Heya Yaburi 8th: Homestay (AK) vs. Kumicho (WO) 50 Game Exhibition

Date: January 16th, 2021
Time: 10:00pm Japan, 8:00am EST
Region: Japan, Online
Venue: Xbox Live
Matchup: Homestay (Akira) vs. Kumicho (Wolf)

Heya Yaburi is an exhibition series where legendary players fight in 50 games (they play all 50, regardless of score). Heya Yaburi 8th features Homestay Akira and Kumicho Wolf.

This event was coordinated by Homestay Akira’s wife, Tetsuko Yamada through her social media and YouTube accounts.

The event was broadcast in Japanese on YouTube Live with direct view of Homestay Akira playing from home. Team Spooky & NYC Furby provided live english commentary over a direct lobby view of the match through XBL and broadcast the event on Twitch before archiving it on YouTube. Both live broadcasts raised contributions from viewers and sponsors for the legends involved.

Japanese Trailer: https://youtu.be/uWqOAutiL0g


Main Event w/ English Commentary: https://youtu.be/FzxOql2Tybs


Main Event Japanese Livestream: https://youtu.be/BIL8h9NTN-k


SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS for Event Coordinators

Tetsuko Yamada Twitter: @TetsukoYamada
Tetsuko Yamada YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/TetsukoYamada

Team Spooky Twitter: @teamspooky
NYC Furby Twitter: @nycfurby
Team Spooky YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/FGCSabin