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Luc Gantner Wins Nice Pokémon Regional; 'Ogerpon/Clefairy' Reaches Finals in All Three Divisions

Over 2,300 Masters Compete; One Korean Player Records 4 Wins and 4 Losses on Day 1

김태희 기자 · Published Oct 23, 2026, 10:21 KST · 3 min read
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The 2027 season Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG) Regional Championships in Nice concluded on October 17–18 (local time) in Nice, France. According to the final brackets on the official tournament management system RK9, Luc Gantner of Switzerland defeated Maxime Launay of France in the Masters Division final (Round 18, Table 233), finishing the tournament with 15 wins, 1 loss, and 2 draws. Launay finished as the runner-up with 14 wins, 2 losses, and 2 draws.

Based on the RK9 participant list, 2,331 players were registered for the Masters Division. Limitless, which aggregates tournament results, listed 2,336 participants for Masters, 190 for Seniors, and 154 for Juniors.

Masters Top 8 and Decks

As deck information is not provided in the RK9 brackets, the Limitless data was used. Limitless listed the legal card range for this tournament as 'Temporal Forces' through '30th Celebration' (TEF-30C).

| Rank | Player (Country) | Deck (Limitless Notation) | |---|---|---| | 1 | Luc Gantner (Switzerland) | Ogerpon / Clefairy | | 2 | Maxime Launay (France) | Dhelmise / Banette | | 3 | Paulo Mimoso (Portugal) | Hydrapple | | 4 | Oscar Rivas Perez (Spain) | Seaking / Thwackey | | 5 | Yuya Kogai (Japan) | Dragapult | | 6 | Tord Reklev (Norway) | Dragapult / Dudunsparce | | 7 | Rob van der Vijver (Belgium) | Absol / Audino (Mega) | | 8 | Lucas Lebin (France) | Hydrapple |

According to RK9 records, prior to the final, Gantner defeated Rob van der Vijver in the quarterfinals (Round 16) and Oscar Rivas in the semifinals (Round 17). Launay defeated Tord Reklev in the quarterfinals and Paulo Mimoso in the semifinals.

Ogerpon/Clefairy Also in Senior and Junior Finals

In the Senior Division final (Round 14), Cedrik B. of Finland defeated Oliver C. of the United Kingdom. In the Junior Division final, Mateusz Dominik S. of Poland defeated Camden W. of the United States (RK9 uses initials for surnames in minor divisions). According to Limitless, the Senior winning deck was Seaking / Thwackey, and the Junior winning deck was Dragapult / Blaziken, while the runners-up in both divisions used Ogerpon / Clefairy decks. This means the same deck occupied three out of the six finalist spots across the three divisions.

Korean Player Performance and Next Tournament

Only one player listed as South Korean (KR) appeared on the RK9 roster: Daekyung Ok (옥대경) in the Masters Division. According to the RK9 brackets, he recorded 4 wins and 4 losses through Round 8 and did not appear in the Round 9 pairings. There were no Korean players in the Senior or Junior rosters.

The next Regional will be held in Puebla, Mexico, on October 24–25. The official Pokémon website announced on the 19th that this tournament will be the first Latin American Regional to be broadcast live in Latin American Spanish. The TCG matches will be streamed on the Twitch 'pokemonjcclatam' channel and the Play! Pokémon YouTube channel. The broadcast time for both days is 9:05 AM to 6:00 PM Central Time (12:05 AM to 9:00 AM the following day in Korea). Viewers who link their Pokémon Trainer Central account to Twitch and watch the TCG broadcast can receive three '30th Celebration' expansion packs in Pokémon TCG Live.

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