Month: March 2017

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Marvel Gets Its Own Year Long Community Circuit, Titled The Curleh Circuit

In a huge, nationwide collaboration with Marvel community leaders like IFC Yipes, Persia_xo, AZAngelic, kbkinderparty and ThaGaGaGuy and with help from smash.gg and Bear, Marvel is getting its very first year long community circuit. Titled the Curleh Circuit, it will track results from weeklies, regionals and major events across North America, with the hopes of crowning a grand Marvel champion after a year’s worth of competition.

Players can track their progress on the Curleh Circuit leaderboard, with the top placers at the end of the season being invited to the Curleh Mustache Finale to decide the overall victor. While most players will qualify for the Finale via leaderboard points, special exhibition events, social media contests and other activities will award players with spots at the Curleh Mustache Finale.

Points allocation will be determined by the size of the event, with events ranking from C Tier to S Tier. S Tier events have 1000 points to share out between the Top 8 placers, while C Tier events having just 200 points to parcel out. You can find all of the information concerning events, including how to make your local or regional a Curleh Circuit sanctioned event over on its dedicated smash.gg page. From there, you can also check upcoming tournaments and the current standings on the Curleh Circuit leaderboard. Marvel is more than just living, it’s thriving.

Source: smash.gg

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Red Bull Proving Grounds Returns with New Regions and Two Seasons

Training Day begins now!

The Red Bull Proving Grounds tournament returns in 2017 and this time, even more players will have the opportunity to take part in the competition thanks to additional regions and two tournament seasons. Amateur players will test their skill in Street Fighter V to prove they have what it takes to go toe to toe with the pros at Evo 2017.

The new tournament will consist of events taking place in 11 locations across the US and Canada. Returning venues include Seattle, WA, Los Angeles, CA, Chicago, IL, Philadelphia PA, Atlanta GA, and Toronto, ON. New locations include Houston, TX, Orlando, FL, San Francisco, CA, Vancouver, BC, Montreal, QC. Those unable to attend the qualifiers locally will have the chance to compete online to take their place among the greats.

East vs. West

To qualify for the finals, players must place among the top three in their respective region. This is decided based on one’s Regional Ranking Points. Those players will be flown to the Red Bull eSports Studio in Santa Monica, CA to compete in the finals. The top 8 winners of the Spring Season will earn their spots to compete at Evo 2017 in Las Vegas.

Red Bull Proving Grounds 2017 Teams

Today marks the beginning of the Spring Season and is considered to be a training day for the tournament. The Proving Grounds officially begin on April, 1. The full schedule and registration information can be located at the Proving Grounds page on smash.gg.

Sources: Red Bull Proving Grounds; smash.gg