The 7th KAC - DDRA Finals [CHRS4LFE, fungah, FEFEMZ, HO4-KETI] 2018

These are the finals that took place at KONAMI Arcade Championship on February 10th, 2018.
Just like last year, I decided to compile the 4 finalist like this. I may go on to do this for the semi-finals if there is enough demand.
The rules this year have changed. Most notably Chris was not allowed a song pick as defending Champion and instead of EX score carrying over between songs, they updated to a point system based on ranking of the song using EX score.
Lastly, thanks to Kyoto for making this awesome thumbnail.
Congrats to all the participants, they inspire us all. Let me know if you liked this and I'll do it again next year.
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[@andrewtran1015]

Shit got real when FEFEMZ picked Over the Period Challenge this year

[@1aryan61]

off top, sorry but your comment is high enough : what exact game did chrs4life buy in US? I mean I know what ddr is but what is exact verson for PC called(does PC v exist)?

[@meta04]

well this looks like DDR A ...

[@jeremyquiros5483]

1Aryan it's DDR A and there's only an arcade version.

[@dannybro147]

This was FEFEMZ last KAC competition before his mandatory military service.

[@luigiluigix2]

Daniel Lara made it count

[@Ron-ry4yo]

:'(

[@scardelapena]

F

[@drdvids]

@@scardelapena don't worry, he will play one more this year

[@OneEternalAsh_Official]

actually it was the 8th KAC

[@gab_gallard]

What a great way to go. We're gonna miss Fefemz for sure. Congrats to all the finalist. They're all awesome.

[@JellySlosh]

As always, awesome editing job Dr. D, thank you for doing this again

[@rockyarchives8861]

Chris was actually in the lead for OTP up until 500 combo... Also, DEGRS was a heartbreaker for him. Funnily enough, Fungah's pick led him to 3rd place. HO4-KETI tried his best ;_; FEFEMZ was just... solid. Congratulations, dude! What a way to have a last hurrah!

[@ToxicFunnyNes]

does fefemz not play anymore?

[@niji_k]

@@ToxicFunnyNes Mandatory military service. He'd go absent for it for 2 years or so; it's been some time since his return though, so nothing to worry about, really

[@poisoncurls882]

This is how every DDR tourney should be. Amazing setup. And the video production is perfect. Can actually hear the song. And see each player. Awesome.

[@FishamanP]

Thanks for editing this together!

[@diarmiutquijano]

Thanks Dr.D!

[@5argon]

Thanks for your hard work! I thought many would be less prepared for Saber Wing... I was wrong haha

[@daniel18gamerdw]

5argon a triple PFC but with 1 arrow difference between the three. Just amazing

[@lovelymayapop]

looks like they sightread it lol it’s an easy 17

[@sjb626]

Awesome job again Dr. D. Love the thumbnail pic too.

[@d.o.e.]

You know, even being 4th in the world for DDR is still such an awesome thing you’d be able to say to everyone

[@darkaura9559]

That face Chris made on the quick triple jump of DEGRS... I thought it was funny when I first saw it live, but I can't say I blame him...

[@Ailpashion]

good job!

[@danielyate7414]

amazing

[@p337teh1337]

lmfao at 0:47, fefemz be stylin on em

[@grenadier42]

oh god I completely missed the spin, fefemz is so good

[@BillShillito]

やばい！

[@soojin9794]

nice edit 🖒

[@poloboyl89]

Impeccable

[@igorovitch9071]

looks cleaner than last year =)

[@user-fl7du4uh7s]

Thanks Up 生放送見てたけど、すげぇ感動した。 他のe-sportsみたいにDDRもオリンピックの種目追加へ名乗り出てほしい。

[@michaeljosephmercado6522]

Beautiful, great game Ever, i love DDR arcade games, together with Pump it up, my best favorite, dance, games ever;-)

[@mi4real771]

Even if it went by Dance Points (EX) the places would still have been the same FEFEMZ-5447 CHRIS4LIFE-5383 FUNGAH-5326 KETI-5115

[@AndrewBlechinger]

Damn, you beat me to this post. I still don't like the new placing system of scoring, because with EX you were never really out of it whereas with placing you can very much be mathematically eliminated.

[@Who_is_Ch4in]

GODFEMZ......

[@Owen2131_]

4:05 I SCREAMED AND FLIPPED OUT WHEN I SAW THAT...

[@sseoNo8]

FEFEMZ DO FEFEMZ! PUMP & DDR GOAT

[@jvac3803]

the fact that fef does DEGRS without turn mods is bonkers

[@jeremyquiros5483]

I wouldn't mind if DEGRS was excluded from the song choice list next year.

[@5argon]

Imagine if Chris had MA all of his 4 misses (one of them unfortunately from hold-jump which takes away 6 EX, and the first one from bracketing mistake) that would earn him 15 EX and results in 1 EX higher than FEFEMZ (or he will additionally need less greats) If this is the case the final score would be Chris 29 vs. FEFEMZ's 28.. But the same could also be said if FEFEMZ does not get 2 consecutive perfects at the end of Saber Wing. So intense this year.

[@iqbaltrojan]

"DEAR END R" SPECIAL"

[@SonshiDCS]

DDR上手い人って大体宙浮いてるイメージだけどここまで来るとむしろ動きに全く無駄がないんだね

[@PointyyESM]

1:26 thin chris nods to the rhythm while dead end groove radar screams

[@rorbot_SMF]

Dead End (Groove Radar Special) Challenge is still one of the silliest charts Konami has done.

[@dannybro147]

Originally there were 6 but 7 people going for it in round one. Then the final four competed.

[@murdahshewrote9251]

0:47 WE GOT MIND GAMES IN KAC?!?! DID FEFEMZ JUST MIND GAME ALL OF THEM?!?!

[@ogjoepat]

HO4 went for shuffle, so he isn't gonna be tricked to following. The other two players are on a different machine + left note. So no.

[@iqbaltrojan]

6:03 chris regrets everything

[@liweicai2796]

That was not a problem to him. Every player there had played OTP hundreds of times and could memorize at least some of the patterns. Chris chose a higher multiplier to read low-speed parts better, in exchange of somewhat memorizing high-speed parts.

[@DJGioGio]

FEFEMZ: reality can be whatever I want

[@ddrfreak5936]

Fungah's behaviour during the whole tournament made me love the guy. His smiles definitely cut some tension. I do hope he gets a better shot next KAC :)

[@daniellee5084]

DDR Freak heard he trash talks on reddit

[@ddrfreak5936]

Daniel Lee whoa, that sucks. I didn’t know about that :/

[@日本語学科者]

@@daniellee5084 no he doesn't.

[@日本語学科者]

@@daniellee5084 if you thought that u/fungah was him. Well, you're wrong. His reddit name is ICNH, which is the same name he used after fungah.

[@jaedancorn7311]

please do some for the semi finals

[@superdan387]

Can we get the semis

[@iqbaltrojan]

4:20 pause left side "E GREAT FULL COMBO" "E PERFECT FULL COMBO" WTF

[@SYukimi]

How did HO4-KETI removed the Hidden in the middle of the song when playing Dead End around 2:04?

[@drdvids]

SYukimi pressing the select button

[@iqbaltrojan]

haha

[@derickgervacio6252]

That x2 choke... Congrats fefemz What if C4L just only x1.5?

[@calcium6517]

GODFEMZ

[@joshuadickson4862]

Honest question. What was the point of HO4 having harder settings on the first song? Do you get more points?

[@dongliker]

He probably just knew he stood no chance and wanted to be different

[@iqbaltrojan]

2:31 green fc icon by itself on 1p for expert??????????

[@EdmanFTW]

Umm, why did he get N.G @ 4:40 on HO4's screen

[@chodaidiii]

what's the reasoning behind HO4-KETI having "Hidden" on?

[@storm.57z23]

If they did the total ex score like last time fefemz would still win

[@Kawusoaml1]

After FEFEMZ being the first to clear endymion on challenge and ace for aces on expert, I wouldn't see how he trained like hell for this

[@415alpha]

Also why is DEGRS not banned yet? The chart is utter garbo.

[@maik0440]

Bro cant play actual hard map and cry

[@askisaito5675]

去年の決勝進出者が3人もいるｗｗｗすげえｗｗｗ

[@GODFUN1OO]

I can't believe that FEFEMZ has 19 years old.

[@GODFUN1OO]

FEFEMZ IS THE KING!

[@justinleo2982]

Is Endymion not in the song list yet? Cos FEFEMZ would absolutely demolish everyone else in that song haha.

[@Johnnycpublic]

it wasnt

[@sheilaestorque5351]

Endymion Picked Last Year. And Fefemz didn't get The high score . CHRIS Did.

[@Eliotime3000]

Timing of the North Star. Period.

[@dannybro147]

2nd round ended with a triple PFC.

[@wakeupclumsy]

1:26 Funniest shit I've seen all day

[@it16er]

장하다 대한의 아들!! 이 영상의 두번째 댓글이 되겠다

[@GenericWhiteNPC]

DDR IN 2018?! Time to get the ps2 back out..

[@justingregorylugo5151]

People still play these games allot brudda

[@kujakubes241]

Justin Lugo no they play fortnite acting that is the only game in existence

[@justingregorylugo5151]

@@kujakubes241 well that's a good part of the united states sadly

[@kujakubes241]

Justin Lugo but Fortnite Is all around the world

[@justingregorylugo5151]

@@kujakubes241 I don't play it and never will. I'm only a small parentage of those people that game though. DDR,PIU 4 life!

[@Apocalypse754]

Oh how awkward would it be if they picked a lvl 1 song in the finals lol

[@nktrain64]

Apocalypse320 the selectable song list was all 17+

[@mikamoschella3410]

I pick "Lesson by DJ" Beginner.

[@superchirimoya]

seriously, it would be so tense, because we would have time enough to put all our attention in every note

[@StevenSenjaya]

I am really wondering if it's actually allowed?

[@Youtubeuser797]

Semi finals plz

[@nifara8227]

Clark.R16 dude I'm hungry

[@BradyRyanBeats]

Seriously. What was the reason for fungah pickin SWAH

[@drdvids]

Brady Ryan Beats he felt confident he could out MA everyone on the spot. With rule change, it only matters if you win, not by how much.

[@BradyRyanBeats]

good point

[@Kain_R_Heinlein]

Dr. D Gaming he still had no chance of winning. He should have swallowed his pride and picked egoism so chris and fefemz can tie in star points heh

[@iqbaltrojan]

whats swah?

[@iqbaltrojan]

nvm

[@GemaPratamaAditya]

i thought he was a god in pump it up only... i was wrong until i saw this

[@Trance_Kitsune]

*RIP USA* :'(

[@sheilaestorque5351]

Fefemz Is Certified Asian And Korean

[@jaws1698]

We won the last one

[@loFEEzy.]

"Let's all wear black pants and not tell hoshi"

[@AwesomeHairo]

Not sure why Chris played Over the Period on 2x

[@xpirior9457]

Hairo Aguilera maybe so it wont be much slower and he prob memorized the ending or something

[@iqbaltrojan]

Chris memorizes everything!

[@yangzie5758]

I hope Philippines can join in this kind of league even it's impossible for now well who's knows someday

[@日本語学科者]

Kristian might come someday. He already held the South East Asia champion. Im sure in the near he could be in kac.

[@VideoGameStarChannelSupreme]

Thought Chris would win this time :P

[@TonyTheTGR]

What is up with top players and DEGRS, anyhow? ~.~? Genuinely curious here. The chart is such garbage!

[@Kain_R_Heinlein]

Only the Japanese pick it lmao

[@blastoiseddr]

It's the only way anyone has a chance against FEFEMZ and Chris - Hope that they choke.

[@brendanmartinmusic]

crazy chris didn't get to pick. wonder if that rule will hold

[@NinjaMinkzx]

It will. It's been a thing for a while I think, only 3 songs, the 3 non-champs pick to make it more "fair" against the reigning champ.

[@kimtaekwon4913]

NinjaMinkzx not next year, since FEFEMZ isnt coming back

[@mike458]

Is FEFEMZ actually retiring?

[@kimtaekwon4913]

Mike 458 Yes, according to @echospherics he's going for mandatory military service for a couple of years some time before the next KAC. Not sure if he will return after that, but two years is a long time

[@GODFUN1OO]

That's sad :c

[@xaiano794]

You can tell they're in a different class when all 4 AAA a 17 foot song like it's nothing.

[@hiimemily]

And three of them PFC it.

[@hiimemily]

@goggles789 You again? How can one person waste this much energy complaining about how other people play a game?

[@AndrewBlechinger]

Under last year's system of cumulative EX scoring, this finish order would have still held. FEFEMZ-5447 HO4-KETI-5115 FUNGAH-5326 CHRS4LFE-5383 That doesn't mean I like it, though. Under the old system, you were never really out of it. But with this system, you very much could be mathematically eliminated.

[@drdvids]

Andrew Blechinger yes, however, we must assume song picks would have been different if those were the rules so though it's nice to know, it doesn't reflect much.

[@biocameron]

Damn FEEFEMZ

[@Jack-if7lt]

What is the name of the song from 0:00 to 0:15

[@Ram-hp4dc]

Hands up in the air. Should be in the ddr A folder

[@Felixor]

I can almost see how much pressured Chris and Fungah are which makes them do stupid mistakes :/

[@415alpha]

OTP... goddamn

[@mrdiamen6514]

🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

[@agantrenown3959]

CLERED

[@NoVaCXG]

FEFEMZ is a beast

[@GODFUN1OO]

Totally!

[@tenco5804]

FEFEMZ　全部合わせてミス5とかやばい…

[@johnmayer325]

Why did that dude play on Hidden?

[@daniellee5084]

Distracting?

[@FGSV_]

HOW TO FEFEMZ

[@jader8799]

I feel bad for HO4-KETI Tho. He got oofed but again, GG.

[@conormiller7356]

Lol fungah got the first pfc in kac and 3 finalists all pfc'd the same song

[@y3as3uh1ir6o]

金セイバー３人PFC……十二分にやばくね((

[@9573641280]

5:55 1492 Tie

[@geckomcvr]

Bad luck for Chris

[@iqbaltrojan]

oiod" oveod"

[@poloboyl89]

What?

[@raulleonardoarcelalozano6815]

No es humano XD

[@seojun-02]

이 영상의 유일한 한국인 댓글이 되어보겠어.

[@MAX-uh6kh]

DEAD ENGR" Special) DEAD END R" Special)

[@grayworld9580]

와 리얼 급이 다르다 페펨즈

[@YT-er3zx]

내가 이영상의 한국인 세번째 댓글이 되어 보겠어.

[@iqbaltrojan]

Pause at 1:27 for laughter.

[@williamgreen199]

😲🤑

[@Mitchan54]

なんだこの超人達はw 一つ疑問に思ったのは、 HO4-KETIさんはなんでわざわざシャッフルにしたり壁作ったりしてるんだ？ DDRあんまりやったこと無いから決勝でこのオプションを付けるメリットが分からない 勝ちに行ってるのか魅せにいってるのかw

[@ikebunn853]

み 壁は見える範囲を狭くして目線を下げるために使いますよ 弐寺とかだと使ってる人は多い

[@y3as3uh1ir6o]

3年前のコメに失礼、壁は上記の方の仰る通りで、１曲目をシャッフル掛けて踏むのは捻りを減らして踏み易くする戦法かと思われます。

[@Mariofan2479]

TBH they need to do a program where past champions can't re-enter the championship. This way it gives other players a chance as well. If not it's always gonna be FEFEMZ or CHRIS4LFE that end up winning.

[@justingregorylugo5151]

Kinda like that point

[@ClickbaitGrifting]

similar but more fair idea: a legacy division where only past winners can compete.

[@mio96.]

Wtf? The best should always win. It’s up to everyone else to step up.

[@mmai7598]

HONG KONG PEOPLE CAN JOIN???

[@Mariofan2479]

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