BEST of the Battle IV - Nov. 23rd (San Jose, CA) - UMVC3, AE, DOA5U, IGAU, TTT2, VF5FS, KOFXII

On Saturday, November 23rd, come participate in the fourth installment one of Northern California’s BEST fighting game tournament series. It will be day filled with fighting games, competition, art, music, food, prizes, & more. The event will also be a canned food drive. Instead of paying the typical venue fee you have the option to donate 5 canned good items to waive the venue! This will surely be one of the greatest fighting game events in Norther California for a long time so don’t miss out!

Click this sentence for the Facebook Event page.

Date
Saturday, November 23rd
Starts at 12pm

Location
701–799 N 10th St
San Jose, CA 95112

Game Lineup (PS3)
Super Street Fighter 4 AE
Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3
Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate
Injustice: Gods Among Us
Tekken Tag Tournament 2
Virtua Fighter 5 FInal Showdown
King of Fighters XIII

Prices
Pot:$10
Venue: 5 canned food items OR $10.
Spectator fee: 3 canned food items OR $5.

DOA5U Rules (PS3)
Double Elimination
Best 3 out of 5 rounds for a match
Best 2 out of 3 matches for advancement/elimination
Best 3 out of 5 sets for winners, losers, and grand finals
Bracket reset for grand finals if losers bracket player wins the 3 out of 5 set
Normal Life
60 Seconds
Random stage select
Dangerzones on
Character lock on
Loser may switch characters
If a participant accidentally presses start during a match then they will have to forfeit the round.

SSF4:AE Rules (PS3)
Double elimination
Best 2 out of 3 rounds for a match
Best 2 out of 3 matches for advancement/elimination
Best 3 out of 5 matches for losers, winners, and grand finals
Bracket reset for grand finals if losers bracket player wins the 3 out of 5 set
Character lock on
Loser may switch characters
If a participant accidentally presses start during a match then they will to forfeit the round
Random stage select unless characters agree on a specific stage

UMVC3 Rules (PS3)
Double Elimination
Best 2 out of 3 matches for advancement/elimination
Best 3 out of 5 matches for winners, losers, and grand finals
Bracket reset for grand finals if losers bracket player wins the 3 out of 5 set
Winner has team character lock and team order lock
Loser may switch characters and team order
If a participant accidentally presses start during a match then they will have to forfeit the round.
Random Stage unless players agree on specific stage
Turbo button features are not allowed
Galacticus is banned
Auto Super Jump OFF
Normal Mode ONLY

Soul Calibur V Rules (PS3)
Double elimination
Best 2 out of 3 rounds for a match
Best 2 out of 3 matches for advancement/elimination
Best 3 out of 5 for losers, winners, and grand finals
60 second time limit
100% health and soul gage
Viola back throw infinite banned
Create a Soul banned
Custom outfits banned
Devil Jin banned (banned by coincidence since Create-a-Soul characters are banned.)
Bracket reset for grand finals if losers bracket player wins the 3 out of 5 set
Character lock on
Loser may switch characters
If a participant accidentally presses start during a match then they will have to forfeit the round
Random stage select unless players agree on specific stage

Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Rules (PS3)
One match is best of 3 games.
One game is best of 5, 60-second rounds.
Grand Finals is the best of 5 games.
Random stage select will be used.
Winner must select the same character, loser may switch.
Blind select is available by request.
All DLC characters are available for use.
SOLO mode is banned.

Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown
One match is best of 3 games.
One game is best of 5, 60-second rounds.
Grand Finals is the best of 5 games.
Random stage select will be used.
Winner must select the same character, loser may switch.
Blind select is available by request.
Dural is banned

King of Fighters XIII (PS3)
Double Elimination
Time will be set to 60 seconds.
A match consists of 2/3 rounds.
2 out of 3 games for a match set in pools and semis.
Losers, Winners, and Grand Finals consists of 3 out of 5 games.
After a game has concluded, winner must stick with the same characters for the next game. However, order switching is allowed.
Pausing a game will result in forfeit of that round unless the opponent chooses to waive this option.
Tournament is double elimination.
Double blind pick is allowed.
All DLC characters allowed.

All canned food items will be donated to the Second Harvest Food Bank to help families in need for Thanksgiving.

If you plan on attending the event I HIGHLY SUGGEST choosing the option of donating the canned goods instead of paying the $10 venue fee.

Brought to you by Breezy Excursion, Capsule Entertainment, & Oh My Yomi!
#BESToftheBattle

*OP to be updated soon

There are a bunch of pics and coverage of the event including videos on OhMyYomi.blogspot.com


BEST of the Battle IV results (top 3 for each game)

Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3
1st - Filipino Champ
2nd - Neo
3rd - CJ Showstopper

Brackets (tried my best to fix the brackets when I entered them in challonge so I don’t think they accurately represent the results outside of top 3. View the pic for the hand written bracket)
http://challonge.com/BOTB4Marvelous


Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition

1st - Ricky Ortiz
2nd - Filipino Champ
3rd - WhoDaMan

Brackets (brackets are kinda jacked like the marvel brackets)
http://challonge.com/BOTB4STREETFIGHTER


Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate

1st - NykNyks
2nd - AFD Requiem
3rd - Sorry Baskets

Brackets:
http://challonge.com/BOTB4DOA5U


Soul Calibur V

1st - Signia
2nd - Alex J
3rd - FoxBox

Brackets:
http://challonge.com/BOTB4SOULCALIBUR


Tekken Tag Tournament 2

1st - Evil Bowl of Cereal
2nd - RedX916
3rd - KissArmy1989

Bracket:
http://challonge.com/BOTB4TEKKEN


Virtua Fighter 5

1st - Alex J
2nd - Evil Bowl of Cereal
3rd - AFD Requiem

Brackets:
http://challonge.com/BOTB4VirtuaFighter