On July 15, a press conference to "QUINTET.2" (Ota Ward gymnasium on 16th) was held, attended by all players participating.
At the press conference, we will also present the order of each team's first round. This is also an important strategy in "QUINTET" of the group battle / elimination game.
The first game, the first game, TEAM Tiger Muay Thai and TEAM Reebok, led by Kazushi Sakuraba are in the following order.
〈TEAM Tiger Muay Thai〉
Senpo: Christophe Vandijck
Jiho: Tarek Suleiman
Chuken: Viking Wong
Fukusho: Alex Schild
大将：スチュワート・クーパー
〈TEAM Reebok〉
Senpo: Dong Sik Yoon
Jiho: : Hideo Tokoro
Chuken: Haisam Rida
Fukusho: Kazushi Sakuraba
Taisho: Daisuke Nakamura
Tiger Muay Thai, players who Thailand's mega-gym who a lot of powerful people Gym have sent in. Admiral Cooper is also Jim 's Jiu - Jitsu head coach. "I am confident of winning and we have been doing together for years and the power as a team is the best," Cooper said.
In contrast to Reebok, four people who have already experienced "QUINTET" have added CARPE DIEM's heavyweight ace, HIGHSOM. Nakamura will be three consecutive tournaments.
Sakuraba, where Nakamura, Sakuraba, who formed a team at the flag - raising competition in April. Nakamura was the leader in the previous round, but this time to the general. Perhaps there is an aim unique to "experienced people" around here.
However, Sakuraba said "If you think that it is baseball batting order" about orders. Sakuraba is said to be the deputy general, that is, the fourth, "I will aim for the baseball home run". It is unknown what kind of victory of the baseball homerun in the grappling is, but the place where it was supposed to be "No. 2 batter" says, "I do not want to send the battle, I would like to go hitting to the last," exquisite parable .
In the 1st round, select players appeared from Eddie Bravo 's Jim 10th Planet who has brought technological innovations one after another to the world of sleeping. Play against TEAM VAGABOND who was formed with the players I met while Kei Ishii wandering around the world. In the order that was announced, Ishii, who was a general at the bilateral competition, is in the middle.
〈TEAM 10th Planet〉
Senpo: PJ Barch
Jiho: Tarek Suleiman
Chuken: Geo Martinez
Fukusho: Amir Allam
Taisho: Adam Sachnoff
〈TEAM VAGABOND〉
Senpo: Krzysiek Suchorabski
Jiho: Joao Assis
Chuken: Satoshi Ishii
Fukusho: Andrei Kazusionak
Taisho: Mikheil Dopidze
For the 10th Planet team with cutting-edge ground techniques, VAGABOND also has a variety of faces with Abu Dhabi champion Asis in addition to players with judo and sambo achievements. Besides Assis and the 10 th battle, as well as the 10 th Ace case Geo and Ishii match-ups are likely to be realized among mid-sized men and there is great expectation.
Eddie-sponsored Grappling Tournament EBI ( Eddie Bravo Invitational), as well as QUINTET no point, submission only rule. The players who participated also said "We have nothing to do with points and we will finish to the end." Eddie who came to Japan with the team also said, "I do not know if I can win, but I promise to play the game with my heart in mind." Regarding the order, "There is not much point in that team. From there you say.
Ishii said, "I have something I want to tell the players.It is QUINTET until I return home, let's act with responsibility individually, so that there are no accidents", cautioned by a mystery wrapped in smoke.
However, it is supposed to be strong only to the team which he formed by the players who invited in practice and check the skill and practice it. I wonder what kind of game the big game such as Sakuraba and Ishii who could not win in the last time showed. It will be the point of attention of this competition.
Mr. Yuki Nakai of the referee chairman says "There are selected high-ranking competitors from all over the world, I think that QUINTET will become one where the level will rise." I would like to enjoy the battle of submissions by various members this time and the enthusiasm of group warfare. In addition, the day ticket will be released at 13 o'clock seats.