Cygames announced on the 27th that Shadow Friends 2026, an offline gathering for Shadowverse: Worlds Beyond, has wrapped up. Held on the 25th at the Ilstar Stage on the 12th floor of Hyundai Department Store Sinchon U-PLEX, the event saw a turnout of 128 eager competitors.

The tournament featured a Swiss-system qualifier using two decks in a BO1 format, followed by a BO3 single-elimination bracket. Casting duties were handled by caster Bang Jae-hyuk, alongside commentators Silent_Slayer and WinterCloud. After a series of fierce encounters, Gladio secured the top spot and a prize of 700,000 KRW. Arima took home 400,000 KRW as the runner-up, while joint third-place finishers Senguji Daigo and Lara each received 200,000 KRW.