Category: USA

Tournament of Legends Documentary Part 4

By kuroppi | January 20, 2013 | Posted in: , ,


The final 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 mostly in French but is subtitled in English.

SCR 2013 Kumite Exhibition

By kuroppi | January 20, 2013 | Posted in: ,


Following the SCR 2013 ST Tournament, we held a Kumite exhibition with the top finishers: AfroCole (4th place), Shotosallday (3rd place), DGV (2nd) place.  Thanks to everyone who participated!  (Note: we had audio issues so there is no sound.)
 

 

 

SCR 2013 Results

By kuroppi | January 20, 2013 | Posted in:


Congratulations to Alex Valle for winning the SCR 2013 Super Turbo tournament!  Valle defeated DGV in the Grand Finals to take the championship.
 
Special thanks to Alex Valle and LevelUp for including ST in their lineup and as always, to all the ST crew for showing up and supporting ST!
 

Name: SO CAL REGIONALS 2013 SSF2T TOURNAMENT
Date: January 19, 2012
Location: Irvine, CA
Entries: 39
Video: YouTube
Brackets: Pool A – Pool B – Pool C – Pool D – Finals





Name Character

    1st   Alex “CaliPower” Valle Ryu
  2nd DGV Ryu
  3rd Shotosallday O. Ryu / O. Sagat / Zangief
  4th Jason “AfroCole” Cole Dhalsim
  5th Darryl “MuffinMan” Austin Dee Jay / Sagat
  5th Ari “fLoE” Weintraub O. Sagat / Claw
  7th DigitalInfamy Ryu / Boxer
  7th Bob “kuroppi” Painter E. Honda / Zangief

 

SCR 2013 is this weekend!

By kuroppi | January 18, 2013 | Posted in: ,


The SCR 2013 ST tournament is this weekend, starting at 12PM PST!  We will be streaming the tournament via the STR Twitch TV channel.  (Note: we had issues with the wi-fi at UC Irvine last year but have been told that it should not be a problem this year.  If so, we will record the matches and stream it ASAP.)
 
http://www.twitch.tv/strevival
 
Here is the pool schedule for Saturday: ST: Pool 1 12pm-2pm, Pool 2 2PM-4PM, Pool 3, 4PM-6PM, Pool 4
 
SCR’s results will be tied into EVO and we will be announcing our plans for EVO at the beginning of February.

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

 

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.

Interview with Riz0ne

By kuroppi | January 5, 2013 | Posted in:


Riz0ne, who is best known in ST circles for qualifying for SBO in 2011 and for placing top 8 at TOURNAMENT OF LEGENDS last year, took the time to answer some questions in this informative interview.  He talks about ToL, his experience with ST in Japan and more.  Here’s an except from the interview:
 
“I have this philosophy that players use characters who best resemble them. NH2 uses Blanka because his history is as mysterious as Jimmy’s. Damdai is a programmer, so his method of style is very zeroes-and-ones (you fireball, I jump. you jump, I shoryuken. I safe jump and install OS). So I use Dictator because (besides being a crime boss) nothing he does is safe and everything is improvisation. For example, often times the trajectory of the devil’s reverse is unpredictable. Once initiated you have to commit to what you’ll do in a very short period of time. Empty devil’s reverse into super, empty DR -> C. MK xx Scissors, DR -> retreat because of Jump in or FIreball, etc. Maybe that’s what my life is like–spontaneous commitment by means of making very quick decisions.“
 
Click here to read the interview in it’s entirety.

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!

 

Tournament of Legends Documentary Part 2

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


The second 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 episode three is scheduled to be released next week.