Fresno SSF4 Ranbats 2.3: P. Viper is a goddamn liar

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!

Fresno SSF4 Ranbats 2.2: 100 degree wakeup DP RESULTS!

Fresno gets blown up by P. Viper!

1 P. Viper, +8 points
2 Miky Free, +7 points
3 Javier Garcia, +6 points
4 Mike Chow, +5 points
5 James, +3 points
5 Kaizer, +3 points
7 Tommy Duong, +1 point
7 Tyler, +1 point
9 John
9 Farouk Rice
9 Domezy
9 Anthony Mun
13 Mike Reyes
13 Jason
13 Baby Killer
13 Seum S.
17 Adrian
17 Steve
17 Adviel
17 Marlo
17 Jamie
17 TomSellek'sStash
17 Richard
17 Jesus
25 DV8
25 Luis
25 Ruben Lopez

A huge thank you to everyone who came out to play, especially the out of towners. Things were a little slow to get started, but I think it ran more or less smoothly once the main tourney started. Shoutouts to running side tournies for almost every fucking game out there, shit was awesome. We're probably going to run a full Tekken 6 tourney next time, get ready!

New Top 8 Rankings:

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



If you aren't on here yet, practice up and come back next month. The point values are still small, so the only thing stopping you from breaking into that leaderboard is yourself! Grind that shit out and show us how free we are.

Fresno SSF4 Ranbats 2.2 - 100 Degree Wakeup DP!

Fresno's second ranbat series kicked off last month with quite the bang, bringing in over 20 people to a small boba shop for the sole purpose of pressing buttons with killing intent. A host of new faces, along with some old and busted ones, made the first ranbat of this season a great time. Complete with a run-in with my good friend Thunderbird, it was truly a day to not forget for at least a month or so. If you're a Street Fighter player living in Central California, you'd be a fool to not show up.

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? Such a desire would raise questions about your mental health but, irrespective of your impending CVA, this is the place to prove it! Bragging rights, fight money, and perhaps even a special prize await you if you can acquire the most points this season. Simple enough, right?

Date, time, and location:

Sunday, September 12

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 on PS3. We had a 360 setup last time that got used for like 3 matches. This is a BYOC (bring your own controller) tournament, but if you don't have a PS3 stick or pad of your own, bring your best smile and i'm sure someone will let you borrow theirs.

- Tekken 6 -

We've had some interest shown for a Tekken side tournament, and we'd be more than happy to accommodate this. We need to make sure that there would be enough players though, so make sure to sound off if you want this to happen!

Surprise surprise...

We've taken a very long break/vacation but we're still here.

We also have something in store for you Fresno folks in the near future so stay tuned for it.

Street Fighter 4 Event Aug 1 SATURDAY @ Level One Gaming

This is a SF4 event at Level One Gaming that runs from 8PM to around 5-6AM (SF4 all nighter woooooo). Basically it's a lot of free play + 2 singles tournaments + 1 team tourney for $20. The top placers from the first tourney will move onto another tourney within themselves, while the bottom placers will play against each other in separate tourneys. The teams for the team tourney will be decided based on tournament placing. Prizes will be given out, and it should be a whole lot of fun for those interested! For more information, contact Chris or JJ of Level One Gaming at 559-322-4111.


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Ranbats 1.5 - FREVO results + top 8/playoffs info

Ranbat 1.5 - 19 participants
1 Ryan "FilipinoChamp" Ramirez - 8 pts
2 Neng "Kaizer" Her - 7 pts
3 Jerry "thejerrbear" Phantamany - 6 pts
4 Mike "Ghostmaker" Chow - 5 pts
5 Andrew "domezy" Vongphachanh - 3 pts
5 Julian "J-Jeezy"Hernandez - 3 pts
7 Jon "jonnydonuts" Liwanag - 1 pt
7 Andrew "petey_piranha" Garcia - 1 pt
9 Michael Junio
9 Michael Chang
9 Anthony Mun
9 Mike Reyes
13 Ray Magana
13 Meng Xiong
13 Jordan Valdez
13 Terrence Kendricks
17 Jeff Aphayvong
17 Mike Malbonado
17 Bobby Somtakoune



Thanks to FilipinoChamp for showing up and giving Fresno some Dhalsim experience. Thanks to drugs and alcohol the night before for making me play like utter shit at this tournament. With this last ranbat, the top 8 have been decided for the ranbat playoffs. The top 8 players are:

Kaizer - 38 pts
Hoonyo - 27 pts
Ghostmaker - 17 pts
domezy - 14 pts
thejerrbear - 9 pts
FilipinoChamp - 8 pts
Cynistar - 7 pts
J-Jeezy - 7 pts

These eight players will play in a round-robin style playoff using best of 3 rounds, best of 3 matches with a tentative date of Saturday, August 1. Participants will also pay a fee of $7 (5 is added to the $104 pot, 2 for the venue). This fee is subject to change. Payout will be 70/20/10, and tiebreaker will be additional matches between the tied parties (e.g., if two players finish 6-1, they will play an additional best of 3 matches between them).

That's all the info for now. Any changes or clarifications between now and the playoff will be posted. Thanks to everyone who participated in this ranbat season and stay tuned for season two!

It all comes down to this...

(flier made by Julian "J-Jeezy" Hernandez)

XBOX 360 Console/PS3 Console

• Bring your own controller pad or joystick

Double Elimination

• 2/3 Rounds
• 2/3 Matches
• Grand Finals 3/5 Matches
  

$10 Fee

• $5 goes to the tourney pot, which will be split 70/20/10
  
• $4 goes to Level One for hosting the tournament
  
• $1 goes to the end-of-season pot
  

Tournament will start at 2PM

• Sign ups will start at 12PM
  

RanBat Point Distribution

• 1st - 8 points
  
• 2nd - 7 points
  
• 3rd - 6 points
  
• 4th - 5 points
• 5th - 3 points
• 7th - 1 point

This is the last ranbat of the season. Hope to see everyone who's ever attended a ranbat at this one because this is your last chance to get a top 8 spot, and there are plenty still up for grabs!