CEOtaku 2018 results
Update: This story has been updated with final results.
Big happenings in Florida this weekend, as the annual CEOtaku 2018 is taking place.
As something of a CEO spinoff focusing heavily on airdashers or anime-styled games, this event has just grown and grown with every year.
This year, the main game, BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle has surpassed 300 entrants, with three other games — Under Night In-Birth EXE: Late[st], Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2 and Dragon Ball FighterZ — also all surpassing 200 entrants, making for a huge turnout.
Besides these four games, there's plenty more to be played — tournaments will also be held for BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Koihime Enbu: RyoRaiRai, Skullgirls: 2nd Encore, Melty Blood: Actress Again Current Code, Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite, SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy, Guilty Gear XX Accent Core +R, Sailor Moon S, Fighting EX Layer, Arcana Heart 3: Love Max Six Stars and Dissidia Final Fantasy NT.
As for players attending, you can expect to see FOX|SonicFox, NRG|HookGangGod, PG|SKD, WN|LostSoul, WG|Samitto, Kedako, UYU|KizzieKay, LordKnight, Jona, NRG|Supernoon, FOX|Dekillsage, UYU|Cloud805, PurePure, PAG|Grover, Hotashi, FOX|Punk, 1Up|PepperySplash, PG|MarlinPie, PG|Nakkiel, Foo, FF|ElvenShadow, Clim, KnowKami, UYU|BeautifulDude, BxA|Argenrost, DATA|TectalEastside and many more.
Streaming is being done at CEO Gaming, DATA FGC and Polarity GG.
BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle — Results
1. Jona (Ruby, Gordeau)
2. Kyamei (Mitsuru, Hyde)
3. PAG|Fame96 (Yu, Jin)
4. Flux (Mitsuru, ν -No.13-)
5. Jan (Waldstein, Tager)
5. Elyon (Jubei, Ragna)
7. DATA|TectalEastside (Ruby, Es | Vatista, Es)
7. TempestRomeo (Naoto, Vatista | Yu, Waldstein)
9. TxC|Straywolf (Carmine, Gordeau)
9. PurePure (Labrys, Yang)
9. UnsafeOnHit (Blake, Carmine | Labrys, Mika)
9. Uri (Ruby, Rachel | Orie, ν -No.13-)
13. BBTagPlayer (Ruby, Gordeau)
13. Cookie (Yu, Es | Yu, Carmine)
13. Psykotik (Es, Waldstein)
13. Shinku (Yang, Ruby)
BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle — Top 8 battle log
• Grand finals, second set: Jona (Ruby, Gordeau) eliminated Kyamei (Mitsuru, Hyde) 3-2.
• Grand finals, first set: Kyamei (Mitsuru, Hyde) beat Jona (Ruby, Gordeau) 3-2.
• Losers finals: Kyamei (Mitsuru, Hyde) eliminated PAG|Fame96 (Yu, Jin) 3-0.
• Losers semi-finals: PAG|Fame96 (Yu, Jin) eliminated Flux (Mitsuru, ν -No.13-) 3-2.
• Winners finals: Jona (Ruby, Gordeau) beat Kyamei (Mitsuru, Hyde) 3-2.
• Flux (Mitsuru, ν -No.13-) eliminated Jan (Waldstein, Tager) 3-1.
• PAG|Fame96 (Yu, Jin) eliminated Elyon (Jubei, Ragna) 3-2.
• TempestRomeo was disqualified, leading to Elyon advancing.
• Jan (Waldstein, Tager) eliminated DATA|TectalEastside (Ruby, Es) 3-0.
• Winners semi-finals: Jona (Ruby, Gordeau) beat PAG|Fame96 (Yu, Jin) 3-1.
• Winners semi-finals: Kyamei (Mitsuru, Hyde) beat Flux (Mitsuru, ν -No.13-) 3-2.
BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle — Top 16 battle log
• Elyon (Jubei, Ragna) eliminated Uri (Ruby, Rachel) 3-1.
• TempestRomeo (Yu, Waldstein) eliminated UnsafeOnHit (Blake, Carmine | Labrys, Mika) 3-2.
• Jan (Waldstein, Tager) eliminated PurePure (Labrys, Yang) 3-2.
• DATA|TectalEastside (Ruby, Es) eliminated TxC|Straywolf (Carmine, Gordeau) 3-1.
• Elyon (Jubei, Ragna) eliminated Shinku (Yang, Ruby) 3-1.
• UnsafeOnHit (Blake, Carmine) eliminated Psykotik (Es, Waldstein) 3-0.
• PAG|Fame96 (Yu, Jin) beat PurePure (Labrys, Yang) 3-2.
• Jan (Waldstein, Tager) eliminated Cookie (Yu, Carmine | Yu, Es) 3-0.
• DATA|TectalEastside (Ruby, Es) eliminated BBTagPlayer (Ruby, Gordeau) 3-1.
• Jona (Ruby, Gordeau) beat TxC|Straywolf (Carmine, Gordeau) 3-1.
• Flux (Mitsuru, ν -No.13-) beat Uri (Ruby, Rachel | Orie, ν -No.13-) 3-2.
• Kyamei (Mitsuru, Hyde) beat TempestRomeo (Naoto, Vatista) 3-2.
Under Night In-Birth EXE: Late[st] — Results
1. ClearLampO (Byakuya)
2. Squish (Akatsuki)
3. Trill (Chaos)
4. Hiari (Linne, Gordeau)
5. RedBlade (Wagner)
5. CrushingEagle (Wagner)
7. Psykotik (Orie)
7. Re:Ta (Yuzuriha)
9. Clim (Merkava, Phonon)
9. Lolimaiko (Vatista)
9. Scoops|DualSeeker (Eltnum)
9. TTK|Touma (Seth)
13. Infinity (Hyde)
13. Rikir (Enkidu, Chaos)
13. Spinach (Carmine)
13. Tokazz (Hilda)
Under Night In-Birth EXE: Late[st] — Top 16 battle log
• Grand finals, first set: ClearLampO (Byakuya) eliminated Squish (Akatsuki) 3-0.
• Losers finals: Squish (Akatsuki) eliminated Trill (Chaos) 3-2.
• Losers semi-finals: Trill (Chaos) eliminated Hiari (Linne, Gordeau) 3-1.
• Winners finals: ClearLampO (Byakuya) beat Squish (Akatsuki) 3-2.
• Hiari (Linne) eliminated RedBlade (Wagner) 3-0.
• Trill (Chaos) eliminated CrushingEagle (Wagner) 3-2.
• RedBlade (Wagner) eliminated Psykotik (Orie) 3-0.
• Trill (Chaos) eliminated Re:Ta (Yuzuriha) 3-2.
• Winners semi-finals: ClearLampO (Byakuya) beat Hiari (Linne) 3-0.
• Winners semi-finals: Squish (Akatsuki) beat CrushingEagle (Wagner) 3-1.
Under Night In-Birth EXE: Late[st] — Top 16 battle log
• Trill (Chaos) eliminated TTK|Touma (Seth) 2-0.
• Re:Ta (Yuzuriha) eliminated Scoops|DualSeeker (Eltnum) 2-1.
• RedBlade (Wagner) eliminated Lolimaiko (Vatista) 2-0.
• Psykotik (Orie) eliminated Clim (Merkava, Phonon) 2-1.
• TTK|Touma (Seth) eliminated Tokazz (Hilda) 2-0.
• Scoops|DualSeeker (Eltnum) eliminated Spinach (Carmine) 2-0.
• RedBlade (Wagner) eliminated Rikir (Enkidu) 2-0.
• Clim (Phonon) eliminated Infinity (Hyde) 2-0.
• CrushingEagle (Wagner) beat Lolimaiko (Vatista) 2-1.
• Squish (Akatsuki) beat Psykotik (Orie) 2-0.
• Hiari (Linne) beat Trill (Chaos) 2-0.
• ClearLampO (Byakuya) beat Re:Ta (Yuzuriha) 2-0.
Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2 — Results
1. WG|Samitto (Chipp)
2. Mr. K (Leo)
3. MJ|Kedako (May)
4. Catpion|Deb (Sol)
5. BjornSonOfBear (Chipp)
5. WN|LostSoul (Elphelt)
7. BxA|DotNova (Jack-O)
7. PurePure (Jack-O)
9. FF|ElvenShadow (Faust)
9. 1UP|PepperySplash (Venom)
9. UYU|KizzieKay (Sin)
9. Foo (Kum)
13. Ryan Hunter (Venom)
13. Shine (Potemkin)
13. Hotashi (Elphelt)
13. Zenzen (Ky)
Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2 — Top 8 battle log
• Grand finals, first set: WG|Samitto (Chipp) eliminated Mr. K (Leo) 3-0.
• Losers finals: Mr. K (Leo) eliminated MJ|Kedako (May) 3-1.
• Losers semi-finals: MJ|Kedako (May) eliminated Catpion|Deb (Sol) 3-2.
• Winners finals: WG|Samitto (Chipp) beat Mr. K (Leo) 3-0.
• Catpion|Deb (Sol) eliminated BjornSonOfBear (Chipp) 3-2.
• MJ|Kedako (May) eliminated WN|LostSoul (Elphelt) 3-0.
• Winners semi-finals: WG|Samitto (Chipp) beat BjornSonOfBear (Chipp) 3-1.
• WN|LostSoul (Elphelt) eliminated PurePure (Jack-O) 3-2.
• Catpion|Deb (Sol) eliminated BxA|DotNova (Jack-O) 3-0.
• Winners semi-finals: Mr. K (Leo) beat MJ|Kedako (May) 3-0.
Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2 — Top 16 battle log
• BxA|DotNova (Jack-O) eliminated 1UP|PepperySplash (Johnny) 2-1.
• PurePure (Jack-O) eliminated Foo (Kum) 2-1.
• WN|LostSoul (Elphelt) eliminated UYU|KizzieKay (Sin) 2-0.
• Catpion|Deb (Sol) eliminated FF|ElvenShadow (Faust) 2-0.
• WN|LostSoul (Elphelt) eliminated Hotashi (Elphelt) 2-1.
• Foo (Kum) eliminated Zenzen (Ky) 2-0.
• 1UP|PepperySplash (Johnny) eliminated Shine (Potemkin) 2-1.
• FF|ElvenShadow (Faust) eliminated Ryan Hunter (Venom) 2-0.
• Mr. K (Leo) beat BxA|DotNova (Jack-O) 2-0.
• MJ|Kedako (May) eliminated Catpion|Deb (Sol) 2-1.
• BjornSonOfBear (Chipp) beat PurePure (Jack-O) 2-0.
• WG|Samitto (Chipp) beat UYU|KizzieKay (Sin) 2-1.
Dragon Ball FighterZ — Results
1. FOX|SonicFox (Bardock, Fused Zamasu, Android 16)
2. NRG|HookGangGod (Cell, Piccolo, Vegeta | Android 16, Piccolo, Vegeta)
3. NRG|Supernoon (Kid Buu, Cell, Vegeta)
4. FOX|Dekillsage (Adult Gohan, Gotenks, Android 16 | Vegito, Gotenks, Android 16)
5. CLN|Yohosie (Gotenks, Bardock, Android 16)
5. 1UP|PepperySplash (Base Vegeta, Fused Zamasu, Gotenks)
7. PAG|Fame96 (Blue Vegeta, Vegeta, Base Goku)
7. BC|LordKnight (Captain Ginyu, Gotenks, Android 16 | Broly, Trunks, Base Vegeta)
9. BxA|RedX (Kid Buu, Captain Ginyu, Android 16)
9. BeyondToxin (Cell, Android 18, Tien)
9. UYU|Cloud805 (Adult Gohan, Kid Buu, Tien)
9. Dacidbro (Captain Ginyu, Gotenks, Android 16)
13. PG|Nakkiel (Gotenks, Adult Gohan, Base Goku)
13. PAG|Grover (Adult Gohan, Goku, Vegeta | Adult Gohan, Goku, Gotenks)
13. Crescent|Doza (Bardock, Blue Goku, Goku)
13. GotE|Rival (Bardock, Goku, Android 16)
Dragon Ball FighterZ — Top 8 battle log
• Grand finals, first set: FOX|SonicFox (Bardock, Fused Zamasu, Android 16) eliminated NRG|HookGangGod (Cell, Piccolo, Vegeta) 3-1.
• Losers finals: NRG|HookGangGod (Cell, Piccolo, Vegeta) eliminated NRG|Supernoon (Kid Buu, Cell, Vegeta) 3-1.
• Losers semi-finals: NRG|HookGangGod (Cell, Piccolo, Vegeta) eliminated FOX|Dekillsage (Adult Gohan, Gotenks, Android 16) 2-0.
• Winners finals: FOX|SonicFox (Bardock, Fused Zamasu, Android 16) beat NRG|Supernoon (Kid Buu, Cell, Vegeta) 3-1.
• NRG|HookGangGod (Cell, Piccolo, Vegeta) eliminated 1UP|PepperySplash (Base Vegeta, Fused Zamasu, Gotenks) 2-0.
• FOX|Dekillsage (Adult Gohan, Gotenks, Android 16) eliminated CLN|Yohosie (Gotenks, Bardock, Android 16) 2-0.
• 1UP|PepperySplash (Base Vegeta, Fused Zamasu, Gotenks) eliminated BC|LordKnight (Captain Ginyu, Gotenks, Android 16) 2-1.
• FOX|Dekillsage (Adult Gohan, Gotenks, Android 16) eliminated PAG|Fame96 (Blue Vegeta, Vegeta, Base Goku) 2-0.
• Winners semi-finals: NRG|Supernoon (Kid Buu, Cell, Vegeta) beat NRG|HookGangGod (Android 16, Piccolo, Vegeta) 2-1.
• Winners semi-finals: FOX|SonicFox (Bardock, Fused Zamasu, Android 16) beat CLN|Yohosie (Gotenks, Bardock, Android 16) 2-0.
BlazBlue: Central Fiction — Results
1. Jona (Valkenhayn, Mai)
2. PG|SKD (Izayoi)
3. DragonLordZ (Susanoo)
4. Uri (Litchi)
5. BetaDood (Ragna)
5. PAG|Fame96 (Susanoo)
7. Myoro (Relius)
7. MilkKaichou (Rachel)
Koihime Enbu: RyoRaiRai — Results
1. WG|Samitto (Sonshōkō & Hōtō)
2. GRITS|Derrick (Ryofu & Shūyu)
3. PurePure (Sōsō & Jun'iku)
4. PurifyWS (Sonken & Ryomō)
5. SeabusKyle (Sonken & Hōtō)
5. MJ|Kedako (Sonshōkō & Hōtō)
7. Dave O (Kakōton & Shūyu)
7. UBW|Nyczbrandon (Gakushin & Jun'iku)
Skullgirls: 2nd Encore — Results
1. FOX|SonicFox (Filia, Double, Fukua)
2. Cloud (Valentine, Cerebella, Double)
3. Swiftfox-Dash (Peacock, Cerebella)
4. HVS|Liam (Robo-Fortune, Double, Parasoul)
5. Mr. Peck (Peacock, Robo-Fortune, Parasoul)
5. Rabbleflaggers (Beowulf, Big Band)
7. Socks (Cerebella, Double, Eliza)
7. Mike Z (Cerebella, Big Band)
Melty Blood: Actress Again Current Code — Results
1. ASTA|ScrawtVermillion (Sion Eltnum Atlasia, Kishima Kouma)
2. Brick (Ciel)
3. LP|Alps (Nanaya Shiki)
4. GRITS|Derrick (Aozaki Aoko)
5. Pluot (Yumiduka Satsuki, Tohno Akiha)
5. GreenGM (Koha & Mech)
7. MoltyBleed (Aozaki Aoko)
7. Dollar (Arcueid Brunestud)
Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite — Results
1. TLT|Tayson (Gamora, Ultron)
2. Knives (Dormammu, Sigma)
3. Stealth (Zero, Dante)
4. NB|DualKevin (Hawkeye, Dante)
5. Ketsui (Morrigan, Sigma)
5. NinjaNam (Dr. Strange, Nova)
7. Abbock (Haggar, Dante)
7. Ronan Healy (Nemesis, Sigma | Sigma, Ultron)
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core +R — Results
1. MJ|Kedako (May)
2. Mahouko (Bridget)
3. Mike Z (Potemkin)
4. FF|ElvenShadow (Faust)
5. Honnou (I-No)
5. WG|Samitto (Chipp, Zappa)
7. TSB|Alzarath (Testament)
7. MSong (Robo-Ky)
SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy — Results
1. WG|Samitto (Leona, Leona)
2. Kyamei (Leona, Mai)
3. UA|Stone (Terry, Leona)
4. Foo (Shermie, Terry)
5. LethalMind (Love Heart, Sylvie)
5. Lucius (Luong, Zarina)
7. WD|SuperTiso
7. KPB|DeezeeKujaku
Sailor Moon S — Results
1. Mr. K (Sailor Uranus)
2. DaiAndOh (Sailor Venus)
3. TSB|Alzarath (Sailor Mercury)
4. Ben Reed (Sailor Mercury)
5. SMRTSRK|MissingPerson (Sailor Mercury)
5. BxA|Argenrost (Sailor Moon, Sailor Neptune)
7. WD|SuperTiso (Sailor Mercury)
7. PUYO|EltnumJohn (Sailor Jupiter)
Fighting EX Layer — Results
1. BxA|Jackal (Skullomania)
2. BxA|Argenrost (Jack)
3. SUCC|AyoItsDave (Garuda)
4. HiddenGem (Sanane)
5. Surf (Vulcano Rosso)
5. OmaGoma (Doctrine Dark)
7. SeabusKyle
7. BigBillHells
Arcana Heart 3: Love Max Six Stars — Results
1. PurifyWS (Fiona)
2. Kyamei (Akane, Clarice, Kamui)
3. LordDaki (Clarice)
4. GRITS|Derrick (Heart)
Dissidia: Final Fantasy NT — Results
1. HnM
- Most (Kefka)
- Navarre (Kuja)
- Lokreah (Exdeath)
2. Team Hombres
- LordChaoSama (Ramza)
- Paru_NT (Squall)
- Philios (Onion Knight)
3. Save The Queen
- Vampire Knight (Firion)
- D3m0NHUNT3R (Tidus)
- Jamstar2X (Shantotto)
4. Team BB
- JT|BB JT (Noctis)
- AK|BB AK (Kefka)
- BB|Wheelz (Cloud)
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