The Japanese eSports Union (JeSU) has announced that it will be holding it's finals for the title of Representative of Japan at TGS 2019! The winner of the competition will go on to participate in the 11th eSports World Championship held by the International eSports Federation.
Title Addition
In past JeSU tournaments, Dota 2 and Tekken 7 have been the only two titles to make an appearance, but this year, the organization will bring in popular Japanese sports game "eFootball Pro Evolution Soccer 2020" (known as eFootball Winning Eleven 2020 in Japan), bringing the total amount of titles to three.
Finals for Japan Representatives
The finals to decide the Japanese representatives to the 11th eSport World Championship will be held at TGS 2019 from September 12th to the 15th. The winners of each game's final tournament will be chosen as representatives of Japan in the World Championship.
Details for the Dota 2 and PES tournaments are listed below. Details of the Tekken 7 tournament aren't available yet, but be sure to check back again for updates!
| eFootball Pro Evolution Soccer 2020 Japan Representative Finals | |
| Date and Time | Thursday, September 12th Qualifiers (Until the Semi-Finals) 10am to 12:30pm Final Match 3:45pm to 5pm Above match details are subject to change without notice. |
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| Venue | Preliminaries: JeSU Booth Final Match: e-Sports X RED Stage |
| Participants | 8 Leading PES players from Japan (Participants TBA) |
| Competition Format | 1-on-1 |
| Dota 2 Japan Representative Finals | |
| Date and Time | Saturday, September 14th Qualifiers: 10am to 12pm Finals: 13:30pm to 15:30pm Above match details are subject to change without notice. |
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| Venue | JeSU Booth |
| Participants | Four leading teams in Japan (Teams TBA) |
| Competition Format | Qualifiers: Best of One FInals: Best of Three |
Representative from Japan to go to Korea for International Finals
Players who win their respective competitions will take part in IESF's 11th eSports World Championship in Seoul, Korea. The event will take place from December 11th to the 15th of this year. Last year's competition saw Japan's Tekken representative make it to the semi-finals, so there are pretty high hopes of something good happening this year as well.
Check out the Official JeSU site for more details!