ASC Evansrhim won the Riftbound Regional Championship Europe in Stuttgart on Sunday, November 8, 2026, beating Sonecon’s Riven 2-0 in the final on Kennen, Heart of the Tempest to take the $10,000 first prize at the first Regional Championship in Riftbound history.
Key facts
- Event: Riftbound Regional Championship Europe
- Publisher: Riot Games
- Dates: Friday, November 6 to Sunday, November 8, 2026
- Venue: Messe Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
- Winner: ASC Evansrhim, on Kennen, Heart of the Tempest, 12-2-1 overall
- Prize pool: $50,000, with $10,000, the Champion K’Sante card and the Champion playmat to the winner
- Link: Europe Regional Championship coverage at riftbound.gg
How did Evansrhim win the title?
Evansrhim reached the Top 8 as the seventh seed at 9-2-1 after 12 Swiss rounds, then knocked out second seed CTCG DZiden, the last Kai’Sa player standing, in the quarterfinals. A semifinal win over a Riven deck put Evansrhim into the final against Sonecon, and Kennen closed it out 2-0 without dropping a game. Sonecon, fifth after Swiss, finishes 11-2-2 and takes $5,000 after beating HXN Gonkra’s Kennen in the quarterfinals, according to Riftbound Zone’s winner report, which cites the official UVS Games standings.
| Round | Result |
|---|---|
| Quarterfinal | Evansrhim (7th seed, Kennen) beats CTCG DZiden (2nd seed, Kai’Sa) |
| Quarterfinal | Sonecon (5th seed, Riven) beats HXN Gonkra (4th seed, Kennen) |
| Semifinals | Evansrhim beats a Riven deck; Sonecon wins the other semifinal |
| Final | Evansrhim beats Sonecon 2-0 |
What did the Stuttgart field look like?
Riven dominated the room without taking the title. Riftbound Organized Play counted 291 submitted decks, with Riven on 126 of them, 43.3% of the field, ahead of Kai’Sa on 51 and Kennen on 44, across 18 Legends. The Top 8 held four Riven, three Kennen and one Kai’Sa, and Riven still posted the best win rate of the big three at 54% over 12 Swiss rounds, against 50% for Kennen, per riftbound.gg’s championship breakdown. The set behind this meta is Radiance, which Tap Draw Roll covered at release, and Riot’s drawing based bundles for the game drew attention in our Riftbound limited bundles coverage.
What does the winner get?
First place pays $10,000 from the $50,000 prize pool, plus the Champion stamped K’Sante card and the Champion playmat, and the Top 8 finishers earn invites to the Riftbound World Championship Showcase, per Riftbound Zone’s guide to the event. The North American Regional Championship follows in Las Vegas in December 2026.
Source: riftbound.gg, Europe Regional Championship 2026, and Riftbound Zone, RC Stuttgart winner report
Image credit: The Riftbound Report, via Riftbound Zone. Card art: Riot Games
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