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Esports's largest charity event "The 9th TOPANGA Charity Cup" Photo Report!

eスポーツ最大級のチャリティイベント「第9回TOPANGAチャリティーカップ」フォトレポート!
Event

The "9th TOPANGA Charity Cup" organized by TOPANGA Corporation was held on December 28, 2019 (Saturday). The event was a charity event, and there was a participation fee for entry. The format of the tournament is 5-on-5. The tournament format is a 5-on-5 winner-take-all tournament, and despite the entry fee of 10,000 yen per team (2,000 yen per person), 247 teams (1,235 players) entered the tournament.

The game title was Street Fighter V Arcade Edition. Even though it was a charity event, the "TOPANGA Charity Cup" is the only e-sports event with a participation fee and no prize money that can attract such a large number of participants.
Moreover, since spectators also came to the event, the excitement in the venue was incredible.

We will send you a photo report of the day's events!

The event was streamed on OPENREC.tv, and the results were announced on the official website on the day of the event.

第9回TOPANGAチャリティーカップ
The 9th TOPANGA Charity Cup
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The venue was filled with an amazing number of people!

第9回TOPANGAチャリティーカップ
The 9th TOPANGA Charity Cup
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第9回TOPANGAチャリティーカップ
The 9th TOPANGA Charity Cup
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Even the second floor was packed with spectators!

第9回TOPANGAチャリティーカップ
Tokyo Zepp DiverCity
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This is a shot from the second floor. It was like a "Let's find WALL-E! It's like a "WALL-E!

神々の集い
Gathering of the Gods
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The "Gathering of the Gods" team with Nash Tajima and Marushiru editor-in-chief bukkey (@marushiru_com ) practicing at Fangler Games' gaming space for this event.

TEAM 無敵時間
TEAM Invincible Time
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The team of "The Gathering of the Gods" with Mr. Sasamoto of "Invincible Time (@mutekijikan) " and "NO Motion," an impersonator of video games. Tomoyuki Yano of "@nomo_info" and Tomoyuki Yano, a game impersonator. Mr. Tomoyuki Yano (@nomo_info )

しんじょう君
Mr. Shinjo
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Shinjo-kun (@susaki_city_PR) enters...!

しんじょう君
one's innermost thoughts (feelings)
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Shinjo-kun stands out even from a distance...!

しんじょう君
one's innermost thoughts (feelings)
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Shinjo-kun playing against a player.

見守るチームメイトのしんじょう君
Shinjo-kun's teammate watching over him
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Players (@trassssshbox) and their teammates, Shinjo-kun and Gunfight
Gunfight (@Gunfight57) and Kichipa_mu (@kichipa_mu)

I can only look at Shinjo-kun...!

ジョビン選手&ときど選手
Jobin & Tokido
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Shinjo-kun playing against @jyobin_channel and his teammate Tokido (@tokidoki77) watching him.

大谷選手
Otani
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Otani (@otani_saru )

Junichi Kato
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Junichi Kato (@unkochan1234567), famous for his video streaming sites such as Nico Nico Douga.

トラボ(trashbox)選手 vs. マゴ選手
TRABO (trashbox) vs.
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@trashbox and @magotto3 playing against each other, Gunfight and Nemo (@GOOD_NEMO) watching over them.
I can only look at Shinjo-kun (for the second time).

竹内ジョン選手 vs. MOV選手
John Takeuchi vs.
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John Takeuchi (@john_takeuchi) vs. MOV (@movmovmov )

Kazunoko (@kazunoko0215), Kokujind (@kokujind), Vanao (@ElekingVanao), Kagechi (@kagecchi79 )

かげっち軍団
Kagechi Gundan
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MOV player, his teammate Rao (@raoh2200), Vanawo, Kagekichi, and Rikimaru (@blooooomn ) watching the match.

かげっち軍団
shadow corps
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Kagechi's turn. Teammates Raoh, Vanawo, MOV, and Rikimaru look on.
This kind of teammates watching behind the scenes is also unique to the 5-on-5 Topachari.

かげっち軍団
shadow corps
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Vanawo and MOV look on during the match.

マゴ選手
Mago Players
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Mago!

えいた選手・パウエル選手
Eita and Powell
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Eita (@eita_1988) and Powell (@koala_no_Powell) watching the match.

ハイタニ選手 vs. パウエル選手
Haitani vs. Powell
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Haitani (@hai090) vs. Powell.

カワノ選手
Kawano vs.
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Kawano player (@kawanoChannn)

もけ選手
Moke
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Moke playing against @lllmokelll

えいた選手 vs. もけ選手
Eita vs.
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Eita vs. Moke!

忍ismGaming不動
ShinobiismGaming
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Eita and his teammates Haitani, Fujimura (@fujimura333), Otani, and Johnny (@Johnny4act) watch the match.

えいた選手
Eita player
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Eita strikes a winning pose!

itsuka選手
Itsuka player
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Itsuka (@28itsuka28 )

sako選手
sako player
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sako playing against @sakonoko

ジョニィ選手
Johnny
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Jonny is playing against Umehara.

チーム金
Team Gold
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Umehara (@daigothebeastJP), Bon-chan (@katitagaribon), itsuka, sako, and YHC-Mochi (@yhcmochi82) playing against each other.

トパチャリ終了
Topachari finished
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Topachari is over! Eita posing in the middle with the winners, Team Gold!

TOPANGAチャリティーTシャツ
TOPANGA Charity T-shirt
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Outside the venue, TOPANGA charity T-shirts by apparel blind HIVE (@hive_gaming_gg) were on sale, and all proceeds will be donated to the Japanese Red Cross Society.

A whopping 2.8 million yen donated!

寄付金領収書
Donation Receipt
第9回TOPANGAチャリティーカップ

In this e-sports event "The 9th TOPANGA Charity Cup", participation fees and donations totaled 2,804,091 yen, all of which was donated to the Tokyo branch of the Japanese Red Cross Society.
In addition to the nearly 2.5 million yen raised from the participation fee alone, there were other proceeds and donation boxes set up, meaning that an additional 300,000 yen was collected separately from the participation fee.

日本赤十字社・東京都支部
Japanese Red Cross Society, Tokyo Branch
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The Tokyo branch of the Japanese Red Cross Society was also collecting donations until the end of the day.

Charity Event Made Possible by e-Sports

Many charity events are held in Japan, but in many cases, charity events involving entertainment are paid to the celebrities.

Paying money to participate in gaming events is also complicated by various laws in the Japanese domestic e-sports market these days, such as the Act against Unjustifiable Premiums and Misleading Representations, etc., and participation is often free of charge, but in the arcade culture, games are played for money per play.

However, in the arcade culture, people pay for each game they play. They buy the home version, practice, and go to the arcade to fight... I think this is how the fighting game culture is now being utilized in charity events.

There are various genres of e-sports and various game titles, but the "TOPANGA Charity Cup" was made possible because of fighting games and Street Fighter V Arcade Edition, and because of the "love" for the game. I believe that the "TOPANGA Charity Cup" was made possible because of fighting games and Street Fighter V Arcade Edition, and because of the "love" for games.

The number of participants has been increasing year by year, so we are looking forward to the 10th TOPANGA Charity Cup!

DeepL

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