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The 9th KEPMA Cup Acoustic Guitar Competition is open to all players who love acoustic guitar. Whether you are fingerstyle playing or playing and singing by yourself, you only need to enter the competition with a true and complete work, and you will be able to step onto the stage that belongs to you.
This competition has two categories: Fingerstyle Division and Singing & Guitar Division. The Qualifying Round stage is open to solicitation in Douyin. All key times, registration entrances, and process nodes have been compiled in this entry guide.
From receiving the event information package to submitting the registration, complete the entry process in five steps
Please choose a more convenient registration method based on your actual situation.
Enter the event special page of the KEPMA Guitars official website and download event instructions, registration information and official templates according to the page instructions. Suitable for most online registration players.
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Follow the official public account and reply to keywords in the background 2026KEPMA Cup, you can get the player information package download link, no need to find the entrance.
Players who register offline will be assisted by the store to complete the registration and video recording of the competition, and there is no need to receive the information package by themselves. Scan the QR code below to check for nearby registration stores.
Store information is subject to the results returned by the QR code.
Overseas players can scan the QR code to enter the special event page of the official website to download exclusive registration materials for overseas players, and submit entries and registration forms according to overseas registration requirements to the designated email address.
Suitable for players who focus on guitar solo, arrangement, performance skills and musical performance. Focus on fingering, rhythm, dynamic control and overall appeal.
It is suitable for players who mainly focus on playing and singing, singing, and stage appeal. Focus on singing, accompaniment, stage style and camera performance.
First, shoot the entries in a horizontal screen, and then use the official website template to make a vertical video for publishing on the platform. Do not shoot directly in the vertical screen.
Please refer to the 2025 eighth KEPMA CupFingerstyle Division champion-Ma Zihan and Singing & Guitar Division champion-Zhang Shiyu, for the video recording demonstration for everyone.
After the original film is completed, the official template is applied and a 9:16 vertical video is output for platform release. Players who are not familiar with editing are recommended to use the official automatic editing tool.
Publishing platform & video copywriting & designated topics
The works of domestic contestants Qualifying Round are uniformly published to Douyin; contestants who register online use their personal accounts to publish; contestants who register offline are assisted by the store or published uniformly.
The video permissions need to be set to public visibility to ensure that both the judges and the public can play it normally. Please reconfirm permission settings before publishing.
Three designated topics must be added to the publication copy, and all of them are indispensable. You can refer to the copywriting example below and replace it with your own track name.
The registration form needs to fill in the entry link, which will serve as an important basis for Qualifying Round’s scoring and review. Please post first and then fill in.
The following benefits are subject to the official event description and actual implementation rules. Players who have successfully registered can receive them according to the official instructions.
After successful registration, you will receive discounted ticket purchasing benefits for the "2026 Wang Yemin Tour Concert". You need to add "kepma20" as a friend and submit your name and phone number. After verification, you can get exclusive discounts for purchasing tickets.
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REBOUNDAccording to the order of registration backstage, the 18th, 98th, 168th, 228th, and 298th registrants will have the opportunity to win prizes such as SHUBB capo and REBOUND strings. The list of easter eggs is subject to official announcement.
In the event of a tie, both teams will be counted into the promotion quota, and no additional screening will be conducted. The actual number of people promoted in each group may be greater than 50. Anyone who successfully advances will be awarded the title of "2026KEPMA Cup·Top 100 Players".
After entering Semifinals, you need to prepare Semifinals works again, and Finals will be held offline in Shanghai.
Contestants entering Semifinals need to prepare Semifinals works again. Semifinals works cannot use the same track as Qualifying Round works. Domestic online Semifinals players can participate in KEPMA’s new generation A1 rafting experience event.
Finals will be held on October 28th at the Bandai Namco Cultural and Art Center in Shanghai. Finals will set up live performances, judges' scoring and other aspects on the day.
All contestants who enter Finals will be invited to attend the master dinner held on the same day. Communicate face-to-face with artists and celebrity judges at a dinner party.
This competition will invite Lan Haipeng, Chen Liang, Wang Yemin, Sai Ping, Guo Wei, Ivy Lyu, Eunho Yoo, Eddie van der Meer, Casper Esmann Many professional musicians at home and abroad serve as judges. Among them are young fingerstyle players and guitar education promoters, as well as vocal music educators and international fingerstyle guitarists who are active on domestic and foreign stages. They will professionally review the entries from the dimensions of performance technology, musical expression, originality, and stage presentation.
Check the seven "wrong/correct" items below to eliminate common problems one by one before submitting the registration form.
Please check the following checklist item by item before submitting your registration form. If any item fails, please make adjustments before submitting.