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Winter Brawl 7 Streaming February 23-24

2013-02-23T08:50:00.000-08:00

Winter Brawl 7, one of the northeast's biggest tournaments, is going down February 23-24 in Philadelphia, PA. There are two streams covering the event: the main stream provided by Team Spooky and a secondary stream being run by Bifuteki. Tournament matches are set to start at 9AM Pacific on Saturday and 7AM Pacific on Sunday.

Interviews With Infiltration, Filipino Champ, and COMBOFIEND From SoCal Regionals 2013

2013-01-21T18:44:00.001-08:00

IPL's Mike Ross had a chance to interview top players Seon-woo "Infiltration" Lee, Ryan "Filipino Champ" Ramirez, and Peter "COMBOFIEND" Rosas during this past weekend's SoCal Regionals event.

SoCal Regionals 2013 (SCR): Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 (UMvC3) Results

2013-01-20T22:03:00.000-08:00

Eduardo "PR Balrog" Perez

1. Eduardo "PR Balrog" Perez (Wolverine / Dr. Doom / Vergil)
2. Christopher "Chris G" Gonzalez (Morrigan / Vergil / Dr. Doom)
3. Kyohei "MarlinPie" Lehr (C. Viper / Dr. Doom / Amaterasu)
4. Vineeth "Apologyman" Meka (Super-Skrull / Frank West / Dr. Doom)
5. Ryan "Filipino Champ" Ramirez (Magneto / Dr. Doom / Phoenix)
5. Justin Wong (Wolverine / Storm / Akuma)
7. Armando "Angelic" Mejia (Wolverine / Dormammu / Shuma-Gorath)
7. Carlos "Infrit" Randay (Nova / Spencer / Sentinel)
9. Ray "Knives" Ruballos (Spencer / Sentinel / Akuma)
9. Richard Nguyen (Zero / Dante / Strider)
9. "SpikeBall" (Morrigan / Vergil / Dr. Doom)
9. Kevin "Dieminion" Landon (Viewtiful Joe / Dr. Strange / Morrigan)
13. Martin "Marn" Phan (Zero / Vergil / Strider)
13. Kevin "K Beast" Baigan (C. Viper / Dante / Magneto)
13. "Paradigm" (Haggar / Dormammu / Dr. Doom)
13. Loren "Fanatiq" Riley (Magneto / Storm / Sentinel)

*1500 Rating Event

Tournament Footage: Level|Up

SoCal Regionals 2013 (SCR): Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition Version 2012 (AE 2012) Results

2013-01-20T22:02:00.000-08:00

Seon-woo "Infiltration" Lee

1. Seon-woo "Infiltration" Lee (Akuma, Hakan)
2. Ken "Hugo101" Pope (M. Bison, Seth, Yun)
3. Eduardo "PR Balrog" Perez (Fei Long, Balrog)
4. Ricky Ortiz (Rufus)
5. Long Phi "LPN" Nguyen (Cammy)
5. Kevin "Dieminion" Landon (Guile)
7. Christopher "CJ Truth" Jayson (Fei Long)
7. Hooman "Hoodaman" Ghahremani (E. Honda)
9. Darryl "Snake Eyez" Lewis (Zangief)
9. Keno Caesar (Balrog)
9. Ari "fLoE" Weintraub (Guy, Rufus)
9. Mike Ross (E. Honda, Blanka)
13. "Mark Teddy" (Guy)
13. Ryan "Filipino Champ" Ramirez (Dhalsim)
13. Christopher "Chris G" Gonzalez (Sakura)
13. Alex Jebailey (Balrog)

*1500 Rating Event

Tournament Footage: Level|Up

SoCal Regionals 2013 (SCR): Mortal Kombat 9 (MK9) Results

2013-01-20T22:01:00.000-08:00

Elijah "Tyrant" Williamson

1. Elijah "Tyrant" Williamson (Jax)
2. Ryan "Wound Cowboy" Gonzalez (Shang Tsung, Sonya)
3. Denzell "DJT" Terry (Cyrax)
4. Alex "DetroitBalln" Rayis (Kabal)
5. Steve "16-Bit" Brownback (Kitana)
5. Justin "XBlades" Escobar (Liu Kang)
7. Aric "DAB" Dabajae (Kabal, Johnny Cage)
7. Brant "Pig of the Hut" McCaskill (Kenshi)

*1000 Rating Event

Tournament Footage: Epic Gamer Productions

SoCal Regionals Streaming January 18-20

2013-01-18T07:00:00.000-08:00

Stream Archive: Level|Up

SoCal Regionals is taking place January 18-20 on the campus of UC Irvine. Top players from across the country will be in attendance along with the world's best AE 2012 player, Seon-woo "Infiltration" Lee.

Level|Up will provide two streams for this event. Tournament action is expected to begin at 10AM Pacific on Friday and Saturday and 9AM Pacific on Sunday.

Apex 2013: Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 (UMvC3) Results

2013-01-13T22:02:00.000-08:00

Christopher "Chris G" Gonzalez

1. Christopher "Chris G" Gonzalez (Morrigan / Vergil / Dr. Doom)
2. Ryan "Filipino Champ" Ramirez (Dormammu / Dr. Doom / Phoenix)
3. Joshua "JRosa" Rosa (Morrigan / Dr. Doom / Strider)
4. Michael "IFC Yipes" Mendoza (Wesker / Dante / Magneto)
5. Kyohei "MarlinPie" Lehr (C. Viper / Dr. Doom / Amaterasu)
5. Kevin "Dieminion" Landon (Viewtiful Joe / Dr. Strange / Morrigan)
7. Jahi "Unkn0wn" Skerritt (Wolverine / Sentinel / Wesker)
7. Andre "OMG Itz Andre" Howard (Magneto / Vergil / Wesker)

*500 Rating Event

Apex 2013: Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition Version 2012 (AE 2012) Results

2013-01-13T22:01:00.000-08:00

Kenneth "K-Brad" Bradley

1. Kenneth "K-Brad" Bradley (Cammy)
2. Brandon "Demon Hyo" DeShields (Seth, Blanka)
3. Ryan "LionHeart" McDaniel (Sagat, Fei Long)
4. Christopher "Chris G" Gonzalez (Sakura, Guile)
5. Jeron "Hiro" Grayson (M. Bison)
5. Arturo "Sabin" Sanchez (Dhalsim, Rose)
7. "Meteo" (Vega)
7. Alex "blueNINE" Smith (Abel, Juri)

*500 Rating Event

Frosty Faustings V: Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 (UMvC3) Results

2012-12-30T22:03:00.000-08:00

Sam "Mihe" Ly

1. Sam "Mihe" Ly (Zero / Vergil / Dante)
2. "PDice" (Magneto / Nova / Sentinel)
3. "Johnny Bananas" (Zero / Dr. Doom/ Strider)
4. "CDizzy" (Captain America / Nova / Taskmaster)
5. "Brightside" (Spider-Man / Dormammu / Dr. Doom)
5. "Footwurk" (Dante / Wesker / Ryu)
7. "JDM" (Zero / Taskmaster / Vergil)
7. "Biodegration" (Magneto / Dr. Doom / Vergil)

*500 Rating Event

Tournament Footage: Blue Gartr

Frosty Faustings V: Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition Version 2012 (AE 2012) Results

2012-12-30T22:02:00.000-08:00

Jose "Banana Ken" Llera

1. Jose "Banana Ken" Llera (Ken)
2. Joshua "Wolfkrone" Philpot (C. Viper)
3. Leon Lewis (Akuma)
4. Arthur "SpeedBrkr" Moy (El Fuerte)
5. "Spriggan" (Adon, Evil Ryu)
5. "Tones" (Rufus, Abel)
7. "Cannon Spook" (Cammy)
7. Antwan "Alucard" Ortiz (Evil Ryu)

*500 Rating Event

Tournament Footage: Blue Gartr

Frosty Faustings V: Mortal Kombat 9 (MK9) Results

2012-12-30T22:01:00.000-08:00

Brant "Pig of the Hut" McCaskill

1. Brant "Pig of the Hut" McCaskill (Kenshi)
2. Aaron "Dizzy" Davis (Johnny Cage)
3. Steve "16-Bit" Brownback (Kitana)

*100 Rating Event

Tournament Footage: Blue Gartr

Arcade Relief Streaming December 15-16

2012-12-13T08:26:00.000-08:00

Arcade Relief is a 24-hour stream to support Ralph Senhert, owner of a number of arcades in Southern California including Family Fun Arcade and Super Arcade. The stream starts at noon on December 15th and will feature tournaments in a number of different games live from FFA. Level|Up will be handling streaming duties.

For more details about the event and to make a donation, please visit the Arcade Relief website.

Infiltration Interview by Live on Three

2012-12-13T08:14:00.000-08:00

Seon-woo "Infiltration" Lee, winner of Street Fighter x Tekken and Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition Version 2012 in Capcom's 25th Anniversary Street Fighter Tournament, was interviewed on Live on Three following his big victories. Lee, who is now considered the best Street Fighter player in the world, credits training partner Ryan "Laugh" Ahn for helping him defeat Japanese top player Daigo Umehara in AE 2012, discusses the Korean fighting game community, and talks about his rivalry with fellow Korean top player Chung-gon "Poongko" Lee. The interview begins around the 1:23:00 mark in the video below.

Daigo Umehara Interview Following Street Fighter 25th Anniversary World Finals

2012-12-10T16:30:00.000-08:00

Madcatz has an interview up with one its sponsored players, Japan's Daigo Umehara, soon after the finals of Capcom's Street Fighter 25th Anniversary Tournament. "The Beast" discusses his new fireball technique, his match up with Seon-woo "Infiltration" Lee, and whether he is interested in entering the upcoming IPL events.

Street Fighter 25th Anniversary Tournament Finals Streaming December 8

2012-12-04T21:34:00.000-08:00

After holding a number of qualifiers around the world, all of the finalists for Capcom's Street Fighter 25th Anniversary tournament series will go head-to-head on Saturday, December 8th. The four featured games are Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition Version 2012, Street Fighter x Tekken, Street Fighter III 3rd Strike, and Street Fighter II HD Remix. The stream is scheduled to start at 10AM Pacific on the Capcom Fighters TwitchTV channel.

Evo 2013 Set For July 12-14 at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas

2012-12-03T20:06:00.000-08:00

Evo 2013, the world's premiere fighting game event, has been officially announced. Next year's tournament will be held at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas, NV July 12-14.

Northeast Championships XIII (NEC): Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 (UMvC3) Results

2012-12-02T23:03:00.000-08:00

Christopher "Chris G" Gonzalez

1. Christopher "Chris G" Gonzalez (Morrigan / Vergil / Dr. Doom)
2. Michael "IFC Yipes" Mendoza (Spencer / Vergil / Hawkeye)
3. Kevin "Dieminion" Landon (Viewtiful Joe / Dr. Strange / Morrigan)
4. Dave "Meep" Wan (Zero / Dante / Strider)
5. Josh Wong (Wolverine / Dr. Doom / Wesker)
5. "Disgruntled GOA" (Trish / Dr. Doom / Amaterasu)
7. Vu "Ranmasama" Tra (Haggar / Dormammu / Magneto)
7. Kyohei "MarlinPie" Lehr (C. Viper, Dr. Doom, Amaterasu)

*1500 Rating Event

Tournament Footage: Team Spooky

Northeast Championships XIII (NEC): Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition Version 2012 (AE 2012) Results

2012-12-02T23:02:00.000-08:00

Kevin "Dieminion" Landon

1. Kevin "Dieminion" Landon (Guile)
2. Du "NuckleDu" Dang (Guile)
3. Jakob "Happy Medicine" Davis (M. Bison, Cammy)
4. Ricky Ortiz (Rufus)
5. "Zeus" (Vega)
5. Daniel "Lucky D" Lehmann (Dhalsim)
7. Peter "Flash Metroid" Susini (Gen, Sakura)
7. Joe "LI Joe" Ciaramelli (Sagat)
9. Soon-Young "Weirdo Neo" Yim (Juri)
9. Kenneth "K-Brad" Bradley (Cammy)
9. Christopher "Chris G" Gonzalez (Sakura)
9. Alex Valle (Ryu)
13. Jeron "Hiro" Grayson (M. Bison)
13. Sanford "Santhrax" Kelly (Sagat)
13. Craig "Gridman" Stevens (C. Viper)

*1500 Rating Event

Tournament Footage: Team Spooky

Northeast Championships XIII (NEC): Mortal Kombat 9 (MK9) Results

2012-12-02T23:01:00.000-08:00

Giuseppe "REO" Grosso

1. Giuseppe "REO" Grosso (Kabal)
2. Maximo "Maxter" Figuereo (Cyrax, Johnny Cage, Kung Lao)
3. Emmanuel "CD Jr." Brito (Jax, Kung Lao, Kabal)
4. "Sawnik Fawx" (Mileena)
5. Elijah "Tyrant" Williamson (Jax)
5. Steve "16-Bit" Brownback (Kitana)
7. "Riu48" (Sonya)
7. Bill "Tom Brady" Menoutis (Sub-Zero)

*1000 Rating Event

Tournament Footage: Team Spooky

Northeast Championships XIII (NEC) Streaming December 1-2

2012-12-01T10:26:00.002-08:00

Stream Archive: Team Spooky

Northeast Championships XIII is taking place December 1-2 in Philadelphia, PA. Top players from around the country are scheduled to compete and there will be a small international presence as Australian players will be competing in Mortal Kombat 9.

There will be multiple streams for this event, with Team Spooky running the main stream. St1ckBuG, 8 Way Run, Bifuteki, and VG Boot Camp will be running side streams throughout the weekend. Tournament action is scheduled to begin at 8AM Pacific on Saturday and 10AM Pacific on Sunday.

IGN Pro League (IPL) to host AE 2012, SFxT Tournaments in 2013

2012-11-30T10:45:00.000-08:00

The IGN Pro League and Capcom have announced a partnership that will have IPL hosting Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition Version 2012 and Street Fighter x Tekken tournaments in 2013. Details are set to be revealed this weekend and IPL has invited Justin Wong, Eduardo "PR Balrog" Perez, Kevin "Dieminion" Landon, and Kenneth "K-Brad" Bradley to take part in exhibition matches this weekend, which can be seen on the IPL Fighters stream. We fully expect these IPL tournaments to be included to our list of official rated events.

Curleh Mustache 5 Streaming November 24th

2012-11-22T15:40:00.001-08:00

Stream Archive: Team Spooky

It was announced on the Brokentier blog that Michael "IFC Yipes" Mendoza has put together the fifth edition of the Curleh Mustache series, an invite-only Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 tournament with a $35 entry fee that features some of the northeast's top players. The tournament is set for November 24th in NYC and will be streamed by Team Spooky. The tournament is expected to start around noon Pacific.

Northeast Championships XIII (NEC) Trailer

2012-11-22T15:40:00.000-08:00

A trailer has been released for NEC XIII, taking place December 1-2 in Philadelphia, PA.

Hadocon IV: Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 (UMvC3) Results

2012-11-17T22:02:00.000-08:00

Eduardo "PR Balrog" Perez

1. Eduardo "PR Balrog" Perez (Wolverine / Dr. Doom / Vergil)
2. Raymond "X-Ray" Monsada (Magneto / Dr. Doom / Amaterasu)
3. Sergio "Taekua" Cavazos (Vergil / Taskmaster / Nova)
4. James "Orion X Elite" Ratliff (Zero / Dr. Doom / Spencer)
5. Carter "Honzo Gonzo" Gray (Taskmaster / Dr. Doom / Amaterasu)
5. Kevin "K Beast" Baigan (C. Viper / Magneto / Dante)
7. Pedro Morales (Taskmaster / Vergil / Strider)
7. Andrew "Drew Grimey" Mirza (C. Viper / Vergil / Strider)

*500 Rating Event

Tournament Footage: SRK Live

Hadocon IV: Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition Version 2012 (AE 2012) Results

2012-11-17T22:01:00.000-08:00

Hooman "Hoodaman" Ghahremani

1. Hooman "Hoodaman" Ghahremani (E. Honda)
2. "Julio" (Yun)
3. Chris "Crizzle" Scott (C. Viper)
4. Eduardo "PR Balrog" Perez (Balrog)
5. Terry "Kineda" Ng (Akuma)
5. Kelvin "Noej" Jeon (Makoto)
7. Khiry "Kurokiba" Crawford (Dee Jay)
7. Jesus "Hey Zeus" Ramirez (Adon)

*500 Rating Event

Tournament Footage: SRK Live