WPT Global Guarantees ¥200,000,000 in the WPT Asia Series: Overdrive!
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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:
| Tournament | Buy-In | Guarantee | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ignition | ¥188 | ¥1,000,000 | July 19, 2026 |
| Mystery Surge | ¥188 | ¥1,000,000 | July 26, 2026 |
| Bounty Boost | ¥588 | ¥1,500,000 | August 2, 2026 |
| Mystery Overheat | ¥588 | ¥1,500,000 | August 9, 2026 |
| Redline Championship | ¥660 | ¥2,000,000 | August 16, 2026 |
| Mystery Nitro Championship | ¥660 | ¥2,000,000 | August 23, 2026 |
| Grand Prix Main Event | ¥880 | ¥2,500,000 | August 30, 2026 |
The second batch of tournaments consists of six multi-flights whose Day 2 starts:
| Tournament | Buy-In | Guarantee | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warm-Up | ¥55 | ¥1,000,000 | July 26, 2026 |
| Rev Up | ¥66 | ¥1,000,000 | August 2, 2026 |
| Throttle | ¥88 | ¥1,500,000 | August 9, 2026 |
| Top Gear | ¥188 | ¥2,000,000 | August 16, 2026 |
| Boost Mode | ¥188 | ¥2,500,000 | August 23, 2026 |
| Full Throttle | ¥188 | ¥3,000,000 | August 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:
| Place | Diamond Large | Diamond Medium | Platinum | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1 | 250 | 200 | 80 | 60 | 40 | 20 |
| 2 | 190 | 120 | 56 | 42 | 28 | 14 |
| 3 | 150 | 90 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 10 |
| 4 — 5 | 120 | 70 | 30 | 22 | 14 | 7 |
| 6 — 10 | 90 | 55 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 4 |
| 11 — 20 | 70 | 40 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
| 21 — 30 | 60 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 31 — 40 | 50 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 41 — 80 | 35 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 81 — 120 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 121 — 200 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 201 — 300 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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:
| Tier | Early Bird Points | Bubble Points |
|---|---|---|
| Bronze | 1 | 3 |
| Silver | 2 | 6 |
| Gold | 3 | 8 |
| Platinum | 4 | 12 |
| Diamond Medium | 5 | 20 |
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.
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