The "National Prefectural eSports Championship 2024 SAGA" is an eSports national tournament to be held for two days on Saturday, December 14, and Sunday, December 15, 2024, at SAGA Arena.
In this competition, representatives who have won the qualifiers from all over Japan will compete for the championship in four titles.
One of the competition titles selected is "Puyo Puyo Champions." The block representative deciding match finals are being held sequentially across Japan since September 2024 with the representatives who have won the qualifiers.
The Kyushu/Okinawa block of these representative deciding match finals was held on Sunday, November 3, 2024, and the representatives who will advance to the SAGA main tournament have been decided!
The "Block Representative Deciding Match Playoff Qualifiers/Finals Kyushu/Okinawa Block Representative Deciding Match" Begins!
The playoff qualifiers and finals to decide the representatives for the Kyushu/Okinawa block were held at AEON MALL Fukuoka!
At the venue, players who had won the online qualifiers gathered along with players who participated in the playoff qualifiers on the day of the event.
In the playoff qualifiers, the top two players with the highest score attack scores can advance to the finals.
Merchandise was also for sale at the venue!
Puyo Puyo manju and Puyo Puyo yokan were for sale!
There was also a game experience corner where you could try out Puyo Puyo Tetris 2.
The finals were held in two divisions: the Elementary School Division and the General Division.
VTuber Harusame Urame (@harusame_urame), who belongs to the VTuber group "Aogiri High School" and was appointed as the official ambassador for Puyo Puyo Champions, appeared on the screen and gave a message of encouragement!
For the Kyushu/Okinawa block, oka (@oka_puyopuyo), who has a JeSU pro license, served as the commentator, and voice actress Erika Ishitobi (@eririn959) served as the MC.
Elementary School Division Finals
In the finals, the players who will advance to the main tournament will be decided from the 10 players who won the qualifiers!
- Shintaro (Fukuoka Prefecture)
- YUSHI (Fukuoka Prefecture)
- Ryuichi (Fukuoka Prefecture)
- Hisabo (Fukuoka Prefecture)
- ☆Ai☆ (Kagoshima Prefecture)
- Ryoji (Nagasaki Prefecture)
- Gurunn (Kumamoto Prefecture)
- Yu (Miyazaki Prefecture)
- seiteko (Fukuoka Prefecture)
- Gushii (Fukuoka Prefecture)
- Yukun (Oita Prefecture)
- Ibu (Oita Prefecture)
Saiga NAK
The rules were a single-elimination tournament format, with the first to win 5 rounds winning the match.
The players moved to their assigned stations, and the matches began.
Not only the players but also the audience's support was exciting, and the atmosphere heated up!
In the finals of the Elementary School Division, the match was between ☆Ai☆ and Ibu.
For the past few years, there have been many male representatives, but in this tournament, the match was between two female players!
The level of attention was higher than ever!
Ibu took the first win, but ☆Ai☆ immediately tied the score with a win of her own.
With ☆Ai☆ at 3 wins and Ibu at 4 wins, both players showed a game where they refused to give up, but Ibu's skillful play sent a massive number of garbage puyos.
In the end, Ibu won the match with an all clear, which cleared all the puyos on the field!
Ibu
"I'm happy that I was able to showcase what I've been practicing for this tournament.
I want to keep practicing hard so I can win."
(Translated from Japanese)
☆Ai☆
"I'm happy to be able to go to Saga.
I'll do my best to win."
(Translated from Japanese)
Sonic and Knuckles also appeared at the award ceremony.
Oka awarded Ibu and ☆Ai☆ the right to compete in the main tournament.
General Division Finals
Next, the finals for the General Division will be held with 12 players who won the qualifiers.
- terusa Hyuto (Okinawa Prefecture)
- jig (Fukuoka Prefecture)
- Toriinu (Fukuoka Prefecture)
- Ruta (Oita Prefecture)
- Shieroru (Fukuoka Prefecture)
- Meto (Fukuoka Prefecture)
- MJM (Nagasaki Prefecture)
- Sakaue Minato (Miyazaki Prefecture)
- Notchi (Nagasaki Prefecture)
- Shiino (Fukuoka Prefecture)
- yuuya (Fukuoka Prefecture)
- Yuma (Kumamoto Prefecture)
Saiga NAK
The rules for the General Division were the same: a single-elimination tournament format with the first to 5 wins taking the match.
The finals, where strong players who won the qualifiers gathered, saw an endless number of chain combos.
In the General Division, the match was between Shieroru and Shiino, who won their way through the tournament.
The match began with the chant of "Puyo Puyo Battle Start!" as they held up their Puyo Puyo stick balloons!
Shieroru, who showed calm and stable play, took the first win.
Shiino also showed skillful play and immediately fought back to tie the score.
They both continued to build up chains and exchange garbage puyos.
The seventh game came with the score at 4 to 2.
Shieroru showed calm play and won the fifth game first, taking the victory!
He showcased his clever planning and chaining skills.
Shieroru
"I think the reason I won today is because I've been practicing a lot with the latest Puyo Puyo title, Puyo Puyo Puzzle Pop.
I want to do my best at the national tournament to convey the greatness of Puyo Puyo Puzzle Pop to everyone."
(Translated from Japanese)
Shiino
"I lost in the end, but I'll do my best to win in Saga!"
(Translated from Japanese)
Kyushu/Okinawa Block Closes! Next Up Is the Hokkaido/Tohoku Block!
The four representatives from the Kyushu/Okinawa block who will compete in the main tournament have been decided!
We can look forward to their performance at the main tournament, which will be held in a month!
There are only two blocks left in the block representative deciding matches. The next one will be the "Hokkaido/Tohoku Block," which will be held on Saturday, November 9, 2024, at AEON MALL Shinrifu in Miyagi Prefecture.
Follow the official Puyo Puyo Champions X account (@EsportsSega) to get the latest information and live match results!
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