GPX GAMING AND PTX-SUX PRESENT AERIAL RAVE 2.0 MIDWEST MAJOR
**DATE: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2009 **
Location:
GATEWAY CONVENTION CENTER
One Gateway Drive
Collinsville, IL 62234
Google Maps Directions
It’s about 7 miles east of St. Louis
Sponsors:
GPX Gaming - #1 in Gaming Events and Products
Official Site:
AERIAL RAVE STL DOT COM
Times:
0900 - Registration begins
1100 - Street Fighter IV
1100 - Super Smash Bros Brawl
1400 - Soul Calibur IV
1400 - Tekken 6
1600 - Super Turbo HDR
1600 - The King of Fighters XII
1700 - BlazBlue
1700 - Marvel vs Capcom 2
1800 - Tekken Tag Tournament
1800 - Tatsunoko vs Capcom
2300 - Venue closes
Cost/Payout:
$20 - Venue Fee
$10 - Street Fighter IV - 70/20/10 + $500 BONUS POT
$10 - Super Smash Bros. Brawl - 70/20/10 + $250 BONUS POT
$10 - Tekken 6 - 70/20/10 + $250 BONUS POT
$10 - BlazBlue - 70/20/10
$10 - Super Turbo HDR - 70/20/10 [hit up NKI for details]
$10 - Soul Calibur 4 - 70/20/10 [hit up MissingPerson for details]
$5 - Tekken Tag Tournament - 70/20/10
$5 - Marvel vs Capcom 2 - 70/20/10
$5 - Tatsunoko vs Capcom - 70/20/10
$5 - The King of Fighters XII - 70/20/10
$5 Side Events (Times will vary, but the sidies will probably all be run after 6pm)
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core
Street Fighter III: Third Strike
Melty Blood: Actress Again
Tournament Rules:
? ALL GAMES WILL BE PLAYED ON PS3 (except for TVC and SSBB obv)
? Double Elimination
? SFIV, HDR, BlazBlue: rounds are best 2/3
? Tekken 6 and TTT: rounds are best 3/5
? Standard matches are best 2/3 games
? Semi-Final and Final matches are best 3/5 games
? **HDR **Finals (Winners/Losers/Grand) are best 4/7 games
? Winners/Losers/Grand Finals are best 3/5 games
? Winner keeps same team/character
? Pausing the game will be handled on a case by case basis (probably a game loss)
? Programmable pads are BANNED
? Game Freezing glitches are BANNED
? Game Resetting glitches are BANNED
? (MVC2) Dumb glitches are BANNED (you all know em’)
? (HDR) Akuma is BANNED
? (TVC) Fiery Ruins Stage is BANNED
? (BB) UNLIMITED characters are BANNED
? (SC4) Custom characters are BANNED
? (SC4) Random stage select ONLY
? (SC4) Camera altering glitches are BANNED
? (SSBB) Full Rules Set from Smash Boards
Hotels:
There are 6 hotels within 1 block of the convention center.
**Doubletree Collinsville **
1000 Eastport Plaza Drive
Collinsville, IL 62234
618-345-2800
**Fairfield Inn **
4 Gateway Drive
Collinsville, IL 62234
618-346-0607
Super 8
2 Gateway Drive
Collinsville, IL 62234
618-345-8008
Hampton Inn
7 Commerce Drive
Collinsville, IL 62234
618-346-4400
Comfort Inn
8 Commerce Drive
Collinsville, IL 62234
618-346-4900
Days Inn
12 Commerce Drive
Collinsville, IL 62234
618-345-2000
If you are flying in, fly into Lambert International Airport (Airport Code: STL).
A very big thank you goes out to GPX Gaming for supplying us with 20 kick-ass monitors for the event. Bonus money will increase if more sponsors come on board. I’m currently working out the details with a few local shops, so we should have an incredible pot.
Feel free to email me (Jeff) with any questions. kurasa AT gmail DOT com
Since we Gamers like to eat, here are the food places within 2 miles of the ConCen:
Arby’s
McDonalds
Burger King
Bandana’s BBQ
Applebees
Steak and Shake
Ruby Tuesdays
Bob Evans
Long John Silvers
A&W
Little Ceasars
Pizza Hut
Dairy Queen
An Italian/American restaurant (can’t remember its name)
Taco Bell
China King
China Buffet
Supreme China Buffet
Subway (in the Walmart)
Golden Corale
Ponderossa
Denny’s
Culvers
Porter’s Steakhouse
Zapata’s Mexican Restaurant
