With the release of Ultra Street Fighter IV, more and more organizations have adopted the league stylings seen in Japanese events like TOPANGA when conducting their tournaments. A refined system that brings together some of the most talented players in a respective region, leagues arguably do a better job of showcasing skill thanks to the round-robin format.
This weekend, Gaming Live is set to host a league of their own, comprised entirely of European competitors. Instead of being thrown into one large group, however, KAKUTOP League’s eight invitees will be split into two pools. Each player will compete in a first-to-five match against every other player in their pool, and the two with the best records will move onto the Sunday finals.
That feat alone will put them in the money, but their winnings obviously raise the higher they place in the competition. The total prize pool adds up to €1500 (~$1680 USD), and the four players who manage to reach the finals will also be qualified to attend the next KAKUTOP event.
The full list of competitors is as follows:
Group A
- GL|Valmaster
- LLL|MBR
- Gagapa
- BX3|Veggey
Group B
- MD|Luffy
- LLL|Kenpachi
- DIG|Ryan Hart
- BX3|Phenom
A stream will be provided by James “WorstGiefEVER” Bardolph through Twitch, so feel free to check it out and see how the participants of Europe’s first Ultra Street Fighter IV league fare.
Watch live video from ARMSHOUSE on www.twitch.tv
Sources: Ken Bogard, ARMSHOUSE, other contributions by iantothemax