IFGC Presents - The Irish Open

ayjayirl

IFGC & Randomselect.ie presents our first official International Event on Nov 8th.

FB event page https://m.facebook.com/events/372433842912353

Main Tournaments:
Ultra StreetFighter 4
Ultimate Marvel v Capcom 3

Other Tournaments
Injustice: Gods Amoung us
Tekken Tag 2
UNiB
Project M

Prizes include over €400 vouchers donated form Player1.ie, spot prizes donated by the venue and money prizes on the day.

Special Guests
Dieminion
Rzr cg | Problem X
Unequalled media | ImstillDaDaddy

Money AND Sandwich Matches are encouraged.

Prices:
Admission: €10

Each Tournament: €5
Super Saver (Entry to any 3 tournaments): €10
UltraSaver (Entry into all tournaments): €20

Exact Timetable to follow

Hop to see you all there. If you are an International traveler or you want to stay the night, we have arranged for a 20% discount for the hotel at the venue. To avail of this offer, email rebecca@dublincitihotel.com and include details on your booking and the code 'TxtTutor'.

Jun_DP101

Nice one aj, Is there a confirmed date for this?

chopperbyrne

Will absolutely be there. If you require any help on the day, just let me know.

ayjayirl

Jun_DP101 wrote: »

Nice one aj, Is there a confirmed date for this?

Op updated. Nov 8th

Nutrient

chopperbyrne wrote: »

Will absolutely be there. If you require any help on the day, just let me know.

Help cleaning up Dieminions tears after he comes 2nd would be appreciated

ayjayirl

Nutrient wrote: »

Help cleaning up Dieminions tears after he comes 2nd would be appreciated

Shots fired

Jun_DP101

Nutrient wrote: »

Help cleaning up Dieminions tears after he comes 2nd would be appreciated

How will he come 2nd when it's cobelcog vs nutrient grand final?

Jun_DP101

ayjayirl wrote: »

Op updated. Nov 8th

Sweet. What about start times? Or are we waiting till we're closer to the date?

Azza

More important questions, the Silver Beast and Tigernorm going!

I want to see the Tigernorm special been landed on Dieminion. :pac:

Konata

Another offer of help from me! I'll be there but obviously not playing anything so a spare hand if needed

jimmypenguin

2 cars confirmed coming from galway anyway

ayjayirl

I can has Booms naow?

Fergus_

Popi is down as a maybe : O

ayjayirl

Fergus_ wrote: »

Popi is down as a maybe : O

Chunkis is Down as a maybe : O

chopperbyrne

Can we get this stickied?

D4RK ONION

Stickied!

(ehehehehe)

Doctor DooM

chopperbyrne wrote: »

Can we get this stickied?

Onion so fast I almost unstuck it by accident

ayjayirl

Fergus_

K just finished inviting spree.

PPC

Someone invite breakfastroll91

ayjayirl

On a scale of 1 to Sodium - How Much Salt?

ayjayirl

REGISTRATIONS ARE OPEN - Spread the word

USF4 - http://bit.ly/IrishOpenSF

Marvel - http://bit.ly/IrishOpenMVC

TTT2 - http://bit.ly/IrishOpenTTT2

Project M - http://bit.ly/IrishOpenPM

Injustice - http://bit.ly/IrishOpenIGAU

UNiB - http://bit.ly/IrishOpenUNiB

Misty Chaos

Enjoy the event, I'll try and stream monster at some point ( assuming there's a stream, of course. )

jimmypenguin

what if a million people enter will ye have to do pools?

Doctor DooM

Misty Chaos wrote: »

Enjoy the event, I'll try and stream monster at some point ( assuming there's a stream, of course. )

Haven't been able to run a test but the venue has wifi. Will do everything in my power to have a stream going.

Ramza

PPC wrote: »

Someone invite breakfastroll91

Sick gamertag

And with regards to coming I'm a definite yes, have exams around that time I think but this takes priority!

PPC

Will there be room for people to bring setups for casuals?

chopperbyrne

Six games being run in a single day. I'd say casuals are pretty much not happening. Extra setups for tournament play are always welcome though.

jimmypenguin

surely casuals are a big draw for people though tbh

Nutrient

jimmypenguin wrote: »

surely casuals are a big draw for people though tbh

I agree with you Jimmy, Casuals are essential for these kind of events

But, it'll be VERY busy at the event itself, not saying it wont happen but cant imagine there'll be more then 1 spare set up

I can see lads heading to XGC or a place other than the venue for casuals after it wraps up so dont worry about that

jimmypenguin

guess we better load the cars with some set ups in that case..

Doctor DooM

jimmypenguin wrote: »

guess we better load the cars with some set ups in that case..

I'm sure AJ would appreciate that. All hands on deck type of thing

Owwmykneecap

I have an Xbox with Ultra, and Tekken Tag, MK, KoF, VF5, 3s, mvc2, on hdd.

Would be good for casuals.

Nutrient

So we got dieminion and PoFree, this tourney sounds exciting

ladnopoka

I'll be there. Getting back into SF after a long break.

Will be streaming at twitch.tv/ladnopoka today if anyone wants to join

I've got a month to get my **** together and win this tournament... :P

ayjayirl

Good. Dont want these boys coming over here thinking they own the place.

Unequalled Media have confirmed. UMTyrant, Managers and the 2 Dragons.....

chopperbyrne

I don't know who any of them are.

Doctor DooM

chopperbyrne wrote: »

I don't know who any of them are.

ChopperByrne, the IT girl of fighting games :P

ayjayirl

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHasIZvC1Nc

chunkis

For people planning to attend from overseas i put together a short guide on how to get here and where to stay.

There are many places to stay in Dublin, but prices vary depending on the location within the city. For most gamers who are on a budget, the cheapest option I found for the 8th of November is to stay at the Carlton hotel located right beside Dublin airport. This hotel is a 4 star hotel and costs £54 pounds per night for a double/twin room. If you share a room it will only cost you £27 pounds per night, and if you’re not sharing £54 pound is not going to break the bank.

The hotel is conveniently located right beside the airport and offers a free shuttle service to and from the airport. The shuttle pick up point is located outside the airport in the coach departure area in zone 14. It is recommended that you ring the hotel when you arrive from inside the airport on the free hotel phone service to let them know you are waiting at the pickup point. This will save you waiting around in the cold for the shuttle service that only runs about once per hour. The number to call is 106, this will put you through directly to the hotel or alternatively you can call the driver of the shuttle bus on +353 86 8525409.

From the Carlton hotel there is a bus stop outside that will take you directly into the city centre. Any bus with the number 33, 41, 41b, 41c will take you directly to O`Connell bridge in the heart of the city, from here it’s a short walk to the tournament venue. The bus journey from the hotel to the city centre is about 25 minutes and costs about 3 euro. There is also a 24 hour bus service to the airport so you don`t need to worry about staying out late.

Alternatively, If you have a little more cash to spend the tournament organisers have a 20% discount with Dublincithotel.com which is conveniently located on the same street as the tournament venue. Prices are 105 per night in the local currency after the discount is applied, so about £82 per night for a single/twin room. To avail of that discount you can email Rebecca@dublincitihotel.com and use the discount code Txttutor.

If you wish to look up the venue on google maps the venue address is, Trinity bar venue, 46-49 Dame street, Dublin.

Of course there are many other places to stay in Dublin, but Dublin city is a very expensive place to visit especially in or around the tournament venue, so if you do plan to travel to this event or any other event in the future, these options would definitely be the best ones to use.


Flights.


I am only going to cover what I consider to be the cheapest available deals, these flight times wont suit everybody and these airports might be out of your way, but if your desperate enough or addict enough to attend then these prices will hopefully appeal to you.


London Luton to Dublin £54 return.

Traveling on the 8th November, departing at 6.30am from Luton airport parkway, returning the same day at 10pm, the tournament is over at 7pm with more than enough time to get to the airport, a lot of travelling involved for one day, but an attractive price tag with no accommodation needed, if you live in London and don`t want to spend a lot of money to attend this event, this would be your best bet.

London Stansted to Dublin £60 return.

Alternatively, you can fly in Saturday morning at 8.15am from Stansted airport for £60 returning Sunday morning at 8.15am. This is the cheapest flight I found with the most reasonable flights times. But again accommodation is going to be needed.


Birmingham to Dublin £40 return

Travelling on Friday the 7th of November at 4pm, returning Saturday 8th at 10pm. Good flight times, but accommodation required for Friday night.

East midlands to Dublin £39 return

Travelling on Saturday the 8thof November at 6.30am, returning Sunday 9ththat 10pm. Ok flight times, accommodation required for Saturday night.

Manchester to Dublin £19

Travelling on Saturday the 8thth of November at 8am, returning Monday 10th at 6.20am or 8pm, very cheap ticket with good flight times, but accommodation required for Saturday and Sunday night, a good option if a few people travel together and split accommodation.

Newcastle to Dublin £39

Travelling on Friday the 7thof November at 9pm, returning Sunday morning at 9.40am. Good flight times, cheap, accommodation required for Friday/Saturday night.

Glasgow to Dublin £47

Travelling on Friday the 7th of November at 3.30pm, returning Sunday morning at 7am. Decent flight times, cheap, accommodation required for Friday night.


Overall these flight prices are quite reasonable, so if you are thinking about coming to this event book your flight soon to take advantage of these cheap tickets.

ayjayirl

FYI a few of us are staying at the Dublin city hotel at the venue that night.

OdgeXD

Guess I should start playing a bit again.

SuperChar

Just realised I can't go to this

Hope it'a good

jimmypenguin

29 reg for ultra - : 0

Doctor DooM

Just noticed AnimaX is registered.

TIGER****justgotTIGERreal!

ayjayirl

Doctor DooM wrote: »

Just noticed AnimaX is registered.

TIGER****justgotTIGERreal!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guUpDUAAQvc

FutureGuy

I'm going to win it with Deejay.

ayjayirl

ladnopoka

I'm going to win it with Gief.

Character is so out of control, scarier than vanilla Sagat.

ayjayirl

ladnopoka wrote: »

I'm going to win it with Gief.

Character is so out of control, scarier than vanilla Sagat.

I bet you 100 euro you dont.

Doctor DooM

Please play Gief against me, picking your alts always works out :P