Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd. is excited to announce that the prefectural qualifiers for the Inter-Prefectural Esports Championship 2024 SAGA, which uses eFootball™ as its competition title, will be held online today on Thursday, October 17.
This year's eFootball™ division qualifiers will be held on two platforms: mobile and PlayStation®. For each prefecture, the respective winners of both platforms will pair up to form a team. These prefectural representative teams will then advance to the inter-prefectural tournament starting on Sunday, November 24 to compete for the championship.
In addition, all participants who make it to the tournament will receive a special badge that can be displayed on their in-game profile. For more details on how to participate and in-game rewards, please visit the special site.
Special website for eFootball™ division: https://e-football.konami.net/kokuspo2024/
Entries for the eFootball™ division of the Inter-Prefectural Esports Championship 2024 SAGA, which has added support for mobile devices this year, will be accepted until Sunday, November 3. Be sure to sign up and compete for national glory!
About KONAMI’s esports initiatives
The eFootball™ series of football 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 attract attention as competition titles both in Japan and abroad, being featured in exhibition matches at the 18th Asian Games Jakarta-Palembang, the Inter-Prefectural Esports Championship held as part of the National Sports Festival Culture Program (for six consecutive years starting in Ibaraki in 2019), and the World Esports Championship hosted by the International Esports Federation (for six consecutive years starting in 2019).
We are also expanding our efforts to combine esports and real sports in both Japan and abroad by partnering with Japan Professional Football League (J.League) to co-host eJ.League eFootball™, in which all 40 J1 and J2 clubs will participate, as well as working with European professional soccer clubs to hold the eFootball™ Championship 2024 Club Event. Additionally, in 2024, we signed an agreement with the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) to collaborate on esports initiatives and host the FIFAe World Cup 2024™.
About the eFootball™ series
eFootball™ is the rebranding of KONAMI’s popular Pro Evolution Soccer 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 the heated match alongside their friends online in Co-op Mode, which supports up to 3-on-3 play.
eFootball™ official website: https://www.konami.com/efootball/ja/
Official X account: @we_konami