Corrections: This article incorrectly assumed that the Adam spoken of during the announcement was Adam “Keits” Heart of Iron Galaxy Studios, but we were recently informed that was incorrect. Also, the event will not be held at Ultra Arcade itself. Our apologies for these mistakes.
Since opening in February, Ultra Arcade has served as a home base for Texans in the San Antonio area, hosting numerous tournaments and high-profile invitationals like Curleh Mustache South, and a recent announcement definitely shows they are in it for the long haul.
During a special birthday broadcast, Evo 2014 champion Emmanuel “TSC|CDjr” Brito welcomed Ultra Arcade owner Brandon Alexander onto the stream to reveal their plans for a major Killer Instinct tournament.
Disappointed by the turnout for the game at recent tournaments, Alexander thought it may be a great idea to emulate Capcom Cup and hold qualifiers for a major Killer Instinct tournament. After discussing the idea with individuals at Microsoft, he worked out concrete plans for the Killer Instinct World Cup.
Similar to Capcom’s tournament series, Killer Instinct World Cup will be made up of players who qualify through events next year, such as Evo 2015, Ultra Arcade’s own Kombo Klash competitions, and other major events. A point system will also be in place to award consistent placers.
Other official details are still in the planning stages, but Alexander mentioned wanting to provide points to this year’s Kumite in Tennessee as well as online tournaments ran by Level|Up Series’ Alex Valle and Brito himself.
At this point, Alexander is personally providing $10,000 to the prize pool, but that number may grow as more support is thrown behind the event.
More information is sure to trickle out over the next year, so stay tuned.
Source: CDjr, special thanks to Rotendo for sending this our way.