Shibuya HAL

Shibuya HAL (渋谷ハル) is a male Japanese Virtual YouTuber affiliated with upd8.

He streams on YouTube and Twitch. He mostly plays PUBG and Apex Legends. He also organizes PUBG competitions for other Virtual YouTubers.

Personality
He is the world's strongest convenience store clerk.

Background
HAL was originally a pro-gamer under Handmade Potion (27 Dec 2019 - 5 Jul 2020).

2018
His channel was created on 17 April 2018. His Twitter account was created in the same month. He debuted on YouTube on 6 May.

2019
On 31 May, he announced on his stream that he joined upd8.

On 26 September, he debuted his second 2D costume.

On 14 October, he created a Twitch channel.

2020
On 29 February, he got a new, older-looking 2D model as 50,000 followers celebration.

2021
On 20 July, he announced a collaboration PC model with GALLERIA.

As Organiser

 * VTuber Most Competitive Tournament - PUBG Main Event: 28 July 2018

VTuber Most Cooperatitive Tournament - PUBG
Japanese VTuber PUBG tournament
 * VTuber Most Cooperatitive Tournament Main Event: 20 October 2018 [ Stream ]
 * VTuber Most Cooperatitive Tournament #2 Main Event: 14 April 2019 [ Stream ]

VTuber Most Cooperatitive Tournament - Apex Legends
Japanese VTuber Apex Legends tournament
 * VTuber Most Cooperatitive Tournament Season 1 Main Event: 2 August 2020 [ Stream ]
 * VTuber Most Cooperatitive Tournament Season 2 Main Event: 24 January 2021 [ Stream ]
 * VTuber Most Cooperatitive Tournament Season 3 Main Event: 22 August 2021 [ Stream ]

ShibuyaHAL Custom
A series of weekly community tournament with Shibuya HAL's team, invited guest team(s), and public teams. The custom tournament started since 5 November 2020.

As Caster

 * FFL Apex Legends Tournament Season 1 (3-24 Nov 2020) - Commentator
 * ALGS Autumn Circuit Playoff APAC North (19 Dec 2020) - Guest
 * FFL Apex Legends Tournaments Season 2 (1-22 Dec 2020) - Commentator
 * FFL Apex Legends Tournaments Season 3 (5-26 Jan 2021) - Commentator
 * GLL Community Cups #24 - APAC North (21 Jan 2021) - Caster
 * ALGS Winter Circuit #1 - APAC North (31 Jan 2021) - Guest
 * FFL Apex Legends Tournaments Season 4 (2-23 Feb 2021) - Commentator
 * ALGS Winter Circuit #3 - APAC North (28 Feb 2021) - Guest
 * FFL Apex Legends Tournaments Season 5 (2-23 Mar 2021) - Commentator
 * ALGS Winter Circuit Playoffs - APAC North (28 Mar 2021) - Guest

2019

 * On 14 November, he participated in OPENREC Apex Legends Frontier: Champions Cup DUO as team "BobHaru" (ぼぶハル) along with BobSappAim. The team ranked 2nd and he came 1st in terms of total number of kills.

2020

 * On 26 January, he participated in ALGS Major 1 - Japanese Qualifier Online Tournament as team Handmade Potion along with L8af and Saboten. The team ranked 7th and qualified to Major 1 open stage.


 * On 21 March, he participated in ALGS Online #2 online qualifier - Japan Bracket as team Handmade Potion along with L8af and Saboten. The team placed 23rd in overall ranking.


 * On 4 April, he participated in ALGS Online #3 online qualifier - Japan Bracket as team Handmade Potion along with L8af and Saboten. The team placed 27th in overall ranking.


 * On 18 April, he participated in ALGS Online #4 online qualifier - Japan Bracket as team Handmade Potion along with L8af and Saboten. The team placed 16th in overall ranking.


 * On 2 May, he participated in ALGS Online #5 online qualifier - Japan Bracket as team Handmade Potion along with L8af and Saboten. The team placed 20th in overall ranking.


 * On 30 May, he participated in ALGS Online #6 online qualifier - Japan Bracket as team Handmade Potion along with L8af and Saboten. The team placed 22th in overall ranking.


 * On 24 July, he participated in RAGE x Legion: Doujou Cup as the pre-event of RAGE ASIA 2020 as team VTuber along with Shirayuki Reid and Ichinose Uruha. The team won 1st place.


 * On 29 August, he participated in 1st Apex Legends Crazy Raccoon Cup as team "Troll Ice Shibuya Shop" (トロールアイス渋谷店 Toro-ru Aisu Shibuya-ten) along with Shirayuki Reid and Kuzuha. The team placed 7th in overall ranking.


 * On 1 November, he participated in 2nd Apex Legends Crazy Raccoon Cup as team "K2ARC" along with Shirayuki Reid and Ichinose Uruha. The team placed 8th in overall ranking.


 * On 27 December, he participated in 3rd Apex Legends Crazy Raccoon Cup as team "Olympus Extremely Low" (オリンパス激ロー Orinpasu Geki Lo-) along with Obo and Ibrahim. The team placed 10th in overall ranking.


 * On 29 December, he participated in FFL Apex Legends Tournaments Draft Cup as "team ShibuyaHAL" along with Ftyan and LeoN. The team placed 3rd in overall ranking.

2021

 * On 16-17 January, he participated in STREAMER PARK SEASON 1 feat. DeToNator as "team ShibuyaHAL" along with Admin, Sekiguchi Mandy (Generation EXILE), and Osamintinus. The team placed 2nd in overall ranking.


 * On 14 March, he participated in 4th Apex Legends Crazy Raccoon Cup as team "ShiShiMoTyan" (ししゃもtyan) along with SHAKA and Iori Moe, coached by Ftyan. The team placed 19th in overall ranking.


 * On 10 April, he participated in Apex Festival (えぺまつり Apex Matsuri) as team "ShibuHaRu Co. Fishery" (渋ハRu式漁業 ShibuHaRu-shiki Gyogyou) along with Motoki and TIE_Ru. The team placed 10th in overall ranking.


 * On 15 May, he participated in 5th Apex Legends Crazy Raccoon Cup as team "We Crushed It" (私たちがつぶしました Watashitachi ga Tsubushimashita) along with Yuuki Chihiro and Kaga Sumire. The team placed 10th in overall ranking.


 * On 5-6 June, he participated in 1st VALORANT Crazy Raccoon Cup as team "mtmtHs" along with takej, Francisco, Kaga Nazuna, and Yoru Yoichi, coached by mittiii. The team placed 9th in overall ranking.


 * On 12 June, he participated in NIJISANJI Apex Party with DeToNator as team "ShibuShibuAsahi" (渋々あさひ) along with Shibuya Hajime and Seto Asahi. The team placed 20th in overall ranking.


 * On 27 June, he participated in Apex Festival Spin-off (えぺまつり外伝 Apex Matsuri Gaiden) as "team ShibuyaHAL" along with Akagami no Tomo and MASHU. The team placed 7th in overall ranking.


 * On 23 July, he participated in 6th Apex Legends Crazy Raccoon Cup as team "Troll Ice Shibuya Shop" (トロールアイス渋谷店 Toro-ru Aisu Shibuya-ten) along with Shirayuki Reid and Kuzuha. The team placed 10th in overall ranking.


 * On 6 August, he participated in VCC Apex organised by VAULTROOM along with k4sen and Sqla. The team placed 7th in overall ranking.


 * On 28 August, he participated in Apex Festival Summer Campaign (えぺまつり夏の陣 Apex Matsuri Natsu no Jin) as team "Virtual Host Club" (バーチャルホストクラブ) along with Kuzuha and Hikakin. The team placed 8th in overall ranking.

Knot Not Rank
On 23 June 2020, Shibuya HAL founded Knot Not Rank (KNR - pronounce as konori) a group of friends gathering to do activities together without being restrained by organisation/affiliation.

Members:
 * Shibuya HAL
 * BobSappAim (streamer, independent)
 * Admin (streamer, Father's Back 'Titi no Senaka')
 * Kinako (streamer, independent)
 * Kawase (streamer, Crazy Raccoon pro-gaming team)
 * Virtual Gorilla
 * Alelu (streamer, DeToNator pro-gaming team)

Products/Equipments
 Some of the products and equipment listed may not be up to date.* 


 * Peripherals
 * Monitors: BenQ ZOWIE XL2546
 * Keyboard: Razer BlackWidow Black JP
 * Mouse: Razer Viper Ultimate
 * Mousepad: Razer Gigantus V2-L
 * Microphone: AKG D5 C
 * Earphone: Razer Hammerhead Duo
 * Audio Interface: Yamaha AG03

Media

 * 渋谷ハル - YouTube channel
 * 渋谷ハル - Twitch channel
 * @ShibuyaHAL - TwitCasting channel
 * 渋谷ハル - corporate profile on the upd8 Website
 * @ShibuyaHAL - official Twitter account
 * @KNR_Gaming_ - Knot Not Rank official Twitter account
 * 渋谷ハル - Shibuya HAL note
 * @ShibuHALSupport - ShibuyaHAL Custom official Twitter account

Further Readings

 * ShibuyaHAL - Liquipedia Apex Legends
 * ShibuyaHAL Custom - ShibuyaHAL Custom Liquipedia Apex Legends
 * VTuber Most Cooperatitive Tournament PUBG - Official Website (old)
 * VTuber Most Cooperatitive Tournament - Official Website (old)
 * VTuber Most Cooperatitive Tournament - Official Website (current)