Keiichi Tsuchiya also participated! Racing game e-sports tournament "Roots ~e-sports fastest time! ~Entry starts today, May 7!

The racing game e-sports tournament "Roots~e-sports fastest battle!!!~" to be held at "e-sports SQUARE AKIHABARA" on Saturday, June 9, 2018, started accepting entries today, May 7. Entry for the "Roots~eSports Fastest Battle!

The "Roots~eSports Fastest Game! ~is a pre-competition for the high-stakes "Roots (temporary) GP 2018" scheduled to be held by DK Association, Inc. at the end of the year. The race will be held at the e-sports facility "e-sports SQUARE AKIHABARA" (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo), where many famous matches have been held in the past, with a maximum of 64 participants. The prize money for the memorable first race will be 300,000 yen (!). The prize money is 300,000 yen (!). Entries for the competition are being accepted on a special entry page ( # ) until 19:00 on Monday, May 21 (lottery will be held if there are too many applicants).

Former racing driver Keiichi Tsuchiya, a.k.a. Dorikin, will be on hand to provide commentary, and there will also be an event where participants can compete against each other against Mr. Tsuchiya. Except for some of the programs, all other participants are welcome to come and watch the games, so feel free to visit the event.

Event Information
Roots: The fastest e-sports tournament! ~"
Date: Saturday, June 9, 2018, 11:00 - 20:00 (doors open at 10:30)
Location: e-sports square AKIHABARA (Box'R AKIBA Building 2F, 3-2-12 Sotokanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)
Title: Racing game for PS4
Prize money: 300,000 yen
Entry form: Please fill out and submit the entry form.
Entry page URL：#
Entry Period: Monday, May 7, 13:00 - Monday, May 21, 19:00
Entry fee: Free of charge (food ticket for standing buffet and 2 drink vouchers for 3000 yen *optional)
Number of participants: 64 people maximum (if there are too many applicants, a drawing will be held)
Cost for spectators: 3,000 yen (standing buffet-style food tickets and 2 drink vouchers)
Admission for spectators will be available from 3:00 p.m. Admission for spectators will be available from 3:00 p.m. The event will be closed when the maximum number of spectators has been reached.

<Event Program Outline
11:00-15:00 Preliminary Round (open only to participants)
15:00-16:00 Entrance for spectators
16:15-17:15 Match against Keiichi Tsuchiya
18:00-20:00 Final Round

<Profile of Keiichi Tsuchiya
A former racing driver from Nagano, Japan, Tsuchiya made his racing debut in the 1977 Fuji Freshman Race and has competed in Group A, the All Japan F3 Championship, and the All Japan Touring Car Championship.
In 1994, he drove an NSX to a class victory in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and retired from racing in 2003 after competing in the All Japan GT Championship in an NSX. Currently, he serves as an executive advisor to ARTA in SUPER GT, Japan's premier automobile racing series, and is active in a wide range of fields. He is also known as "Drikin" (short for "Drift King") because of his drifting style.
His favorite cars are AE86, Honda Odyssey Modulo, and many others. He is also a Modulo development advisor.

＜About DK Association Inc.
DK Association Inc. was established on December 7, 2009, as an ideal business enterprise by Keiichi Tsuchiya, a.k.a. Drikin. In addition to the purchase and sale of automobiles, both domestic and international, the company's main business is the planning and operation of events aimed at transmitting subcultures such as "e-sports," "painted cars," "tuning," and "customization" from Japan to the rest of the world, and is also involved in the "return to basics," the era when we were enjoying cars. We are developing our business from a multi-purpose perspective in the future automobile-related society, looking back to the days when we enjoyed cars.


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