WPT Global Guarantees ¥200,000,000 in the WPT Asia Series: Overdrive!

WPT Global Guarantees ¥200,000,000 in the WPT Asia Series: Overdrive!
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Vasilisa Zyryanova Blog Content Editor
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  • Updated: July 21, 2026
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Continuing to update, expand, and improve the schedule for players from Asia, WPT Global has announced a WPT Asia series of fast-paced tournaments with leaderboards, missions, and custom trophies for the summer of 2026.

Key Details of the Asia Series

  • Dates: from July 19th to August 30th, 2026
  • ¥200,000,000 guaranteed
  • 13 ring events in total
  • 7 single-day events
  • 6 flighted events
  • ¥2,000,000 leaderboard
  • ¥2,100,000 in rewards from special daily missions

Overdrive! Trophy Events

Among the myriad of tournaments on the WPT Asia Series: Overdrive! schedule are 13 trophy events across two formats.

Seven single-day events will start according to the following schedule:

TournamentBuy-InGuaranteeDate
Ignition¥188¥1,000,000July 19, 2026
Mystery Surge¥188¥1,000,000July 26, 2026
Bounty Boost¥588¥1,500,000August 2, 2026
Mystery Overheat¥588¥1,500,000August 9, 2026
Redline Championship¥660¥2,000,000August 16, 2026
Mystery Nitro Championship¥660¥2,000,000August 23, 2026
Grand Prix Main Event¥880¥2,500,000August 30, 2026

The second batch of tournaments consists of six multi-flights whose Day 2 starts:

TournamentBuy-InGuaranteeDate
Warm-Up¥55¥1,000,000July 26, 2026
Rev Up¥66¥1,000,000August 2, 2026
Throttle¥88¥1,500,000August 9, 2026
Top Gear¥188¥2,000,000August 16, 2026
Boost Mode¥188¥2,500,000August 23, 2026
Full Throttle¥188¥3,000,000August 30, 2026

Their flights will run every day, 12 per day. The winner of each of these tournaments will receive a special trophy — a WPT Ring.

¥2,000,000 Overdrive! Leaderboard

Throughout the series, players will be able to participate in a special weekly leaderboard, with points awarded for achieving a certain placement in WPT Asia Series: Overdrive tournaments!

Only the top 10 scoring days are counted towards the leaderboard. The number of points varies between tournament tiers, which can be seen in their lobbies.

WPT Asia Series Event Point Breakdown

Leaderboard points are awarded in varying amounts depending on the tournament level and your placement in it:

PlaceDiamond LargeDiamond MediumPlatinumGoldSilverBronze
125020080604020
219012056422814
31509040302010
4 — 5120703022147
6 — 1090552015104
11 — 207040141062
21 — 30603010731
31 — 4050258520
41 — 8035204310
81 — 12025122100
121 — 2001860000
201 — 3001030000

The final calculation also includes points for Early Bird and Bubble from all series tournaments except Diamond Large.

However, Early Bird points are limited per day to a maximum of 30 in total:

TierEarly Bird PointsBubble Points
Bronze13
Silver26
Gold38
Platinum412
Diamond Medium520

Weekly Leaderboard Prizes

Rank¥300,000 Prize Pool¥400,000 Prize Pool
1¥50,000¥65,200
2¥35,000¥45,500
3¥24,500¥32,000
4¥17,000¥22,500
5¥12,000¥16,000
6¥8,400¥11,000
7¥6,000¥8,000
8¥4,200¥5,500
9¥3,000¥4,000
10¥2,400¥2,800
11 — 25¥1,500¥2,000
26 — 50¥1,000¥1,300
51 — 100¥600¥700
101 — 300¥200¥250
301 — 500¥100¥200

Daily Missions Worth ¥2,100,000

Throughout the series, various missions will be available daily on WPT Global. Completing them will earn players tickets to special Daily Final tournaments.

WPT Asia Series: Overdrive! missions vary by category, including deposit, designed tournament, and casino wagering missions.

The Daily Final starts each day at 14:30 UTC and has a ¥50,000 guarantee.