{"rewrite":{"id":"r_a012e44573d79d67d824f858","clusterId":"c_c887639c9be34ee7bf0b0beb","slug":"gggp2026-crowns-2024-rematch-at-ryogoku-kokugikan","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"GGGP2026 Crowns 2024 Rematch at Ryogoku Kokugikan","summary":"On August 22, 2026, the Gundam game esports tournament \"GGGP2026 Supported by SANKYO\" was held at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo. The event featured the arcade 2-on-2 team battle game \"Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Versus 2 Infinite Boost\" (IniBu) and drew 64 teams and 128 players competing for a total prize pool of 10 million yen. Qualifiers ran from 10:30 a.m., with five teams advancing from the day's preliminaries to join the main bracket. PHASE1 split all 64 teams into eight blocks of eight, using a double-elimination BO1 format to reduce the field to eight teams for PHASE2. The final tournament used single-elimination BO3 matches through the quarterfinals and semifinals, with the third-place match and finals played as BO5. The team \"2024-nen no Return Match,\" consisting of players Kozayama and Mikoto Verse D Jr., took the championship, defeating \"Providence-chan\" in the finals and earning 6 million yen in prize money. The event also featured announcements of new IniBu updates, including the Gundam Ashtaron Hermit Crab and Black Knight Squad Calura, along with a Gundam Exia \"Rollout Color\" skin campaign.","whyItMatters":"The victory by \"2024-nen no Return Match\" was a rematch story, as the team name references avenging a loss from two years prior, a narrative the players themselves confirmed in post-match comments.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe venue was Ryogoku Kokugikan in Sumida-ku, Tokyo, and admission was free. Staff handed out balloons for cheering, and fans waved or hit them during matches.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA 1/1 Gunpla Gundam head and a 1/1 Gunpla GQuuuuuuX head greeted visitors at the entrance, alongside posters for the Extreme Versus 15th anniversary and \u0026#34;GUNDAM-Con2027 SIDE MAKUHARI,\u0026#34; set for Makuhari Messe from January 9 to 11, 2027.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe MCs were voice actress Kana Ueda, known for Rin Tohsaka in \u0026#34;Fate/stay night,\u0026#34; and game caster Nakao, with Rina Tsukishiro as navigator. Tsukishiro wore a newly drawn costume based on her role as Kano Krunz from the \u0026#34;IniBu\u0026#34; collaboration comic \u0026#34;Mobile Suit Gundam N-EXTREME.\u0026#34; Play-by-play was handled by Nagata Zaku and Miyagi.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrize money split: 6 million yen for 1st, 2 million for 2nd, 1 million for 3rd, and 200,000 yen each for 4th through 8th, divided equally among team members.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBefore each PHASE2 match, the MCs recited the duel declaration from \u0026#34;The Witch from Mercury\u0026#34; beginning \u0026#34;From here, with mutual agreement, a duel shall be conducted,\u0026#34; with BGM from the series.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe quarterfinal between \u0026#34;Providence-chan\u0026#34; and \u0026#34;Yokozuna\u0026#34; eliminated Re_sinon and Chanrui, the 2024 GGGP2024 champions. \u0026#34;Providence-chan\u0026#34; exploited the weakness of Re_sinon\u0026#39;s TX-ff104 Alusyus, which weakens when its durability drops below 260.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn the finals, \u0026#34;2024-nen no Return Match\u0026#34; switched from \u0026#34;00 Qan[T] Full Saber\u0026#34; \u0026amp; \u0026#34;TX-ff104 Aluzeus\u0026#34; to \u0026#34;Darilbalde\u0026#34; \u0026amp; \u0026#34;Gundam Zabanya\u0026#34; in game one, then back in game three. Kozayama said he had confidence in the Zabanya, and that winning with the Alusyus he practiced until the end was the key.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSANKYO\u0026#39;s Yuji Togo, Executive Managing Officer, presented the awards and closed the event: \u0026#34;It was pouring rain outside earlier. But the heat of the finals sent the rain clouds somewhere!\u0026#34;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe full event, including preliminaries, ran over 10 hours. PHASE2 archives are available on the GGGP official YouTube channel, with every match from the best 8 onward recorded.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Kozayama and Mikoto Verse D Jr. took the GGGP2026 title with '2024-nen no Return Match,' avenging a loss from two years ago. Their mobile suit picks in the finals were the difference. 6 million yen prize.","twitterPost":"GGGP2026: 'Providence-chan' knocked out 2024 champions 'Yokozuna' in the quarterfinals, but '2024-nen no Return Match' had the final say. Full report from Ryogoku Kokugikan.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"GGGP2026 wrapped at Ryogoku Kokugikan with '2024-nen no Return Match' taking the 6 million yen prize. The event also revealed new IniBu mobile suits and a Gundam Exia skin campaign.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"GAME Watch (Impress)\",\"url\":\"https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/topic/special/2134830.html\",\"title\":\"Climactic Battle Spectacles and All-Out Play Bring Venue Excitement to Its Peak! 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