King of Performai The 8th Opens Online Qualifying Entries
The qualifying round now runs simultaneously on the domestic and International versions, so players outside Japan enter the same bracket, with the two International finalists decided by online results alone since the Last Chance Qualifier is domestic only.
Reporting from 1 source: 4Gamer.net.
Sega Fave will hold King of Performai The 8th, its national tournament for the arcade music games maimai de rakkusu, CHUNITHM, and ONGEKI. Entries opened October 9, 2026. The online qualifying round runs October 29 to November 23 and also runs on the maimai DX and CHUNITHM International versions. The finals are February 14, 2027 at Tokyo International Forum Hall B7.
Sega Fave opened entries on October 9, 2026 for King of Performai The 8th, its national tournament covering maimai de rakkusu, CHUNITHM, and ONGEKI. Entry runs through November 22, and the online qualifying round itself runs from October 29 at 7:00 to November 23 at 23:59, played on compatible machines at participating stores.
The tournament also runs at the same time on the maimai DX and CHUNITHM International versions in regions including Asia. The Last Chance Qualifier on December 9 is domestic only, so the two International players who reach the finals are decided entirely by the online qualifying round. The national finals are set for February 14, 2027 at Tokyo International Forum Hall B7, with an audience and a venue scaled up from last year.
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