The Street Fighter IV Ranking Battles begins on Sunday 4th October. After a hectic but fun ranking battles, the final match has been played and the match results have been updated.
Not only did the season II see the return of old familiar faces; Redking, Big Daddy, Jcram, Dscythe, Kaiser and Terry but also new faces, Box of Monster, RageQuit, DEF, Branston, Timber Maniac, Charlie, Steve and Silent Hitoshura.
Thanks to those who participated and see you in 2 weeks for the next stage!
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Casuals+Warm Up: 1:00PM
League Start Time: 3:00PM
League Dates:
4th October 2009
18th October 2009
1st November 2009
15th November 2009
29th November 2009
13th December 2009
Platform:
XBOX 360
Format:
Best of 3 Matches
Best of 5 Rounds
Time: 99 seconds
Setup
The tournament will be run in a Round Robin format: players will be split into pools of equal numbers with a maximum of 12 players per pool.
A player will be awarded 2 points per each win, 1 point for a loss
In event of a double KO causing a draw game (2-2), 1 point will be awarded to each player.
On the final league weekend, a double elimination bracket of the top 4 players will follow the final round robin to finalise the league standings of the top players.
Rulings:
In event of a player pressing the pause button while their match is live, the player must forfeit that round (not match)
If a players controller disconnects then this will also result in a round forfeit unless both parties agree to replay that round (not match)
No programmable controllers with/or turbo buttons will be allowed in this tournament.
Before matches start, please ensure that your button binds have been set up, once the buttons have been configured; exit back to the character screen and begin your match once both parties are ready.
Fairplay:
Friendly smack talk will be permitted however please respect other participants in this league. Esc provides a fun environment in which we can all enjoy games.
First Warning:
if we feel that you are too far with the smak talk, you will receive one warning. Please tone it down and try to enjoy the rest of the game.
Second Warning:
This will result in you being disqualified with no refund. Physical threats will grant you an instant disqualification. You will be asked to leave the premise and will be banned from the league & Esc Games.
1st place: £60 + £40 G-Force Vouchers + 1 x ESC SFIV RANBAT T-SHIRT +1 Free Grind Entry
2nd place: £30 + £20 G-Force Vouchers + £ 1 x Free Grind Entry
3rd place: 1 x Free Gind Entry
The prize presentation will take place 1 week after the end of the league on the 20th December 2009 18:00.
Q: How much is it to enter the league?
A: League entry will cost £5 per league date.
Q. I don’t think I’m good enough yet, can I practise with the entrants before the league matches start?
A. Yes you can however it costs £4 for casuals during the warm-ups. The best way to learn is to enter the league and learn as you play!
Q: What time does the league start?
A: Entrants are welcome to come in at 1:00PM for casuals & warm-ups, entrants should be signed in and registered before the league will kick off at 3:00PM
Q: Can I use different characters per match?
A: Yes you can, you can counter pick if you like
Q: Any banned characters?
A: Nope, no characters are banned for this league.
Q: Can i bring my own controller?
A: We will supply controllers however these are public sticks and we can not guarantee that these will work 100% accurately. You are welcome to bring your own controllers but ensure that you bring your own adaptors if required. Programmable controllers will not be allowed in this league.
Q: Do I need to attend all the league dates?
A: No but it will help with your overall points total at the end of the league.
Q: I know i cant beat player XXX can i kill him and remove him from the tournament so i can win ?
A: No, its a game.
Please visit our forums if you have any further questions.
Street Fighter Ranking Battles Board
Comments
SilentHitoshura
on October 4, 2009, 10:13 pm
Hey guys had a blast! Loads of really good games, some very close ones and one rather sore spanking!
Looking forward to getting better as the weeks go on!
I’ll hopefully be in more often for some casuals as I play PS3 SFIV.
Until next time, peace!
L
on October 5, 2009, 12:11 pm
Hey guys was reading the rules and am worried about one of them.
“I know i cant beat player XXX can i kill him and remove him from the tournament so i can win ?”
Does that mean I got to watch my back when walking alone in the streets?
Meh I’m sleeping with a baseball bat XD
jhendrix
on October 6, 2009, 2:38 pm
hey guys iam from glasgow was wondering how i get into street fighter tourny whould love to come up and give u guys a lesson lol
SilentHitoshura
on October 9, 2009, 12:42 pm
hey Hendrix I think you just get yo’ backside up to ESC Games BEFORE 6 p.m on Sunday! There are Casuals starting at 3. Then you just hand over some silver and thats it!
kenny
on October 9, 2009, 3:17 pm
just a quick reply to avoid any confusion, the next ranking battles is going to be on 18th October 2009.
Although theres plenty of guys up for Street Fighter IV, we cant guarantee a turnout on non-event days.. the worse thing that can happen is that you trek all the way in, only to have noone to play :’(
On another note, we’ve started up the SFIV dojos so if you need your SFIV fix inbetween the ranking battles this might just be the thing that you’re looking for!
Held every Tuesday and Thursday between Ranking Battles, the dojos start from 6pm till closing. Entry fee is only £2 per person.
We had a nice turn out yesterday with new challengers appearing.
An official announcement will be made soon!
jhendrix
on October 11, 2009, 1:41 pm
hey guys thanx for the info ill defo be ther on the 18th ther is only one problem for me i see the format is 360 and i use the ps3 pad as i always have iam a lot better with a pad than a stick i got my self a madcatz te stick but really havent practiced with it so iam thinking what controller will i be using can u guys shed some light on this cheers =)=)
kenny
on October 12, 2009, 3:49 am
We won’t be using the ps3 version for any SFIV events so you’re pretty much stuck with the following options:
1. start using the madcatz stick just to get used to playing with a stick and then use one of the supplied sticks.
2.Take the risk and play on a 360 pad.
I’ve been thinking of using the pc version as an addition to the 360′s after the last ranking battle.
This would allow the use of a ps2-> usb controllers for users wanting to use older ps2 wired pads/sticks. I’m not 100% sure if usb PS3 sticks/pads will work on pcs.