The headlines
- Tomasz Chałupka is champion with Alakazam/Dusknoir and an alien record: 16-1-1.
- An all-Polish final: across the table is his countryman Mateusz Łaszkiewicz, with the same deck.
- Italy in the Top 4: Alberto Conti finishes fourth with Dragapult/Dusknoir.
- The dragon goes dry: three Dragapult in the Top 8, no title.
The story
Welcome, trainers. Frankfurt is the big European Regional of the fall: 2,793 Masters, 508 in Day 2. The most played deck is still Dragapult ex, more than one player in four counting variants. But the deck that performs best is Alakazam with Dusknoir: it takes 30.8% of its pilots to Day 2, against 18.2% for the average.
Chałupka pilots it all the way, and in the final he meets the same deck in the hands of Łaszkiewicz, who had finished seventh at the San Francisco World Championships. In Seniors, Oliver C. (Great Britain) wins with Slowking; in Juniors, Stefan S. (Slovakia) wins with Cynthia's Garchomp ex.
For Italy, Alberto Conti celebrates, fourth with Dragapult and Dusknoir. And it is precisely from a list seen at Frankfurt that Sawyer Melban will build his Basic Box for Louisville.
The Top 8
- 1. Tomasz Chałupka (POL), Alakazam/Dusknoir · 2. Mateusz Łaszkiewicz (POL), Alakazam/Dusknoir
- 3. Eliot Duclos (FRA), Festival Lead · 4. Alberto Conti (ITA), Dragapult/Dusknoir
- 5. Jonas Oertel (GER), Dragapult/Blaziken · 6. Tomás Malaca (POR), Slowking
- 7. Owyn Kamerman (NED), Dragapult ex · 8. Tobias Niedziella (GER), Mega Lopunny/Dusknoir
Sources. gamertagmythras.com (Limitless and RK9 data), pokezentrum.de, bisafans.de; research of October 11, 2026.