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SCR 2013 prizes + SCR results will be tied in with STR’s event @ EVO.

By kuroppi | January 15, 2013 | Posted in: ,


Alex Valle has announced that MadCatz will be sponsoring SCR 2013 and will be providing a Street Fighter x Tekken PS3 stick to the winner of the ST tournament!
 
1st Place ST – Street Fighter x Tekken Arcade Fightstick V.S. Edition (PS3)
 
http://www.socalregionals.com/?p=399
 
Also, we will be announcing our plans for EVO this year, hopefully in a couple of weeks.  SCR’s results will be tied in to EVO.


Help cancer research and ST to be in the EVO2013 official line-up!

By kuroppi | January 9, 2013 | Posted in: ,


Help the cancer research and ST to be in the EVO2013 official line-up! 
 
The game whose community raises the most money to help find a cure for breast cancer will be the final game at this year’s EVO. You can help get your game there by donating yourself or forwarding this page to your friends and relatives.  All proceeds will go to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.  
 
Super Turbo EVO2013 Donation Page

 

Gamespot Versus 1.8.13

By kuroppi | January 8, 2013 | Posted in: ,


The latest GameSpot Versus East vs West battle videos from January 8th, as always, courtesy of supersf2turbo. This week’s battle is on Hyper Street Fighter II!

 

Tournament of Legends Documentary Part 3

By kuroppi | January 6, 2013 | Posted in: , ,


The third episode of the documentary “Le tournoi des légendes” (Tournament of Legends) from RealMyop (Nesblog) is now live.  The series of videos documents the journey of Wolmar from France to Las Vegas for EVO 2012 and follows the events of the big Super Turbo TOURNAMENT OF LEGENDS Tournament.  The episode is subtitled in English and the final episode is scheduled to be released next week.

Nagata Shogatsu Exhibition

By kuroppi | January 3, 2013 | Posted in: ,

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Following the Nagata Shogatsu Happy New Year Special 2013 Tournament, was an exhibition held on HSF2:AE featuring Shogatsu using various versions of Honda vs a variety of players.  The exhibition was recorded on the video archive and starts around 1:47.
 
Here is the battle log from the exhibition.  The first part Shogatsu takes on a number of players in a kumite-type battle using the five different versions of Honda.  In the second part of the exhibition, Shogatsu battles Jene, Mattsun, KKY and Pony each in a set where each player uses all five versions of their character.

Shogatsu HF-Honda W KKY CE-Dhalsim
＿＿＿＿＿ ＿＿＿＿＿ L AFO CE-Blanka
Shogatsu CE-Honda W ＿＿＿＿＿
 ＿＿＿＿＿
＿＿＿＿＿ ＿＿＿＿＿ W Nico CE-Ryu
＿＿＿＿＿ ＿＿＿＿＿ W Taira HF-Dictator
＿＿＿＿＿ ＿＿＿＿＿ W Tonegawa ST-Cammy
＿＿＿＿＿ ＿＿＿＿＿ W Cellotape WW-Zangief
＿＿＿＿＿ ＿＿＿＿＿ W Nakamura ST-Cammy
＿＿＿＿＿ ＿＿＿＿＿ W Hustler ST-Claw
＿＿＿＿＿ ＿＿＿＿＿ W TMF ST-Zangief
＿＿＿＿＿ ＿＿＿＿＿ W Toujou ST-Chun-Li
＿＿＿＿＿ ＿＿＿＿＿ W Nomaguchi ST-Honda
＿＿＿＿＿ ＿＿＿＿＿ W Kita HF-Chun-Li
＿＿＿＿＿ ＿＿＿＿＿ W Kurocchi CE-Blanka
＿＿＿＿＿ ＿＿＿＿＿ L babynine ST-Honda
Shogatsu ST-Honda L ＿＿＿＿＿ ＿＿＿＿＿
Shogatsu WW-Honda L ＿＿＿＿＿ ＿＿＿＿＿
Shogatsu O. Honda W ＿＿＿＿＿ ＿＿＿＿＿
＿＿＿＿＿ ＿＿＿＿＿ W YURI CE-Ryu
＿＿＿＿＿ ＿＿＿＿＿ L Piroshi ST-Honda

Shogatsu O. Honda W Jene WW-Chun-Li
＿＿＿＿＿ ＿＿＿＿＿ W Jene O. Chun-Li
＿＿＿＿＿ ＿＿＿＿＿ W Jene HF-Chun-Li
＿＿＿＿＿ ＿＿＿＿＿ W Jene ST-Chun-Li
＿＿＿＿＿ ＿＿＿＿＿ W Jene CE-Chun-Li

Shogatsu HF-Honda L Mattsun WW-Ken
Shogatsu CE-Honda L ＿＿＿＿＿ ＿＿＿＿＿
Shogatsu ST-Honda W ＿＿＿＿＿ ＿＿＿＿＿
＿＿＿＿＿ ＿＿＿＿＿ L Mattsun CE-Ken
Shogatsu WW-Honda W ＿＿＿＿＿ ＿＿＿＿＿
＿＿＿＿＿ ＿＿＿＿＿ L Mattsun O. Ken
Shogatsu O. Honda W ＿＿＿＿＿ ＿＿＿＿＿
＿＿＿＿＿ ＿＿＿＿＿ W Mattsun HF-Ken
＿＿＿＿＿ ＿＿＿＿＿ W Mattsun ST-Ken

Shogatsu O. Honda W KKY HF-Dhalsim
＿＿＿＿＿ ＿＿＿＿＿ L KKY O. Dhalsim
Shogatsu CE-Honda W ＿＿＿＿＿ ＿＿＿＿＿
＿＿＿＿＿ ＿＿＿＿＿ L KKY HF-Dhalsim
Shogatsu HF-Honda W ＿＿＿＿＿ ＿＿＿＿＿
＿＿＿＿＿ ＿＿＿＿＿ L KKY WW-Dhalsim
Shogatsu WW-Honda W ＿＿＿＿＿ ＿＿＿＿＿
＿＿＿＿＿ ＿＿＿＿＿ L KKY ST-Dhalsim
Shogatsu ST-Honda W ＿＿＿＿＿ ＿＿＿＿＿

Shogatsu HF-Honda L Pony HF-Zangief
Shogatsu CE-Honda W ＿＿＿＿＿ ＿＿＿＿＿
＿＿＿＿＿ ＿＿＿＿＿ L Pony O. Zangief
Shogatsu ST-Honda W ＿＿＿＿＿ ＿＿＿＿＿
＿＿＿＿＿ ＿＿＿＿＿ L Pony CE-Zangief
Shogatsu WW-Honda W ＿＿＿＿＿ ＿＿＿＿＿
＿＿＿＿＿ ＿＿＿＿＿ W Pony WW-Zangief
＿＿＿＿＿ ＿＿＿＿＿ W Pony ST-Zangief

Nagata Shogatsu Happy New Year Special 2013

By kuroppi | January 2, 2013 | Posted in: ,

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Lots of tournaments around New Year’s as usual in Japan.  The Nagata Shogatsu Happy New Year tournament is a special 2on2 team tournament held at Mikado where Shogatsu fights the winner at the end.
 
Following the tournament, was an exhibition held on HSF2:AE featuring Shogatsu using various versions of Honda vs a variety of players.  The exhibition was recorded on the video archive and starts around 1:47.


Nagata Shogatsu Happy New Year Special 2013 Tournament
永田正月あけましておめでとう        スペシャル2013
Date: December 31, 2012 日時 2012年31月29日
Location: Tokyo, JAPAN 地区 東京
Entries: 33 参加者 33人
Video: TwitchTV ビデオ TwitchTV
Brackets: Link トーナメント表
 リンク





Name Character

    1st   Shogatsu O. Honda
          E. Honda
    2nd   AFO Blanka
        Kawamata Ryu
    3rd   Nomaguchi E. Honda
        Toujou Chun-Li
    4th   Kita Chun-Li
        KKY Dhalsim
    4th   Tomoza Dictator
        TMF Zangief
    6th   Mattsun Ken
        Uchiyama Ryu
    6th   Kurocchi Blanka
        TZW Guile
    6th   Pony Zangief
        Yamakofu Chun-Li
    6th   Piroshi E. Honda
        Tencho Ryu

    優勝   永田正月 S本田
          本田
    2位   えーふぉー ブランカ
        カワマタ リュウ
    3位   ノマグチ 本田
        トウジョウ 春麗
    4位   キタ 春麗
        KKY ダルシム
    4位   トモザ ベガ
        TMF ザンギエフ
    6位   Ｍつん ケン
        ウチヤマ リュウ
    6位   クロッチ ブランカ
        TZW ガイル
    6位   ポニ村 ザンギエフ
        やまこふ 春麗
    6位   ピロシ 本田
        店長 リュウ

Nakano Royal 2nd Fighting Spirit Cup Results

By kuroppi | January 2, 2013 | Posted in: ,


Kikai wins the 2nd Fighting Spirit Cup at Nakano Royal.


2nd Fighting Spirit Cup
中野ロイヤル 第二回闘魂杯
Date: December 29, 2012 日時 2012年12月29日
Location: Tokyo, JAPAN 地区 東京
Entries: 29 参加者 29人
Video: YouTube ビデオ YouTube
Brackets: Link トーナメント表
 リンク





Name Character

    1st   Kikai Guile
          Ryu
    2nd   Tencho Ryu
          Ken
    3rd   Kita Chun-Li
          Cammy
    3rd   Nakamu Blanka
          E. Honda
    5th   Takahashi Ryu
          Ryu
    5th   Nikaiten Boxer
          Sagat
    5th   Gucchi Ryu
          Boxer
    5th   Kusa Chun-Li
          E. Honda

    優勝   機械 ガイル
          リュウ
    2位   店長 リュウ
          ケン
    3位   キタ 春麗
          キャミィ
    3位   ナカム～ ブランカ
          本田
    5位   タカハシ リュウ
          リュウ
    5位   ２回転 バイソン
          サガット
    5位   グッチ リュウ
          バイソン
    5位   クサ 春麗
          本田

Gamespot Versus 1.1.13

By kuroppi | January 2, 2013 | Posted in: ,


The latest GameSpot Versus East vs West battle videos from January 1st, courtesy of supersf2turbo.  Note: some of the matches are missing because of an equipment problem.

 

2012 ST Revival Recognition Awards

By kuroppi | December 30, 2012 | Posted in: , ,

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From two X-Mania events in Japan, X-Mania Europe, Capcom’s 25th Anniversary of Street Fighter tournament series, and TOURNAMENT OF LEGENDS at EVOLUTION 2012, to the resurgence of Super Turbo at nearly every major in the United States, 2012 has proven to be an amazing year for Super Turbo players all over the world. Now that the year has passed, and a new year of Super Turbo madness is set to begin, we’d like to look back and give recognition to the players that fueled the amazing events of 2012.

 
MATCH OF THE YEAR – MAO VS KUSUMONDO – EVO 2012 TOURNAMENT OF LEGENDS

In this category we want to call out a battle that really reminded us of our motivation to watch and play Super Turbo. Comebacks, upsets, hype, emotions, this fight had it all, and anyone who had the pleasure of watching it can understand why this game has stayed alive for so long.

Honorable Mention(s): AfroLegends vs Damdai Money Match EVO 2012

 

There have been many legendary fights since the start of the 2012 Super Turbo season, but nothing seems to compare to the match that concluded the Tournament of Legends. Kusumondo started as an underdog due to his well-known loyalty to E.Honda, and MAO was considered to be the favorite to win for the same loyalty to his character Vega (Claw). During the tournament, however, MAO’s 3-1 and 3-0 wins over his opponents were completely overshadowed by Kusumondo’s hard-fought wins against America’s strongest players (DGV, Damdai, and AfroLegends). And after a convincing 3-0 victory over MAO in the semi-finals everyone’s attention was solely on Japan’s flagship E.Honda player. Alongside a large crowd of supporters and spectators, more than 28,000 stream viewers, and top players from all over the word, MAO and Kusumondo went head-to-head in what we consider the most epic battle in 2012 for Super Turbo and quite possibly the most epic ST finals of all time.

PLAYER OF THE YEAR (JAPAN): KUSUMONDO

Awarded to the player who has consistently placed in the upper-tier of major tournament results all over Japan, as well as overseas. As a true embodiment of competitive Super Turbo, the player makes every match exciting and shows us the level of discipline necessary to be truly great in any game.

Honorable Mention(s): MAO, Kurahashi

 

Evaluating the field of Japanese ST masters is such a difficult task both because of the large number of players worthy of this award but also because of the single elimination/team format that is common in most Japanese tournaments that produces such varied results. Individual players typically do not dominate tournaments over the course of the year.  Choosing ToL runner-up Kusumondo over ToL Champion MAO may seem like a strange choice and it was a very difficult choice to make but Kusumondo overcame bad matchups all throughout the ToL tournament defeating MonGoloRoboKop (Chun-Li), DGV (Ryu), Damdai (Ryu), AfroLegends (Dee Jay) and MAO (Claw), knocking him into loser’s bracket. Kusumondo also made the long trip to X-Mania Europe and put on a great performance there as well. With his performances at TOURNAMENT OF LEGENDS, X-Mania Europe, as well as local tournaments at Game Center A-Cho, and consistently exciting game play in all of his matches, Kusumondo has shown us that character loyalty and dedication can be a recipe for success. His inspirational performances this year will remind us all that playing the game the way you want can lead to success even when the odds are against you.

PLAYER OF THE YEAR (USA): DAMDAI

Awarded to the player who has consistently placed in the upper-tier of major tournament results all over the United States, as well as overseas. As a true embodiment of competitive Super Turbo, the player makes every match exciting and shows us the level of discipline necessary to be truly great in any game.

Honorable Mention: AfroLegends

 

Choosing between Damdai and AfroLegends was no easier than choosing between Kusumondo and MAO.  Both Damdai and AfroLegends are both at the top of their game and have dominated the US Super Turbo scene all year long but in the end one player had to be chosen and Damdai won by a hair.  From the start of the year until its conclusion, Damdai has won ST majors all across the Midwest and East Coast (Winter Brawl, Final Round, both Season’s Beatings events, ECT, NEC and he became the Capcom SF 25th Anniversary ST champion by defeating AfroLegends in the Grand Finals.  In addition, Damdai was able to place significantly high in the events where he was unable to pull a victory (2nd, 3rd, and 7th place finishes at X-Mania Europe and 5th place at Tournament of Legends). The only blemish on his record was losing the high stakes money match to AfroLegends 10-4 at EVO 2012.  However, the overall achievements along with significant contributions to the community put Damdai at the top of our list for this category this year.

MOST IMPROVED PLAYER (JPN): HANASHI

Our final category is important to the survival of any game. Through determination, practice, and a genuine enjoyment of the game, this player has climbed from the novice ranks to a level that most players spend years to achieve. We encourage anyone, of any discipline, who is still working their way up the competitive ladder to use this player as an example of what can be achieved with enough motivation.

Honorable Mention(s): Muneo

 

Once again, this was a difficult selection to make as there are many up and coming players in Japan and for the same reason listed above trying to evaluate players based on Japanese tournament results but we decided to go with Fei Long master, Hanashi.  Hanashi doesn’t enter many tournaments but often enters and does well in the weekly Versus team battles as well as the Versus Danisen, where he has advanced to the rank of “Superior Player”, with the likes of Muteki, Nuki, YuuVega, Kurahashi, and so on. You can view his incredible performance at the recent kumite he participated in.

MOST IMPROVED PLAYER (USA): DNGR S PAPERCUT

Our final category is important to the survival of any game. Through determination, practice, and a genuine enjoyment of the game, this player has climbed from the novice ranks to a level that most players spend years to achieve. We encourage anyone, of any discipline, who is still working their way up the competitive ladder to use this player as an example of what can be achieved with enough motivation.

Honorable Mention(s): ultracombo, Shotosallday

 

DNGR S PAPERCUT first became recognized in HDR as one of few dedicated T.Hawk players. Despite a lack of success in HDR, Papercut was able to maintain his motivation into the revival of Super Turbo.  In 2012, all of his hard work began to pay off as his T.Hawk play reached an amazing level, and his reputation as the best Hawk in SoCal grew with every tournament. His transition from novice to semi-professional was proven when he upped his game at the Super Arcade ToL Qualifiers.  He fell short qualifying there, placing 2nd in both tournaments but he made it known that he was going to be a force to reckon with in ST and he proved it by winning the Box Arena Qualifiers in June.  Papercut is surely one to be watched in the upcoming 2013 tournament season for Super Turbo!

We’d like to thank Glenn Cravens from Corner Pressure.  His idea for end of the year awards is what inspired us to do the same for ST.  It’s a great read so we encourage everyone reading this to go check it out.  As for our awards, the choices were not easy at all and there will surely be those who disagree with our opinions.  However, these awards are meant to highlight the best that came out of Super Turbo in 2012 and encourage more of the same for the coming year.  We hoped you enjoyed it and thanks for reading!

 

KING OF GGPO 2012 Championship Tomorrow

By kuroppi | December 28, 2012 | Posted in: ,


The KING OF GGPO 2012 Championship takes place tomorrow at 4PM PST / 7PM EST.

The one and only “Sabin” Arturo Sanchez will be streaming the event which will feature the four KING OF GGPO 2012 qualifiers: former EVO Champion, AfroLegends, up-and-comer and SF25th Anniversary finalist, Shotosallday (aka J-Rod), the Mexican Dhalsim master, yito2k, and the ever dangerous Evoralph in a round-robin format between the four finalists.  The the top two round-robin finishers will then face off in a first to ten match to determine the KING OF GGPO 2012 Champion!

For more information, check out the KING OF GGPO 2012 page and check out Sabin’s stream @ http://www.twitch.tv/nycfurby