"eSPORTS TRINITY", a corporate eSports event jointly organized by Toppan Printing, Dentsu Inc. and Cyber Communications Inc. The event was held at the Koishikawa Terrace in the Toppan Koishikawa Building.
In addition to covering the event for Fanglr Games, a new graduate engineer "Nash Tajima" from Fanglr Technology, a group company of Fanglr Games, also entered the Street Fighter VAE tournament, and participated in both the coverage and the tournament entry!
Many companies appear in this article, but their official names and common names are used to suit the taste of the article.
G-STAR.Gaming welcomes you!
Gaming, a well-known "training type" women's e-sports team, greeted us as we entered the Koishikawa Terrace, the event venue!
URL https://g-stargaming.com/
Gaming was working as event staff at various places in the venue.
Gaming was also available at the venue, where you could play against G-STAR Gaming players!
There were a few people playing against each other before the event started. Fanglr Games wanted to come early and play too...!
The first part of the event was a business seminar on e-sports
The first part of the event was a business seminar "eSPORTS BUSINESS SEMINAR" and the second part was an inter-company competition "AFTER6 LEAGUE".
The Business Seminar will be a business seminar and panel discussion on the present and future of e-sports, and is designed to provide information on the current e-sports market and for companies that are planning to enter the e-sports market.
Moderated by Yuka Kuramochi, producer of G-STAR
The event will be moderated by G-STAR Gaming producer Yuka Kuramochi.
G-STAR Gaming is very active in hosting and managing the event.
Role of JeSU by Mr. Takehisa Otani, Secretary General of Japan e-Sports Union (JeSU)
The business seminar will start with the first speaker, Mr. Takehisa Otani, Secretary General of the Japan eSports Union (JeSU).
She explained the current status of e-sports, legal issues facing e-sports, and the role of JeSU in this regard.
This is a separate report article.
Secretary General of JeSU, Takehisa Otani talks at the seminar
Mr. Kazuma Tadaki, eSports Industry Analyst
The second speaker was e-sports industry analyst Kazuma Tadaki.
He explained the "business opportunities of e-sports advertising value" for companies entering the e-sports market.
After the business seminar, we moved on to the corporate competition.
After the business seminar, the "AFTER6 LEAGUE" was about to begin, but there was time to eat, drink, and chat for a while to prepare for the competition.
Light refreshments were prepared...
If I had not been covering the event, I would have liked to drink beer to raise my vibes and watch the competition, but I had to hold back for the sake of taking pictures.
DJ Toppan (tentative) played tunes to raise the vibes of the audience so that they wouldn't get bored during the chatting. It was truly Trinity.
Balloon stick (cheer stick) lecture
Balloon sticks are a familiar sight at e-sports tournaments.
Gaming will explain how to use the balloon stick to the many companies participating in eSPORTS TRINITY who are interested in eSports but have no experience with it.
Inflate it and hit it like this!
The "AFTER6 LEAGUE" corporate competition is about to begin! But first
The "AFTER6 LEAGUE" is about to start. The commentary is by Nanai!
Before that, however, Yuka Kuramochi, the MC, declares not the opening of the event, but the opening exhibition match!
The opponents were recruited on the spot, and those who were well played who stood for the match!
Exhibition Match!
Yuka Kuramochi plays with Rainbow Mika! Both players are very serious.
Yuka Kuramochi takes the first round and strikes a happy Colombian pose.
And the match is decided! Yuka Kuramochi is drooping in defeat.
The final handshake between the opponents!
The "AFTER6 LEAGUE" corporate competition has begun!
Now it's time to get down to business. The entrants for this year's "AFTER6 LEAGUE" are all members of society.
Nash Tajima, a newly graduated engineer with only half a year of working experience, was quite nervous.
The tournament against each other is like this.
It is strange to see a fangler among the renowned companies....
Round 1, Game 1: TOYO TIRE vs. MARUBENI
A big card right out of the gate! TOYO TIRE Corporation (TSE 1st Section), a tire and automotive parts manufacturer that just changed its name from Toyo Rubber Co. vs MARUBENI Co.(TSE 1st Section), a major general trading company.
Business card exchange before the match. I guess in a business match, you exchange business cards before the match!
Marubeni Masamarubeni is a pad player! As a pad player, I can't help but feel sympathy for him...!
Marubeni Masamarubeni wins his first round match!
Round 1, Game 2: April Knights vs. Fanglr
And April Knights Maru know editor-in-chief bukkey vs. Fanglr Nash Tajima!
April Knights has a lot of similarities with Fangler's business, so we can't lose at our own will!
Nash Tajima smoothly greets the audience by exchanging business cards, which he learned in business manner training after joining the company, and MARU KNOWLEDGE Editor-in-Chief bukkey, who participated in a cosplay of Colin!
As you can tell from his outfit and name...
Bukkey, the editor-in-chief of Maru-Shiranai, dressed up as "Colin", of course, uses Colin!
Nash Tajima, as his name implies... "Abigail"?
Yuka Kuramochi "Nash Tajima's Abigail...? "
Nanai/Nanai "Nash Tajima's Abigail...? "
With the host and the play-by-play commentary baffled, the game was on!
The winner was Fanglr Nash Tajima! He beat Maru-knowing editor-in-chief bukkey, who was taking countermeasures against Nash, with his Abigail!
The battle had already begun, as he had been distracting his opponent with his entry name on the match-up list since the day before...!
Round 1, Game 3: iid vs. CyberE
And it's CyberE, an advertising and marketing business company specializing in e-sports, newly established this year by IID Inc. ( TSE Mothers), a well-known news site operator, and CyberZ Inc. of the CyberAgent (TSE 1st section) group!
The serious look in his eyes that can be seen from the side of his face... Molly from IID Inc.
Kyajitani of CyberE, Inc. looking equally serious...!
If it were just a bust-up of both names, they would be normal, serious office workers.
Please tell us which one is more serious than the normal expression on their faces during work, if you are a colleague.
And the winner is iid Mori!
Round 1, Game 4: WellPlayed vs. DeNA
The final match of the first round was between Wellplayed Corporation, a member of the Kayac Corporation (TSE Mothers) group, which is involved in e-sports event planning and player management, and DeNA Corporation (TSE 1st section).
DeNA's SOOGZ is a little nervous because he is playing against Wellplayed Shin.
Wellplayed Shin is also under pressure not to lose as a company specializing in e-sports, and you could sense the tension between the two players.
The result was a convincing victory for Wellplayed Shin!
Semifinal 1: Marubeni vs. Fanglr
And now, the semi-finals! Marubeni vs. Fanglr! Personally, I have a lot of fond memories of Marubeni Group's Alteria Networks, as I used their lines in my data center for a while...!
The customary exchange of business cards. I think I'm getting a little more stooped than I should be....
I wonder if a new graduate engineer from a small venture company without major capital in front of an elite engineer from a major general trading company listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange would already lose the battle....
But Fanglr won brilliantly! Nash Tajima's great accomplishment in his first six months with the company! It was a great decision to hire him, as being an infrastructure engineer wasn't enough for him, and he is now active in e-sports as well!
The author interviewed Nash Tajima and hired him because of his love for games.
Semifinal 2: iid vs. Wellplayed!
The second semi-final was between IID Inc., a game media company, and Wellplayed, an e-sports player management and event planning and management company!
You definitely have a relationship...
The result was, of course, a victory for Wellplayed! Wellplayed is too strong...
And now the final! Fanglr vs. Wellplayed!
Finally, the final! I didn't expect Fanglr to make it to the finals...
Wellplayed Shin expresses his enthusiasm before the match. Actually, he had done his homework and knew that Nash Tajima was an Abigail player...! Nash Tajima is in trouble.
The final match is about to begin. Can Fanglr Nash Tajima defeat Wellplayed Shin?
The final match was won by Wellplayed Shin! The winner is Wellplayed Shin!
Fanglr Nash Tajima was disappointed to lose, but had mixed feelings about his runner-up finish...
Nash Tajima giving an interview after the finals.
You may have noticed that he was not as nervous as he had been at first, and was speaking with an air of confidence.
Through eSPORTS, he has grown as a member of society in a short period of time.
Awards... and then the closing ceremony...!
The winner, Shin, will receive a HyperX headset!
And of course, the winner's trophy will be presented!
And every player participating in the AFTER6 LEAGUE will receive an original CAPCOM Pro Tour ASIA PREMIERE T-shirt...!
And now, the 2nd eSPORTS TRINITY has been announced! The second edition will be held in January 2020!
More details will be announced later!
Thus ended the memorable 1st eSPORTS TRINITY, AFTER6 LEAGUE.
Impressions & Epilogue
After the event, we exchanged greetings and business cards with the participating companies.
I was not able to meet all of them, but I was able to have a meeting with April Knights, DeNA, G-STAR.Gaming, and others later on.
Unlike so-called cross-industrial social gatherings, it was a novel and new experience for me to have a common topic of conversation through games, and to have a job opportunity through games.
Also, in business-to-business sales, it is difficult to make appointments, especially for someone like Nash Tajima, who is an engineer and a new graduate, but if he wins the game, his job & business partners will expand, isn't this business innovation through eSPORTS?
Commemorative photo with G-STAR.Gaming!
Finally, a commemorative photo of Nash Tajima with the G-STAR.Gaming players who helped make eSPORTS TRINITY a success!
This is the event report of "eSPORTS TRINITY" & "AFTER6 LEAGUE"!