Representing Team Japan in the 2014 Sasuke ASEAN Open Cup ©TBS Facebook
Later this month (February 20-23) the long-awaited SASUKE ASEAN Open Cup in Malaysia takes place. As promised from last year's Sasuke 29, Japan was to send an elite team based on the results from Sasuke 29 to represent them in the inaugural ASEAN Open. Sasuke Director Inui tweeted today that TBS finally updated their pages (both main website and Facebook) with the composition of the 5 man team.
(From the TBS Facebook Page)
The team that will represent Japan at the SASUKE ASEAN OPEN CUP 2014 to be held in Malaysia starting February 20 has been selected. The SASUKE RISING competition aired in June 2013 also functioned as preliminary competition for the OPEN CUP, and some of its best performers were named to the Japan team. “The SASUKE Kid”, university student Yusuke Morimoto, who turned in a truly astounding performance, will be joined by the perennial performer All Star Shingo Yamamoto, former Finalist Kenji “Kong” Takahashi, and New Stars Kazuma Asa and Hitoshi Kanno. The five Japanese contestants will defend Japan’s pride in the team competition to be held February 23.
The SASUKE ASEAN OPEN CUP is a celebration of 40 years of diplomatic relations between Japan and the countries of ASEAN. It will include an individual competition open to entrants from anywhere in the world, and a team competition in which the Japanese team will compete against a team of elite ASEAN athletes. Don’t miss this epic battle featuring some of the world’s toughest SASUKE warriors!
The SASUKE ASEAN OPEN CUP is a celebration of 40 years of diplomatic relations between Japan and the countries of ASEAN. It will include an individual competition open to entrants from anywhere in the world, and a team competition in which the Japanese team will compete against a team of elite ASEAN athletes. Don’t miss this epic battle featuring some of the world’s toughest SASUKE warriors!
They are the 4 competitors from Stage 3 in Sasuke 29. The furthest man (and subject of a recent Rambling Rican interview) in Sasuke 29 Yuusuke Morimoto森本 裕介, Sasuke Veteran and Former Finalist Kenji Takahashi高橋賢次, along with Shin Sedai (新世代) literally "New Generation" members Hitoshi Kanno菅野仁志 and Kazuma Asa朝一眞, plus Sasuke 29 Stage 2 competitor Sasuke All-star Shingo Yamamoto山本進悟.