SanSan North - South Bay Districts
district championship -
created by
zhansonic
United States, CA, Santa Clara
2026.03.15.
Legal cardpool up to: Elevation
MWL: Standard Ban List 25.12
Format: standard
decklist is mandatory!
Registration starts: 10:00 (local time)
Tournament starts: 10:30 (local time)
Address: 1350 Coleman Ave, Santa Clara, CA 95050, USA
References
The world (and the meta) changed…
Kick off the 2026 competitive season two days after the new Vantage Point set becomes legal in the Standard format at the SanSan North South Bay Districts at Game Kastle Santa Clara!
Entry fee is $25 paid to the organizer. Cash or Venmo.
This is a Competitive level tournament in the Standard format. Decklists are required. You can find blank and form-fillable decklist templates at the NSG organizer downloads. Some blank ones will be available day-of, but please print and bring your own.
We will play 6-7 rounds of Single Sided Swiss with NO TOP CUT due to time constraints (new OP guidance 2/9/2026).
Each round will be 40 minutes. We will aim to wrap up Swiss around 5:30 pm.
Registration opens at 10:00 am and games begin at 10:30 am. There will be a ~50 minute lunch break after round 2
Approx. schedule
10:00 am - Registration opens
10:30 am - Round 1 begins
11:20 am - Round 2 begins
12:10 pm - Lunch break
1:00 pm - Round 3 begins
1:50 pm - Round 4 begins
2:40 pm - Round 5 begins
3:30 pm - Round 6 begins
4:20 pm - Round 7 begins
5:10 pm - Tournament concludes
Prizing - NSG Districts 2026 prize kit
Winner: Bye for 2026 Megacity Championship and invitation to 2027 Circuit Breaker Invitational
Top 4: Scrounge playmat (illustrated by Amirul Hhf)
Top 8: Raindrops Cut Stone alt art (illustrated by Amirul Hhf)
Top 24: Fully Operational alt art (illustrated by Amirul Hhf)
Additional prizing:
Unique participation: Pharos alt art (by Zhansonic)
Regional participation: Winchester alt art (illustrated by Jinksey)
Learn more about Bay Area Netrunner at https://sansan.cards/join/ and join the SanSan North discord at https://discord.com/invite/mvGB3hNWNE
Prizes
2026
District Championship Kit
| champion: | 2027 Circuit Breaker Invitation Event Invite + 2026 Megacity Championship Bye first-round bye |
| top 4: | Scrounge (illustrated by Amirul Hhf) playmat |
| top 8: | Raindrops Cut Stone (illustrated by Amirul Hhf) alternate art card |
| top 24: | Fully Operational (illustrated by Amirul Hhf) alternate art card |
| TO's discretion: | Mavirus (illustrated by Cat Shen) alternate art card |
Winner: Bye for any 2026 Megacity Championship, invitation to the 2027 Circuit Breaker Invitational Championship
Top 4: Scrounge playmat (illustrated by Amirul Hhf)
Top 8: Raindrops Cut Stone alt art (illustrated by Amirul Hhf)
Top 24: Fully Operational alt art (illustrated by Amirul Hhf)
TO’s Discretion (6 playsets): Mavirus alt art (illustrated by Cat Shen)
Additional prizes and information
Unique participation prize: Pharos alt art by Zhansonic
Regional participation prize: Winchester alt art by Zhansonic