The Japanese qualifying round of "Red Bull Kumite," a gaming tournament from France, will be broadcast on Abema TV!

The Japanese qualifying round of "Red Bull Kumite," a fighting game tournament from France, will be broadcast on "Ultra Games," a game channel on the Internet TV station AbemaTV.

Red Bull Kumite" is a fighting game tournament that started in 2015 with a lot of respect for Japan, a fighting game powerhouse, manga powerhouse, and anime powerhouse. This year, the regulations have been changed and the first Japanese qualifying round will be held.

This year's "Red Bull Kumite" will use Capcom's popular fighting game "Street Fighter V Arcade Edition" (PS4 version). Regional qualifiers will be held in the Tohoku, Kanto, Chubu, Kansai, and Kyushu regions, followed by the Japan Final (Kanto).

The Japanese representative who wins the Japan Final will earn the right to participate in the qualifying tournament for the remaining two of the 16 slots for "Red Bull Kumite" to be held in Paris, France on November 10, 2018 (Saturday).

The "Red Bull Kumite" Japan Qualifiers, which will be broadcast on AbemaTV, will include the Kansai Qualifier on Sunday, April 29, 2018, the Tohoku Qualifier on Monday, April 30, 2018, the Tokai Qualifier on Friday, May 4, 2018, the Kyushu Qualifier on Sunday, May 6, 2018, and the Kanto Qualifier on Saturday, May 12, 2018, as well as the Japan Representative (one player) The Japan Finals, which will be held on May 13 (Sun.), will be broadcasted in its entirety!　Be sure to check out the high-level games and super-play between the super-advanced players.

The broadcast dates and times for the regional qualifiers and the Japan Final are as follows.

Broadcast Information
Red Bull Kumite Japan Preliminary Round

Kansai Preliminary Round] April 29, 2018 (Sun.) 12:30~.
AEON MALL Dainichi (Moriguchi-shi, Osaka)
# # Red Bull Kumite Japan Preliminary Rounds

Tohoku Preliminary Round] April 30, 2018 (Mon., Holiday) 12:30～
■ AEON MALL Ishinomaki (Ishinomaki, Miyagi)
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Tokai Preliminary Round】 May 4, 2018 (Fri., holiday) 12:30～
■ AEON MALL Tokoname (Tokoname City, Aichi Pref.)
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Kyushu Preliminary Round】 May 6, 2018 (Sun.) 12:30～
■ AEON MALL Fukutsu (Fukutsu City, Fukuoka Prefecture)
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Kanto Preliminary Round】 May 12, 2018 (Sat) 11:30～
■AEON Lake Town mori（Koshigaya City, Saitama Pref.)
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Japan Final】（Kanto） May 13th (Sun) 11:50～
AEON LAKETOWN mori（Koshigaya city, Saitama pref.)
# [ Japan Final] (Kanto) # [ Japan Final] (Kanto)


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