A French nursing residence firm is holding a Avenue Fighter 6 match that pairs seniors with youthful gamers, who will battle it out to win a visit to Evo France in October.
Combating video games are for each age, as one nursing residence group in France is displaying the world that even the aged can put collectively a beastly combo or two.
Domitys is without doubt one of the main senior residence firms in Europe, with places throughout France, Belgium, and Italy, with present expansions underway in Asia.
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Its major base of operations is in France, the place it has 250 senior dwelling facilities — 4 of that are taking part in a preventing recreation match with a giant journey on the road.
Seniors duke it out in Avenue Fighter 6 match
Named ‘Domitys Cup,’ this match circuit brings collectively pairs of 1 younger particular person, from 18-30 years previous, and one senior, 60+ years previous.
Whereas they’re providing the flexibility for younger gamers to enroll and be robotically paired with a senior dwelling within the residence, gamers can be a part of with their mother and father or grandparents if they need a shot at competing. The competitors is supposed to incorporate everybody.
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There are a number of regional qualifying rounds that may happen all through September 2025, with every spherical organized right into a single-elimination bracket with a best-of-three format.
Which means, in contrast to conventional preventing recreation tournaments, if the group loses one set, they’re out — however they’ll have three matches to indicate off their expertise.
The circuit culminates in a ‘nationwide closing’ at Evo France on October 10, 2025, in a single-elimination bracket with a best-of-five format. Winners could have their journey and lodging paid for as a part of their reward.
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So far, the grand prize for the finals has not but been established, however the match might be broadcasted on Kayane’s channel, a feminine preventing recreation professional from France who is legendary for her prime finishes at tournaments for the Soul Calibur collection.
In truth, she’s even uploaded a collection of simplified tutorial movies on YouTube to assist the senior gamers perceive the sport.
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Each Kayane and Domitys have been selling the match on social media, sharing pictures and movies of the seniors studying combos alongside their youthful coaching companions.
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“No extra joking round in Montpellier,” the corporate wrote on X. “Because the regional closing approaches, the seniors are motivated and beginning to string collectively combos!”
“I see that they’re coaching laborious,” Kayane responded. “Tremendous excited to see the results of their efforts within the coming weeks!”
That is simply the most recent seniors preventing recreation match to go viral after a nursing residence in Japan hosted a seniors-only bracket for Tekken 8 in July 2025. The winner, named Yoshie, used Panda to take out her opponent, a King participant named Sadayuki.
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