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KOFXI Sawakoro Festival 2023: Unterschied zwischen den Versionen
KOFXI Sawakoro Festival 2023 (Quelltext anzeigen)
Version vom 17. Oktober 2023, 07:43 Uhr
, 17. Oktober 2023→2023/10/07 - 3on3 Main Event
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==2023/10/07 - 3on3 Main Event== | ==2023/10/07 - 3on3 Main Event== | ||
===An unexpected | ===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. | ||
[[bild:sawakoro_festival_2023_kingcar.jpg|150px]] | [[bild:sawakoro_festival_2023_kingcar.jpg|150px]] | ||
===Drawing of | ===Drawing of teams & start of tournament=== | ||
There were two consecutive livestreams for the tournament, divided into A-Block and B-Block. We were placed in B-Block and had to play and lost right away. The best team of both blocks automatically qualified for the top 4 tournament, and the other teams had to play a loser's tournament to determine the other two teams.<br> | There were two consecutive livestreams for the tournament, divided into A-Block and B-Block. We were placed in B-Block and had to play and lost right away. The best team of both blocks automatically qualified for the top 4 tournament, and the other teams had to play a loser's tournament to determine the other two teams.<br> | ||
The drawing of the teams was incredibly hype - it was done by Sawakoro and he used actual straws with team names on them, everybody was cheering and getting fired up already for what was to come.<br> | The drawing of the teams was incredibly hype - it was done by Sawakoro and he used actual straws with team names on them, everybody was cheering and getting fired up already for what was to come.<br> | ||
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We got eliminated quickly in the loser's tournament, but personally I didn't feel too terrible about it - it felt nice for once to be the underdog, in Germany everybody expects me to win anything I touch in any game, and that can be stressful at times - here I was able to just enjoy myself and have as many casual matches as possible, which was my goal right from the start. | We got eliminated quickly in the loser's tournament, but personally I didn't feel too terrible about it - it felt nice for once to be the underdog, in Germany everybody expects me to win anything I touch in any game, and that can be stressful at times - here I was able to just enjoy myself and have as many casual matches as possible, which was my goal right from the start. | ||
===The | ===The tournament progresses=== | ||
''Warning: spoilers from here on out! Skip to the video links if you want to avoid them!''<br> | ''Warning: spoilers from here on out! Skip to the video links if you want to avoid them!''<br> | ||
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 in the very first match of A-Block. 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 determined to win the tournament: their body language and the excitement they expressed made that abundantly clear:<br> | |||
[[bild:sawakoro_festival_2023_sawakorock_continent_team_1.jpg]][[bild:sawakoro_festival_2023_sawakorock_continent_team_2.jpg]] | |||
= 3on3 Main Event Results = | = 3on3 Main Event Results = | ||