February 27, 2026 | Written by Jack Broomell

This past weekend, we had our first North American Regional Championship for Season 1 of Star Wars™: Unlimited Organized Play! We had over 1,200 players coming to play either in the Limited or Premier events. The Regional was a great event to cap off the Secrets of Power competitive season as we approach rotation.

It was such an awesome time meeting so many different players from all across the country and the world. I had the chance to meet not only tons of seasoned players, but also players who were attending their first ever Regional Championship!

A big congratulations to Mike Gemme for winning our Limited event and to Nick Gonzalez for winning our Premier event!

Limited Event

Let’s chat through how the Limited Event went starting on Friday, February 20. Here is what the Limited event’s sealed portion looked like for Day 1:

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Limited events are always a great way to show off the strengths of all the leaders in a set. After several rounds of Swiss, they went into Day 2, with draft being the format of the day. The Top 8 players at the end of Saturday moved onto the Top 8 bracket for Sunday. Mike Gemme was able to play Leia Organa, Of A Secret Bloodline, with Naval Intelligence HQ to victory in the Top 8 and crowned himself the champion of the Limited Regional Championship!

Premier Event

Let’s change gears and take a look at how the Premier event played out over Saturday and Sunday. This event had players playing fully constructed decks, competing in best-of-three matches over 13 rounds of Swiss play. This gave players the chance to build the best deck in the current meta or try to counter that deck with different ideas!

Looking at the Day 1 results can give you a good idea of what players were confident with playing. As you get into Day 2, you can get an even better idea of what leaders did well at the event so let’s take a look at Day 1 play-rates into Day 2!

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As expected, we saw both Han Solo, Audacious Smuggler, and Han Solo, Worth the Risk, continue to do well in this meta by taking up a large percentage of the field Day 1 and maintaining that presence going into Day 2.

Over the course of the past week, we shared Top 16 deck lists from the event on our social media channels, but we also want to take a moment to highlight the Top 8 decks and who piloted them:

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The Top 8 matches were full of tight gameplay, exciting moments, and players showing off their deep knowledge of the game. A big shoutout to all these players and congratulations to all who earned enough Qualifying Points to qualify for the Main Event at the Season 1 Galactic Championship on July 24-26^th!

Community

With all of the excitement surrounding the Limited and Premier events, there was still SO MUCH going on outside of that. All three days of the Regional Championship had side events, featuring Premier, Limited, Twin Suns, Spotlight Deck Battles, Trilogy, and Carbonite Sealed. No matter what type of player you are, there was an event for you!

All weekend long, you all kept the energy going by sharing stories, trading cards and making memories with us in Milwaukee.

The Milwaukee Regional Championship was truly a special event in the Star Wars: Unlimited competitive cycle. This event had such a great community full of support, excitement, and fun. We saw the Cunning aspect and Han Solo, Audacious Smuggler, steal the show this weekend; who do you think will take the next one?

We are extremely excited for future competitive events and are looking forward to seeing what decks you all bring to the Regional Championship in Prague on May 22-24. Be on the lookout for when registration goes live, and best of luck to you all at your other events until then! A Lawless Time will be the most recent set available at that event, and it will also be the first Regional Championship after rotation happens.

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