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Plans For Airsoft World Tourney With $2 Million Total Cash Prize Leaked

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I couldn't believe my eyes when Optimus Prime forwarded me an email of a certain "confidential" document that was sent to him by a source from the Far East. Certain airsoft and consumer product companies have come on board by an international events group based in Japan called Baka Events to finally put together in what should the biggest airsoft tournament in the world.

What the email states is that they are pulling all stops to organize this with a target date sometime in late 2016. A total of US$2 million in cash prizes will be at stake with the winning team taking home US$1 million in cash prize. If that wouldn't get your attention, I don’t know what else.

The consumer product companies are mainly bankrolling this event and they are behind some of the most well known consumer products used in sports, including airsoft. Only two airsoft companies have been invited on board due to the popularity of their airsoft products. What Optimus Prime told me that he was contacted to recommend which airsoft companies that they can select from. The two airsoft companies selected for this tournament are from Japan and Taiwan.

So how will the tournament work? There will be eliminations per region: North America, South America, Europe, Middle East, North East Asia, and Southeast Asia (New Zealand included) with the winning team moving to the finals. These are all force-on-force indoor and outdoor airsoft games comprised of 7-man teams with two players in reserve. What we know is that the primary airsoft guns will be AEGs with blowback and recoil systems. As for the venues, none has been announced yet as the organizers are still silent about most information. Any team can apply for the regional eliminations but will be capped at a maximum of 20 teams so it will be first come, first serve and that they will have to take care of their own expenses to compete.

For the winners of regional eliminations, they are already assured of at least US$100,000 in cash prizes. For the finals, the second and third placers will be receiving US$300,000 and US$200,000 respectively. The finalists will have all their expenses paid for by the organizers and what we know is that a group that is behind some reality TV shows is interested in covering the finals and the buildup leading to it.

Airsoft teams are not allowed to bring their own airsoft guns and tactical vests, only their gear. The teams will be playing with whatever airsoft guns that the tournament organizers will provide but they will be given enough time to familiarize themselves with their onsite airsoft guns.  The reason for this is that they will be using a system similar to the GPR System developed by Gunpower in South Korea. It is a hit sensing system that disables the airsoft gun when hit and transmits to a digital scoring system. Here's the GPR System video showing you how it  works:

Already thinking how you and your team will compete? Hold your horses yet as details are being threshed out and announcement will be made in late April 2015. But with the cash prizes, especially the US$1 million cash prize for the winning team, this event will attract teams like bees to honey.

Too good to be true eh? Happy April Fool's Day! ;) (Though how we wish this to happen in our lifetime)

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