EB EXPO: FIGHTERS ARENA FINALS - Sydney, October 5, 6 & 7

[Berzerk!]

FOR FULL SCHEDULE AT EB EXPO SEE NEXT POST
Here is the list of players qualified and their finals pools assignments in a Google doc:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ag49T6UypAPLdFZMSkZxdFJkbVFYNmM0RlM4MHNDZkE#gid=0


EB EXPO is right around the corner. It's Australia's biggest gaming event, and this year the organisers have gone direct to the community to organise its competitive gaming section.

You have already heard about the tournament through the Qualifiers and know that big prizes and bragging rights are on the line. This post will maintain all the information you need about this event.



As tournament director for the FIGHTERS ARENA within EB Expo, I'm pleased to invite players, spectators and volunteers to come to the event. All of the community groups that run the existing tournament series that we enjoy are involved in making this OUR event within a much bigger venue with a big audience.
It's an opportunity to give greater exposure to our scene and show a much wider group of gamers what the fighting game community is all about!
Here's the official website listing http://ebexpo.com.au/index.php?page=e-sports

Full event info:

Fighter's Arena

TOP 4 IN EACH QUALIFIED GAME PER QUALIFIER WILL RECEIVE A HOME GROWN GAMING PASS
PLUS! ENTRY DIRECTLY INTO THE TOP 16 FINALS ON SATURDAY

Qualified games:
Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition
Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3
Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown

Showcase games:
Dead or Alive 5
Tekken Tag Tournament 2

Players can prequalify at one of three special Qualifying events, or in last chance pools at EB Expo Friday.
Players who make it through the Saturday Top 16 will battle on the main stage and EB Expo 2012 Champions Awarded!

Qualifying Events
CouchWarriors.org - Melbourne Qualifier September 1
Ozhadou.net - Sydney Qualifier September 1
Buttonsmash.com.au - Brisbane Qualifier September 15

EB Expo tournament Schedule

    Friday: Last Chance Pools
    Saturday: Top 16 Finals played down to top 4 (or less) for the Qualified games only (SF4, UMvC3, VF5FS). - FINALS in the EVENING SESSION from 7pm
    Sunday: Exhibitions on Showcase stage

FOR FULL SCHEDULE AND LIST OF QUALIFIED PLAYERS SEE NEXT POST

SHOWCASE GAMES
Dead or Alive 5
Tekken Tag Tournament 2

As these games are brand new, they do not have a regular tournament, but we will be running special, prize supported competitions each day.  The format for each will be WINNER STAYS on and the top bracket of players with the LONGEST STREAKS will then compete for a major prize.  These matches will receive an exhibition stage presence alongside the other finals games.
If finalists from BAM and BUTTONSMASH are present at the event for these games, we will look at special seeding or separate Exhibition event.
TBC - there may be a prize each day.

Player Exhibitions

To showcase our top players and to engage the public attending the event, we will ask skilled players to volunteer for special exhibition matches during downtime in their tournaments. 
The schedule for this is to be determined, but may include exhibitions between players of different games, against top winner-stays-on players on the casual stations, learn to play showcases, and celebrity matches.
Stay tuned!

PRIZES

Full prize listing is to be determined but will be provided by EB Expo's many major sponsors and will be a high value mix of cash and product.  In short, it is going to be HUGE.

[Berzerk!]

Final Four results for each tournament:

Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3

1. Stefan Materazzo (VIC) - Solid Stef (Joe/Frank/Raccoon) - Won PARROT AR DRONE
2. George Hu (NSW) - Afterdeath (Vergil/Wesker/Strider) - Won GAMECOM headset
3. Kevin Kim (VIC) - Burnout (Spencer/Morrigan/Akuma)
4. Arnold Samau (NSW) - ArnoldDesu (Morrigan/Storm/Trish)

Super Street Fighter 4 AE

1st. George Hu (NSW) - Afterdeath (Zangief) - Won SavePoint TV Ultimate PC
2nd. Rob Riggio (NSW) - Robsux (Ibuki/Viper) - Won GAMECOM headset
3rd. Sol Abdo (VIC) - TecSolT (Cammy/Rose)
4th. Homzi Ibrahim (NSW) - Shangtsung (Bison/Sagat)

Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown

1st. Mike Abdow (NSW) - Myke (Kage) - Won BlackBerry Tablet
2nd. Chang Buun Kim (NSW) - Megadeth (Goh, El Blaze) - Won GAMECOM headset
3rd. Alex Mitchell-Dawson (VIC) - AlexMD (Jean Kujo, Lau)
4th. Melvin Tan (NSW) - Kientan (Brad)

Dead or Alive 5

1st. Daniel Chlebowczyk (VIC) - Berzerk! (Leifang) - Won Dead or Alive 5 Arcade Stick
2nd. Alex Mitchell-Dawson (VIC) - AlexMD (Akira) - Won GAMECOM headset
3rd. Kris Dabrowski (VIC) - CM (Tina)
4th. Kevin Kim (VIC) - Burnout (Hayate)



QUALIFIER RESULTS AND UPDATES

Here is the list of players qualified and their finals pools assignments in a Google doc:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ag49T6UypAPLdFZMSkZxdFJkbVFYNmM0RlM4MHNDZkE

Want to join one of the available spots? Join the Friday Qualifiers.

Opening time each day is 9am.  Sticks supplied, BYO controller/arcade stick is allowed.

Friday Last Chance Qualifiers

SIGN UP AT THE HOME GROWN GAMING FIGHTERS AND FIFA ADMIN DESK
Bracket will be capped at 32 players. You must be in the tournament area 10 minutes prior to start time to have valid entry to tournament.

11:30am Super Street Fighter 4 AE

1:30pm Ultimate Marvel VS Capcom 3

3:30pm Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown

Dead or Alive 5 and Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Winner Stays on Challenges throughout the day

Saturday – Top 16 Finals
- 10am: Super Street Fighter 4 AE Top 16 tournament
- 1pm: Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 Top 16 Tournament
- 3pm: Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown Top 16 Tournament

Saturday - TOP 4 and Prize presentations
7pm Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown
8pm Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3
9pm Super Street Fighter 4 AE

- Dead Or Alive 5 and Tekken Tag 2 winner stays on challenges ongoing and Best Streak play off
- Between tournaments: Casual play and Exhibitions TBC

Sunday – Exhibitions
TBC stage times.


Qualifier Results
SYDNEY OZHADOU YSB RESULTS

AE2012
1. ShangTsung
2. robsux
3. Furyblitz
4. skitzr

UMVC3
1. ABM|KG
2. ArnoldDesu
3. CrowdPleasingMoves
4. jfizzman

VF5FS
1. Myke
2. kientan
3. Chill
4. ABM|KG


MELBOURNE COUCHWARRIORS RESULTS

UmvC3
1)SL|Toxy
2)Somniac
3)Solid Stef
4)Daichi (May be passing down to Ex33sum)

SFIV2012
1)SL|Toxy
2)Sol
3)Somniac
4)SL|Justice

VF5:FS
1) AlexMD
2) Gabneto (Passing down to Darcy)
3) Geese (Passing down to CM)
4) Berzerk

BRISBANE BUTTONSMASH
UmvC3
1)ABM | Moca
2)OLD | Haichii
3)Deathwish
4)Raoh (Possible pass down)

SFIV2012
1)Afterdeath
2)GodlyEffect (Possible pass down)
3)Vinh (Possible pass down)
4)Jin Smiff (Possible pass down)

VF5:FS
1) CrowdPleasingMoves
2) Burnout

[ABM|KG]

2 questions

1. is the pass a 3 day pass?

2. can it be sold, or is it tied to the qualifier's name?


thanks

[Berzerk!]

I'll be collecting names and at this time those names will go on a list that entitles you two things:

Entry into the Homegrown Gaming area (not a full EB Expo pass) - it is for the 3 days though and a lot happens there!
Entry into the top 16 tournament

You won't be able to sell it, it's like a guest list spot you've earned.  You can only pass it down to the next available person in the top 8 of the event you qualified in, if you can't go.  I'll then take that name as the entry.

[ABM|KG]

Thanks for clearing that up Berzerk

[Skitzr]

How will we enter the venue?


Do we get a ticket or something?

[Berzerk!]

How will we enter the venue?


Do we get a ticket or something?

Names will be on a list for entry.

I'm awaiting the list of real names for Sydney from Spencer and QLD from Slapper Joe.

To help this process if you are a qualified player please PM me your details:

Full name
email address
contact number

[AtomicX]

Good if knew the details for the Friday: Last Chance Pools

Eg Time, entry fee, duration, casuals? Is it at the expo or somewhere else?

[Berzerk!]

Its at EB Expo itself on the Friday as mentioned in the first post, and times will be confirmed shortly.  Plan is to have a qualifier pool every 2 hours until we fill our spots.

[Skitzr]

thanks,

Ive already notified spencer my details.

What console is the tournament being played on?

Will we need to bring our own gear?

[kientan]

Daniel I'll take my qualifying spot for Queensland.

Genxa can have my spot for NSW.

[megadeth]

hi 

 I really want to join in the vf5fs tonerment on eb event.   how can I join it?

is there still a chance into it??

 Please help me~

[Berzerk!]

Yes, it IS still possible, if you are planning to attend EB Expo, attend on the Friday and there will be a last chance qualifier for all three tournament games.

Plus, there will be winner-stays on for DOA5 and TTT2 with top streaks entering an exhibition set.

[kientan]

hi 

 I really want to join in the vf5fs tonerment on eb event.   how can I join it?

is there still a chance into it??

 Please help me~

Nice! Pop by YSB next time its up. No YSB this in October because of EB Expo.

[megadeth]

thank U very much~! guys 

 I will be on the expo 5 October.

 what time should I be there?