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Libalent Vertex wins! Report on "Call of Duty Challengers Japan National Team Final Spring"

Libalent Vertexが優勝!「Call of Duty Challengers日本代表決定戦 Spring」決勝大会レポート
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Call of Duty Challengers Spring", an eSports competition for "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (CoD:MW )" for PlayStation 4 from Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE), was held on May 10, 2020. The "Call of Duty Challengers" e-sports tournament for "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (CoD:MW)" on PlayStation 4 was held on May 10, 2020, with online competition.
The archive of the event can be viewed on the official PlayStationJapan account on Twitch and YouTube!

The winning team will receive 2 million yen in prize money and the right to challenge for the world championship.

Call of Duty Challengers日本代表決定戦 Spring
Call of Duty Challengers Japan Representative Contest Spring
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The tournament was originally scheduled to be held on March 29, 2020, but due to the new coronavirus, it was changed to an online event.
Not only the competitors, but also K4sen, the play-by-play commentator, and Noriaki Suzuki, the commentator, will be participating online.
The tournament was held in a safe and secure manner.

SCARS
SCARS
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e NovatioN
e NovatioN
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Libalent Vertex
Libalent Vertex
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Rush Gaming
Rush Gaming
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The tournament will feature four teams that won the final online qualifying round held on February 16, 2020.
The teams are SCARZ,e NovatioN, Liberent Vertex, andRush Gaming.
Only the winning team will qualify for the world championship " Call of Duty Challengers ".
The first place team will receive 2 million yen in prize money, the second place team will receive 1.5 million yen, the third place team 1 million yen, and the fourth place team 500,000 yen.

WINEERS BRACKET
WINEERS BRACKET
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The final tournament will proceed in three rounds: quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals.
The team that wins the first round advances to the winner's final, and if the team wins there as well, it will play in the final.

LOSERS BRACKET
LOSERS BRACKET
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On the other hand, the eliminated teams also have a chance.
If the eliminated teams win their first-round matches against each other, they will advance to the Loosers Final, where they will play for a spot in the Grand Final against the eliminated teams from the Winners Final.

The final match will be between the team that won the Winners Final and the team that won the Loosers Final. It's sure to be a hotly contested battle!
Which team will win the right to challenge for the World Championship and the 2 million yen prize money?

The winners of the first round are SCARS and Libalent Vertex!

WINNERS BRACKET 1

SCARZ VS e NovatioN
SCARZ vs e NovatioN
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SCARZが勝利
SCARZ wins
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In the first round, SCARZ and e NovatioN were paired with Libalent Vertex and Rush Gaming.
SCARZ dominated the game from start to finish, dominating e NovatioN and winning in straight games. SCARZ dominated the game from start to finish, winning in straight games.

Libalent Vertex VS Rush Gaming
Libalent Vertex vs Rush Gaming
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Libalent Vertexが勝利
Libalent Vertex wins
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Rush Gaming lost in straight games, but came very close to defeating Libalent Vertex in a search-and-destroy match. The matchups were tight from the beginning of the tournament.

LOSERS BRACKET 1

e NovatioN VS Rush Gaming
e NovatioN vs Rush Gaming
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Rush Gamingが勝利
Rush Gaming wins
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Next up was a match between e Novation and Rush Gaming, who were eliminated in the first round.
A win in this match would leave them with a chance to win the championship, but a loss would guarantee 4th place, so both teams were in a desperate position to win.
The hard points were close, with e NovatioN taking the first point, 248 to 250, a difference of only two points.
However, the momentum was not with them, and Rush Gaming won the Search & Destroy and Domination matches by a wide margin. e Novation finished in 4th place.

From the semi-finals, it was a long Bo5 format!

準決勝からはBo5形式で進む
From the semi-finals, the Bo5 format will be used.
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The winner's final to decide who will advance to the finals will be played between SCARZ and Libalent Vertex.
From the Winner's Final, the Bo5 format was used, and the matches were tough, with three rounds of matches played first. Both teams dominated their opponents in straight games in the first round. A fierce battle is expected.

SCARZ VS Libalent Vertex
SCARZ vs Libalent Vertex
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Libalent Vertexが勝利
Libalent Vertex wins
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From the hard point on the first map, it was a see-saw game that went back and forth. It was Libalent Vertex who got the first point by winning the reversal after reversal!
In the search-and-destroy game that followed, SCARZ won 6-1, thanks to their ability to work in tandem.
The game went on to a 1-1 domination, with no clear outcome in sight. The game continued to heat up, with neither side giving an inch.
The match remained close until the end, but SCARZ was not able to hold on and won by a narrow margin of 140-160. SCARZ was pushed to the brink of the finals.
SCARZ was also in a tight race, but they are a team with the ability to qualify in first place. Not wanting to let the match end like this, SCARZ took the lead in the next hard point with a steady game.
They caught up with Libalent Vertex with a 250-189 win, and it came down to the final Search and Destroy.
SCARZ ran out of steam here, losing by a wide margin to Libalent Vertex.

SCARZ crawls back up from the Routers Final

Rush Gaming VS SCARZ
Rush Gaming vs SCARZ
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SCARZが勝利
SCARZ wins
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In the Routers Final, the players had to play for a chance to advance to the Grand Final. A win would give SCARZ a chance to win the Grand Final, while a loss would guarantee them third place.
Rush Gaming will face SCARZ, who lost a heated battle earlier in the day, in a three-way battle with SCARZ holding a one-point advantage.
In the first hard point, SCARZ gained the first point by a large margin and was already in reach.
However, Rush Gaming won the following Search & Destroy and Domination to take the lead over SCARZ, and the game is now in the hands of Rush Gaming!
The game went down to the second and final hard point.
Rush Gaming was hoping to keep the momentum going and win the tournament, but unfortunately, SCARZ's clever strategy proved too much for them, and Rush Gaming had to settle for 3rd place.
In the Grand Final, SCARZ will once again take on Libalent Vertex!

Libalent Vertex won in straight sets to take the championship!

再びSCARZ VS Libalent Vertex
SCARZ vs Libalent Vertex again
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Libalent Vertexが優勝!
Libalent Vertex wins!
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In the Grand Final, which is a rematch between Libalent Vertex and SCARZ, the winner advances to the World Tournament.
SCARZ went for the win, choosing Gun Runnder for every game.
SCARZ won the first game by a hard point, followed by a close Search & Destroy, but the game was won by Libalent Vertex, putting the game in SCARZ's hands.
With the elimination match 2-0 in favor of the winner, the match was again won by SCARZ. Again, the game was dominated by the team from the beginning.
With a score of 184-126, it was the winner of the tournament, and the winner of the championship was Libalent Vertex!
They won the 2 million yen prize money and the challenge to compete in the world championship.
SCARZ, which finished a close second, was awarded 1.5 million yen.

MVPはInaba UR選手
MVP is Inaba UR
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The MVP of the tournament was awarded to Inaba UR from the winning team, Libalent Vertex.
She humbly said that she would do her best to win the MVP again at the next tournament.

Entries for the "Call of Duty Challengers Japan National Championship Summer" have also begun!

During the tournament, the entry for the "Call of Duty Challengers Japan National Championship Summer " was announced.
Online qualifiers will be held on Sunday, May 24 and Sunday, May 31, 2020; the final online qualifier, which will narrow the field to four teams, will be held in June, and the finals will be held in July.
The deadline for entries to the online qualifying competition is Sunday, May 17, 2020.
Those interested in participating should check out the official Call of Duty Challengers Japan Representative Tournament website!

Results of "Call of Duty Challengers Japan National Championship Spring
Rank Team Prizes
Winner Libalent Vertex Prize money of 2 million yen
Entry to the world tournament "Call of Duty Challengers
Runner-up SCARZ 1.5 million yen
Third place Rush Gaming 1,000,000 prize money
4th place e NovatioN 500,000 yen

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