An interview with Yu Takakawa, a representative player for the eBASEBALL Pro League's Orix Buffaloes, has been published
We have published an interview article with Yu Takakawa, a player representing the Orix Buffaloes during the 2020 eBASEBALL Pro League season
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Beyond builds and operates game servers and develops game APIs. Having supported the gaming industry from behind the scenes, the company now wants to contribute to the development of e-sports. With the desire to "liven up its hometown of Osaka amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic," Beyond became a sponsor of the Osaka-based Orix Buffaloes, a professional eBASEBALL league team, and published an interview with representative player Yu Takakawa on its blog
Profile of Yu Takakawa
- Career: 2019-present Orix, 2019 draft 2nd pick
- Age: 29
- Hometown: Chiba Prefecture
- Power Pro experience: 25 years
- Favorite tactic: Defensive maneuvers to snatch hittable balls
- Player comment: This year, we will achieve our dream of becoming number one in Japan! We will fight passionately together with all our fans!
- Social media account: Twitter @yuusoom_pawa
eBASEBALL Pro League Official Website
Contents of the interview article
As the e-sports industry continues to develop, Takakawa Yu, who wants to promote eBASEBALL as a form of entertainment, shared his thoughts as a professional player and his outlook for the future
- How I became a professional player
- Regarding the operability of Power Pro, which is updated every year
- Thoughts on the eBASEBALL professional league
- The difference between real baseball and Power Pro tactics
- Things to consider in order to popularize e-sports in the future
What is the eBASEBALL Pro League?
The "eBASEBALL Pro League" is a professional baseball esports league using "eBASEBALL Powerful Pro Baseball," which kicked off on Saturday, December 5, 2020
Twelve teams will form teams of four players, and just like in professional baseball, they will be divided into the Central League and Pacific League and compete for the title of Japan's best
The "eBASEBALL Pro League Orix Buffaloes Support Site," created by Beyond, is the first support site for the eBASEBALL Pro League among the 12 teams, and will support Orix Buffaloes players
