Kato Junichi to Face Senior Pro Team Matagi Snipers in VALORANT
The September 13 VALORANT match pairs a veteran streamer's pickup team against Japan's senior pro gaming squad, with Kato filling out his roster with beginners to match the seniors' Iron to Silver ranks.
Reporting from 1 source: Denfaminicogamer.
Streamer Kato Junichi will face the senior pro gaming team Matagi Snipers in VALORANT on September 13 at 19:00. Kato proposed the matchup during his September 1 Twitch stream. His team currently includes Yuyuta, Koku-nii, and Daso, with remaining slots to be filled by beginners to balance against the seniors' Iron to Silver ranks. Matagi Snipers' players for the match are not yet announced.
Matagi Snipers is operated by S2 Inc. and was founded in Akita City on September 21, 2021, with the catchphrase "a presence even grandchildren would look up to." The team's players for the match have not been announced.
Kato said in his September 1 stream that he had asked the team for a match. He named himself, Yuyuta, Koku-nii, and Daso as the current roster, and suggested he or Daso could move to coach. Remaining slots go to beginners, since Matagi Snipers members rank from Iron to Silver.
Kato watched Matagi Snipers member mark25's stream, judging mark25's skill better but his own physical play not losing, with the seniors ahead on communication. He declared he would use duelists Neon or Yoru, then said his "soul's shape" is not a duelist, leaving the pick in doubt.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
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- Denfaminicogamer 加藤純一さん、“60歳以上”のプロゲーマーチーム「マタギスナイパーズ」と『VALORANT』で対戦決定