KOFXI Sawakoro Festival 2025 - Versionsgeschichte

AtTheGates: /* The after-party */

2026-05-17T21:22:39Z

The after-party

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	There were also once again games held. This ~~tome~~, players were given a KOFXI special move to pantomime, and their group had to guess which one it was. It was absolutely hilarious, with the crowd shouting, guessing and laughing. The clear highlight was Athena LDM performed by Ryumi, a sight I shall never forget. The pictures for those are confidential, sorry!<br>		There were also once again games held. This time, players were given a KOFXI special move to pantomime, and their group had to guess which one it was. It was absolutely hilarious, with the crowd shouting, guessing and laughing. The clear highlight was Athena LDM performed by Ryumi, a sight I shall never forget. The pictures for those are confidential, sorry!<br>
	[[Bild:kofxi_after_party_pantomime_2025.png\|480px]] [[Bild:kofxi_ozuma_toru_2025.png\|150px]]<br>		[[Bild:kofxi_after_party_pantomime_2025.png\|480px]] [[Bild:kofxi_ozuma_toru_2025.png\|150px]]<br>
	''Shingo moderating + Ozuma & TORU''		''Shingo moderating + Ozuma & TORU''

AtTheGates: /* Grand Finals */

2026-05-17T21:21:55Z

Grand Finals

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	The first match was Zakuroman against Ozuma. Zakuroman's Kula caught Oswald rolling out and moved him cost-to-coast, KOing him with little life lost. Ozuma was forced to saving shift from K' to Gai after a crossup smalljump that would have spelled disaster (senga loop or even an LDM shift combo to Gato), tagging in Gai. Ozuma was finally able to get some damage in with command grabs and single hits against Kula, but was caught too often and lost the character. With only leader K' left, Ozuma finally defeated Kula but then lost the mirror match to K'.<br>		The first match was Zakuroman against Ozuma. Zakuroman's Kula caught Oswald rolling out and moved him cost-to-coast, KOing him with little life lost. Ozuma was forced to saving shift from K' to Gai after a crossup smalljump that would have spelled disaster (senga loop or even an LDM shift combo to Gato), tagging in Gai. Ozuma was finally able to get some damage in with command grabs and single hits against Kula, but was caught too often and lost the character. With only leader K' left, Ozuma finally defeated Kula but then lost the mirror match to K'.<br>
	The second player for the Rival Team was Ryumi, leading once again with Terry. Both players were cautious and played a very long point matchup with mostly single hits. After a few scary throw breaks happening in scramble situations and Ryumi blocking most of Kula's brutal mixups, he managed to barely KO her, falling to K' shortly after, but not before doing 30% damage. Ryumi's Yuri was next, but got caught by K''s slide > Heat Drive however, reducing her HP to 50%. In the resulting scramble, both players had to use saving shift and were left with Gato for Zakuroman and Ryo for Ryumi, both at full HP and with plenty of stock for LDM. Ryumi managed to KO Gato with a simple shift combo to Yuri, and as a result of the overly long point matchup, time began ticking low. Ryumi's Yuri is a real wall of strong normal attacks, and Zakuroman had a hard time getting in on her with K', feeling the pressure of the timer. Ryumi got the last hit in, shifting to Ryo and winning the match with LDM.<br>		The second player for the Rival Team was Ryumi, leading once again with Terry. Both players were cautious and played a very long point matchup with mostly single hits. After a few scary throw breaks happening in scramble situations and Ryumi blocking most of Kula's brutal mixups, he managed to barely KO her, falling to K' shortly after, but not before doing 30% damage. Ryumi's Yuri was next, but got caught by K's slide > Heat Drive however, reducing her HP to 50%. In the resulting scramble, both players had to use saving shift and were left with Gato for Zakuroman and Ryo for Ryumi, both at full HP and with plenty of stock for LDM. Ryumi managed to KO Gato with a simple shift combo to Yuri, and as a result of the overly long point matchup, time began ticking low. Ryumi's Yuri is a real wall of strong normal attacks, and Zakuroman had a hard time getting in on her with K', feeling the pressure of the timer. Ryumi got the last hit in, shifting to Ryo and winning the match with LDM.<br>
	Next up was not Hiroshi, but instead Yanjirou, the team captain. Ryumi played extremely well with Terry against Kula, punishing her reversal super and ultimately KOing her. Yanjirou's K' is extremely strong and you can basically not jump against him due to his insane reaction speed, but Ryumi almost managed to KO him before finally losing Terry. His Yuri play continued where he left off against Zakuroman, making it really hard for Gato to approach. A frame trap Tenryu however took her out, and now only Ryo was left for Ryumi, but with maximum Gauge and full HP. Unfortunately, on incoming he did a dandy step, possibly by accident, and lost the match in dramatic fashion to a stun combo with Gato>K>Gato. It looked like he could have one this match, but sometimes one mistake is all it takes in XI. <br>		Next up was not Hiroshi, but instead Yanjirou, the team captain. Ryumi played extremely well with Terry against Kula, punishing her reversal super and ultimately KOing her. Yanjirou's K' is extremely strong and you can basically not jump against him due to his insane reaction speed, but Ryumi almost managed to KO him before finally losing Terry. His Yuri play continued where he left off against Zakuroman, making it really hard for Gato to approach. A frame trap Tenryu however took her out, and now only Ryo was left for Ryumi, but with maximum Gauge and full HP. Unfortunately, on incoming he did a dandy step, possibly by accident, and lost the match in dramatic fashion to a stun combo with Gato>K>Gato. It looked like he could have one this match, but sometimes one mistake is all it takes in XI. <br>
	It was finally time for Yanjirou and Sawakoro to face off! On this high level, it could be anyone's match to win. Sawakoro was able to build a bit of gauge with Griffon, but was cornered by Kula. He has the best defense in the world however and was able to escape mostly unscathed with a 1-frame j.C. Yanjirou showed good awareness however and used a shift to K' for a guaranteed guard crush, eventually KOing Griffon. Sawakoro's Silber was next, playing with maximum patience against K', and shifting to Mary once his HP fell too low. Both players continued cautiously trading blows, with none landing any major hits, but Yanjirou retained a sizeable life lead. Sawakoro tried to go for a high-level saving bait when the opportunity arose, but Yanjirou didn't fall for it and managed to anti-air heat drive KO Silber shortly after. With only Mary and a pixel of life left, there was no chance to do much more, and Yanjirou took the much and thereby the tournament, winning Sawakoro Festival 2025 for his team, the Rising Dragons!		It was finally time for Yanjirou and Sawakoro to face off! On this high level, it could be anyone's match to win. Sawakoro was able to build a bit of gauge with Griffon, but was cornered by Kula. He has the best defense in the world however and was able to escape mostly unscathed with a 1-frame j.C. Yanjirou showed good awareness however and used a shift to K' for a guaranteed guard crush, eventually KOing Griffon. Sawakoro's Silber was next, playing with maximum patience against K', and shifting to Mary once his HP fell too low. Both players continued cautiously trading blows, with none landing any major hits, but Yanjirou retained a sizeable life lead. Sawakoro tried to go for a high-level saving bait when the opportunity arose, but Yanjirou didn't fall for it and managed to anti-air heat drive KO Silber shortly after. With only Mary and a pixel of life left, there was no chance to do much more, and Yanjirou took the much and thereby the tournament, winning Sawakoro Festival 2025 for his team, the Rising Dragons!

AtTheGates: /* port24 - Big Team Battle */

2026-05-17T21:17:10Z

port24 - Big Team Battle

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	===port24 - Big Team Battle===		===port24 - Big Team Battle===
	'''Arrival & Matchup Talk'''<br>		'''Arrival & Matchup Talk'''<br>
	When we arrived at port24, only a few people were there already: Nori, GRID and Roger. Nori was practicing Kodsuka's team, using Terry. We had a chat about various characters and matchups. Nori considers Terry a strong character, but quite difficult ~~concerning his~~ inputs. Due to his good neutral, he wins against Oswald and other characters. He also considers Benimaru to be a good character, but he loses hard against Ryo and K'. He can fight OK against Kula by using close and far D and j.C. We also talked about Ralf vs Oswald again, a matchup we discussed in previous years, and Nori reinforced that he considers it even. There was also a system peculiarity that Nori pointed out to me: using Duck's Break Spiral (the command grab super) doesn't always work against low guard when it would against high guard (I have yet to test this properly). On the topic of Oswald vs Maxima, expert GRID confirmed what I had felt since a long time: that Oswald wins this matchup. He also said Maxima against Terry is difficult.<br>		When we arrived at port24, only a few people were there already: Nori, GRID and Roger. Nori was practicing Kodsuka's team, using Terry. We had a chat about various characters and matchups. Nori considers Terry a strong character, but with quite difficult inputs. Due to his good neutral, he wins against Oswald and other characters. He also considers Benimaru to be a good character, but he loses hard against Ryo and K'. He can fight OK against Kula by using close and far D and j.C. We also talked about Ralf vs Oswald again, a matchup we discussed in previous years, and Nori reinforced that he considers it even. There was also a system peculiarity that Nori pointed out to me: using Duck's Break Spiral (the command grab super) doesn't always work against low guard when it would against high guard (I have yet to test this properly). On the topic of Oswald vs Maxima, expert GRID confirmed what I had felt since a long time: that Oswald wins this matchup. He also said Maxima against Terry is difficult.<br>
	More and more players started to arrive, first a big group of Tokyo players: Tacchi, Kentucky, Kodsuka, Ryuumi, Maru and Operaza, followed by Kurocha, who entered the hall simply saying "XI Time". GRID and me took turns challenging Kodsuka, but he was just too strong for us. Meanwhile, Kenoh arrived, joining the line. He managed to win, which prompted Tacchi to challenge Kenoh. BZR arrived around 15:00 and challenged Tacchi on stream, playing Kyo, K' and Duo Lon. I meanwhile had fun playing against Kenoh, who used Kyo/Duck/Os and even Ryo.<br>		More and more players started to arrive, first a big group of Tokyo players: Tacchi, Kentucky, Kodsuka, Ryuumi, Maru and Operaza, followed by Kurocha, who entered the hall simply saying "XI Time". GRID and me took turns challenging Kodsuka, but he was just too strong for us. Meanwhile, Kenoh arrived, joining the line. He managed to win, which prompted Tacchi to challenge Kenoh. BZR arrived around 15:00 and challenged Tacchi on stream, playing Kyo, K' and Duo Lon. I meanwhile had fun playing against Kenoh, who used Kyo/Duck/Os and even Ryo.<br>
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AtTheGates: /* Evening - port24 & Kintaro */

2026-05-17T21:13:04Z

Evening - port24 & Kintaro

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	===Evening - port24 & Kintaro===		===Evening - port24 & Kintaro===
	When we arrived, Shingo and Zakuroman were already there, playing each other. Since there wasn't much going on yet and there was no fear of taking pictures of bystanders, I took a few photos, trying to capture the atmosphere of the new port24. There was ~~not~~ stream that evening!<br>		When we arrived, Shingo and Zakuroman were already there, playing each other. Since there wasn't much going on yet and there was no fear of taking pictures of bystanders, I took a few photos, trying to capture the atmosphere of the new port24. There was no stream that evening!<br>
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	''Left - Zakuroman. Right - GRID, Sawakoro, Zakuroman.''<br>		''Left - Zakuroman. Right - GRID, Sawakoro, Zakuroman.''<br>

AtTheGates: /* 初心者Team */

2026-05-13T15:28:42Z

初心者Team

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	*Terry		*Terry

	==初心者Team==		==初心者Team (Shoshinsha Team)==
	===Rukkora===		===Rukkora===
	*Kula		*Kula
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	*Kula		*Kula
	*Ryo(L)		*Ryo(L)

	==Anchi N Arts Team==		==Anchi N Arts Team==
	===Nori===		===Nori===

AtTheGates: /* 3on3 List of all Teams & Characters */

2026-05-13T15:27:57Z

3on3 List of all Teams & Characters

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	*Ryo		*Ryo
	*Gato(L)		*Gato(L)
	==Ken ~~GRIfi~~ Gian===		==Ken GRIf Gian==
	===Kenoh===		===Kenoh===
	*Kyo		*Kyo

AtTheGates: /* 3on3 List of all Teams & Characters */

2026-05-13T15:27:38Z

3on3 List of all Teams & Characters

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	*Kula		*Kula
	*Adelheid(L)		*Adelheid(L)
	==Yassan Bakufu ~~(幕府~~)==		==Yassan 幕府 (Yassan Bakufu)==
	===Spooky===		===Spooky===
	*Kensou		*Kensou

AtTheGates am 13. Mai 2026 um 15:27 Uhr

2026-05-13T15:27:01Z

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	*Oswald		*Oswald
	*K'(L)		*K'(L)
	== Rising Dragons==		== 砂町ライジングドラゴンズ (Sunamachi Rising Dragons)==
	===Zakuroman===		===Zakuroman===
	*Ryo		*Ryo
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	*Kula		*Kula
	*Adelheid(L)		*Adelheid(L)
	==Yassan ?==		==Yassan Bakufu (幕府)==
	===Spooky===		===Spooky===
	*Kensou		*Kensou
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	*Ryo		*Ryo
	*K'(L)		*K'(L)
	==Otoko==		==柱の男 (Hashira no Otoko)==
	===Maru===		===Maru===
	*Kula		*Kula

AtTheGates: /* 2025/10/13 - Sawakoro Festival Bonus Day */

2026-05-13T14:12:07Z

2025/10/13 - Sawakoro Festival Bonus Day

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	==2025/10/13 - Sawakoro Festival Bonus Day==		==2025/10/13 - Sawakoro Festival Bonus Day==
	The Monday after was, as always, the bonus day. Several players had left already, particularly those that needed to travel longer, but others just brought their suitcases to port24 and played to the very last minute, like myself. It was also my last opportunity to eat at Fukurou, so I once more got my favorite, the deluxe Kara-Miso-Mazesoba.<br>		The Monday after was, as always, the bonus day. Several players had left already, particularly those that needed to travel longer, but others just brought their suitcases to port24 and played to the very last minute, like myself. Other than playing a ton, I also chatted a bit with Miekazu, who had brought his young son along, a fledgling KOFXI player. Miekazu pointed out that he observed me going for shift combos to K' into Heaven's Drive a lot, for the corner carry and hard knockdown. Instead, he suggested, I should try using 5C>3D>214K, j.214K instead, it has the same effect with no meter investment, but soft knockdown. I knew of this combo but never considered it, and will give it a try the next time i play. That day was also the trip's last opportunity for me to eat at Fukurou, so I once more got my favorite, the deluxe Kara-Miso-Mazesoba.<br>
	[[bild:Kofxi_sawakoro_playing_2025.png\|300px]][[bild:Kofxi_last_mazesoba_2025.png\|300px]]<br>		[[bild:Kofxi_sawakoro_playing_2025.png\|300px]][[bild:Kofxi_last_mazesoba_2025.png\|300px]]<br>
	''Sawakoro playing & Mazesoba''		''Sawakoro playing & Mazesoba''

	Time was over ~~quickly~~, and I had to leave via Shinkansen to Haneda, with my flight back to Germany going the next morning. I didn't leave Nagoya without one more special meal however, and got a Misokatsu EkiBen (Station Bento) for the way.<br>		Time was over quicker than I hoped, and I had to leave Nagoya via Shinkansen to Haneda's airport hotel, with my flight back to Germany going on the next morning. I didn't leave Nagoya without one more special meal however, and got a Misokatsu EkiBen (Station Bento) for the way.<br>
	[[bild:Kofxi_ekiben_1_2025.png\|300px]][[bild:Kofxi_ekiben_2_2025.png\|300px]]<br>		[[bild:Kofxi_ekiben_1_2025.png\|300px]][[bild:Kofxi_ekiben_2_2025.png\|300px]]<br>
	''Misokatsu Ekiben''		''Misokatsu Ekiben''


			The trip was over, and like every year, I vowed to return for the next Sawakoro Festival. Over those days, I saw everyone's desire and excitement to play burn bright, despite our collective loss of U-rasia. It was incredibly motivating to me, and I truly felt that our friendship and hobby is there to last.

			''Thanks for reading! See you next year!
			- ATG''

	===Bonus Day Videos===		===Bonus Day Videos===
	*Bonus Day casuals: [https://www.youtube.com/live/CLchQFEgI9A?si=hTGzjj2kap7yllbQ 2025.10.13 KOFXI Casuals After Sawakoro Fes2025 (KOF11 野試合配信（サワコロフェスティバル2025終了後 B筐体配信) 【ポート24八事2号店】]		*Bonus Day casuals: [https://www.youtube.com/live/CLchQFEgI9A?si=hTGzjj2kap7yllbQ 2025.10.13 KOFXI Casuals After Sawakoro Fes2025 (KOF11 野試合配信（サワコロフェスティバル2025終了後 B筐体配信) 【ポート24八事2号店】]
	*Special Exhibition matches: [https://www.youtube.com/live/-A7Ql3ezQIA?si=dEEfY3IfX7fFFhJu 2025.10.13 KOFXI (KOF11 大会翌日スペシャルエキシビション)【ポート24八事2号館】]		*Special Exhibition matches: [https://www.youtube.com/live/-A7Ql3ezQIA?si=dEEfY3IfX7fFFhJu 2025.10.13 KOFXI (KOF11 大会翌日スペシャルエキシビション)【ポート24八事2号館】]



	~~''Thanks for reading! See you next year!~~
	~~- ATG''~~

	= 3on3 Character usage =		= 3on3 Character usage =

AtTheGates: /* 2025/10/13 - Sawakoro Festival Bonus Day */

2026-05-13T14:04:20Z

2025/10/13 - Sawakoro Festival Bonus Day

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	Time was over quickly, and I had to leave via Shinkansen to Haneda, with my flight back to Germany going the next morning. I didn't leave Nagoya without one more special meal however, and got a Misokatsu EkiBen (Station Bento) for the way.<br>		Time was over quickly, and I had to leave via Shinkansen to Haneda, with my flight back to Germany going the next morning. I didn't leave Nagoya without one more special meal however, and got a Misokatsu EkiBen (Station Bento) for the way.<br>
	[[bild:~~Kofxi_ekiben_2025~~.png\|300px]]<br>		[[bild:Kofxi_ekiben_1_2025.png\|300px]][[bild:Kofxi_ekiben_2_2025.png\|300px]]<br>
	''Misokatsu Ekiben''		''Misokatsu Ekiben''