Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd. is excited to announce the finalists have been decided for the eFootball™ Series Division of the Inter-Prefectural Esports Championship 2023 KAGOSHIMA, a culture program to be held on Saturday, November 25 and Sunday, November 26 as part of Special National Sports Festival Moyuru Kandou Kagoshima Kokutai—Kagoshima Taikai.
| Prefecture | Player |
|---|---|
| Kagoshima | Rikkii |
| Kochi | YU_JI |
| Kanagawa | Takaki |
| Tochigi | Takeman |
| Tokyo | Mayageka |
| Aomori | Tess |
| Ehime | Oshushi |
| Shiga | Seba |
Eight players will compete in the eFootball™ Series Division Finals, including the seven winners of the tournament format qualifying round held between the winners of each prefecture, plus the winner of the qualifying round in host prefecture Kagoshima Prefecture. The selection of the Japan team for the Esports Championships East Asia (ECEA), set for next month, will also take place during this competition. The ECEA is an international esports competition between Japan, China and South Korea, with this year’s event taking place in Yeosu, South Korea.
The Finals on Sunday 26 will be livestreamed on the official eFootball™ channel. On the microphones we will have comedian and soccer commentator Ma Inoue, color commentary by former J.Leaguer and manager of Winner’s—the popular soccer team on Konami Digital Entertainment’s eFootball YouTube channel—Daisuke Nasu, and game commentary by pro gamer Leva, winner of the 2019 and 2022 Inter-Prefectural Esports Championship Open Division. You don’t want to miss this!
Livestream URL:https://youtube.com/live/vFQlK-wB_1c
For more details, please visit the tournament’s website.
Inter-Prefectural Esports Championship 2023 KAGOSHIMA eFootball™ Division special website
https://e-football.konami.net/kokutai2023/
Konami Digital Entertainment will continue to bring the fun and excitement of esports to fans everywhere through its related initiatives.
About KONAMI’s esports initiatives
The eFootball™ series of soccer games has been supported by many customers around the world since its birth in 1995 as the console Winning Eleven series. The eFootball™ series continues to gather attention as competition titles both in Japan and abroad, being featured in exhibition matches at the 18th Asian Games Jakarta-Palembang, the Culture Program at the Inter-Prefectural Esports Championship 2023 KAGOSHIMA (marking five years running), and the World eSports Championship 2023, hosted by the International eSports Federation (marking four years running since its first appearance in 2019). We are also expanding our efforts to combine esports and real sports by creating the eFootball™ Championship, which features European clubs, and the eJ.League, in which features J.League clubs participate.
About the eFootball™ series
eFootball™ is the rebranding of KONAMI’s popular Winning Eleven series. The change marked a great leap forward, as in addition to the new name, it received a new game engine, advancements in gameplay, and was revamped as a free-to-play title across all supported devices, including PlayStation®5. Users can enjoy a variety of content in eFootball™. In Dream Team, they can build their very own squad, choosing from players lighting up the scoreboards in real matches, superstars active in major leagues or legends who have made their mark in soccer history. Users can also experience a heated match alongside their friends online in Co-op, which supports up to 3-on-3 play.
eFootball™ official website: https://www.konami.com/efootball/ja/
Official X account: @we_konami