Daigo invades europe

chunkis

Sup guys,

The French version of evolution (wgc) world game cup is taking place between the 3rd and 7th of march.

This will be one of the biggest events of the year and one tournament you don`t want to miss out on, A lot of the top UK players have already begun booking and most if not all of londons top players will be in attendance as well as the rest of europes big players.

But thats not all, the organisers of this event have confirmed that at least 4 japanese players including daigo will be attending and i think justin wong has signed up too, so its shaping up to be something special.

I want to travel to france with a strong team of irish players and show the rest of europe that ireland has talent, every country in europe will have somebody representing, normally i represent the uk, but this time i will fly the irish colors higher than ever and i would like the rest of you to come a represent with me.

Now I know a lot of the irish players are new to the tournament scene and most of you have only just begun to visit tournaments in dublin and befast nevermind anywhere outside of ireland, but this is one event that everybody in ireland should be interested in attending and taking part in.

So let me break a few things down. first of all this a holiday as well as a gaming trip, you get meet and hang out with lots of people who share the same interests as you and meet new friends, you also get to see a new place, cannes which is amazing this time of year. But for most of you this is your one chance to take on some of the best players in the world, its not everyday you get play justin wong or daigo in your own back yard, so if any of you are hardcore enough and have the means to travel to cannes with me, lets go!

Here are some more details

Flights are 87 uk pounds from london luton to nice flying with easy jet. I already booked my flight. Flying out thursday morning and returning tuesday. All of the UK players are on the same flight as me, and we are all staying in the same hotel.

For those of us flying from ireland, return flights to luton from dublin are 10 euros with ryanair and the connection times are only a 2/3 hours apart which gives us time to chill out and grab a bite to eat.

Hotel in cannes is cheap

This is where we will be staying.

Résidence Maeva Cannes Verrerie

http://www.eurobookings.com/la-bocca-hotels-fr/residence-maeva-cannes-verrerie.html?SID=clbk7hluckasmg676nlejih7g1&label=gg_en_bh_51645-france-la-bocca-residence-maeva-cannes-verrerie&form_type=remember&filter_2_dateStartDay=5&filter_2_dateStartYM=2010-3&filter_2_dateEndDay=11&filter_2_dateEndYM=2010-3&filter_2_dateStart=05-03-2010&filter_2_dateEnd=11-03-2010&filter_with_availability=1&filter_offset=1&ac_sorting=0_desc&destination_id=51645&destination_type=8&destination_search=R%C3%A9sidence+Maeva+Cannes+Verrerie

As you can see this hotel is amazing and is right beside the beach and a 5 min walk away from the tournament venue, The hotel for 5 nights works out at about 60/65 euros per person so thats a bargain on accommodation.

In total for everything including flights, travel on the bus from nice to cannes, accomodation in the hotel and entry to the tournament, it will come to a little under 200 euros for the 5 days, so overall not bad.


Anyway if you guys are interested let me know!

Owwmykneecap

If i remember to get a new passport in time i'll head.

unemployment has its advantages, don't particularly have much to shuffle in my diary

Doctor DooM

I'd be interested but works an issue... let me see!

Owwmykneecap

Doctor DooM wrote: »

I'd be interested but works an issue... let me see!

You want to to get yourself on the social, sort your life out mate.

FoamyMushroom

Wow... i'd love to go but i'm going to america in like 4 months n need to save !

Ill see what I can do thought because its not that expensive to go to france at all.

Dreddybajs

Would love to go to this, but not sure how I'm gonna be sorted for money... really tempted though.

Z_Trak

LanParty 3 is also on that very same weekend.

Dreddybajs

Is there any way we could get them to add an Ireland flag to the list so we don't end up facing each other in pools?

Ramza

Would really love to go but between now and march the most I could possibly raise is like 100 or so, and thats without drinking or going out etc

I think I'm going to concentrate on saving up for SvB

bush

Some weird rules. Seth banned and it seems you have to stick to the same character for the whole thing.

http://www.worldgamecup.com/articles.php?article=9032

Dreddybajs

Yeah, I'm definitely in, this sounds too fun to pass up.

edit: Not just cause Seth is banned either :pac:

chopperbyrne

As much as I liked the last Lan Party, this is far more appealing to me.

Very unlikely I can get to Evo this year, but WGC and SVB are two events I want to get to.

Better stop buying things I don't need for a few months so.

Dreddybajs

Are we gonna have to bring sticks? Annoying luggage-wise

chopperbyrne

Dreddybajs wrote: »

Are we gonna have to bring sticks? Annoying luggage-wise

Unless you buy some gigantic stick between now and then, they fit in a backpack which you can take on the plane as carry on luggage.

chunkis

dreddy and i have booked, anybody else interested?

Dreddybajs

ChopperByrneAlt wrote: »

Unless you buy some gigantic stick between now and then, they fit in a backpack which you can take on the plane as carry on luggage.

Yeah, I know :pac: was just wondering since I'll need some spare clothes etc. too. Booked with just carryon anyway.

chopperbyrne

I'm interested.

Thankfully the French use euro so it's a very handy holiday to budget for.

FoamyMushroom

Here im actually well interested now.. How much are flights n so?! would be a great help if you could post em

Dreddybajs

FoamyMushroom wrote: »

Here im actually well interested now.. How much are flights n so?! would be a great help if you could post em

It's in the OP. Cost me 105 euro return including flights from Dublin/Luton and back.

Sairus

Urg... this is very tempting. Final year in college isn't being very forgiving though.
Not like I'd be doing much in the line of beating people, but sounds like a damn fun trip. Urg. Will have to see how I can fit this into college schedule.

EDIT: No wait, that week is right in the middle of a special 30% of the year, two week project. ****. Enjoy lads! XD

Dreddybajs

Flights I'm getting, Dublin/Luton flights are with Ryanair, London/Nice flights are with easyjet:


March 4th:
Depart
Dublin (DUB) 08:10
Arrive
London Luton (LTN) 09:15

London Luton > Nice

London Departure: Thu 04 Mar 12:45pm
Nice Arrival: Thu 04 Mar 15:55pm

Nice > London Luton

Nice Departure: Tue 09 Mar 16:25pm
London Arrival: Tue 09 Mar 17:30pm

Depart
London Luton (LTN) 20:25
Arrive
Dublin (DUB) 21:35

animaX

I'm gonna have to sleep on this! Sounds like it would be so much craic :pac:

Shloer

Hey guys Ry here, I had to re-register cuz boards are taking their sweet time getting back to me. It's been 3 emails and 2 weeks waiting.

I'm definitely in on this. I thought about it and I think **** it yeh it's definitely gonna be worth it so I'll be booking in the next day or two.

Splitting that 4/5 People thing for the 6 nights is a great idea so whoever else is goin I'll start bantering with once we know who's booked and definitely going.

Ry

chopperbyrne

I'm in the process of booking my flights now.

AnimaX there's nothing to sleep on. Get booking now!

FoamyMushroom

I've no way of booking flights with easyjet they dont except laser card but ryanair do... so i think ima no go

Sairus

Hmmm... the SFIV tourney itself is on the Sunday, so if I can squeeze my college around a bit I may be able to make it a weekend trip... I would sleep on it, but I've got an all nighter ahead of me. =D

Ramza

How many people do you reckon would be heading? It's hard as a smallish community to bring it abroad etc, if there's only going to be a few going (which I hope there isn't for our sake etc). I know some people find it hard financially etc (not just myself, I would attend every ****ing event coming if I knew I could!), just saying. But I think most people are coming to SvB 'cause that's the only event I can attend, and I think a lot more will go etc (it's far away so I got nuff time to save and stuff)

But on a side note, it's awesome that people are going and I wish all you guys the best of luck and a great trip!

Jim

I would be 100% interested, but unfortunately I just can't afford it. If I manage to get a job between now and then I'll definitely book a flight.

Dreddybajs

Are the tournaments on xbox or ps3? Can't see any info on the site.

Placebo

Shloer wrote: »

Hey guys Ry here, I had to re-register cuz boards are taking their sweet time getting back to me. It's been 3 emails and 2 weeks waiting.

I'm definitely in on this. I thought about it and I think **** it yeh it's definitely gonna be worth it so I'll be booking in the next day or two.

Splitting that 4/5 People thing for the 6 nights is a great idea so whoever else is goin I'll start bantering with once we know who's booked and definitely going.

Ry

hahahah 2010
sounds tempting but i dont think i have enough holidays left

Shloer

Placebo wrote: »

hahahah 2010
sounds tempting but i dont think i have enough holidays left

Yeh **** off Come you loser, all the cool kids are going and it'll give you a chance to suck Daigo off. You know how you were saying you wanted to and all that back in the gaff last week.

Well....


Also If you just took the Wednesday Thursday and Friday off then the 2 weekend days that's the 5 and you're back on the Sunday. That's only 3 days of holidays in a brand new year which you should have lots of holiday days freshly for!

Ry

Placebo

My year starts in june, so counting from june 2009.
Also think WE may be going to London at the end of April
and there are talks of going to spain with our other brown friend


I actually would love to go, i'll see, if someone could give me an approximate total amount, flight+hotel,travel? spending money?

Orim

This sounds amazing. Sorry Kinetic but france and street fighter sounds like its too good to pass up.

I have to think though. My head and fianaces are all over the place at the mo.

Dreddybajs

Placebo wrote: »

My year starts in june, so counting from june 2009.
Also think WE may be going to London at the end of April
and there are talks of going to spain with our other brown friend


I actually would love to go, i'll see, if someone could give me an approximate total amount, flight+hotel,travel? spending money?

In the OP, chunkis lays it out now - I'd reckon accomodation, flights, travel to Cannes, and tournament entry will cost you around 200-230.

chunkis

350 will cover everything, food, travel and accommodation.

Shloer

Dreddybajs wrote: »

Flights I'm getting, Dublin/Luton flights are with Ryanair, London/Nice flights are with easyjet:


March 4th:
Depart
Dublin (DUB) 08:10
Arrive
London Luton (LTN) 09:15

London Luton > Nice

London Departure: Thu 04 Mar 12:45pm
Nice Arrival: Thu 04 Mar 15:55pm

Nice > London Luton

Nice Departure: Tue 09 Mar 16:25pm
London Arrival: Tue 09 Mar 17:30pm

Depart
London Luton (LTN) 20:25
Arrive
Dublin (DUB) 21:35

I'm about to book the same flights online. I think I've the right ones here what are your flight codes so I can double check before I confirm it.

Looking like it's gonna cost me 122 for the flights which is grand.

Placebo wrote: »

...there are talks of going to spain with our other brown friend

I've no knowledge of this so I'm not considering it as this has come up first and will definitely be whopper.

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Chunkis, what flights etc are you getting and how have you arranged the hotel bookings? If we're gonna do this http://www.eurobookings.com/la-bocca...annes+Verrerie then how do people wanna organise it cuz I'm game.

Ry

Placebo

cant afford 350 tbh, rather go away with gf.
but i hope a good few ppl go regardless and make their presence felt so ireland starts getting some notice.

Orim

As regards Lanparty :

Kinetic^ wrote: »

Hey folks, LAN has been cancelled unfortunately. Hopefully have one organised for the summer soon.

Looks even more tempting as there's no alternative.

Do we have to pre-reg and stuff for the tourney?
Did I miss a link for tournament website?

Shloer

HMUYA wrote: »

As regards Lanparty :



Looks even more tempting as there's no alternative.

Do we have to pre-reg and stuff for the tourney?
Did I miss a link for tournament website?

http://www.worldgamecup.com/articles.php?article=9032

I think that's it

Dreddybajs

Chunkis is getting same flights as me afaik (4th and the 9th).

Ry:
easyjet:

EZY2125
EZY2126

Ryanair:

Ryanair 332
Ryanair 341

Shloer

Placebo wrote: »

...rather go away with gf...

Three weeks Farz. 3....Weeks. That's all I have to say on that matter lolz. :rolleyes:

Ry

chopperbyrne

We definitely have enough of us interested to get a five man apartment for the duration.

Works out pretty cheap.

I reckon we'd want to book it quickly though.

Someone on NeoEmpire said they just take a €13 deposit and the rest on arrival which is handy.

chunkis

ChopperByrneAlt wrote: »

We definitely have enough of us interested to get a five man apartment for the duration.

Works out pretty cheap.

I reckon we'd want to book it quickly though.

Someone on NeoEmpire said they just take a €13 deposit and the rest on arrival which is handy.

lets see who books flights first before we start bookin hotels and stuff, but yeah booking soon would be a good idea.

Jim

**** you guys.

Someone give me a job.

Sisko

Well god fucking damn it I'd love to go to this. But I doubt I can get the monies for it. I guess I'll see.

Ramza

Jim wrote: »

**** you guys.

Someone give me a job.

What he said

Sairus

Just realised I dont have a passport for the moment XD
Dont reckon I could afford an emergency passport and the trip over there and the time away from college. Once again I bid thee well lads~ Do us proud!

Orim

Ramza wrote: »

What he said

I'll take one too. Perferably one where I get to play Street Fighter again

Looking at the website there's some great stuff
- SFIV comp
- SFIV 2vs2 comp
- SSFIV "Master Series"
- SCIV World Cup / I wish we had more players and could rep a team

Shame we'd miss the HDR side tournament.

Mad Hype. I wanna go, might take the weekend before I can properly decide though so don't wait for me.

Jim

Placebo wrote: »

cant afford 350 tbh, rather go away with gf.
but i hope a good few ppl go regardless and make their presence felt so ireland starts getting some notice.

Translation : Everyone else do all the work. Thanks guyz!

Sisko

@ HMUYA

Yeah...

Btw how many are needed for a team?

Be sweet to place anywhere but last for irelands first showing.

I was playing a godley player on PSN the other day, one of those rare players that will go 30 rounds + with you in player match, destroying you with shit you only ever see in youtube vids. We got chatting about communities and so forth (he's east coast american) and I was giving him the brief history of ours. He mentioned how sweet it'd be if Ireland was represented at Evo.

Damn really makes me wanna get better at this game. I'm not a patch on what it takes to be a real tourney player but I love the buzz of it all.

**edit**

@ farzes post, farz, cannes not a romantic enough place to bring the GF no?

Shloer

I'm all booked on the flights front. Have to find my ****ing passport now Can't find it anywhere but anyway there's plenty of time to get a new one if I can't find it tomorrow.

This is gonna be great!

Ry