Rain won the Sega official professional tournament " Puyo Puyo Grand Prix 2025 1st" held on Sunday, August 4, 2024. This tournament was held as part of the "Puyo Puyo" series, which is a Japan eSports Pro License certified title, and many fans watched the fierce competition. The next "Puyo Puyo Grand Prix 2025 2nd" will be held on Sunday, November 24, 2024.
The winner of the "Puyo Puyo Grand Prix 2025 1st" was Rain!
The "Puyo Puyo Grand Prix 2025 1st" was held on Sunday, August 4, 2024 at the Sega Sammy Group headquarters in Shinagawa, Tokyo. Rain won all the games in the preliminary league held in July 2024. He continued his great run in the final tournament, beating the previous year's final champion, Mackie, twice in the Upper Final and Grand Final to win his first official SEGA tournament.
Rain said that although he had often been a runner-up in previous tournaments, this year's tournament gave him a lot of confidence, as he had won all of his games from the qualifying rounds with a large goal difference. He was especially confident after defeating Mackie twice.
The results of this year's tournament are as follows
- Winner: Rain
- Second place: Mackie
- Third place: Tomokun
- 4th place: Piponia
The winner, Rain, and the runner-up, Mackie, were awarded one million yen and the right to participate in the "Puyo Puyo Grand Prix 2025 Final" to be held in March 2025.
Rain's winning comment
I'm really happy to have won for the first time, because I've been playing Puyopuyo for a long time and I believe I have the ability to win. This time, I had practiced more than ever before, and I was able to win all the games with a good goal difference from the qualifying round, so I thought I could do pretty well at that point. I think Mackie is the strongest player in the world, so winning the championship after beating him twice gave me a lot of confidence.
An archive of the tournament is available on the official Puyopuyo channel, so if you missed it, check it out.
PuyoPuyo Grand Prix 2025 2nd" will be held on Sunday, November 24!
The next "Puyo Puyo Grand Prix 2025 2nd" will be held on Sunday, November 24, 2024 at the Sega Sammy Group headquarters in Osaki, Tokyo. This tournament will also be held offline and open to the public, and players with professional licenses will compete for 1 million yen in prize money and the right to participate in the "Puyo Puyo Grand Prix 2025 Final".
The "Puyo Puyo Grand Prix 2025 2nd" is expected to draw even more excitement and attention from fans. For more information, follow the official SEGA website or SEGA-esports "Puyo Puyo eSports" Official X (@EsportsSega ) for more updates.
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