Interview with Jobin! Attractiveness of "YUBIWAZA CUP" as an esports tournament

Fangler Games has been reporting on the "2nd YUBIWAZA CUP" over the past two days.

While covering the event and the booths of exhibitors, we were able to interview some of the professional players.

Interview with Jobin!

We had a chance to interview Jobin ( @jyobin_channel ), a pro gamer from "Yoshimoto Gaming" who is a commentator on the "YUBIWAZA" show, who was at the event.

He himself is a professional Street Fighter V Arcade Edition gamer, and has also performed well at EVO Japan 2019, where he even defeated Umehara.

Unusual background

Jobim is a former professional fighter and the fourth featherweight champion of DEEP.
He also has a unique career as a former comedian, and he talked about Street Fighter V Arcade Edition, noting that he had played against professional player Tokido the day before the qualifying round. He also explained that the use of one's head to read each other's moves is the same as in actual martial arts and can lead to very heated matches.

As for the YUBIWAZA CAP, it is a tournament for players who do not have a professional license issued by JeSU.

He said, "This is a tournament where players who are not yet on the world stage but have the ability to compete on the same level as the pros come out to the public, so it's like the "birth of a star" in the game. It's a very exciting tournament. "

"Star Birth!" was an audition program for celebrities that aired on Nippon Television from 1971 to 1983.

... and told us about the charm of YUBIWAZA CUP!