Month: May 2017

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Saigon Cup 2017 streaming live from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

This weekend is Saigon Cup 2017 in Vietnam, another Capcom Pro Tour Ranking Event for the Asia region. Well previous Saigon Cups were Street Fighter-only events, this year adds tournaments for Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR- and BlazBlue Central Fiction.

A number of power hitters from across Asia will be in attendance. Players include RB|Bonchan, FOX|Tokido, Mago, GGP|Kazunoko, CO|GO1, RZR|INFILTRATION, Humanbomb, Saunic, Zowie|Oil King, TLN|cola321, Panda|Jiewa, VS.FV|IamChuan, and RISE|MaRN.

You can watch the event live on BEast of the East’s Twitch channel. Brackets are viewable on Challonge.

Beastapac (English)

Watch live video from beastapac on www.twitch.tv

SaigonFGC (Vietnamese)

Watch live video from SaigonFGC on www.twitch.tv

Schedule

Saturday May 20

Event ICT (Local) EDT PDT GMT
SFV 3on3 Pools 2:00 PM 3:00 AM 12:00 AM 7:00 AM
GGXrdR Top 8 5:00 PM 6:00 AM 3:00 AM 10:00 AM
SFV 3on3 Top 4 7:00 PM 8:00 AM 5:00 AM 12:00 PM

Sunday May 21

Event ICT (Local) EDT PDT GMT
SFV Pools 2:00 PM 3:00 AM 12:00 AM 7:00 AM
BBCF Top 4 4:00 PM 5:00 AM 2:00 AM 9:00 AM
SFV Top 16 5:00 PM 6:00 AM 3:00 AM 10:00 AM

Source: Saigon Cup 2017, Capcom Pro Tour

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賽 [sài] Evo Japan’s lead-up tournament event, now streaming live

For those looking forward to Evo Japan early next year, the lead-up tournament 賽 [sài] is currently taking place at Akihabara UDX in Tokyo, Japan.

This event features tournaments for Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2, Tekken 7, and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. In addition to these, The King of Fighters XIV will also have a side tournament at the event.

For those looking to keep track of all the fighting game action happening at 賽 [sài], you can check out the streams and stream schedule below. Take note that the times listed are in Japan Standard Time. Brackets are available on their official Challonge page.

Streams

Evo Japan will be providing multiple streams for English and Japanese language broadcasts. Buttonmashers is also providing a stream for the King of Fighters XIV side tournament.

Evo Japan 1

Watch live video from EVOJapan01 on www.twitch.tv

Evo Japan 2

Watch live video from EVOJapan02 on www.twitch.tv

Evo Japan 3

Watch live video from EVOJapan02 on www.twitch.tv

Evo Japan 4

Watch live video from EVOJapan04 on www.twitch.tv

Evo Japan 5

Watch live video from EVOJapan01 on www.twitch.tv

Buttonmashers

Watch live video from buttonmashersjp on www.twitch.tv

Schedule

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Source: Evo Japan

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Team YP re-enters the Smash scene by signing Griffin “Fatality” Miller

After a short hiatus from the Super Smash Bros. scene, Team YP are coming back with a bang, by signing the world’s best Captain Falcon player, Griffin “Fatality” Miller. Currently ranked 28th on the Panda Global Rankings, Fatality really shot to stardom after his landmark performance at 2GG: Civil War, where he managed to come second in the most stacked Super Smash Bros. for Wii U tournament in history.

In a statement released by Team YP, vice-president Brad Burns stated that “Fatality brings a new kind of energy to the organization,” with his stylish playstyle reminding the team of previous signing and fan-favorite Jason “Bizzarro Flame” Yoon. Fatality will be wearing the pink and black at MomoCon next weekend, and then at CEO in June.

Team YP has had quite the tumultuous relationship with esports in general, with Capcom refusing any of its Street Fighter players from wearing the YP tag during the Capcom Pro Tour. The ESL has also banned Team YP from competing in its events, due to the organization’s links with adult entertainment. Hopefully, Fatality should experience no such restrictions when competing in future Smash events.

Source: TeamYP

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Injustice 2 roundup: Super damage mini-game, Brainiac combos, Black Canary 50/50s, and more

It’s now been four days since the release of NetherRealm Studios’ superhero slugfest, Injustice 2. Keep scrolling down to see more combos and tech cooked up by the community!

VesperArcade‘s Robin Combo Guide is a great starting point for new players looking to slice up the competition, showing off some of his most basic conversions from important tools, such as his F+3, an overhead with frame advantage on block.

TheLinuxVirus shows off this disgusting 50/50 mixup off a 1-meter combo with Black Canary.

Take the 50/50 you learned from above, and see how you can incorporate it with these combos from HurtboxTV!

SC2 Voldo pro Enkindu wants to raise awareness about a “Melty Blood”-esque damage increase/decrease mini-game during supers.

Even desk is getting in on the NRS action with this “FLASHy” combo video. I can now confidently say that you can use a stage interaction to hit confirm into tea-bagging in Injustice 2.

Now that you’re getting used to Injustice 2, perhaps the execution in this Brainiac combo from DeBun will keep your brain busy.

And lastly, this oddly soothing combo video from Virtually Offensive shows off damage output and cross-ups from the coolest bug guy in the game, Blue Beetle.

How are you enjoying the first week of Injustice 2 thus far?

Sources: desk; Enkindu; TheLinuxVirus; VesperArcade; HurtboxTV; DeBun; Virtually Offensive