play?!
The TCG Arena is a high-energy competitive zone dedicated to hosting the region’s largest trading card tournaments for Pokémon, One Piece, and Magic: The Gathering.
With big prizes, learn-to-play sessions, and a vibrant community of players, it’s the ultimate destination for every card-gaming enthusiast.
Sponsored by getSiin
HOW TO REGISTER?
Each tournament (Pokemon, One Piece and Magic: The Gathering) has only 100 player spots available that will be allocated on a first come, first served basis based on players who sign up and pay the tournament entry fee.
Step 1: Sign Up
Complete the registration form below for the TCG Arena tournament that you would like to sign up for.
Step 2: Pay Your Entry Fee
Our Tournament Partner will contact you via email within 1 or 2 weeks with an online payment link to process your tournament entry fee.
Step 3: Get Your Discounted MEFCC Ticket
Once your entry fee payment is confirmed, MEFCC will send you a unique discount code via email to buy your 3 day MEFCC event ticket at a discounted price of AED 210 to be redeemed online. If you already have an MEFCC ticket you won't need to purchase this.
Note: You must have an MEFCC event ticket to be able to participate in a TCG Arena tournament, so please ensure that you purchase your ticket using the discount code after you've paid the tournament entry fee.
*To participate, you must be 10+ years old for Pokemon and One Piece and 13+ years old for Magic The Gathering.
Pokemon TCG Tournament
Get ready, Trainers! the region’s largest Pokémon battle awaits you at the TCG Arena
Date: 11th September 2026
Timings:
- Registration opens - 3:30 PM
- Registration closes - 3:50 PM sharp
- Tournament begins - 4:00 PM
Participation Fee:
AED 50 (Early Bird) – (SOLD OUT)
AED 65 – standard pricing after 1st July
Our official tournament partner, Shark Popculture, will contact registered players directly to complete payment.
Each participant will receive 3 Booster Packs for participating.
Format:
- Pokémon TCG Tournament (Cards with “H," “I,” and “J” regulation marks will be legal to use ONLY, Older versions of cards that don’t have a regulation mark can still be used if the card is currently legal for play).
- Players are required to use a deck of 60 cards, with at least one Basic Pokémon, cannot contain more than four copies of any card (except Basic Energy)
- Decklist submission is mandatory for this tournament
- The tournament will run with 3 rounds of swiss format (30 minutes, best of 1) followed by a top cut of 8 or 16 (50 minutes, best of 3, single elimination) depending on the number of players.
For any questions, you can reach out to shariq1023@gmail.com
One Piece TCG Tournament
Pirates! Set Sail for the Largest One Piece Battle at the TCG Arena
Slots are currently full! You can still register to be added on the waitlist.
Date: 12th September 2026
Timings:
- Registration opens - 12:30 PM
- Registration closes - 1:10 PM sharp
- Tournament begins - 1:15 PM
Participation Fee:
AED 50 (Early Bird) – (SOLD OUT)
AED 65 – standard pricing after 1st July
Our official tournament partner, TCG Hype, will contact registered players directly to complete payment.
Each participant will receive 3 Booster Packs for participating.
Format:
- Latest Format, Latest Ban List Applies.
- Players are required to use a deck of 50 cards + 1 Leader + 10 Dons
- Decklist submission is mandatory for this tournament
- The tournament will run on a Swiss round format with a Top cut.
- Each round will be 30 minutes with 5 minutes overtime.
For any questions, you can reach out to mahmoud.lami.94@gmail.com
Magic: The Gathering Tournament
Tap your lands and ready your spells - the regions grandest MTG battle awaits at the TCG Arena!
Date: 13th September 2026
Timings:
- Registration opens - 11:00 PM
- Registration closes - 12:30 PM sharp
- Tournament begins - 1:00 PM
Participation Fee:
AED 65 – standard entry fee
Our official tournament partner, Comicave, will contact registered players directly to complete payment.
Each participant will receive 3 Secrets of Strixhaven Booster Packs for drafting.
Format:
- Deck format: 1V1 Duel Commander 100-card Deck
- Swiss Rounds: 5 rounds (55 minutes per round)
- Top 8 and top 4 single elmination (75 minutes)
- Finals: No time limit
- No proxises allowed
- Players must bring their own decks, life counters, tokens, dice and playmats