What this is
Ticket income and crowd ratios at the 2026 Japan Championships: no gate income, and about 4–5 visitors per player.
How it’s built
- Gate: 21,000 visitors times a ¥0 admission price = ¥0.
- 21,000 ÷ 5,000 expected players = 4.2; 21,000 ÷ 4,280 card-game seats = 4.9.
- Compare Worlds 2026: 18.5–20 people per competitor.
What we assumed
- Spectator entry was free.Coverage says live viewing was free on the day, and no entry or admission price was found in any coverage.
- About 5,000 players took part.This is the organiser’s pre-event expectation, not a final count.
Sanity check
The visitor count includes the players, so the visitors-per-player ratios are a little high. The Worlds comparison includes Pokémon XP visitors, so it overstates the gap.
Where it comes from
Our calculation from other figures in the trainer’s notes:
Show the working
- PJCS 2026 gate ¥: 0
- Visitors per player PJCS 2026: 4.2
- Visitors per card seat: 4.9
- Worlds 2026 people per competitor: 18.5 to 20
- Gate: 21,000 visitors × ¥0 = ¥0
- 21,000 ÷ 5,000 players = 4.2
- 21,000 ÷ 4,280 card seats = 4.9
- Compare Worlds 2026: 18.5–20 people per competitor
Where it’s used
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