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Kuromame, youxme, Web Nasri, Agu, and Jay named as members of Japan eNational Team for the 2022 Season
09 May 2022
JFA has named the Japan eNational Team for the 2022 Season.
The Japan eNational Team will compete in the "FIFAe Nations Playoffs" in June for their place in the "FIFAe Nations Cup 2022," an international eSport football tournament to be hosted by FIFA in Copenhagen, Denmark, in July.
The Japan eNational Team for the 2022 season will consist of Kuromame and youxme, winners of the JFA eSport Football Selection Tournament 2022, plus Web Nasri, Agu, and Jay from the Japan eNational Team of the 2021 season, who have qualified for the final qualifying round after competing in the Asia-Oceania qualifying rounds which took place in four segments from December 2021.
2022 Season Japan eNational Team
Nickname: Kuromame
Real Name: MORIMOTO Takahito
Place of Birth: Osaka
Team: CYCLOPS athlete gaming
Past Achievements:
FIFA21 Season
5th place at EA SPORTS FIFA21 Global Series East Asia Qualifier1
Top 8 finish at eJ.LEAGUE Club Champions Cup
3rd place at eJ.LEAGUE FUT Champions Cup
FIFA22 Season
Winner of FGS Asia North Qualifier1
Top 17 finish at FGS Asia North Qualifier2
Top 16 finish at FGS Asia North Qualifier3
Runner-up of FIFAe Club Series 2022 Online Qualifiers Week3 Division2
Nickname: youxme
Real Name: MKASA Shusei
Place of Birth: Tokyo
Team: Free agent
Past Achievements:
FIFA22 Season
Top 8 finish at FGS1
Top 8 finish at FGS2
As a supporting member of Kawasaki Frontale
Tokyo open tournament Kawasaki Frontale
Winner of FIFAeclub series 2022 div3 week1
Winner of FIFAeclub series 2022 div2 week2
Winner of FGS TOKYO OPEN
Top 16 finish at eJ.LEAGUE
Top 16 finish at FGS Team of the season CUP (International tournament)
Nickname: Agu
Real Name: NAKASHIMA Sho
Place of Birth: Kumamoto
Team: Blue United eFC
Past Achievements:
FIFA21 Season
30 consecutive wins in Weekend League
Top 4 finish at EA SPORTS FIFA 21 Global Series East Asia Qualifier1
Top 16 finish at eJ.LEAGUE (Nominated by Yokohama F. Marinos)
Winner of FIFAe Club World Cup 2021 East Asia Online Qualifiers
Winner of FIFAe Club World Cup 2021 East Asia
Winner of eNations Cup Asia Oceania Qualifier
FIFAe Nations Cup 2021 (Japan eNational Team) *Tournament cancelled
FIFA22 Season
20 consecutive wins in CF
Top 5 finish at EA SPORTS FIFA 22 Global Series North Asia Qualifier1
Winner of E-Spo! FIFA Tournament
Runner-up of eJ.LEAGUE Club Champions Cup【Nominated by Yokohama F. Marinos】
Runner-up of eJ.LEAGUE FUT Champions Cup【Nominated by Yokohama F. Marinos】
Participant of EA SPORTS FIFA 22 Global Series Masters Cup in London
Nickname: Jay
Real Name: TANOIRI Jun
Place of Birth: Tokyo
Team: Kawasaki Frontale
Past Achievements:
FIFA21 Season
30-0 record in Weekend League
Winner of East Asia Qualifier1
Winner of eJ.LEAGUE Club Champions Cup
Winner of eJ.LEAGUE FUT Champions Cup
Runner-up of FIFA 21 FUT Country Tournaments 2021 East Asia
Winner of East Asia playoff
Participant of FIFAe World Cup *Tournament cancelled
Winner of FIFAe Nations Online Qualifiers 2021 Asia Oceania Qualifiers (Japan eNational Team)
Participant of FIFAe Nations Cup 2021 (Japan eNational Team) *Tournament cancelled
FIFA22 Season
Winner of FGS TOKYO OPEN
3rd place at eJ.LEAGUE FUT Champions Cup
Top 16 finish at FGS Team of the season CUP (International tournament)
Nickname: Web Nasri
Real Name: AOKI Taichi
Place of Birth: Kanagawa
Team: Kashima Antlers
Past Achievements:
FIFA21 Season
Runner-up of eJ.LEAGUE Club Champions Cup
3rd place at FIFAe Club World Cup Zone2 (Asia) Final
3rd place at FIFA21 Global Series EAST ASIA Qualifier1
Participant of FIFAe Nations Cup 2021 (Japan eNational Team) *Tournament cancelled
FIFA22 Season
3rd place at FGS Qualifiers Season1 North Asia Tournament
Winner of FGS Qualifiers Season2 North Asia Tournament
Winner of FGS Qualifiers Season3 North Asia Tournament
Top 4 finish at eJ.LEAGUE Club Champions Cup
Winner of eJ.LEAGUE FUT Champions CUP
Currently ranked No. 1 in North Asia in the season ranking by region
Schedule
9 -12 June FIFAe Nations Playoffs (Tokyo)
27 - 30 July FIFAe Nations Cup (Copenhagen, Denmark)
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