[SEGA Co., Ltd.] “National Prefectural Esports Championship 2024 SAGA Puyo Puyo Division” “Kanto Block” representative players have been decided!

■“Kanto Block” representative players have been decided!

The representative players for the “Kanto Block” have been decided.

Block representative players will participate in the Saga main tournament (final tournament) to be held in Saga Prefecture on December 14th (Saturday) and 15th (Sunday), 2024, “SAGA 2024 National Sports/All Disability Sports” cultural program “National Prefectural Competition We will advance to the eSports Championship 2024 SAGA Puyo Puyo Division.

-Elementary school student division Kanto block representative players-

[Yatsun player (Tokyo)]

[Daigo1128 (Tokyo)]

[Yuki (Tokyo)]

[Icchan (Ibaraki Prefecture)]

-Elementary school student tournament table-

[General division Kanto block representative players]

・Gu (Tokyo)

・Enumura (Kanagawa Prefecture)

・39 players (Kanagawa Prefecture)

・DIO player (Tokyo)

-General Tournament Table-

National Prefectural Esports Championship 2024 SAGA Puyo Puyo Division Special Site

https://esports.sega.jp/2024saga/

-What is “Puyo Puyo”-

The “Puyo Puyo” series has been loved for over 30 years since its release.

It is a national falling object action puzzle game. In 1991, the first version of Puyo Puyo was released on the MSX2 and Famicom Disk System versions, and in 1992, Sega released the arcade and Mega Drive versions. It became an explosive hit due to its simple and easy-to-understand game system, cute characters, and gameplay that introduced a competitive format for the first time in a falling object action puzzle game. Since then, it has been released as a standard action puzzle game on various game consoles, mobile phones, and smartphones, and continues to be played by a wide range of people regardless of age. In March 2018, it became an official title of JeSU (Japan E-Sports Union), and professional players have also been born. The e-sports scene is also booming, and many competitions are currently being held.

-What is “esports”-

“Esports” is an abbreviation for “electronic sports,” and in a broad sense, it refers to entertainment, competitions, and sports in general that use electronic devices. The name used when considering it as a competition.

-About the National Prefectural Esports Championship-

The “National Prefectural E-Sports Championship'' is a national e-sports tournament in which prefectural teams from all over Japan compete. It was held for the first time in October 2019 as a cultural program of the “Ikiiki Ibaraki Yume National Athletic Meet/Ikiiki Ibaraki Yume Tournament”, and the first time was held in Ibaraki Prefecture, the venue, the second time (2020/Kagoshima) and the third time (2021/Kagoshima). Osaka Prefecture won the 4th (2022/Tochigi) and 5th (2023/Kagoshima) tournaments.

-About the “SAGA2024 National Sports/All Disability Sports” cultural program project-

Cultural programs are carried out with the aim of conveying the joy and excitement of sports and the power of sports through cultural and artistic activities, as well as conveying the diverse charms that Saga Prefecture is proud of, such as its rich nature, history, tradition, and food. It is something to do.

[Product information]

Product name: Puyo Puyo e-sports

Compatible models: PlayStation(R)4/Nintendo Switch(TM)

Release date: Package version: Now on sale (released on Thursday, June 27, 2019)

Download version: Currently being distributed (delivered on October 25, 2018)

Suggested retail price: Package version: 1,990 yen (2,189 yen including tax)

Download version: 1,851 yen (2,036 yen including tax)

Genre: Action puzzle

Number of players: 1 to 4 people

Release and sales: SEGA Co., Ltd.

CERO notation: Class A (for all ages)

Copyright notice: (C)SEGA

Official website: https://puyo.sega.jp/PuyoPuyo_eSports/

Official X (old Twitter): https://x.com/puyopuyo20th

*Arcade version “Puyo Puyo eSports Arcade” is also in operation.

https://puyo-esports-ac.sega.jp/

Product name: Puyo Puyo Champions / Puyo Puyo eSports

Compatible models: Steam

Release date: Currently being distributed (delivered on Wednesday, May 8, 2019)

Suggested retail price: 1,019 yen (1,100 yen including tax)

Genre: Action puzzle

Number of players: 1 to 4 people

Release and sales: SEGA Co., Ltd.

CERO notation: Class A (for all ages)

Copyright notice: (C)SEGA

Official website: https://puyo.sega.jp/PuyoPuyo_eSports/

https://puyo.sega.com/champions/ (*Western version official website)

Sales page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/971620/

*The PC version includes language texts in Japanese, English, French, German, Spanish, Korean, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese. In addition, the voice can be switched between English and Japanese as an option.

*For the required specifications for the PC version, please check the product introduction page on Steam.

■Company names and product names listed are registered trademarks or trademarks of each company.

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