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Go Super Saiyan At The First Ever DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO Dramatic Showdown

Tournament is the First for the Widely Acclaimed Sequel in the BUDOKAI TENKAICHI Serie, Bringing Together Fans for Online Competitions and a Physical Event at DRGAON BALL GAMES BATTLE HOUR 2025

IRVINE, Calif.Nov. 8, 2024 – Are you ready to unleash your inner Saiyan? Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc. today announced the DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO DRAMATIC SHOWDOWN! - the first global tournament aimed at bringing together fans to vie for bragging rights in the recently released anime brawler. Developed by Spike Chunsoft, DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO is the first sequel in more than 15 years in the legendary DRAGON BALL Z: BUDOKAI TENKAICHI series, launching to critical acclaim on October 11, 2024. The DRAMATIC SHOWDOWN! competition is the first tournament organized for the title, priming players to hone and showcase their skills via online competitions and at physical qualifier event planned for DRAGON BALL GAMES BATTLE HOUR 2025, taking place January 18-19, 2025, in Los Angeles. For more information on the DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO DRAMATIC SHOWDOWN!, please visit https://www.bandainamcoent.com/news/dragon-ball-sparking-zero-the-dramatic-showdown-tournament.

The DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO DRAMATIC SHOWDOWN! will begin as a series of online national tournaments that will take place throughout November and December 2024 leading up to a 2-day physical event at DRAGON BALL GAMES BATTLE HOUR 2025 in Los Angeles. Players from the following nine regions are eligible to enter: United States, Mexico, Japan, France, Italy, Germany, United Kingdom, and Spain. They will be vying for the top spot in each region to determine the top nine players who will compete in the GRAND FINALS. Additionally, an on-site qualifier at DRAGON BALL GAMES BATTLE HOUR on January 18, 2025, will determine another top seven players from among those attending the event. The GRAND FINALS will take place as a final showdown between these top 16 players in a physical tournament at BATTLE HOUR on January 19. Tune into all of the matches at https://www.twitch.tv/bandainamcous.

To learn more about the tournament rules and upcoming registration, view the DRAMATIC SHOWDOWN! Announcement trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8NuUOeZkrE

ABOUT DRAGON BALL BATTLE HOUR:
Announced at New York Comic Con 2024, DRAGON BALL GAMES BATTLE HOUR 2025 is returning to Los Angeles on January 18-19, 2025, and will be packed with exciting activities from the world of DRAGON BALL. Now in its fifth year, the event is organized by Bandai Namco Group and partners to bring together the DRAGON BALL community for an experiential event featuring manga, anime, movies, games, toys, and more from the globally beloved franchise.

For information on this title and other products from Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc., please visit www.bandainamcoent.com. Join the conversation on Twitter at www.Twitter.com/BandaiNamcoUS, check us out live on Twitch at https://twitch.tv/bandainamcous, or follow us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/BandaiNamcoUS.

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