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The 10th KONAMI Arcade Championship saw many changes to its format due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Unlike other years, only players living in Japan were eligible to enter, no semi-finals were being held, and the finals were being held without an audience at the esports GINZA studio located inside KONAMI's main offices, as JAEPO 2021, its traditional venue, was cancelled. The Champion exemption was also removed as well. Guest commentators were also not physically present at the venue, instead conducted by webcam telecommunication. | The 10th KONAMI Arcade Championship saw many changes to its format due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Unlike other years, only players living in Japan were eligible to enter, no semi-finals were being held, and the finals were being held without an audience at the esports GINZA studio located inside KONAMI's main offices, as JAEPO 2021, its traditional venue, was cancelled. The Champion exemption was also removed as well. Guest commentators were also not physically present at the venue, instead conducted by webcam telecommunication. | ||
For the first time, games other than pop'n music featured Female-only divisions: beatmania IIDX, DanceDanceRevolution, and SOUND VOLTEX. However, jubeat no longer has a Team division. As is usual, two songs were introduced as qualifier songs: [[Sekai no hate ni yakusoku no gaika wo|世界の果てに約束の凱歌を]] (with each participating BEMANI game having at a different rendition of it) and [[Vamos A Bailar]] (for DANCERUSH STARDOM). Also for the first in | For the first time, games other than pop'n music featured Female-only divisions: beatmania IIDX, DanceDanceRevolution, and SOUND VOLTEX. However, jubeat no longer has a Team division. As is usual, two songs were introduced as qualifier songs: [[Sekai no hate ni yakusoku no gaika wo|世界の果てに約束の凱歌を]] (with each participating BEMANI game having at a different rendition of it) and [[Vamos A Bailar]] (for DANCERUSH STARDOM). Also for the first in ノスタルジア's finals, both Basic and Recital divisions were combined and competed together in a best-of-five format. | ||
The Final Round was postponed many times from their original dates on March 6th, 7th, 13th, and 14th, 2021, until the final new dates were announced on November 26th, 2021, with the competition to be held on February 11th and 12th, 2022. The livestream only showed the final round of each division, with the semifinals to be uploaded by YouTube at a later date; additionally, all the finalist's song choices were announced by the hosts rather than the finalists themselves, similar to [[BEMANI PRO LEAGUE]]. | The Final Round was postponed many times from their original dates on March 6th, 7th, 13th, and 14th, 2021, until the final new dates were announced on November 26th, 2021, with the competition to be held on February 11th and 12th, 2022. The livestream only showed the final round of each division, with the semifinals to be uploaded by YouTube at a later date; additionally, all the finalist's song choices were announced by the hosts rather than the finalists themselves, similar to [[BEMANI PRO LEAGUE]]. | ||