Congratulations to ZABI, RED---RANGER (both from New York), and RISOH from Germany for winning 1st, 2nd,and 3rd Place, respectively. All held played until the very end and were the first 3 fighters to win 7 matches in the Final Lobby. A total of 12 members participated in the event, but over time, some dropped out due to the time.
A special thanks to the following members for participating:
Qualifying Lobby 1
SALonghorn (Admin)
Ken123103
Kyo_Vandit
Red---Ranger
Risoh
Zabi-
Qualifying Lobby 2
CapitolC (Admin)
ElGeneral
Fran_Gil
Jay19000
ELfonki28
Zinh
To advance to the Final Lobby, a fighter had to win 5 matches. The first 8 fighters to win 5 would be invited to the Final Lobby. ZINH and KYO dropped out during qualifying. KEN123103 and I battled for the final spot in the Final Lobby, but he won 5 matches to 3.
Below is the order of the Finalist in the order they qualified:
Final Lobby
Fran_Gil
Red---Ranger
Zabi-
ElGeneral
Risoh
Jay19000
Elfonki28
Ken123103
A special thanks to the following members for participating:
Qualifying Lobby 1
SALonghorn (Admin)
Ken123103
Kyo_Vandit
Red---Ranger
Risoh
Zabi-
Qualifying Lobby 2
CapitolC (Admin)
ElGeneral
Fran_Gil
Jay19000
ELfonki28
Zinh
To advance to the Final Lobby, a fighter had to win 5 matches. The first 8 fighters to win 5 would be invited to the Final Lobby. ZINH and KYO dropped out during qualifying. KEN123103 and I battled for the final spot in the Final Lobby, but he won 5 matches to 3.
Below is the order of the Finalist in the order they qualified:
Final Lobby
Fran_Gil
Red---Ranger
Zabi-
ElGeneral
Risoh
Jay19000
Elfonki28
Ken123103
SFCCL Special Event #4: 2vs2 TOURNAMENT
What: 3rd Official SFCCL Live Event 2v2 Tournament
Where: PlayStation Network & PS Home
When: Monday, December 20th, 2010 @ 8 PM Eastern (7pm Central / 5pm Pacific)
How: Open only to currant active SFCCL members as of Week 13 (Dec. 20) & must be online at the time of the event listed above to be included in 2v2 Tournament
Details: http://sfccl.weebly.com/special-events.html
It's time for the 4th Official (3rd Live) Event of season two, the 2v2 Tournament. An oldie but a goodie from last season. Fortunately, with Super Street Fighter IV, the online Team Battle mode will make this event very easy to play since all 4 members will be in the same lobby and play the match within Team Battle mode. The rules will be slightly different this year to accommodate the online mode.
Since the previous two live events were set at times convenient for European members and West Coast members, respectively, this event is scheduled for 'primetime'. The event will begin to get organized at 8 PM Eastern time (7 pm Central / 5 PM Pacific). All Americas members must meet in the SFCCL Clubhouse in HOME to begin the event. This is an easy place where I can communicate to everyone at the same time thru my headset. I'll communicate the rules one last time and answer any questions before randomly setting up the brackets. The game can then easily be launched from within HOME including bringing your teammate/opponents with you into the Team Battle lobby. Try it out in advance to see how it works. Once first round matches are setup, all future matches will be sent via PSN message.
Each team will consist of 2 real members/players. A member cannot play the two fighters on their team. Each member must be using their own PSN screen name known to the league. Otherwise, the Team Battle mode will not work in the 2v2 setup. Teams can be setup in advance to the tournament, but note, all participating members need to be present at the time of the event. Otherwise, you will be teamed up with another member. Don't worry if you don't have a teammate going into the event. Just show up, and a teammate will be assigned to you.
In order to prevent this event from lasting all niter and turning into another Survivor Series all-nighter, the event will be setup to keep the fighting to an hour or two at most (hopefully). All matches will be 5 rounds matches and the tournament will be double-elimination. It will NOT be best 2 out of 3. That provision would probably double the time to complete the event. To compensate, note that all matches are 5 rounds and the tournament will be double-elimination so there will be plenty of fighting.
Members can use any of the 35 fighters in the game. You do not have to use your 2 league fighters, but most will. Teammates are free to strategize who fights first and such, but do so quickly to keep the matches moving. Best if your team chats before going into the match.
Prize Matches will be awarded to the top 3 teams of the tournament. First Place will earn Prize Matches for each member & will have the right to challenge any fighter in the league for the ranking. Second Place will earn Prize Matches for each member in which they can challenge any fighter for their ranking in the next highest division. Third Place will earn Prize Matches for each member in which they can challenge any fighter in their own division for their ranking. Note, these Prize Matches will be played during Week 14 and only one of the member's league fighters can use the Prize Match.
This is another great opportunity for all members to earn their shot at a high ranking fighter and jump in the divisions. For the higher ranked fighters, a Prize Match could guarantee a high ranking or rematch. Good luck to all members and I look forward to seeing everyone for the 2v2 Tournament!
What: 3rd Official SFCCL Live Event 2v2 Tournament
Where: PlayStation Network & PS Home
When: Monday, December 20th, 2010 @ 8 PM Eastern (7pm Central / 5pm Pacific)
How: Open only to currant active SFCCL members as of Week 13 (Dec. 20) & must be online at the time of the event listed above to be included in 2v2 Tournament
Details: http://sfccl.weebly.com/special-events.html
It's time for the 4th Official (3rd Live) Event of season two, the 2v2 Tournament. An oldie but a goodie from last season. Fortunately, with Super Street Fighter IV, the online Team Battle mode will make this event very easy to play since all 4 members will be in the same lobby and play the match within Team Battle mode. The rules will be slightly different this year to accommodate the online mode.
Since the previous two live events were set at times convenient for European members and West Coast members, respectively, this event is scheduled for 'primetime'. The event will begin to get organized at 8 PM Eastern time (7 pm Central / 5 PM Pacific). All Americas members must meet in the SFCCL Clubhouse in HOME to begin the event. This is an easy place where I can communicate to everyone at the same time thru my headset. I'll communicate the rules one last time and answer any questions before randomly setting up the brackets. The game can then easily be launched from within HOME including bringing your teammate/opponents with you into the Team Battle lobby. Try it out in advance to see how it works. Once first round matches are setup, all future matches will be sent via PSN message.
Each team will consist of 2 real members/players. A member cannot play the two fighters on their team. Each member must be using their own PSN screen name known to the league. Otherwise, the Team Battle mode will not work in the 2v2 setup. Teams can be setup in advance to the tournament, but note, all participating members need to be present at the time of the event. Otherwise, you will be teamed up with another member. Don't worry if you don't have a teammate going into the event. Just show up, and a teammate will be assigned to you.
In order to prevent this event from lasting all niter and turning into another Survivor Series all-nighter, the event will be setup to keep the fighting to an hour or two at most (hopefully). All matches will be 5 rounds matches and the tournament will be double-elimination. It will NOT be best 2 out of 3. That provision would probably double the time to complete the event. To compensate, note that all matches are 5 rounds and the tournament will be double-elimination so there will be plenty of fighting.
Members can use any of the 35 fighters in the game. You do not have to use your 2 league fighters, but most will. Teammates are free to strategize who fights first and such, but do so quickly to keep the matches moving. Best if your team chats before going into the match.
Prize Matches will be awarded to the top 3 teams of the tournament. First Place will earn Prize Matches for each member & will have the right to challenge any fighter in the league for the ranking. Second Place will earn Prize Matches for each member in which they can challenge any fighter for their ranking in the next highest division. Third Place will earn Prize Matches for each member in which they can challenge any fighter in their own division for their ranking. Note, these Prize Matches will be played during Week 14 and only one of the member's league fighters can use the Prize Match.
This is another great opportunity for all members to earn their shot at a high ranking fighter and jump in the divisions. For the higher ranked fighters, a Prize Match could guarantee a high ranking or rematch. Good luck to all members and I look forward to seeing everyone for the 2v2 Tournament!
Each division will be involved in a 16-fighter single-elimination tournament. The event is designed to take during Week 11 over 21 days, or three weeks. Week 11 is the only week this season that covers three weeks. It was designed this way for a specific reason - with hope that the extra time will result in all matches being played. There isn't anything I hate more than 'deciding' matches at the end of a week. I am REALLY going to hate to do this during a special event like Fall Brawl, so I plead that every member plays their matches. If you lose, then you will not have to play again until we begin Week 12, which starts on December 6th. If you win your matches, look up your bracket to see who you fight in the next round. If that match is posted, play your next match in the next round. Don't wait for me. I have no problem at all with members playing all of their matches as soon as possible. If a tournament is completed before the 21-day period is over, GREAT! So please be diligent in contacting your opponents every day during Fall Brawl to setup a time to play. The winners will have more matches to play during this three-week period so I hope everyone does their best to complete all first round matches as quickly as possible. For consistency, I will 'decide' matches to keep a tournament moving forward for the other members who do want to play. Below is the deadline for each round:
1st round matches must be completed by Thursday, November 25th (10 days for 8 matches)
2nd round matches must be completed by Wednesday, December 1st (6 days for 4 matches)
3rd & Final round matches must be completed by Sunday, December 5th (5 days for 3 matches)
The seeding in the brackets will be taken directly from the rankings in each division. Following this current Week 11, new division rankings will be posted. From those rankings, the first round matches will be created. The division champion will be matched up against the lowest ranked fighter in their division, the #1 contender will be matched against the 2nd lowest ranked fighter, and so forth. As a reward for being higher ranked, your path to the finals will be easier based on the rankings and seeding.
For the majority of the fighters that do not win their tournament, your results are still very important as they will determine your new ranking going into Week 12. Each bracket (division) has 16 fighters which are ranked from Champion to #15 rank. The fighters who lose in the first round of their tournament will be ranked in the lower half of their division in Week 12 (#8 rank thru #15 rank). Why? Simple, because there will be 8 winning fighters advancing to the second round of the tournament, and therefore, will end up taking the top 8 spots in the division for Week 12. Below are the first round matchups for every division:
Division Champion vs. #15 ranking
#1 Contender vs. #14 ranking
#2 ranking vs. #13 ranking
#3 ranking vs. #12 ranking
#4 ranking vs. #11 ranking
#5 ranking vs. #10 ranking
#6 ranking vs. #9 rankings
#7 rankings vs. #8 ranking
The results in the higher rounds will determine their final ranking. Obviously, the tournament winner will be the division champion for Week 12. The runner-up will be the #1 contender, and each of the losing fighter will be ranked based on who they lost to. So, if you lose, hope the fighter that defeated you wins the tournament as that will result in your fighter being ranked highest among the other losers in the round you lost in. For example, if you lose in the second round and that fighter goes on to win the tournament, your fighter will be ranked the highest among the second round losing fighters which would be the #4 ranking. The following legend should help explain how the rankings will be finalized:
Lose in the first round: rankings will be from #8 to #15
Lose in the second round: rankings will be #4 to #7
Lose in the third round: rankings will be #2 to #3
Lose in the finals: ranking will be #1 contender
All Prize Matches will be scheduled during Week 12, with the exception of the Gold Champion. All other fighters will return to the regular weekly ranked matches during Week 12 as well based on the new rankings following Fall Brawl.
1st round matches must be completed by Thursday, November 25th (10 days for 8 matches)
2nd round matches must be completed by Wednesday, December 1st (6 days for 4 matches)
3rd & Final round matches must be completed by Sunday, December 5th (5 days for 3 matches)
The seeding in the brackets will be taken directly from the rankings in each division. Following this current Week 11, new division rankings will be posted. From those rankings, the first round matches will be created. The division champion will be matched up against the lowest ranked fighter in their division, the #1 contender will be matched against the 2nd lowest ranked fighter, and so forth. As a reward for being higher ranked, your path to the finals will be easier based on the rankings and seeding.
For the majority of the fighters that do not win their tournament, your results are still very important as they will determine your new ranking going into Week 12. Each bracket (division) has 16 fighters which are ranked from Champion to #15 rank. The fighters who lose in the first round of their tournament will be ranked in the lower half of their division in Week 12 (#8 rank thru #15 rank). Why? Simple, because there will be 8 winning fighters advancing to the second round of the tournament, and therefore, will end up taking the top 8 spots in the division for Week 12. Below are the first round matchups for every division:
Division Champion vs. #15 ranking
#1 Contender vs. #14 ranking
#2 ranking vs. #13 ranking
#3 ranking vs. #12 ranking
#4 ranking vs. #11 ranking
#5 ranking vs. #10 ranking
#6 ranking vs. #9 rankings
#7 rankings vs. #8 ranking
The results in the higher rounds will determine their final ranking. Obviously, the tournament winner will be the division champion for Week 12. The runner-up will be the #1 contender, and each of the losing fighter will be ranked based on who they lost to. So, if you lose, hope the fighter that defeated you wins the tournament as that will result in your fighter being ranked highest among the other losers in the round you lost in. For example, if you lose in the second round and that fighter goes on to win the tournament, your fighter will be ranked the highest among the second round losing fighters which would be the #4 ranking. The following legend should help explain how the rankings will be finalized:
Lose in the first round: rankings will be from #8 to #15
Lose in the second round: rankings will be #4 to #7
Lose in the third round: rankings will be #2 to #3
Lose in the finals: ranking will be #1 contender
All Prize Matches will be scheduled during Week 12, with the exception of the Gold Champion. All other fighters will return to the regular weekly ranked matches during Week 12 as well based on the new rankings following Fall Brawl.
For results and brackets, see Week 2 Match Archives Week 11.
For results, see RYDER CUP I and RYDER CUP II pages on title bar at top of page.
The following members participated:
BPKING (Texas)
BROOKLYNESE (Maryland)
CAPITOLC (Maryland)
EPEDEMICC (New Jersey)
HADUKEN3 (Washington)
JAY19000 (Florida)
KING-SUN (Florida)
K-MONEY83 (New York)
MAD_A187 (Texas)
MANWITHNOARMS2 (California)
SABISHIIRYUU (Finland)
SFCCL-SALonghorn (Texas)
WILD_X_187 (New York)
xxULTIMACLOUDxx (Canada)
ZABI- (New York)
ZTI890 (Louisana)
Congratulations to ZABI- for winning the darn thing! He claims the 1st Place Prize Match which is the right to challenge any fighter for their ranking in Week 8 with one of his fighters. His victory was especially noteworthy since he was the Losers Bracket Champion, and had to defeat ZTI twice to win the Survivor Series tournament. Also, ZTI originally sent him to the Loser's Bracket in the 4th Round. ZTI890 won the 2nd Place Prize Match which earns him the right to challenge any fighter for thier ranking in the next highest division with one of his fighters in Week 8. WILD_X_187 won the 3rd Place Prize Match which earns him the right to challenge any fighter in the same division for their ranking with one of his fighters in Week 8.
BPKING (Texas)
BROOKLYNESE (Maryland)
CAPITOLC (Maryland)
EPEDEMICC (New Jersey)
HADUKEN3 (Washington)
JAY19000 (Florida)
KING-SUN (Florida)
K-MONEY83 (New York)
MAD_A187 (Texas)
MANWITHNOARMS2 (California)
SABISHIIRYUU (Finland)
SFCCL-SALonghorn (Texas)
WILD_X_187 (New York)
xxULTIMACLOUDxx (Canada)
ZABI- (New York)
ZTI890 (Louisana)
Congratulations to ZABI- for winning the darn thing! He claims the 1st Place Prize Match which is the right to challenge any fighter for their ranking in Week 8 with one of his fighters. His victory was especially noteworthy since he was the Losers Bracket Champion, and had to defeat ZTI twice to win the Survivor Series tournament. Also, ZTI originally sent him to the Loser's Bracket in the 4th Round. ZTI890 won the 2nd Place Prize Match which earns him the right to challenge any fighter for thier ranking in the next highest division with one of his fighters in Week 8. WILD_X_187 won the 3rd Place Prize Match which earns him the right to challenge any fighter in the same division for their ranking with one of his fighters in Week 8.
1 st Round
ZTI890 over BPKING ZABI- over BROOKLYNESE ULTIMACLOUD over CAPITOLC WILD_X_187 over EPEDEMICC HADUKEN3 over SALONGHORN JAY19000 over MAD_A187 KING-SUN over K-MONEY83 (dropped out early) MANWITHNOARMS2 over SABISHIIRYUU 2nd ROUND Winner's Bracket JAY19000 over ULTIMACLOUD ZABI- over MANWITHNOARMS2 (dropped out early) ZTI890 over WILD_X_187 HADUKEN3 over KING-SUN Loser's Bracket CAPITOLC over MAD_A187 SABISHIIRYUU over BROOKLYNESE BPKING over EPEDEMICC (dropped out early) SALONGHORN (bye) 3rd Round Winner's Bracket ZABI- over JAY19000 ZTI890 over HADUKEN3 Loser's Bracket BPKING over CAPITOLC ULTIMACLOUD over SALONGHORN WILD_X_187 over SABISHIIRYUU KING-SUN (bye) |
4th Round
Winner's Bracket ZTI890 over ZABI- Loser's Bracket ULTIMACLOUD over KING-SUN JAY19000 over BPKING HADUKEN3 (bye - late result) WILD_X_187 (bye - late result) 5th Round Winner's Bracket ZTI890 (bye) Loser's Bracket HADUKEN3 over JAY19000 WILD_X_187 over ULTIMACLOUD ZABI- (bye) 6th Round Winner's Bracket ZTI890 (bye) Loser's Bracket WILD_X_187 over HADUKEN3 ZABI- (bye) 7th Round Winner's Bracket ZTI890 (bye) Loser's Bracket ZABI- over WILD_X_187 (3rd place) 8th Round Grand Finale (Loser's Bracket champ must win twice) ZABI- over ZTI890 (1st win) ZABI- over ZTI890 (2nd win) |
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Survivor Series Grand Finale: Team ZTI890 vs. Team ZABI-
The first official event this season, WAR GAMES, is "in the books", as they say. WAR GAME is now officially complete. Special thanx to all the 7 participating members below:
DJ__C--4 (from Guatemala)
HADUKEN3
PALMERFAN
SFCCL_SALONGHORN
SKRFACE13
SUBES88 (from Finland)
WILD_X_187
What happened to the Euros? This event was planned in part to accomodate the European players, but only Subes88 showed up. Other future events will take place at different times to accomodate some of the west coast players, as this event began at 6 AM on the west coast. Sorry for the early wakeup guys!
To review, WAR GAMES took place in the Endless Battle feature online. With only 7 members participating, all 7 members joined the same lobby and began playing. Rules were slightly modified due to the small turnout. To claim 1st Place, a member needed to win 6 matches in a row. After a member won, the member had to leave the lobby and allow the other members to continue playing. 2nd Place was earned by winning 5 matches in a row. Finally, 3rd Place was earned by winning 4 matches in a row. Members could use any fighter to play, and were not restricted to their 2 league fighters.
As promised, SKRFACE13's BLANKA made an appearance and went on to claim 1st Place. That impressive feat earns Skrface the right to challenge any member in the league for ranking with one of his fighters. Anyone want to guess who he may challenge? Here's a hint...get ready for MotW II! HADUKEN3 went on to win 2nd Place. That prize earns him the opportunity to challenge any fighter in the same or next highest division with one of his fighters. Finally, 3rd Place was won by yours truly, SALONGHORN. By winning 3rd Place, I earned the right to challenge any fighter in the same division with one of my fighters. The winner of the Prize Matches take the higher ranking and the loser falls to the lower ranking between the two fighters.
All Prize Matches will be played as part of Week 4, which begin next Monday, August 9th.
NOTE - To all participating members playing in a Prize Match (this includes those members/fighters being challenged by the above mentioned winners), please make it a priority to play the Prize Matches as soon as possible. The outcomeof the Prize Matches will determine your regular weekly match with your fighter. For example, if I challenge the Bronze Champion with my Ken, then I need to play that match first with Ken in order to determine who I will fight in my regular Week 4 match with Ken, either a title defense as Bronze Champion or my regular ranked match.
Thanx again to all particiapting members. There will be another event in two months (see Season 2 schedule on the Members Database page at the bottom). Congratulations to all the winners and good luck in your Prize Matches.
WAR GAMES official transcript:
SUBES88 wins 2 in a row
SKRFACE13 wins 6 in a row - 1st Place winner
SUBES88 wins 2 in a row
DJ__C--4 wins 1 in a row
HADUKEN3 wins 5 in a row - 2nd Place winner
SALONGHORN wins 4 in a row - 3rd Place winner
DJ__C--4 (from Guatemala)
HADUKEN3
PALMERFAN
SFCCL_SALONGHORN
SKRFACE13
SUBES88 (from Finland)
WILD_X_187
What happened to the Euros? This event was planned in part to accomodate the European players, but only Subes88 showed up. Other future events will take place at different times to accomodate some of the west coast players, as this event began at 6 AM on the west coast. Sorry for the early wakeup guys!
To review, WAR GAMES took place in the Endless Battle feature online. With only 7 members participating, all 7 members joined the same lobby and began playing. Rules were slightly modified due to the small turnout. To claim 1st Place, a member needed to win 6 matches in a row. After a member won, the member had to leave the lobby and allow the other members to continue playing. 2nd Place was earned by winning 5 matches in a row. Finally, 3rd Place was earned by winning 4 matches in a row. Members could use any fighter to play, and were not restricted to their 2 league fighters.
As promised, SKRFACE13's BLANKA made an appearance and went on to claim 1st Place. That impressive feat earns Skrface the right to challenge any member in the league for ranking with one of his fighters. Anyone want to guess who he may challenge? Here's a hint...get ready for MotW II! HADUKEN3 went on to win 2nd Place. That prize earns him the opportunity to challenge any fighter in the same or next highest division with one of his fighters. Finally, 3rd Place was won by yours truly, SALONGHORN. By winning 3rd Place, I earned the right to challenge any fighter in the same division with one of my fighters. The winner of the Prize Matches take the higher ranking and the loser falls to the lower ranking between the two fighters.
All Prize Matches will be played as part of Week 4, which begin next Monday, August 9th.
NOTE - To all participating members playing in a Prize Match (this includes those members/fighters being challenged by the above mentioned winners), please make it a priority to play the Prize Matches as soon as possible. The outcomeof the Prize Matches will determine your regular weekly match with your fighter. For example, if I challenge the Bronze Champion with my Ken, then I need to play that match first with Ken in order to determine who I will fight in my regular Week 4 match with Ken, either a title defense as Bronze Champion or my regular ranked match.
Thanx again to all particiapting members. There will be another event in two months (see Season 2 schedule on the Members Database page at the bottom). Congratulations to all the winners and good luck in your Prize Matches.
WAR GAMES official transcript:
SUBES88 wins 2 in a row
SKRFACE13 wins 6 in a row - 1st Place winner
SUBES88 wins 2 in a row
DJ__C--4 wins 1 in a row
HADUKEN3 wins 5 in a row - 2nd Place winner
SALONGHORN wins 4 in a row - 3rd Place winner