Everyone has a fighting chance
When Cheick Kongo was excluded from Bellator’s heavyweight grand prix – a bracket that featured a few natural light heavyweights – many believed that his penchant for less-than-thrilling performances was a factor.
Late last month, the 2018 Tekken World Tour brought the King of Iron Fist Tournament to the battleground of cyberspace, as several online events were held in each region over a two week period. As we continuously approach the 2018 TWT Finals in Amsterdam this December, the stakes were high — these events carried the same weight as offline Challenger events.
First up, we’ll take a look at the results for the first four tournaments held during the first week of competition: North America West, which boasted 125 entrants, North America East, which had 218 players, Latin America North, which drew 29 fighters, LATAM South, with 45 entrants, and Australia, which had 18 attendees. Unfortunately, there were no official streams for these events, but players were encouraged to broadcast their battles via their individual Twitch channels, so archives of select bouts may be floating around depending on the players.
1. ESE|RunitBlack (Jin Kazama) – 150 Points
2. UYU|Princess Ling (Lei Wulong) – 100 Points
3. WayGamble (Leo Kliesen) – 70 Points
4. Jimmy J Tran (Bryan Fury) – 45 Points
5. Goweege (Gigas) – 25 Points
5. W2W|Binchang (Claudio) – 25 Points
7. Gabb_1 (Lars Alexandersson) – 10 Points
7. Suiken (Lei Wulong) – 10 Points
9. Rickstah (Akuma) – 5 Points
9. PRIME|MandoSavage (King) – 5 Points
9. RRENN – 5 Points
9. ITS|Jchantra (Akuma) – 5 Points
13. Nhiajisan (Anna Williams) – 1 Point
13. WAA|EDDIEBOYMANG (Eddy Gordo) – 1 Point
13. EQNX|TwitchShangles (Lucky Chloe) – 1 Point
13. TAA|Inserity (Hwoarang) – 1 Point
1. EQNX|Joey Fury (JACK-7) – 150 Points
2. RB|Anakin (JACK-7) – 100 Points
3. PG|Speedkicks (Hwoarang, Steve Fox) – 70 Points
4. Disrupt|Shadow20z (Claudio) – 45 Points
5. AkumuNarukuShinu (Geese Howard) – 25 Points
5. Joonya20z (Jin Kazama) – 25 Points
7. NG|Obscure (Alisa Bosconovitch) – 10 Points
7. TCOL|Mr.Whooppee (Leo Kliesen) – 10 Points
9. Grand – 5 Points
9. MnT|Trungy (Steve Fox) – 5 Points
9. SiNNDrummer – 5 Ponits
9. AXL|Mazen (King) – 5 Points
13. Mishimized (Devil Jin) – 1 Point
13. Keramitsa – 1 Point
13. ???|Spero Gin (Eddy Gordo) – 1 Point
13. Blaze Masamune (Lucky Chloe) – 1 Point
1. DPGL|Loan (Asuka Kazama) – 150 Points
2. Roy_Tekken (Feng Wei) – 100 Points
3. Bryan Baez (Asuka Kazama) – 70 Points
4. Cochory (Hwoarang) – 45 Points
5. N/A|Wilkaz (JACK-7) – 25 Points
5. TAG|JP (Alisa Bosconovitch) – 25 Points
7. Elyod (Katarina Alves, King) – 10 Points
7. Heisenberg (Eddy Gordo) – 10 Points
9. PoweredbyTacos – 5 Points
9. Aye Jack (Kazuya Mishima) – 5 Points
9. G-Zeuz (Jin Kazama) – 5 Points
9. Noxx (Bryan Fury) – 5 Points
13. Killerfer (Geese Howard) – 1 Point
13. ECU|ChrisREDb86 – 1 Point
13. CM|NemesisA356 – 1 Point
13. GameShotz|Deimos (Nina Williams) – 1 Point
1. ONE|Rhades (King) – 150 Points
2. TekkenEmperorFacebook (Asuka Kazama) – 100 Points
3. Tsugako (Jin Kazama, Sergei Dragunov) – 70 Points
4. ValVkyrie (Eliza) – 45 Points
5. Jota Ele (Eddy Gordo) – 25 Points
5. Raptor E-Sport|Markcozo3 (Asuka Kazama) – 25 Points
7. Top Fighter|Top Fighter Sapito (Ling Xiaoyu) – 10 Points
7. NoctisBoy (Noctis Lucis Caelum) – 10 Points
9. SOY|KHËLL CHEVERE (Lili) – 5 Points
9. Classic Rock – 5 Points
9. NM|Leoxaves – 5 Points
9. OSD|PichUthrash (Claudio) – 5 Points
13. PseudoEmeperador – 1 Point
13. GOD|GOMES – 1 Point
13. Macumbero84 – 1 Point
13. Nothing|Vector Replay – 1 Point
1. Dee-On Gray (JACK-7, Bob Richards, Geese Howard) – 150 Points
2. Ravenboy (Master Raven) – 100 Points
3. Yiggs (Ling Xiaoyu) – 70 Points
4. Sydney_really_sucks (King) – 45 Points
5. Double-O-Snake (Jin Kazama) – 25 Points
5. KuzInDdesign – 25 Points
7. Juicy Stuckles – 10 Points
7. CW|MM TT Dreadtech – 10 Points
9. DJ Shingpapi – 5 Points
9. Jr1723 – 5 Points
9. BDUPS – 5 Points
9. DaddyIssuesHD – 5 Points
13. Gun_Mo – 1 Point
13. Sojirotheipman – 1 Point
13. YT|ZeroMark2706 – 1 Point
13. Lil-stic – 1 Point
Source: smash.gg
Rapper Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson may have a promotional and licensing agreement with Bellator MMA, but that doesn’t mean he speaks for the promotion when it comes to pursuing fighters from other organizations.
Rapper Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson may have a promotional and licensing agreement with Bellator MMA, but that doesn’t mean he speaks for the promotion when it comes to pursuing fighters from other organizations.
Tekken 7 is a complex game, no one will ever deny that. With over 40 characters that have 100+ moves each, there’s not only a lot of information to know, but a lot of information to prioritize. Luckily, there’s a resource in development to quickly organize this information: fightelement.com’s mini-guides.
Put together by tragic, these guides have quick information useful for both players and opponents of that character. Combo routes, common punishable options and more quickly available on a single sheet: all you have to do is click here to check em’ out. The most recently updated character is Kazumi, located below.
Another #TEKKEN mini-guide, this time for Kazumi. Talked to Applay (creator of Anna/Kazumi sheets) and got the blessing to take over Lady Mishima. Early version is up. Many tweaks to come! Enjoy.@MarkMan23 @Flying_Wonkey @AvoidThePuddle @Harada_TEKKENhttps://t.co/ef967MpvRk
— tragic (@fightelement) October 13, 2018
Source: fightelement.com
With only one region now remaining, the Online portion of the 2018 Capcom Pro Tour held its penultimate event last weekend, with the first Online Ranking Event for Eastern North America. As such, a whopping 252 players showed up to battle from the comfort of their homes for their first shot at those ever-crucial ranking points for both the Global and Regional Leaderboards.
Eligible States included: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and the Canadian provinces of Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, and Labrador.
1. Ghost|NuckleDu (Guile, R. Mika) – 150 Points
2. iDom (Laura) – 70 Points
3. TOSFHQ|Sabour (Urien) – 40 Points
4. Shine (Ibuki) – 20 Points
5. UYU|Brain_F (Balrog) – 10 Points
5. X6|Tampa Bison (M. Bison) – 10 Points
7. Mo-Joe (R. Mika) – 1 Point
7. Space Boy (Sakura) – 1 Point
9. JustAKid (Juri)
9. CJ Truth (Cammy)
9. mhike2stronk (Zangief)
9. Bm|SomeGuyName (Balrog)
13. DelzonFire (Ryu)
13. RobTV (Guile, Necalli)
13. AlucarD (Necalli)
13. Protunic (Ryu)
The next Online Ranking Event for NA East–which will be the final one for the 2018 CPT Season — will take place on Saturday, November 10th, beginning at 10:00 A.M. PST. The Top 8 will be streamed at twitch.tv/capcomfighters, as well as the Capcom Fighters YouTube Channel, and Street Fighter Facebook Page, at 4:00 P.M. PST. Registration is currently live at smash.gg.
You can catch a replay of the full Top 8 action below, which clocks in at just a bit over 3 hours, with commentary from Vicious and Level Up’s Alex “Calipower” Valle, below.
Feel free to share your predictions on who you think could take the final online event, which will be taking place after the input delay reduction update, in the Comments section below.
Source: Capcom Fighters (YouTube)
Undefeated middleweight Fabian Edwards has signed with Bellator MMA.
Two weeks ago, the online portion of the 2018 Capcom Pro Tour made its second stop in the Eastern Asia region. 145 World Warriors from Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, and South Korea gathered to battle in the streets of the internet. As this was the final Online event for Asia as a whole — as well as the final chance to secure Regional Ranking points before the Asian Regional Final at this weekend’s SEAM 2018 in Singapore — the stakes were undeniably high.
1. UYU|Oil King (Rashid) – 150 Points
2. FUDOH|Fujimura (Ibuki) – 70 Points
3. Gachikun (Rashid) – 40 Points
4. Liquid|Nemo (Urien) – 20 Points
5. OC|Gafro (Balrog) – 10 Points
5. FUDOH|Haitani (Akuma) – 10 Points
7. UYU|NL (Cammy) – 1 Point
7. Naooonn (Akuma) – 1 Point
9. X Gear|YoYoTai (R. Mika)
9. Liquid|John Takeuchi (Rashid, Akuma)
9. DNG|Itabashi Zangief (Abigail)
9. GGP|Nauman (Ken)
13. WP|Daikokugo (Birdie)
13. AtlasBear|Poongko (Abigail)
13. PONOS|Moke (Rashid)
13. YHC-Mochi (Dhalsim)
You can catch a full replay of the Top 8 matches, with commentary by Cameraman, RZR|Xian, and Rchan, which clocks in at nearly 4 hours of action, below.
Source: Capcom Fighters (YouTube)
Fedor Emelianenko booked his spot in the heavyweight grand prix final with a TKO victory over Chael Sonnen in the first round of the Bellator 208 main event at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y., on Saturday night.
Bellator 208 brought an end to the semifinals of the heavyweight grand prix, as Chael Sonnen and Fedor Emelianenko went at it to to determine who would face Ryan Bader for the vacant title early next year.