DreamHack Summer 2017 streaming live from Jönköping, Sweden

DreamHack’s yearly summer event is taking place this weekend. Among the esports titles are Street Fighter V, Super Smash Bros. Melee and Pokken Tournament, as part of the Capcom Pro Tour (Global Premier), the DreamHack Smash Championship 2017 and the Pokkén Tournament Championship Series, respectively.

Tune into the event on Twitch via the streams below, and follow the brackets on Challonge.

CapcomFighters

Watch live video from CapcomFighters on www.twitch.tv

DreamHackSmash

Watch live video from DreamHackSmash on www.twitch.tv

PokkenTournamentEU

Watch live video from pokkentournamenteu on www.twitch.tv

Source: DreamHack

Ward conquers Kovalev in eight

WBA, WBO, and IBF light heavyweight champion Andre Ward (32-0, 16 KOs) won his rematch with Sergey Kovalev (30-2-1, 26 KOs)  by eighth round TKO on Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas.
In their first fight in November, Ward rallied from a second round knockdown to win a disputed decision against Kovalev, who many believed won the bout.
The rematch was no less controversial.
Ward hurt Kovalev with a right hand to the head, then hit Kovalev with three low blows…

Zeuge outguns Smith to retain WBA belt

WBA ‘regular’ super middleweight champion Tyron Zeuge (21-0-1, 11 KOs) scored a one-sided 12 round unanimous decision over British challenger Paul Smith (38-7, 22 KOs) on Saturday night at the Rittal Arena in Wetzlar, Germany.
All three of the judges scores were 119-108 for Zeuge, who retained his title for the second time as Smith’s third world title attempt ended in defeat. 
Zeuge, 25, got the better of the opening two rounds, as he landed jabs and heavy hooks.
Smith, 34, upped his…

Blow up back roll in Street Fighter V with World Warrior’s Ken sweep setups

Since game’s release, Ken’s fiery playstyle has lent itself well to Street Fighter V‘s offense-favoring pace. Even with changes to the overall system directly impacting Ken’s shoryuken, the pressure-centered shoto remains a tournament threat.

World Warrior’s latest video examines the meaty setups you can employ if your opponent back rolls after a sweep. In a few short guesses, the strategies here allow you quickly net a stun. The timing employed allows him to land meaty standing HP for crush counter opportunities, or dash into crouching MP for pressure/combo versatility.

Source: World Warrior