Tournament results stories
Tekken World Tour Taiwan Challenger results ft. Chanel, LowHigh, Take, Book, Nobi
Update: This story has been updated with final results.
There's some glorious Tekken action to behold this weekend.
Taiwan is having their very own Challenger Event on the Tekken World Tour.
This is a one-day shindig, so tune in today and stay until the end for some top-level Tekken matches streamed for your enjoyment.
Players from all across Asia are gathering to get some of those points in the hopes of qualifying for the Tekken World Tour finals later this year.
Some of the players you can expect to see at this event are ROX|Chanel, Fursan|LowHigh, Yamasa|Take, AR|Book, Yamasa|Nobi, UYU|Jeondding, COOASGAMES|Noroma, Fursan|Rangchu, Loveneet, RB|Tanukana, Yamasa|Yuu, Dimeback, KuroKuro, Dee-On Grey and of course many more.
Streaming is being done at TWFighter.
ELEAGUE Street Fighter 5 Invitational 2018 early results, stream ft. Tokido, Infiltration, Punk, Daigo, MenaRD, Fujimura, NuckleDu, Problem X and more
Update: This story has been updated with the final results for the Groups A, B and C portions of the ELEAGUE Street Fighter 5 Invitational.
After a long wait, the ELEAGUE Street Fighter 5 invitational is back again this year.
It's a huge one, as usual, with a gargantuan $250,000 prize pool on the line for the invited players. 1st scores $150,000, 2nd $40,000, 3rd $20,000, 4th $12,000, 5-6th $5,000, 7-8th $3,000, 9-16th $1,000, and 17-24th $500.
This is a continuous event, and group play will be taking place with one group at a time on the first four Fridays of June, culminating in a final playoff bracket on July 13th.
The players participating have been known for a while, but here's a refresher on who you'll get to see in action - FOX|Tokido, PG|Infiltration, FOX|Punk, CYG|Daigo, Rise|MenaRD, FD|Fujimura, NuckleDu, Mouz|Problem X, NVD|Phenom, CYG|Fuudo, RB|Luffy, FOX|Justin Wong, CO|Dogura, FD|Haitani, FOX|Momochi, F3|Brolynho, Rise|Smug, RB|Snake Eyez, Filipino Champ, ALG|801 Strider, SB|JB, CYG|PR Balrog, Commander Jesse and Idom.
The players will fight within their 6-man groups in a round robin format first-to-2 setting, which determines seeding for a double elimination bracket for the six group participants, from which only two will advance to the final bracket in July.
Streaming is being done at ELEAGUE TV.
Rage Street Fighter 5 All-Star League early results ft. Tokido, Daigo, Fujimura, Nemo, Moke and Itabashi Zangief
Update: This story has been updated with the most recent results for the Rage Street Fighter 5 All-Star League.
There's a new league event being set to occur in Japan, organized by Rage eSports.
The format of the tournament, once the teams have been decided, will be a set of matches between the teams, in which each game is a first-to-1, but the teams have to win 3 out of 5 sets between the teams, and will be played in a round robin format where wins and losses in the team matches will come in to play.
These six players are FOX|Tokido, CYG|Daigo, FD|Fujimura, Liquid|Nemo, Ponos|Moke and DNG|Itabashi Zangief.
Each of these players will take part in a draft on Thursday May 31st, to pick players for their teams. From there, the competition will continue on various days for the next 2 months.
The matches are being played with 3v3 teams, so each player will add two fighters to stand beside them. There's a lot of money being played for here, with the first placing team getting 6 million yen ($54,663) while the second placing team will receive 3 million yen ($27,331) and the third place team being awarded 1 million yen ($9,111).
Streaming is being done at OpenRec.
Super Smash Bros. Invitational 2018 results ft. ZeRo, Armada, Mango, MKLeo, Abadango, Plup, Mr. R and Lucky
Super Smash Bros. Invitational 2018 has finished up now. It featured the unreleased Super Smash Bros. Ultimate title on Nintendo Switch.
There were a total of eight players who will be competing at this invitational. They are TSM|ZeRo, Alliance|Armada, C9|Mango, FOX|MKLeo, Abadango, PG|Plup, BC|Mr. R and DIG|Lucky.
An even mix of Melee and Smash 4 players were invited, with ZeRo, MKLeo, Abadango and Mr. R primarily being known for the latter title, while Armada, Mango, Plup and Lucky are better known for Melee.
The tournament is a double elimination format, with round one or winners and losers bracket starting off as a 2v2 affair. The tournament will then transition into a 1v1 format, but will have some free for all exhibitions mixed in between sets.
Players have a roster of three characters to use throughout the tournament. Once a player has used a character, that fighter is ineligible until the other characters have been played in a game. Once all three characters have been played, the character selection choices reset.
This version of Smash Ultimate is the E3 2018 build of the game, so there are only about 30 characters available out of the 65 currently announced. According to Sakurai, the pro players have had very little time with the new game before this competition got started.
Summit of Power results ft. Go1, SonicFox, Dogura, ChrisG, HookGangGod
Update: This story has been updated with final results.
After a long wait, the Summit of Power will finally be taking place.
The event will feature extended group play for the players to decide what the final bracket will look like, as well as a 3v3 event where players will team up and battle it out.
Of course, it's not a Summit event without fun side-games, and you will be able to enjoy Mafia, Jenga and a Mystery Game Tournament we don't know yet what to expect from.
Through invitations, various qualifiers as well as a voting-based system, many players have done their best to get a spot, and it's been a long road, but we're down to the 16 chosen competitors.
The 16 players you will see living together and fighting together are CO|Go1, FOX|SonicFox, CO|Dogura, EG|NYChrisG, NRG|HookGangGod, TSM|Leffen, UYU|Cloud805, PG|Nakkiel, Ponos|Moke, FOX|Dekillsage, GGP|Kazunoko, CO|Fenrich, CLN|Yohosie, LordKnight, Reynald and ApologyMan.
Streaming is being done at Beyond the Summit.
The Fight 2018 results ft. MenaRD, Brolynho, Jiewa, Caba, DoomSnake
Update: This story has been updated with final results.
This weekend, The Fight 2018 is taking place in Bogotá, Colombia.
This is a Ranking Event for the Capcom Pro Tour, so with points on the line a lot of Latin America's fighters are showing up.
Besides Street Fighter 5: Arcade Edition, this event will also feature tournament play for King of Fighters 14, Super Smash Bros. 4, Ultra Street Fighter 4, Dragon Ball FighterZ, Pokkén Tournament DX, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2, Tekken 7 and Injustice 2.
Players attending are plentiful, and just a few names you'll be seeing this weekend are Rise|MenaRD, F3|Brolynho, iG|Jiewa, Rise|Caba, SB|DoomSnake, Flash, Furia|HKDash, Kusanagi, Umbrella|Dark, Fuego|ElTigre and AAG|BabyBrasil.
There are around 70 entrants for Street Fighter 5: Arcade Edition, so there will undoubtedly be a lot of matches on stream for your viewing pleasure during the event.
Streaming is being done at Colombian FGC.
Fighting Games Challenge 2018 results ft. Knee, Qudans, Chanel, LowHigh, Tissuemon
Update: This story has been updated with final results.
Fighting Games Challenge 2018 is taking place again this year in Lodz, Poland.
This year, it's a Master Event for the Tekken World Tour, so a lot of people are showing up to try and get a piece of that $5,000 prize pool and the TWT points available.
Although Tekken 7 is the main event, Mortal Kombat XL and Dragon Ball FighterZ will also be played.
Players set to participate include ROX|Knee, UYU|Qudans, ROX|Chanel, Fursan|LowHigh, CGG|Tissuemon, Kkokkoma, DG|KaneAndTrench, UYU|Fergus, Circa|JoeyFury, SNG|Blackbeard, Crazy|SuperAkouma, mYi|KiraKira, DG|Asim, Fursan|Rangchu, Exeed|Ghirlanda, DG|ThePhantom, RooKang and many more.
Of course, with almost 200 entrants for Tekken 7, upsets are extremely possible, so keep your eyes on the stream all weekend long to not miss any of the action.
Streaming is being done at Tekken.
Ultra Street Fighter 4 Revival Tournament Series early results, stream and details
Update: This story has been updated with week 11 results.
The Ultra Street Fighter 4 Revival Tournament Series will be taking place throughout the year.
Due to lag concerns because of the tournaments mainly focusing on online, it's been divided up into two separate regional events, one for North America and one for Europe.
Both regions will have eight tournaments, with the winner of each tournament qualifying for an eventual "Topanga-style" long-set Round Robin.
This event is all about bringing back Ultra Street Fighter 4 into people's minds, and entry is free, so if you happen to miss Ultra Street Fighter 4 and live in either North America or Europe, this is a grand chance to join, since these events will continue for some time.
We'll keep a continuous schedule in this story and bump when relevant so you can keep track of whatever's happening, and of course update with results after an event ends.
Streaming will be done at USF4 Dave for North American events and at GillStoleMyRide for European events.
Capcom Pro Tour Europe East Online Event #1 results ft. SunMate, DrGulag, Shady, SwagSkheletor
Update: This story has been updated with final results.
Another installment of the Capcom Pro Tour Online is taking place this weekend, with points on the line.
This is the first one for the Europe East region.
The countries eligible for entry at this event are Latvia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Romania, Lithuania, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Russia, Estonia, Ukraine and Greece.
There are almost 50 people participating in the event, and a few notable names are SunMate, DrGulag, IND|Shady and SwagSkheletor.
Although streaming doesn't begin until Top 8, you can follow along with the brackets at Smash.gg.
Once the stream starts, it's being done at Capcom Fighters.
Smash 'n' Splash 4 results ft Hungrybox, Armada, Mango, MKLeo, Mew2King
Update: This story has been updated with final results.
There's going to be a lot of splashing going on in Wisconsin, U.S.A. this weekend, but perhaps more importantly, there's also going to be a lot of Smashing going on.
Smash 'n' Splash is back again with its fourth installment, and it's grown even bigger than previous years this time around.
With almost 1000 entrants for Super Smash Bros. Melee and over 500 for Super Smash Bros. 4 and over 350 for Project M, you know this is going to be a big one.
The games being played at the event are Super Smash Bros. Melee, Super Smash Bros. 4, Project M, ARMS, Rivals of Aether, Super Smash Bros. 64, Dragon Ball FighterZ and Splatoon 2. There will also be Doubles events for every Smash game and Rivals of Aether.
Players attending include Liquid|Hungrybox, Alliance|Armada, C9|Mango, FOX|MKLeo, FOX|Mew2King, TSM|Leffen, Liquid|Salem, Frys|Wizzrobe, RNG|Dabuz, CLG|SFAT, Tempo|S2J, BC|Mr. R, IMT|Shroomed, Duck, RNG|Swedish Delight, P1|CaptainZack, G2|Westballz, CLG|VoiD, DIG|Lucky, ALG|n0ne, BSD|Elegant, EMG|Mistake, CLG|PewPewU, C9|Ally, 2GG|Komorikiri, DIG|HugS, VGz|lloD, Cosmos, Balance|Syrox, Balance|KJH, VGBC|Rishi, 62-bit|Bladewise, Asterion|Amsah and many more.
Streaming is being done at Gamers HQ TV, Melee Everyday, Unrivaled Tournaments">, SSB 64, Gooshi Gaming and Shine Corp.
DreamHack Austin 2018 results ft SonicFox, Punk, ChrisG, Plup, NuckleDu
Update: This story has been updated with final results.
DreamHack Austin is back again this year, and is of course taking place in Austin, Texas.
This is a Capcom Pro Tour ranking event, so points are on the line for Street Fighter 5: Arcade Edition.
There's much more than just that, though, with high prize pools for all games, in particular Brawlhalla and both Smash games which sit at $10,000 prize pools each, and Brawlhalla reaching almost 600 entrants, while the Smash games are both above 300 each.
The games being played at the event are Brawlhalla, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Super Smash Bros. 4, Dragon Ball FighterZ, Street Fighter 5: Arcade Edition, Tekken 7, Pokkén Tournament DX, BlazBlue: Central Fiction and Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2.
Players attending include FOX|SonicFox, FOX|Punk, EG|NYChrisG, PG|Plup, NuckleDu, FOX|Justin Wong, UYU|OilKing, Liquid|John Takeuchi, PG|Speedkicks, PG|Nakkiel, Liquid|ChuDat, PG|SKD, NRG|HookGangGod, EG|Ricki Ortiz, MSF|Larry Lurr, PG|Esam, Ghost|K-Brad, IMT|ANTi, NG|Obscure, NRG|Supernoon, Samsora, Flash, PG|MVD and many more.
Streaming is being done at DreamHack Fighters, DreamHack Smash, Brawlhalla, Dog House eSports and Raph TX.
DamagermanY results ft. Knee, Jimmy J Tran, KaneAndTrench, Harry Potter
Update: This story has been updated with final results.
DamagermanY, one of the biggest Tekken events in Europe, has returned.
This weekend, it's taking place Krefeld, Germany.
It's a Tekken 7-focused event, and although the first day has already been played, the Top 32 is going to be played today, Sunday the 3rd of June, so you'll have a lot of matches to look forward to and enjoy.
Players attending include ROX|Knee, Jimmy J Tran, DG|KaneAndTrench, Harry Potter, Asim and many, many more.
Once the stream starts today, it'll keep going until the end of the event, so just stay tuned until a champion is crowned.
Streaming is being done at TaKeTV.
Capcom Pro Tour Asia South East Online One results ft. Xian, Chuan, Book, Leslie, Dixon
Update: This story has been updated with final results.
The online portion of the Capcom Pro Tour keeps moving on.
This week, we have the first installment of the Southeast Asian portion of the online events.
The eligible regions for this one are Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
Players participating include RZR|Xian, Chuan, Book, Leslie, Dixon, Fubarduck and many more.
Only top 8 will be streamed, but you can follow along with the brackets here.
Streaming is being done at Capcom Fighters.
Combo Breaker 2018 results ft. Go1, SonicFox, Tokido, Fujimura, ChrisG
Update: This story has been updated with final results.
This weekend, we're getting an absolutely gargantuan event taking place in St. Charles, Illinois in the form of Combo Breaker 2018.
It really can't be stated enough how big this event is for a ton of different games, with a whopping 16 games, and the Mystery Game Tournament besides them as well, exceeding 100 entrants each, and with two games exceeding 500 entrants, and another one getting very close.
On top of that, it's a Premier Event for the Capcom Pro Tour and a Master Event for the Tekken World Tour, so people will definitely be showing up to compete. Also, the winner of Dragon Ball FighterZ will claim the final spot in the 16-person event Summit of Power happening two weeks from now.
With so much on the line and so many players showing up, we couldn't possibly begin to list every notable name present, so here is a very small excerpt of who you can expect to see: CO|Go1, FOX|SonicFox, FOX|Tokido, FD|Fujimura, EG|NYChrisG, PG|Infiltration, CYG|Daigo, FOX|Justin Wong, NuckleDu, FOX|Punk, TSM|Leffen, Rise|MenaRD, DouyuTV|Xiao Hai, Liquid|Nemo, Fursan|Verloren, Mouz|Problem X, AS|Reynald, GGP|Kazunoko, CYG|Fuudo, ALG|Dragon, CO|Dogura, PG|SKD, RB|Luffy, FOX|Theo, PG|MarlinPie, RNG|Swedish Delight, Circa|ForeverKing, Tempo|S2J and so, so many more.
The games being played at the event, in order of entrants from biggest to smallest, are Dragon Ball FighterZ, Street Fighter 5: Arcade Edition, Tekken 7, Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2, Injustice 2, Under Night In-Birth EXE: Late[st], BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Killer Instinct, Skullgirls: 2nd Encore, Mortal Kombat XL, Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite, the ceremonious Mystery Game Tournament, Super Smash Bros. 4, King of Fighters 14, Super Street Fighter 2: Turbo, Vampire Savior/Darkstalkers, Street Fighter 3: 3rd Strike, Super Smash Bros. Melee and Mortal Kombat 9.
Streaming is being done at Team Spooky, Capcom Fighters, Tekken, NetherRealm, BG Callisto, Funky P, PandaxGaming, Vampire Arcadia and VG Boot Camp.
Although Fujimura won Stunfest in a magnificent fashion last weekend, he was the only Ibuki player in the entire top 64
During last year's Season 2 of Street Fighter 5, Ibuki was seen as one of the "problem characters", especially in Japan, with a lot of players deciding to pick her up because of how good she was.
Even then, she definitely wasn't a character that made up the majority of any top bracket, in fact, looking at both Ultimate Fighting Arena, a premier event in France last year, and EVO 2017, each of them had 4 Ibuki players place in the top 64.
When the Season 3 changes came in, there was a lot of early talk about Ibuki being dead as a character, and indeed, several players who used to play her switched off of her, though notably, the two Ibuki mains who made it to Capcom Cup last year, FD|Fujimura (formerly known as Yukadon) and RZR|Xian stuck with her, though CO|Go1 who used her in some matchups seems to have dropped her entirely.
Seeing the results from FD|Fujimura and RZR|Xian lately, this weekend in particular, where FD|Fujimura won Stunfest and RZR|Xian grabbed second place at Battle Arena Melbourne 10, Ibuki as a character definitely seems to be in a good spot, but only a chosen few are able to perform with her.
Usually, when a character is called top tier or high tier, you'll see a heavy influx of said character in tournament, and they'll be all over the place in results lists, and while that honestly wasn't quite the case with Ibuki last year when she was seen as a top character, it's even less the case this year where she clearly seems to still be a strong contender.
Let's take a look at the character distribution in Stunfest's top 64, and how it reflects on FD|Fujimura's performance with Ibuki.
Get On My Level 2018 results ft. Hungrybox, Mew2King, Nairo, Plup
Update: This story has been updated with final results.
Although there are Pro/World Tour events going on for both Street Fighter 5: Arcade Edition and Tekken 7 this weekend, don't think that the Smashers will allow themselves to be beat in attendance level.
Get On My Level is back again in 2018, and once again taking place in Ontario, Canada.
As usual, it's a celebration of the whole Super Smash Bros. series, so you'll be able to enjoy tournament play in Super Smash Bros. Melee, Super Smash Bros. 4, Super Smash Bros. 64 and Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
The event is so big that Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. 4 have close to 450 entrants - each.
A few big names attending this event are Liquid|Hungrybox, FOX|Mew2King, NRG|Nairo, PG|Plup, Tweek, FOX|MKLeo, RNG|Dabuz, Tempo|Axe, Frys|Wizzrobe, CLG|SFAT, VGBC|aMSa, MSF|Larry Lurr, IMT|Shroomed, Duck, OG|Swedish Delight, BSD|Elegant, EMP|WaDi, Ally, Crush, DIG|Lucky, EMG|Mistake, CLG|PewPewU, PG|Zain, MSF|LaLuna, DIG|HugS, and of course there will be many, many more.
Streaming is being done at Even Matchup Gaming, Even Matchup Gaming 2, Even Matchup Gaming 3 and SSB64 League.
Toryuken 7 results ft. NuckleDu, Problem X, Justin Wong, JoeyFury
Update: This story has been updated with final results.
The action isn't over yet, we've got yet another big event going on this weekend, namely Toryuken 7 in Toronto, Canada.
This is a Ranking Event for the Capcom Pro Tour, so points to get in to the Capcom Cup are on the line.
Besides that, the event will also be hosting Dragon Ball FighterZ, Tekken 7, Under Night In-Birth EXE: Late[st], Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2, BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Ultra Street Fighter 4, Super Street Fighter 2: Turbo, Sailor Moon S, King of Fighters 14, Samurai Shodown 5 Special, Garou: Mark of the Wolves and Soul Calibur 2 on stream.
Players attending include NuckleDu, Mouz|Problem X, FOX|Justin Wong, Circa|JoeyFury, Teemo, WBG|CJ Truth, Nephew, Rise|Marn, Chi-Rithy and many more.
It's a two-day event, so make sure to keep your eyes peeled for the game you're most invested in, and enjoy the action.
Streaming is being done at Toronto Top Tiers and Toronto Top Tiers 2.
