Bubble Bobble Battle

The **Bubble Bobble Battle** (referred to as the **BBB** for short) was a North American *Ninjala* tournament hosted by GungHo Online Entertainment on March 20, 2021. It had 32 randomly chosen competitors battle in three rounds of Battle Royale matches. The event was streamed live from GungHo America's official Twitch and Ninjala's official YouTube channel, and featured commentary from GungHo ambassadors SovereignSyd, QualityStarling, and LogicMotion.

## Overview

The Bubble Bobble Battle was a fully online event focused on Battle Royale matches, with two matches per round with the exception of the finals, which had three matches. It was open to players aged 16 or older, though players younger than 18 needed parental permission to enter. 32 players would be randomly selected from all applicants, and split into four groups.

### Format

The tournament started with four brackets, each with its own group. After the round was over, the total points from all matches would be added up, and the top four players would move on to the next round.

**Round 1**

**Match 1:** Fort Riverdale

**Match 2:** Shinobi City

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**Semifinals**

**Match 1:** Croissant Arena

**Match 2:** Eagle City

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**Grand Finals**

**Match 1:** Croissant Arena

**Match 2:** Shinobi City

**Match 3:** WNA Academy

### Rewards

The top eight players who made it to the finals were all rewarded with an in-game Gumchi T-shirt costume. Additional rewards were as follows:

* **1st Place:** $500 Gift Card
* **2nd Place:** $300 Gift Card
* **3rd Place:** $100 Gift Card
* **4th Place:** $50 Gift Card

## Attendance

### Commentators

There where four commentators at the event, the last three of whom of GungHo ambassadors:

* GungHo Madeline
* SovereignSyd
* LogicMotion
* QualityStarling

### List of Competitors

There were 32 participants in the tournament from North America.

Competitors
* Tarisatan!
* •3• Ringo
* Mileve
* 【re】Phar
* X† OctoKid
* T\_Waste
* Trusty
* Snake
* Bionick
* Shiro Grim
* JulianJet
* STiiiZ-O
* Squidy
* SA☆McQuick
* ƒƒ-Rabbit
* DMK™
* Naza
* JCP CB YT
* Zephyr
* zephlerrr
* s1 Airri
* ☆Foglio☆
* [SS] Yayon
* CGamer
* DeDeDeadly
* Chubbi☆
* eXimius
* Kyoda

\**4U2H8 was disqualified due to not responding to tourney staff roll calls in time for the event.*

## Results

### Rundown

Bubble Bobble Battle Tournament Rundown\*
* **ØȽH Xaen**
* Tarisatan!
* •3• Ringo
* **Mileve**
* **【re】Phar**
* **X† OctoKid**
* T\_Waste
* Trusty
* **Snake**
* **Bionick**
* Shiro Grim
* JulianJet
* STiiiZ-O
* **Squidy**
* **SA☆McQuick**
* **TheHappyDn**
* ƒƒ-Rabbit
* **DMK™**
* Naza
* **JCP CB YT**
* Zephyr
* zephlerrr
* **s1 Airri**
* **NeutralAir**
* **☆Foglio☆**
* **[SS] Yayon**
* **CGamer**
* DeDeDeadly
* Chubbi☆
* eXimius
* **ØȽH Xaen**
* Mileve
* **X† OctoKid**
* 【re】Phar
* SA☆McQuick
* **Snake**
* **Squidy**
* Bionick
* TheHappyDn
* DMK™
* s1 Airri
* **JCP CB YT**
* **NeutralAir**
* [SS] Yayon
* **☆Foglio☆**
* **Squidy**
* **Snake**
* X† OctoKid
* **ØȽH Xaen**
* NeutralAir
* CGamer
* **☆Foglio☆**
* JCP CB YT

\**Bold indicates this player was among the top four of the respective round.*

## Trivia

* The event is the first officially run *Ninjala* tournament in the world. A tournament was run in Japan shortly after.
* Four contestants had to be disqualified from the initial roster due to being under the age of 16, which was the age limit of the tournament. They were replaced in the final roster prior to the event.
* Two of the participants, eXimius and Chubbi, are admins of the Ninjala Wiki.