The "9th TOPANGA Charity Cup" organized by TOPANGA Corporation was held on Saturday, December 28, 2019. The event was a charity event, and there was a participation fee for entry. The format of the tournament is 5-on-5. The tournament format is a 5-on-5 winner-take-all tournament, and despite the entry fee of 10,000 JPY per team (2,000 JPY per person), 247 teams (1,235 players) entered the tournament.
The game title was Street Fighter V Arcade Edition. Even though it was a charity event, the "TOPANGA Charity Cup" is the only e-sports event with a participation fee and no prize money that can attract such a large number of participants.
Moreover, since spectators also came to the event, the excitement in the venue was incredible.
We will send you a photo report of the day's events!
The event was streamed on OPENREC.tv, and the results were announced on the official website on the day of the event.
The venue was filled with an amazing number of people!
Even the second floor was packed with spectators!
This is a shot from the second floor. It was like a "Let's find Wally"! It's like a "Where's Wally"!
The "Gathering of the Gods" team with Nash Tajima and Marushiru editor-in-chief bukkey (@marushiru_com ) practicing at Fangler Games' gaming space for this event.
The team of "The Gathering of the Gods" with Mr. Sasamoto of "Invincible Time (@mutekijikan) " and "NO Motion", an impersonator of video games. Tomoyuki Yano of "@nomo_info" and Tomoyuki Yano, a game impersonator. Mr. Tomoyuki Yano (@nomo_info )
Shinjo-kun (@susaki_city_PR) enters...!
Shinjo-kun stands out even from a distance...!
Shinjo-kun playing against a player.
Players (@trassssshbox) and their teammates, Shinjo-kun and Gunfight
Gunfight (@Gunfight57) and Kichipa_mu (@kichipa_mu)
I can only look at Shinjo-kun...!
Shinjo-kun playing against @jyobin_channel and his teammate Tokido (@tokidoki77) watching him.
Otani (@otani_saru )
Junichi Kato (@unkochan1234567), famous for his video streaming sites such as Nico Nico Douga.
@trashbox and @magotto3 playing against each other, Gunfight and Nemo (@GOOD_NEMO) watching over them.
I can only look at Shinjo-kun (for the second time).
John Takeuchi (@john_takeuchi) vs. MOV (@movmovmov )
Kazunoko (@kazunoko0215), Kokujind (@kokujind), Vanao (@ElekingVanao), Kagechi (@kagecchi79 )
MOV player, his teammate Rao (@raoh2200), Vanawo, Kagekichi, and Rikimaru (@blooooomn ) watching the match.
Kagechi's turn. Teammates Raoh, Vanawo, MOV, and Rikimaru look on.
This kind of teammates watching behind the scenes is also unique to the 5-on-5 Topachari.
Vanawo and MOV look on during the match.
Mago!
Eita (@eita_1988) and Powell (@koala_no_Powell) watching the match.
Haitani (@hai090) vs. Powell.
Kawano player (@kawanoChannn)
Moke playing against @lllmokelll
Eita vs. Moke!
Eita and his teammates Haitani, Fujimura (@fujimura333), Otani, and Johnny (@Johnny4act) watch the match.
Eita strikes a winning pose!
Itsuka (@28itsuka28 )
sako playing against @sakonoko
Jonny is playing against Umehara.
Umehara (@daigothebeastJP), Bon-chan (@katitagaribon), itsuka, sako, and YHC-Mochi (@yhcmochi82) playing against each other.
Topachari is over! Eita posing in the middle with the winners, Team Gold!
Outside the venue, TOPANGA charity T-shirts by apparel blind HIVE (@hive_gaming_gg) were on sale, and all proceeds will be donated to the Japanese Red Cross Society.
A whopping 2.8 million JPY donated!
In this e-sports event "The 9th TOPANGA Charity Cup", participation fees and donations totaled 2,804,091 JPY, all of which was donated to the Tokyo branch of the Japanese Red Cross Society.
In addition to the nearly 2.5 million JPY raised from the participation fee alone, there were other proceeds and donation boxes set up, meaning that an additional 300,000 JPY was collected separately from the participation fee.
The Tokyo branch of the Japanese Red Cross Society was also collecting donations until the end of the day.
Charity Event Made Possible by e-Sports
Many charity events are held in Japan, but in many cases, charity events involving entertainment are paid to the celebrities.
Paying money to participate in gaming events is also complicated by various laws in the Japanese domestic e-sports market these days, such as the Act against Unjustifiable Premiums and Misleading Representations, etc., and participation is often free of charge, but in the arcade culture, games are played for money per play.
However, in the arcade culture, people pay for each game they play. They buy the home version, practice, and go to the arcade to fight... I think this is how the fighting game culture is now being utilized in charity events.
There are various genres of e-sports and various game titles, but the "TOPANGA Charity Cup" was made possible because of fighting games and Street Fighter V Arcade Edition, and because of the "love" for the game. I believe that the "TOPANGA Charity Cup" was made possible because of fighting games and Street Fighter V Arcade Edition, and because of the "love" for games.
The number of participants has been increasing year by year, so we are looking forward to the 10th TOPANGA Charity Cup!