Japan’s first official battle event SHISHA-1 Grand Prix

Competition to determine the No.1 maker of Shisha “SHISHA-1 Grand Prix”

#SHISHIA1グランプリ

Who will win the prize of 100,000 yen and a free 1-month Shisha ticket?

■ Eligibility

Anyone over 20 years old who has made Shisha before.

* It is also possible to participate anonymously or under a nickname, without disclosing your affiliation with a store.

■ Entry fee

3,000 yen

■ Prizes

1st place: 100,000 yen + 1 month of free Shisha + technical guidance course

2nd place: 30,000 yen

3rd place: 10,000 yen

Up to 8th place: Negotiating rights for investment of up to 30 million yen

■ Every participant will receive a participation prize

1. FRU+TAS flavor

2. SHISHA JUICE flavor

3. Coupon from participating stores

■ Rules

Single-elimination tournament.

Flavors will be randomly selected from several types prepared by us.

Competitors will face off against each other using same flavor.

1. We will provide the same designated hookah for both competitors to use.

2. Each competitor may use up to 12g of flavor.

3. Top set (bowl + HMS) can be selected from 2 options.

– Same random set:

– We will provide multiple top sets (bowl + HMS), and each competitor will eliminate one set. The remaining sets will be put in a hat, and a single set will be drawn.

– Free battle by bringing in your own:

– Competitors can agree to use their own top set (bring your own) that they are most comfortable with. Windshields can also be brought in.

4. Competitors can choose their own charcoal from the following options:

– KINGKO

– FLAT 25x25x15

– Cube 25x25x25

– COCOMELT

– FLAT 25x25x17

– Cube 22x22x22

– Cube 26x26x26

5. The Shisha creation time is less than 14 minutes. After 14 minutes, the judges will simultaneously taste the Shisha.

– * If the Shisha is completed in 10 minutes, you have to wait 4mins

6. There will be 5 judges. Two will be from the Shisha shop staff, and three will be guest.

– Shisha shop staff judges:

– Taste: 0-5 points

– Smoke feel: 0-5 points

– Subjective preference: 0-1 point

– Guest judges:

– Taste: 0-2 points

– Smoke feel: 0-2 points

– Subjective preference: 0-1 point

7. The Shisha will be judged blindly (without knowing who made it) based on three criteria: taste, smoke feel, and subjective preference.

– Taste: Does the Shisha accurately express the requested taste as stated by the judges? (For example, if the judges requested a balance of freshness and sweetness for mint flavor, the Shisha should accurately express that balance.)

– Smoke feel: Is the density and volume of smoke appropriate?

– Subjective preference: Judge’s personal pereference

8. The winner will advance to the next round.

■ Event details

(Schedule)

2023 March 25th, 26th

(Venue)

2 Shisha shops in Tokyo

25th: Shibuya Shisha House

26th: Suidobashi lento

(Eligibility)

Anyone who works at a Shisha shop or enjoys Shisha at home can participate

(Participant prize)

Both participants and spectators will receive a coupon worth 500 yen that can be used in all participating stores in April.

(Winners prizes)

Special free Shisha tickets for a month or a special lecture from a special sponsor

(twitter)

https://twitter.com/shisha_1gp

Sponsor

Shisha Suitai

ODUMAN JAPAN

AL FAKHER JAPAN

#japan

23 Comments

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In our latest interview about Japan with Gaba:
There are opinion “battle events are not favored in Japan.”

Can you reply, why do you think its not favored?

https://hub.hookahbattle.com/en/dynamics-of-japanese-hookah-culture-and-market-interview-with-gaba/?lang=en

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Japanese creators tend to be closed off.
Due to their tendency to reject new things, I believe that by consistently holding events, it can become a standard practice.

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Dont you think that your rules of battle are prerry complicated? I have a feeling that some contestants may have trouble to understand it.

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The reason for the complicated rules is to keep it fair.

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Japanese creators tend to be closed off.
Due to their tendency to reject new things, I believe that by consistently holding events, it can become a standard practice.

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Do you have any kind of Jury procedure selection? Like what is the criteria to become a judge of this event?

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Regarding the jury selection, we choose individuals who have been in the industry for a long time and who have a reputation for making fair judgments that are acceptable to those being judged.

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Largest shisha battle in Japan.
This is a very important event for me because I want to bring Japanese shisha to the world level. I think it’s a great event because there are many players who face shisha because of the competition, and I think it’s a great event to raise the skill level of Japan.
I will not be able to attend on the day due to some business, but I wish the participants good luck.


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Hello from Russia!
Can you explain,what do you mean under:
1.Special free Shisha tickets for a month or a special lecture from a special sponsor
2.Negotiating rights for investment of up to 30 million yen

I want to translate the rules and awards more precisely, but I don’t fully understand what the above things mean

I would be grateful if you could explain in more detail.

良い一日を過ごしてください!

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Спасибо за ваш вопрос!
Я ответил ниже, это подходит для вас?
Извините за мой слабый английский, но, пожалуйста, будьте снисходительны.
Желаю вам хорошего дня!

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What does mean “Negotiating rights for investment of up to 30 million yen” ?

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The sponsor is willing to provide a loan of up to 30 million yen for the creation of a new shisha establishment. Players ranked up to 8th place have the right to negotiate with that sponsor.

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Will you have a live broadcast on YouTube? Interested to watch it

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We will broadcast the championship match live on Instagram only.

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Can you send a link where we can watch it? Also at which date and time it will start?

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It will be on the 26th at 14:00.
We will send you the link later.

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Heh, gonna be 08:00 AM morning, with my time zone. Okay please send in telegram

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That’s really cool. So the investment could be for new hookah lounge or hookah shop?

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That’s correct.

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What is “technical guidance course” ?

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A famous Japanese player will spend a full day giving instruction on various aspects, such as addressing doubts and teaching techniques.

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What is “free 1-month Shisha ticket” ? How it works?

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By using the one-month free hookah voucher, the cost of the hookah will be waived.

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