Official Thread for Texas Showdown Championships 2012We are proud to present the 12th installment of the Showdown tournament series. This year we are pleased to be a part of the Road to Evo series.
Date: April 6-8. 2012
Location:
Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel & Convention Center
1601 Lake Robbins Drive
The Woodlands, TX 77380
1-281-367-9797
The Woodlands is in the North part of Houston, the closest airport would be Bush Intercontinental(IAH)
Hotels:
http://animematsuri.com/registration/accommodation/am-hotels/The rate at the Woodlands Waterway Marriott is $139 as long as you mention you're with Anime Matsuri.
The overflow hotels are within close proximity to the venue and are also honoring the $139 rate.
Residence Inn Houston The Woodlands
1040 Lake Front Circle
The Woodlands, Texas 77380 USA
1-281-292-3252
Courtyard Marriot The Woodlands
1020 Lake Front Circle
The Woodlands, Texas 77380 USA
1-281-292-3262
Entry:
Venue fee is a badge into Anime Matsuri - Currently pre-reg 3day passes are $45. Prices will rise to $55 at the door. You can order your pass either at Planet Zero or online at
http://animematsuri.com/registration/attendees/register-now/Tournament fee is $10 per game
ST is part of the Tournament of Legends qualifers and is $20 to enter
Game List:
Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code(PC)
Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 (360) Evo ranked
Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition 2012 (360) Evo ranked
Soul Calibur 5(PS3) - Evo ranked
King of Fighters XIII (PS3) Evo ranked
Mortal Kombat 9(PS3) - Evo ranked
Street Fighter X Tekken (360) Evo ranked
BlazBlue Continuum Shift Extend (PS3)
Arcana Heart 3(PS3)
Puzzle Fighter(Arcade)
Street Fighter III - 3rd Strike(Arcade)
Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo(Arcade)
Skull Girls(PS3)
*All games are held on Xbox 360 unless otherwise stated
Prizes:
1st 70%
2nd 20%
3rd 10%
Additional pot bonuses and prizes TBA
Mortal Kombat - $200 pot bonus thanks to Insomnia Video Game Culture
Skull Girls - $500 pot bonus and custom stick thanks to Autumn Games
All Evo ranked games and BlazBlue will be a 3 part event:
SSF4AE2012, UMvC3, SFxT
Pool play
32 player Semi-finals
All pools will begin on Friday and run throughout the day. Top 4 will qualify out for the reset 32 player semi-final bracket on Saturday. The semi-final will be run until we reach the Grand Finals, then stop. Depending on the game, the finals will either be played Saturday night or Sunday.
BB, MK, KOF, SC5
Pool play
16 player Semi-finals
All pools will begin on Friday and run throughout the day. Top 2 will qualify out for the reset 16 player semi-final bracket on Saturday. The semi-final will be run until we reach the Grand Finals, then stop. Depending on the game, the finals will either be played Saturday night or Sunday.
The side games, they will be run in their entirety on Saturday.
Format will be double elimination, best 2 out of 3 for all games. Best 3 out of 5 Grand Finals.
We will be streaming the event live at
http://www.twitch.tv/planetzero and
http://www.twitch.tv/shinkensouMore information will be added and updated as we get closer to the event.
You can contact me for more information and registration questions at
Ranma0005@txshowdown.com or Follow me on Twitter for updates and news
http://www.twitter.com/ranma0005Official Texas Showdown Facebook page -
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Texas-Showdown-Championships/163909740322337Official Anime Matsuri Website -
http://www.animematsuri.com
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