Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Riftbound's first-ever regional-level event in the United States is in the books, and there's a lot of takeaways from the event. We spoke to Michael Sherman, Riot's Global Head of Organized Play for Riftbound, about how the event came together, what they'll be tweaking going forward, and what the future of big-in-person-events looks like for the card game!

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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:30 - Michael's history with competitive play at Riot
01:17 - Forming Riftbound's organized play foundation
03:13 - Designing the in-person regionals experience
05:42 - Event and tournament partnership with UVS
08:10 - Lessons learned, and what Riot plans to improve on
09:33 - International event roadmap for 2026
11:07 - Outro

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