Bushiroad Spring Fest 2015
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Bushiroad is proud to present Bushiroad Spring Fest 2015! The event will feature all English Edition Bushiroad Trading Card Games, which includes Future Card Buddyfight Buddy Challenge, Cardfight!! Vanguard Team League and Weiss Schwarz Neo-Showdown.
Updates
[May 12] The dates for Singapore Bushiroad Spring Fest – Buddy Challenge and Team League are switched.
[Apr 30] The date for Malaysia Bushiroad Spring Fest is changed.
[Mar 25] Updated “Winners’ Prizes“.
[Mar 24] The schedule for Indonesia Bushiroad Spring Fest is updated.
[Mar 23] The schedule for Malaysia Bushiroad Spring Fest is updated.
[Mar 19] The schedule for Australia Bushiroad Spring Fest is updated.
[Mar 17] Schedules and pre-registration links are updated for North America regionals.
[Mar 10] The dates for Bushiroad Spring Fest – USA/Texas have been confirmed as May 23/24 in Pasadena Convention Center.
Event Timeline
Regional Level | Buddy Challenge 2015 | Apr – Jul |
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Continental Level* | Buddy Challenge 2015 | Jul |
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* North America Only |
Junior Level* | Junior Challenge 2015 | Apr – Jul |
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* Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines and Canada Only |
Bushiroad Spring Fest | Future Card Buddyfight Buddy Challenge 2015
Dates and Locations
Asia-Oceania Regional
Jakarta | May 17
Atrium
Jl. Artha Gading Selatan No. 1, Jakarta Utara, DKI Jakarta 14240
May
Schedule
Registration09:30am – 10:50am
Start11:00am
Bushiroad Spring Fest 2015
May 16Cardfight!! Vanguard Team League
May 17Future Card Buddyfight Buddy Challenge
Kuala Lumpur | Jun 6
1, Jalan Imbi, 55100, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur
Jun
Schedule
Registration11:00am – 11:45am
Start12:00nn
Bushiroad Spring Fest 2015
Jun 6Cardfight!! Vanguard Team League
Jun 6Future Card Buddyfight Buddy Challenge
Manila | Jun 7
Glorietta 2 (Palm Drive)
Parkway Drive, Makati, Metro Manila
Jun
Schedule
Registration10:00am – 11:45am
Start12:00nn
Bushiroad Spring Fest 2015
Jun 6Cardfight!! Vanguard Team League
Jun 7Weiss Schwarz Neo-Showdown
Jun 7Future Card Buddyfight Buddy Challenge
Singapore | Jun 20
Jun
Schedule
Registration9:30am – 10:45am
Start11:00am
Bushiroad Spring Fest 2015
Jun 21Cardfight!! Vanguard Team League
Jun 20Future Card Buddyfight Buddy Challenge
Sydney | Jul 5
1-11 Charlotte St., Ashfield, Sydney, NSW 2131
Jul
Schedule
Registration10:00am – 10:50am
Start11:00am
Bushiroad Spring Fest 2015
Jul 4Cardfight!! Vanguard Team League
Jul 5Weiss Schwarz Neo-Showdown
Jul 5Future Card Buddyfight Buddy Challenge
Europe Regional
Athens | Apr 19
Mesogeion 12, Ampelokipoi, Attiki, Athens 11527
Apr
Schedule
Registration10:00am – 10:50am
Start11:00am
Bushiroad Spring Fest 2015
Apr 19Cardfight!! Vanguard Team League
Apr 19Future Card Buddyfight Buddy Challenge
Berlin | May 17
Kastanienallee 82, 10435 Berlin
May
Schedule
Registration10:00am – 10:50am
Start11:00am
Bushiroad Spring Fest 2015
May 16Cardfight!! Vanguard Team League
May 17Weiss Schwarz Neo-Showdown
May 17Future Card Buddyfight Buddy Challenge
Cardiff | Jun 20
Trade St., Penarth Rd., Cardiff, CF10 5DT
Jun
Schedule
Registration10:00am – 10:50am
Start11:00am
Bushiroad Spring Fest 2015
Jun 20Cardfight!! Vanguard Team League
Jun 21Weiss Schwarz Neo-Showdown
Jun 21Future Card Buddyfight Buddy Challenge
Huddersfield | Jun 20
23 Byram St., Huddersfield, HD1 1DR
Jun
Schedule
Registration10:00am – 10:50am
Start11:00am
Bushiroad Spring Fest 2015
Jun 20Cardfight!! Vanguard Team League
Jun 21Weiss Schwarz Neo-Showdown
Jun 21Future Card Buddyfight Buddy Challenge
Paris | Jul 12
L’école de l’intelligence informatique
14/16 Rue Voltaire, 94276 Kremlin Bicêtre Cedex
Jul
Schedule
Registration10:00am – 10:50am
Start11:00am
Bushiroad Spring Fest 2015
Jul 11Cardfight!! Vanguard Team League
Jul 12Weiss Schwarz Neo-Showdown
Jul 12Future Card Buddyfight Buddy Challenge
North America Regional
Mexico City | Apr 5
C/ Hamburgo 188, Juárez, Cuauhtémoc, 06600 Ciudad de México, D.F.
Apr
Schedule
Priority Registration9:00am – 9:30am
pre-register here ▲
Registration9:00am – 10:00am
Start10:30am
Bushiroad Spring Fest 2015
Apr 4Cardfight!! Vanguard Team League
Apr 5Weiss Schwarz Neo-Showdown
Apr 5Future Card Buddyfight Buddy Challenge
Pomona | Apr 19
1101 West Mckinley Ave., Pomona, CA 91768
Apr
Schedule
Priority Registration9:00am – 9:30am
pre-register here ▲
Registration9:00am – 10:00am
Start10:30am
Bushiroad Spring Fest 2015
Apr 18Cardfight!! Vanguard Team League
Apr 19Weiss Schwarz Neo-Showdown
Apr 19Future Card Buddyfight Buddy Challenge
Toronto | May 3
650 Dixon Rd., Toronto, Ontario M9W 1J1
May
Schedule
Priority Registration9:00am – 9:30am
pre-register here ▲
Registration9:00am – 10:00am
Start10:30am
Bushiroad Spring Fest 2015
May 2Cardfight!! Vanguard Team League
May 3Weiss Schwarz Neo-Showdown
May 3Future Card Buddyfight Buddy Challenge
Atlanta | May 17
1900 Sullivan Rd, Atlanta, GA, 30337
May
Schedule
Priority Registration9:00am – 9:30am
pre-register here ▲
Registration9:00am – 10:00am
Start10:30am
Bushiroad Spring Fest 2015
May 16Cardfight!! Vanguard Team League
May 17Weiss Schwarz Neo-Showdown
May 17Future Card Buddyfight Buddy Challenge
Pasadena | May 24
7902 Fairmont Pkwy., Pasadena, TX 77502
May
Schedule
Priority Registration9:00am – 9:30am
pre-register here ▲
Registration9:00am – 10:00am
Start10:30am
Bushiroad Spring Fest 2015
May 23Cardfight!! Vanguard Team League
May 24Weiss Schwarz Neo-Showdown
May 24Future Card Buddyfight Buddy Challenge
White Plains | Jun 14
198 Central Ave., White Plains, NY 10606
Jun
Schedule
Priority Registration9:00am – 9:30am
pre-register here ▲
Registration9:00am – 10:00am
Start10:30am
Bushiroad Spring Fest 2015
Jun 13Cardfight!! Vanguard Team League
Jun 14Weiss Schwarz Neo-Showdown
Jun 14Future Card Buddyfight Buddy Challenge
North America Continental
T.B.A. | Jul 18
Jul
Bushiroad Spring Fest 2015
North America Continental
* By invitation only.
Jul 18Cardfight!! Vanguard Team League
Jul 18Weiss Schwarz Neo-Showdown
Jul 18Future Card Buddyfight Buddy Challenge
Tournament Format
* if the tournaments are held inside another event organized by a third party such as an exhibition or a convention, the entry fee to that event may apply.
North America: All fighters living in North America may participate. Fighters living outside of North America may not participate.
Europe: All fighters living in Europe may participate. Fighters living outside of Europe may not participate.
Asia-Oceania: All fighters living in Asia-Oceania may participate. Fighters living outside of Asia-Oceania may not participate.
All English version cards can be used. Cards of other languages may not be used.
Fighters are required to use opaque card sleeves so that the back of cards cannot be easily distinguished.
Cards from new expansions are legal to use from the expansion’s release date.
Sleeves used for the main deck and Buddy monster must be of the same design.
Sideboard Rulings
Fighters must use the same Buddy and Flag throughout the whole tournament. Fighters cannot change the Buddy or Flag between games.
Fighters can have 0-10 cards for their sideboard.
The 4 per deck rule applies to the main deck and sideboard as a whole. (i.e. You may only have up to 4 of a certain card between your deck and sideboard. Like normal games, your Buddy does not count towards the 4 per deck.)
Between games 1-2 and 2-3 of each round, fighters may use cards from their sideboard to change their deck.
After sideboarding, the deck needs to be in a legal state and the sideboard can be no more than 10 cards.
Fighters must return deck to pre-sideboard state before each new round.
Before Top 8 *
- Modified Swiss
- (Europe, North America) Best 2 out of 3 games, 3 game per round. 1 round is 40 minutes.
(Asia-Oceania) Best out of 1 game, 1 game per round. 1 round is 20 minutes. - If round exceeds 40 minutes (Europe, North America) / 20 minutes (Asia-Oceania), both fighters lose.
- Cut to Top 8 – The number of rounds for the modified Swiss will depend on the number of participants.
- The Top 8 participants after the final round of modified Swiss will advance to the top 8 single elimination.
- The standing of participants with the same record will be decided by opponent’s match win percentage. (i.e. fighters who played opponents with a better record will be ranked higher.)
- Tiebreakers will be calculated by the Bushiroad Tournament Software.
- Participant will be automatically dropped out if they missed 2 rounds.
Top 8
- Single Elimination
- Best out 2 of 3 games, 3 games per round
- 1 round is 40 minutes. If round exceeds 40 minutes, both fighters lose.
* The organizer/judge may decide to run a Round 0 depending on the number of participants.
Prizes
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PR/0080EN Super Armordragon, Gran Railgun Dragon | Spring Fest 2015 String Bag (North America) |
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Spring Fest 2015 String Bag (Europe) | Spring Fest 2015 String Bag (Asia-Oceania) |
Hot Stamp 「PR/0080EN Super Armordragon, Gran Railgun Dragon」
– 1pc per participant
Bushiroad Spring Fest 2015 String Bag
– 1pc per participant
* While stocks last
– Yellow: North America
– Orange: Europe
– Green: Asia-Oceania
The winner of Future Card Buddyfight Buddy Challenge 2015 will receive a 1st Place certificate.
1st Runner-Up, 2nd Runner-Up and 3rd Runner-Up will receive a 2nd Place certificate, 3rd Place certificate and 4th Place certificate respectively.
North America: Winner will also receive an invitation to the North America Continental Final. Travel and accommodation expenses will be provided. Minors will need confirmation from a parent or guardian to earn the invitation to travel.
1st Runner-Up and 2nd Runner-Up will also receive an invitation to the North America Continental Final. However, travel and accommodation expenses will NOT be provided.
* Players who have received an invitation from a previous Bushiroad Spring Fest 2015 tournament will NOT be eligible for another invitation. The invitation will be passed down to the next position if the winner has already received an invitation.
Future Card Buddyfight Junior Challenge 2015 *
* Only applicable in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines and Canada.
Junior Championship is similar to and runs concurrently with the Bushiroad Spring Fest 2015 program, but is tailored for young fighters and below and uses Best of 1 in the format.
Champions do not receive any invitation to compete in further events. Age limit depends on the education system used on the host country:
Eg. Primary 6 and below for British education system.
Grade 6 and below for Japanese education system.
Tournament Format
* if the tournaments are held inside another event organized by a third party such as an exhibition or a convention, the entry fee to that event may apply.
All fighters living in Asia-Oceania and Canada may participate. Fighters living outside of Asia-Oceania Canada may not participate.
Age limit dependent on the education system in the host country.
All English version cards can be used. Cards of other languages may not be used.
Fighters are required to use opaque card sleeves so that the back of cards cannot be easily distinguished.
Cards from new expansions are legal to use from the expansion’s release date.
Before Top 8 *
- Modified Swiss, Double Elimination
- Best out of 1 game, 1 game per round.
- 1 round is 20 minutes. If round exceeds 20 minutes, both fighters lose.
- Cut to Top 8 – The number of rounds for the double elimination will depend on the number of participants (fighters to lose 2 matches will be eliminated).
- The top 8 fighters after the final round of double elimination will advance to the top 8 single elimination.
- The standing of participants with the same record will be decided by opponent’s match win percentage. (i.e. fighters who played opponents with a better record will be ranked higher.)
Top 8
- Single Elimination
- Best out of 1 game, 1 game per round
- 1 round is 20 minutes. If round exceeds 20 minutes, both fighters lose.
* The organizer/judge may decide to run a Round 0 depending on the number of participants.
Prizes
(Same as the Bushiroad Spring Fest 2015 PR Card)
– 1pc per participant
Winner will receive a 1st Place certificate.
1st Runner-Up will receive a 2nd Place Certificate.
Side Event | Free Fights
Free Fight is a format to play simply for fun without competition. Participants can go in and out freely during the Free Fight time. Fighters will be randomly matched against a new opponent after each match.
Participation Prizes
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PR/0078EN Round-Shield Dragon | PR/0079EN Purgatory Knights, Underblade Dragon |
All fighters participating in 2 or more matches will receive one 「PR/0078EN Round-Shield Dragon」.
All fighters participating in 4 or more matches will receive one 「PR/0079EN Purgatory Knights, Underblade Dragon」.
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PR/0181EN Battle Sister, Taffy | PR/0182EN Maiden of Flower Screen |
All fighters participating in 2 or more matches will receive one 「PR/0181EN Battle Sister, Taffy」.
All fighters participating in 4 or more matches will receive one 「PR/0182EN Maiden of Flower Screen」.
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LL/W28-PE01 PR Love Live! School idol festival | SAO/SE23-PE03 PR Winning Combination, Sinon & Kirito |
All fighters participating in 2 or more matches will receive one 「LL/W28-PE01 PR Love Live! School idol festival」.
All fighters participating in 4 or more matches will receive one 「SAO/SE23-PE03 PR Winning Combination, Sinon & Kirito」.