Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd. announces the winners of Olympic Virtual Series baseball event’s Baseball Tournament and Home Run Derby.
The Olympic Virtual Series, broadcasted on June 23, is the first virtual sports competition organized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in collaboration with five international sports federations.
Ryohei Osaka (Player Name: Pome) won the Home Run Derby.
In the Baseball Tournament, Shoma Mori (Player Name: Shora / Team: Cuba) and Yoshinori Kato (Player Name: TAKU / Team: Australia) went head-to-head in the finals. After going into extra innings, Mori, emerging victorious 9-3, became the first ever Olympic Virtual Series champion.
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