Japan-Ƶ eSports match to be held at Tokyo Game Show

Above, a general view of the exhibition floor during the Tokyo Game Show in Makuhari, Chiba Prefecture on Sept. 12, 2019. (AFP)
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  • A second round of the contest will take place in Ƶ in 2022

TOKYO: A Japan-Ƶ eSports competition will be held over two days next month during the Tokyo Game Show 2021, Asia’s largest gaming fair, the Japan eSports Union has announced.

The Japan-Ƶ eSports match, taking place on Oct. 2 to 3, was announced in August 2018 by the JESU at the invitation of Prince Faisal bin Bandar Al-Saud, president of the Ƶ Federation of International eSports and the Arab eSports Federation.

Among the games that will be contested between Team Japan and Team Ƶ are Football, Gran Turismo, Tekken and Street Fighter.

The competition will be held on home and away match basis, featuring a Japan Round and Ƶ Round. The Ƶ Round was originally scheduled to be held in July this year but is being rescheduled for 2022.

The event is part of the “Japan-Saudi Vision 2030 2.0,” for which the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has developed a strategic economic partnership between the Kingdom and Japan.

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