Denjin Arcade SSF4 Ranking Battles start 8/14!

Denjin Arcade Ranbats (Ranking Battles) for ssf4 is here! First ranbat for ssf4 so lets make it a good one! The ranbat will be starting August 14th. Stay tuned for more info and bring your A game!

edit: Denjin Arcade SSF4 Ranbat thread is linked below.

Denjin Arcade SSF4 Ranbat Thread

Back From EVO!

Well i got back on Monday and really it was an awesome weekend. I got to hang out with a lot of good friends, and i actually played in my first major! This was my 2nd time going to EVO but first time competing in a major ever. Despite the lack of practice ive had with ssf4 as of late i did really well. I was in Pool A (you can read the article below to see who's in it, too many to list) but i was 1 win away and lost in losers final against John Choi. John Choi and Daigo Umehara were the 2 that made it out of my pool. Pretty good imo, first major, top 3 in pools (just outside of top 32). I wish i got to play on the big stage but the judges/people who ran the pool didn't really know who i was so they just kept me at the stations. not being active or being on stream for who knows how long lead to me not being on the big stage hah. Regardless it was a lot of fun and i am hoping to do better next year. To be honest i was thinking about not really playing ssf4 serious anymore or play it casually at all but after this, after EVO it had me thinking. What if i did practice? prepare for this major instead of knowing i was going 2 hours before registration closed and practiced in training mode for a few days. I think im going to stick around and see what happens. Hopefully enter more tournaments as they come instead of what i did this year, entered about 5 tournies or w/e. I would like to thank Kara and Cesar especially for this! if it wasn't for these two i wouldn't have been at EVO and i probably would've quit.

EVO 2k10!!

Well Evo is coming up real fast! This year should be fun, seems like more international players are coming out for this than usual and its going to be my first real major tourney. I'm not prepared at all really because it was so last minute but im there to do my best and enjoy the weekend. I'm in Pool A which is 9am but im getting to vegas around 7-8am that friday. My pool has a good amount of known players but i dont think it would be considered the death pool as some would say. my pool consist of DS (not sure who he is but it seems familiar), John Choi, ClakeyD, Keno, UTJ, LPN, Magus1234, Liston, iNerd(i think hes a chun player), and daigo. those are the ones that would stand out from my pool so far. I am definitely not a favorite, pretty much the underdog because i havent been active in the community or playing that much lately but i am pretty confident and imo i think i have a chance to make it out but it will be a lot of work. though i wont be able to get any games of practice or even get to drop off my stuff in the hotel, im going straight to the ball room and playing in my pool with all my stuff with me. Lots of pools with a lot of good players. some pools to watch out for (or to spectate) would be pool H - with chris hu,inthul,wolfkrone,combo jack, mike watson, ryan hart. pool I - Ryder, Justin Wong, DaggerG, pool N - Marn, Ed Ma, Mr.KOF, Rico Suave. juicebox is in pool G with fubarduck, flash metroid, and Dr.Chaos. I think my pool would be fun to watch but overall all the pools in general seem like they are going to have a lot of good matches going on. im stoked and i just hope im not super tired when i have to play.

West Coast Warzone 2!

John Rog and Kai strike again! Bringing West Coast Warzone back. The first one was amazing, a lot of great players came out resulting in a bunch of amazing matches! Everyone had a blast the first time and im pretty excited for this tourney. It seems like a bunch of people will be going to this event so you should too! Heres the promo video

For more info/questions about this event check out the website http://www.warzonetournament.com/ or you can post in the SRK thread here http://www.shoryuken.com/showthread.php?t=222434

Sunroute Cup Feb. 19th-21st @ Denjin Arcade With Momochi and MOV!

Denjin Arcade is hosting a major feb 20th and 21st. Well it's pretty much a 3 day event, the 19th (Friday) is a team tourney for both 3s and sf4 which will be capped. The 20th (Saturday) is 3rd strike singles and the 21st (Sunday) is SF4 singles. Denjin Arcade managed to get and fly out Momochi (Arguably one of the best Gouki players in the world/2009 tougeki champion) and MOV (2006/2008 tougeki champion). Check out the trailer below...

for info / details of this event click here

Also this event will be one of my last tournaments at least for now. I dont really want to use the word but i will be "retiring" to a certain extent. I am not going to practice anymore or really enter any tournaments in the future. I will enter a few here and there and only if they catch my interest and if they seem fun but as for now i am done with sf4. (not gonna get ssf4, maybe once summer hits ill get back into it). This definitely was a great run, i had a lot of fun playing this game and there are lots of moments/memories that will not be forgotten. My plans as of now is to focus more on school stuff but in all honesty nobody quits sf, they all come back. I know i will be visiting Denjin Arcade and playing 3s/sf4 still but not as much. Oh and i will still try to make videos, not gonna lie as you may know i have been lagging it hard with videos. They will come out eventually... i promise!

Denjin Ranbat 2.6 Seaon Finale Results!

So Denjin's 2nd Ranbat Season comes to an end. Fun tournament as always! Great way to end it and Denjin is getting ready for a much bigger event. Anyways Denjin Arcade's Ranbat Season winners are.... JOE DUBBS for sf4 and Yi "5 Star" Wang for 3rd strike. Congrats guys! good job. now for this tournaments results.

SF4 (29 entrants)

1st - Ken I (GO/RU)

2nd - killamax (RY/BL)

3rd - BustaBust (AB)

4th - Fulgore (SA)

5th - Tatsu (VE)

5th - Coffee (BA/SA)

7th - Ivan (SA)

7th - Cesar (CH)

3rd STRIKE
1.) Ken I (MA)
2.) Pyrolee (YU)
3.) 5star (CH)
4.) Surewin (DU)
5.) Vinny (KE)
5.) Bean (YU)
7.) Kazzy (UR)
7.) NGMark (UR)

Ken I winning both tournaments! congrats Ken I!

Get Your Tournament 3 Year Anniversary Tourney!

So GYT reached their 3 year point on December 10th and what better way to celebrate by having a tournament?!? There will be a tournament for SF4 and Mario Kart Wii. This is going to be hype! Everyone come out if you are in the area, support GYT! Glenn has done SO much its ridiculous. The best gaming coverage out there imo. Anyways game rules:

When:
Dec. 19, 2009

Where:
Denjin Arcade is located at:
995 East Los Angeles Ave
Simi Valley, CA 93063

Start time:
Registration at 5 p.m., games start at 6ish p.m.

Games:
Street Fighter IV - $5 entry per person
Mario Kart Wii - $1 entry per person

We'll cap SF4 if there's a lot of entries, say 64.

Street Fighter IV
Games are 2/3 throughout
Double elimination
IF by some miracle we get a lot of players (64), we'll do 1-game losers bracket until there are 8 remaining in total.
Payout is 70/20/10

Mario Kart Wii
Games are 3/5 throughout
1v1
Single elimination
Stage set to random, items set to strategic, 150cc
All karts/characters allowed
Banned shortcuts: Grumble Volcano at the start line, Mushroom Gorge around the mountain (You lose the race if you do this)
Shy Guy Beach is banned
You can't change kart/character during a match
Payout is winner take all

GYT has my support and they should have yours! everyone check out the GYT site, he provides a lot of streams and updates on tournaments for madden, tekken, sf4, and im sure for a lot more! Happy Birthday GYT!

Denjin Ranbat 2.3 Results!

Anyways i haven't updated these tournaments in awhile. This one had a smaller turnout than usual, about 41 people entered. Anyways TopTierGaming streams these ranbats now and you can check them out here. The archives are there so you can watch / rewatch the whole tournament if you want. Just click Archives and click on Dec 12th 2009 to watch / rewatch the tournament.

Here is a video of ComboJack (Sagat) vs Red Venom(Viper) Really good match, just watch for yourself!

Top 8 SF4:

1. ComboJack (SA)
2. Bryant (BA)
3. Joe Dubbs (ZA)
4. BustaBust (AB)
5. Red Venom (VI)
5. Coffee (SA/BA)
7. Seventy2B (ZA)
7. Hellfyre (RY)

Everyone Please subscribe to the DenjinArcade Youtube channel and subscribe to TopTierGaming! he has contests and you could win prizes but you have to subscribe!

Arcade Infinity Ranbat 2.6 next weekend!

Arcade Infinity will be having a tournament soon! It has been a long time since they held a tournament so if you live in the area or want to get some good fights in or even spectate and have a good time then definitely go to this! more info will come later but here are some rules / info.

when: TBA

who: You!

rules: Standard 2/3 Rounds, (losers is single game until top 8) Loser Finals, Winners Finals, and Grand Finals will stay 2/3, Double Elimination.

$4 entry fee + $1 towards the big pot which will go to the winner of the ranbat season.

NEW RULE: 50 man cap!

There will be an extra console set up outside!

want to know what the current ranbat points are or who is leading it atm or want more info? go to the Arcade Infinity Blog!!

2 Tournaments Today 2 Streams!

So there are 2 tournaments going on tonight in California. Both have great players so if you want to watch some good Cali sf4 matches here is where you go. The San Diego tournament is having a qualifiers tournament and right after an invitational tournament. check out that stream here. There is also another tournament House of Cicada sf4 tournament, check that out here. Crazy night and if you are not busy and want to check out some good sf4 action be sure to check out one of these (or maybe both!) and enjoy yourselves!

Denjin Arcade Pre-Ranbat Tourney!

Last night there was a tourney at Denjin Arcade since the ranbat season #2 is almost here this was a warm up tourney until the ranbat starts. It was a 2v2 team tourney Mikado style and the format was pokemon. We had 31 entrants and what a tournament it was. All 2nd round winners were great matches to watch and top 8 was very entertaining. Here are the results..

SF4 2v2 Mikado (31 entrants):

1.) UltraDavid (ZA/DH)

2.) BustaBust (VI/AB)

3.) Ironfist (ZA/SA)

4.) Gootecks (SA/BA)

5.) Brandon S. (ZA/??)

5.) Joe Dubbs (SA/ZA)

7.) JC (akuma/??)

7.) Bryant The Tyrant (BA/AB)

Let me note that UltraDavid is a BEAST. lost to him twice (winners finals/grand finals). Definitely a tournament you should not have missed if you were in the area. Lots of good games and fun times. Tournament went pretty smooth and i can't wait for the ranbats to start! Get Your Tournament was there and streamed the tournament. I am pretty sure he will upload them when he gets the chance, i will post back and link the videos once they are out. Want to get the best coverage for the gaming scene? Go to the Get Your Tournament site!

Denjin Arcade 1 Year Anniversary!

Again im late on this but its better than no post at all right? for the few that even look at this blog here are some results from this tourney. (click topic for full results)

Street Fighter 4: 2v2 (32 teams)

1.) "Talk to Me" - Tatsu (VE) / Bryant the Tyrant (BA)

2.) "Jungle Dick" - Joe Dubbs (ZA) / Ironfist (SA)

3.)"Psycho Flame" - UTJ (DH) / Vic the Slick (BI)

4.) ShglBMX (BL) / Vicious (RU)

5.) Ty "r3nic" (KE) / BustaBust (AB)

5.) "Cashpit" - Kilomax / Anthony

7.) "RoTB" - Coffee (BA) / Wicked (BI)

7.) "Milf Habibs" - UmeShoryu (RY) / Sherryjenix (VI)

Got eliminated by UTJ/Vic and Tatsu / Bryant. Great tournament, fun times, awesome turnout. no videos recorded :(

*Denjin Arcade Ranbat Season #2 coming up soon!

West Coast Warzone Results!

Very sorry for the lack of udates on my blog. cotw #5 will be tomorrow/by this weekend for sure. Well first of all WCW sf4 results.

Street Fighter 4

1st Marn

2nd Alex Valle

3rd Edma

4th Yeb

5th UTJ

6th Eric Choi

7th Floe

7th Filipino Champ

(for full results click the title of this topic or click here)

Well i had a blast here. Definitely was NOT prepared what so ever but thats my fault. I lost to Yeb and Eric Choi in pools going 3-2 i think. After this event, i am some what inspired to play the game a bit more mainly to hang out with everyone but still i am making a comeback! LOL not but yeah im trying to play agian. Well here are the Top 8 vids from WCW for sf4. Ustream video.

West Coast Warzone!

This Labor Day weekend there is a socal major tournament ran by John Rog and Kai! They have been working hard to make sure everything will be smooth and I am sure it will be. If your in socal / in the area this weekend you should stop by! Here is the website for all the information about this tournament. http://www.warzonetournament.com/. This will also be my first tournament ever since sbo qualifiers at Denjin Arcade. I have not really played serious ever since, became more of a casual player. But that is another story.

so I am really stoked about West Coast Warzone. I will probably take some pics of it too, so I will post that up when I get back. Oh and I forgot, this event will be streamed!!!!

*note Clip/Tip of the week might be delayed once again.

SBO Qualifiers @ Denjin Arcade Results!

3s Teams:

1) White Cat: Deadeye/Emphy/Ricky O.
2) Pyrolee-San: 5-Star/Ken-I/Kai
3) Thriller : Let Blood Run/Vinny/Renic

SF4 Teams:

1)West Coast Rush Kings: ComboFiend/Alex Valle (CV/RY)
2) EDDI: Edma/Ken-I (AK/RU)
3) East Coast: IloveuJoe/Art (SA/DH)
4) MODAMAGE: MOVAL/SOMUCHDAMAGE (BL/SA)
5) YJDK: SIN/WATSON (RU/RY)
5) R+B: Ricky O./Buktooth (BA/EF)
7) Black $$$: Mike Ross/Keno (HO/BA)
7) Dae & Busta's: Dae/BustaBust (CH/AB)

Original Link: http://forums.shoryuken.com/showthread.php?t=193998

edit (bustabust) - Well SBO is over and what a weekend it was. Best way to describe it is blood, sweat, and tears. Every match was intense from start to finish even though it ran for 13++ hours. None of the matches were boring, all of them were entertaining. Such high level play from everyone it was crazy. This tournament was no joke and seriously it was my favorite tournament/event that i have been to. Thanks to Gootecks, ufragtv, Get Your Tournament for awesome coverage. Thanks to the Denjin Arcade owners for having the best arcade in California. I can talk about this event all day but i will just cut it short. I would like to say thanks to everyone who participated, spectated, everyone pretty much. This couldn't be possible without everyone's support. Also good job to all placers! it really shows everyone is getting strong here. Do not sleep on anyone!

and lastly congrats and good luck to Combofiend/Alex valle in sf4 and Deadeye / Emphy / Ricky Ortiz in 3s. Rep us well and im sure you guys will own it up in japan!

SBO Qualifiers at Denjin Arcade 6/6!

So you think you got what it takes in sf4 or 3rd strike? Come to Denjin Arcade this Saturday (june 6th) and bring it. This tournament isn't going to be fun and games, this is going to be intense. Everyone is playing to win, no messing around. This Is SBO Quals. For those of you that don't know what SBO is, it stands for Super Battle Opera. It happens every year and is an arcade tournament in japan. The biggest tournament and the one that matters the most imo. So far some of the teams confirmed are pretty damn good. It really is a toss up, any team can take it.

Here is the info about the tournament:

Street Fighter III: Third Strike will be 3on3
Street Fighter 4 will be 2on2

Registration starts at 10:00 am
Tournament starts at 12:00 pm

U.S Passport Required !

Entry Fee: $25 Per Person
Format: Double Eliminaton - 2 out of 3 games

Rules:
-No Same Character in the Team
-Pokemon Format
-Winning team of each event will represent the U.S in their respective game at the final bracket at SBO 2009 and have half of their round trip plane ticket paid from U.S to Narita Airport

General Info:
-Street Fighter 4 will be on Head 2 Head Sega Netcity Cabinets with Sanwa JLF-TP-8Y Joysticks & Sanwa OSBF-3 buttons
-Street Fighter III: Third Strike will be on Sega New Versus City head 2 head cabinets with Seimitsu LS-32-02 joysticks & Sanwa OSBF-3 buttons

Denjin Arcade is located at:
995 East Los Angeles Ave
Simi Valley, CA 93065

So the winners of SBO Quals gets to go to Japan. Half of their fee's for the flight and stuff are payed and they have to come up with the other half. I am going to have a weak attempt but if you donate, all of the donations right now will be funded towards that. To be honest im not expecting any but if i do get any donations, it will be going towards sbo. To see the SBO Quals thread click here or click on the title of the post.

Denjin Ranbat 1.6 Results!

So let just start off by saying that to me, I thought Denjin Arcade's first ever ranbat was a success. We always had a good number of players come and everyone single one was fun. It is like a bittersweet feeling right now, sucks that its gone but it was awesome and will be back soon! Anyways here are the results

SF4 Ranbat Results:

1) Ken-I (RU)
2) Magus1234 (VI)
3) SIN (RU)
4) ComboJack (SA)
5) Bustabust (AB)
5) Gootecks (BA)
7) Edma (KE/BA)
7) Dae (CH)

Here are the top 5 point holders for the season.
Current SF4 Standing:
1) Gootecks 31
2) Sextaro 30
3) Sin 20
4) Ironfist 16
5) Ed Ma 11

Congrats Ryan "Gootecks" Guiterrez for being the 1st sf4 champion at denjin! I would also like to say Congrats to Yi "5 Star" Wang for dominating 3rd strike this season. These are your Denjin Champs of season 1! Lets see if they will maintain their spots in the future.

Before i go i would like to say it was cool meeting new players. These tournaments were a nice gathering and I can't wait for the next season. I am pretty proud of myself also, out of 6 tournaments, I have made top 8 four times. ranbat 1.1 = 7th place, 1.3 = 5th, 1.5 = 7th and 1.6 = 5th. Wow I really didn't expect to do so well. This was all too much fun and I can't wait for season 2!! with all that aside though SBO Quals is really just around the corner and i am going to get ready for that. For full results click here or click on the title of this post.

Denjin Arcade Ranbat 1.6

So Ranbat 1.6 is this saturday (5/30) and its going to be the last one of the season. Definitely come out to this one if you haven't and if you have been to one COME TO THIS ONE! lets celebrate denjin's first ever ranbat and finish with a bang! This will be a nice last tournament before Super Battle Opera Qualifers (SBO quals) which will be held at Denjin on June 6th. If you guys are planning to play in sbo you should come to this last ranbat to play with the players and get used to the set up.

anyways:
For SF4
Sign ups at 4 PM, Tournament begins at 5 PM

Denjin Arcade is located at:
995 East Los Angeles Ave
Simi Valley, CA 93063

For full details about the tournament or for 3s click here

Denjin Ranbat 1.5 Results!

sorry this is a little late, I have been kind of busy with some stuff.

well here are the results:
SF4
1) Gootecks (BA)
2) Kai (EF)
3) IronFist (SA)
4) Sin (RU)
5) Combo Jack (SA)
5) Dae (CH)
7) Joe Dubbs (ZA)
7) Bustabust (AB)

I'm still hanging in there, top 8 at least! everyone is leveling up so fast its a tough battle to make it to top 8. Glad to see we get a good amount of players everytime. Full results here

The Ladies of Street Fighter 4 Tournament!!

Hey guys, my good friend Shoo (you might know him as Shoo/does AI video commentary :D) from Arcade Infinity (AI) has just posted this event! Its an all girls tournament / event which will be on June 27th. Check it out here, The Official Arcade Infinity Blog. Here is a little piece from the site:

Welcome to THE LADIES OF STREET FIGHTER 4. Sixteen of your favorite socal SF4 players have been secretly training sixteen lovely ladies for what might be the girliest Street Fighter Tournament in the history of Street Fighter.

LOSF will consist of a Photo shoot at the Arcade, video interviews conducted by Gootecks, with Special guests.

Tournament will be Single Elimination, no entry fee, prizes to be determined.

This will be the event of the Summer! COME OUT AND HAVE SOME FUN. For more details go to the AI blog (which i highly recommend you clicking even if you are not interested JUST CLICK HERE!)