Japanese esports affiliation Care has held a Tekken 8 match completely for senior residents, with a 92-year-old competitor taking first place.
Eight gamers — all aged 65 or older — competed within the closing bracket after advancing by regional qualifiers held in Aichi, Gifu and Mie prefectures. The match was gained by Hisako Sakai, aged 92, who claimed the championship title after a sequence of one-on-one matches.
Senior Competitors in Esports
Care is a Mie Prefecture-based organisation that goals to ‘create an atmosphere wherein the aged can casually take part in esports.’ Based on its official web site, the affiliation makes use of aggressive gaming as a approach to help well-being and encourage energetic existence amongst older adults.
The group first started internet hosting esports tournaments in 2019, initially specializing in conventional board video games reminiscent of Shogi and Reversi. These early occasions had been offered with full broadcast manufacturing, together with stay commentary, replicating the construction {of professional} esports competitions.
Tekken 8 was launched earlier this 12 months throughout Care’s eleventh match, marking a shift in direction of fashionable preventing video games. The most recent version, held in November, continued with Bandai Namco’s flagship preventing title.
The ultimate match featured the occasion’s oldest participant, Reiko Yokota, aged 95, who performed utilizing Jun Kazama. Additionally competing was Ryōe Murabe, the earlier match’s champion and a Panda consumer, who was eradicated within the opening spherical by Kinuko Watanabe enjoying Alisa Bosconovitch.
Sakai progressed by the bracket utilizing Claudio Serafino, defeating a number of gamers thought of among the many match favourites. She beat Sadayuki Kato, an Armor King participant, within the semifinals earlier than securing the title with a finals victory over Gorō Sugiyama, who performed Lili.
Care at present hosts its tournaments twice a 12 months throughout Mie, Aichi and Gifu. Based on Sport*Spark, the affiliation is aiming to broaden the initiative additional, with plans to carry a nationwide match sooner or later.
