Devildigimon
Smash Lord
MIDWEST CHAMPIONSHIPS 2010
* MAY 8TH - 9TH 2010 *
Tournament info ORIGINALLY POSTED by KEITS from www.shoryuken.com
Where: Crowne Plaza Hotel CHICAGO-NORTHBROOK. You can book your room by calling (847)298-2525 or 1-800-2CROWNE, or use the MWC Reservation website.
The venue address is:
2875 NORTH MILWAUKEE AVENUE
NORTHBROOK, IL 60062 UNITED STATES
When: May 8th and May 9th, 2010. Registration starts Friday night, or Saturday morning at 10am. Tournaments kickoff is at 12 noon Saturday and we close at 2am. Sunday we begin at 11am.
Venue features: The ballroom we will be using is the "Chicago" ballroom, and measures 2,596 Sq/ft. The hotel will be setting up a cash consession stand IN the ballroom, and will be selling very reasonably priced stadium-style eats (hotdogs, sodas, etc). On top of this, if you walk 6 feet across the hall from our ballroom, you will be inside a full Bar, so you can get your drink on if you are of-age (and you are welcome to bring your drinks back into the ballroom, so long as you dont share with minors! If you do this you will be kicked out of the venue.) The hotel has a full restauraunt as well that serves a breakfast buffet, and if you paid the venue fee for MWC, you will be able to get a discount at the restaurant with our group rate.
Hotel Rooms: I am super stoked to offer you guys rooms at the event for $69/night! Every room in the hotel, be it listed as having two beds or one, actually has two beds in it. (The single bed rooms have a sofa with a fold out bed in it.) The rooms have LCD televisions from LG that you are welcome to plug your game systems into (via RCA). Anyone who knows me knows I am one of the pickiest about monitor lag, and these TVs lag only a frame or two. They are great and I played TvC on one 60 games last night.
You can book your room by calling (847)298-2525 or 1-800-2CROWNE, or use the MWC Reservation website. The website is the best way to ensure you get the group rate. If you call, be sure to say you are in the Midwest Championships Group to ensure you get the special room rate and to ensure your rooms count toward the event total. The deadline to reserve your room is 4/23/2010. Even if you are local to the Chicago area, at this price, you should consider staying in the hotel Saturday night, as the tournament will run until 2am, and start again in the morning.
If you accidentally reserve a room without mentioning Midwest Championships, or if you use a Crowne prefered/frequent program to save money, please contact me ASAP via PM so I can make sure your room is added to our block.
Airport and Hotel Travel: Our venue is 9 miles up 294 from O'hare International Airport. A cab ride to the venue is about 27 dollars, so try to split, or offer someone at the event with a car half of that to come get you (its a pretty short drive).
Registration: Feel free to preregister in this thread by listing your gamer handle, real name, location, and the games you wish to enter, and please let me know if you personally reserve a room and for which nights. You do not need to let me know if you are splitting a room with someone else who paid.
All formal registration will be taken at the door. Every player, no matter how many tournaments they wish to enter, will pay the one-time Venue Fee of 20 dollars. You will also pay for every tournament you wish to enter, and their prices will be listed below in the Gamelist. If you wish to play casuals, meaning you are there to play games but not enter any tournaments, your Venue fee will be the 'casuals only' fee of 10 dollars.
All main and side tournaments will be run by MWC staff. To be clear, if you are playing a video game in the ballroom, casual or tournament, you need to have paid the venue fee (There is a casuals gaming venue fee of $10). Spectating is, as always, free.
IMPORTANT!!!
Late Registration notes - If you are going to be late to enter a tournament, please call a friend at the venue and have them pay to enter you, and then try to make it in before your match gets called. If you miss you match, you will be sent to the losers bracket, and if you miss that match you will be eliminated. If you do not get registered by the tournament start time, and believe me when I say we will be starting on time... you can still be entered into any Bye position on the bracket that sits in Winners1 or Losers1 rounds. If those rounds complete, no more late entries will be accepted. Please do not be late, or try to make an arangement to have a friend register you. We will be taking registrations Friday night before the event if you wish to give yourself more time Saturday morning for breakfast, practice, or sleep.
Equipment Discount: If you bring a TV or Game System and we decide to use it, and you are able to leave it for the full duration of the event, you will recieve a 5 dollar refund from your venue fee when the event closes on Sunday. Please bring your equipment out to help this tournament run smoothly. We need CRT televisions, Evo monitors, and PS3s more than anything, though a few PS2s and Wiis will be welcome as well. We would also love you long time + happy ending if you brought extra power strips and extension cords. Please label your stuff! We need copies of all the games, too, though there is no rebate. Do your part to help this event be a major success.
Prizes: After paying your venue fee, you pay to enter each tournament you wish to compete in. The full amount paid for each game goes into that game's "Prize Pool", and will be paid out to the top 3 placers in that game in the amounts of 70%/20%/10%.
TRUST ME, YOU WANT TO BE APART OF THIS RAFFLE. LOTS OF GREAT PRIZES ARE AT STAKE.
Method: I'm pleased to announce that we will be using Tonamento to run MWC. That means you will be able to get text message alerts when your matches are up, so if you have a cell phone and a data plan, thats good on you! Tonamento also allows me run many different tournament games at once, so when the schedule is published, dont be surprised to see many of the games starting at the same time. Tonamento allows both tournament players and fans at home to follow the brackets live and view them anytime online. The hotel has free WiFi that you are welcome to use to check on the brackets at any time.
GAMES BEING PLAYED AND ENTRY FEES
Gamelist: These games will run no matter what. The Schedule for when these games will start will be released later. Please plan on staying the full duration of both tournament days if possible so you dont miss any action.
Super Street Fighter 4 (ps3) [$10]
Super Street Fighter 2 HD-Remix (ps3) [$10]
Tekken 6 (ps3) [$10]
Marvel vs Capcom 2 (ps3) [$10]
Tatsunoko vs Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars (wii) [$10]
Melty Blood: Actress Again (ps2) [$10]
Guilty Gear: Accent Core (ps2) [$10]
Mystery Game Tournament (???) [$10]
Windjammers (FubarDuck has offered to bring his MVS cart, now we just need someone with an AES+ mvs cart converter, SPEAK
UP!) [$10]
Super Street Fighter II Turbo (ARCADE) [$10] (Thanks to ShinjiGohan)
Smash Brothers Events, Run by Digimonemporer/Devildigimon: One of these will be on Saturday (Brawl/Melee), the other on Sunday (Melee), run the Smash traditional way, including pools. These are the only MWC tournaments being run separately from everything else, thanks to GPX/Devildigimon.
Super Smash Brothers Brawl (wii) [$10]
Super Smash Brothers Melee (wii/ngc) [$10]
Side Tournaments: These will run as time/space is available based on number of entries by the official tournament staff. If you pay for a side game that gets cancelled or you have to leave the event perminently before it stars, you will be refunded. If you want a side game added to the list, I'd be happy to add it and if time permits we will run it. Please
do not run your own side games at MWC, as our staff is perfectly willing to run anything so long as enough people are interested in entering and we can find the space for it.
King of Fighters 12 (ps3) [$5]
King of Fighters 2k2 Unlimited Match (ps2) [$5]
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift (This may not run, depending on how we can set it up) [$5]
Garou: Mark of the Wolves (ps2) [$5]
Street Fighter 3: 3rd Strike (ps2) [$5]
Capcom vs SNK 2: Millionaire Fighting 2001 (ps2) [$5]
Battle Fantasia (Ps3) [$5]
Super Puzzle Fighter II: HD Remix (360) (If we get a 360 with dedicated controllers and an extra tv for this, it could be a
main game) [$5]
Virtua Fighter 5 (360) (Same deal as puzzle fighter, we can probably run both off 360, one on saturday one on sunday)
Jackie Chan in Fists of Fire (PC) (You should be able to use your PS3 sticks for this)
TOURNAMENT TIME SCHEDULE
The schedule is now available for MWC 2010 (located below). Please be advised that games on Saturday (especially SSF4 and T6) may carry over into Sunday, so plan accordingly. The new schedule includes team tournaments for SSF4 and T6, details of which will be announced later. These will only run, however, once singles are completed for those games.
The time schedule:
-------Friday May7th
06:00:00 PM Setup Beings, Staff only
07:00:00 PM Early Registration Begins, Pre-Game Stream Show Begins
08:00:00 PM
09:00:00 PM Staff Meeting
10:00:00 PM Setup Ends, Early Registration Ends
-------Saturday May 8th
10:00:00 AM Registration Begins
11:00:00 AM Live Stream begins at 11:45
12:00:00 PM Brawl/Melee Teams, SSF4 singles, Mystery Game begins
01:00:00 PM MBAA, ST begins
02:00:00 PM Windjammers begins
03:00:00 PM Brawl/Melee Singles, BBCS begins
04:00:00 PM CvS2, Garou begins
05:00:00 PM GGAC begins
06:00:00 PM T6 singles, Hdr begins
07:00:00 PM
08:00:00 PM
09:00:00 PM
10:00:00 PM
11:00:00 PM
12:00:00 AM
01:00:00 AM
02:00:00 AM Ballroom closes, unfinished tournaments carry over to Sunday 11am
-------Sunday May 9th
10:00:00 AM Ballroom opens for registrations, Live stream begins at 10:45
11:00:00 AM Unfinished tournaments from Saturday continue, Melee Teams begins
12:00:00 PM SSF4 3on3 and T6 3on3 begins if singles is finished, TvC and MvC2 begin
01:00:00 PM 3s, PuzHD begins
02:00:00 PM BatFan, 2k2um begins
03:00:00 PM VF5, Melee Singles begins
04:00:00 PM Jchan, KoF12 begins, SSF4 Random-Teammates 5on5 begins
05:00:00 PM
06:00:00 PM
07:00:00 PM
08:00:00 PM
09:00:00 PM
10:00:00 PM Tournament closes
Yes there will be two seperate Melee tournaments, one on Saturday (to avoid Mother's Day JONHZ) and one on Sunday (as schedule)
ALL SMASH TOURNAMENTS WILL END ON THE DAY THEY'RE RAN!!!
TOURNAMENT GAME RULES AND REGULATIONS
General - Your behavior at MWC is important. While we want everyone to be excited and "hype", no phsyical violence of any kind will be tolerated. You will not be warned at all. If you hit anyone or anything, or make any threats, you will be ejected from the event and banned from future events. Its just that simple. We also ask that you maintain a respectable perimeter around our live-stream staff and our director's pit. We have a lot of work to do so that you have a smooth event to enjoy, and we'd really appreciate it if you avoid crowding in on us.
Aside from that, you need to know that a "Set" or "Match" consists of 2/3 or 3/5 "Games", which consist of 2/3 or 3/5 "Rounds". Every tournament will be double elimination format, meaning you have to lose two Sets to be eliminated. The number of Games in a set, and Rounds in a game will vary by software title.
This event is a "Bring your own Controller" event. Joysticks and/or gamepads will not be supplied. With the exception of the Wii software titles, wireless controllers are explicitly banned from this event. If you have a PS3 controller that is wireless, you must plug it in via USB cable while playing, and turn the controller off in the PS3 menu as soon as you disconnect your controller after the Set ends. Borrowing a controller/joystick from someone, or loaning yours out, is not a valid excuse to delay your match. No turbo or macro functions are allowed on your controllers. If you are caught using turbo or macros, you will be disqualified on the spot. Button mapping using the in-game menu is, however, allowed.
If your controller malfunctions, you must call a stop to the match right away and call for a judge to inspect your controller before you touch it again. If the judge finds your malfunction to be real, your match will be delayed so you can find a replacement controller and then replayed reasonably from the last "Game" won as soon as possible. If the judge finds your controller is working fine, you will be given a loss on the spot, no matter how many rounds/games were won/lost. If you wait to complain your controller was not working until after a round/game/set, nothing will be done to help you. Call for it as soon as it happens.
When your name is called for a match, you will have 2 minutes to get to your station to play, or you will face disqualification. If you need to leave the room before you are eliminated from the tournaments to get food or so to the bathroom for more than a minute or two, please notify the director's table before you leave and when you return. If you are placed "On-Deck" on a station, you and your opponent need to stay near the station until it opens up so you can play your match.
If you win a match at MWC, it is your responsibility to report your win to the director's pit. If you fail to do so, you may be given a loss even though you won, as the director has no way of knowing. You will be able to check the brackets at any time, in real time, online through the Tonamento.com system. If you notice any errors, like a loss posted where you won, please alert the director's pit ASAP.
No outside food or drink is allowed in the ballroom what-so-ever. Food/Drink purchased from the hotel's concession stand, bar, or restaurant is okay to have in the ballroom.
No pausing the games at any time is permitted. If you pause the game, you will be given a loss for that round, and your opponent will be allowed to beat your character up to get the game to roll over to the next round, even if this builds him meter. Tough luck, you shouldnt have paused the game. If you pause during an animation that would have killed the opponent, the "Imminent Defeat" rule from Evo will trigger, and you will still get your win. Pausing including hitting a 'home' button.
In all games, the winner of a game within a set must keep his character, and the loser may switch. Players will select their initial characters in a reasonable amount of time. If either player wishes, he can call for a judge to assist with double blind selection, in which the requestor will whisper his choices to the judge, and then his opponent will choose their characters. The judge will enforce the requestor chooses whom he said he would, to be sure neither player saw who his opponent was choosing first.
Game Rules -
Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii) [10$]
During Pools (this may apply to SSBM or ANY fighting game that has the "pool" feature):
Pools work like this:
You play vs. a selected (seeded) handfull of players in round robin. Whoever (could be more than one person, depending on how many advance outa pools) has the best record, advances to the double elimination bracket.
Less than 36 people play in pools = we'll have a 24 man bracket
More than 36 people play in pools = we'll have a 32 man bracket
During the Double Elimination bracket:
Format and Settings:
Double Elimination
3 Stocks, 8 minutes time
Damage Ratio 1.0
Handicap Off
Best 2/3 Games
All Finals Best 3/5 Matches
Items set to "Off" and "None"
Starter Stage List:
NOTE: IT IS UP TO YOU GUYS TO REMEMBER THE STAGE LIST. IT WILL MAKES THINGS RUN A LOT MORE SMOOTHER. I WILL HAVE A COPY OF THE STAGE LIST AVAILABLE IF NEEDED.
Neutral:
Final Destination
Battlefield
Yoshi's Island (Brawl)
Smashville
Lylat
Counter Stage List:
Delfino Plaza
Battleship Halberd
Castle Siege
Brinstar
Pokemon Stadium 1 (Melee Version)
Frigate Orpheon
Rainbow Cruise
ANY STAGE THAT IS NOT MENTIONED ABOVE IS BANNED!!!
Set format:
1. Opponents choose their characters for the first match
PLEASE NOTE:
* Double blind character selection may be called for the first match if needed. A T.O will come and keep track of what characters are used by players.
2. Opponents start the stage striking procedure. (Who starts will be decided by playing SHANKING FIST aka RPS). Then each player will alternate striking a stage until there is 1 left. That stage is played first round. THERE IS NO RANDOM UNLESS AGREED UPON.
3. Each player may announce one stage to be banned for counter pick of the set.
4. The first game is played, using the stage chosen during step 2.
5. The loser of the previous match announces the next match's stage from either the Starter Stage List or the Counter Stage List.
6. The winner of the previous match chooses their character.
7. The loser of the previous match chooses their character.
8. Repeat steps 5-7 for all proceeding matches.
Additional Rules:
- Stalling is Banned!
- If you use any controller styles that use the wiimote you will be responsible for removing the batteries inbetween your matches. Failure to do so can result in a DQ.
- In the event of a dispute, controller ports will be selected by playing SHAKING FIST.
- No player may choose a stage they have already won on in that set unless agreed upon by both players.
- If the timer runs out, the victor is determined first by stock and then by percentage.
- Metaknight's Infinite Cape glitch is banned (because it falls into the "Stalling violation").
- If a game ends with Bowser's Suicide Claw or Ganon's Arial Choke Slam the player who performed the move wins!!!
- You are responsible for your own controller and name tag. Any malfunctions or errors that occur are your responsibility, so bring an extra controller if possible and always check to make sure you're using the correct settings BEFORE a match is played. If a match is to be restarted due to controller functions, it must be agreed upon by both parties.
- Any action that can prevent the game from continuing (i.e., freezing, disappearing characters, game reset, etc.) will result in a forfeit of that match for the player that initiated the action. You are responsible for knowing your own character, and must be wary about accidentally triggering one of these effects.
- Stalling/Chain Grabbing (applies to both Melee and Brawl): The act of deliberately avoiding any and all conflict so that one may make the game unplayable. Running away from an opponent to reach a better position is not stalling, while doing an infinite grab endlessly against a wall is. Any infinite chain grabs must end quickly after 100% past when the chain grab started (for example: if the CG started at 43%, you must end the CG...in some fashion... @ 143%). Also, deliberately avoiding any and all combat is stalling, where as jumping on and off the ledge doing an aerial at your opponent is simply spacing.
So with this said...
- Marth's hold release infinite vs. Lucus/Ness is banned.
- You are ONLY allowed 50 planks (catch edge. release edge. repeat) a game (this doesn't apply in Brawl+).
Also...
"YoshQ NOT SO STUPID RULE!"
Super Smash Bros. Melee Singles/SSBM & SSBB Doubles (wii/ngc - Melee) [10$]
Format and Settings:
Double Elimination
4 Stock, 8 Mins Time
Handicap Off
Damage Ratio 1.0
Best 2/3 Games
All Finals 3/5 Matches
Items are set to "Off" and "None"
Starter Stage List:
NOTE: AGAIN, IT IS UP TO YOU GUYS TO REMEMBER THE STAGE LIST. IT WILL MAKES THINGS RUN A LOT MORE SMOOTHER. I WILL HAVE A COPY OF THE STAGE LIST AVAILABLE IF NEEDED.
Neutral:
Fountain of Dreams (Only in Singles)
Dream Land
Final Destination
Battlefield
Yoshi's Story
* Pokemon Stadium (Only in Teams/Neutral)
Counter Stage List:
Pokemon Stadium
Brinstar
Rainbow Cruise
Kongo Jungle
ANY STAGE THAT IS NOT MENTIONED ABOVE IS BANNED!!!
Set format is pretty similar to SSBB, except for the following:
- Obviously anything that is STRICTLY SSBB related lol
-Controller Mods, Glitches (Ice Climbers Freeze Glitch, Mewtwo Soul Stunner, etc), and tactics used to stall a match (wall-bombing, rising pound), are banned.
-Wobbling is NOT banned
For SSBB Doubles (wii):
- Stock is set at 3 (and isn't allowed to use cool stages like Mute City, like Melee can )
For both SSBB and SSBM Doubles (wii/ngc) :
-Friendly Fire will be on in teams and general rules apply (don't forget the SSBM stage specifics)
Super Street Fighter 4 (ps3) [$10]
- Default game settings
- 2/3 rounds, 2/3 games, Losers/Winners/Grand finals will be 3/5 games.
Super Street Fighter 2 HD-Remix (ps3) [$10]
- Default game settings
- Akuma/Gouki is banned from tournament play
- 2/3 rounds, 2/3 games, Losers/Winners finals will be 3/5 games, Grand finals will be 3/5 games.
Tekken 6 (ps3) [$10]
- Default game settings
- 3/5 rounds, 2/3 games, Losers/Winners finals will be 3/5 games, Grand finals will be 4/7 games.
- Stage is chosen randomly, Loser does not get a stage counterpick. If both players can agree on a certain stage, they may choose it.
Marvel vs Capcom 2 (ps3) [$10]
- Default game settings
- 1 round, 2/3 games, Losers/Winners/Grand finals will be 3/5 games.
- Any glitch that freezes the game or stops it from being played is banned from tournament play. If you trigger one purposely, you will take a loss for your match.
Tatsunoko vs Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars (wii) [$10]
- Default game settings
- 1 round, 2/3 games, Losers/Winners/Grand finals will be 3/5 games.
- Any glitch that freezes the game or stops it from being played is banned from tournament play. If you trigger on purposely, you will take a loss for your match.
- Both players must agree to play on the Burning Ruins stage. If either player wishes, a new random stage must be selected. You must make this call before the game begins.
Melty Blood: Actress Again (ps2) [$10]
- Default game settings
- Archtype: Earth is banned
- 2/3 rounds, 2/3 games, Losers/Winners/Grand finals will be 3/5 games.
Guilty Gear: Accent Core (ps2) [$10]
- Default game settings
- EX and Gold characters are banned
- Justice and Kliff are banned
- 2/3 rounds, 2/3 games, Losers/Winners/Grand finals will be 3/5 games.
Mystery Game Tournament (???) [$10]
- A different game will be played every round of the tournament. These games all exist (nothing like Mugen will be used), and controllers will be provided if necessary.
- Double elimination, just like a normal tournament
- Laughing is allowed
- Trash talk is a must
- Expect massive surprises
- Expect to regret not entering this if you skip it
Windjammers (Arcade) [$10]
- 99 second matches
- 2/3 rounds, 2/3 games, Losers/Winners/Grand finals will be 3/5 games.
Super Street Fighter II Turbo (ARCADE) [$10] (Thanks to ShinjiGohan)
- Default game settings
- Speed 2
- Akuma/Gouki is banned from tournament play
- 2/3 rounds, 2/3 games, Losers/Winners/Grand finals will be 3/5 games.
King of Fighters 12 (ps3) [$5]
- Default game settings
- 2/3 rounds, 2/3 games, Losers/Winners/Grand finals will be 3/5 games.
King of Fighters 2k2 Unlimited Match (ps2) [$5]
- Default game settings
- 2/3 rounds, 2/3 games, Losers/Winners/Grand finals will be 3/5 games.
- Goenitz, Krizalid, Clone Zero, Omega Rugal, Zero, Igniz, Geese, Nightmare Geese are all Banned from tournament play
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift (This may not run, depending on how we can set it up) [$5]
- Default game settings
- 2/3 rounds, 2/3 games, Losers/Winners/Grand finals will be 3/5 games.
Garou: Mark of the Wolves (ps2) [$5]
- Default game settings
- 2/3 rounds, 2/3 games, Losers/Winners/Grand finals will be 3/5 games.
- Top guage size change is not allowed.
Street Fighter 3: 3rd Strike (ps2) [$5]
- Default game settings
- 2/3 rounds, 2/3 games, Losers/Winners/Grand finals will be 3/5 games.
- Gill is banned from tournament play
Capcom vs SNK 2: Millionaire Fighting 2001 (ps2) [$5]
- Default game settings
- 1 round, 2/3 games, Losers/Winners/Grand finals will be 3/5 games.
- Evil Ryu, Riot Iori, God Rugal, and Shin Akuma/Gouki are banned from tournament play.
Super Puzzle Fighter II: HD Remix (ps3) (If we get a 360 with dedicated controllers and an extra tv for this, it could be a
main game) [$5]
- Default game settings
- 2/3 rounds, 2/3 games, Losers/Winners/Grand finals will be 3/5 games.
Virtua Fighter 5 (360) [$5]
- Default game settings
- 3/5 rounds, 2/3 games, Losers/Winners/Grand finals will be 3/5 games.
Jackie Chan (PC) [$5]
- Default game settings
- 2/3 rounds, 2/3 games, Losers/Winners/Grand finals will be 3/5 games.
Battle Fantasia (PS3) [$5]
- Default game settings
- 2/3 rounds, 2/3 games, Losers/Winners/Grand finals will be 3/5 games.
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Get hype everyone, this will be the first major for Super SF4.
Please plan on staying all day Saturday and Sunday if possible, as many of the events will continue running all weekend if entry numbers are big.
On Staff for this event - Keits (Director), Nives (Assistant Director), Murphagator!, Grog, Humbag, Moadib-GPX, DeMarcus-GPX, TheDoctor, Chindogg, Digimonemporer (Me = Devildigimon)
Live Stream: Level|up is officially streaming MWC! You can expect the highest quality stream with the greatest production values thanks to Level|up's unmatched expertise and equipment. As a bonus to people in the continental USA watching from home, Madcatz will have several more give-aways for stream viewers only! If you can't find a way out to MWC for the action, be sure not to miss a minute at home to increase your chances of winning! Catch Level|up's work on the Wednesday Night Fights from SoCal, or the Specialists 3 event that went down recently.
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Rules will be in the next post (located below this quote)! Please wear your MWC avatar proudly! If you have any questions, please post in the thread here and I'll (Webster will) get back to you as soon as possible. See you in May!
Extra Curricular: We are planning a trip to Six Flags Great America the FRIDAY before the event (the 7th). The park is open from 10am to 5pm and is expected to be fairly empty, so lots of rides all day! If you feel like coming in Thursday night and hitting the park with us Friday morning, rooms under the MWC block are available for you! Be sure to buy your tickets to Six Flags online to save $20, and be sure to be in the lobby of the hotel at the *** crack of dawn (8:30am) to meet up with everyone for breakfast and carpooling to the park.
Local Attractions: Coming early or bringing a significant-other or parental unit? Show them what they can do near our venue!
Golf Mill Shopping Center - http://www.golfmill.com/ (5.8 miles) - 239 Golf Mill Center, Niles, Illinois 60714
JCPenny, Sears, Kohl's, Target, Shop N Save, Kerasotes Showplace 12 Theater, and over 110 Specialty shops.
Assi Plaza Chicago Inc (4.8 miles) - 8901 N Milwaukee Avenue, Niles, IL 60714
An assortment of Korean, Chinese, and Japanese food and goods.
Woodfield Mall - http://www.shopwoodfield.com/ (11.8 miles) - 2 Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg, IL 60173
With nearly 300 stores and restaurants it is a great place to dump ... i mean ... a great place for your girlfriend to visit during the tournament.
Mitsuwa Market Place - http://www.mitsuwa.com/tenpo/cica/eindex.html (10.1 miles) - 100 East Algonquin Road, Arlington Hts, IL 60005
Excellent selection of japanese food, books, cosmetics, and videos.
T-Shirts:
T-shirts will be available for $12 in M, L, and XL. 2XL and 3XL will be 15$. They will be black and have the official MWC logo on them, pictured here. Please support the tournament by picking up these wonderfully priced shirts. Travel Mugs, Hats, and Stick-bags will also be available in very limited quantities. First come first serve, and you can get at this stuff during Friday Night Early Registration.
Mirrors of this post:
On MeltyBread.com
On TekkenZaibatsu.com
On Dustloop.com
On Shoryuken.com
* MAY 8TH - 9TH 2010 *
Tournament info ORIGINALLY POSTED by KEITS from www.shoryuken.com
TOURNAMENT VENUE INFORMATION
Where: Crowne Plaza Hotel CHICAGO-NORTHBROOK. You can book your room by calling (847)298-2525 or 1-800-2CROWNE, or use the MWC Reservation website.
The venue address is:
2875 NORTH MILWAUKEE AVENUE
NORTHBROOK, IL 60062 UNITED STATES
When: May 8th and May 9th, 2010. Registration starts Friday night, or Saturday morning at 10am. Tournaments kickoff is at 12 noon Saturday and we close at 2am. Sunday we begin at 11am.
Venue features: The ballroom we will be using is the "Chicago" ballroom, and measures 2,596 Sq/ft. The hotel will be setting up a cash consession stand IN the ballroom, and will be selling very reasonably priced stadium-style eats (hotdogs, sodas, etc). On top of this, if you walk 6 feet across the hall from our ballroom, you will be inside a full Bar, so you can get your drink on if you are of-age (and you are welcome to bring your drinks back into the ballroom, so long as you dont share with minors! If you do this you will be kicked out of the venue.) The hotel has a full restauraunt as well that serves a breakfast buffet, and if you paid the venue fee for MWC, you will be able to get a discount at the restaurant with our group rate.
Hotel Rooms: I am super stoked to offer you guys rooms at the event for $69/night! Every room in the hotel, be it listed as having two beds or one, actually has two beds in it. (The single bed rooms have a sofa with a fold out bed in it.) The rooms have LCD televisions from LG that you are welcome to plug your game systems into (via RCA). Anyone who knows me knows I am one of the pickiest about monitor lag, and these TVs lag only a frame or two. They are great and I played TvC on one 60 games last night.
You can book your room by calling (847)298-2525 or 1-800-2CROWNE, or use the MWC Reservation website. The website is the best way to ensure you get the group rate. If you call, be sure to say you are in the Midwest Championships Group to ensure you get the special room rate and to ensure your rooms count toward the event total. The deadline to reserve your room is 4/23/2010. Even if you are local to the Chicago area, at this price, you should consider staying in the hotel Saturday night, as the tournament will run until 2am, and start again in the morning.
If you accidentally reserve a room without mentioning Midwest Championships, or if you use a Crowne prefered/frequent program to save money, please contact me ASAP via PM so I can make sure your room is added to our block.
Airport and Hotel Travel: Our venue is 9 miles up 294 from O'hare International Airport. A cab ride to the venue is about 27 dollars, so try to split, or offer someone at the event with a car half of that to come get you (its a pretty short drive).
Registration: Feel free to preregister in this thread by listing your gamer handle, real name, location, and the games you wish to enter, and please let me know if you personally reserve a room and for which nights. You do not need to let me know if you are splitting a room with someone else who paid.
All formal registration will be taken at the door. Every player, no matter how many tournaments they wish to enter, will pay the one-time Venue Fee of 20 dollars. You will also pay for every tournament you wish to enter, and their prices will be listed below in the Gamelist. If you wish to play casuals, meaning you are there to play games but not enter any tournaments, your Venue fee will be the 'casuals only' fee of 10 dollars.
All main and side tournaments will be run by MWC staff. To be clear, if you are playing a video game in the ballroom, casual or tournament, you need to have paid the venue fee (There is a casuals gaming venue fee of $10). Spectating is, as always, free.
IMPORTANT!!!
Late Registration notes - If you are going to be late to enter a tournament, please call a friend at the venue and have them pay to enter you, and then try to make it in before your match gets called. If you miss you match, you will be sent to the losers bracket, and if you miss that match you will be eliminated. If you do not get registered by the tournament start time, and believe me when I say we will be starting on time... you can still be entered into any Bye position on the bracket that sits in Winners1 or Losers1 rounds. If those rounds complete, no more late entries will be accepted. Please do not be late, or try to make an arangement to have a friend register you. We will be taking registrations Friday night before the event if you wish to give yourself more time Saturday morning for breakfast, practice, or sleep.
Equipment Discount: If you bring a TV or Game System and we decide to use it, and you are able to leave it for the full duration of the event, you will recieve a 5 dollar refund from your venue fee when the event closes on Sunday. Please bring your equipment out to help this tournament run smoothly. We need CRT televisions, Evo monitors, and PS3s more than anything, though a few PS2s and Wiis will be welcome as well. We would also love you long time + happy ending if you brought extra power strips and extension cords. Please label your stuff! We need copies of all the games, too, though there is no rebate. Do your part to help this event be a major success.
Prizes: After paying your venue fee, you pay to enter each tournament you wish to compete in. The full amount paid for each game goes into that game's "Prize Pool", and will be paid out to the top 3 placers in that game in the amounts of 70%/20%/10%.
TRUST ME, YOU WANT TO BE APART OF THIS RAFFLE. LOTS OF GREAT PRIZES ARE AT STAKE.
Method: I'm pleased to announce that we will be using Tonamento to run MWC. That means you will be able to get text message alerts when your matches are up, so if you have a cell phone and a data plan, thats good on you! Tonamento also allows me run many different tournament games at once, so when the schedule is published, dont be surprised to see many of the games starting at the same time. Tonamento allows both tournament players and fans at home to follow the brackets live and view them anytime online. The hotel has free WiFi that you are welcome to use to check on the brackets at any time.
GAMES BEING PLAYED AND ENTRY FEES
Gamelist: These games will run no matter what. The Schedule for when these games will start will be released later. Please plan on staying the full duration of both tournament days if possible so you dont miss any action.
Super Street Fighter 4 (ps3) [$10]
Super Street Fighter 2 HD-Remix (ps3) [$10]
Tekken 6 (ps3) [$10]
Marvel vs Capcom 2 (ps3) [$10]
Tatsunoko vs Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars (wii) [$10]
Melty Blood: Actress Again (ps2) [$10]
Guilty Gear: Accent Core (ps2) [$10]
Mystery Game Tournament (???) [$10]
Windjammers (FubarDuck has offered to bring his MVS cart, now we just need someone with an AES+ mvs cart converter, SPEAK
UP!) [$10]
Super Street Fighter II Turbo (ARCADE) [$10] (Thanks to ShinjiGohan)
Smash Brothers Events, Run by Digimonemporer/Devildigimon: One of these will be on Saturday (Brawl/Melee), the other on Sunday (Melee), run the Smash traditional way, including pools. These are the only MWC tournaments being run separately from everything else, thanks to GPX/Devildigimon.
Super Smash Brothers Brawl (wii) [$10]
Super Smash Brothers Melee (wii/ngc) [$10]
Side Tournaments: These will run as time/space is available based on number of entries by the official tournament staff. If you pay for a side game that gets cancelled or you have to leave the event perminently before it stars, you will be refunded. If you want a side game added to the list, I'd be happy to add it and if time permits we will run it. Please
do not run your own side games at MWC, as our staff is perfectly willing to run anything so long as enough people are interested in entering and we can find the space for it.
King of Fighters 12 (ps3) [$5]
King of Fighters 2k2 Unlimited Match (ps2) [$5]
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift (This may not run, depending on how we can set it up) [$5]
Garou: Mark of the Wolves (ps2) [$5]
Street Fighter 3: 3rd Strike (ps2) [$5]
Capcom vs SNK 2: Millionaire Fighting 2001 (ps2) [$5]
Battle Fantasia (Ps3) [$5]
Super Puzzle Fighter II: HD Remix (360) (If we get a 360 with dedicated controllers and an extra tv for this, it could be a
main game) [$5]
Virtua Fighter 5 (360) (Same deal as puzzle fighter, we can probably run both off 360, one on saturday one on sunday)
Jackie Chan in Fists of Fire (PC) (You should be able to use your PS3 sticks for this)
TOURNAMENT TIME SCHEDULE
The schedule is now available for MWC 2010 (located below). Please be advised that games on Saturday (especially SSF4 and T6) may carry over into Sunday, so plan accordingly. The new schedule includes team tournaments for SSF4 and T6, details of which will be announced later. These will only run, however, once singles are completed for those games.
The time schedule:
-------Friday May7th
06:00:00 PM Setup Beings, Staff only
07:00:00 PM Early Registration Begins, Pre-Game Stream Show Begins
08:00:00 PM
09:00:00 PM Staff Meeting
10:00:00 PM Setup Ends, Early Registration Ends
-------Saturday May 8th
10:00:00 AM Registration Begins
11:00:00 AM Live Stream begins at 11:45
12:00:00 PM Brawl/Melee Teams, SSF4 singles, Mystery Game begins
01:00:00 PM MBAA, ST begins
02:00:00 PM Windjammers begins
03:00:00 PM Brawl/Melee Singles, BBCS begins
04:00:00 PM CvS2, Garou begins
05:00:00 PM GGAC begins
06:00:00 PM T6 singles, Hdr begins
07:00:00 PM
08:00:00 PM
09:00:00 PM
10:00:00 PM
11:00:00 PM
12:00:00 AM
01:00:00 AM
02:00:00 AM Ballroom closes, unfinished tournaments carry over to Sunday 11am
-------Sunday May 9th
10:00:00 AM Ballroom opens for registrations, Live stream begins at 10:45
11:00:00 AM Unfinished tournaments from Saturday continue, Melee Teams begins
12:00:00 PM SSF4 3on3 and T6 3on3 begins if singles is finished, TvC and MvC2 begin
01:00:00 PM 3s, PuzHD begins
02:00:00 PM BatFan, 2k2um begins
03:00:00 PM VF5, Melee Singles begins
04:00:00 PM Jchan, KoF12 begins, SSF4 Random-Teammates 5on5 begins
05:00:00 PM
06:00:00 PM
07:00:00 PM
08:00:00 PM
09:00:00 PM
10:00:00 PM Tournament closes
Yes there will be two seperate Melee tournaments, one on Saturday (to avoid Mother's Day JONHZ) and one on Sunday (as schedule)
ALL SMASH TOURNAMENTS WILL END ON THE DAY THEY'RE RAN!!!
TOURNAMENT GAME RULES AND REGULATIONS
General - Your behavior at MWC is important. While we want everyone to be excited and "hype", no phsyical violence of any kind will be tolerated. You will not be warned at all. If you hit anyone or anything, or make any threats, you will be ejected from the event and banned from future events. Its just that simple. We also ask that you maintain a respectable perimeter around our live-stream staff and our director's pit. We have a lot of work to do so that you have a smooth event to enjoy, and we'd really appreciate it if you avoid crowding in on us.
Aside from that, you need to know that a "Set" or "Match" consists of 2/3 or 3/5 "Games", which consist of 2/3 or 3/5 "Rounds". Every tournament will be double elimination format, meaning you have to lose two Sets to be eliminated. The number of Games in a set, and Rounds in a game will vary by software title.
This event is a "Bring your own Controller" event. Joysticks and/or gamepads will not be supplied. With the exception of the Wii software titles, wireless controllers are explicitly banned from this event. If you have a PS3 controller that is wireless, you must plug it in via USB cable while playing, and turn the controller off in the PS3 menu as soon as you disconnect your controller after the Set ends. Borrowing a controller/joystick from someone, or loaning yours out, is not a valid excuse to delay your match. No turbo or macro functions are allowed on your controllers. If you are caught using turbo or macros, you will be disqualified on the spot. Button mapping using the in-game menu is, however, allowed.
If your controller malfunctions, you must call a stop to the match right away and call for a judge to inspect your controller before you touch it again. If the judge finds your malfunction to be real, your match will be delayed so you can find a replacement controller and then replayed reasonably from the last "Game" won as soon as possible. If the judge finds your controller is working fine, you will be given a loss on the spot, no matter how many rounds/games were won/lost. If you wait to complain your controller was not working until after a round/game/set, nothing will be done to help you. Call for it as soon as it happens.
When your name is called for a match, you will have 2 minutes to get to your station to play, or you will face disqualification. If you need to leave the room before you are eliminated from the tournaments to get food or so to the bathroom for more than a minute or two, please notify the director's table before you leave and when you return. If you are placed "On-Deck" on a station, you and your opponent need to stay near the station until it opens up so you can play your match.
If you win a match at MWC, it is your responsibility to report your win to the director's pit. If you fail to do so, you may be given a loss even though you won, as the director has no way of knowing. You will be able to check the brackets at any time, in real time, online through the Tonamento.com system. If you notice any errors, like a loss posted where you won, please alert the director's pit ASAP.
No outside food or drink is allowed in the ballroom what-so-ever. Food/Drink purchased from the hotel's concession stand, bar, or restaurant is okay to have in the ballroom.
No pausing the games at any time is permitted. If you pause the game, you will be given a loss for that round, and your opponent will be allowed to beat your character up to get the game to roll over to the next round, even if this builds him meter. Tough luck, you shouldnt have paused the game. If you pause during an animation that would have killed the opponent, the "Imminent Defeat" rule from Evo will trigger, and you will still get your win. Pausing including hitting a 'home' button.
In all games, the winner of a game within a set must keep his character, and the loser may switch. Players will select their initial characters in a reasonable amount of time. If either player wishes, he can call for a judge to assist with double blind selection, in which the requestor will whisper his choices to the judge, and then his opponent will choose their characters. The judge will enforce the requestor chooses whom he said he would, to be sure neither player saw who his opponent was choosing first.
Game Rules -
Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii) [10$]
During Pools (this may apply to SSBM or ANY fighting game that has the "pool" feature):
Pools work like this:
You play vs. a selected (seeded) handfull of players in round robin. Whoever (could be more than one person, depending on how many advance outa pools) has the best record, advances to the double elimination bracket.
Less than 36 people play in pools = we'll have a 24 man bracket
More than 36 people play in pools = we'll have a 32 man bracket
During the Double Elimination bracket:
Format and Settings:
Double Elimination
3 Stocks, 8 minutes time
Damage Ratio 1.0
Handicap Off
Best 2/3 Games
All Finals Best 3/5 Matches
Items set to "Off" and "None"
Starter Stage List:
NOTE: IT IS UP TO YOU GUYS TO REMEMBER THE STAGE LIST. IT WILL MAKES THINGS RUN A LOT MORE SMOOTHER. I WILL HAVE A COPY OF THE STAGE LIST AVAILABLE IF NEEDED.
Neutral:
Final Destination
Battlefield
Yoshi's Island (Brawl)
Smashville
Lylat
Counter Stage List:
Delfino Plaza
Battleship Halberd
Castle Siege
Brinstar
Pokemon Stadium 1 (Melee Version)
Frigate Orpheon
Rainbow Cruise
ANY STAGE THAT IS NOT MENTIONED ABOVE IS BANNED!!!
Set format:
1. Opponents choose their characters for the first match
PLEASE NOTE:
* Double blind character selection may be called for the first match if needed. A T.O will come and keep track of what characters are used by players.
2. Opponents start the stage striking procedure. (Who starts will be decided by playing SHANKING FIST aka RPS). Then each player will alternate striking a stage until there is 1 left. That stage is played first round. THERE IS NO RANDOM UNLESS AGREED UPON.
3. Each player may announce one stage to be banned for counter pick of the set.
4. The first game is played, using the stage chosen during step 2.
5. The loser of the previous match announces the next match's stage from either the Starter Stage List or the Counter Stage List.
6. The winner of the previous match chooses their character.
7. The loser of the previous match chooses their character.
8. Repeat steps 5-7 for all proceeding matches.
Additional Rules:
- Stalling is Banned!
- If you use any controller styles that use the wiimote you will be responsible for removing the batteries inbetween your matches. Failure to do so can result in a DQ.
- In the event of a dispute, controller ports will be selected by playing SHAKING FIST.
- No player may choose a stage they have already won on in that set unless agreed upon by both players.
- If the timer runs out, the victor is determined first by stock and then by percentage.
- Metaknight's Infinite Cape glitch is banned (because it falls into the "Stalling violation").
- If a game ends with Bowser's Suicide Claw or Ganon's Arial Choke Slam the player who performed the move wins!!!
- You are responsible for your own controller and name tag. Any malfunctions or errors that occur are your responsibility, so bring an extra controller if possible and always check to make sure you're using the correct settings BEFORE a match is played. If a match is to be restarted due to controller functions, it must be agreed upon by both parties.
- Any action that can prevent the game from continuing (i.e., freezing, disappearing characters, game reset, etc.) will result in a forfeit of that match for the player that initiated the action. You are responsible for knowing your own character, and must be wary about accidentally triggering one of these effects.
- Stalling/Chain Grabbing (applies to both Melee and Brawl): The act of deliberately avoiding any and all conflict so that one may make the game unplayable. Running away from an opponent to reach a better position is not stalling, while doing an infinite grab endlessly against a wall is. Any infinite chain grabs must end quickly after 100% past when the chain grab started (for example: if the CG started at 43%, you must end the CG...in some fashion... @ 143%). Also, deliberately avoiding any and all combat is stalling, where as jumping on and off the ledge doing an aerial at your opponent is simply spacing.
So with this said...
- Marth's hold release infinite vs. Lucus/Ness is banned.
- You are ONLY allowed 50 planks (catch edge. release edge. repeat) a game (this doesn't apply in Brawl+).
Also...
This is now known as the the -
"YoshQ NOT SO STUPID RULE!"
Super Smash Bros. Melee Singles/SSBM & SSBB Doubles (wii/ngc - Melee) [10$]
Format and Settings:
Double Elimination
4 Stock, 8 Mins Time
Handicap Off
Damage Ratio 1.0
Best 2/3 Games
All Finals 3/5 Matches
Items are set to "Off" and "None"
Starter Stage List:
NOTE: AGAIN, IT IS UP TO YOU GUYS TO REMEMBER THE STAGE LIST. IT WILL MAKES THINGS RUN A LOT MORE SMOOTHER. I WILL HAVE A COPY OF THE STAGE LIST AVAILABLE IF NEEDED.
Neutral:
Fountain of Dreams (Only in Singles)
Dream Land
Final Destination
Battlefield
Yoshi's Story
* Pokemon Stadium (Only in Teams/Neutral)
Counter Stage List:
Pokemon Stadium
Brinstar
Rainbow Cruise
Kongo Jungle
ANY STAGE THAT IS NOT MENTIONED ABOVE IS BANNED!!!
Set format is pretty similar to SSBB, except for the following:
- Obviously anything that is STRICTLY SSBB related lol
-Controller Mods, Glitches (Ice Climbers Freeze Glitch, Mewtwo Soul Stunner, etc), and tactics used to stall a match (wall-bombing, rising pound), are banned.
-Wobbling is NOT banned
For SSBB Doubles (wii):
- Stock is set at 3 (and isn't allowed to use cool stages like Mute City, like Melee can
)For both SSBB and SSBM Doubles (wii/ngc) :
-Friendly Fire will be on in teams and general rules apply (don't forget the SSBM stage specifics)
Super Street Fighter 4 (ps3) [$10]
- Default game settings
- 2/3 rounds, 2/3 games, Losers/Winners/Grand finals will be 3/5 games.
Super Street Fighter 2 HD-Remix (ps3) [$10]
- Default game settings
- Akuma/Gouki is banned from tournament play
- 2/3 rounds, 2/3 games, Losers/Winners finals will be 3/5 games, Grand finals will be 3/5 games.
Tekken 6 (ps3) [$10]
- Default game settings
- 3/5 rounds, 2/3 games, Losers/Winners finals will be 3/5 games, Grand finals will be 4/7 games.
- Stage is chosen randomly, Loser does not get a stage counterpick. If both players can agree on a certain stage, they may choose it.
Marvel vs Capcom 2 (ps3) [$10]
- Default game settings
- 1 round, 2/3 games, Losers/Winners/Grand finals will be 3/5 games.
- Any glitch that freezes the game or stops it from being played is banned from tournament play. If you trigger one purposely, you will take a loss for your match.
Tatsunoko vs Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars (wii) [$10]
- Default game settings
- 1 round, 2/3 games, Losers/Winners/Grand finals will be 3/5 games.
- Any glitch that freezes the game or stops it from being played is banned from tournament play. If you trigger on purposely, you will take a loss for your match.
- Both players must agree to play on the Burning Ruins stage. If either player wishes, a new random stage must be selected. You must make this call before the game begins.
Melty Blood: Actress Again (ps2) [$10]
- Default game settings
- Archtype: Earth is banned
- 2/3 rounds, 2/3 games, Losers/Winners/Grand finals will be 3/5 games.
Guilty Gear: Accent Core (ps2) [$10]
- Default game settings
- EX and Gold characters are banned
- Justice and Kliff are banned
- 2/3 rounds, 2/3 games, Losers/Winners/Grand finals will be 3/5 games.
Mystery Game Tournament (???) [$10]
- A different game will be played every round of the tournament. These games all exist (nothing like Mugen will be used), and controllers will be provided if necessary.
- Double elimination, just like a normal tournament
- Laughing is allowed
- Trash talk is a must
- Expect massive surprises
- Expect to regret not entering this if you skip it
Windjammers (Arcade) [$10]
- 99 second matches
- 2/3 rounds, 2/3 games, Losers/Winners/Grand finals will be 3/5 games.
Super Street Fighter II Turbo (ARCADE) [$10] (Thanks to ShinjiGohan)
- Default game settings
- Speed 2
- Akuma/Gouki is banned from tournament play
- 2/3 rounds, 2/3 games, Losers/Winners/Grand finals will be 3/5 games.
King of Fighters 12 (ps3) [$5]
- Default game settings
- 2/3 rounds, 2/3 games, Losers/Winners/Grand finals will be 3/5 games.
King of Fighters 2k2 Unlimited Match (ps2) [$5]
- Default game settings
- 2/3 rounds, 2/3 games, Losers/Winners/Grand finals will be 3/5 games.
- Goenitz, Krizalid, Clone Zero, Omega Rugal, Zero, Igniz, Geese, Nightmare Geese are all Banned from tournament play
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift (This may not run, depending on how we can set it up) [$5]
- Default game settings
- 2/3 rounds, 2/3 games, Losers/Winners/Grand finals will be 3/5 games.
Garou: Mark of the Wolves (ps2) [$5]
- Default game settings
- 2/3 rounds, 2/3 games, Losers/Winners/Grand finals will be 3/5 games.
- Top guage size change is not allowed.
Street Fighter 3: 3rd Strike (ps2) [$5]
- Default game settings
- 2/3 rounds, 2/3 games, Losers/Winners/Grand finals will be 3/5 games.
- Gill is banned from tournament play
Capcom vs SNK 2: Millionaire Fighting 2001 (ps2) [$5]
- Default game settings
- 1 round, 2/3 games, Losers/Winners/Grand finals will be 3/5 games.
- Evil Ryu, Riot Iori, God Rugal, and Shin Akuma/Gouki are banned from tournament play.
Super Puzzle Fighter II: HD Remix (ps3) (If we get a 360 with dedicated controllers and an extra tv for this, it could be a
main game) [$5]
- Default game settings
- 2/3 rounds, 2/3 games, Losers/Winners/Grand finals will be 3/5 games.
Virtua Fighter 5 (360) [$5]
- Default game settings
- 3/5 rounds, 2/3 games, Losers/Winners/Grand finals will be 3/5 games.
Jackie Chan (PC) [$5]
- Default game settings
- 2/3 rounds, 2/3 games, Losers/Winners/Grand finals will be 3/5 games.
Battle Fantasia (PS3) [$5]
- Default game settings
- 2/3 rounds, 2/3 games, Losers/Winners/Grand finals will be 3/5 games.
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Get hype everyone, this will be the first major for Super SF4.
Please plan on staying all day Saturday and Sunday if possible, as many of the events will continue running all weekend if entry numbers are big.
On Staff for this event - Keits (Director), Nives (Assistant Director), Murphagator!, Grog, Humbag, Moadib-GPX, DeMarcus-GPX, TheDoctor, Chindogg, Digimonemporer (Me = Devildigimon)
Live Stream: Level|up is officially streaming MWC! You can expect the highest quality stream with the greatest production values thanks to Level|up's unmatched expertise and equipment. As a bonus to people in the continental USA watching from home, Madcatz will have several more give-aways for stream viewers only! If you can't find a way out to MWC for the action, be sure not to miss a minute at home to increase your chances of winning! Catch Level|up's work on the Wednesday Night Fights from SoCal, or the Specialists 3 event that went down recently.
Get your MWC Avatar here (More avatars coming!) - http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/9702/mwcavatar.gif
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Rules will be in the next post (located below this quote)! Please wear your MWC avatar proudly! If you have any questions, please post in the thread here and I'll (Webster will) get back to you as soon as possible. See you in May!
Extra Curricular: We are planning a trip to Six Flags Great America the FRIDAY before the event (the 7th). The park is open from 10am to 5pm and is expected to be fairly empty, so lots of rides all day! If you feel like coming in Thursday night and hitting the park with us Friday morning, rooms under the MWC block are available for you! Be sure to buy your tickets to Six Flags online to save $20, and be sure to be in the lobby of the hotel at the *** crack of dawn (8:30am) to meet up with everyone for breakfast and carpooling to the park.
Local Attractions: Coming early or bringing a significant-other or parental unit? Show them what they can do near our venue!
Golf Mill Shopping Center - http://www.golfmill.com/ (5.8 miles) - 239 Golf Mill Center, Niles, Illinois 60714
JCPenny, Sears, Kohl's, Target, Shop N Save, Kerasotes Showplace 12 Theater, and over 110 Specialty shops.
Assi Plaza Chicago Inc (4.8 miles) - 8901 N Milwaukee Avenue, Niles, IL 60714
An assortment of Korean, Chinese, and Japanese food and goods.
Woodfield Mall - http://www.shopwoodfield.com/ (11.8 miles) - 2 Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg, IL 60173
With nearly 300 stores and restaurants it is a great place to dump ... i mean ... a great place for your girlfriend to visit during the tournament.
Mitsuwa Market Place - http://www.mitsuwa.com/tenpo/cica/eindex.html (10.1 miles) - 100 East Algonquin Road, Arlington Hts, IL 60005
Excellent selection of japanese food, books, cosmetics, and videos.
T-Shirts:
T-shirts will be available for $12 in M, L, and XL. 2XL and 3XL will be 15$. They will be black and have the official MWC logo on them, pictured here. Please support the tournament by picking up these wonderfully priced shirts. Travel Mugs, Hats, and Stick-bags will also be available in very limited quantities. First come first serve, and you can get at this stuff during Friday Night Early Registration.
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