$5,000 FACEOFF Invitational results
Update: This story has been updated with final results.
This weekend, we're seeing an offline invitational event happening in Irvine, California, U.S.A.
The players set to compete in this event are Moist|Hotashi, Intel|Razzo, PAR|FlashMetroid, PG|KizzieKay, Daze, Vizio|Jonathan Tene, BC|ApologyMan, TempestNYC, Stealthy and Excedrin|Solstice.
This is a Guilty Gear Strive-focused event and will be the only game played at the tournament.
As the name would suggest, there are $5,000 up for grabs so the players have a pretty big incentive to perform their very best.
The 10 players have been divided up into two groups of 5 each, where they will play in a round robin format and the top 4 placers in each group advance to a final bracket.
Streaming is being done at Esports Arena.
Guilty Gear Strive — Results
1. PAR|FlashMetroid (Ky)
2. Stealthy (Axl)
3. TempestNYC (Leo, May)
4. Moist|Hotashi (Nagoriyuki)
5. Vizio|Jonathan Tene (Zato-1)
5. Intel|Razzo (Leo)
7. Excedrin|Solstice (Ramlethal)
7. Daze (Giovanna)
Guilty Gear Strive — Top 8 battle log
• Grand finals, first set: PAR|FlashMetroid (Ky) eliminated Stealthy (Axl) 3-2.
• Losers finals: Stealthy (Axl) eliminated TempestNYC (Leo) 3-1.
• Losers semi-finals: Stealthy (Axl) eliminated Moist|Hotashi (Nagoriyuki) 3-0.
• Winners finals: PAR|FlashMetroid (Ky) beat TempestNYC (Leo) 3-1.
• Stealthy (Axl) eliminated Intel|Razzo (Leo) 3-1.
• Moist|Hotashi (Nagoriyuki) eliminated Vizio|Jonathan Tene (Zato-1) 3-1.
• Intel|Razzo (Leo) eliminated Daze (Giovanna) 3-2.
• Moist|Hotashi (Nagoriyuki) eliminated Excedrin|Solstice (Ramlethal) 3-0.
• Winners semi-finals: PAR|FlashMetroid (Ky) beat Vizio|Jonathan Tene (Zato-1) 3-0.
• Winners semi-finals: TempestNYC (Leo) beat Stealthy (Axl) 3-1.
• PAR|FlashMetroid (Ky) beat Daze (Giovanna) 3-0.
• Vizio|Jonathan Tene (Zato-1) beat Intel|Razzo (Leo) 3-2.
• TempestNYC (Leo) beat Excedrin|Solstice (Ramlethal) 3-0.
• Stealthy (Axl) beat Moist|Hotashi (Nagoriyuki) 3-0.
Pool 1 — Standings
| # | Player | Character(s) | Record | Game Record | GD |
| 1 | Moist|Hotashi | Nagoriyuki | 4-0 | 12-4 | +8 |
| 2 | PAR|FlashMetroid | Ky | 2-2 | 10-8 | +2 |
| 3 | Excedrin|Solstice | Ramlethal | 2-2 | 10-8 | +2 |
| 4 | Intel|Razzo | Leo | 2-2 | 8-9 | -1 |
| 5 | BC|ApologyMan | Faust | 0-4 | 1-12 | -11 |
Pool 1 — Battle Log
• Excedrin|Solstice (Ramlethal) beat BC|ApologyMan (Faust) 3-0.
• PAR|FlashMetroid (Ky) beat Intel|Razzo (Leo) 3-2.
• Moist|Hotashi (Nagoriyuki) beat BC|ApologyMan (Faust) 3-0.
• Excedrin|Solstice (Ramlethal) beat PAR|FlashMetroid (Ky) 3-2.
• Moist|Hotashi (Nagoriyuki) beat Intel|Razzo (Leo) 3-0.
• PAR|FlashMetroid (Ky) beat BC|ApologyMan (Faust) 3-0.
• Intel|Razzo (Leo) beat Excedrin|Solstice (Ramlethal) 3-2.
• Moist|Hotashi (Nagoriyuki) beat PAR|FlashMetroid (Ky) 3-2.
• Intel|Razzo (Leo) beat BC|ApologyMan (Faust) 3-1.
• Moist|Hotashi (Nagoriyuki) beat Excedrin|Solstice (Ramlethal) 3-2.
Pool 2 — Standings
| # | Player | Character(s) | Record | Game Record | GD |
| 1 | TempestNYC | Leo, May | 3-1 | 10-6 | +4 |
| 2 | Vizio|Jonathan Tene | Zato-1 | 3-1 | 10-8 | +2 |
| 3 | Daze | Giovanna | 2-2 | 10-7 | +3 |
| 4 | Stealthy | Axl | 2-2 | 6-7 | -1 |
| 5 | PG|KizzieKay | Ky, Chipp | 0-4 | 4-12 | -8 |
Pool 2 — Battle Log
• TempestNYC (Leo) beat PG|KizzieKay (Ky) 3-1.
• Vizio|Jonathan Tene (Zato-1) beat Daze (Giovanna) 3-2.
• TempestNYC (Leo) beat Stealthy (Axl) 3-0.
• Daze (Giovanna) beat PG|KizzieKay (Ky) 3-1.
• Stealthy (Axl) beat Vizio|Jonathan Tene (Zato-1) 3-1.
• TempestNYC (Leo) beat Daze (Giovanna) 3-2.
• Stealthy (Axl) beat PG|KizzieKay (Chipp) 3-0.
• Vizio|Jonathan Tene (Zato-1) beat TempestNYC (May, Leo) 3-1.
• Daze (Giovanna) beat Stealthy (Axl) 3-0.
• Vizio|Jonathan Tene (Zato-1) beat PG|KizzieKay (Ky) 3-2.
Event Schedule
Friday, April 29th
12:30 P.M. — Day 1 begins
Saturday, April 30th
12:30 P.M. — Day 2 begins
All times listed are PDT.
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