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'''2026 Retro GEMP Match Play Championship (Premiere to DSII)''' was an open-registration Players Committee online match-play championship on GEMP in the [[Premiere - Death Star II]] format. Play ran from mid-June through early September 2026; the Players Committee news summary of final standings was published 10 September 2026.<ref name="pc">[https://www.starwarsccg.org/2026-09-retro-gemp-match-play-championship-premiere-to-dsii-july-to-sept-2026/ 2026-09 Retro GEMP Match Play Championship (Premiere to DSII) &ndash; July to Sept. 2026], starwarsccg.org (published 10 September 2026)</ref><ref name="overview">[https://forum.starwarsccg.org/viewtopic.php?t=86555 2026 Retro GEMPC Overview, Rules, Prizes, & Registration], forum.starwarsccg.org (opened 10 March 2026)</ref>

Timo Dusel won the event with Ralltiir Operations (Dark) and Hidden Base (Light). Jonny Chu finished second; Jeremy Christoffel third.<ref name="pc" />

== Format and schedule ==

* '''Environment:''' [[Premiere - Death Star II]]
* '''Platform:''' SWCCG GEMP at gemp.starwarsccg.org 
* '''Structure:''' Seeded '''double elimination''' match play. Each match is two games (one Dark, one Light) with the same locked decks; higher net life force advances (lost-pile count as tiebreaker).<ref name="overview" /><ref name="brackets">[https://forum.starwarsccg.org/viewtopic.php?t=86780 Brackets &amp; Tentative Timing for 2026 Retro GEMPC], forum.starwarsccg.org (14 June 2026)</ref>
* '''Bracket:''' [https://challonge.com/kapftrvm challonge.com/kapftrvm] (posted by the tournament director in the brackets thread).<ref name="brackets" />
* '''Timing:''' Overview estimated '''14 June 2026 &ndash; 6 September 2026'''; registration / locked-deck deadline 12 June 2026 (Pacific). Players generally had about one week per match; finals were scheduled for Sunday 6 September 2026 at 2&nbsp;PM EST.<ref name="overview" /><ref name="finals">[https://forum.starwarsccg.org/viewtopic.php?t=86962 2026 Retro GEMPC Finals &ndash; Sunday September 6th 2026 at 2PM EST], forum.starwarsccg.org</ref>
* '''Entry:''' Free ($0); open registration (no qualifier).<ref name="overview" />
* '''Locked decks:''' Dark and Light lists submitted before the deadline and used throughout (TD may allow early fixes for obviously broken lists).<ref name="overview" />
* '''Result reporting:''' Players posted match winners in the reporting thread.<ref name="report">[https://forum.starwarsccg.org/viewtopic.php?t=86782 REPORTING THREAD for 2026 Retro GEMPC], forum.starwarsccg.org</ref>

After a player poll, the bracket used standard double elimination in which the winners-bracket champion must be defeated twice.<ref name="brackets" />

== Results ==

Final standings '''#1&ndash;#50''' as published on the Players Committee news post (Dark &ndash; Light objective pairs as listed there). Player names link to wiki stubs.<ref name="pc" />

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Finish !! Player !! Dark !! Light
|-
| 1 || [[Timo Dusel]] || ROps || Hidden Base
|-
| 2 || [[Jonny Chu]] || ROps || TRM
|-
| 3 || [[Jeremy Christoffel]] || SYCFA || EBO
|-
| 4 || [[Kevin Bing]] || ROps || Profit
|-
| 5 || [[Ian Monteith]] || ROps || Local Uprising
|-
| 6 || [[Bill Bisco]] || SYCFA || Local Uprising
|-
| 7 || [[Brad Kippel]] || ROps || TRM
|-
| 8 || [[Will Tarbox]] || Hunt Down || Hidden Base
|-
| 9 || [[David Garcia]] || Hunt Down || TRM
|-
| 10 || [[Joe Horbey]] || SYCFA || TRM
|-
| 11 || [[Evan Coupland]] || BHBM || Hidden Base
|-
| 12 || [[Alex Prodoehl]] || Hunt Down || MWYHL
|-
| 13 || [[Andrew Bethell]] || ROps || TIGIH
|-
| 14 || [[Matthew Ford]] || SYCFA || Hidden Base
|-
| 15 || [[Garrett Larson]] || ROps || TRM
|-
| 16 || [[Chris Madaio]] || ROps || EBO
|-
| 17 || [[Patrick Johnson]] || ROps || Hidden Base
|-
| 18 || [[Kendall Halman]] || BHBM || TRM
|-
| 19 || [[Tony Petersson]] || Hunt Down || Hidden Base
|-
| 20 || [[Charlie Hickey]] || SYCFA || Profit
|-
| 21 || [[Matt Simpson]] || Court || Local Uprising
|-
| 22 || [[Jeff Anderson]] || SYCFA || Hidden Base
|-
| 23 || [[Ben Lindstrom]] || Court || MBO
|-
| 24 || [[Geoffrey Mikulka]] || ISB || TIGIH
|-
| 25 || [[Robert Waldon]] || SYCFA || Hidden Base
|-
| 26 || [[Jarrett McBride]] || BHBM || TRM
|-
| 27 || [[Brandon Wargo]] || BHBM || MWYHL
|-
| 28 || [[Adam Radic]] || Imperial Occupation || RST
|-
| 29 || [[Michael Butler]] || BHBM || TRM
|-
| 30 || [[Phil Clark]] || ISB || TRM
|-
| 31 || [[Randy Scott]] || BHBM || TRM
|-
| 32 || [[Steve Sanders]] || BHBM || TIGIH
|-
| 33 || [[Christian Deibler]] || ISB || Profit
|-
| 34 || [[Scott Lingrell]] || Hunt Down || TRM
|-
| 35 || [[Zachary Behm]] || ROps || Profit
|-
| 36 || [[Matthew Tennyson]] || ROps || TIGIH
|-
| 37 || [[Phil Jasper]] || BHBM || Hidden Base
|-
| 38 || [[Mike Adamson]] || BHBM || Profit
|-
| 39 || [[Brandon Price]] || ISB || RST
|-
| 40 || [[John Heft]] || Court || EBO
|-
| 41 || [[Robert Gravel]] || BHBM || Hidden Base
|-
| 42 || [[Cedric Perugini]] || Hunt Down || TRM
|-
| 43 || [[Carter Vencill]] || Imperial Occupation || Hidden Base
|-
| 44 || [[Thomas Nguyen]] || ROps || Hidden Base
|-
| 45 || [[Matt Blackstock]] || BHBM || QMC
|-
| 46 || [[Frank Amore]] || SYCFA || Hidden Base
|-
| 47 || [[Kurt Winter]] || SYCFA || Beggars Canyon
|-
| 48 || [[Joshua Parco]] || ISB || MWYHL
|-
| 49 || [[Casey Johnson]] || BHBM || Profit
|-
| 50 || [[Justin McBride]] || BHBM || TRM
|}

== Decklists ==

Sample championship decks (two-column text layout). PC news and the forum Fixed zip are the card-list sources.<ref name="pc" /><ref name="deckfiles">[https://forum.starwarsccg.org/viewtopic.php?t=86979 2026 Retro GEMPC Decklist Files], forum.starwarsccg.org</ref>

* [[Timo Dusel]] (#1)
** Dark: [[2026 Retro GEMPC Timo Dusel DS Ralltiir Operations]] — PC: [https://www.starwarsccg.org/2026-retro-gempc-timo-dusel-ds-ralltiir-operations/ Ralltiir Operations]
** Light: [[2026 Retro GEMPC Timo Dusel LS Hidden Base]] — PC: [https://www.starwarsccg.org/2026-retro-gempc-timo-dusel-ls-hidden-base/ Hidden Base]
* [[Jonny Chu]] (#2)
** Dark: [[2026 Retro GEMPC Jonny Chu DS Ralltiir Operations]] — GEMP Fixed zip / forum
** Light: [[2026 Retro GEMPC Jonny Chu LS Throne Room Mains]] (TRM) — GEMP Fixed zip / forum

== See also ==

* [[Premiere - Death Star II]]
* [[Formats]]
* [[Championships]]
* [[GEMP]]
* [https://challonge.com/kapftrvm Challonge bracket]
* [https://forum.starwarsccg.org/viewforum.php?f=1599 2026 Retro GEMPC Forum]
* [https://forum.starwarsccg.org/viewtopic.php?t=86555 Overview / rules / registration]
* [https://forum.starwarsccg.org/viewtopic.php?t=86780 Brackets &amp; timing]
* [https://forum.starwarsccg.org/viewtopic.php?t=86979 Decklist files]

== Sources ==

* <ref name="pc" />
* <ref name="overview" />
* <ref name="brackets" />
* <ref name="finals" />
* <ref name="report" />
* <ref name="deckfiles" />

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