2025–26 Philippines Master Ball League
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Philippines Master Ball League |
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| Location |  Pasay City, Philippines
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| Venue | SMX Convention Center Manila |
| Dates | April 25-26, 2026 |
| Supported games | VGC, TCG |
| Regulation set | Regulation Set I |
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| Format | 2026-27 Standard |
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The 2025–26 Philippines Master Ball League was held in Pasay City, Philippines on April 25-26, 2026. It was the third Philippines Master Ball League (PHMBL) competition held in the country, having tournaments in both Pokémon Champions and the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
Video Game Championships
In the VGC, all age divisions compete in a single tournament. Day One was composed of Swiss rounds, with players finishing in the top 16 moving on to Day Two. These players were placed in a single elimination bracket. All games were best of three with a time limit of 60 minutes per matchup.
Matches took place in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet under Regulation Set I and were all Double Battles.
The finalists are both given 2026 Pokémon World Championships invitations with travel awards, while the remaining 8 players who positioned in the top 10 are also given invites without travel awards. Additionally the 4 top players in the Junior or Senior division outside of the top 10 will also receive invitations to the World Championships.
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Christian Salmingo | Win | |||||||||||||||
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Enrique Santos | Loss |
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Ryan Pareja | Win |
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Giorgio Dela Cuesta | Loss |
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Noah Alampay | Win |
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Aldrin Dayauon | Loss |
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Noah Alampay | Win | ||||||||||||
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Jade Nulot | Loss |
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Lex Tan | Loss | ||||||||||||
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Lex Tan | Win |
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Noah Alampay | Win | ||||||||||||
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Ryan Chua | Loss |
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Jason Reyes | Loss | ||||||||||||
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Rap Perez | Win |
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Rap Perez | Loss | ||||||||||||
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Alvin Rambano | Loss |
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Francis Tai | Win | ||||||||||||
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Francis Tai | Win |
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Raphael Ang | Win |
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Jason Reyes | Win | ||||||||||||
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Billy Austria | Loss |
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Raphael Ang | Loss | ||||||||||||
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Vincent Ignacio | Loss |
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Jason Reyes | Win | ||||||||||||
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Trading Card Game
The 2026-27 Standard format was used for the Pokémon TCG competitions, allowing all cards with regulation mark 
or later. Unlike the VGC tournament, players competed according to their age division.
Day One was composed of Swiss rounds, with players who have less than two losses in the Masters Division, or placing in the top 8 in the Juniors or Seniors Division moving on to Day Two. Players who moved on to Day Two were allowed to switch decks from the one they used during Day One, but must use the same deck for the entire day.
On day Two, the Junior and Senior Division had a 8 player single elimination bracket, while the Masters Division players continued playing Swiss rounds on Day Two, and at the conclusion of the Swiss rounds players with match points equal to or greater than the 8th placed player in the post Swiss standings were placed in an asymmetrical single elimination bracket. All games were best of three.
The top player in the Junior and Senior divisons are both given 2026 Pokémon World Championships invitations with travel awards, as are both finalists in the Masters division.
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Distributions
Spectator/Participant HOME medals
Mega Dragonite
| 2025-26 Philippines Master Ball League Mega Dragonite | |
| Location | Manila/Philippines Manila, Philippines |
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| Category | Other |
| Distributed | April 25 to 26, 2026 |
Mega Zygarde
| 2025-26 Philippines Master Ball League Mega Zygarde | |
| Location | Manila/Philippines Manila, Philippines |
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| Category | Other |
| Distributed | April 25 to 26, 2026 |
Mega Greninja
| 2025-26 Philippines Master Ball League Mega Greninja | |
| Location | Manila/Philippines Manila, Philippines |
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| Category | Other |
| Distributed | April 25 to 26, 2026 |
Mega Sharpedo
| 2025-26 Philippines Master Ball League Mega Sharpedo | |
| Location | Manila/Philippines Manila, Philippines |
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| Category | Other |
| Distributed | April 25 to 26, 2026 |
Mega Charizard Y
| 2025-26 Philippines Master Ball League Mega Charizard Y | |
| Location | Manila/Philippines Manila, Philippines |
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| Category | Other |
| Distributed | April 25 to 26, 2026 |
Top-cut HOME medals
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| Location | Unknown |
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| Category | Unknown |
| Distributed | April 26, 2026 |
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| Distributed | April 26, 2026 |
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| Distributed | April 26, 2026 |
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| Distributed | April 26, 2026 |
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| Distributed | April 26, 2026 |
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| Distributed | April 26, 2026 |
References
External links
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This article is part of both Project TCG and Project Games, Bulbapedia projects that, together, aim to write comprehensive articles on the Pokémon Trading Card Game and Video Game Championship Tournaments. | 
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