Sega Corporation
Sega Official Professional Tournament “Puyo Puyo Championship SEASON5 STAGE3 Final Tournament” will be held on November 5th (Sat) at “RED° TOKYO TOWER”!
SEGA Co., Ltd. is a Japan e-sports professional license certified title, the fighting action puzzle game “Puyo Puyo” series, Japan’s largest e-sports park “RED° TOKYO TOWER” operated by Tokyo e-sports gate Co., Ltd. Tower)” has decided to hold the Sega official professional tournament “Puyo Puyo Championship SEASON5 STAGE3 Final Tournament” on Saturday, November 5, 2022 offline with an audience. [Image 1
This tournament is a prize money tournament for professional players who have an e-sports professional license of the “Puyo Puyo” series, and the winning player will be awarded a prize of 1 million yen. The right to participate in “SEASON5” will be granted.
A total of 16 players, 4 players who won the best 4 in the previous tournament and 12 players who won the preliminary round, will participate. Please look forward to the hot battle of professional players who have mastered “Puyo Puyo”.
We will inform you about the details of the tournament such as how to view at the venue and distribution information at a later date. “Puyo Puyo” Tournament Overview
[Competition name]
Sega Official Professional Tournament “Puyo Puyo Championship SEASON5 STAGE3 Final Tournament”
[Date and time]
Saturday, November 5, 2022
【venue】
RED° TOKYO TOWER
4-2-8 Shibakoen, Minato-ku, Tokyo Inside TOKYO TOWER Foot Town Official website: https://tokyotower.red-brand.jp/
[Tournament format]
The top 4 of the previous tournament were seeded, and the 12 who qualified in the qualifying round were added to the total of 16 players to compete in a single-elimination tournament.
[Award]
Winner: 1,000,000 yen / 2nd place: 300,000 yen / 3rd place: 100,000 yen (3rd place match will not be held)
The winner and runner-up will be given the right to participate in “Puyo Puyo Finals SEASON 5”.
The best 4 will be given the right to participate in the final tournament of “Puyo Puyo Championship SEASON 5 STAGE 4” and the seed right.
[Participating professional players (16 people in total)]
Last tournament best 4/seed: Tomo-kun, Setanagi, Ricky, live Piponia, Titan, Kumachomu, selva, meta, waffle, fron, Yodasoma, SAKI, MGR, delta, Shiyota
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■ We are looking for friends for the LINE official account
“SEGA-esports ‘Puyo Puyo’ Official” for the ‘Puyo Puyo’ official tournament!
We regularly send out the latest information on the LINE official account “SEGA-esports “Puyo Puyo” Official”, which delivers esports information such as “Puyo Puyo” tournament information.
We will send you distribution information and campaign information, so please take this opportunity to add us as a friend.
[Adding LINE (How to add friends)]
・URL
1: Access the URL for adding friends (https://lin.ee/CpM729A). 2: Press the displayed “Add” button to complete the registration. ・For ID search
1: Launch the LINE app and click “Add friends” on the top right of the home screen
2: Click “Search” in the upper right
3: On the search screen, enter ID: “@puyo_esports” and search. 4: Press the displayed “Add” button to complete registration. ・For QR code search
1: Launch the LINE app and click “Add friends” on the top right of the home screen
2: Click “QR code” at the top
3: Scan the QR code below
4: Press the displayed “Add” button to complete registration. [Image 3
-What is “Puyo Puyo”-
The “Puyo Puyo” series is a national falling object action puzzle game that has been loved for over 30 years since its release. In 1991, the original “Puyo Puyo” was released on the MSX2 version and the Famicom Disk System version, and in 1992, the arcade version and the Mega Drive version were released by Sega. With a simple and
easy-to-understand game system, cute characters, and gameplay that introduced a battle format for the first time as a falling object action puzzle game, it was an explosive hit. Since then, as a classic action puzzle game, it has been deployed on various game consoles, mobile phones, and smartphones, and has been played by a wide range of people regardless of age. In March 2018, it became a JeSU (Japan eSports Union) official title, and a professional player was born. The e-sports scene is also booming, and many competitions are currently being held.
-What is “eSports”?-
“Esports” is an abbreviation of “electronic sports”, and in a broad sense, it refers to entertainment, competitions, and sports in general that use electronic devices, and competitions using computer games and video games are sports. A name used when viewed as a competition. 【Product information】
Product name: Puyo Puyo eSports
Compatible models: PlayStation (R) 4 / Nintendo Switch (TM)
Release date: Package version: Now on sale (Thursday, June 27, 2019) Download version: Now available (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
Release / sales: SEGA Co., Ltd.
CERO notation: Class A (for all ages)
Copyright notice: (C) SEGA
Official site: https://puyo.sega.jp/PuyoPuyo_eSports/
Official Twitter: https://twitter.com/puyopuyo20th
* The 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 (distributed 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
Release / sales: SEGA Co., Ltd.
CERO notation: Class A (for all ages)
Copyright notice: (C) SEGA
Official site :
https://puyo.sega.jp/PuyoPuyo_eSports/
https://puyo.sega.com/champions/ (* Western version official site) Sales page:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/971620/
*The PC version contains 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 specs of the PC version, please check the Steam product introduction page.
■Company names and product names mentioned are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective companies.
Details about this release:
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000004762.000005397.html
