AI Overview: The Clash Royale Tournaments feature let players host events that others joined for free. The old announcement says hosting started at level 8 and creation cost gems that became the prize pool. Search summaries say custom tournaments need King Level 8 today, and Global Tournaments returned in 2026. The old rules are kept below in full.
Last Updated: October 2026
Key Points:
- The old announcement says tournaments were free to join and cost gems to create, and the cost became the prize pool.
- Hosting started at level 8. A 2026 summary also says custom tournaments need King Level 8.
- Each tournament had its own leaderboard, and joining did not mean leaving your clan.
- You could join only one tournament at a time, and leaving lost your progress.
- Global Tournaments and creator events are 2026 features per search summaries.
What the Feature Promised
Here’s the thing: this page was written on the day Supercell announced the feature. It is a list of design goals: fair levels, local matches, open entry, easy creation, wide prizes and a limit on how many events you can enter.
| Goal | Old announcement | 2026 check |
| Card levels | Fixed tournament levels | Global Tournaments set cards to Level 11 (summary) |
| Hosting | Start at level 8; gems to create | Custom tournaments need King Level 8 (summary) |
| Entry | Free to join | First come, first served (summary) |
| Prizes | Top half get a chest | Format not confirmed |
| Creators | Not covered | Creator events from October 5, 2026 (summary) |
The short version: the feature kept its core. Low-level players can enter, hosts pay to start, and levels are fixed. The catch: the prize side has changed with the end of chests.
Event-style play keeps growing, and creator hosted events are the newest piece. More creators could mean more events than players can follow. The negative effect: a flood of small events may split the crowd, and some tournaments may not fill.
Rules That Shaped Play
- Location: each tournament was tied to a place, so matchmaking was faster and spectators more active.
- Closed pool: each event had its own leaderboard, so nobody had to be online at one exact time.
- No clan exit: you could join without leaving your clan.
- One at a time: you could leave and join another, but your progress was lost.
- Chest pause: you could not join another event while a tournament chest was opening.
What it means: the rules were built to keep play fair and busy. Still unknown: which of these still apply, since the summaries do not list them. See our join tournaments fast page for steps.
The big prize: the old announcement says the winner of the largest event would get a chest with 15,000 cards, including 500 Epics and 1 Legendary. See our chest cycle page and the tournament chests guide for what changed.
Fixed levels make skill matter more, which attracts competitive players. The negative effect: if the same top deck wins most events, tournaments can feel like mirror matches.
Hosting in 2026
Step 1: check your King Level. The summary says level 8 is needed.
Step 2: open the custom tournaments tab and read the event rules.
Step 3: plan the deck for the card levels. See how to win tournaments and Triple Elixir tips.
The takeaway: read the live event page before you plan. These details come from search summaries.
Why Location and Pools Mattered
Location: each tournament was tied to a place, which would improve matchmaking and bring more active viewers.
Closed pools: each event had its own leaderboard and matchmaking pool, so nobody had to be online at an exact hour.
Prize pool: creation cost gems, and that cost became the prize pool. What it means: the host funds the reward for everyone else.
Sizes: the page says many sizes would be offered, and the top half of players would get a chest.
The takeaway: the feature was built to feel fair and busy. The 2026 version keeps the level 8 gate.
Creator-hosted events could become the main way to find tournaments, which would tie prizes to personalities. The negative effect: events from smaller creators may struggle to fill, and prizes could look uneven from one host to the next.
A Hosting and Joining Checklist
Before you join: read the card levels. Fixed levels mean a deck built for the ladder may not fit.
Before you host: remember the old rule that the creation cost becomes the prize pool. Set the size to match how many friends will come.
During play: one event at a time. Leaving one loses your progress, so choose before you start.
See the tournament chests guide on this site.
What stayed the same: free entry, own leaderboards and the level 8 gate. What changed: prizes, creator events and Global Tournaments.
A snapshot of 2026, from search summaries, looks like this. Global Tournaments came back with the 10th anniversary update, unlock at Arena 3 and set cards to Level 11. Custom tournaments sit in their own tab, fill first come first served and need King Level 8. Creator tournaments start on October 5, 2026, with room for 100 to 10,000 players and a Princess emote as the reward. All three come from single sources, so check the event page. The point for older readers is that the old announcement and the 2026 events share one design idea: let ordinary players join fair, level-matched contests, and let hosts shape the field. The page you are reading keeps that history, and the full original text sits at the bottom.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Clash Royale Tournaments feature?
A way for players to host events that others join for free.
What level do you need to host?
The old announcement says level 8. A 2026 summary says King Level 8 for custom tournaments.
Does it cost gems to create a tournament?
The old announcement says yes, and the cost becomes the prize pool.
Can you join several tournaments at once?
No. You can join one at a time, and leaving loses your progress.
Are Global Tournaments back?
Search summaries say yes, as part of the 10th anniversary update.
Sources
Researched from the following (no links, listed for transparency):
- Search summaries of 2026 tournament guides (Global Tournaments in the 10th anniversary update, custom tournaments tab, creator tournaments)
- RoyaleAPI and Supercell release notes on the 2025 removal of the chest cycle, chest slots and timers, read through a search summary
- Supercell official Clash Royale API, card list (elixir cost, rarity)