To close out the year and welcome in the winter season, Kagecchi has put together a pair of Ultra Street Fighter IV tournaments this weekend to keep you warm and snuggly.
First, this Saturday is STARTING OVER -Fight Your Rivals-, a national 3on3 event. 15 teams are currently qualified with one more team to be determined by the same-day qualifier before the main event.
Some high-quality players will be participating, including Kindo, EBI, Juso, Reiketsu, Inaba, Sasaki, YHC-Mochi, Sekiganryu, MDR, Hagejin, Gachikun, Dashio and more.
STARTING OVER -Fight Your Rivals- Team List
No.
Team Name
Members
1
Kindo JAPAN
Kindo (Guy)
Chiruru (Juri)
YUMA (Ryu)
2
EnoBIso
Enoki (Sagat)
EBI (Hakan)
Juso (Sakura)
3
Hito Makase
Reiketsu (Poison)
Y. (Cammy)
NISHIKIN (Blanka)
4
Magic Mirror-Gou
Hirayama Daisuke (Rufus)
Tama (Sakura)
Asahi (E.Honda)
5
Arashimasen
AFG (Sagat)
Sasaki (Cody)
Sakanaya (Dhalsim)
6
Dosanko Fight Club
Onigiri (Balrog)
Inaba (Seth)
Meikyo (Ken)
7
Chuugoku Chihou
YHC-Mochi (Dhalsim)
Baizer Sanma (Seth)
coma (Elena)
8
Neo Death Rainbow 2
Poyon (Abel)
PELPOI (Chun-Li)
Myu (Ryu)
9
Yotte Iku Style
ACQUA (Poison)
Mahou Shoujo Zangitan (Zangief)
YOSSAN (Juri)
10
Ao Jojo Spire
Thomson (Rolento)
Jeppa (Rufus)
kai (Sakura)
11
Kojiganjin
Zaregoto (Balrog)
Sekiganryu (Ryu)
Oitajin (Chun-Li)
12
Hame Shirazu
aiai (Juri)
Oppoi (Ibuki)
Gonzalez (Seth)
13
Shin Chounaikai
MDR (Rufus)
Pamyu (Balrog)
Gachikun (Sagat)
14
Team Kali
Kitasenju DJ (Dee Jay)
Hagejin (Zangief)
Shinto (Blanka)
15
Nandemo Ii
stormKUBO (Rufus)
Dashio (Seth)
YOUTH-K (Poison)
16
Winner of the Same-Day Qualifier
Tune into Kagecchi’s Twitch channels to check out the USFIV action and be sure to also check out tomorrow’s 5on5 event STARTING OVER -Holy Winter Mix-!
At the end of The King Of Iron Fist global Tekken 7 Tournament, Bandai Namco had a little surprise. A new trailer shows Kazumi pleading to a mysterious figure to stop her husband Heihachi if she is unable to do so herself. While you might be familiar with this scene in previous trailers for Tekken 7, this new trailer reveals the mysterious character to be Akuma of the Street Fighter series, starring in the update to Tekken 7 subtitled Fated Retribution.
The trailer shows off Akuma doing all his classic moves, Goshoryukens and Gohadokens included. If you ever imagined seeing a Raging Demon in Tekken, well, your wish is coming true. The update also features a number of graphical improvements in addition to new content.
While Tekken X Street Fighter might not pan out into a game of its own per se, it looks like Bandai Namco is incorporating the Street Fighter series into the very story of Tekken. This won’t be the end of the Street Fighter invasion, so look for more reveals in the future.
It’s time to determine the next King of the Iron Fist! The aptly-named The King of Iron First Tournament 2015 Grand Final brings together 27 players from around the world in a global Tekken 7 event, organized by Bandai Namco Entertainment. These players have their eyes on the prize, a prize pool totaling ten million yen, over $80,000.
The grand final event starts with the group stage. The 27 players are broken into 8 blocks. Players in each block face off against each other in best-of-3 game matches. The top player of each block advances to the double-elimination finals tournament. Matches here are also best-of-3, with the exception of the best-of-5 grand finals match.
Block A
Yuyu (Japan)
Vanex (Italy)
Gen (Japan)
knee (Korea)
Block B
Makishi (Japan)
Devil (Poland)
Murugorudo (South Korea)
Daburu (Japan)
Block C
Silika (South Korea)
TISSUEMON (Japan)
Karei (Japan)
Taku (Japan)
Block D
Henbokuhe-joboruka (South Korea)
AK (Philippines)
Shudy (Japan)
Block E
AO (Japan)
Zeneraru (South Korea)
Okaty (Japan)
Block F
Nobi (Japan)
Mr. NAPS (USA)
secret (South Korea)
Block G
Tondakurabu (South Korea)
Fukamichi Quest (Japan)
Dandy (Japan)
Block H
Bloodhawk (USA)
S.H.O.W (Japan)
help me (South Korea)
With some of the biggest names in Tekken competing, including Nobi, AO, Gen, Knee, Help Me, Mr. Naps, Bloodhawk, AK and more, if you’re a Tekken fan, this event is certainly worth checking out! Tune in to the official Tekken channel on Twitch (or on Niconico Live for Japanese) and watch the digital fists fly!
Big E Gaming is bringing you another round of the classic series Northeast Championships this weekend. This year’s NEC moves slightly away from Philadelphia proper to King of Prussia (yes, it’s the name of a town!) at the Radisson Hotel/Valley Forge Casino. It’s a new location, but you can expect that same gathering of players from the Northeast beyond, ready to show off their stuff. The event has some big pot bonuses, including $10,000 towards the Mortal Kombat tournament, from WB Games; $3000 towards the Dead or Alive 5 Last Round Battle Royal 2015, from Team NINJA; and a $1000 cosplay contest. The party lasts all weekend long, from Friday through Sunday, so check out what’s going on!
Tournament Games
As you would expect from a Big E tournament, NEC 16 has a sizable list of games:
Tournament Games
BlazBlue Chronophantasma EXTEND
Dead or Alive 5 Last Round
Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN-
Killer Instinct
The King of Fighters XIII
Mortal Kombat X
Persona 4 Arena Ultimate
Skullgirls 2nd Encore
SoulCalibur V
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Street Fighter III 3rd Strike Online
Tekken Tag Tournament 2
Tekken 7
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
Ultra Street Fighter IV
Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late
The road has been quite long, but the 2015 Capcom Pro Tour has finally reached its final and grandest stop, Capcom Cup. Coming to you live from the PlayStation Experience 2015 show in San Francisco, California, Capcom and Sony have teamed up to bring you the largest event in the Capcom Cup series to date. Thirty-two players have risen above all others to compete for a prize pool of $250,000, in what may be the final spotlight for Ultra Street Fighter IV and the Street Fighter IV series before the arrival of its sequel. You absolutely don’t want to miss this one!
Capcom Cup 2015 will have a massive prize of $250,000, shared amongst the top eight placers.
Place
Payout
First Place
$120,000
Second Place
$60,000
Third Place
$25,000
Fourth Place
$15,000
Fifth Place
$10,000
Seventh Place
$5,000
Streams
The action from this year’s Capcom Cup will be brought to you on two live broadcast channels. The main stream launches at 10:00 AM PST, with the secondary stream starting 30 minutes after. Capcom TV of Japan will also be bringing you a Japanese language broadcast of the main stream. You can watch the action on the official viewing site, or catch both streams below.
The 2015 Ultra Street Fighter IV Capcom Pro Tour comes to its final stop before the grand finale! DreamHack Winter in Jönköping, Sweden will settle which player will claim the final spot in this year’s Capcom Cup.
In addition to a strong showing from the European scene with players like MD|Luffy, FA|Ryan Hart, and KIG|Problem X, a several international players will be crashing the party, including Gonzalez and Reiketsu of Japan; CCG|Humanbomb of Hong Kong; FA|Big Bird and Frametrap|The Prince of the Middle East; and DaFeetLee of the US. You won’t want to miss this one, so tune into Capcom Fighters on Twitch to catch the action.
It’s that time of year for Japan’s largest Tekken event, MASTERCUP.8. After three years of memories with Tekken Tag Tournament 2, the series’ eighth event moves on to the latest Tekken title, Tekken 7. With 187 teams, 935 players, this 5on5 tournament is incredibly massive, yet run entirely in a single day. If you’re craving some high-level Tekken, you’re looking right place.
MASTERCUP.8 uses a unique format. Play starts with the first preliminary. Teams are broken up into blocks of three or four teams, totaling 56 blocks. The first place team of each block advances to the second preliminary. The second preliminary consists of seven blocks of eight teams; the first place finisher in each block advances to the finals tournament.
The game isn’t necessarily over for the non-first place teams however. The second and third place teams from the first preliminary and the remaining teams from the second preliminary move to the wildcard. 123 teams enter the wildcard, but only one will survive to reach the finals tournament and complete the bracket of eight.
Three streams in three languages will be bringing you the action live from Tokyo Leisureland Palette Town. Game Newton will be hosting the original Japanese broadcast. Green Tekken will be providing a Korean broadcast, while the official TEKKEN channel will be covering English. Check out all the action on Twitch.
This weekend France is getting into Street Fighter action with Street Grand Battle 2K15. The tournament includes Ultra Street Fighter IV singles and team tournaments as well as a Street Fighter V invitational. In addition to familiar European faces like MD|Luffy, FA|Prodigal Son, BX3|Phenom, Melty|Will2pac, RIZE|Infexious and Packz, several players from Asia will also be participating, including RZR|Xian, AVM|GamerBee and CCG|Humanbomb.
Arc System Works’ latest entry in the BlazBlue series, BlazBlue Central Fiction, is set to hit Japanese arcades in just two days, but not without a little bit of news beforehand. On top of additional gameplay systems and newcomers Naoto Kurogane and Hibiki Kohaku, Famitsu has confirmed that another character will be joining the cast of the game: Nine, one of the franchise’s legendary Six Heroes. This probably doesn’t come as shocking news if you’ve been paying attention to Central Fiction’s trailers and visuals, but those of you that had any doubts can rest assured.
Famitsu provided a very small screenshot depicting Nine in-game, showing that she makes use of a unique subsystem meter. Look forward to more info on how the witch plays when Weekly Famitsu drops on November 19, the same day as BlazBlue: Central Fiction’s arcade release.
It’s time for another round of Canada’s premier fighting game tournament! This year Canada Cup has relocated from western Canada to the more populous eastern area of the country. With over $18,000 in prizes, Canada Cup 2015 is looking to be quite the event., with BlazBlue Chronophantasma EXTEND, Dead or Alive 5 Last Round, Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN-, Killer Instinct, The King of Fighters XIII, Mortal Kombat X, Persona 4 Arena Ultimax, Skullgirls Encore, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Super Street Fighter II Turbo, Tekken Tag Tournament 2, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Ultra Street Fighter IV, Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late and Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown making up the tournament line-up. In addition playable versions of Street Fighter V and Tekken 7 will be at the venue.
Canada Cup 2015 is a part of the Capcom Pro Tour as a premier tournament, offering a qualifying spot to the winner of the Ultra Street Fighter IV singles competition. It also represents the last Pro Tour event to offer ranking points, meaning once Canada Cup is over, the leaderboards for points is locked.
The Canada Cup series is known to draw a lot of international attention, and this year is no different. Players attending from outside North America include, MCZ|Mago, MCZ|Tokido, EG|Momochi, RZR|Fuudo, RB|Bonchan, Kazunoko, Hagejin, Itabashi Zangief, Misse, Gonzalez, Kitasenju DJ, MOV, stormKUBO and Arika of Japan; Pro Fluke and FA|Prodigal son aka Ryan Hart of the UK; RZR|Xian of Singapore; and AVM|GamerBee of Taiwan. Of course expect NA to be in strong representation with players like CCG|Air, OCV|Riceata, EG|Justin Wong, EG|PR Balrog, EG|K-Brad, EG|Ricki Ortiz, YOMI|Dieminion, RB|Snake Eyez, Liquid|Nuckledu, WFX|801 Strider, PIE|Smug, PG|Filipino Champ and more.
Canada Cup Gaming will beprovidingfourstreams for the event, while Capcom Fighters will be exclusively covering USFIV singles for a total of five streams. Friday’s events include team tournaments, including the USFIV International 5v5 and singles for the smaller games. Check out the streams on Twitch and follow the brackets on Challonge.
