Road to Cannes - 9th February - The Clarence Hotel

Voa

All right chaps, it's go time for those planning on putting our best foot forward for Cannes. It's our biggest contingent yet heading over, and we've got to get some training in before we go over there and kick ass.

As such, the games we will be focusing on primarily will be

1. Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition v.2012
2. Ultimate Marvel Vs Capcom III
3. Mortal Kombat 9

To anyone hating on the MK guys for not being part of the Cannes games, come to me with your hate. I like the chaps, they don't whine about there not being enough tournaments, and are always well mannered and hype at tournaments. It's always grand to get stuff going for them.

People PM me about equipment they can bring, MK will be PS3 exclusive, everything else will be 360. Remember, no PM, no discount. We will be starting at 11.30am SHARP (...as possible), I'll be there from 9.30-10 to set up.

Now I'm pretty lack at most times, but I will be doing my best to get this **** run military. Expect to get yelled at if you decide to faff about instead of playing a match I KNOW you were scheduled to be playing. If you are called for a match and are not playing in another match at the time you have FIVE MINUTES to play your match or you forfeit. That way every one gets to bugger off to the pub at a reasonable time. There's no reason we should be running up to the 6-7pm time limit on a 4 tournament set.

We'll be using Challonge or Tournament maker, depending on how my laptop plays with the Clarence wifi. Prize pots will be 1st and 2nd (3rd if we have enough left over to warrant it).

Entry Fee is as follows:

€5 per tournament. This is about getting the game you want on, and not a whole lot else.
If you bring a monitor or a console, that's free into one tournament. You must have PM'd me, however.

Tournament Rules and Format.

Format is as follows; All tournaments are double elimination. Each match will consist of 3 games with each game beings best of 3 rounds, except for UMvC3, which will be best of 5 games (time permitting). If one player wins the first 2 (3 in UMvC3) games the remaining games will not be played. UMvC 3 teams will be played Winner stays on, not character locked, but order will be locked, best of 3. No same characters across teams.
Players who placed in top 8 in the prior 3 DoCs or Infernos (where applicable) will be seeded accordingly. All others will be randomly seeded. UMvC3 teams will be "Best Fit" seeding (ie: I'll cobble together the listings, and get some people to review it). Please ensure to have chosen a team mate and stupid team name prior to signing up. We will not be finding a buddy to carry your ass for you.

1. All characters are useable, but if you require DLC characters, please make that known prior to your match.

2. Custom controllers and button configuration is allowed.

3. Turbo is banned. Anyone who is caught using this feature will be disqualified.

4. Players can change characters in each round of the double elimination phase. However once a match has started they may only change characters in a match after loosing a set. The winner of the first set must stick to his character he started the set with and may only change if he looses the second set, in which case the winner of the second set must then stick to the character he used in the second set. In UMvC3, orders of characters may be changed, but assist types may not.

5. Double Blind select available in the event of people being concerned about counter picking. An admin will assist with this if required.

6. Rock, paper, scissors is used in the event of people being unable to agree on which side they want to sit on.

7. In the event of a player pausing a game during a round or his stick/pad fails during a round, he forfeits the round unless both players agree to carry on. If there is a dispute an admin will resolve the dispute.

8. In the event of a game ending in a draw, the game will scrapped and not counted towards the results. It will then be replayed. (Though it will be pretty damn hype.)

9. Players who are overly disruptive during a competition or who are distracting other players can be removed from the tournament at the discretion of the tournament admins.

10. No white track suits please.

*TIMES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DEPENDING ON NUMBERS*

Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition v.2012 -11.30am SHARP (And if I catch any of you sandbagging the grand final, I will slap your ****)
UMvC3 - Teams & MK9~1.30pm
UMvC3 - Solo ~ 3.30pm
If we have PS3s set up prior to MK9's start time, we will allow them to be used for casuals. Should we not require machines, they may be used for casuals (ie; 20 minutes to go till next tourney, and we're down to top 4). If machines are attempted to be used for casuals at any time other than this, I will get real huffy.

Voa

*This space reserved*

PS: If you bring a game we wind up using, there may be a small cookie in it for you. Also, if you help out bringing kit in and setting it up.

Doctor DooM

The Clarence wifi is prepay Voa. Just FYI.

Voa

...Tournament maker it is!

PPC

Have you asked could they provide a code for use? I know some hotels provide a code when you rent a room, so might be worth asking.

2gen

Voa wrote: »

Tournament Rules and Format.

Format is as follows; All tournaments are double elimination. Each match will consist of 3 games with each game beings best of 3 rounds, except for UMvC3, which will be best of 3 games.

do you mean first to 3 games/best out of 5? just checking...

Doctor DooM

PPC wrote: »

Have you asked could they provide a code for use? I know some hotels provide a code when you rent a room, so might be worth asking.

I very much doubt it, it's that horrible bitbuzz hotspot wifi, not some locked down internal network.

Voa

2gen wrote: »

do you mean first to 3 games/best out of 5? just checking...

Good catch. I've updated the wording. My bad for slipping up (3am is a bad time to write tournament rules).
It is best of 5 for UMvC3 (Solo).

Desosaurusx

i will be there to take street fighter

Owwmykneecap

Tether a phone.

Voa

Okay, we need some more machines (or just people with those machines to PM me).
So far, our total count is 3 Xboxes and 4 monitors (exchange ones). I know there's some others out there who will bring their kit, but I'd like to have numbers before the day :pac:

deathrider

Sounds good... but where's Killer Instinct?

Jun_DP101

Was looking through the Road To Cannes [Possibly 9th of February] like an idiot for info about tomorrow.

bump

Fergus_

Sent you a PM ages ago about equipment Voa, will be taking Xbox in with AE/Marvel

ladnopoka

ggs all, fair play to onion for beasting

K.O.Kiki

Full results?

Lythero

Ya, who won marbles?

C0unter

1)Nutrient
2)Doyler
3)Counter

Teams
1)koko pops/Nutrient
2)D4RK ONION/Counter
3)Lythero/Doyler

Goody2shoes15

That was close to being the most fun I've ever had at a tourney. GGs to all, thanks to Voa Doom and Siobhan, Roll on Cannes!!

UberPrinny_Baal

GGs all, especially Koko Beast

Big thanks to the Voa crew for another smoothly run tournament. I'm really looking forward to the videos!

Doctor DooM

Good day, lots of fun, knackered Doom.

GGs organisers and everyone I played!

Bento Sento

What were the results for AE & MK?

Jun_DP101

ty voa for the tourney and those who ran it. Pity mk couldnt be recorded but it just wasn't to be. ggs crowd monsters

Fergus_

Thanks Voa for tourney, was pretty cool.

D4RK ONION

Bento Sento wrote: »

What were the results for AE & MK?

AE:

1st: unimportant
2nd: D4RK ONION
3rd: unimportant
4th: unimportant

Voa

Sup chaps.
GGs to all, full results;
SF:
1 Ladnopoka
2 DarkOnion
3 JunDP
4 Doom

UMvC3
1 Nutrient
2 Doyler
3 C0unter
4 Ben2Gen

Team MvC3
1 Tasty Breakfast
2 LetterNumber
3 Viewtiful Justice
4 DorkSedge

MK9
1 UsedForGlue
2 Joga
3 Lar
4 Momentum

And now I am a sleepy Voa, and I will head to bed.
Looking forward to cringing the **** out at those videos when they go up, fun times.

Doctor DooM

Misty Chaos

Doctor DooM wrote: »

*image of Dark Onion looking ridiculous*

1man3letters

ggs to all today.
really fun day.

major thanks to voa for 1st of all having MK at the event and also for sticking round for the reseted full final between glue and joga.
kinda sucked mk got no recordings but we were given the chance to start at the time originally set rather than later,in hinesight maybe we should of started at the earlier time ah well, still mad fun was had,never have i shouted
KKUUUUNNNNNG LAO so much lol

D4RK ONION

Yo my Dr. Strange impression is too sick.

Dreddybajs

GGs all, well played especially to Onion, great performance in AE. Also to Koko for owning at the casuals setups all day, great fun to watch Hawk destroy people. Thansk to everyone involved in running things as usual.

D4RK ONION

GGs to everyone I played yesterday in both Marvel and AE, really enjoyed the day. Special props to my sick teammate "C0unter with a 0" for frauding his way to the top of teams on my sick play and owning me hard in the solo tourney. Gonna have to improve my assist calling!

Nutrient

Good stuff to Koko carrying me to Grand finals in Marvel teams, his presence did make a difference I must say, I owe you one Koko:D

Really REALLY need to get accommodated with Marvel again myself

Good to see Ladno get put into Losers by Onion...made my afternoon

Before I drivel on:

DAT THUMBNAIL

2gen

Thanks Voa for the tourny and ggs to everyone i played.

i also want a rematch against Dreddy .... no need to explain why

Dreddybajs

Sorry Ben I retired directly after that tournament. :pac:

2gen

Dreddybajs wrote: »

Sorry Ben I retired directly after that tournament. :pac:

i guess that means i have to put my Marvel talents into my El Fuerte and random out play you in AE. watch your back... im coming for you...

Lythero

Many thanks to Voa and everyone who helped organise it. After confirming that I can rock my combos more consistently in a tournament setting with a new control scheme, I feel considerably more confident about Cannes and I doubt I'm the only one that feels more ready as a result of yesterday.

It was major fun too. I vote that Rawron go with us if only so he can show off his lined-paper signs on the WGC's live stream.

Raawron

Lythero wrote: »

Many thanks to Voa and everyone who helped organise it. After confirming that I can rock my combos more consistently in a tournament setting with a new control scheme, I feel considerably more confident about Cannes and I doubt I'm the only one that feels more ready as a result of yesterday.

It was major fun too. I vote that Rawron go with us if only so he can show off his lined-paper signs on the WGC's live stream.

Just set up a paypal there. All donations go towards flights, accommodation and blue crayons.

Nutrient

Raawron wrote: »

Just set up a paypal there. All donations go towards flights, accommodation and blue crayons.

Stay out of my territory.

Goody2shoes15

Lythero wrote: »

It was major fun too. I vote that Rawron go with us if only so he can show off his lined-paper signs on the WGC's live stream.

We will hold up a sign on the marvel 5v5 just for you Aaron...

Doctor DooM

On a (the only) serious note, sorry to the MK lads for not recording you, usually I try to make sure to get even the top 3 of all tournaments recorded, but it just didn't end up practical yesterday. I'll get round to giving you a good long set of recording soon!

Doctor DooM

I don't really like posting my own vids... but...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FZmYkpLt18

Doctor DooM

Why is nutrient such a pro? Btw, totally a fan of your team...I even adopted Haggar because of it. I partially idolize you irish players...

Aw what a lovely thing to sa-

BUT I WILL ALWAYS LOVE LYTHERO MORE. >:P

Trolled via youtube comments, lol

Lythero

That seems like very unconditional love. HARD LUCK, CHAPS.