SORO FES 2021 Team Competition

What is "Team Competition"?

Team competition is a tournament format competition that only Center Students can participate in. The competition will be in a head-to-head format between teams formed by Centers. This will be a great opportunity to unleash your potential and improve your mental calculation. Whatever the outcome, it will be a great motivator for your development and training.

Team Competition Details

■Date：August 8th, 2021 (Sunday)
※Games last about 20 minutes, and the winning team will advance to the next round.

■Participation requirements
・Be a center student
・Be 5 to 12 years old at the time of application
・Be between J7 to U12 (E-Student or Center Student)
・Be able to participate via Zoom with video ON and be comfortable with their face being published on the internet and social media. (We may also interview children during the match.)
・One person cannot participate in multiple teams.
・Member changes will be accepted until 5:00 pm JST the day before.
・The team name is the name of the SoroTouch Center. If multiple teams are participating from one SoroTouch Center in one division, add a capital letter to the end of the name for each team in alphabetical order. (Example: Iidabashi_A, Iidabashi_B, Iidabashi_C…)
・Participation as a combined SoroTouch center is possible, but please select one SoroTouch center for the team name.
・One teacher can join the Zoom call during the tournament with their camera off. Teachers should turn on their cameras when speaking.

■Application period：July 12th (Monday) to July 16th (Friday)　※Apply at your Center
※Schedule and Tournament List will be announced by July 23rd (Friday).

■Divisions
・Junior Division: 1 team of 5 people, at least 3 people required on the time of the competition
・Super Division: 1 team of 5 people, at least 3 people required on the time of the competition　※Up to 2 Junior division learners can participate
・Ultra Division: 1 team of 5 people, at least 3 people required on the time of the competition　※Up to 2 Super division learners can participate
※Students will be assigned to their divisions based on their stage at the time of application. Their division will not be changed later, even if they move up a stage.
※If a minimum of three participants are not present at the start of the match, that team will be disqualified. If players drop out mid match, the team may continue, as long as there are two or more players. If there is only one player during the match, the team will be disqualified.

■Judgement method
・In each round, teams (2-4 teams/colors per round) compete for the highest sum of points in “Ready Go!” and “How Many?”
・Points will be added to your score even if you are unable to participate due to network or app problems. Retirement is possible only before the start of an event.
・Winning or losing is decided by the average number of points per team, so smaller teams will not be at a disadvantage
※Video for reference：
East-West battle（Some rules have changed）

■Awards
・Students will receive virtual gold, silver, and bronze medals corresponding to the, first, second, and third place winners in each category at a later date. All participants will receive a virtual participation prize. Virtual prizes can be viewed in the SoroTouch App

Event Details

■"Ready Go!"

■Events
①Add/Sub: Visible, Junior division: 2 numbers, Super and Ultra division :3 numbers
②Multiplication
③Division　Super and Ultra divisions only

■"How Many?"

■Events
・Junior division：Basic, 1 digit 7 numbers/ 2 digit 5 numbers/ Normal 2 digit 3 numbers, etc
・Super division：Normal, 1 digit 7 numbers/ 2 digit 7 numbers/ 3 digit 3 numbers, etc
・Ultra division：Normal, 2 digit 10 numbers/ 3 digit 5 numbers/ 4 digit 3 numbers, etc
※Speed：motorcycle, train etc

Additional Notes

・The competition will be held online using Zoom. Participants need a device that can connect to Zoom in addition to their iPad for SoroTouch (mobile phone, PC, etc.).
・We will not be able to support participants if there are any technical difficulties on the participant’s end during the match.
・If the points displayed in SoroRoom are diffrent from the points displayed on the participant’s iPad, the points displayed in SoroRoom will be used.
・If siblings of a participant are also signed up and match times overlap, we cannot make adjustments.
(Multiple siblings will be able to join at the same time if there is an iPad and a Zoom connection for each of them)
・The competition will be livestreamed on YouTube. In addition, content from the event will be posted on our website and social media.