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00:00ESPO Plus
00:05TECKEN 8 ESPO Number 1
00:08ESPO Plus
00:12ESPO Plus
00:16In this week's ESPO Plus, we'll decide the number one tournament in TECKEN 8.
00:22Here are the tournament results.
00:24The first is a semi-final match.
00:27The last player to make his appearance is the winner of last year's Tekken 8 East No. 1 Finals.
00:37But that's not all!
00:40At the end of last year, he was the most popular player in the official Tekken tournament.
00:51He won the Grand Final of the Tekken World Tour, which was the most popular tournament of the year.
00:58And now, the man who is the No. 1 player among 8.2 billion people is participating in East!
01:07The man who is the No. 1 player among 8.2 billion people, Rangchu!
01:14He is a practice bear surrounded by many medals and trophies.
01:20He is always by his side when he practices.
01:23He is the No. 1 player among 8.2 billion people.
01:26When he sees Tekken, he feels calm.
01:30It's tough, but it's worth it.
01:34It's my life.
01:37But he has his own worries.
01:40I can't see.
01:42I can't see.
01:45Oh, no.
01:46I can't see.
01:48I can't see.
01:50He is also thinking about countermeasures.
01:54This is my second home.
01:58I can rent a room here for about 25,000 yen.
02:05I will practice and work there.
02:09Do you like driving?
02:17I wasn't interested in driving.
02:21But I started to like it when I bought a car and started to drive.
02:26My father also likes cars.
02:30He has been driving a good car for a long time.
02:34How much did you earn?
02:36I earned about 20 million yen last year.
02:41That's good.
02:43It's all thanks to Tekken.
02:46You should play Tekken, too.
02:48His father's soul is carried by his son.
02:52But he won't give the title of the strongest Tekken player to anyone.
02:56Now, it's time for the second round.
03:00First, the blue corner.
03:01The blue corner.
03:03The strongest man in the world.
03:05Lan Chu.
03:08Next, the red corner.
03:10The strongest man in the world.
03:12Take.
03:15The second match of the semi-final is between Take and Lan Chu.
03:20Both players, please stand by.
03:24Aramaki, please tell us about the players.
03:27The blue corner is Lan Chu.
03:29He is 1 year and 7 months old.
03:32His father is the strongest Tekken player in the world.
03:34His mother is a top Tekken player in Japan.
03:39She is a player with a lot of money.
03:41She is a Tekken player.
03:43When she is down, she will get better if she plays Tekken.
03:46She is a Tekken player with a lot of money.
03:49I'm looking forward to her future.
03:52I have a promise with my friend today, so I'm cheering for him on TV.
03:56I'm looking forward to it.
03:58I see.
04:00I think your son will play Tekken in the future.
04:03I think so, too.
04:05They are ready, so let's get started.
04:08The second match of the semi-final.
04:10Start.
04:14Speaking of Lan Chu, he is a bear.
04:16Yes, he is.
04:18It's fun to watch, isn't it?
04:20He is a bear today, too.
04:22He is a minor character among Tekken players.
04:26It's hard to use his moves.
04:28He is big, so it's hard to miss his opponent's moves.
04:32However, his combo is very powerful when he floats.
04:35It's a good thing.
04:37I talked to Takeshi before the match.
04:41He said that Lan Chu's reaction speed is fast, so he will crouch after this move.
04:46He took advantage of it and used a mid-range attack.
04:49I see.
04:51He has a lot of moves.
04:53The number of bears is decreasing.
04:55Really?
04:57The number of bears is decreasing.
04:59Bears are amazing.
05:01They are scary animals.
05:03Wow, Lan Chu!
05:05No matter how much he leads, he has a big advantage.
05:08He can float once.
05:10He is too strong.
05:12However, Lan Chu is the only player in the world who can beat a bear.
05:17That's amazing.
05:19He has a great understanding of bears and pandas.
05:22Both players are good.
05:24Takeshi used a mid-range attack.
05:27Lan Chu used a mid-range attack.
05:29He crouched and dodged.
05:31He is very good.
05:33Takeshi broke the wall at once.
05:36He will be defeated in one more round.
05:39He won the first round overwhelmingly.
05:42That's right.
05:44He can't defend against bears at all.
05:48He can't stand up.
05:50He is floating.
05:52He is floating.
05:54Let's see when Takeshi's attack will come.
05:57He used a mid-range attack.
05:59Takeshi's health is almost full.
06:04He is recovering.
06:06Lan Chu is calmly defending his attack.
06:08He is under the pressure of bears.
06:11He will be defeated in one more round.
06:14They are chasing each other on the left side of the screen.
06:18Let's see if Takeshi can continue.
06:20He is good.
06:22He will finish the combo.
06:24Will he be defeated in one more round?
06:26He crouched and dodged.
06:28He used a mid-range attack.
06:30Takeshi wants to avoid bears' strong attacks with his defense.
06:35Takeshi wants to use this momentum.
06:37I think he can defend against bears.
06:40If he can defend against bears, he can win.
06:45He crouched and dodged.
06:48Lan Chu is doing a great job.
06:51Lan Chu is in the lead.
06:53They both used a mid-range attack.
06:55Their health is almost full.
06:57Takeshi is in the lead.
06:59They are attacking each other.
07:01But bears' attacks are scary.
07:03If they start a combo, their health will be reduced.
07:07But they both used a mid-range attack.
07:09The ground battle will be more important.
07:12Takeshi is in the lead.
07:14But bears' attacks are big.
07:16Bears are putting pressure on him.
07:19He turned the game around.
07:21What did he do?
07:23What did he do?
07:25Bears are scary.
07:29Lan Chu won the first game.
07:33Takeshi won the second game.
07:36They both won the second game.
07:38Takeshi showed a great combo.
07:41Will Takeshi advance to the finals?
07:45Or will Lan Chu advance to the finals?
07:48This is the last game.
07:50In this dojo stage,
07:53a certain wall will be broken.
07:55The wall will be broken when you hit it.
07:58The wall will be wider when you hit it.
08:00They are chasing each other on the right side of the screen.
08:05Takeshi has half of his health left.
08:07He uses a heat.
08:08They are both using a heat.
08:11The wall is wide.
08:13Oh, a Rage Arts.
08:15A Rage Arts hits.
08:17A total vandalization.
08:19The bears are going crazy.
08:22But he won't be able to finish it.
08:25He has half of his health left.
08:28Wow, that's amazing.
08:30He used a shake.
08:32He used a shake.
08:34It's good that he used a Rage Arts.
08:36A cute Lan Chu bear has finished it.
08:41They are fighting each other.
08:43The first one is Takeshi.
08:46The bear's pressure is quite strong.
08:50Takeshi's low attacks are guarded.
08:54He can't break them.
08:56That's the pressure.
08:58They are both guarding each other.
09:01But his health...
09:03Takeshi, who was leading in his health, is in a pinch.
09:06He uses a lot of heat.
09:08He uses a lot of heat to fight.
09:11Takeshi is slowly recovering his health.
09:13Did he reverse his health?
09:16But this heavy hit...
09:19I don't know yet. I don't know yet.
09:22Will he be able to break this bear's heavy hit?
09:25The Lan Chu bear has finished it.
09:28As expected, he's strong.
09:30He's strong.
09:32Takeshi needs three consecutive hits.
09:34It's tough.
09:36As expected of the Lan Chu bear.
09:38The Lan Chu bear is in a pinch.
09:40But will he be able to show off his iron-wall defense?
09:45He's dodging well.
09:47He's attacking well.
09:49He's in a heat.
09:51I don't know yet.
09:53I don't know yet.
09:55But the bear is chasing him to the edge.
09:57He's going to hit him.
09:59It's dangerous.
10:01The bear's hit!
10:03He's strong.
10:04The strongest man in the world, Lan Chu, has won!
10:12The strongest man in the world, Lan Chu, has won!
10:17Congratulations!
10:19Lan Chu has won the semi-final.
10:22Takeshi also fought with a lot of defense, but he won.
10:27Yes.
10:29What was the key point?
10:30There were a lot of dangerous situations.
10:36There were a lot of situations where the opponent tried to use the heat early.
10:42It was a battle of how to deal with it.
10:45I'm glad I won there.
10:48On the other hand, Takeshi has lost.
10:51He showed overwhelming strength in the first round.
10:53He was in the lead in the second round, but he was unfortunately defeated.
10:57He lost.
10:58What was Lan Chu's strong point?
11:00Lan Chu is very patient.
11:02He's very patient.
11:04He looks like he's attacking, but he has a wide range of techniques.
11:10He had a lot of choices.
11:12There were a lot of situations where he was aggressive.
11:17He has a very high guard rate for the main technique.
11:22That's also a damage source.
11:24If I can't get through my main technique, it's going to be a tough match.
11:32If I get hit once, I'm going to lose.
11:36It can't be helped.
11:38It's very difficult.
11:40That's right.
11:42I can't use the techniques I always use.
11:45I think it was a good match so far.
11:48Yes, it was a very good match.
11:50I study every day.
11:52I see.
11:54Take was also very strong.
11:56Congratulations to Lan Chu for making it to the finals.
12:05Here is the latest e-sports news.
12:10The Puyo Puyo Grand Prix 2025 Finals will be held.
12:22This is a big tournament that determines the champion of the year.
12:27Only the strongest players, such as the pros who won the qualifiers and the top players in the online rankings, can participate.
12:35Among them, the strongest elementary school student, Yukiya, who was also active in e-sports.
12:43The strong high school student, Yamada, who won the e-sports championship, also participated as a guest.
12:49Among the strong players, who will shine as the champion of the year?
12:57I'm looking forward to the finals.
12:59Now, Tekken 8 e-sports No. 1 Finals.
13:10I would like to introduce the two players who won the fierce battle.
13:14First, the blue corner.
13:16The blue corner is Lan Chu, the strongest player in the world.
13:25Next, the red corner.
13:27The blue corner is Ao, the strongest player in the world.
13:34Who will win?
13:36The prize is 300,000 yen and the champion burger.
13:39Please stand by to see who will win.
13:41Now, the rules of the finals.
13:44In the finals, you have to fight three rounds and win three games to determine the winner.
13:52Let's get started.
13:54The finals, start!
14:01Well, the characters are the same as usual.
14:02Yes, they are.
14:04Oh, he's changed!
14:05He's changed!
14:06He's changed!
14:07He's changed!
14:08He's changed!
14:09Oh, it's Lee. Lee Chaolan.
14:10Oh, it's Lee. Lee Chaolan.
14:11Yes. He's using Lee Chaolan.
14:13This character is a counter-character.
14:15He's a character who can hit the opponent's hand.
14:19So he's pretty good at using techniques.
14:21I see.
14:22And he can hit the opponent's hand.
14:24Lan Chu is the type of character who can hit the opponent's hand.
14:27His counter-hit is very strong.
14:29He's attacking at once.
14:31Now, the blue corner is Lee.
14:33He's using his health.
14:34But this is the scary part of the bear.
14:36He's using his health at once.
14:39The bear is getting suspicious.
14:42He's used more than half of his health.
14:43He's using his combo at once.
14:45He's using his combo at once.
14:47Will he be cut off?
14:48His health is back up.
14:51That's what it means.
14:53This is the scary part of Lan Chu.
14:57This is the world's best.
14:58It's too amazing.
14:59His mental strength is also top-notch.
15:01That's right.
15:02He never gave up even when he was being chased.
15:04He never gave up even when he was being chased.
15:05This Lan Chu has a strong mentality.
15:07On the other hand, the blue corner is mentally tough.
15:10That's right.
15:11He wanted to take that corner.
15:12Yes.
15:13He was about to take it.
15:14That's right.
15:15He was about to take it.
15:16He wanted to win and advance to the final round.
15:19But Lan Chu is using his health.
15:21Now, the blue corner is Lee.
15:23He wants to attack from the left side of the screen.
15:26But the bear is attacking calmly.
15:28This is...
15:29He made a mistake.
15:30The combo doesn't connect.
15:32Here, the heat is activated.
15:36Lan Chu is using his guard well.
15:38That's good.
15:40He caught up.
15:41But...
15:42It's Lee's turn.
15:45But the bear is...
15:47He's losing his stamina.
15:49Now, Lan Chu has little stamina.
15:54Lan Chu barely won the combo.
15:56He was crouching for a moment.
15:57That's right.
15:58He's a bit of a maniac.
16:00The upper attack has a risk of being crouched.
16:04That's why Lan Chu is crouching for a moment.
16:07He can only crouch when the upper attack comes.
16:09I see.
16:10It's a defensive move.
16:12He's acting calmly even in this fierce battle.
16:15That's right.
16:16The speed of his head's rotation is a bit unusual.
16:19They're both showing very high-level play.
16:22But the bear cuts it at once!
16:24Straight!
16:25It's desperately strong.
16:27It's too strong.
16:28The bear is too strong.
16:31The last aerial combo...
16:33While he was deciding, he hit the wall.
16:36He hit it diagonally.
16:37He hit it diagonally.
16:38He switched to a combo recipe for hitting it diagonally.
16:41What?
16:42There's something like that.
16:43He's dealing with that.
16:44I see.
16:45The first game was won by Lan Chu.
16:48He changed his character.
16:49He changed.
16:50He became Victor.
16:51Ao is Victor.
16:52And Lan Chu is still a bear.
16:55The first game was won by Lan Chu.
17:00Ao wants to take it back at once.
17:03This is the combination he usually does.
17:05Ao's main character, Victor.
17:09Will he be able to defeat the bear at once with this soldier?
17:15He's cutting his health at once.
17:17He looks like a hero.
17:18He pushed it into the wall.
17:21He cut off half of his health at once.
17:24Ao, who changed his character, cut it off at once.
17:27He used the heat state well.
17:28He was able to get close to the heat state and attack.
17:31Even in this high-level battle, if you're cut off at once, you'll be cut off.
17:35That's right.
17:37Ao's attack time is increasing at once.
17:40He's activating the heat here.
17:42He's pushing the screen to the left.
17:44But this blow.
17:46This attack power.
17:48Has it started?
17:49It's lunch time.
17:50It's lunch time.
17:51But Ao can't press it.
17:53I don't know.
17:54He's cutting it off at once again.
17:57Will he change his character?
17:59They're both wary of Rage Arts.
18:01They're not attacking.
18:02They're fighting each other.
18:04This is a strong attack.
18:07It's a very slow attack.
18:09It's crushed.
18:11He used a move that Ranju doesn't have in his head.
18:15He took a risk.
18:16It was close.
18:17It was really close.
18:19This is Ao's strength.
18:21He's the strongest in the world.
18:23He can hit such a slow attack.
18:25That's right.
18:27Ao is in the second round.
18:30He wants to cut it off and return to the first game.
18:33But the defense time is running out.
18:35Ao is cutting off his physical strength at once.
18:37He wants to keep going.
18:39He cut it off.
18:40This is great.
18:42The second game was taken by Ao straight.
18:46Three consecutive wins.
18:47Yes.
18:48This is an interesting development.
18:51The game count is 1 to 1.
18:55In the third game, Ranju won and reached the championship.
18:59Which one will decide the game?
19:02The fourth game starts now.
19:05The last scene was really good.
19:07You said it was a stage where the wall explodes.
19:09Ao used a move that can only be used in heat.
19:12He used a move where the wall explodes.
19:14Ranju was able to read it because it was an effective move.
19:17I see.
19:18He went to guard it.
19:19He probably wanted to use it.
19:21That's right.
19:22He was able to read it because Ao's move was too good.
19:26Now, this is the last game for Ranju.
19:30Yes.
19:31This stage also has a part where the wall is shining orange.
19:34Only that part explodes.
19:36There's another explosion.
19:38This stage is not a full screen, so it's important to get the coordinates.
19:42I see.
19:43Ao wants to carry the orange wall.
19:45He's carrying it here.
19:47Oh, but...
19:48The danger of the explosion...
19:50He can KO without using it.
19:52Ranju attacked first.
19:55If it's a bear, the damage of the wall combo is too high.
19:59It's better not to use the wall explosion.
20:01I see.
20:02The bear is such a character.
20:03I see.
20:05The attack of the bear is so powerful.
20:08Now, Ao wants to return the round here.
20:12But it's time to attack at once.
20:15There's also a sign that it's perfect.
20:17It's too strong.
20:19Now, Ranju is reaching the victory.
20:22There's only one round left until the second round.
20:24That's right.
20:25Now, the explosion...
20:27He's using the explosion to connect the combo.
20:29Is it possible to go to the other side of the wall?
20:32No, it's not.
20:33It's still going on.
20:34It's time for Ranju to attack.
20:37Now, Ao can't do anything.
20:39It's perfect!
20:40It's perfect!
20:41It's perfect!
20:43Ranju has made it to the second round!
20:46Amazing!
20:48It's overwhelming.
20:49He showed an overwhelming strength.
20:53Now, let's have the winner, Ranju, to the center.
20:57Now, Ranju, congratulations on making it to the second round.
21:02How do you feel?
21:04Last time, Ao asked me,
21:08what's the hardest thing about being a bear?
21:12I said, Lee is the hardest.
21:15And he said, Lee.
21:19That's what happened.
21:20That's unfair.
21:21You should have asked him.
21:23I got a little excited and said,
21:25let's win this.
21:27I see.
21:28You got more fired up.
21:31I was like, this guy.
21:34Now, TWT has won, and you've won this tournament.
21:39Did you have any time to relax
21:41when you were hoping to win the world championship?
21:44No, not at all.
21:46Oh, really?
21:47As you know, Genya,
21:49there were a lot of dangerous moments.
21:53There were a lot of moments where I could lose
21:56if I made one mistake.
21:58I see.
21:59But I was lucky,
22:03and I was able to win.
22:09That's how I won.
22:11I'd like to hear from Ao,
22:13who fought well.
22:15Was he strong?
22:17He was really strong.
22:19I couldn't even press the button
22:21in the last match.
22:24He didn't even give me time to press the button.
22:28If you watch the match,
22:30you'll understand.
22:32When I was pushed to the wall,
22:35the bear's return was really big.
22:39At the same time, there was a stage gimmick.
22:42If I moved even a little bit,
22:45there were a lot of scenes where I felt like I was going to lose.
22:48I had to endure it for a long time.
22:52But in the end,
22:54he pushed me with all his might.
22:57How did you use the prize money?
23:00I lost my wedding ring the other day.
23:03What?
23:04What did you do?
23:06I'll buy a new one.
23:08I was a little angry.
23:10I'm glad you won.
23:12I'm glad.
23:13Maybe it was because of that.
23:15I see.
23:16However, Lan Chu won the match.
23:19And Bakarizuna,
23:20you showed your strength again this time.
23:23If I watch this on air,
23:24I'm sure there will be more bears.
23:26I'm sure you'll give up.
23:29This is the return of December.
23:32Lan Chu is strong because he uses it.
23:37There were a lot of heated matches this time,
23:41but the winner was Lan Chu.
23:43Congratulations.
23:45See you again.
23:46Excuse me.