2026 Latin American World Series

🇲🇽 2026 NCS Latin American World Series

📍 Venue: Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
📆 Dates: June 22–28, 2026

🔹 Team Sanctioning

All teams must be sanctioned for the 2026 season to participate.
Register and complete your sanctioning through PlayNCS.com prior to the event.

💰 Fees

Team Entry Fee (D3 & Open Divisions)

• 5U–6U: $1,500

• 7U–8U: $1,500

• 9U–12U: $1,500

• 13U: $1,500

• 14U: $1,500

• 16U–18U: $1,500

Team Gate Fee

• $100 per player on the official team roster

• Due at team check-in

• Accepted payment: Cash or Credit Card only (No checks)

• Parents & fans enter free

• All payments are non-refundable (4% processing fee applies to all card transactions)

🏨 Stay & Play Policy

Teams traveling from outside of Mérida, Yucatán must make hotel reservations through our official hotel partners.

Courtyard by Marriott Mérida Downtown

💰 Rates: $127–$148 per night
🔗 Booking Link:
https://www.marriott.com/event-reservations/reservation-link.mi?id=XXXXXXXX

Holiday Inn & Suites Mérida La Isla
💰 Rate: $122 per night
🔗 Booking Link:
https://www.ihg.com/holidayinn/hotels/us/en/find-hotels/select-roomrate?qGrpCd=nsc

Holiday Inn Mérida
💰 Rate: $148 per night
🔗 Booking Link:
https://www.ihg.com/holidayinn/hotels/us/en/find-hotels/select-roomrate?qGrpCd=NCS

Holiday Inn Express Mérida
💰 Rate: $87 per night
🔗 Booking Link:
https://bit.ly/athletetravel

TEAM TRANSPORTATION – DMC SUPPORT

Teams needing local transportation during the event week may contact our official DMC (Destination Management Company) in Mérida for assistance with:

• 🚌 Charter buses

• 🚐 Team vans

• 🛬 Airport transfers

• 📍 Hotel-to-field transportation

The DMC will work directly with teams to coordinate pricing and availability based on team size and schedule.

📞 DMC Contact:
Abril 📱 +52 999 223 3339

• A minimum of 6 hotel rooms per team, per night is required to meet the housing requirement.

• Teams wishing to stay in an Airbnb or non-partner hotel may do so by paying the buyout fee of $1,000 USD.

• Buyout payments can be made through:

  • Venmo: @ncstournaments

  • Cash App: $ncstournaments

• Please include Team Name, Division, City, and State with your payment.

  
  

Additional hotel partners will be added soon.
For hotel questions or group reservations, please contact Kyle at kyle@athletetravel.com

🏨 Official Hotel Partners

📝 Team Requirements

✅ Submit full entry fee
✅ Complete online player roster (all players must be listed)
✅ Provide team insurance (must be uploaded before the event)

If insurance is purchased outside of NCS, list:

National Championship Sports
2011 East Lamar Blvd, Suite 120
Arlington, Texas 76006

⚠️ Insurance will not be accepted on-site.

📅 Itinerary

✈️ Travel Dates:

• Teams must plan to arrive on Sunday, June 21st

• Teams should plan to depart on Monday, June 29th

📆 Event Schedule:
Monday– Team Check-In | Opening Ceremony | Skills Competitions | Coaches Meeting
Tuesday–Friday – Pool Games
Saturday – Bracket Play
Sunday – Semi-Finals & Championship Games

Format: 5-Game Guarantee | Gold & Silver Brackets

🏆 Awards

Gold Division
🏅 Champions – NCS Championship Rings + Banner
🥈 Finalists – NCS Finalist Rings + Banner

Silver Division
🏅 Champions – NCS Championship Rings + Banner
🥈 Finalists – NCS Finalist Rings + Banner

⚾ Playing Rules

All games follow NCS International Rules.

📝 Waivers, Rosters & Insurance

All items must be completed online prior to the event.

NO ROSTER, NO INSURANCE, NO PLAY.
Only players listed on an online or printed roster are eligible.

🌧 Weather / Cancellation Policy

• Full cancellation: Credit toward a future NCS International event

• Partial cancellation (weather): Credit based on games played

• Team withdrawal prior to event: No refund or credit

All payments are final.