Captain Tsubasa Dream Team announced that the Dream Championship 2020 tournament Finals is happening on December 12, which is December 11 EST. Like many esports tournaments, this is also done online due to the pandemic.
Before we go into the details of the competition, the Finals is going to treat fans worldwide. Yoichi Takahashi, the original author of "Captain Tsubasa," is the event's guest of honor.
The Dream Championship 2020 began in September with its Online Qualifiers. The qualifiers themselves were exclusively online and through the app. Those who'll win their respective qualifying rounds would earn a spot in the final tournament, which determines the best in the world.
The Dream Championship Finals includes 16 players from:
- Online Qualifiers (3 players)
- Final Regional Qualifiers (3 players from each of the 4 groups)
- Dream Championship 2019 winner
The tournament will stream on YouTube with live commentary. The livestream is available in multiple languages. Here are the livestream links per language:
The actual schedule of the tournament is as follows:
- Opening
- December 12 at 12:30 PM (JST)
- December 11 at 10:30 PM (EST)
- 1st Round
- December 12 at 12:45 PM (JST)
- December 11 at 10:45 PM (EST)
- 2nd Round
- December 12 at 4:55 PM (JST)
- December 12 at 2:55 AM (EST)
- Semi Finals
- December 12 at 7:05 PM (JST)
- December 12 at 5:55 AM (EST)
- Match for 3rd Place
- December 12 at 8:25 PM (JST)
- December 12 at 6:25 AM (EST)
- Final Match
- December 12 at 8:55 PM (JST)
- December 12 at 6:55 AM (EST)
- Awards Ceremony
- December 12 at 9:25 PM (JST)
- December 12 at 7:25 AM (EST)
- Ending
- December 12 at 9:35 PM (JST)
- December 12 at 7:35 AM (EST)
For those who want something to do until the tournament starts, they can join the Dream Championship 2020 Winner Prediction Campaign. This event starts this Friday, December 4, and ends on December 11.
As the name of the event implies, you have the chance to predict who will win the Finals. Correct predictions will reward in-game items like Dreamballs. But even if you don't get it right, you'll still receive rewards for participating.
Learn more about the tournament here.
What about you? Who are you rooting for?
