(thanks to Brian Matthews for the info)
The tournaments continue to come along at various Gameworks locations around the country and the next one players can look forward to is a fighter tournament at the location in Tempe Arizona. There are three games they will be holding the tournament on, Street Fighter 2, 3 and 4. A prize pool of $1000 is up on the block, where the 1st place winner gets $700 and 4 4 hour playcards, 2nd place wins $200 and play cards, 3rd place $100 and playcards and 4th place $50 + play cards. 5th through 16th places will win 1 hr free play cards so at least you’ll get something for getting in the top 16.
The tournament begins on March 20th and goes until the 22nd, with the semi-finals and the finals being held on Sunday March 22nd. Hit the post break for more details including rules. And if anyone gets some video from the event, send it along to us so we can post it.
GameWorks Fighting Tournament Rules v1.1
1. Check the Sega Entertainment USA, Inc (“Sega”). website at www.gameworks.com
for more specific information about Tournaments.
2. Players must be verifiably 18 years or older to legally enter a tournament and claim a prize.
3. A player can only win ONE PRIZE per Tournament.
4. Tournaments are subject to rules, terms and conditions, and procedures as established by Sega Tournament Officials, federal, state and local laws. Void where prohibited by law.
5. Tournament Rules, Play Format, and Prizes are subject to change at any time. New or modified rules from SEGA supersede these rules, or any previously posted rules by SEGA.
6. Any malfunction to the arcade equipment during tournament game play will void all players’ scores. Decisions made by SEGA Tournament Officials will be the final ruling in case of any dispute regarding Tournament play or prize awards.
7. SEGA agents and employees of SEGA and their immediate families are ineligible to claim any tournament prizes.
Open Tournament:
Players will qualify on the (3) three different fighting Arcade Games that are chosen for this tournament.
Players do not have to play all (3) three games to get them into the top (64) sixty four players on Sunday. A player can try as many times as they would like to get into the Semi-Finals on any game during open tournament play.
Tournament Location: GameWorks, Tempe, AZ
Tournament Open Play is from:
Friday March 20, 2009 from 3pm to 12am
Saturday March 21, 2009 from 12pm to 12am
Tournament Semi-Finals: Sunday Mar 22, 2009 from 11am to 6pm
Tournament Finals: Sunday March 22, 2009 from 6pm to 8pm
Tournament Games: Street Fighter 4, Street Fighter 3, Street Fighter 2.
Cost to Play:
Players will purchase game tickets to play in Open Qualifications at the tournament location.
Each ticket will let you play (1) one game of your choice.
1 Ticket = $5.00
** Tickets are Non-Transferable, and may not be used outside of Tournament **
Ticket sales will stop approximately 30 minutes before the end of Open Tournament Play on Saturday to ensure all players holding tickets will have time to use them in the tournament.
Prizes:
1st Place = $700 + 4x 4 Hour Free Play Cards
2nd Place = $200 + 2x 4 Hour Free Play Cards
3rd Place = $100 + 2x 4 Hour Free Play Cards
4th Place = $50 + 2x 4 Hour Free Play Cards
5th Place thru 16 Place will get a 1 Hour Free Play Card
Open Qualifications Rules:
1. Any player over the age of 18 can compete in the open qualifications for a spot in the Semi-Finals tournament play.
2. Players can choose to qualify as many times as they would like until they win a qualification spot in the semi-finals.
3. Players can choose any game to compete on and qualify for semi-final tournament play.
4. Players must choose a character for each mini-tournament game and stick with that character through out the mini tournament play.
5. Open Qualifications Mini Tournaments: 4 random players will be grouped together on a game they have chosen to compete on. The winner of each match will be determined by the best 2 out of 3 rounds until a winner is determined. The winner of an Open Qualification Mini-Tournament will receive a place in the semi-final tournament play.
Semi-Finals:
The first 64 players to qualify from the Open Qualification round will compete in the Semi-Finals Tournament on Sunday from 11am to 6pm.
1. Semi-Finals will consist of 8 Groups of an 8 player head-to-head bracket single elimination tournament until 2 winners are crowned from each group.
2. Players must choose a character for each game and stick with that character through out the Semi-Finals and Final play.
3. The player’s position in the Semi-Final tournament will be determined by pulling numbers out of a hat when they earned their qualification. These qualifying positions are each players’ SEEDING for the remainder of the Final Tournament play.
4. The winner of each match is determined by the best 2 out of 3 games played. The winner of each game will be determined by the best 2 out of 3 rounds. The player with the highest seed chooses the first game, the second game is chosen by the second player, and the third game is the remaining game that is not chosen between the 2 players. Once a game has been played it can not be chosen again by the other player during the match.
5. The games the players compete on will be determined by the highest seeded of the two player groups choosing first out of the available games at the time the players are to compete against each other. The next highest seeded two player group will choose next, and so on until all groups have chosen a game to compete on. If 2 groups choose the same game to compete on then the lower seeded group will have to wait until the higher seeded group finishes their game first.
Finals:
The top 16 players from the Semi-Finals round will compete in the Finals Tournament on Sunday from 6pm to 8pm.
6. Finals will consist of a head-to-head bracket single elimination tournament until a winner is crowned.
7. Players must use the same character for each game that they used in Semi-Final play through out the Finals Tournament.
8. The player’s position in the final tournament will be determined by pulling numbers out of a hat when they earned their qualification. These qualifying positions are each players’ SEEDING for the remainder of the Final Tournament play.
9. The winner of each match is determined by the best 2 out of 3 games played. The winner of each game will be determined by the best 2 out of 3 rounds. The player with the highest seed chooses the first game, the second game is chosen by the second player, and the third game is the remaining game that is not chosen between the 2 players. Once a game has been played it can not be chosen again by the other player.
10. The games the players compete on will be determined by the highest seeded of the two player groups choosing first out of the available games at the time the players are to compete against each other. The next highest seeded two player group will choose next, and so on until all groups have chosen a game to compete on. If 2 groups choose the same game to compete on then the lower seeded group will have to wait until the higher seeded group finishes their game first.
