J League, Japan’s professional football league Explosive fun Continuation of the third year of the “eJ.LEAGUE THAILAND NEW GEN SERIES 2023” competition to find new eSports athletes with Siamese blood. From more than 1,000 applicants to the qualifying round, 288 people were selected and the final 18 were selected to compete in the ground round (Round Robin/Single Eliminating) using the mobile version of “eFootball” 2024 and using teams from this J-League clubs. The last competitions of the 2023/2024 season were held on November 24, 2023.
Until there were only 8 finalists left who competed in the quarter-finals and final on November 26, 2023, with competing pairs. With a knockout system of 2 out of 3 matches and in the event of a draw, the winner will be determined on penalties as follows.
Heredit Dampitak (SMR14-) Vissel Kobe team meets Voripat Montryong (CRM_A14) Kashima Antlers team
Natthawat Namburi (CRM.TXRO) GAMBA OSAKA meets Tonnam Daengcharoen (MFC_TonnaM) KYOTO SANGA FC.
Team Panatat Soroanpen (Panatekt) Team Nagoya Grampus meets Team Chachavon Sokson (SGOT) Team Cerezo Osaka
Daniel Alexander Kaibes (DAKKZ) Yokohama F Marinos vs. Thanakorn Jinda (Kantuna Roy) FCT Tokyo –
Results of the quarter-finals or quarter-finals.
The first pair is Worathit Dampitak (SMR14-) who plays for VISSEL KOBE who just won the J-League Championship in the last season 2023/24. As champion of Group A, the group stage was played 4 times. 1 match unbeaten, 3 wins, 1 draw, highest number of goals in the last round, 11 goals together, Voribat Montryong (CRM_A14) met Kashima Antlers as the runner-up of Group D, played 3 matches, won 2, lost 1 match, He scored the second highest number of goals in the group stage, scoring 10 goals, and it can be said that both had very bold attacking attacks. The results of the duel showed that the team of Generit Dambetak (SMR14-) Vissel Kobe presented an attacking match that was more aggressive and emphatic, winning the match 2-0 (3-2 and 2-0).
Second Doubles: Natawat Nambouri (CRM.TXRO) faces Gamba Osaka, the Group C champion. He is in very new condition, undefeated in 3 consecutive matches, winning in a row without conceding any goals, and will meet Tonam Dengcharoen (MFC_TonnaM), who plays with Kyoto Sanga FC in the second group championship round. In the group stage, who entered the next round in a way that made us wait until the final match. The results of the competition showed that the two teams fought each other with maximum enjoyment. 3 matches had to be played on penalties before Kyoto Sanga FC inflicted their first defeat on Gamba Osaka in the tournament, knocking them out in the round with a 2-1 win (2-2 penalties 5-4). /1-1 Penalty kicks 0-2 / 2-0)
Match 3: Panatat Soroanben (Panatact), who played Nagoya Grampus, qualified for the next round as the undefeated Group B champion, winning 3 straight matches and drawing 1, and met Chachavon Sokson (SGOT), who played Cerezo Osaka , runner-up. The third group has 3 results, winning, drawing and losing one match each, and the results show that Nagoya Grampus had less possession of the ball. But there are excellent playing tactics. Despite being on top throughout, they eventually managed to turn the situation around each game and come back to win 2-0 (1-1 on penalties 5-3/3-2).
The last match is the biggest match of this round between players from the country of Sator, when Daniel Alexander Kaipes (DAKKZ), a member of the Thailand youth national team, who plays for Yokohama F. Marinos, will emerge as group champion. Who entered the field in the group stage for 3 matches, won 2, tied 1, met Thanakorn Jinda (Kantuna Roy), a professional player, runner-up of the famous efootball tournament, playing for the FCTOKYO team as runner-up. The first group, which entered the field, having played 4 matches, won 3, and tied 1 match, they seemed to have played together cheerfully and closely, worthy of a big match, and finally it was the FCTOKYO team that even though they were the leader before the first match . But they turned around and won the match 2-1 in entertaining fashion (1-2 / 2-0 / 2-1).
However, before the semi-finals there was a very special match between Pam Wataloknang, tag team ZERO_ONE who uses the team HOKKAIDO CONSADOLE SAPPORO, the agency “Check” Supachok Sarachat, competing with “Leesaw” Teerathep Winothai and T.-Alone who uses the team URAWA RED DIAMONDS , the agency of “BOK” Ekanet Banya, to play, along with creating colors and fun, making funny jokes from famous commentators and columnists in the world of football such as Por Bu in this special game as well. It turned out that the match ended with the victory of Pam Wathaluknang, tag team ZERO_ONE playing with HOKKAIDO CONSADOLE SAPPORO, the agency of “Check” Supachok Sarachat, in a very interesting match 2-1 (1-0 / 2- 3 / 2-1).
Return to compete in the semi-finals. The competition remains with the same rules, 2 out of 3 matches will be linked to a penalty shootout to determine the winner who will advance to the finals.
The first pairing is VISSEL KOBE’s Worathit Dampitak (SMR14-), who is very fit and plays with confidence. Meet Twister, who is considered a dark horse to enter this round, such as Tonam Daengcharoen (MFC_TonnaM), who plays for Kyoto Sanga FC. The results of the competition showed that the two teams fought with each other for fun, although Tonam Daengcharoen (MFC_TonnaM), the team KYOTO SANGA FC, will be inferior but will fight with all our strength. He did not give up easily and was able to extend to 3 matches, but in the end he lost to the experience and calmness of Regit Dambitak (SMR14-), who played with Vissel Kobe in an enjoyable 1-2 match (2-3 / 1-1 penalty point 5-4 / 1-3)
The second pair is Pannatat Sarawanpen (Pannatuct), who plays for NAGOYA GRAMPUS, which still maintains its excellent standards. Meet one of the favorites in this competition, Thanakorn Jinda (Kantuna Roy), who plays for FCTOKYO. The competition turned out to be very competitive, with Panatat Sornwanpin (Panatukt), who plays for Nagoya Grampus, coming in second place. Game 1, Game 2 and Game 3 were also taken first. But they came back and prevailed in the last two matches, winning 2-1 (0-3 / 2-2 on penalties, 5-4 / 3-2).
Reaching the final round of the “eJ.LEAGUE THAILAND NEW GEN SERIES 2023” competition with the final pair. It was a meeting between Ragit Dampitak (SMR14-) who plays for Vissel Kobe, which the more they play, the more aggressive their level becomes, like the club in the real world that just won the J-League championship in 2023. In the 24/24 season, the meeting with Pannathat Sorn, Wanpen (Pannatuct), who plays for NAGOYA GRAMPUS and used her good form to eliminate Thanakorn Jinda (CantonaRuay), a professional player, had the most fun of the last round.
The competition was close between the two teams, and worthy of competition, but at the last minute it was Genet Dampitak (SMR14-) who played with the sharper Vissel Kobe team, achieving victory before the first match with a score of 1-1. 1-0.
In the second match, Genet Dambitak (SMR14-) maintained its record and won again with a score of 2-1, resulting in Genet Dambitak (SMR14-), who played for Vissel Kobe, winning the tournament. The J-League for the 2023/24 season is up for a prize of 80,000 baht, while runner-up Panatat Sarawanben (Panatukt) takes home a prize of 40,000 baht.
While the competitor for third place, Thanakorn Jinda (Kantuna Roy), who plays in the FCTOKYO team, defeated Tonam Daengcharoen (MFC_TonnaM), who plays in the Kyoto Sanga FC team, 2-1 (3-2 / 0-1 / 4-2) and received a prize. A cash prize of 20,000 baht, while the loser Tonam Dengcharoen received a cash prize of 10,000 baht.
For J-League football and eSports fans, you can follow and watch the replay of the eJ.LEAGUE THAILAND NEW GEN SERIES 2023 on Siamsport’s Facebook, YouTube and TikTok sites.
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