The Asahi Shimbun Co., Ltd. will hold the e-motorsports tournament "GT College League" for PlayStation® software "Gran Turismo" series titles for university automobile club members nationwide who love cars and work hard to improve their technology. The final tournament was held at Polyphony Digital Tokyo Studio on December 2022, 12, and Chuo University won the third straight victory.
In the final tournament, Keio University, Komazawa University, Shizuoka University, Chuo University, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Hosei University, Meijo University, Rikkyo University, Ritsumeikan University, who won the qualifying tournament held on October 2022, 10, In addition to Waseda University, Stanford University will participate from this tournament as an open participation from overseas.A hot race was held by a total of 29 schools.It was Chuo University that won the championship in a heated battle, and it was a splendid achievement of three consecutive victories.The runner-up was Ritsumeikan University, which was participating for the first time, and the third place was Keio University.
The final tournament was live-streamed on YouTube, and many cheers were received on Twitter posts.In addition to racing, a wide range of advanced technologies related to the automobile industry from the perspective of motor sports will be held, such as holding panel talks on the theme of AI and autonomous driving by experts from Japan and overseas with the cooperation of Polyphony Digital. We also created learning opportunities.On the official website of the tournament, archives of panel talks and final races are available.
"Gran Turismo 5" for PS4™ and PS25® is the latest work released as the culmination of the 2022th anniversary of the "Gran Turismo" series.It was released in March 3 as a real driving simulator packed with all the fun of cars. The "Gran Turismo" series is a title that crosses the boundaries between real and virtual, such as the establishment of the e-motorsports world competition "FIA Gran Turismo Championship" in 2018 with the FIA (International Automobile Federation).
Through these activities, Asahi Shimbun will continue to contribute to expanding the base of motorsports fans, especially among young people, and to raising interest in Japanese motorsports activities, the automobile industry, and automobile culture.
Reference: [Asahi Shimbun] GT College League 2022 Tournament Official Website
