"RAGE Shadowverse 2022 Summer" Qualifying Tournament Held at Offline Event for the First Time in Two Years! 8 finalists will be decided from about 5,000 people!

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RAGE is the largest e-sports entertainment in Japan, and the qualifying tournament for " RAGE Shadowverse 2022 Summer ", an authentic smartphone card battle " Shadowverse " presented by Cygames, will be held on May 14 (Sat) and May 15 (Sun), 2022, at Hall 1, Makuhari Messe, Chiba, Japan. The tournament was held at Makuhari Messe Hall 1 on May 14 (Sat) and May 15 (Sun), 2022.
RAGE Shadowverse 2022 Summer was held offline for the first time in two years, and the total number of visitors was a record 17,359!

RAGE Shadowverse 2022 Summer Qualifying Tournament!

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The "RAGE Shadowverse 2022 Summer" qualifying tournament was held on May 14 (Sat) and May 15 (Sun), 2022, and approximately 5,000 players participated in the GRAND FINALS to be held on June 19 (Sun), 2022, at Bellesalle Akihabara in Akihabara, Tokyo. The qualifying tournament took place over two days, and was a great success!
The qualifying tournament was held over two days, with Day 1 being a six-round Swiss Draw tournament, with players advancing to Day 2 with a record of 5-0 or 5-1.
Day 2 was a seven-round Swiss draw, and players needed to win 7-0 or win 6-1 to advance to the playoffs, which were held on the same day.
The playoff tournament will be played in a single elimination format with three rounds of play, and the eight winners from each tournament group will advance to the GRAND FINALS.

First Round of Playoffs

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In the first round of the playoffs, Era53 (@garbage_er), a member of Levanga SAPPORO, and himategral will face off!
Both players brought the same Royal and Necromancer cards, and Era53 won the match!
It was a tough match, but Era53 pulled off a huge upset that even the play-by-play audience went wild for!

Playoff 2nd Round

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World Champion Kaki p (@pkaki_sv), winner of the Shadowverse World Grand Prix 2021, and Takeshi, a finalist in the RAGEShadowverse 2021 Winter, faced off in the second round of the playoffs! The match was a very high level match.
The match was praised by the players in action as being of a very high level, but Kaki p beat Takeshi to win the match!

Playoff Final

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The preliminary round was held over two days with approximately 5,000 participants.
In the playoff finals, the 16 winners of the preliminary rounds played each other. The feature match was between Takumi (@harkpokepoke) from GxG and Uihara (@kiyutan_ ).
As this was the playoff final, a high-level battle ensued, and the battle entered the third battle!
Uihara, who won the third battle and became a finalist, reflected on the fierce battle, "I was so nervous that my hands were shaking and I played some cards by mistake.
"Now that I've come this far, I'm going to win! I've come this far, so I'm going to win!" he said with great enthusiasm for the GRAND FINALS!

The GRAND FINALS!

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The eight players who made it through the tough qualifying rounds to the GRAND FINALS were Shin, Kaki-P, YAMI3, Beita, Aogiri, Pyua, Uihara, and LVS｜Era53!
Congratulations!

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At the end of the event, the draw for the GRAND FINALS, which will be held on Sunday, June 19, 2022, was held!
The GRAND FINALS will be held with the decided pairings!

GRAND FINALS Contestant Comments

Shin

I can't believe I'm standing here right now because it's been a tough battle. I'm glad I was able to make it this far.

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Kaki P.

I don't like to say this, but I think today was indeed my day (laughs).

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YAMI3 player

Maybe it was good that I got into the playoff tournament at No. 3, so I would like to draw No. 3 for the combination draw. （I'm glad that I got a multiple of 3 (by drawing number 6).

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Player Beita.

I'm still feeling a bit fuzzy about it, and I want to do my best in the GRAND FINALS. (Her opponent in the GRAND FINALS has been decided.) To meet the world champion Kaki-P in the first round... I was at a loss for words (laughs).

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Aogiri

I am happy to have achieved the result because I have worked hard this season and I am not ashamed of the result. I can win no matter who comes, so I don't care where the draw is.

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Pia

(About her appearance in the GRAND FINALS) "I can't believe it, as if it's a surprise show. I can't believe it.

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Uihara

(The spot in the draw has already been decided.) I lost to Kaki-P in the preliminary round, so I really wanted to be in the top 7.
I want to beat him in the finals.

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LVS｜Era53 player

I am happy to have finally made it this far.
I've been working hard to win at the timing of the offline "RAGE," so I'm glad. (About his first match in the GRAND FINALS)
When you get to the GRAND FINALS, there is no choice but to win, so I will just beat whoever my opponent is.

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GRAND FINALS will be held on Sunday, June 19!

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The "RAGE Shadowverse 2022 Summer" GRAND FINALS will be held on Sunday, June 19, 2022 at Bellesalle Akihabara.
The tournament will be held on the same day with an audience, so be sure to come out and watch the action!
Follow the official Shadowverse Twitter account (@shadowverse_jp) and the official RAGE Twitter (@esports_RAGE ) for more information!
Many matches were played in both Day 1 and Day 2 of the "RAGE Shadowverse 2022 Summer" Preliminary Tournament, but the most notable match was the feature match, which was broadcast live in real-time via online streaming.
The most notable matches were the feature matches, which were broadcast live online in real-time! The live commentary was provided by Kazutaka Tomoda, Yasuo Suda (Day 1 only), Kosuke Hiraiwa (Day 2 only), Yu Ebihara and Maru, and guest commentators Rob (AXIZ), Sani (Nagoya OJA Baby Star) and keisuke3 (Yoshimoto Gaming). The feature match was broadcasted to the viewers!
The feature match was archived on the official esports_RAGE YouTube channel, so why don't you watch the fierce battle for the GRAND FINALS!