Archive for April, 2009
Gamestop Nationals Wrap Up, Justin Wong Takes USA, Daigo Takes Exhibition, Craziness Ensues!
On Saturday, April 18th, the biggest fighting game competition in history came to an epic conclusion. Well over a thousand fans turned out to Pier 39 at San Francisco’s Fort Mason Center to watch the battle between the 16 finalists, boiled down from thousands of tournaments across the entire country.
All 16 finalists automatically qualified into the EVO World Finals, but were battling for GameStop prizes, their very own Street Fighter IV arcade cabinet, and a chance to face the best in the world by representing the US in the International Exhibition. The winner of the US tournament would move on to face 3 masters from the international scene, Poongko, the Korean National Champion, Iyo, the Japanese National Champion, and legendary Street Fighter Daigo Umehara.
SFIV National Tournament Finals! This Saturday!
The details have emerged for the tournament finals to be held in San Francisco, CA on April 18th. The 16 top players who qualified at Gamestop locations all around the country, will square off in this all out brawl.
This event will be held at:
Saturday, April 18th, 7pm
Fort Mason Festival Pavillion
99 Marina Boulevard
San Francisco, CA
This event will also feature a mini world tournament where the winner of the Japanese and Korean national tournaments will face off against the winners of the US tournamnet for some truly epic battles. Also in attendance, is the beast himself, Daigo Umehara, who quite possibly is the most famous Street Fighter player ever.
Besides just the Finals, there’s some other cool things to look forward to, like:
- SFIV game play kiosks
- Autograph signing with Yoshinori Ono, Producer for SFIV, and Seth Killian, Special Advisor to the game
- Performances by freestyle dance crew and America’s Best Dance Crew finalists, Supreme Soul, live on-stage throughout the night
- DJ spinning throughout the night
- SFIV-themed costume contest, activities, and prizes
- E-Shots photo booth, Venom Energy Drink samplings, Estate LA custom hat experience, Coveroo laser etching experience, and SFIV models
EVO Registration Live!
The time has finally come. The biggest and baddest tournament is back and we are opening up sign-ups to the masses. Just a reminder, registration is MANADATORY. No in-person signups will take place at the event. The deadline to register is July 12, 2009. If you are looking to save some money, make sure you register by May 31, to save some cash.
EVO Partners with Allisbrawl!
Thats right! EVO and Allisbrawl has joined forces to bring you a huge official side tournament in Las Vegas! Allisbrawl will be running the tournament, so expect the crazy turn out, and fast paced action. All participants will be seeded by region and crew. All the rules are listed after the jump. Look forward to see all the Brawl players in Vegas!
KOF 12 Underground Tournament Sign Up!
Secure your spot in history as the first KOF12 Champion, and walk away with a brand new arcade machine. Just a friendly reminder, you can’t win if you don’t enter!
