On Sunday, October 11, Japan settles its own score before the whole world watches. The BEYBLADE X GP 2026 TOKYO national championship lands at the Ikebukuro Sunshine City Fountain Plaza (Alpa B1) in Tokyo. It is the domestic peak of the first season of the unified BEYBLADE X GP global series — and the jackpot is a ticket to Bangkok.
The road to Tokyo
Getting here took all summer. Since May, the X-TREME CUP G1 2026 qualifiers ran across Japan. In each class — Regular (ages 6–12) and Open (ages 6 and up) — the series held four tournaments, with the top two finishers from each advancing. That trims the field to eight Bladers per class, sixteen in total, all fighting for one throne each.
For younger Bladers, there is an extra layer. Two of the Regular Class qualifiers are invitational selection rounds tied to the G3 tournaments held at B4 stores between April and July, open to a lucky draw of winners there. It is a deep, demanding ladder — and that is the point. Only Japan's sharpest shooters make the stage.
What's at stake
The prize is not a trophy that stays home. The winner of each class earns a place at the BEYBLADE X GP FINAL 2026 in BANGKOK, held at ICONSIAM on December 12–13. That is the first grand final of the new global format.
Japan matters here because Japan is the birthplace of Beyblade — and of the X generation that built this game. The country's domestic bracket has always set the standard for speed, stamina, and defensive play. To see Tokyo's two champions step onto the Bangkok floor is to watch the sport's home turf tested against the rest of the world.
The bigger picture
BEYBLADE X GP is new, but it is global by design. Announced at BEYBLADE Day on March 21, 2026, and launched worldwide in May, the Grand Prix folds qualifying tournaments from roughly 19 regions across North America, Europe, and Asia under one name. Where local circuits once ran separately, they now feed a single world final. Bangkok is the first time they all meet.
That is what makes October 11 more than a domestic event. Every qualifier, every regional name, every winner across all those regions is a lane to the same Bangkok stage — and Japan's two winners are its lanes. The Fountain Plaza field will be small, but the stage it feeds is the biggest Beyblade has built.
If you are in Ikebukuro, the plaza is worth a visit. If you are anywhere else, follow the result anyway. On December 12, the Tokyo champions will be the ones to beat — and everyone else will be gunning for them.