Round 1 proved to be the most successful weeks we’ve ever had. Perhaps due to the tournament win-or-go-home format, but 62% of the matches were played. The rest of the matches had to be ‘decided’ as no DRAWS or DOUBLE-FORFEITS are allowed in the tournament. However, for those who benefited from a forfeited win, be warned – you must now play all of your matches the rest of the way in the SUPER BRAWL tournament as no fighter will advance by forfeit more than once in the entire tournament. Another unplayed match with your fighter and your fighter will automatically forfeit. There are, of course, exceptions to the rule, but this will be enforced in the majority of matches if necessary. I do expect the percentage of matches completed to be higher and higher each round as the winning players/fighters become more excited and motivated to play our their matches as well as the smaller number of matches each week.
PREVIOUS WEEK RECAP:
SFCCL Super Brawl Round 1 (64 matches):
Completed matches: 40 out of 64 (62%)
Forfeited matches: 24 out of 64 (38%)
FUN FACTS OF THE 1ST ROUND:
Highest Seed eliminated: #7 seed Tigerz_Bone_21 KEN (Blue Bracket)
Highest lowest seed advacing: #122 RyuResurrection KEN (Blue Bracket)
4 fighters eliminated from final Gold Division rankings
9 fighters eliminated from final Silver Division rankings
7 fighters eliminated from final Bronze Division rankings
9 fighters eliminated from final A Division rankings
7 fighters eliminated from final B Division rankings
9 fighters eliminated from final C Division rankings
7 fighters eliminated from final D Division rankings
12 fighters eliminated from final E Division rankings
REMANING & DEPARTING MEMBERS & FIGHTERS
We had a total of 64 matches for 128 fighters in the 1st round. That resulted in 64 winning fighters…and 64 losing fighters. Since this tournament marks the end of the season of the SFCCL, losing your match results in the end of your fighter’s season, and even perhaps both of your fighter’s seasons. Here is a listing of fighters eliminated in the 1st round:
# 7 Seed = Gold Division # 6 rank - Tigerz_Bone_21 KEN
# 12 Seed = Gold Division # 11 rank - EncodedNybble ABEL
# 15 Seed = Gold Division # 14 rank - EncodedNybble SETH
# 16 Seed = Gold Division # 15 rank - BankerD KEN
# 18 Seed = Silver Division # 1 rank - K-Money83 KEN
# 20 Seed = Silver Division # 3 rank - Wild_X_187 ABEL
# 21 Seed = Silver Division # 4 rank - SALonghorn M. BISON
# 25 Seed = Silver Division # 8 rank - BankerD SAGAT
# 26 Seed = Silver Division # 9 rank - CapitolC BLANKA
# 27 Seed = Silver Division # 10 rank - AWDdsm SAGAT
# 29 Seed = Silver Division # 12 rank - DJCacara ABEL
# 30 Seed = Silver Division # 13 rank - CapitolC KEN
# 31 Seed = Silver Division # 14 rank - CorridorsOfTime KEN
# 34 Seed = Bronze Division # 1 rank - DJCacara SAGAT
# 41 Seed = Bronze Division # 8 rank - CooI_Breeze CHUN LI
# 42 Seed = Bronze Division # 9 rank - K-Money83 DAN
# 43 Seed = Bronze Division # 10 rank - CorridorsOfTime GOUKEN
# 45 Seed = Bronze Division # 12 rank - Subes88 AKUMA
# 47 Seed = Bronze Division # 14 rank - Rteruyas BALROG
# 48 Seed = Bronze Division # 15 rank - AWDdsm RUFUS
# 50 Seed = A Division # 1 rank - Ciigloman BALROG
# 51 Seed = A Division # 2 rank - Epedemicc GOUKEN
# 52 Seed = A Division # 3 rank - Artdude20 CHUN LI
# 53 Seed = A Division # 4 rank - Nova979 C. VIPER
# 55 Seed = A Division # 6 rank - DopeUyuu RYU
# 57 Seed = A Division # 8 rank - SFGodfather CAMMY
# 60 Seed = A Division # 11 rank - Orkanmuoh23 ROSE
# 61 Seed = A Division # 12 rank - Rteruyas CHUN LI
# 64 Seed = A Division # 15 rank - ND2130 CHUN LI
# 66 Seed = B Division # 1 rank - Orkanmuoh23 DHALSIM
# 67 Seed = B Division # 2 rank - Artdude20 SAKURA
# 70 Seed = B Division # 5 rank - Allukko CHUN LI
# 71 Seed = B Division # 6 rank - Allukko CAMMY
# 73 Seed = B Division # 8 rank - Karate_Fingerz FEI LONG
# 75 Seed = B Division # 10 rank - Bryanconroy SAGAT
# 80 Seed = B Division # 15 rank - RB_999 DHALSIM
# 83 Seed = C Division # 2 rank - Jewelman_ E. HONDA
# 85 Seed = C Division # 4 rank - Melandeeza BLANKA
# 89 Seed = C Division # 8 rank - Codysseus666 AKUMA
# 90 Seed = C Division # 9 rank - RB_999 GUILE
# 91 Seed = C Division # 10 rank - Jewelman_ CAMMY
# 92 Seed = C Division # 11 rank - Codysseus666 SAGAT
# 93 Seed = C Division # 12 rank - Melandeeza SAGAT
# 94 Seed = C Division # 13 rank - Amore_Rekloos KEN
# 96 Seed = C Division # 15 rank - SolidxPanda SAGAT
# 97 Seed = D Division # Champion rank - Suikakuyju M. BISON
# 101 Seed = D Division # 4 rank - Dionysus-X RYU
# 105 Seed = D Division # 8 rank - Novalks ABEL
# 106 Seed = D Division # 9 rank - Matixx_ RYU
# 107 Seed = D Division # 10 rank - SuperGriff_2010 KEN
# 110 Seed = D Division # 13 rank - Amore_Rekloos GOUKEN
# 112 Seed = D Division # 15 rank - C0nspire86 C. VIPER
# 115 Seed = E Division # 2 rank - Dionysus-X C. VIPER
# 116 Seed = E Division # 3 rank - C0nspire86 CAMMY
# 118 Seed = E Division # 5 rank - BeyondTheFlames VEGA
# 119 Seed = E Division # 6 rank - Crimail SAKURA
# 120 Seed = E Division # 7 rank - Matixx_ M. BISON
# 121 Seed = E Division # 8 rank - Snhakuma AKUMA
# 123 Seed = E Division # 10 rank - SuperGriff_2010 C. VIPER
# 124 Seed = E Division # 11 rank - KazigluBey FEI LONG
# 125 Seed = E Division # 12 rank - Snhakuma SAKURA
# 126 Seed = E Division # 13 rank - RyuResurrection FEI LONG
# 127 Seed = E Division # 14 rank - Kangarou ROSE
# 128 Seed = E Division # 15 rank - PubBasher SETH
Again, thank you for your commitment to the SFCCL and for being part of a magical season.
Of the 64 actual members entering the SUPER BRAWL tournament, 21 members are no longer playing as both of their fighters lost in the 1st round. Here is a listing of the current members still alive in the tournament (and their respective fighters):
1 . SALonghorn ( Ken)
2 . ElGeneral ( Guile , Bison )
3 . Tiger_Bone_21 (Sagat )
4 . CooI_Breeze ( Akuma )
5 . Marcopolo177 ( Guile , Ryu )
6 . XxUltimaCloudxX ( Rufus , Balrog )
7 . Anakiny2k ( Bison , Ken )
8 . SBL21 ( Balrog , Akuma )
9 . Wild_X_187 ( Akuma )
10 . xx_Von_xx ( Ken , Gouken )
11 . Nova979 ( Vega )
12 . Subes88 ( Blanka )
13 . Ccinoone ( Ken , Bison )
14 . Deedogg20 ( Guile , Balrog )
15 . Ciigloman ( Blanka )
16 . Flashfan7 ( Blanka , Balrog )
17 . Deltron2020 ( Ryu , Rufus )
18 . Mad_A187 ( Ken , Sagat )
19 . SFGodfather ( Sagat )
20 . Epedemicc ( Viper )
21 . DopeUyuu ( Sakura )
22 . Skrface13 ( Blanka , Guile )
23 . BPKing ( Sagat , Blanka )
24 . Crimail ( Ryu )
25 . Fran_Gil ( Balrog , Guile )
26 . ND2130 ( Sagat )
27 . Suikakuyju ( Ryu )
28 . Hollowman1288 ( Blanka , Sagat )
29 . Feiinweltall ( Fei Long , Sakura )
30 . Pubbasher ( Akuma )
31 . BeyondTheFlames ( Rufus )
32 . SolidxPanda ( Balrog )
33 . Karate_Fingerz ( Ryu )
34 . Bryanconroy ( Ryu )
35 . ZTI890 ( Cammy , Sakura )
36 . Kirkj ( Balrog , Guile )
37 . RyuResurrection ( Ken )
38 . Zabi- ( Viper , Dhalsim )
39 . Leagueofitsown ( Ryu , Gouken )
40 . Haduken3 ( Rufus , Balrog )
41 . Novalks ( Zangief )
42 . KazigluBey ( Sagat )
43 . Kangarou ( Viper )
MATCH OF THE WEEK
As in last week, I’m going to refrain from spotlighting any one particular match as all 32 matches in Round 2 should be Match of the Week. It’s still live-or-die for every fighter, so it should prove to be 32 great matches this week.
Going into the tournament, below is a breakdown of the difficulty of each bracket based on fighter’s records, total wins, winning percentage, & specific fighters of note. I'll update this these stats as we progress in the tournament.
Red Bracket
Total number of wins by fighters: 145 wins
Total winning percentage: .511
Fighters with Most Wins: #1 xxUltimaCloudxx Rufus (15), #8 ElGeneral Bison (18), #17 ElGeneral Guile (24)
Blue Bracket
Total number of wins by fighters: 110 wins
Total winning percentage: .598
Fighters with Most Wins: #2 Marcopolo177 Guile (13), #10 Marcopolo177 Ryu (9), #23 Ccinoone Ken (9), #26 CapitolC Blanka (9), #34 DJCacara Sagat (9)
Black Bracket
Total number of wins by fighters: 101 wins
Total winning percentage: .527
Fighters with Most Wins: #3 Cooi_Breeze Akuma (11), #6 Flashfan7 Blanka (10), #11 xxUltimaCloudxx Balrog (13), #19 Sbl21 Balrog (10)
Green Bracket
Total number of wins by fighters: 100 wins
Total winning percentage: .551
Fighters with Most Wins: #4 Anakiny2k Bison (12), #21 SALonghorn Bison (14), #29 DJCacara Abel (10)
SFCCL ANNOUNCEMENTS & NEWS
I will be posting a 3-part series blog regarding the past, present season, and future of the SFCCL in some upcoming blogs which will be separate & posted on different days than the normal weekly/roud updates. This series of blogs will be a lot fun as a retrospect of the what, when, where, why, and how facts of the SFCCL. For some members, it might be a blast from the past while for others it might be an interesting history lesson. Part I should be posted by Friday of this week.
I finally got around to linking my PSN profile (SFCCL-SALonghorn) to a SFCCL Facebook page. Better late than never. Below is the link and badge and all that good stuff. Hopefully, it will be an instrument to allow members to communicate, talk SF, setup times to play their matches, notify of new blogs, etc. Send me a friend request and lets grow this community on Facebook.
Here is a listing of the number of players using specific characters in the 2nd Round:
Character Breakdown:
1. Balrog 8
2. Sagat 7
3. Ryu 7
4. Ken 6
5. Blanka 6
6. Guile 6
7. Rufus 4
8. Akuma 3
9. C. Viper 3
10 M. Bison 3
11. Sakura 3
12. Cammy 2
13. Gouken 2
14. Fei Long 1
15. Dhalsim 1
16. Vega 1
17. Zangief 1
18. Chun Li 0
19. Abel 0
20. Rose 0
21. Seth 0
22. E. Honda 0
23. Dan 0
24. Gen 0
25. El Fuerte 0
Total = 64
DEADLINE FOR SFCCL SUPER BRAWL ROUND 2
DEADLINE TO PLAY 2ND ROUND MATCHES IS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31ST. I’ve changed the original schedule of days per round to better accommodate the opening rounds since they contain the most matches (1st round 64 matches, 2nd round 32 matches). The adjusted schedule of days is listed below:
Round 1 – 64 matches / 128 fighters = March 8 – 21 (14 Days) - COMPLETE
Round 2 – 32 matches / 64 fighters = March 22 – 31 (10 days)
Round 3 – 16 matches / 32 fighters = April 1 - 7 (7 days)
Round 4 – 8 matches / 16 fighters = April 8 – 14 (7 days)
Round 5 – 4 matches /8 fighters = April 15 – 21 (7 days)
Round 6 & 7 – Final 4 & Championship: 3 matches / 4 fighters = April 22 – 26 (5 days)
These listings are the official beginning and end of each round. I encourage all members to play the next available round as it becomes available. I am updating the brackets & match listings everyday so that everyone can view the progress of each bracket. If you win your 2nd round match, feel free to play your 3rd round match if it is listed. The dates above are only the bookends for each week to verify we advance the tournament at a consistent pace. As stated above, I expect the matches in the higher rounds to be played more quickly than this schedule as excitement and momentum build each round among the best & most committed members.
Good luck to everyone in the 2nd round.