SEA Championship Weekend 2025-26 Round 1

Organizer:	Oracle Events
Judge manager:	Chuanjie Seow
Event type:	Regional Championship
REL:	Competitive
Format:	Standard
Event date(s):	Oct. 31, 2025-Nov. 2, 2025
Location:	Paya Lebar, Singapore
Venue:	Lifelong Learning Institute 1st Floor, Hall 1-1 & 1-2 11 Eunos Rd 8 Singapore 408601
Applications accepted through:	Aug. 24, 2025

Event Information

Hello Judges, the upcoming Regional Championships will be held in Singapore! Oracle Events is looking for a team of exceptional judges and senior judges to take on the role of Team Lead and Head Judge at the upcoming South East Asia Championship Weekend 2025 – Singapore running from 31st October to 2nd November 2025.

Please read the Compensation, Roles and Expectations carefully.

Applications will close on 24th August 2025. Acceptances should go out by 31st August 2025.

A rough schedule of South East Asia Championship Weekend 2025 – Singapore is as follows:

Friday:

Last Chance Qualifiers – Run @ Competitive REL
Duel Commander – @ Competitive REL

Saturday:

SEA Championship Finals Day 1 – @ Competitive REL
SEA Championships Qualifiers – @ Competitive REL
Legacy Win a Dual – @ Competitive REL

Sunday:

SEA Championship Finals Day 2 – @ Competitive REL
SEA Centralised Open – @ Competitive REL
SEA Championships Qualifier – @ Competitive REL
cEDH Win a Full Set Foil – @ Competitive REL MTR/IPG Addendum
Judges not judging in Centralised Open will start with a later shift till end of last event

All days:

Side Events – A side event program catering to all players, from regular to competitive

Roles and Expectations

Head Judge

You must be a L2+ if you are interested in applying for this role
Distinguished Judges who are uncertified may be still considered for this role
Please indicate in your cover letter why you should be chosen to Head Judges this event
Coordinate and work with assigned leads to ensure that the tournament in run smoothly
Expected to work with Side Events Lead to ensure sufficient judge coverage for the entire tournament
The Head Judge is also expected to stay till the end of the day

Team Lead

Lead positions are available for Judge roles only at this event.

Team Leads are also expected to stay till the end of the day.

Distinguished Judges who are uncertified may be still considered for this role.

Main Event Lead

Maintain break schedule for floor judges
Ensure your team is performing their tasks correctly at the event via mentorship
Be able to approve Back-ups & HCEs if allowed prior by the Head Judge
Assists the HJ in running the event
Be the first line resource for judges on your team
Assigned Appeals Judge

Side Event Lead

Maintain break schedule for side event judges
Ensure scheduled events and on-demand events start on time and run smoothly
Be the "Head Judge" for the purposes of appeals and investigations of any scheduled events without a dedicated HJ
Ensure the sides event area is clean and fit for play at all times
Be the first line resource for side event judges on your team
Expected to work with main event Head Judge to ensure sufficient judge coverage for the entire tournament

Judge Mentor/Shadow

You must be L3 if you are interested in applying for this role, senior veteran L2s might be considered based on tournament needs
Distinguished Judges who are uncertified may be still considered for this role
Please include in the cover letter on your experiences on mentoring and assessment of fellow judges
You are expected to develop fellow judges on the day you are assigned for this role
Reviews are expected as it is an essential method for developing judges for leadership positions
Mentors/Shadows are expected to stay until the end of the day

All Judges
If selected as a judge, you may be asked to assist in non-judge tasks at any time.

Judges are expected to be professional at all times.

Judges are expected to wear the SEA Polo Tee with black pants and covered shoes.

Judges are requested to remove or cover their judge shirts when off duty or on breaks.
If selected for a judging role, you may also be asked to do any of the following:

Floor Judge Main Event
Be the Head Judge for assigned Scheduled Events
Assist Judge duties at Scheduled Events / On Demand Events
Help maintain a clean and tidy play environment
Facilitate the distribution of all side events prizes
Be engaged in the event you are staffed in as a Judge to provide best player experience for players

Note:

Please ensure you answer all relevant questions and include in your cover letter your experiences and goals for the event.
Judges who are looking for advancement may be prioritised in lieu of building up a team of experienced local SEA judges.
Judges who do not have their correct judge level reflected on Judgeapps, please answer the question on your level with a link to your profile on JudgeAcademy.

Compensation

Judges will be receiving Judge swag and the compensation as detailed below:

Do note that compensation rates have changed to one flat rate for all judges on staff with additional compensation paid based on roles

Judges will be paid in Singapore Dollar (SGD).

Role	Compensation (Daily Rate)	Notes
Judge Staff	SG$ 150 (Base Rate)	All Judges are paid on this base rate
Head Judge	SG$ 200 (Additional)	Satuarday Regional Champs Finals only
Team Lead	SG$ 100 (Additional)	RC Finals Appeals & Open HJ are paid on this rate
Judge Mentor	SG$ 50 (Additional)

Venue

The Venue will be:

Lifelong Learning Institute
1st Floor, Hall 1-1 & 1-2
11 Eunos Rd 8
Singapore 408601

Questions

Do reach out to CJ for any judge related questions or additional clarifications.

Staff Members

Note: As you are not on staff for this event, some users may be hidden from the staff list, in accordance with their privacy settings. You can always see the full staff list if you are either part of the staff yourself, or otherwise, after the event is over.

Name	Level	Region	Role
Jinyi Lim	Uncertified	Asia	Scorekeeper
Chuanjie Seow	Uncertified	Asia	Staff
Clifford Yap	Uncertified	Asia	Tournament Organizer