Somewhere in between Week 12 and 13 is the mid-point of Season 2. For those who have been here since the beginning of the season, thank you very much for 6 months of your commitment to this league. I'll repeat as many times as necessary, but this league is a success because of the members in the league. And for those that have been in the league since Season 1, perhaps even the opening tournament of the SFCCL......what the hell are you still doing here?! Aren't you tired of me and the responsibility of playing your matches?! No? That's what I want to hear! Thank you for your commitment as well.
We have reached the mid-way point of the season. And I think everyone will agree it has been a great season so far with plenty of drama, exciting matches, and events. It has been a very busy year for me running this crazy asylum, but in the end, the season is moving along quite nicely. For those members who have participated in all of the events, I'd like to hear your feedback as we enter the second part of the season for any suggestions or ideas on how the league can improve. I'm always open to honest criticism and feedback.
As a reminder, don't forget that we have the 3rd official live event tonight at 8 PM Eastern Time in the SFCCL Clubhouse, the 2VS2 TOURNAMENT. More on this later. Hope to see many of you there.
Week 12 is officially closed, and it proved to be a very busy week. In addition to the regular 72 ranked matches, we did have an additional 7 Prize Matches for the winners of the Fall Brawl 2010 divisional tournaments. Of those 7 Prize Matches, the tournament winning fighter only won 3 of the 7 matches. The other 4 matches had the higher ranking fighter defending their higher rank from the tournament winner. Congrats to all the winners, and below is a summary of the Prize Matches:
Silver Division tournament winner Crusader884 KEN lost to Gold fighter Haduken3 RUFUS
Bronze Division tournament winner Jay19000 VEGA defeated Gold fighter xx_Von_xx MAKOTO
A Division tournament winner Cuby SAKURA lost to Silver fighter Ccinoone BISON
B Division tournament winner Killawaun DEE JAY lost to Bronze fighter Cuby SAKURA
C Division tournament winner Jok3rfrmbk KEN defeated A Division fighter Brooklynese RYU
Euro Blue Division tournament winner Rudeboy_2Deep ABEL lost to Red fighter Shooryukenn BLANKA
Euro Green Division tournament winner Cravin456 RYU defeated Red fighter Orkanmuoh23 DHALSIM
This last match between Cravin456 and Orkanmuoh23 proved to be very pivotal. More information below.
The SFCCL is 72 members (144 fighters) strong going into Week 13, with 5 new members and 7 new fighters from existing members.
WEEK 12 RECAP
A total of 17 matches had to be "Decided" to close Week 12. Ten (10) of those twelve matches were forfeits, which occurs when one member did not play their 2 matches. Two (2) matches ended in a "Draw" as a result of two members unable to play one of their matches, which is still better than a 'forfeit' any day. Finally, five (5) matches ended in a Double-Forfeit. Below are the final stats:
Completed matches: 62 out 79 (78%)
Forfeited matches: 10 out of 79 (13%)
Draw matches: 2 out of 79 (3%)
Double Forfeit matches: 5 out of 79 (6%)
OLD, NEW, & CHANGING MEMBERS
Four (4) members were dropped from the Americas Region following Week 12 due to inactivity and one (1) member from the European Region voluntarily dropped out of the league. Those members were:
TheReal_Mr_Karat (Washington)
NEK-Romantik (California)
DenaycousDee_85 (Florida)
Drakonious (California)
Sk8dragon (Sweden)
I thank everyone for their interest in the league and wish them the best. As a result of the departing members, we have 5 new members joining the league this week, 4 in the Americas region and 1 member in the European Region:
New Members for the Americas Region:
FUNKEYBEANS (Canada)
ND2130SRK (Virginia)
RICKYTOCKY (Pennsylvania)
THEJUNGLEE (Canada)
New Members for the European Region:
HELNOVA (England)
All three members were invited to join the active roster from the Waiting List. Welcome to the SFCCL!
Members changing fighters and Division change:SALonghorn BISON to FEI LONG (Gold to Silver)
Haduken3 SAKURA to SETH (Bronze to A Division)
To1v11v1y BISON to BALROG (Blue to Green)
Mr_Flowers_- BISON to MAKOTO (Green Division)
Wauthi SAKURA to MAKOTO (Green Division)
T-Roy_90 JURI to BLANKA (Green Division)
Anakiny2k SAGAT to BISON (Green Division)
Any member in the league can change their fighter, but it will result in a penalty of the new fighter dropping one division and starting at the #15 ranking.
The following 'Auto-Promotions' occurred as a result of the former members and change of fighter (note - depending on where the vacant spot is in the division, not all fighters take advantage of the auto-promotions):
GOLD Division: 1 spots
SILVER Division: 1 spots
BRONZE Division: 2 spots
A Division: 2 spots
B Division: 6 spots
C Division: 8 new spots
RED Division: 2 spots
BLUE Division: 3 spots
GREEN Division: 7 new spots
Any fighters that did not play their matches do not benefit and could see other fighters jump them in the rankings. It pays to play.
THE WAITING LISTS
Going into Week 13, the Americas Region list is 24 players strong, while the European Region list only has 2 players. A PSN message will be sent to all players on the Lists to confirm their continual interest to join. If not response or by request, their name will be removed in order to keep a current list of players still wanting to join the league.
Reminder - any player on the Waiting List that is 100% sure they want to join upon an opening becoming available, then be sure to let me know you want to "Reserve" a spot. Then I'll more your name to the top of the list. Otherwise your name will be added to bottom of the Waiting List and you'll have to wait for an invite like everyone else.
MATCH OF THE WEEK:
REMATCH CLAUSE
EUROPEAN RED DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP: Champion Cravin456 RYU (6-0) vs. Hedr1984 VEGA (11-3)
Cravin456's RYU went from the #3 ranked fighters in the Green Division going into Fall Brawl to go on to win the divisional tournament which earned him a shot at a Red Division fighter for their ranking. That fighter turned out to be former European Red Champion Orkanmuoh23's Dhalsim. He defeated Orkanmuoh, took his #1 Contender ranking while sending Orkanmuoh's Dhalsim to the Blue Division, and finally went on to defeat the Red Division Champion Hedr1984's VEGA. A tremendous rise and accomplishment for new member CRAVIN456 from England, who just joined the league in Week 10 this season. Congratulations to CRAVIN456!
However, his celebration can't be too long as he will have to face Hedr1984's VEGA again this week in his Rematch Clause that Hedr earned by winning the Fall Brawl Red Division tournament. The winner of this special Rematch will then face Wauthi's ROSE from Finland.
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
My apologies to Cravin456 and especially Skrface13 as I failed to make a special announcement/blog when each became the champion of their region.
Skrface13's BLANKA regained the Grand Championship of the SFCCL by winning the Gold Division Fall Brawl tournament. He knocked off the champion going into the tournament, Zabi's Viper, in the 2nd round of the Gold Division tournament. He defeated Ccinoone's Ken, Deltron's Ryu via forfeit, Zabi's Viper, and finally Fran's Balrog in the finals to claim victory of the toughest division tournament. It's worth noting that Skrface predicted he would win the Gold Division tournament prior to Fall Brawl being announced or the brackets being displayed. It is noteworthy that Zabi's Viper is the #1 Contender this week, and will have a chance to regain his title. However, if he does, Skrface's BLANKA does hold a Rematch Clause as a result of winning the Fall Brawl Gold tournament. Finally, Skrface has also made a similar predication for tonite's 2VS2 TOURNAMENT, so be ready......or scared. Take your pick. Below is a listing of the Grand Champions of the SFCCL:
HISTORY OF SFCCL GRAND CHAMPIONS:
1st Champion: Lux_ GUILE (season 1 (10-0) retired]
* retired undefeated after becoming the first-ever champion by winning the opening SFCCL tournament in April 2009. Defended the title for 5 weeks before vacated the title following Week 5 following a mirror-match against his other undefeated fighter, Zangief.
2nd Champion: ElGeneral M. BISON {season 1 (20-11), season 2 (7-6)}
* assumed the Gold Championship as the #1 Contender following the retirement of Lux. Defended the title for 3 weeks before losing the title in another mirror-match to ElGeneral's main fighter, Guile, in Week 9.
3rd Champion / 6th Champion: ElGeneral GUILE {season 1 (29-6), season 2 (10-5)}
* assumed the Gold Championship following a mirror-match against ElGeneral's secondary fighter, M. Bison. Defended the title for record 10 weeks before losing the title to xxUltimaCloudxx's Rufus in Week 20. Regained the Gold Championship following the defeat of Skrface13's Blanka in Week 3 of season two. First-ever two-time SFCCL Grand Champion. Lost to Zti890's Cammy in Week 6 of season two.
4th Champion: XxUltimaCloudxX RUFUS {season 1 (16-4), season 2 (7-3)}
* became the Gold Championship following the defeat of ElGeneral's Guile. Defended the title for 5 weeks entering the SUPER BRAWL tournament. Lost in the second round of the tournament.
5th Champion / 9th Champion: Skrface13 BLANKA {season 1 (13-1), season 2 (12-4)}
* became the Gold Champion after winning the first-ever Super Brawl tournament to end season one. Continued as Gold Champion to begin season 2 based on his overall winning percentage and Super Brawl victory. Became the 2nd ever two-time Grand Champion by winning the Fall Brawl Gold Division tournament during Week 11 of season two.
7th Champion: Zti890 CAMMY {season 1 (6-1), season 2 (9-6)}
* became the Gold Champion following the defeat of ElGeneral's Guile in Week 6 of season two. Lost to Zabi-’s Viper in Week 7 of season two.
8th Champion: Zabi- C. VIPER {season 1 (2-2), season 2 (13-2)}
* became the Gold Champion following the defeat of Zti890’s Cammy in a 1st Place Prize Match earned by winning the Survivor Series tournament in Week 7 of season two. Lost the title in the 2nd Round of the Fall Brawl Gold Division tournament during Week 11 of season two.
Cravin456's RYU became the new European Red Champion during Week 12 as a result of winning his Prize Match earned by winning the Green Division Fall Brawl tournament. He defeated Jonnyhallsworth Cody via forfeit, Kemonowani's Bison, his own Rose, and Rudeboy_2deep's Adon in the finals of the Green Division tournament. Below is a listing of the European Red Champions so far this year:
HISTORY OF SFCCL EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS:
1st Champion: Orkanmuoh23 DHALSIM (season 1 (2-4), season 2 (11-5)}
* Named the first ever European Red Division champion upon the creation of the European Region in Week 4 of season two. Defended the title for 3 weeks before losing to Shooryukenn's Blanka in Week 7 of season two.
2nd Champion: Shooryukenn BLANKA {season 2 (9-2)}
* became the Red Champion following the defeat of Orkanmuoh23's Dhalsim in Week 7 of season two. Lost in the 2nd round of the Fall Brawl Red Division tournament.
3rd Champion: Hedr1984 VEGA {season 2 (11-3)}
* became the Red Champion by winning the Fall Brawl Red Division tournament. Lost to Cravin456's RYU in Week 12 of season two.
4th Champion: Cravin456 RYU {season 2 (6-0)}
* became the Red Champion following the defeat of Hedr1984's VEGA after claiming the #1 Contender ranking from Orkanmuoh23's Dhalsim in a special Prize Match earned by winning the Green Division Fall Brawl tournament.
Finally, don't forget about tonite's 3rd Official Live Event of this season, the 2VS2 TOURNAMENT. All members of the league are invited to play. The event will begin shortly after 8 PM Eastern on Monday, December 20th. All Americas Region members must go to the SFCCL Clubhouse in HOME to find out their matchups and/or find their teammate. European Region members are also encouraged to play (in their overnight AM hours), but since they cannot enter the US Home servers, they will be involved in the tournament via PSN message only. Once matches are setup, members can launch into a Team Battle mode lobby directly from the SFCCL Clubhouse. Invite your teammate and opponents, setup up the 5-round matches, and go at it! Report all results to me. Please have some patience with me, as I will also be playing in the tournament as well as running it, so I may be a bit slow in the beginning of the tournament to get info out to everyone.
Teams of 2 can be setup in advance, however, both members must be online at the time of the event, otherwise, a new teammate will be assigned. Do not worry if you do not have a teammate in advance - teams will be assembled prior to the event in the SFCCL Clubhouse for anyone who does not a teammate. Members are free to use any character in the game, and are not limited to their 2 league fighters. All matches will be best 2 out of 3 five-round matches (change from original announcement), and the tournament will be a double-elimination. We will use the Team Battle mode within the online game to play these 2vs2 matches. Feel free to discuss strategy with your teammate (characters used, order of fighters, etc) prior to matches, but please keep them to a minimum so not to hold up the matches, and thus, tournament.
If any member leaves during the tournament, they forfeit their matches. Please try to stay until the conclusion of your team's matches. If two members leave early, the remaining members can form a new team ONLY IF their former teams were in the same Bracket (Winners or Losers). The Team Battle mode will make this event very easy compared to last season, but as a result, no member can make up their own team of 2 fighters since the Team Battle mode requires 4 members to play. Special circumstances may be used to accommodate an odd number of members, but that will be determined at that time.
DEADLINE FOR WEEK 13
Deadline for Week 13 matches is Sunday, January 2nd, 2011.
Good luck to all members this week!