meleap Inc.(Location: Chiyoda-ward, Tokyo; CEO: Hiroshi Fukuda) known as the provider of AR sports gaming series including “HADO Xball” launched “Japan Xball League 2020” on the 29th of Feb to hold every Saturday evening from 19:00 to satisfy the fans’ thirst for new competitive AR sport. Every match can be viewed on YouTube streaming.

・What is HADO Xball?

HADO Xball is a sport that lets players strap on head-mounted displays and arm sensors to test their skills in augmented reality. Similar to soccer or basketball, two teams of two take the court to compete by shooting a ball of energy at the goal behind their opponents while taking advantage of both offensive and defensive strategies. Spectators are the differentiator. Audiences no longer simply watch but become part of the game. meleap Inc. aims to launch professional leagues in Japan, America, China, India and the Philippians by 2021.

・What is “Japan Xball League 2020”?

While anticipating the launch of the HADO Xball professional leagues, techno sports fans are now able to get a pleasure to watch intense competitions at the pre-league, “Japan Xball League 2020”, finally started with the four official teams, Aichi Regulus, Kanagawa Sirius, Algol Chiba, and Vega Saitama, all of which stepped onto the court for the first official battles on Feb 29.

Each team will play one match every Saturday to battle it out one round lasting three weeks for the No.1 spot of the round.

Each round winner will win a prize of 200,000 yen while the team earning the Best Audience award as a result of earning the most cheering points from the audience can receive the same amount of prize money.

・Japan Xball League 2020 Overview

Schedule for Round 1

• First Phase starts at 19:00 on Feb 29

First match:    Kanagawa Sirius vs. Vega Saitama

Second match:  Algol Chiba vs. Aichi Regulus

• Second Phase starts at 19:00 on Mar 7

First match:    Kanagawa Sirius vs. Aichi Regulus

Second match:  Algol Chiba vs. Vega Saitama

• Third Phase starts at 19:00 on Mar 14

First match:    Kanagawa Sirius vs. Algol Chiba

Second match:  Vega Saitama vs. Aichi Regulus

Prize

Winner: 200,000 yen

Best Audience award(earning the top cheering points): 200,000yen

Streaming

Official YouTube account: “Techno sports TV- HADO Xball”

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtZvtZcNL3EGxzzypB6_YRQ

Official Website

https://meleap.com/xball/

・Official team: Aichi Regulus

Coach   Hibiki Fujii

Player   Ryu Mizusawa　Shusaku Kuga　Taro Okada

・Official team: Kanagawa Sirius

Coach   Takayuki Daimoto

Player   Yusuke Inuzuka　Yuto Suzuki　Jun Sakaguchi

・Official team: Algol Chiba

Coach   Yuya Suzuki

Player   Sho Mizusawa　Sora Sakaguchi　Shinya Kishimoto

・Official team: Vega Saitama

Coach   Kiyomitsu Kobari

Player   Trashbox　Naoki Kaneda　Zac Matsumura