The 2nd YUBIWAZA CUP, the highest amateur e-sports tournament, was held in Osaka, and Fangler Games has been reporting on the e-sports tournament and the booths of the exhibiting companies. This time, we finally have a report on the final of the "Street Fighter V Arcade Edition", also known as "STO VAE"!
Report on the Preliminary Tournament of the 2nd YUBIWAZA CUP
The qualifying round was recently published, but if you haven't seen it yet, please check it out.
Scenes from the finals
Street Fighter is a game favored by many gamers. The competition venue was extremely exciting.
Street Fighter II was launched in 1991 and became so popular that a national tournament was held at the Kokugikan.
After the 90's ended and the 2000's began, it is no exaggeration to say that this software has laid the foundation for e-sports, with national Street IV tournaments and the Capcom Cup (now the Capcom Pro Tour) held in 2013, the 15th anniversary year of the series.
And because Street Fighter inherited such a trend, this excitement is very understandable.
Gouki vs. Korin
Every battle in the main tournament was heated.
The cheering crowd was also on the edge of their seats, eagerly watching the matches.
Final match!
Finally, it was time for the finals. The two finalists who made it to the finals appeared on stage.
The final was Ibuki by Pugella vs. Kolin by Mizuha.
Ibuki (ibuki) is a high school girl living in a ninja village, and her character has flying and combo special moves to throw kunai and shuriken.
Kolin, on the other hand, has a well-balanced offensive and defensive character with combo special moves that require a large number of moves, as well as a special move called "jimi" that allows her to counterattack after receiving an attack.
Entrance of Pugela
Mizuha's entrance
The audience was in an unusually tense mood, anticipating and wondering what kind of battle it would be.
The MC added his own commentary as if to liven up the event even more.
The audience was sweating their palms off as the two fighters repeatedly attacked and guarded each other, while countering each other's attacks to take advantage of the opening.
Even after Mizuha got the first blow...
Pugela took the next one back.
The battle was so close that it was hard to tell who would win.
As the time progressed, some players shouted at each other, and the game reached its climax.
The game reached its climax, with both players' life gauges reaching near zero.
In the end, Ibuki turned the game around just before losing, and scored a last-ditch Uranage (back throw) to finish the game!
The winner is Pugella! Congratulations!
The winner of the tournament is Pugella!
The winner of the tournament was Pugella! The winner of the tournament, Pugella, was...
1,000,000 JPY for the winner! In addition to the prize money...
A Yogibo cushion
100 servings of Nissin Foods' Cup Noodle Shio...
Razer's Panthera arcade game controller!
The Street Fighter V tournament came to a close with a final comment from the winner, Pugella.
It was a tremendously close game, and we really didn't know what would happen until the very end, but the deciding factor was the throw from a tense situation! When you bring in the throw, there is a greater risk of being repelled by blows.
Therefore, when the fighters' physical strength is at stake, they tend to keep their guards tight, but I was impressed by their decisiveness in daring to choose the throw.
Both players were at a very high level, and it was very enjoyable and exciting to watch.
This is the true appeal of e-sports.
Interview with Pugella!
We had a chance to interview the winner, Pugella (@pgr_pgr_ )!
Pugela started playing fighting games when he was around 11 years old, and at the time he enjoyed playing games such as The King of Fighters 2001, but now he specializes in playing Street Fighter V. He told us, "I've been playing Street Fighter V for a long time."
"What do you like about fighting games? " we asked him.
When I feel growth and can actually experience it.
I think this is a word that all fighting game players can relate to.
I myself played fighting games as a child, and this was the part I enjoyed the most.
He said that he used to participate in tournaments if there were any, but moved to Tokyo last year because most tournaments were held in Tokyo, but he would like to participate in tournaments in Osaka and other areas as well, so if you are reading this article, you may be able to play against Mr. Pugela if you participate in a tournament.
Nowadays, online competitions are very popular and you can enjoy them wherever you are, but "competitions have the fun of competitions, and online has the fun of online, and both are fun. Both are fun."
Keep up the good work, Pugela! Thank you for taking the time to do this interview!
我 投げ 擦ったり...
ということでYUBIWAZA優勝しました！！
昨日と一昨日には関西勢のご厚意でたくさん対戦もしていただけて最終調整できたのも大きかった...感謝です！
使い道はこれから考えます〜。— ぷげら (@pgr_pgr_) October 27, 2019
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