[Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Co., Ltd.] Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Gaming (SHG) will participate in the first world tournament
*Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Co., Ltd.*
Press release: September 2, 2024
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Fukuoka Softbank Hawks Gaming (SHG) will participate in the first world tournament
*~Second place in the League of Legends category~*
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, President and CEO: Yoshimitsu Goto) is the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Gaming Co., Ltd.
In the League of Legends (LoL) division, the official professional league tournament “PCS Summer Split” was held on Sunday, September 1st.
We won 2nd place in the “Playoffs” and will be participating for the first time in the “World Championship (Worlds),” a world tournament in which the top two teams can participate.
Continuing, “World
I will do my best to deliver excitement and courage as a
representative of Japan at the Japan Championship. We look forward to your continued support.
■What is World Championship (Worlds)?
“League of Legends World
Championship (Worlds) is the highest international tournament held every year, where top teams from all over the world come together to compete for the honor of holding the Summoner’s Cup and the title of world champion.
Over 100 League of Legends professionals around the world
Sports teams and their 800 professional athletes all spend a year trying to qualify for this tournament.
This year, the tournament will begin in Europe on Wednesday, September 25th, and culminate at the O2 Arena in England on Saturday, November 2nd, to determine the 2024 world champion.
■What is PCS Playoffs?
The total includes the top 3 teams including the LJL championship team, the top 6 teams from the PCS (a professional league centered on the Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau regions), and the top 2 teams from the LOC (a professional league in the Oceania region). 11 teams participated in the world tournament “World
We will advance to the PCS Playoffs for the right to participate in the Championship (Worlds). Summer
In Split, only the top two teams from the PCS Playoffs can participate in the world championship “World Championship (Worlds)”.
・Official tournament information
LoL Esports Official X (https://twitter.com/lolesports?lang=ja
Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/riotgamesjp)/YouTube (
https://www.youtube.com/@LoLeSportsJP)
■What is Fukuoka Softbank Hawks Gaming?
A multi-gaming team established by the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks with the aim of further boosting e-sports and becoming the world’s number one entertainment company, going beyond the boundaries of a professional baseball team.
We are active in various e-sports professional leagues.
Fukuoka Softbank Hawks Gaming Official Site
https://gaming.softbankhawks.co.jp/
* ■What is League of Legends*
Launched in the United States in October 2009, it is a popular online game with over 100 million monthly active players as of September 2016, and large-scale tournaments are held all over the world. It is a 5-on-5 competitive PC game called Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (commonly known as MOBA), in which characters called “champions” controlled by players compete to conquer the opponent’s headquarters. In addition to the tempo and intensity of RTS (real-time strategy), RPG elements, and fast-paced development, it is highly competitive and has become synonymous with e-sports, with professional leagues being held all over the world.
* ■What is League of Legends Japan League (LJL)?*
Japan’s official professional league for “League of Legends” has been active since its inception in 2016 with “Spring Split” and “Summer Split”.
It has been implemented using a 2-split system. Starting this season, LJL will be playing PCS (Pacific Championship).
Series) ecosystem. The top three teams from each LJL split will participate in the PCS Playoffs, where they will compete against powerful teams from the Pacific region for a ticket to the world tournament. With this change, there will be more opportunities to hold international matches, and it is believed that this will have the effect of raising the level of LJL as a whole.
(Official tournament website https://lolesports.com/)
* ■“Aim to be the best in the world!” and e-sports initiatives* The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks began e-sports activities in 2019 under the slogan “Aim to be the best in the world!” They have steadily achieved results in domestic and international tournaments, and this season they took a big step forward by winning the LJL and qualifying for the PCS playoffs. This time, it has been decided that we will be participating in the world tournament for the first time, and we will continue to evolve and take on new challenges so that we can show how we can play an active role on the world stage to make our dreams come true as representatives of Japan.