2023 Competitive Season Status Page

Last Updated: May 28, 2023

This page acts as ‘one stop shop’ for Organised Play (OP) Events for the 2023 Competitive Season. To find Netrunner events around the world within these categories, we recommend using Always Be Running and filtering by the event type. Make sure to bookmark this page if you plan on keeping up to date with competitive events!



Competitive Track Events

Circuit Breaker Invitational Championship 

This event is an online, Null Signal Games-organized event. It will be open by invitation only to winners of of NSG Store Championships, Regionals, Nationals, and Circuit Openers that took place in the 2020 to 2022 seasons. This is an exhibition event meant to highlight the previous year’s winners.

  • Format: Standard
  • Period: 14-15th Jan 2023
  • Distribution Method: Direct NSG distribution
  • Restrictions: Invitation Only
  • Formality: Competitive-tier

AnnouncementTicketing StartTicketing EndLocation/VenueEvent Date
Announced6th Dec 202230th Dec 2022Online14-15th Jan 2023

Circuit Openers 

Circuit Openers are the inaugural and mid-season event of the Organised Play season. They will be run by local organizers. Tournament Organizers may purchase a kit during a two-week ordering period. Once the ordering period close, kits will be shipped directly to the buyer’s address from our supplier. 

H1 Circuit Opener

Prize fan of the 2023 HQ Circuit Opener Kit

H1 Circuit Opener is intended for events organized during the first half of 2023. However, Tournament Organizers may hold them at any point up to the release of 2024 H1 Circuit Opener.

  • Format: Standard or Startup; Discretion of TO
  • Period: Entire Year (2023)
  • Distribution Method: Purchase and Shipment via 3rd Party Production
  • Restrictions: None; Unlimited Number of Events May Be Organized
  • Formality: Casual-tier, see Null Signal Games Organized Play Policies
AnnouncementPurchase PeriodShippingEvent Period
Announced Closed CompleteQ1 2023 – Q1 2024

Price: €55 (Basic Kit) / €90 (Boosted Kit)

Note: All kits have been produced and shipped. If you have not received yours, please email op@nullsignal.games.

H2 Circuit Opener

H2 Circuit Opener is intended for events held during the second half of 2023 However, the event period can be up to the release of 2024 H2 Circuit Opener.

  • Format: Standard or Startup; Discretion of TO
  • Period: Entire Year (2023)
  • Distribution Method: Purchase and Shipment via 3rd Party Production
  • Restrictions: None; Unlimited Number of Events May Be Organized
  • Formality: Casual-tier, see Null Signal Games Organized Play Policies

AnnouncementPurchase PeriodShippingEvent Period
Announced28 May – 11 June 2023Est. Early SeptQ3 2023 – Q3 2024

National Championships

National Championships are limited to one per country and are run by a local organizer. Kits will be purchased via an application process. In case of multiple applicants per country, Null Signal Games Organized Play will decide who to award it to. Larger countries with multiple, spread out communities of players may have more than one Nationals approved. Once the applications close, kits will be assembled and shipped directly to the buyer’s address from our supplier. 

  • Format: Standard
  • Period: Q2-Q3 2023
  • Distribution Method: After Applications, Purchase and Shipment via 3rd Party Production
  • Restrictions: One Event per Country; Exceptions Possible
  • Formality: Competitive-tier, see Null Signal Games Organized Play Policies
AnnouncementApplication PeriodShippingEvent Period
AnnouncedClosedLate May 2023Q2-Q3 2023

Price: €85 (Basic Kit) / €160 (Boosted Kit)

Note: Applications are now closed. The order window closed in April. Production may take 3-6 weeks, with 1-2 additional weeks for shipping. Kits expected Late May or Early June.

Continental Championships 

Continental Championships are premier Null Signal Games organized play events. There are three Continental Championships: Europe, Middle East, and Africa; America; and Asia-Pacific. This year, the American Continental Championships will be held in-person, whereas Europe, Middle East, and Africa as well as Asia-Pacific will be held online. Face-to-face Continentals will be applied for to be run by a local organizer, who will be sponsored by Null Signal Games.

  • Format: Standard
  • Period: Estimated Early to Mid Q3 2023
  • Distribution Method: Null Signal Games Organized Play Distribution
  • Restrictions: One per Region (Americas; Europe, Middle East, and Africa; Asia-Pacific); Players Limited 1 Online, and 1 In-Person Entry
  • Formality: Competitive-tier
Announcement (American)Application Period (American)Event Period (American)
AnnouncedEnded May 27th, 2023
Awarded to Cascadia. Register here
12-13 August, 2023
Announcement (Online Continentals)Ticketing Start (Online Continentals)Event Period (Online Continentals)
AnnouncedAnnounced
Close 8 hours before event start.
5-6 Aug (Asia-Pacific)
19-20 August (Europe/Middle East/Africa)

Intercontinental Championship 

This will be a unique, online-only event, open by invitation only to the top-placed players of each of the three Continental Championships. This is an NSG-organized event. 

  • Format: Standard; Triple Elimination Survival
  • Period: Estimated Mid to Late August, 2023
  • Distribution Method: Null Signal Games Organized Play Distribution
  • Restrictions: Invitation Only
  • Formality: Competitive-tier

AnnouncementTicketing StartEvent Date
AnnouncedTBC2-3 September

World Championship

This event is an NSG-organized in-person event, currently planned to be hosted in Barcelona, Spain. Details of the event schedule and prizes to be announced later. This is the absolute premiere event to be at, and is often thought of as a convention rather than a tournament. It is typically hosted over 3 days.

  • Format: Standard Team Tournament (13th), Standard Main Event (14th-15th), Startup (15th)
  • Period: 13th-15th, October 2023
  • Distribution Method: In-Person Attendance
  • Restrictions: Open
  • Formality: Competitive-tier, see Null Signal Games Organized Play Policies

AnnouncementTicketing StartTicketing EndLocation/VenueEvent Date
AnnouncedPurchase hereEvent Cap (250) OR 12th Oct 2023Barcelona, Spain13th-15th Oct 2023

Last Chance Qualifier

The Last Chance Qualifier will be a special online tournament held by Null Signal Games using the 2023 H2 Circuit Opener kit. The entire Top Cut of this event will all qualify for the 2024 Circuit Breaker Invitational.

  • Format: Standard
  • Period: Q4
  • Distribution Method: Null Signal Games Organized Play Distribution
  • Restrictions: None
  • Formality: Casual-tier

AnnouncementTicketing PeriodEvent Date
Estimated Q3 2023TBCEstimated Q4 2023

Game Night Kits

These are small prize kits designed to be used by local organizers to provide prize support for casual events. They are available quarterly via our print-on-demand stores. These kits are flexible in format.

2022 Q4 GNK 

22Q4GNK card fan with title

Status: Currently Available

2023 Q1 GNK 

2023 Q1 GNK card fan 16-9

Status: Currently available

2023 Q2 GNK 

Announcement with Print on Demand expected 2nd half of Quarter 2.

2023 Q3 GNK 

Announcement with Print on Demand expected 2nd half of Quarter 3.

2023 Q4 GNK 

Announcement with Print on Demand expected 2nd half of Quarter 4.