Disney Lorcana Crowns Its First World Champion, Paving the Way for a New Challenge Season. The first Disney Lorcana Trading Card Game (TCG) World Championship was an incredible experience for fans to watch live all weekend long. Congratulations to Dinh Khang Pham for defeating Edmond Chiu in the final to earn the first 1/1 Golden Mickey Mouse – Brave Little Tailor card.
Viewed by more than 130,000 fans across the world, the broadcast team kept the energy high and the competition fierce. With the first World Champion crowned, fans can now look forward to the next season of competitive events with dozens of Challenge events and other events on the horizon in 2025 and 2026. The Ravensburger team is excited to grow support for organized play for the Disney Lorcana TCG.
“I still can’t believe it! My hand was amazing, of course. I beat insane odds. I couldn’t believe I won against Zach [Bivens, third place winner], for example, and against Ed [Chiu] on the draw. Amazing games and so much fun!!” said Dinh Khang Pham, known as DKP to the Disney Lorcana TCG community, who comes from Germany and is a regular at many stores in the area.
When asked what the secret is to his success? DKP simply said, “Friends.” That’s the Disney Lorcana TCG community to a T!
“It was absolutely thrilling to witness DKP’s win with so many Disney Lorcana TCG fans watching live on Twitch,” said Elaine Chase, Chief Marketing Officer for TCGs at Ravensburger. “As a former competitive TCG player, it feeds my soul to see so many competitors vie for the title of World Champion and the one-of-a-kind Golden Mickey Mouse Card. We at Ravensburger can’t wait for next year’s World Championship now that the schedule is chock full of Challenges and events all over the world.”
The Ravensburger team announced the following events would be happening in the next 12-16 months:
Europe:
- Challenge: Bologna Fiere | October 3-5, 2025
- Challenge: Ghent Flanders Expo | March 6-8, 2026
- Challenge: Dortmund | June 5-7, 2026
- Championship: TBD, Early to Mid September 2026, Location TBD
- Challenge: Milwaukee, WI | October 24-26, 2025
- Challenge: Richmond, VA | January 9-11, 2026
- Challenge: Indianapolis, IN | June 19-21, 2026
- Championship: TBD, Early to Mid September 2026, Location TBD
Ravensburger also announced on the livestream that Japan, China, Australia, and other territories will be joining the next season of Disney Lorcana Challenge and that there will be a path towards invitations to the World Championship. The Ravensburger team will release more details with exact dates and venues for those events soon.
In addition, Ravensburger shared a first look at even more Disney Lorcana TCG events they are supporting, designed to keep players meeting up and competing between Challenge events. These events will be supported by Ravensburger through prizes and other promotional opportunities, such as broadcasts and social media coverage.
“We’re excited to support all kinds of Disney Lorcana TCG play going forward,” said Steven Cooper, Senior Tournament Manager for TCGs at Ravensburger. “That includes a bunch of events that Ravensburger is supporting that don’t fall into categories such as in-store play or Disney Lorcana Challenge. We want to schedule more events like this all over the world in 2026 and beyond!”
Upcoming North America events:
- Geekfest – July 18-20, 2025 (Everett, WA)
- PAX West – August 29th – September 1st, 2025 (Seattle, WA)
- PAX Unplugged – November 21-23, 2025 (Philadelphia, PA)
Upcoming Europe events:
- Finnish Open – August 9th, 2025 (Finland)
- Warszawa Casual Series – August 23rd & 24th, 2025 (Warsaw, Poland)
- Malmö Games Week – August 30th & 31st, 2025 (Malmö, Sweden)
- Stockholm Open 2 – September 27th, 2025 (Stockholm, Sweden)
- Cardiff Firestorm Games – September 27th & 28th (Cardiff, UK)
- Royaume du TCG – November 1st & 2nd, 2025 (Paris, France)
More information on the Disney Lorcana Challenge and competitive play will be available soon. Join the Disney Lorcana TCG discord at discord.gg/disneylorcana and watch livestreams of the Weekly Lorecast dishing out news and info each Thursday at 10 am PT on twitch.tv/DisneyLorcana.
Disney Lorcana Crowns Its First World Champion, Paving the Way for a New Challenge Season
About the Disney Lorcana Trading Card Game (TCG)
First released in August 2023, the Disney Lorcana TCG is a popular trading card game in the wondrous realm of Disney Lorcana. Players take on the role of Illumineers and wield magic ink to summon a team of Disney characters known as glimmers, who appear in both familiar and fantastical ways.
The game was designed to be easy to learn for TCG newcomers while still offering strategic depth for experienced players. Featuring hundreds of original pieces of Disney art that collectors will adore, the game is welcoming to beginners, expert TCG players, and Disney fans alike.
Disney Lorcana TCG has released seven sets so far and launched Disney Lorcana TCG Challenge, an official competitive play circuit in North America, Europe, and Oceania. For more information on Disney Lorcana TCG, please visit the official website, DisneyLorcana.com.
