Baseball friends win esports tournament for school students in Japan

SAITAMA, Japan - Two baseball friends won Japan's first esports tournament for junior and senior high school students featuring the ball game on Saturday, confirming their strong bonding in videogaming.Kojiro Yanagi, 17, and Hiroki Kunimatsu, 18, rose to prominence among players of "Jikkyo Powerful Pro Yakyu," a title internationally marketed as "Power Pros," with their victory in the competition joined by more than 30 two-player teams nationwide."I'm so happy. We practiced for a month for this tournament," said Yanagi from Meiji Gakuin Higashimurayama High School in Tokyo.The two, who go t…READ FULL ARTICLE