Akihabara News (Tokyo) — Sega has announced that it will be holding the “Virtua Fighter eSports Preseason Match,” the first official esports tournament utilizing the PlayStation4 version of the Virtua Fighter game.
Applications for entry into the tournament are open until July, and the preseason match is scheduled for July 18.
The tournament will be held online. A commemorative trophy will be awarded to the winners and runners-up. The maximum number of participants is 128. If that number of applicants is exceeded, a lottery will be held to determine entry.
The original Virtua Fighter was released in 1993 and is said to have been the world’s first 3D fighting game.
The following two minute movie has been produced to commemorate the event.