Last week, over 30 people crowded a small tea shop in Fresno to watch a certain P. Viper embarrass everyone there who dared to call themselves Street Fighters. Now, beaten but not broken by Mr. "I don't know how to play Tekken," the time has come to try and prove that we're not totally free at this game. You should come by and prove us wrong!

What's a ranbat you ask? Ranbat is shorthand for Ranking Battle, a series of tournaments in which players earn points based on their placings in each tournament. Want to prove that you're the best in Fresno? I'm sorry you feel that way.

Date, time, and location:

Sunday, October 10th

Lollicup
1075 East Bullard Avenue
Fresno, CA 93710-5532
(559) 447-8958

Entry: 10 $ (7 to the pot, 3 to the venue)

Pot will be split 70/20/10 between the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers.

Signups starting at 12:00, tournament will start at 2. If you'd just like to spectate, you're more than welcome to stop by, but be advised that the place can get a bit crowded. Deodorant really isn't optional here.

Games:

- SUPER STREET FIGHTER 4 -

Best 2/3, Double Elimination

Grand Finals: Best 3/5

Loser can change character/ultra, winner cannot swap ultras.

This will be run primarily on PS3, though we will have a 360 available if it is deemed necessary. This will be BYOC (bring your own controller). You didn't get this far in life simply by relying on the kindness of others, so be like the Boy Scouts and come prepared.

- Tekken 6 -

Baby Killer, "The Best Ryu in Fresno," will be running a Tekken 6 tournament alongside our ranbat. We'll post more details on this later.

Current Rankings:

These are the chumps to beat:

1:Javier "Cynistar" Garcia: 14
2:Miky "I'm Free" Chia: 12
3:P. Viper: 8
4:Andrew "Domezy" Vongphachanh: 7
5:Mike "JKChowling" Chow: 6
5:Michael "Hoonyo" Junio: 6
6:Tommy Duong: 4
7:Stephen Cruz: 3
7:Kaizer: 3
7:James: 3

All skill levels are encouraged to come by and take their best shot. We're all here to have some fun and get better at this game, and we'd love to have you join us. Hope to see you out there!