Japan eSoccer eJapan Representative players and former Japan eJapan Representative soccer players face off in a soccer game! Soccer eSports Challenge Match" to be distributed from today, May 7!

The Japan eSoccer eSports Challenge Match produced by LEGENDS STADIUM," which will be broadcast daily on YouTube from today, May 7 to May 12, 2020, will feature Web Nasri (Kashima Antlers) and fantom (SCARZ), two members of the Japan eSoccer team. (Kashima Antlers) and fantom (SCARZ), representing Japan's e-soccer team, will appear in the event.

The "Soccer eSports Challenge Match produced by LEGENDS STADIUM" is an e-sports event planned by LEGENDS STADIUM in support of the Japan Football Association's "Sports assist you: What sports can do now" initiative. The content will be distributed by LEGENDS STADIUM, which supports the Japan Football Association's "Sports assist you - What you can do for sports now.

Under the commentary by Yasutaro Matsuki and hosting by Mr. Ogi Yahagi, a wide variety of players including Mana Iwabuchi of Nadeshiko Japan (Japan Women's National Team), Ryo Kaji, Ryuji Harito, and Junichi Davidson, all former members of the Japanese national soccer team, will train hard to compete in an online match-up against the eSoccer Japan team. Japan's national soccer team in an online showdown.

Profile of the Japan eSoccer Japan Representatives

The profiles of the Japan e-Soccer players who will appear in this event are as follows.

Web Nasri
The only Japanese player to participate in the FIFA eWorld Cup Grand Final 2018.

■fantom.
Leader of the SCARZ FIFA division, a Japanese professional gaming team active in the national and international eSports scene, and the first professional FIFA player in Japan. He has experience in the world championships with "FIFA17" and participated in the world championship "FUT Champions Cup Stage IV Paris" held in Paris, France in February 2020.

Performer Comments

The following are comments received from the performers.

Web Nasri
This time I played with gorgeous guests. Please watch the show even if you don't play soccer games.

Fantom
This was my first game as a member of the eJapan national soccer team. It was a very valuable experience for me to play against very gorgeous guests. I hope you will watch the show, as every game is interesting.

Yasutaro Matsuki
I had the most enjoyable time. Anyway, I thought that the teams, players, tactics, and everything else had a lot of the same reality as soccer played on the field. It was great fun to watch the connection between the strategies and techniques that I learned in the fun scenes. I hope you will enjoy what sports can do now, including this e-sport, and because it is now, let's enjoy it and get over it! Please watch it.

Hiroaki Ogi
I haven't played the game at all, but it was really interesting just to watch it, and since it was interesting for me, who doesn't play soccer games, it should be interesting for everyone who doesn't play soccer games. I think it is also a good way to learn about soccer because it is realistic. Anyway, it's interesting, so please watch it anyway!

Yahakukane
I only got to play one game this time, but it was a series of great plays, and I want everyone to see my courage to never give up until the very end. Please watch with high expectations!

Junichi Davidson
I had a lot of fun playing this time, and I thought I would like to use this opportunity to get even better. Since I am in this situation now, I thought I would like to stay in my room and get better and better so that I can beat the top pros someday. I also learned that it is possible to make such an enjoyable show even from inside a room. I hope everyone will watch it!

Mana Iwabuchi
It was just a lot of fun, so I hope you will watch it and get excited with us. Please also support soccer and the eJapan national soccer team.

Ryuji Harito
It was a lot of fun, I was very excited, and I learned a lot. I didn't expect the Japan eSoccer Team to be this good. I have been thinking of aiming for it myself, but I think I have a long way to go. It's really fun, so I hope everyone will watch it and get excited!

Ryo Kaji
I enjoyed it very much. I was able to see the high level of technique of the eJapan national soccer team. I think there will be a young generation of eJapan representatives in the future, and e-sports is one of the categories they are aiming for, so I think the possibilities will expand in the future. It was a lot of fun! I hope everyone will watch the event.

I hope you will all watch it.
Soccer e-Sports Challenge Match produced by LEGENDS STADIUM
Performers:
　Web Nasri (Kashima Antlers), fantom (SCARZ), Ogiyahagi (Hiroaki Ogi, Yahagi)
　Ogi Yahagi (Hiroaki Ogi, Kane Yahagi)
　Junichi Davidson
　Yasutaro Matsuki (commentary)

Special Guests:
　Mana Iwabuchi (Nadeshiko Japan/INAC Kobe Leonessa)
　Ryo Kaji, Ryuji Harito (former Japan national soccer team)

Rules:
　No limitation on the ability values of the teams you select.
　You can freely choose the team you want to use.
　However, there is a limit to the number of teams that can be selected for the Japan e-team.
　Match time is 90 minutes in-game time.
　One match (90 minutes in-game time) lasts approximately 12 minutes (6 minute halves).
　In the event of a tie, the game will be replayed (the first team to score a goal wins).

Date of distribution:
　VOL.1 5/7 (Thu) 15:00, Opening, <Match1> Ryo Kaji vs.
　VOL.2 5/8(Fri) 15:00 Open, <Match2> Match1 Winner vs.
　VOL.3 5/9 (Sat) 15:00 Open, <Match3> Winner of Match2 vs. fantom
　VOL.4 5/10(Sun) 15:00 Open, <Match4> Kane Yahagi vs Junichi Davidson
　VOL.5 5/11(Mon) 15:00 Open, <Match5> Match4 Winner vs Web Nasri
　VOL.6 5/12(Tue) 15:00 Open, <Match6> Match3 Winner vs Match5 Winner, Ending

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The same contents will also be distributed at LEGENDS STADIUM.

*From the viewpoint of preventing the spread of the new virus, the "Soccer eSports Challenge Match produced by LEGENDS STADIUM" was recorded in a remote environment from each player's home, avoiding human contact.