Red Bull, the well-known energy drink company, sponsors " Red Bull 5G," an East vs. West gaming event featuring five games and five genres.
Red Bull 5G" was first held in 2012, and this year marks the 7th time it has been held, and the game titles for the competition are " Street Fighter V Champion Edition " in the FIGHTER genre, "SHOOTER" in the SHOOTER genre, "VALORANT" in the RACING genre, and "Gran Turismo" in the RACING genre. VALORANT ", " Gran Turismo 7 " in the RACING genre, " Buyo Buyo Tetris 2 " in the PUZZLE genre, and " SOUND VOLTEX EXCEED " in the FREE genre.
The "Red Bull 5G 2022 FINALS" is held in either East or West Japan, depending on the previous year's winner.
The current results are 3 wins and 3 losses for both East and West, but who will win in 2022?
The editorial staff of Saiga NAK visited the site and witnessed the moment when the East and West champions for 2022 were decided, and we will report back to you on the day!
The RedBull 5G 2022 FINALS have begun!
We went to the venue right away!
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The games were held at the Nishitetsu Grand Hotel in Fukuoka!
Red Bull was being handed out at the venue, and we were able to watch the matches on a monitor while talking at the counter.
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In addition to the Nishitetsu Grand Hotel, there were also live viewing venues for the Red Bull 5G 2022 FINALS at Tenjin Solaria Plaza in Fukuoka Prefecture and GUNMA eSPORTS in Gunma Prefecture!
We were cheering for the players while drinking Red Bull.
And at Tenjin Solaria Plaza, you could actually play Street Fighter and Puyo Puyo Tetris!
TAGO STUDIO TAKASAKI T3-03 was selected as a partner of Red Bull 5G 2022 FINALS!
The cool form of the headphones and the freedom to customize the design attracted me!
As we entered the match venue, the hall was lit up with red and blue lights!
The East team was on the right side and the West team on the left side, flanked by a stage in the center.
The main monitor was set up in the center of the stage, and the countdown to the start of the games was underway!
The main MCs for this year's "Red Bull 5G 2022 FINALS" were e-sports caster Kosuke Hiraiwa (@kouhiraiwa777 ), gaming MC Misuzu Araki (@MISUZU_zip), and DJ DJ SHU-HEY (@DjSHU_HEY), a gaming MC, and DJ SHU-HEY, a DJ to liven up the event.
Ms. Misuzu Araki, who served as MC, used to live in Fukuoka and said, "I will do my best to get into the spirit of the event, so please watch until the end. " in dialect to the audience members.
Before the game begins, the championship flag is returned to Project Advisor Yu Matsui by Momochi (@momochi212), the representative of the West.
Who will get the championship flag this year?
Each RedBull 5G event uses local crafts to create the trophies presented to the winners, and this year's trophy was created using Hakata mizuhiki, a traditional craft in Fukuoka!
This year's trophy was made using Hakata mizuhiki, a traditional Fukuoka craft!
The rules of the Red Bull 5G FINALS tournament are that the representative who lost the previous game is chosen from among five different genres of games.
This time it was the East delegate who lost in the previous tournament who made the choice!
The first game will be "SOUND VOLTEX EXCEED" in the FREE genre, and the "Red Bull 5G 2022 FINALS" will begin!
The first game is a FREE genre "SOUND VOLTEX EXCEED".
The "SOUND VOLTEX EXCEED" match in the FREE genre will be the first match ever held on a Red Bull 5G arcade cabinet.
The East representative will be MARUP*IC and the West representative will be MAGATORO (@febpalb)!
The play-by-play commentary for FREE genre will be provided by DJ and producer MAD CHILD (@_MAD_CHILD), and streamer yunocy (@mizuyuno_ ) will provide commentary.
The first song was "Welcome! The first song was the highest level 20 song "Welcome!
A high-level game will be played.
The first game was won by MARUP*IC from the east side, and the game moved on to the second game.
The second song was "MixxioN," the highest level song.
The score was close, with MAGATORO from the west side winning by the narrowest of margins!
The third game was brought to a close!
The third song was a surprise, and it was a completely new song to the contestants!
cosMo@Runaway P (@cosmobsp) created "You Are My Best Rival! and this was also the highest level of difficulty at the 20th level!
Both players were fighting at a high level, but the winner was the representative from the West, MAGATORO!
The first two games were close, but in the third game, MAGATORO won by a mere 0.056% (16,668 points).
Game 2: SHOOTER genre "VALORANT".
The second match of the SHOOTER genre went to "VALORANT"!
The commentary for the SHOOTER genre was provided by eSports caster Kaiju Kono (@akxm_fps), streamer Suruga Monkey (@s_monkey0113), and streamer RobiN (@NicoRob1N).
The mode used for the match was Spike Rush, and it was 3v3!
And what a showdown it was this time: pros from the east side vs. students from the west side.
In the first map, Lafura (@lafura_xd ) from the west side got a triple kill, and the west representative took the first two rounds against the pro!
The East side quickly followed with two more kills to go up 2-2.
The East pro team won the first map 2-4, and the match went to the second map, Ascent.
West's C1Kun (@C1KuNx ) took out the last two East players at once to win the second map 5-3 for West!
With the West team having won the second map, the match will now move on to the third map, Split!
In the heated 3rd map, the East pro team won 4 rounds with a straight 4-0 victory!
In the SHOOTER genre "VALORANT", the East team won!
Third match PUZZLE genre "BUYOBUYOBUYOBUYOBUYOBUYOBU Tetris 2".
The third game was selected for the PUZZLE genre "BUYOBUYO TETRIS 2"!
The commentary for the PUZZLE genre was provided by Mizunori Hosoyamada, former Puyopuyo 4 Player and founder of the S-Class League, ALF, and general producer of the Puyopuyo series.
He has been in the PUZZLE genre since the Red Bull 5G in 2015 and has won three consecutive championships. Amemiya Taiyo (@inazuma0217tai1), who is aiming for a fourth consecutive championship in the 2022 tournament, competed in the PUZZLE genre!
Will he win his fourth consecutive championship?
After winning the first set in straight sets, the East team will go on to win the next two and three sets.
East won the next two and three sets, too. delta's (@delta_so ) all-out elimination and Amemiya Taiyo's technique allowed West to win the first set, but East held on to win 4-1!
With the East team's victory, Amemiya Taiyo has now won an unprecedented 4 consecutive championships!
Match 4: FIGHTER Genre "Street Fighter V Champion Edition
After three games, the East team was leading 2-1, but Momochi (@momochi212 ), the captain of the West team, chose to play in the FIGHTER genre, which he himself is competing in!
A loss here would mean a win for East, but will Momochi be able to turn the tide?
Commentary and commentary for the FIGHTER genre was provided by eSports caster Earl (@papatiwawa) and caster Hameko. (@hameko), and Red Bull player Gachikun (@gachikun0423).
The first match was a 2-on-2 tag team match between Momochi (@momochi212) and Daigo (@daigothebeastJP ) in the FIGHTER genre.
Momochi won the first match by skillfully manipulating his CODY!
The second match was a showdown between young and upcoming player Yamaguchi and Bon-chan (@katitagaribon).
Yamaguchi's LUKE won the first round by the narrowest of margins!
Bon-chan pushed through to win the second round, but Yamaguchi won the third round.
With two match victories in one go, the West representative was on match point.
In the third match, both Yamaguchi and Bon-chan continued their LUKE duel.
Yamaguchi calmly kept his opponent on the edge and took the first round.
In the second round, Bon-chan did not miss Yamaguchi's mistake and took him down in one fell swoop.
In the third round, Yamaguchi's onslaught continued from the beginning, and Bon-chan's LUKE was in a state of confusion!
With only a few energy left, everyone thought Yamaguchi would win, but Bon-chan turned the tables!
The audience and Bon-chan were surprised!
East won the third game!
The fourth game went into the fourth game with the score at 2-1.
It was a match between Momochi, captain of the West team, and Daigo, captain of the East team.
Momochi's CODY was cutting down Daigo's strength with his skillful knife work.
Daigo's GUILE, on the other hand, was drained of energy in the early stages, but gradually closed the gap in energy gauge to win the match in reverse order!
East won the fourth match!
In the fifth match of the FIGHTING genre, the West representative was Yamaguchi's LUKE and the East representative was Bon-chan's LUKE, making for another LUKE duel.
In the third round, both players were 1-1, but in the end, Yamaguchi went on the offensive and beat Bon-chan, giving the West representative the victory in the FIGHTING genre!
Game 5: RACING genre "Gran Turismo 7
The Red Bull 5G 2022 FINALS was a 2-2 game, but it came down to the fifth game in the RACING genre!
The RACING genre was commentated by race announcer Hiroshi Tsujino (@hiroshitsujino) and Polyphony Digital's Yam.
In the RACING genre, a total of six competitors from East and West competed, and points were awarded according to their finishing positions.
The points awarded will determine the winner, and since only one race will be held, it will be a one-shot competition!
Taking advantage of the curves, Yamanaka (@yamado_racing38), representing the East, overtakes Miyazono (@Kerokkuma_ej20 ), representing the West, who was running in the lead.
Miyazono runs behind Yamanaka, who is leading the race, to reduce fuel consumption.
He changes his tactics flexibly depending on the game situation.
Toward the end of the race, Nakayama, who was leading the race, pits, and Miyazono takes over first place.
Miyazono keeps his position and finishes the race in first place!
The overall standings are now 11-10 in favor of Nishi, with a narrow margin of victory!
The West team wins the Red Bull 2022 FINALS!
The West team has won the Red Bull 2022 FINALS!
This year's championship flag goes to the West team, but we can't wait to see who will win the next round!
Comment from Momochi, captain of the West team
There were 11 members of the West team who won and lost, who gave their best and who didn't, but I think we were able to win because of these 11 members, and the 11 members of the East team were there to make the game exciting and passionate.
I am very moved and I think it was a great event.
Thank you very much.
The "Red Bull 5G 2022 FINALS" was held offline, although the number of players was limited.
Although they were unable to speak, the applause and cheering eyes that expressed their excitement and support for the players added to the atmosphere at the event, and I am sure that it gave the players a boost.
Once again, I felt the quality of the offline competitions at the event.
The result of the match was 3-2, with every genre of the game being fought on the very edge, and I think the players, spectators, and performers alike must have been excited!
You can watch the archives of the matches on Red Bull Japan's Twitch, so why don't you take a look back at the hot matches played by the representatives of each genre!