Genshin Impact's Astra Carnival: The Prince Cup tournament returns this year

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Genshin Impacts card game esports tournament returns for another season this year.

This new season will have some continuity with previous Genius Invokation tournaments too.

The contestants of this years The Prince Cup Pacific and Atlantic will include Cats Tail Gatherings top 24 players.

Once all the players qualifying for the Prince Cup have been set in stone, the real competition begins.

Theyll need to battle their way into the Regular Season and the Knockout Stage thereafter.

The Regular Season will divide 32 competitors into four groups to decide the Top 8 players.

The Regular Season runs from May to June (Atlantic) and June to July (Pacific).

The Knockout Stage will happen in July (Atlantic) and August (Pacific).