Cygames Cup Special Opens Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising Esports

GranBlue Fantasy Verus Rising is one of the biggest fighter releases so far in 2024. The new title is already amassing tournaments, with quite a few events testing out the early meta. This weekend will see a few of these go ahead, but one of the most hyped events is the Cygames Cup Special. It’s an official tournament, with the publishers organizing it.

As one of the best fighting games in 2024, Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising is a perfect fit for competitive events. One of our biggest early tournaments is starting up this weekend. The Cygames Cup Special 2024, the biggest Japanese tournament so far. It’s taking place over this weekend, how will it work?

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Cygames Cup Special

The Cygames Tournament announced for Japan is one of a handful of opening events for Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising. These are regional tournaments. All officially sponsored by the publisher. This opening event is part of the Arc World Tour, although since it’s a pretty recently released game, it isn’t the biggest part of this year’s circuit. The top two placing players win their slot at the upcoming invitational.

The Cygames Cup Special is taking place over two days, running January 19-20th. It’s an official series organized by Cygames as part of the Cygames Cup. This opening event is more of a special event though. It’s in Japan and largely for this region, with separate tournaments taking place elsewhere for other regions.

The format for this tournament is a double elimination bracket with pools preceding it. It’ll be interesting to see how the game’s early meta plays out here Especially with other tournaments instituting rules like banning frying pans in Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising.

Players at Cup

There are quite a few impressive players showing up for the Cygames Cup Special. These are some of the names you can expect to see.

• Gamera
• Tororo
• Osakana-san
• Tako
• Rookies
• Kubo
• Tyurara
• SCORE

These players are all showing up for the event. There’s a chance to make it through to the Arc World Tour from this event. If you want to see which players are dominating the early stage of this game, this is a great tournament to tune in for.