DaveinJapan

Hi all. Just checking out this cool site as a Tokyo resident getting excited about 2020. Tickets go on sale in a few days and I have a question for the experts. What're the main differences between preliminaries and finals? Besides price I mean lol. Clearly the finals are 3X more expensive, so they must be worth it. How different is it? Should I be buying finals tickets for all events? Or are the preliminary rounds almost as good? What's the difference excitement-wise? Obviously the medal ceremony is worth something, is there anything else special about the finals that makes it a must-buy? Thanks so much! Dave