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Prospi A 2026 World Star Selection: Full Breakdown of Most Ever 16 Players' Stats and Appearance Predictions!The 2026 Pro Yakyu Spirits A World Star Selection will feature a record 16 players. This year, Imai, Murakami, and Okamoto, who are newly designated as World Stars, are included. We will analyze each player's predicted stats and features in detail to preview their impact on real-time matches and league play.
1. ✨ 2026 World Star Selection Overview and Gacha Format
· This year's World Star Selection features a record total of 16 players, including Shohei Ohtani's pitcher/batter versions.
· Last year's 2025 Series World Star Selection ran from May 2nd to October 7th, consisting of 6 parts and featuring 12 players.
· Last year, Roki Sasaki and Tomoyuki Sugano did not appear as World Stars, but Sugano appeared in the Series 1 Selection with special stats.
· The World Star gacha format guarantees a regular S-rank player at 30 pulls and a World Star S-rank player at 60 pulls.
· If 2 players appear, there's a 1/2 chance to target the desired player, making it a recommended gacha even for F2P users.
· Last year's 2025 Series World Star Selection ran from May 2nd to October 7th, consisting of 6 parts and featuring 12 players.
· Last year, Roki Sasaki and Tomoyuki Sugano did not appear as World Stars, but Sugano appeared in the Series 1 Selection with special stats.
· The World Star gacha format guarantees a regular S-rank player at 30 pulls and a World Star S-rank player at 60 pulls.
· If 2 players appear, there's a 1/2 chance to target the desired player, making it a recommended gacha even for F2P users.
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Number of Target Players | Total 16 players (Most ever) |
| Gacha Format | 30 pulls: Guaranteed regular S-rank 60 pulls: Guaranteed World Star S-rank |
| Features | If 2 players appear, 1/2 chance to target desired player Favorable gacha for F2P users |
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1. ✨ 2026 World Star Selection Overview and Gacha Format
· This year's World Star Selection features a record total of 16 players, including Shohei Ohtani's pitcher/batter versions.
· Last year's 2025 Series World Star Selection ran from May 2nd to October 7th, consisting of 6 parts and featuring 12 players.
· Last year, Roki Sasaki and Tomoyuki Sugano did not appear as World Stars, but Sugano appeared in the Series 1 Selection with special stats.
· The World Star gacha format guarantees a regular S-rank player at 30 pulls and a World Star S-rank player at 60 pulls.
· If 2 players appear, there's a 1/2 chance to target the desired player, making it a recommended gacha even for F2P users.
· Last year's 2025 Series World Star Selection ran from May 2nd to October 7th, consisting of 6 parts and featuring 12 players.
· Last year, Roki Sasaki and Tomoyuki Sugano did not appear as World Stars, but Sugano appeared in the Series 1 Selection with special stats.
· The World Star gacha format guarantees a regular S-rank player at 30 pulls and a World Star S-rank player at 60 pulls.
· If 2 players appear, there's a 1/2 chance to target the desired player, making it a recommended gacha even for F2P users.
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Number of Target Players | Total 16 players (Most ever) |
| Gacha Format | 30 pulls: Guaranteed regular S-rank 60 pulls: Guaranteed World Star S-rank |
| Features | If 2 players appear, 1/2 chance to target desired player Favorable gacha for F2P users |
01:47 - 07:07
2. ⚾ Pacific League World Star Player Stat Predictions
· Let's look at the predicted stats and features of this year's Pacific League World Star players.
| Player | Team | Predicted Stats | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kodai Senga | SoftBank | Pitching Power 83, Control 70, Stamina 81 | Very strong starting pitcher in real-time matches Recommended for users looking for a starting pitcher |
| Yu Darvish | Nippon-Ham | Pitching Power 84, Control 78, Stamina 84 | Expected to return in 2027 after right elbow surgery May not appear in this year's World Star selection |
| Shohei Ohtani (Pitcher) | Nippon-Ham | Pitching Power 84, Control 69, Stamina 84 | Max velocity 165km/h fastball (Pitching Power A) Slider, cut fastball have large movement Can be used as a starter, reliever, or closer Very strong pitcher under tournament rules |
| Shohei Ohtani (Batter) | Nippon-Ham | Contact 81, Power 85, Speed 79 | Can achieve all A's depending on title Possesses Super Wide Batting Style Still a very powerful batter |
| Yoshinobu Yamamoto | Orix | Pitching Power 84, Control 80, Stamina 84 | Possesses Fork/Splitter, strong in real-time matches Possesses Super Strikeout ability Recommended for users looking for a starting pitcher |
| Masataka Yoshida | Orix | Contact A, Power A | Appeared in last year's Series 1 World Star Easier to use in-game than the Samurai Japan version Key player among World Star batters |
| Yuki Matsui | Rakuten | Pitching Power 84, Control 73, Stamina 67 | Very strong pitch combination in real-time matches Essential top-tier pitcher for real-time users |
| Yusei Kikuchi | Seibu | Pitching Power 82, Control 74, Stamina 81 | Possesses O-Curve Suitable pitcher for league play |
| Tatsuya Imai (New) | Seibu | Pitching Power 84, Control 78, Stamina 81 (Predicted) | Newly designated as World Star this year Career high 2025 (10 wins, 1.92 ERA) expected to be reflected May appear with 2 types of sinkers, heavily modified |
| Roki Sasaki | Lotte | Pitching Power 84, Control 77, Stamina 73 | Was a World Star target last year but did not appear Career high 2022 expected to be reflected (similar to 2023 Series 1) Fork/Splitter changes like a vertical slider |
07:08 - 10:49
3. ⚾ Central League World Star Player Stat Predictions
· Let's look at the predicted stats and features of this year's Central League World Star players.
| Player | Team | Predicted Stats | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shota Imanaga | DeNA | Pitching Power 82, Control 82, Stamina 79 | Same stats as last year's World Star expected Very strong pitcher in real-time matches for pure teams Highly recommended |
| Tomoyuki Sugano | Yomiuri | Career high 2018 reflected (2019 Series 1 Selection -1 stats) | Can be a closer, large movement breaking balls like vertical slider and fork Possesses Super Tight Pinch 20, Nobi abilities Very important player in league play |
| Kazuma Okamoto (New) | Yomiuri | Contact 75, Power 84, Speed 60 (Predicted) | Newly designated as World Star this year Career high 2023 (41 home runs) expected to be reflected Possesses Archist, Full Hitter abilities (similar to 2024 Series 1) May be heavily modified if 2018 performance is reflected |
| Shinnosuke Ogasawara | Chunichi | Pitching Power 76, Control 71, Stamina 74 | Same stats as last year's World Star expected Possesses Super Tight Pinch 20 ability |
| Seiya Suzuki | Hiroshima | Contact 84, Power 80, Speed 76 | Appearance confirmed Same stats as last year expected If 2016 performance is reflected, a Suzuki player with a line drive trajectory may appear |
| Munetaka Murakami (New) | Yakult | Archist, Contact 82, Power 86, Speed 72 | Newly designated as World Star this year, appearance confirmed Career high 2022 (Triple Crown) expected to be reflected Power S is difficult, but very powerful stats |
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4. 📈 Increased Value of 2026 World Star Selection
· This year's World Star Selection includes Tatsuya Imai, Munetaka Murakami, and Kazuma Okamoto, who are newly challenging the Major League and have become World Star targets.
· In particular, with Murakami and Okamoto, both possessing the Archist ability, becoming World Star targets, the value of World Stars in real-time matches has further increased.
· In particular, with Murakami and Okamoto, both possessing the Archist ability, becoming World Star targets, the value of World Stars in real-time matches has further increased.