CLASSIC: Champions Meeting guide

Based on Japan, not on Global

Japan already ran this CM as CLASSIC 2026 (Tokyo 2400, Soft, debuffs off) (2026-06-23 → 2026-06-28), trained in scenario before the restaurant scenario. This guide summarizes what was used there and what published guides recommend.

Global can differ: cards, skills, scenarios and balance patches arrive in another order, and the meta moves with them. Check every pick against what Global has before you train for it.

Any win figure on this page, in the tables or in the notes, comes from room matches set up in Japan or from single accounts: small samples, not Global results and not a win rate in the real event.

Japan data: low confidenceGuides: medium confidence

About the CM in Japan

JP Champions Meeting starting 2026-06-23 12:00: Tokyo turf 2400 m, left-handed, spring, cloudy, Soft, day. The local planner start is one day early (22 Jun). Debuffs are off. Straight about 525 m. Late phase from about 1600 m, at the end of corner 3. Not the June 2024 Soft cup and not the June 2025 sunny Firm cup. The training scenario is the one before the restaurant scenario. A cited cap is 2100/1700/1700/1700/1800. Speed must clear 2000 or the full spurt does not fire.

Summary

Two players and the guides. Pace is the center because of Almond Eye, Chrono Genesis and an awakened Special Week.
One graded team: Almond Eye 65% of wins, Chrono 18.8%, Still in Love 10%, 80 wins in 75 races, final won by Almond Eye.
Guide floors disagree: one page 2001/1600/1500/1100/1600, a note about 2100/1600/1600/1200/1600.

Guides: Three Pace, Runaway + two Pace, three Late or lid + two Late.

Running styles

Styles the guides favor: Pace ChaserLate Surger

Use is the share of rival Umas that ran each style in Japan: how popular it was, not how often it won.

Style	Verdict	Use in Japan	Note
Front Runner	Weak	not counted	From guides Not the center of the two reports. Sample: no league-wide count
Runaway	Weak	not counted	From guides A buffer slot is discussed. A Runaway is not the ace. Sample: no league-wide count
Pace Chaser	Best	not counted	From guides Almond Eye pace. The graded log above is one team, and the guides said the same before the races. Sample: no league-wide count
Late Surger	Strong	not counted	From guides Still in Love is the Late name in that graded split, at 10% of that team's wins. Sample: no league-wide count
End Closer	Viable	not counted	From guides Present, not the volume of the two reports. Sample: no league-wide count

Expected room

Front Runners per room: no source counted them. Runaways per room: no source counted them. From guides

No source counted Front Runners in a full room of 9. The figures in the style table are one graded window or a pre-event Room Match sample, not a server census.

Umas

What Japan used and what the guides recommend, one card per outfit. A recommendation is a guide author's priority, not a chance of winning.

Almond Eye1st outfitPace ChaserAceNot in Global yet
In Japan: 65% of one graded team's wins, and the final. Not in the planner roster. Anecdote
Chrono Genesis1st outfitPace ChaserCoreNot in Global yet
In Japan: 18.8% of that same team's wins. Anecdote
Still in Love1st outfitLate SurgerAlternativeNot in Global yet
In Japan: 10% of that same team's wins. Anecdote
Almond EyeoriginalPace ChaserMain pick
Guides:Pace Chaser: Ace across several compositions
- Kit version and buffs
- Validate availability and version in Global
This character is not in the game data yet.
umamusumelabo.com
Chrono GenesisoriginalPace ChaserMain pick
Guides:Pace Chaser: Second ace and strong mid-race
- Three Pace or a deliberate tractor
- Validate availability and version in Global
This character is not in the game data yet.
umamusumelabo.com
Admire GrooveoriginalLate SurgerAlternative
Guides:Late Surger: Ace for a back-runner structure
- Duel and useful acceleration
- Validate availability and version in Global
This character is not in the game data yet.
umamusumelabo.com
Still in LoveoriginalLate SurgerAlternative
Guides:Late Surger: Strong Late
- Compatible with two Late or mixed
- Validate availability and version in Global
This character is not in the game data yet.
umamusumelabo.com
Special WeekSpecial DreamerPace ChaserConditional
Guides:Pace Chaser: Won the diary's final
- Awakening 7 not validated in Global
- Validate availability and version in Global
sizaemon.com

Stats and aptitudes

Target	Speed	Stamina	Power	Guts	Wit
Recommended	2001	1600	1500	1100	1600
Minimum	2100	1600	1600	1200	1600

Without one: 1600.

Aptitudes: Medium S. Speed 2000 or the full spurt does not fire.

From guides The two guide floors disagree and neither is a measured winner build. Recommended is the lower printed floor. Minimum is the other page's line, which is higher on speed and power, so read both.

Check your own build in the HP Calculator before training: these targets come from Japanese guides.

Skills

Inherited uniques 1

Angling and SchemingPace ChaserPace acceleration while generic debuffs are banned.

Green skills 6

Left-Handed ○Front RunnerRunawayPace ChaserLate SurgerEnd CloserCourse green (+40 Speed).
Tokyo Racecourse ○Front RunnerRunawayPace ChaserLate SurgerEnd CloserCourse green (+40 Stamina).
Standard Distance ○Front RunnerRunawayPace ChaserLate SurgerEnd CloserCourse green (+40 Stamina).
Wet Conditions ○Front RunnerRunawayPace ChaserLate SurgerEnd CloserCourse green (+40 Power).
Spring Runner ○Front RunnerRunawayPace ChaserLate SurgerEnd CloserCourse green (+40 Speed).
Cloudy Days ○Front RunnerRunawayPace ChaserLate SurgerEnd CloserCourse green (+40 Guts).

Team compositions

Almond Eye (Pace Chaser) + Chrono Genesis (Pace Chaser) + Still in Love (Late Surger)
From guides The graded split of one team. A pre-event room-match mix was about 70% three-ace, without a sample size on the public extract.
2 × Pace Chaser + 1 × Late Surger
From guides The graded split of one team. A pre-event room-match mix was about 70% three-ace, without a sample size on the public extract.

Debuffers

Weak Banned. A supporter slot is still discussed, mostly as a buffer. Inherited and gold debuffs are wasted.

Support decks

Decks published by guides for this CM in Japan. Some cards may not be in Global yet; the planner checks which ones you can use.

Deck shapes

2 Speed / 1 Stamina / 1 Power / 1 Wit / 1 Pal · Late Surger · JP · Dreams · umamusumelabo.com

Measured data

Counts as their sources give them, each with its own sample. Win counts come from room matches or single accounts in Japan: small samples, not Global and not a win rate.

What was counted	Count	Sample and limits
Round wins of one player's team · Author teamJP sample	63 / 80 races (78.8 %)	One JP account R1+R2 Final is separate; final winner Special Week original awakening7.sizaemon.com

What may differ in Global

The local schedule starts this cup on 22 Jun. The Japanese start that was checked is 23 Jun 12:00.
Two players only. Not a census.
A Taiwan note of a Tokyo 2400 sunny Firm in October 2026 is the June 2025 condition, not this Soft cup.

Gaps in the data

Closing clock: not fully verified.
Any single winner deck: not found.

Sources and credits

This guide is our own summary, in our words, of the research below; the findings belong to their authors. Follow the links to read them in full.

June 2026 classic Sppenpen · guide · 2026-06-25 · Japanese
One graded log Hatena · blog · 2026-06-29 · Japanese1 player

Guides cited

umamusumelabo.com https://umamusumelabo.com/event/champions-meeting/chanmi-teamhensei
sizaemon.com https://sizaemon.com/entry/20260628/1782633863
umamusumelabo.com https://umamusumelabo.com/ikusei/chanmi-sasiikusei-202606