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Youmacon Battle Opera 2012, MLG Fall Championship and Master Series Europe tournament previews

Posted by Catalyst
November 1, 2012 at 9:24 p.m. PDT

There are a handful of major events going down this weekend, with the headliner being Youmacon Battle Opera 2012 in Detroit, Michigan. Several of the United States' top players will be attending, including coL|Filipino Champ, EG|Justin Wong, WolfKrone, EG|PR Balrog, AGE|NYChrisG, EG|Ricky Ortiz and more.

MLG's Fall Championship and the Master Series Europe — Street Fighter 25th Anniversary tournament will also be taking place.

For the full rundown on all of these events, hit the jump.

Youmacon Battle Opera 2012

• The run down: Youmacon Battle Opera 2012 is taking place in Detroit, Michigan from November 2-4. SSF4 AE v2012, UMvC3, SF3 3s, SSF2T HDR, Darkstalkers 3, KoF13, SFxT, DoA5 and just about every major fighting game will be played at this event. There are $1,000 pot bonuses up for grabs here too.

• Who's expected to show: coL|Filipino Champ, EG|Justin Wong, WolfKrone, EG|PR Balrog, AGE|NYChrisG, EG|Ricky Ortiz, BT|IFC Yipes, LU|Alex Valle, FNEX|K-Brad, DJ Huoshen, DMG|FightingGM, DMG|LionHeart, DMG|Blacktastic and more. CEO|Alex Jebailey is the guest host.

• Streaming duties and schedule: There are four separate streams to choose from depending on your interests.
• Level|Up - main stage. Running games like SSF4 AE v2012, UMvC3, P4A, KoF13, and SF3 3s, this is going to be where the main action happens.
• Bifuteki - 2D side stage. Bifuteki will be handling more 2D games, covering SSF2T HDR, BB CSX, SFxT, Skullgirls and MK9.
• Get Salty - 3D side stage. The Get Salty team will be handling VF5, DoA5, TTT2 and SC5, along with a Friday serving of Darkstalkers 3.
• Clash Tournaments - Smash Bros. stage. If you want to watch some Super Smash Bros Melee or Brawl action, this is the place to do it. Also, there will be a presentation of Naruto Shippuden: USG.

Check out this image below for additional schedule information.

• What else is happening?: DMG (Dominion Method Gaming) will be on hand to show off some of their custom controller and system shells. You can check out a few shots below.

MLG Fall Championships

• The run down: Taking place in Dallas, Texas from November 2nd through the 4th, the MLG Fall Championships will be hosting tournaments for Mortal Kombat 9 ($16,700 in cash prizes) and Tekken Tag Tournament 2 ($15,000 in cash prizes). PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale will also have a free to enter tournament, with players going for $5,000 in prizes.

• Who's expected to show: AGE|NYCFab, DMG|Kor, PerfectLegend, DMG|CD Jr., GGA|Dizzy, GGA|16-Bit and many more.

• Streaming duties and schedule: Things will get started for both TTT2 and MK9 on Friday around 3:30 p.m. PDT and 7 p.m. PDT, respectively.

The finals will be played out on Saturday, with the earlier rounds starting at 9 a.m. PDT for TTT2 and 2 p.m. PDT for MK9 and running for the next several hours.

You'll be able to catch on the official MLG website linked above, and likely their TwitchTV channel for fighting games as well.

Master Series Europe

Master Series Europe — SF 25th Anniversary

• The run down: Held November 3-4, Russia, Switzerland, Ireland, Poland, Israel, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Sweden, Austria, Norway, Italy, Spain, Germany, Greece, Belgium and France all have players scheduled to compete in the Master Series Europe tournament, which is part of the 25th anniversary for Street Fighter.

• Who's expected to show: Dignitas|Zak Bennett, V-Ryu and WW|Andreas, among others.

• Streaming duties and schedule: This will be streamed on Capcom's fighting game channel, starting at 12 a.m. PDT on both November 3rd and 4th. SSF2T HDR and SSF4 AE v2012 will be played on Saturday, and SFxT and SF3 3s will be on Sunday. You can find more information here.

Comments

FallenProphecy said on November 1, 2012 at 11:40 p.m.

I'm neither a big fan of Tekken or Mortal Kombat, but tournaments like MLG seem more the way to go if people really want to make a living as a pro-gamer. Makes me wonder why people like JWong; someone who is so talented in so many games; does not focus more on those games as opposed to Street Fighter and Marvel when the prize money he wins from those games probably just barely pays for his flight ticket/food/accommodation/etc. But not everyone is a JWong and not everyone else can win a tournament every other day, kind of makes me wonder how do the rest of those folks make a living really.

scytheavatar said on November 1, 2012 at 11:59 p.m.

@1 they make a living off money matches, which is a more solid and reliable source of money than tournaments.

FallenProphecy said on November 2, 2012 at 12:46 a.m.

How much money can the average committed fighting game player make per tournament? Not trying to be sarcastic, just curious.

Gargooletz said on November 2, 2012 at 3:45 a.m.

Too bad polish sponsors messed up (to put it lightly) and only one of their players will be attending from what I've heard. I'm not sure about Greece - they probably won't show up at all.

SabishiiRyuu said on November 2, 2012 at 3:58 a.m.

@4: Greece should pay their debts first before spending money on these events Kappa.

ueiusufwe said on November 2, 2012 at 4:54 a.m.

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Simba_v7 said on November 2, 2012 at 6:31 a.m.

Been awhile since I seen Krone play. Will be a fun watch.

ArcShawdow said on November 2, 2012 at 6:36 a.m.

Yeah even in his hometown Krone has been MIA so I hope he actually got better somehow.

zhanba13 said on November 2, 2012 at 6:45 a.m.

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hozukimaru said on November 2, 2012 at 7:45 a.m.

I have never been so angry...they hold a tournament like this in Detroit,MI after I move BS >.<

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dementus said on November 2, 2012 at 12:19 p.m.

I'll watch YouMacon, but I'll also try to watch MLG and see if they have improved their format. But 5 minutes of fighting followed by 10 minutes of downtime really kills the hype for MLG.

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dorayaki said on November 2, 2012 at 12:46 p.m.

That trailer was good. It'd be cool to be able to make those. Some smart creative people out there man.

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