Everyone trying to avoid Group B once Aqua and Suisei joined 【Hololive/ENG Sub】

[@HAI_TL]

If Towa didn't dc-ed at one race, she would rank higher at last tournament too. Gonna be hard when only the top 3 of each bracket can join the final race. Edit: See lots of comments, where ppl doesn't understand how it works. How they decided it, is through Amadidakuji/Ghost Leg. In a ghost leg game, one of several vertical lines is assigned to or chosen by each participant, and horizontal lines, "legs", are randomly connected between each vertical line. Or the ghost leg diagram is already drawn, but the portion with the legs is covered so participants cannot see them, and they choose vertical lines arbitrarily. Once each participant is assigned to a starting point, they must follow a descending (or ascending, if the starting point is selected at the bottom) path where a turn is taken at every leg until they reach a point at the other end. More info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_Leg

[@shawnfrost8679]

She was also having problems with her monitors multiple times throughout the entire race and she still manage to get to the final, If she didn't DC the outcome would probably be different

[@kurokonatsuki3170]

A short explanation of how the Ghost Leg works is that, they must always turn to the direction of the horizontal line and cannot go straight down.

[@TheMyuken]

Without Towa's DC it's highly probable she'd have ended in the top half. The points for the race wouldn't have been reduced so... Aqua 1st with Tie-Breaker, Suisei 2nd with the same points and Towa 3rd (with a Tie-Breaker over Marine if she ended 6th). It's not hard to argue that group B has the top 3 JP racers in hololive. That's a very hard challenge for everyone else to qualify !

[@LightningStrike07]

I only know about the ghost leg game because one of the minigames in New Super Mario Bros DS was basically just that lol

[@SoraDestiny471]

Is going to be a laggy game knowing nintendo and EN also joining this time. There are definitely going to have a lot of dcs

[@sadaderlangga17]

Literally everyone after group B has Aqua, Suisei, and Towa "Please for the love of God! Anything but group B!"

[@fellowninja]

When I first saw the Gura/Ina clip, I thought Ina really did sell her out for lulz. Turns out, it was random and non-biased lol Towa-sama probably willed it into existence because she's a Shrimp.

[@Nachtflut]

@@fellowninja she isn't though?

[@TheRatedOniChannel]

I just love the fact that Towa never mentions herself among the strong racers in group B, she only mentions Aqua and Suisei when she herself is one of the racers the other girls fear, that angel is way too humble.

[@fellowninja]

Then Kronii's monotone reaction to Sana translating it lol priceless

[@janaredfield]

i mean, champion and runner up in the same group. that's to chaos

[@fhen_]

Towa is insanely good, and gura is not bad herself. B team is terrifying, gonna be sweaty every round xD

[@atlasx4189]

@@fhen_ B team sure terrifying. It's had too many strong player and i think that will make the warzone even more chaos.

[@cuuy]

Aqua and Suichan are/were on another level though. In the mini tournament in.. september? Suisei was totally unbeatable.

[@Conre1]

Group B, where hopes and dreams go be slaughtered by a comet, an onion and angel

[@Voldrim359]

Hope is in group A... But she could be pretty good if she retakes the training...

[@rachmatzulfiqar]

An ONYO

[@vkarvanzer4243]

When Sana asking who's the strong ones in B to Towa, it feels really funny to me

[@lildyo]

Towa too humble to include herself

[@duster4441001]

yup towa strong but i know for certain that suisei and aqua on another level, their skill is just too good. can't wait to find out on actual day since we never know lol

[@dynias7282]

@@duster4441001 you're dripping Towa is as good as them (maybe little Worse than Aqua) but as good as Suisei for sure

[@Veristelle-]

@@duster4441001 Towa was barely behind Suisei in points last time, and actually beat her in most races, but Suisei just got ahead barely. Suisei and Aqua are stupid strong at the game, but you're downplaying Towa hard. You hadn't seen any of the last tourney, did you?

[@duster4441001]

@@Veristelle- dude, i did see it. i just a bit confuse which and which now. since the last time if not mistaken seeing suisei team with is it fubuki, akirose? towa with i kinda forgot who. i didn't even say towa weak. towa strong, even like 3rd gen vs 4th gen battle. thats why this time team B really like pro player in it. pekora also strong. but right now we never know, what if the weak player practice alot just like suisei practice alot. we could see changes on actual day.

[@ManusiaKagakRusuh]

Suisei and Aqua: You can't defeat us Ollie: I know, but she can Olivia:

[@yong9613]

For Real??? Olivia gonna participate??!?? 😱

[@Ririkaislove]

@@yong9613 olivia has been MVP On The last time ID participate She even beat Ina Lol

[@yong9613]

But Team B line up is scary, you need some 'luck' to win

[@hellomyoldfriend7665]

Olivia? Luck? Easy.

[@dgreater1]

Luck aint gonna help much in Group B, extreme skill would play a big role. The only way to advance is to score high every race and that'd be tough to do if you've been pitted with Hololive's best MK racers. It'd be hilarious if an underdog wins because the top 3 are duking it out with each other without realizing they're low on points though. Possible Scenario where underdog wins: Underdog 1: Oh they're pulling each other down Underdog 2: This is our chance... let's just quietly and sneakily pass over them Reality though: Underdog 1: Oh they're pulling each other down Underdog 2: This is our chance... let's just quietly and sneakily pass over them Top Racers: Oh don't worry, we have eyes all over the place, we know who's gonna sneak pass us Underdogs: Mami! Get us out of here!!! We'll never know Ha↘Ha↗Ha↘Ha↗

[@UDesu16]

Koyo : I can smell that it is not B Koyo will join B team Towa : Your sense of smell is so bad Koyo : Um, I can explain... (looking at Lap+ and Chloe as the cause of her lost of sense)

[@kiel_doesntplay]

Towa: b it is then..

[@jess4you13]

I get it. Cuz Chloe doesn't take a bath

[@Xoruam]

Sasuga PonX xD

[@ahoodedfigure1430]

@@jess4you13 and yamada's room is dirty

[@bananasenpai]

Kronii's "OH..... Oh no..." is so damn relatable LMAO

[@rei35p]

you know it's tough on B team when god is thanking god for not getting in team B

[@sadaderlangga17]

I'm definitely watching Ollie's POV. There's no way she wouldn't summon Olivia. If there is one time Olivia fail, this will probably be it

[@ManusiaKagakRusuh]

It can be either the first time we see Olivia lose ... Or Olivia proof to us how absolute she is ... . . . Or Olivia doesn't come out like Hulk in Infinity War ... : (

[@sadaderlangga17]

@@ManusiaKagakRusuh Yeah, that's the options we got

[@dgreater1]

Group B Psycho Suisei CEO Gamer Onion of AkuKin Towa-sama the Tenshi in Disguise The (un)Lucky CEO Rabbit of UsaKen Olivia probably gonna say "It's all right, there are things that even miracles would like to avoid" Miracles gonna be Miracle: I fear no man but that group... it scares me...

[@yourlittlesister6324]

Oliva did get her a 1st place in another big tourney so

[@ariswiryanta7038]

either she lose or win, Olivia will face it with smile. I dunno bout Ollie tho, she'll be dead before the race started, pain.

[@vkarvanzer4243]

I somehow see Suisei's lottery line flipping us off, like saying "F yall, we're going Final race on first ladder bitcheessss"

[@reisen9584]

I feel like the qualifier of B is probably the most intense battle of this tourney. I definately am not going to miss that.

[@lolcall5295]

@@reisen9584 damn this lottery. I was hoping for a more intense final like last year but it seems now the group stage is going to be more intense than last year. They shouldn't have let suisei and aqua on the same group, furthermore towa was also in the same group and she was hyped to be a great racer capable to give trouble to either aqua or suisei.

[@bunbunzeri1990]

Imagine if Aqua, Suisei, and Towa qualified from Group B. We'll get double finals hype and intensity: The group qualifiers and the finals. And IF the qualifier's first place is overtaken by the qualifier's second place in the finals, that will be a story of sweet revenge successfully done

[@JorjoGiovanna]

@@bunbunzeri1990 yup I’m rooting for Aqua’s redemption

[@ryanli5803]

@@JorjoGiovanna Hopefully she doesn't get sick like she did last year.

[@benardlowe]

Reminder that Choco sensei was also a champion (lol) last tournament Group B and D are so competitive

[@lolcall5295]

Wait, when was that? Any links? I never knew choco was a champion, which tournament?

[@benardlowe]

@@lolcall5295 the last mario kart tournament (January 2021), Choco sensei was in the last place and she received zako (noob) medal as well as the champion of zako title

[@daybreak920]

Wait where did you get that info? These are Top 3 on Zako Cup for 2021 Tournament: 1st: Roboco, 2nd: Matsuri, 3rd: Watame

[@benardlowe]

@@daybreak920 ah, I think you haven't read or misread my reply. Choco sensei was in the *last* *place* (12 rank) that's why she got a zako medal.

[@daybreak920]

@@benardlowe oh sorry i misread it as first place my bad

[@sadaderlangga17]

Team B will literally turn into a bloodbath fiesta

[@Simonio8]

"Literally"

[@NotSomeJustinWithoutAMoustache]

@@Simonio8 "literally"

[@uevortex2958]

Like real Group B (motorsport)

[@cordialkiana]

Aqua is the previous champion, Suisei is the current champion. Group B has both champions and runner-ups like Towa, and also some unknowns, makes sense why no one wanted to join it. Group D is also hell.

[@saintofthechurchofautism8433]

FBK is the strongest contender in group D i think. Group C i can't guess at all

[@namikazenara9379]

@@saintofthechurchofautism8433 I foresee group C would be fall between Fubuki and Ina

[@blruha3753]

@@namikazenara9379 Fubuki and Ina on group D not C

[@Ma-G4]

@@saintofthechurchofautism8433 Group C will be a total Chaos

[@namikazenara9379]

@@blruha3753 ah, my apologies, I mean group D

[@Hangishta]

The towa sticker blocking the ladder lottery thing is so cute.

[@FluuuffInari]

The fact that Gura was able to place 4th overall among legends like Suisei is friggin' impressive

[@TheRealKamizura]

oh hell yeah people really underestimated the shark. EN had to send their best against the powerhouses, even if it was chosen at random to them, the best was sent and put up a good fight.

[@MikaHolic_Channel_OFFICIAL]

Well.. Gura said before she wanted to race Aqua in MK, she even posted a challenge to Aqua inside the Akukin Kensetsu HQ... *Well guess what Gura!* xD

[@rain1287]

I see, its either her good at jinxed herself or being good girl this year that's her wish come true

[@Nachtflut]

@@rain1287 Ina also tweeted that she wants to not be put in Group B as her christmas present this year, so I guess Ina was a good girl this year and therefore got her present from Santa

[@luni2911]

@@rain1287 knowing Gura… it’s a jinx

[@ckygaming1284]

Gura strong on 1v1

[@reyhanreyhan4832]

Well well well if it isnt the consequences of my own action -Shork

[@isimpsfornerissaravencroft]

Imagine if Marine also joined Group B lmao

[@forever_nocturne4146]

Team B is brutal I can actually see Suisei or Aqua taking the cup again and Towa being either runner up or third place.

[@gilangignasraharjo6138]

Have you seen Olivia on mariokart?

[@forever_nocturne4146]

@@gilangignasraharjo6138 Yeah but I dont know if even Olivia can spare Ollie from a free trip to the zako cup.

[@SaraGon15]

@@gilangignasraharjo6138 Ollie is not at that level haha,Ollie is pretty good Ina, Irys, Reine tier. (pretty good).

[@squared2178]

" Gura is in B! " Gura: And then it became personal with me.

[@matarawillow6022]

aqua said that she's out of practice, anyways I'll be cheering for her to recover the title

[@raken69]

out of practice? nah Vtuber gamer maid doesnt work like that xD

[@Nachtflut]

We'll see Towa hadn't played or practiced in a while before those smaller shuffle matches she had a while ago and she still did REALLY well, keeping up with (and sometimes beating) Suisei & Marine

[@drako-ss]

Man i still remember suisei practicing mariokart in randoms where she always placed below 7th and sayingsl its 1st, now shes a champion. Im so proud of her! Her dedication is something else.

[@ousmaailayoub5727]

@@drako-ss She got too frustrated after losing hard in the first tournament, she said she practised for about 5 hours everyday and kept aiming for first place even thought her fans doubted her and told her she can't beat Aqua, and it paid off. This time Around Suisei said she won't be tryharding and will just enjoy the tournament.

[@CunnyVirus]

@@ousmaailayoub5727 I see

[@kalsimp6861]

2:35 Matsuri : "Thank God" Me : *visible confusion*

[@yong9613]

It's RNG god, different domain.

[@NotSomeJustinWithoutAMoustache]

Did she stutter?

[@willowravencroft]

Group B then: no holds bar rally racing that was shutdown due to high death toll.. Group B now: probably the most bloodiest Mario Kart in hololive history lol

[@Shuttima]

At this point B group is gonna be a complete mosh pit with Suichan and Aqua battling it out against the world

[@Lemon_Inspector]

I never realized that this ladder game they do is a permutation, so no matter how you draw the horizontal lines, it will shuffle people into separate categories at the bottom. It would also be fairly difficult for anyone including the "judge" to cheat, as long as the judge doesn't tip off any of the "contestants". Japanese grade schoolers are more hardcore than I thought.

[@jyuviolegrace8212]

can you explain how they sort it? from my perspective doesn't Towa basically get to decide who goes where? She just needs to see the line path right?

[@gnssss]

@@jyuviolegrace8212 idk how to explain it but I think if you rewatch it you would know the system. And towa ask them where they want to be place on the top of that ladder. And if you follow towa's lining you would know that in every diagonal line, She follows it until it reach the bottom.

[@THEGRAYGRIFFIN]

@@jyuviolegrace8212 You either start from the top or the bottom (it gives the same result). Then you start drawing the vertical line, and when you reach a connection with an horizontal line, you follow it until the next vertical line, and you continue from there, until you reach the top or bottom. If you check the video, the letters below are already in place (the groups), and Towa is asking where they want to be placed on the top, without them seeing the paths. Towa prepared beforehand all the diagrams, with the only variable being how they are placed on the top. Obviously, when she is selecting for a group of 5 (like HoloEN Myth), she used a diagram with 5 choices, similarly for the others. Plus, the total number of letters A, B, C and D are made according to how many people will participate. Since Towa is not giving any hints, I'd say is a perfectly fair.

[@jyuviolegrace8212]

@@THEGRAYGRIFFIN I was actually confused because i thought she could just followed her own path. Didn't know she had to always follow the horizontal connection , thanks for clearing it up

[@THEGRAYGRIFFIN]

@@jyuviolegrace8212 No problem bro.

[@Duplucky5]

Group B promises to be completely crazy ! It’s already going to be a mad fight between Aqua and Suisei. But Towa is particularly powerful. She still managed to be at the foot of the podium with a joycon disconnect, several monitor failures and an unscheduled race. So without all these malus, she clearly has to compete with the tops without any problem. I am looking forward to this championship and I renew my support to Miko and Luna, my two favorites of 2021 !

[@ichiroutakami4189]

Gura.. god granted the match you want w/ Aqua XD hahahaha

[@KingJH0510]

oh no aki is in B its ok towa just has to shittalk her and she will awaken

[@anari234]

Mukiroze will dominate.

[@MrMutalala]

She learn to brake now, lol

[@runringlee8100]

Group B has Aqua, Suisei and Towa, but Group D is also interesting.

[@elysia1839]

Aqutan will definitely take her revenge on Suichan in this tournament, they meet in the same team, this will be very interesting, considering that Suichan once carried fbk and akirose with a perfect score in her Bushimachi mode. And Aqua, who won the tournament once With almost perfect drive in every corner. Really really worth the wait🔥🔥

[@davisantos5672]

Surprise! The ero cat won, and with 69 points to add on it

[@fellowninja]

I think it's a fair way to do it. Towa's method for selection was extremely non-biased, yet Kami-sama has determined that the preliminary rounds will be the most exciting.

[@anari234]

Having the 1st and 2nd place finisher from the last tournament in the same group isn't that balanced.

[@rektl2036]

@@anari234 if it was using a seed system to put top 4 fininshers or known strong players into A B C D it would be more balanced, but the nature of pure random is to make it exciting rather than balanced. Interestingly 3rd was Marine the hidden Obaa Killer lol..

[@jyuviolegrace8212]

can you explain how they sort it? from my perspective doesn't Towa basically get to decide who goes where? She just needs to see the line path right?

[@cupquakesmasher]

@@jyuviolegrace8212 Towa let the participants choose their position without letting them see the route they take making it effectively random. So she can know where people place and react to it but at the end it was on the participants.

[@jinruich]

@@jyuviolegrace8212 towa made the chart but the members decide where they want to be placed on top of the chart. depending on your position in the chart your result will be different

[@Efosu33]

Short explanation on how these teams were chosen: You start at a player then you go down until you reach a horizontal line. You MUST then turn and follow that horizontal line (no going down past a horizontal line) until you reach the end

[@skuyep7877]

thank you! i was so confused lol

[@velvetra29]

Group B will be having so many shonen anime moment. Two champions in the same group + the organizer herself? Holy macaroni.

[@ThatGuy_1220]

Imagine if Akirose Awakened Mode from the most recent tournament is still active and she ends up winning out of everyone in B group

[@TheAlmightyFather]

Well that is a protagonist route, but is 99% impossible. Aqua and Suisei and even Peko and Tow had those techniques in every map that Aki will surely have a hard time to catch up with. At this point, the only things that would make those top players lose are technical difficulties.

[@Ferhios]

I do want to live the dreams, Pool Boy.

[@Zengkoy]

Towa acting like she ain't one of the reasons why that group is so tough. If she didn't have technical issues last time, Marine wouldn't have her bronze trophy.

[@D.Mom0]

yeah tahts true but Marine is crazy good too

[@Zengkoy]

@@D.Mom0 She really is. Kinda out of character for her honestly. She came outta nowhere last year

[@finnthehuman9033]

@@Zengkoy I watched her stream with Callie, Bae and Reine few days ago and she easily beat those three like every time, can't tell if she's just that good or the other are just that bad lol

[@Zengkoy]

@@finnthehuman9033 Reine did pretty well in the EN vs ID Cup. I thought she could be a comtender. Maybe she just had an off day? idk lol. But Marine is really good even among the 3rd and 4th gen

[@faizalrn2384]

I swear ina talking japanese is the cutest thing i've ever heard

[@isekaijoucho4812]

Agreed unconditionally

[@Eeiiaane]

I get that Towa, Suisei, Aqua is in B but we are forgetting Pekora is also there, she might not be as good as these three but damn, we all knew how competitive she gets when in these kinds of events, so yep, B block is gonna be a tough one even to watch..

[@ravenralph123]

If RNG sides with Pekora, she's a capable top finisher but I still considering her as a dark horse contender because she may screw up comedically There's also Choco who's actually good in Mario Kart a dark horse contender. There Ollie who has Olivia on her side a dark horse contender as well.

[@Nachtflut]

@@ravenralph123 Choco was last place during the last tournament...

[@ravenralph123]

@@Nachtflut That's due to her being disconnected. It's was discussed during Towa and A-chan:s interview with Choco post tournament.

[@rachmatzulfiqar]

And then there's gura, victim of her own jinx

[@oszu]

group B becoming feared like the old rally days 😂

[@Adiarby13]

Aqua, Suisei, Towa and Pekora, B group is gonna be a bomb to watch!!

[@AnimeSquirrel]

At this point, i wouldn't underestimate anyone in group B. Towa is pretty formidable and there are several underdogs who have been working hard offline. I know a certain shark who has been studying Aqua like crazy.

[@aquascap7346]

AHHHH IM EXCITED WHEN IT COMES TO THIS TYPES OF EVENTS PLUS THERE'S EVEN MORE PLAYERS THIS YEAR AND WE DONT KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN SINCE THERE WILL ALWAYS BE A TWIST AT THE END LIKE LAST YEAR

[@Nicolasdayo]

Yea you're right. Suisei is really good but I was pretty confident that aqua was going to win haha... Well I was wrong lmao

[@Nachtflut]

@@Nicolasdayo tbf if there would have been no disconnects and other problems Aqua would probably have won or at least tied with Suisei, there was only a 1-point difference between them if I remember correct

[@LilyKazami]

@@Nachtflut If Towa got 1st or 2nd in the race she got dropped, she would be the champion instead of either.

[@luizeduardogueths8255]

@@LilyKazami Only if Towa got first, if she got 2nd then it would depend on who got 1st instead, if it were Aqua, she would've won, and if it were Suisei, Suisei would've won.

[@playedit0ut290]

Is it a coincidence that Group B has the strongest players same like how monsterous Group B rally cars were?

[@gonzalesp22]

I like how most people here are forgetting that sana actually asked who are the strong ones, and we haven't really seen her mario kart skill. She might be as competitive as she is in pokemon. I'd say sana is a dark horse in this tournament

[@MoleculeXmolecule]

And Splatoon. Sana is very competitive.

[@yd_]

This is going to be great to watch, with all the gens participating. Mega clippers will have their work cut out for them this year.

[@bonahldoh]

This tournament will be crazy good! I'm with Luna Hime, she can do it.

[@prowse321]

yeah if hime gets his grove she and aki are really good up to par w/ marine

[@Dangerboy2]

Let's hear it for our favorite underdog princess!

[@D.Mom0]

watch she will get Mushrooms all the time like last MK cup race xD

[@eddardblackhart6305]

As long as she don't get another mushroom curse, she could make it to the Top 3 of her bracket

[@Regis_ru]

Kinoko no noroi please be friend 😭

[@galaxycrystal2503]

Suisei, Aqua, Towa are very pro to my eyes, Pekora also a solid player. This group is the one I'm looking forward. Team D also had Luna and Marine too. damn.

[@luizeduardogueths8255]

Group B also has Ollie, who did well on the EN and ID tournament, and Gura, who practiced a lot for the past few weeks and judging from her last Mario Kart stream where she raced Ina, she's the best EN + ID member at the moment, and probably the only threat to the 3 favorites in Group B. Group D is probably the most interesting to watch, since so many of the members are considered to be very good (Aside from Marine and Luna, there's also Ina, Fubuki, Shion, Reine, Bae, Kiara, Subaru and possibly even Lui). Group A and Group C will also be pretty interesting even not having as many favorites as groups B and D

[@kono_ryu]

Just hours ago we witnessed Sakamata domination in HoloX Mario Kart, she could potentially be a threat herself over on Group A

[@renshi101]

Santa has delivered on Ina's wish, yet she sacrificed a fellow genmate it all worked out fine in the end tho cause gura is hella strong now

[@4rch0711]

I'll be waiting for the several documentaries that will pop put after this tourney end.

[@foot5009]

i recommend you to watch its honestly fun👌 even if you cant understand them

[@waddles8927]

They're avoiding B like how I do during report card day However, IT IS INEVITABLE

[@herysaarchie2259]

This year's cup scapegoat

[@sonibrahmana5814]

I've been watching the members' most recent Mario Kart streams, and I'd say B group is basically full of aces, with underdogs like Gura and Ollie is not that bad either. D group is also considerably scary, with Marine and Luna being there. But this is Mario Kart. A lot of them are good, but there's always some red shells and a blue shell looming from behind.

[@NotSomeJustinWithoutAMoustache]

IDK Ollie being an underdog... I remember in the EN vs ID relay Olivia and IRyS were giving Ina some trouble in the last round or something.

[@anari234]

I wonder if Fauna will be a group B darkhorse? She's pretty good at games like this.

[@sonibrahmana5814]

@@NotSomeJustinWithoutAMoustache I might have mistaken her with Bae's recent practice collab, my memory keep on mistaking them because of their color scheme. But then again if Ollie can trigger her focus with Olivia mode, she can be pretty good. If she got distracted too much, she lose her pacing which could cause late drifts and stuff.

[@SaraGon15]

@@NotSomeJustinWithoutAMoustache Reine was at the level of them, and got smacked by Marine few days ago along with Calli and Hakoz.

[@Voldrim359]

@@SaraGon15 calli trying to not get in the last place tho

[@shinobu1363]

Everyone: looking at B Group Me: Group A is almost full with cute members ( Mel, Chloe, Lamy, Ayame). My kokoro is not ready for this UwU

[@SaraGon15]

Also Mumei!

[@narukamiyuu9698]

marine be like : chotto... im in the third place last tour, call my name too at least... :')

[@luizeduardogueths8255]

It might be too early to predict what happens in this tournament since a lot of member will still practice a bunch before it happens, and with practice, depending on how much it is, it could boost someone's abilities a ton. Obviously group B has all the favorites in Aqua, Suisei and Towa, and it's very likely one of those 3 ends up winning the tournament. After them we have other member who are big favorites as well, and always do well in Mario Kart collabs, like Fubuki, Marine, Luna and Okayu. On the EN and ID side, obviously during their tournament Ina was by far the best, but now, Gura has managed to surpass Ina and is the more likely candidate from the branch to win. Bae has done well against Reine in their collab as well, and has mentioned (in a pretty serious tone) that she wants to get better and qualify to the finals. Watame and Kanata have practiced a lot too, and have gotten a lot better, especially Kanata who did better than Luna in the 4th gen collab last time. As for the HoloX members, Lui and Iroha have done a bunch of Mario Kart streams, so they're accustomed to the mechanichs, and Chloe showed yesterday that she's not bad at the game, and has potential to qualify in group A. We also have 3 Wildcards in council who we have never seen race before (Kronii, Sana and Mumei), although Sana mentioned Bae is the best in their gen in Mario Kart, so unless one of those 3 practises a bunch, it will be difficult. And there's also a bunch of other members like IRyS, Kiara, Ollie, Shion, Pekora, Subaru, Lamy, Miko, Roboco, Matsuri... that I didn't even had a chance to mention that could surprise everyone! So happy with this tournament and very excited for it to happen!

[@huybu5121]

Well, Mumei is basically at baby level, according to her recent MariKa stream

[@ArkayeCh]

I half expected this to be about Apex. That combo would terrify me in an FPS

[@TheMajesticMirage]

6:30 Kronii's "oh...oh no!" is *chef's kiss* in describing group B

[@pokeng]

Of course no one would want to be in group B, that's why the WRC banned it.

[@ashesme3578]

Group B has 4 good Mario kart racers (peko, towa, aqua and suisei) that I think will dominate the race.

[@agenth9410]

@@asocatrat09 while anything can happen in the race, the chance that anyone else other than that top 4 can get in is quite small, because the other 7 aren't that good with Mario Kart, the level differences is too large

[@asdffsdafdsafdsa7877]

aqua, suisei, and towa all seem to be far above peko from what I've seen. Any of them can legitimately drive fairly optimally and break away from the pack and take a solid first while I don't think I've ever seen pekora manage that. It will take a very chaotic and messy race for one of them to not take first on any single track and the point dropoff from the top is really fast that honestly even with mario kart's huge variance I'd be shocked if any of aqua / towa / suisei didn't advance. I guess the next tier is probably pekora / ollie / gura (based on yesteerday) and it just seems unlikely any of them cracks in.

[@35PHaaton]

@@asdffsdafdsafdsa7877 Not gura. People are forgetting that Choco sensei was also champion. If Aki and Gura ends up winning in groub B, lmao, that would be insane.

[@asdffsdafdsafdsa7877]

@@35PHaaton I'm pretty sure choco has come dead last in every race I've seen her in except for the time someone else disconnected. I'm not saying gura will win or come close to winning just that she seemed okay while practicing with ina in a couple races. I still expect her to get blown out by aqua / towa / suisei.

[@SomeBuddy555]

@@asdffsdafdsafdsa7877 still a newbie huh. Choco sensei is the champion of the zako cup.

[@35PHaaton]

All I wanna see is an Omedetou from Yagoo for the winner of the race.

[@kafkaeaeae687]

Yagoo best girl

[@yong9613]

Yagoo to give out prizes

[@Vernnell]

After watching the amazing performance of Towa, Suisei and Aqua, I will be scared too.

[@mandeadd]

>Group B is the scariest Sounds like real life damn

[@Just420]

In terms of racing, yes

[@TheUPChannel]

Group B has a loaded stack of the obvious picks to win the cup (Towa, Suisei, Aqua, and Ollie), but no one should sleep on the other groups, especially Group D. Five of the racers in _that_ group could be classified as the sentimental favorites. All in all, this is going to be a thrilling tournament.

[@caiustox]

Yeah, Group B is strong but I think Group D will be the most entertaining because of thow balanced it is.

[@ghaniarman2340]

Correction is (Towa, Suisei, Aqua n Olivia) If Ollie can Summon Olivia, coz in Minecraft tournament back then she is ban in using Olivia by management

[@dianhtgi]

Just imagine Okayu, Aqua and Suisei at 1 team

[@waruwaru752]

Group B is like the tournament in DBZ when Goku and Vegeta was placed in the same bracket

[@geke7381]

Bro I honestly believe that Towa is the best driver in Hololive. If she isnt completely unlucky again then I could definelty see her winning this

[@fingerweenus]

Little did they know the real threat would be Okayu

[@SaraGon15]

smirk Suisei always been...

[@AnotherHololiveCC]

Can't wait to watch the tournament. Will be rooting for Miko

[@lozt2k994]

really hope someone translates the entire thing again like last year, translators are so awesome o7

[@elexxxian9158]

Mechanico channel got us covered. His a mad lad in translating this kind of event . He just posted the 2nd sports festival

[@ojougiggle4553]

Suichan and Aqua desu ne.... The winner of past Mario kart and rival in last year...

[@harurosech.4848]

Damn, Towa united all of hololive. That's impressive if nothing

[@dustin1308]

Towa probably thought she can apply "4th" to every single number instead of "1st" or "2nd".I find this mistake somehow really adorable.

[@jassy3045]

Akirose (Sasuke) - Awakened in the previous tournament out for vengeance Luna (Kakashi) - strong but doesnt showcase her power that much Choco (Tsunade) - Distractingly Hot Demon Suisei (Tobirama) - SUISEI Aqua (Madara) - AQUA Pekora (Kaguya) - God Rabbit Towa (Itachi) - Traded Akirose for her to Awaken Laplus (Deidara) - Fate brought her to Towa Koyori (Sasori) - Came for research (La+ Babysitter) Gura (Zetsu) - Betrayed by the Priestess, half and half Fauna (Jiraiya) - Mother Nature (Council = Pain) Ollie (Naruto) - Rushia sealed nine tails inside her Olivia (nine tails) - Nine tails but Seiso Interesting...

[@yagooatthegoat]

I come from the future, start end all have a win towa tied with suisei for a 1st

[@heliogt1961]

ah yes. GROUP B where manufactueres could produce ridiculous racecars with the most exotic materials to race on the most difficult parts of the world. or in other words: mario kart against suisei aqua and towa

[@alliachan6004]

Well Aqua said will do her best even though she's being so busy and won't have times to do practice. A lot of unexpected things happened like disconnected player, and the result could've been different that day. I still remember that day when she was crying of frustration so hard than anyone can imagine losing by 1 point, and more than 50k people filled her chat with ❤️ nonstop until she stopped crying.. that's the first time that i cried watching a stream So i'm cheering for Aqua, what ever the result will be I hope she's having fun

[@mrgopnik5964]

So team B is basically the Slytherin of Mario cart. Actually really strong, but nobody wants to be involved with them.

[@darcmoon9096]

I understand why Gura feels betrayed by Ina now lmfaooo

[@chan6348]

Looking back at this and yeah team B is really scary. The fact that okayu and suisei are both b and placed 1st and 2nd respectively and also gura which is 4th overall is also from B.

[@mzou89]

Hi, I’m from the future. Towa just won the 2024 tournament (Suisei came 2nd), so block B now has 3 tourney winners lol

[@agathaking4255]

Get ready for the group B race be SUS, AQU, TOW the whole time

[@ahmadfareza7832]

It's lights out and away we go

[@stubblefieldJR]

*watches ending clip Crazy that folks are scared of that

[@maikun112]

D is also yabeee

[@JaviOnade]

I like how Sana immediately wants to know who are the strong ones

[@adrianfahrenheit8199]

Ollie volunteered herself to be killed again what a chad zombie idol she is!

[@secretadmirer3807]

Towa is so modest... Everybody knows she is also high tier. Im saying this not because I stan Pekora, but genuinely believe this... The amount pekora plays a game could be considered the highest, she is considered a streaming machine after all, plus she is really competitive so who knows. Plus the newcomers could be crazy good. For all we know Suisei might be on the losing end. This could be a sports anime where the strongest start to decline and the losers last time become the champion after pouring everything they got into training.

[@spiritdetectivesteve4691]

All the sweats in Group B? That's like Team USA, Spain, Serbia and 2000s Argentina all in the same block during Olympic play 😭😱😱

[@PvtVallen]

Everyone mourning for Gura being placed in Group B. Gura: "And I took that personally."

[@jonconnor0729]

Everyone is talking about B but people forget that there are strong racers in D such as Marine, Fubuki and Luna.

[@HadirUntukAnda]

also ina

[@ManusiaKagakRusuh]

D has many strong racer ... B has many strongest racer ...

[@dgreater1]

@@ManusiaKagakRusuh It's like Group B is the 1992 Dream Team, except it became a Nightmare where sacrifices has been offered along the way and everyone is out for each other's blood LOL

[@Antluvstrains]

Group A also has IRyS and Okayu, in which IRyS placed 2nd in the EN vs ID tournament, and Okayu has shown that she can beat most of the online players.

[@RevAmbient]

So hyped for the next tournament

[@genoramirez7885]

Lets all just hope that no disconnection ensue

[@zalizard4326]

I love how before Aqua and Suisei joined group B everyone was just like "Ayyyy we're in group B! To ohhhhh... We're in Group B"

[@Nachtflut]

Pekora already didn't really want to join B when it was just Towa because Towa herself is already one of the best.

[@zalizard4326]

@@Nachtflut true, group B is absolutely stacked. Can't wait for the tournament.

[@MikaHolic_Channel_OFFICIAL]

its like all their enthusiasm instantly dissipated the moment they saw those 3 names in Team B lol

[@valtarg1299]

Group B is feared in Hololive but in reality too *Rally Group B flashback* "Group B" is meant to be scary

[@Arthur-fj9ub]

That's an underrated comment

[@dlwk1988]

Me seeing Aqua suisei in Group B Yep thats a group of death alright. imagine if Ina got into Group B. Thats like watching the world cup finals.

[@jack-exzolt9858]

Thrown to the wolves is an understatement. Team B is the very depth of Hell. Salty Spitoon itself.

[@Nachtflut]

They even have the devil (who happens to be the tournament organizer) in B

[@ichiroutakami4189]

I was kinda hoping that they remember Aqua as the champion of their 1st tournament and not just the runner-up of the 2nd tournament.. welp.. am betting Aqua will do her best again...

[@HAI_TL]

Towa mentioned it before, but not during the call with others, so I cut it out.

[@ichiroutakami4189]

@@HAI_TL i see. tnx for the info

[@-blueberry2134]

What do you mean "remember their 1st tournament" ?

[@Nachtflut]

@@-blueberry2134 Aqua was the champion of the tournament before the one Suisei won

[@-blueberry2134]

@@Nachtflut 2020 right ?

[@sumimasen5969]

2020 mariokart queen👸 = minato aqua 2021 mariokart queen👸 = hoshimachi suisei

[@lelillmake1961]

Guess what guys gura surprise us

[@saxwastaken]

Now they better move the race over to Dirt Rally to make it a true Group B race

[@NetoKruzer]

I plan to watch Aqua POV... Smol Onion Team...

[@Skelyos]

Man I hope they do this this year as well

[@yamiRic]

Group B might become a hard stomp Group D is very competitive

[@AC2k14GOD]

exactly