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[https://www.youtube.com/live/tU5C8Hmfe94?si=xv2ToEfta6K1hpHZ 2023/10/07 KOF11 Casuals (KOFXI 野試合）【ポート24八事】] | [https://www.youtube.com/live/tU5C8Hmfe94?si=xv2ToEfta6K1hpHZ 2023/10/07 KOF11 Casuals (KOFXI 野試合）【ポート24八事】] | ||
==2023/10/ | ==2023/10/08 - 3on3 Main Event== | ||
===An unexpected guest=== | ===An unexpected guest=== | ||
The day of the main event had arrived, and the last players had finally arrived. Among them was a surprise, at least for the Japanese players: unknown to them, German player Kingcar was in Japan with another group far away in Fukuoka, and decided to hop onto a train at 6 in the morning to make it in time for the tournament. Since Kingcar had visited port24 before and since Sawakoro met him in Germany, everybody was really happy and surprised to see him. | The day of the main event had arrived, and the last players had finally arrived. Among them was a surprise, at least for the Japanese players: unknown to them, German player Kingcar was in Japan with another group far away in Fukuoka, and decided to hop onto a train at 6 in the morning to make it in time for the tournament. Since Kingcar had visited port24 before and since Sawakoro met him in Germany, everybody was really happy and surprised to see him. | ||
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Since we got eliminated, we were free to play casual matches on the many versus setups against other players who were waiting for there matches. There were also a few teams I definitely wanted to see every match of (TORI/Yamate/Sagawa team, and of course Rock/Sawakoro/U-rasia), so I made sure I was always aware of who was playing currently. | Since we got eliminated, we were free to play casual matches on the many versus setups against other players who were waiting for there matches. There were also a few teams I definitely wanted to see every match of (TORI/Yamate/Sagawa team, and of course Rock/Sawakoro/U-rasia), so I made sure I was always aware of who was playing currently. | ||
Meanwhile, there was an early highlight of the tournament: two of the strongest teams had to face off right away, as the very first match of A-Block: Gian/Everest/Shingo had to face team Yanjirou/Zakuroman/Tobidogu-san right away | Meanwhile, there was an early highlight of the tournament: two of the strongest teams had to face off right away, as the very first match of A-Block: Gian/Everest/Shingo had to face team Yanjirou/Zakuroman/Tobidogu-san right away. Yanjirou took the whole team out, showing how frighteningly strong he currently is - many consider him the best player next to U-rasia currently. Both of these teams are strong enough to easily win the whole tournament, so this was a bit of an "early finals" moment that left everybody really hype, and then in awe as they saw how it played out. | ||
I made sure to watch all of the team Rock/Sawakoro/U-rasia matches in B-Block. Observing them as a team when they were gathered around the cab made it very apparent that they were hell-bent to win the tournament: their body language and the excitement they expressed made that abundantly clear:<br> | I made sure to watch all of the team Rock/Sawakoro/U-rasia matches in B-Block. Observing them as a team when they were gathered around the cab made it very apparent that they were hell-bent to win the tournament: their body language and the excitement they expressed made that abundantly clear:<br> | ||
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Sawakoro's team had to face off against Kyuntakuya's, and threw in a curveball: they sent in U-rasia first, whereas he would usually go last in most matches, and he chose to play Whip instead of Oswald. The strategy payed off and U-rasia beat the whole team. | Sawakoro's team had to face off against Kyuntakuya's, and threw in a curveball: they sent in U-rasia first, whereas he would usually go last in most matches, and he chose to play Whip instead of Oswald. The strategy payed off and U-rasia beat the whole team. | ||
After that, Yanjirou's team sent in Zakuroman, defeating both Shou and Kentucky, with Kodzuka taking a match before losing to Yanjirou. | After that, Yanjirou's team sent in Zakuroman, defeating both Shou and Kentucky, with Kodzuka taking a match before losing to Yanjirou. Both of these teams play at game in good day 21 regularly, so they knew each other's playstyles very well. | ||
===Grand Finals=== | ===Grand Finals=== | ||
The grand finals were two battles at once taking place. Not only did the strongest teams finally meet to determine the outcome of the tournament, but U-rasia was expected to play against Yanjirou in this 3on3 at some point. Lately there has been talk that Yanjirou might be the best player currently just ahead of U-rasia, so as an observer, I felt there was also that on the line to settle.<br> | The grand finals were two battles at once taking place. Not only did the strongest teams finally meet to determine the outcome of the tournament, but U-rasia was expected to play against Yanjirou in this 3on3 at some point. Lately there has been talk that Yanjirou might be the best player currently just ahead of U-rasia, so as an observer, I felt there was also that on the line to settle.<br> | ||
All the players watching were incredibly hype and cheering the teams on. That changed at the beginning of the very last match, U-rasia vs Yanjirou - the tension in the air was so high, everybody fell silent as the match began, not wanting to disturb the | All the players watching were incredibly hype and cheering the teams on. That changed at the beginning of the very last match, U-rasia vs Yanjirou - the tension in the air was so high, everybody fell silent as the match began, not wanting to disturb the players in these crucial, early stages of the match, where the outcome of the neutral game can already often determine the winner early. When Yanjirou missed a C-Crow Bites with Kula and U-rasia got the full punish with Oswald, I couldn't contain myself any longer and I started cheering and shouting, with others joining in, realizing that the finals are getting close to their end. | ||
Rock, Sawakoro, U-Rasia<br> | Rock, Sawakoro, U-Rasia<br> | ||
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===The after-party=== | ===The after-party=== | ||
Miekazu had planned a big party in a restaurant around the corner, with all you can eat-and-drink for several hours. Most players joined, the few that didn't remained at port24 and used as much time as they could to get more casuals in - I can't blame them, but on the other hand I | Miekazu had planned a big party in a restaurant around the corner, with all you can eat-and-drink for several hours. Most players joined, the few that didn't remained at port24 and used as much time as they could to get more casuals in - I can't blame them, but on the other hand I knew what was coming at the party and absolutely didn't want to miss out! | ||
First of all, I was asked by miekazu to deliver a toast before the drinking began - so I prepared a little speech, in japanese (thank you google translate) to kick things off. | First of all, I was asked by miekazu to deliver a toast before the drinking began - so I prepared a little [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6N_hgWQp6Y speech], in japanese (thank you google translate) to kick things off. | ||
After everybody was comfy, Toru played a game with the crowd: first, everybody was separated into two teams: team Duck King and team Kim. Why? well, there's this certain ending where Kim is clearly drunk, and Duck is sober... so all the player who drank alcohol during the party were team Kim, the others team Duck.<br> | After everybody was comfy, Toru played a game with the crowd: first, everybody was separated into two teams: team Duck King and team Kim. Why? well, there's this certain ending where Kim is clearly drunk, and Duck is sober... so all the player who drank alcohol during the party were team Kim, the others team Duck.<br> | ||
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After that, it was time for Shingo's quiz.<br> | After that, it was time for Shingo's quiz.<br> | ||
Shingo contacted me earlier and told me | Shingo contacted me earlier and told me about the quiz, and asked me whether somebody could translate the questions for us into German. I suggested Kingcar since he speaks some Japanese and I didn't want to spoil myself. Little did I know he would be part of the party and would have to shut up the whole time, and I also didn't expect there to be so many questions - thanks for the work, Kingcar!<br> | ||
The questions ranged from super difficult system questions to player trivia - there were a few incredibly funny ones that | The questions ranged from super difficult system questions to player trivia - there were a few incredibly funny ones that were about old stories and got a good laugh out of the crowd:<br> | ||
[[bild:sawakoro_festival_2023_quiz_01.jpg|150px]][[bild:sawakoro_festival_2023_quiz_02.jpg|150px]] | [[bild:sawakoro_festival_2023_quiz_01.jpg|150px]][[bild:sawakoro_festival_2023_quiz_02.jpg|150px]] | ||
It was again time for surprise gifts, and we received a very unexpected one for our Mad Gear club in Frankfurt: An Atomiswave game! What would it be? when we unpacked it and saw the red tell-tale casing we got excited, maybe another XI, an (expensive) Hokuto No Ken? Or a (hard to get) Samurai Spirits 6?<br> | |||
Well...<br> | |||
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===The after-after party=== | |||
The German players had about 7-8 drinks at the party over 2 hours, we really felt like unwinding since we were in such a good mood and still hype from the tournament. First I asked sawakoro to order for us, but after a while I figured it would be faster if I wrote down the orders myself, in my child-like katakana scribblings, which got me props from everybody.<br> | |||
After everything was over, we returned to port24, with a good amount of players being quite drunk - I could hold my own quite well (probably better than when I was sober...) and got a drunk winning streak with my Duck King, which I had saved up all weekend, and even won a match against miekazu, who plays all of my characters, including Duck King, just miles better.<br> | |||
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==2023/10/08 - Shingo vs U-rasia ft10== | |||
The last day had arrived, and we initially intended to return to Tokyo early in the morning. What we didn't know was that there were actual events planned for that day, and many players were still present, so we decided to simply bring all of our suitcases and bags to port24 and take a Shinkansen as late as possible.<br> | |||
The main reason was the ft10 that went down between Shingo and U-rasia, with the latter using Whip throughout the whole set.<br> | |||
The ft10 was super hype, and I had great fun commenting it together with Sana, taking turns after each match, with a mix of English and Japanese.<br> | |||
[[https://www.youtube.com/live/mnzXYU-4jpQ?si=InhAypCnLU109Azt 2023/10/09 KOF11 FT10 Shingo vs U-rasia (KOFXI 10先 しんご塾長 vs Uラシア)【ポート24八事】]] <- video link<br> | |||
ATG & Sana, with arit & Yukito in the background<br> | |||
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The end came sudden - we played until the very last minute, quickly said our goodbyes and rushed to the shinkansen - off we were to Tokyo. In a way, the weekend had already sunk in, with the after-party as the true conclusion of the event, and Monday being an encore - we were all tired and happy, and incredibly motived to come home and train like hell for next year.<br> | |||
We also heard the same from the players that were present - events like these really motivate everyone and show them that the game and its players are alive and well - there is something to fight for!<br> | |||
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= 3on3 Main Event Results = | = 3on3 Main Event Results = | ||