KING of Performai
KING of Performai is a national tournament of SEGA music games, first held in 2019.
2019
Only maimai でらっくす participated in the 2019 tournament. However, ZENZA of Performai, an exhibition match of CHUNITHM and オンゲキ, was held between the qualifying round and semi-final at JAEPO 2020.
Entry
Time period: September 18th 12:00 ~ October 29th 22:59
For entry, players should choose the area of Japan they're participating in on maimaiでらっくすNET, and then play the three specified songs in the same credit, saving the results to the server.
Online preliminaries
Time period: September 27th 10:00 ~ October 29th 23:59
Songs:
- Alea jacta est! MASTER
- Oshama Scramble! DX MASTER
- Blows Up Everything DX Re:MASTER
In the total achievement rate ranking of the three specified songs, the top 32 contestants in each area would be eligible for the area tournament. Results would count towards the contestant's selected area when played in any arcade in Japan, even if the arcade is not in said area. However, results would only count when the 3 specified songs are played together in the same credit, in any order. When multiple contestants have the same total score, the contestant who submitted the score first takes precedence.
All participating players would earn the title "チャレンジしたぜ KING of Performai 2019". The top 32 contestants would earn a special title.
Area tournament
Period: November 9th, 2019 ~ January 12th, 2020
| Area | Date | Arcade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanto A | November 9th, 2019 | SEGA Ikebukuro GiGO | Koha-D and Jack would show up! |
| Kanto B | November 10th, 2019 | SEGA Ikebukuro GiGO | Jack would show up! |
| Kanto C | November 16th, 2019 | The 3rd PLANET Yokohama main branch | Koha-D would show up! |
| North Kanto | November 17th, 2019 | Gunma leisure land Takasaki station east exit branch | Koha-D would show up! |
| Hokkaido | November 23rd, 2019 | Round 1 stadium Sapporo kita 21 jou branch | Koha-D would show up! |
| Tohoku | December 1st, 2019 | Supernova Sendai Rifu branch | Jack would show up! |
| Chubu | December 8th, 2019 | Nagoya leisure land Odaka branch | Jack would show up! |
| Kinki A | December 14th, 2019 | Round 1 stadium Sennichimae branch | Koha-D would show up! |
| Kinki B | December 15th, 2019 | Round 1 stadium Sennichimae branch | Koha-D would show up! |
| Central Shikoku | December 22nd, 2019 | Round 1 Hiroshima branch | Jack would show up! |
| Kyushu & Okinawa | January 12th, 2020 | Round 1 stadium Hakata-Hanmichibashi branch | Jack would show up! |
Contestants need to go to the specified arcade in the corresponding area to compete. Only the best player in each area is eligible for the final tournament.
Players who answered a survey at the venue of the area tournament would be awarded the title "応援するぜ KING of Performai 2019". The winner of the area tournament would be awarded another special title.
All 32 contestants who passed the online preliminaries play a song, randomly chosen from the song pool below, and the top 8 contestants proceed to the next round.
For the quarter-final and semi-final, songs that were already chosen in prior rounds are removed from the pool. The finals use a different song pool.
When the achievement rate is the same, the contestant with a higher DX score wins. If the DX score is also the same, the contestants shall compete again with another randomly chosen song.
| Song | Difficulty | Chart |
|---|---|---|
| 7thSense | MASTER | STD |
| Aiolos | MASTER | STD |
| Alea jacta est! | MASTER | STD |
| AMAZING MIGHTYYYY!!!! | MASTER | STD |
| AMAZING MIGHTYYYY!!!! | Re:MASTER | STD |
| Axeria | MASTER | STD |
| Beat Of Mind | Re:MASTER | STD |
| Blows Up Everything | MASTER | DX |
| Caliburne ~Story of the Legendary sword~ | MASTER | STD |
| CITRUS MONSTER | MASTER | STD |
| Contrapasso -paradiso- | MASTER | STD |
| FFT | MASTER | STD |
| Fragrance | Re:MASTER | STD |
| Fragrance | MASTER | STD |
| Garakuta Doll Play | MASTER | STD |
| HERA | MASTER | STD |
| Moon of Noon | MASTER | STD |
| MYTHOS | MASTER | STD |
| Oshama Scramble! | MASTER | STD |
| Oshama Scramble! | MASTER | DX |
| Panopticon | Re:MASTER | STD |
| Panopticon | MASTER | STD |
| Prophesy One | MASTER | STD |
| Ragnarok | MASTER | STD |
| Schwarzschild | MASTER | STD |
| System “Z” | MASTER | STD |
| the EmpErroR | MASTER | STD |
| TiamaT:F minor | MASTER | STD |
| Titania | MASTER | DX |
| TwisteD! XD | MASTER | DX |
| Ultranova | MASTER | STD |
| VERTeX | MASTER | STD |
| World Vanquisher | MASTER | STD |
| Xevel | MASTER | STD |
| エンドマークに希望と涙を添えて | MASTER | STD |
| ガラテアの螺旋 | MASTER | STD |
| ジングルベル | Re:MASTER | STD |
| ジングルベル | MASTER | STD |
| ねぇ、壊れタ人形ハ何処へ棄テらレるノ？ | MASTER | STD |
| バーチャルダム ネーション | MASTER | DX |
| 花と、雪と、ドラムンベース。 | MASTER | STD |
| 玩具狂奏曲 -終焉- | MASTER | DX |
| 怒槌 | MASTER | STD |
| 雷切-RAIKIRI- | MASTER | STD |
| Song | Difficulty | Chart |
|---|---|---|
| Alea jacta est! | Re:MASTER | STD |
| Blows Up Everything | Re:MASTER | DX |
| Excalibur ~Revived resolution~ | MASTER | STD |
| FFT | Re:MASTER | STD |
| Garakuta Doll Play | Re:MASTER | STD |
| Glorious Crown | MASTER | STD |
| In Chaos | Re:MASTER | STD |
| larva | MASTER | STD |
| Our Wrenally | Re:MASTER | STD |
| PANDORA PARADOXXX | Re:MASTER | STD |
| QZKago Requiem | Re:MASTER | STD |
| QZKago Requiem | MASTER | STD |
| Schwarzschild | Re:MASTER | STD |
| SILENT BLUE | MASTER | STD |
| the EmpErroR | Re:MASTER | STD |
| ガラテアの螺旋 | Re:MASTER | STD |
| 雷切-RAIKIRI- | Re:MASTER | STD |
Final tournament
Date: February 8th, 2020
The final tournament is held at JAEPO 2020.
Players who answered a survey at the venue would be awarded the title "見届けたぜ KING of Performai 2019". The winner of the final tournament would be awarded another special title. SEGA otoge LIVE JAEPO2020 was held after the tournament.
Timetable:
- 10:00: Audiences line up and wait
- 10:30: Audiences enter the spectating space
- 10:50: Final tournament, qualifying block
- 11:40: ZENZA of Performai
- 12:40: Final tournament, semi-finals
- 13:20: Final tournament, finals
For the qualifying block, 11 contestants, one from each area, play a randomly chosen song from the two songs listed below. The top 4 contestants proceed to the next round.
For the semi-finals and finals, the 4 contestants are divided into two groups of two. Each contestant chooses a song from the song pool below, and each group plays the two songs. The same song cannot be chosen twice by the same player. For the finals, the staff will additionally choose a song as the third song to play, which turned out to be a new song, Valsqotch.
When the achievement rate is the same, the contestant with a higher DX score wins. If the DX score is also the same, the contestants shall compete again with another randomly chosen song.
| Song | Difficulty | Chart |
|---|---|---|
| TEmPTaTiON | MASTER | DX |
| アポカリプスに反逆の焔を焚べろ | MASTER | DX |
| Song | Difficulty | Chart |
|---|---|---|
| 7thSense | MASTER | STD |
| Aiolos | MASTER | STD |
| Alea jacta est! | MASTER | STD |
| Alea jacta est! | Re:MASTER | STD |
| AMAZING MIGHTYYYY!!!! | MASTER | STD |
| AMAZING MIGHTYYYY!!!! | Re:MASTER | STD |
| Axeria | MASTER | STD |
| Beat Of Mind | Re:MASTER | STD |
| Blows Up Everything | Re:MASTER | DX |
| Caliburne ~Story of the Legendary sword~ | MASTER | STD |
| CITRUS MONSTER | MASTER | STD |
| Contrapasso -paradiso- | MASTER | STD |
| Excalibur ~Revived resolution~ | MASTER | STD |
| FFT | MASTER | STD |
| FFT | Re:MASTER | STD |
| Fragrance | MASTER | STD |
| Fragrance | Re:MASTER | STD |
| Garakuta Doll Play | MASTER | STD |
| Garakuta Doll Play | Re:MASTER | STD |
| Glorious Crown | MASTER | STD |
| HERA | MASTER | STD |
| In Chaos | Re:MASTER | STD |
| larva | MASTER | STD |
| Moon of Noon | MASTER | STD |
| Oshama Scramble! | MASTER | STD |
| Our Wrenally | MASTER | STD |
| PANDORA PARADOXXX | MASTER | STD |
| Panopticon | MASTER | STD |
| Panopticon | Re:MASTER | STD |
| Prophesy One | MASTER | STD |
| QZKago Requiem | MASTER | STD |
| QZKago Requiem | Re:MASTER | STD |
| Schwarzschild | Re:MASTER | STD |
| SILENT BLUE | MASTER | STD |
| System “Z” | MASTER | STD |
| TEmPTaTiON | MASTER | DX |
| the EmpErroR | MASTER | STD |
| the EmpErroR | Re:MASTER | STD |
| TiamaT:F minor | MASTER | STD |
| Titania | MASTER | DX |
| VERTeX | MASTER | STD |
| World Vanquisher | MASTER | STD |
| Xevel | MASTER | STD |
| アポカリプスに反逆の焔を焚べろ | MASTER | DX |
| エンドマークに希望と涙を添えて | MASTER | STD |
| ガラテアの螺旋 | MASTER | STD |
| ガラテアの螺旋 | Re:MASTER | STD |
| ジングルベル | MASTER | STD |
| ねぇ、壊れタ人形ハ何処へ棄テらレるノ？ | MASTER | STD |
| 花と、雪と、ドラムンベース。 | MASTER | STD |
| 玩具狂奏曲 -終焉- | MASTER | DX |
| 怒槌 | MASTER | STD |
| 雷切-RAIKIRI- | MASTER | STD |
| 雷切-RAIKIRI- | Re:MASTER | STD |
2020
This tournament was held between maimai でらっくす Splash, CHUNITHM PARADISE, and オンゲキ R.E.D.. The format was heavily affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, with the tournament being held as a live stream and players outside of the Greater Tokyo area being located in their local arcades. Additionally, the "final" songs - these being BREaK! BREaK! BREaK!, ANU, and Viyella's Scream - were given as exhibition songs and not competitive.
During the final event, maimai でらっくす Splash PLUS and オンゲキ R.E.D. PLUS were both announced.
オンゲキ
Entry
Time period: September 15th 20:00 ~ October 27th 23:59
For entry, players should choose the area of Japan they're participating in on オンゲキ-NET.
Online preliminaries
Time period: October 1st 7:00 ~ October 28th 23:59
Songs:
- Everlasting Today MASTER
- Desperado Waltz MASTER
- Oshama Scramble! (Cranky Remix) MASTER
In the total score ranking of the three specified songs, the top 8 contestants in each area (east Japan, west Japan) would be eligible for the area tournament. Results would count towards the contestant's selected area when played in any arcade in Japan, even if the arcade is not in said area.
All players who cleared the event chapter would earn the title "参加したぜ KING of Performai 2020". Those who are eligible for the area tournament would earn a special title.
Both TECHNICAL SCORE (T-SCORE) and PLATINUM SCORE (P-SCORE) are recorded, and the ranking is determined according to the following rules:
- The player with a higher total T-SCORE has a higher ranking.
- For players with the same total T-SCORE, the player with a higher total P-SCORE has a higher ranking.
- For players with the same total T-SCORE and total P-SCORE, the player who got the T-SCORE first has a higher ranking.
- The time recorded is only updated when the player gets a higher T-SCORE. (If only P-SCORE is higher, the time would not be updated)
Area tournament
Date: November 22nd
SEGA originally considered holding two tournaments, one for each area, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, contestants from both areas were to go to SEGA's main company building in Ōsaki, Tokyo, and no audiences were allowed into the building.
The contestants are divided into two groups of two based on their rankings in the online preliminaries. Each contestant chooses a song from the song pool below, and each group plays the two songs, competing with the total TECHNICAL SCORE. The song to be played for the finals is also decided by the player beforehand, along with the aforementioned two songs. The same song cannot be chosen twice by the same player.
- If two players got the same total TECHNICAL SCORE, the player with a higher number of CRITICAL BREAKs win.
- If the number of CRITICAL BREAKs is also the same, the player with a higher number of BREAKs win.
- If the number of BREAKs is also the same, the player with a higher number of HITs win.
- If the number of HITs are also the same, the staff would choose another song in the song pool for the players to compete again.
The two best players from each area (a total of 4 players) are eligible for the final tournament.
| Quarter- and semi-finals |
Finals | Song | Difficulty | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ○ | - | Oshama Scramble! | MASTER | 13+ |
| ○ | - | AMAZING MIGHTYYYY!!!! | MASTER | 13+ |
| ○ | - | 閃鋼のブリューナク | MASTER | 13+ |
| ○ | - | The wheel to the right | MASTER | 13+ |
| ○ | - | BOKUTO | MASTER | 13+ |
| ○ | - | Summer is over | MASTER | 13+ |
| ○ | - | Ai Nov | MASTER | 13+ |
| ○ | - | Baqeela | MASTER | 13+ |
| ○ | - | Lazy Addiction | MASTER | 13+ |
| ○ | - | Touch and Go | MASTER | 13+ |
| ○ | - | Mini skirt | MASTER | 13+ |
| ○ | - | HONEY-Q | MASTER | 13+ |
| ○ | - | Vibes 2k20 | MASTER | 13+ |
| ○ | - | Sparkle | MASTER | 13+ |
| ○ | - | Ai Drew | MASTER | 13+ |
| ○ | - | アマツカミ | MASTER | 13+ |
| ○ | - | Trinity Departure | MASTER | 13+ |
| ○ | - | PinqPiq (xovevox Remix) | MASTER | 13+ |
| ○ | - | Daydreama | MASTER | 13+ |
| ○ | - | RED to RED | MASTER | 13+ |
| ○ | - | Lostwizz | MASTER | 13+ |
| ○ | ○ | 7thSense | MASTER | 14 |
| ○ | ○ | エンドマークに希望と涙を添えて | MASTER | 14 |
| ○ | ○ | 怒槌 | MASTER | 14 |
| ○ | ○ | 混沌を越えし我らが神聖なる調律主を讃えよ | MASTER | 14 |
| ○ | ○ | Garakuta Doll Play | MASTER | 14 |
| ○ | ○ | World Vanquisher | MASTER | 14 |
| ○ | ○ | SILENT BLUE | MASTER | 14 |
| ○ | ○ | folern | MASTER | 14 |
| ○ | ○ | Genesis | MASTER | 14 |
| ○ | ○ | Glorious Crown (tpz over-Over-OVERCUTE REMIX) | MASTER | 14 |
| ○ | ○ | 雷切-RAIKIRI- | MASTER | 14 |
| ○ | ○ | Oshama Scramble! (Cranky Remix) | MASTER | 14 |
| ○ | ○ | Everlasting Today | MASTER | 14 |
| ○ | ○ | Dazzle hop | MASTER | 14 |
| ○ | ○ | MEGATON BLAST | MASTER | 14 |
| ○ | ○ | 心 | MASTER | 14 |
| ○ | ○ | Aenbharr | MASTER | 14 |
| ○ | ○ | Desperado Waltz | MASTER | 14 |
| ○ | ○ | GEOMETRIC DANCE | MASTER | 14 |
| ○ | ○ | ヒトリボッチサテライト | MASTER | 14 |
| ○ | ○ | R'N'R Monsta | MASTER | 14 |
| ○ | ○ | Last Kingdom | MASTER | 14 |
| ○ | ○ | Galaxy Blaster | MASTER | 14 |
| ○ | ○ | AstrøNotes. | MASTER | 14 |
| ○ | ○ | Stargazing Dreamer | MASTER | 14 |
| - | ○ | otorii INNOVATED -[i]3- | MASTER | 14+ |
| - | ○ | YURUSHITE | MASTER | 14+ |
| - | ○ | Opfer | MASTER | 14+ |
| - | ○ | Titania | MASTER | 14+ |
| - | ○ | Viyella's Tears | MASTER | 14+ |
| - | ○ | ω4 | MASTER | 14+ |
| - | ○ | A Man In The Mirror | MASTER | 14+ |
| - | ○ | Good bye, Merry-Go-Round. | MASTER | 14+ |
| - | ○ | Singularity | MASTER | 14+ |
| - | ○ | 脳天直撃 | MASTER | 14+ |
Final tournament
Date: February 28th, 2020
- Postponed to March 14th due to COVID-19.
For the final tournament, the first place in the east area and the second place in the west area would be competing against each other, and the second place in the east area and the first place in the west area would be competing against each other. Each contestant chooses a song from the song pool below, and each group plays the two songs. The same song cannot be chosen twice by the same player. For the finals, the staff will additionally choose a song as the third song to play. Due to COVID-19, this idea is scrapped.
- If two players got the same total TECHNICAL SCORE, the player with a higher number of CRITICAL BREAKs win.
- If the number of CRITICAL BREAKs is also the same, the player with a higher number of BREAKs win.
- If the number of BREAKs is also the same, the player with a higher number of HITs win.
- If the number of HITs are also the same, the staff would choose another song in the song pool for the players to compete again.