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[ONLINE] Aki Cup – Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Round Robin Tournament – April 13th

31 Mar

After the great success that was Natsu Cup, Australia’s Third Strike community has announced the second of four online round robin tournament, the Aki Cup. 2 groups of 5 players will compete online over Fightcade in a round robin format and the leading player of each group at the end of the Cup will receive a donation of $250 to be made out to a licensed charity of their choosing. This series of online tournaments is a step in the right direction for competitive Third Strike and a labour of love by the 3S community that goes towards a wonderful cause. The tournament commences on April 13th and sign up has opened.

For all things 3S in Australia, or if you’d like to be a part of the Aki Cup and future online tournaments, make sure to join the AUS/NZ Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike fighters group on Facebook or you can get in touch with the tournament organiser Madenka.

Check out the Aki Cup trailer for sign up details after the jump.

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[ONLINE] Natsu Cup – Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Round Robin Results

31 Mar

Australia’s Third Strike community has done well in showcasing some of the countries best and aspiring players in the Natsu Cup. The online round robin tournament is an effort to promote the 3S scene and keep the competitiveness of this legendary game alive. The winner of each group was awarded with the choice of: 1 entry fee paid to any Australian fighting game major (Note: this does not include additional tournament entries, flights or accommodation), or a donation of $250 made out to a licensed charity of their choosing. Special thanks to the organiser Norman aka Madenka for his hard work and contributions to the event.

Here are the results from each group:

NATSU CUP GROUP A
Player Character Match Score Win %
Zgnoud Makoto 4-0 83.33%
Jacku Yang 3-1 68.00%
TAJgarou Elena 2-2 45.16%
Zosima Makoto 1-3 40.00%
Genxa Yun 0-4 13.04%
NATSU CUP GROUP B
Player Character Match Score Win %
Tsukipanda Ken 3-0 83.33%
Alx8 Oro 3-1 62.07%
Geo-Z Yang 2-2 48.15%
Wakaisim Yun 1-3 42.31%
RandomSDMF Ken 0-3 6.25%

Bottom 2 players from Group A have been relegated to Group B while the Top 2 from Group B have been promoted to Group A.

To stay updated on future events and all things 3S in Australia, or if you’d like to be a part of future online tournaments, make sure to join the AUS/NZ Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike fighters group on Facebook.

Check out the highlights tournament playlist for each group after the jump.

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[ONLINE] Natsu Cup – Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Round Robin Tournament – February 27th

23 Feb

Prepare to strike as Australia’s Third Strike community will be running an online round robin tournament on February 27th, bringing in a healthy dose of competition that will include seasoned veterans as well as the next generation of 3S players. Natsu Cup is the first of four online tournaments that will have 2 groups of 5 players, Group A and B, battling it out to make their way to the top of the ladder. The competition will commence on February 27th and will go on throughout the week.

At the conclusion of the event, the top player in each group will receive: 1 entry fee paid to any Australian fighting game major (Note: this does not include additional tournament entries, flights or accommodation), or a donation of $250 made out to a licensed charity of their choosing. The event will also have a promotion and relegation rule where the top 2 players from Group B will then qualify for Group A, while the bottom 2 players from Group A will no longer qualify for Group A and will be relegated to Group B.

Here are the players and the characters they will be using from each group:

Group A

Genxa (Yun)
Jacku (Yang)
TAJgarou (Elena)
Zosima (Makoto)
zgnoud (Makoto)

Group B

RandomSDMF (Ken)
Wakaisim (Yun)
alx8 (Oro)
Vlad (Alex)
Tsukipanda (Ken)

Matches will be played on the Fightcade platform, where the replays will then be uploaded to the Aussie Battlers YouTube channel during the week following the commencement of the tournament.

To stay updated on the Natsu Cup and all things 3S in Australia, or if you’d like to be a part of future online tournaments, make sure to join the AUS/NZ Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike fighters group on Facebook.

Check out the Natsu Cup Roster trailer and Group A player introduction video after the jump.

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[AU/NZ] CPT Online Ranking Event for Asia/Oceania – August 7th

1 Aug

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Last week Capcom announced the online ranking events for this year’s Capcom Pro Tour. One of the two Asia/Oceania online ranking events includes covers Australia and New Zealand. This is a rare opportunity for Australian Street Fighter V players to get involved with the CPT without the need to travel.

Date: Sunday, August 7th
Time: 10:00am Singapore Standard Time (SST)
Locations: Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam
Requirements: Challonge account, wired internet connection with minimum 3Mbps upload speed.
Entry Fee: Free; tournament capped at 256 players.

Although entry is free, places are strictly limited and at the time of posting almost 70 of the slots have already been taken. If you meet the requirements and are interested in participating be sure to read the rules on the CPT website then sign up via Challonge.

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GooGie’s Online MKX Tournament #7 – Results

18 Jun

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The 7th in GooGie’s monthly online tournament series for Mortal Kombat X took place recently. Nxnja put in an impressive showing by placing 2nd in his first online tournament, with victory ultimately going to Wazminator. Here are the top 3 results:

1st) Wazminator
2nd) Nxnja
3rd) IFat|Gilbagz, xXSupernewmanXx

Video archives are also available via Youtube, with local embeds available after the jump.

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[AU/NZ] GooGie’s Online MKXL Tournament #7, PS4 – June 5th

20 May

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GooGie’s next online PS4 Mortal Kombat XL tournament has been announced for the first week of June. Once again GooGie is providing a pot of $50 for the winner and additional prizes will be announced soon.

Entry is restricted to Australian and New Zealand players with proven stable wired connections. Instructions and live updates will be provided via this Facebook page so be sure to have it open during the tournament.

Date: Sunday, June 5th
Time: 5:00pm AEST
Location: Australian and New Zealand players only
Entry Fee: Free

Full details including tournament rules can be found at the official event page and we have an embed of GooGie Twitch channel after the jump.

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[AU] Thursday Night Throwdown, SF5 – April 14th Results

19 Apr

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The first of Goodpart’s Thursday Night Throwdown online tournaments for Street Fighter V took place last Thursday. The series kicked off with over 30 competitors from around the country. The top 3 results were:

1st) Somniacs
2nd) bksama
3rd) Alx8

The full bracket is available on Challonge and Goodpart’s wrap-up can be found over on Facebook.

After the jump we have the Twitch archive from the tournament. Be sure to check it out before it expires!

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GooGie’s Online MKX Tournament #6 – Results

12 Apr

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The latest in GooGie’s ongoing series of online tournaments for Mortal Kombat X went down last Sunday. Boasting over 30 entrants, it’s proving to remain a popular staple among the Australian MKX community. The results are as follows:

1st) comikbookwookie
2nd) Imcastiel
3rd) GooGiemonA, The_Ghost_Police

Check out the full bracket here and click the jump for video archives of the event.

Keep an eye on the Australia/New Zealand MKX Facebook page for future tournaments, events and meet-ups.

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[AU] Thursday Night Throwdown, SF5 – April 14th

10 Apr

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Thursday Night Throwdown (TNT) returns! Goodpart’s TNT series will already be familiar to members of the Australian FGC, having provided online tournaments for Ultra Street Fighter IV. Now that Street Fighter V is here, Goodpart is relaunching TNT and taking advantage of the new PS4-PC cross-play functionality.

Players need to register via the TNT Challonge page and be ready to use Discord for match coordination during the tournament. Note that the listed start time corresponds to Sydney (AEST).

Date: Thursday, April 14th
Time: 6:30pm AEST
Location: Australian players
Entry Fee: Free

For full details and news concerning TNT, including official rules, tournament format and prizes, visit the event page on Facebook.

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[AU/NZ] GooGie’s Online MKXL Tournament #6, PS4 – April 10th

20 Mar

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Updated with new date.

GooGie’s next online PS4 Mortal Kombat XL tournament has been announced for the second weekend of April. Once again GooGie is providing a pot of $50 for the winner and additional prizes will be announced soon.

Entry is restricted to Australian and New Zealand players with proven stable wired connections. Instructions and live updates will be provided via this Facebook page so be sure to have it open during the tournament.

Date: Sunday, April 10th
Time: 6:00pm AEST
Location: Australian and New Zealand players only
Entry Fee: Free

Full details including tournament rules can be found at the official event page and we have an embed of GooGie Twitch channel after the jump.

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