NORCAL'S HOTTEST TOURNAMENT YET!
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With over 170 entrants trying to prove themselves before EVO, over $1500 on the line and the top floor of Fuddruckers which felt more or less like a sauna made this NorCal's hottest tournament yet! NorCal has come a long way since the first Fuddruckers tournament with the level of play from all players much higher than most of the country is probably even aware of at this point - Las Vegas, here we come!
RESULTS
Street Fighter 4
1. John "ChoiBoy" Choi (Ryu/Sagat)
2. Ricky "Hello Kitty" Ortiz (Rufus/Chun-Li/Balrog)
3. Anthony "Crackfiend" Nguyen (Balrog)
Street Fighter II: HD Remix
1. John "ChoiBoy" Choi
2. Graham Wolfe
3. Jason Cole
[ Full results will show up in the official thread on SRK ]
Some highlights from the tournament:
- Out of towner Jason Cole made a surprise visit, placing well in both HDR and Street Fighter 4. This is a good first step towards creating a major tournament in NorCal! ( SoCal - where you at!? )
- John Choi taking 1st place in Street Fighter 4 and Street Fighter II: HD Remix.
- MAGUS1234 sending Jason Cole to losers with C. Viper and overall dominating in many of his matches through out the tournament. His performance also sealed his spot on the NorCal 5 man team for EVO!
- Over 170+ players entered SF4 - that's more entrants than the Devastation tournament in Arizona!
- Andrew "Lamerboi" Nguyen making 5th place using Guile... on a PAD!
Here are a couple videos from the tournament itself - keep an eye on the iPlayWinner.com YouTube channel for more match videos and player interviews!
Thanks to SaikyoStyle for submitting another video from the tournament!
Monday, June 29, 2009 at 9:19AM
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Reader Comments (11)
kind of lame that so cal doesn't seem willing to come to nor cal tournaments. although maybe the scheduling could be a little different to let them get up state and back home easier without affecting the monday after so much. dno!
So Cal is in for a rude awakening at evo
Hey guys, I uploaded the video of John Choi vs Lamerboi:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=si_E4AV7eX4
Please post it up on your article so people view it easier, lol.
Peace.
John CHoi is not impressed
i lost five pounds that day without even trying.
I nearly disappeared into thin air. o_O
hats a nice xbl/psn ryu choi plays there .... spam hado .. if player jumps -> srk ... lol
@Dex
If you were just being sarcastic, you can go ahead and ignore this comment, but what he plays is BEYOND that of any typical XBL/PSN Ryu player. If you watch any of my other matches against other Ryu's, I time my jump to catch fireball traps. Not once could I catch John's timing, along with some really good feints he did with his movements and whiffs. I didn't get beat out on execution, I got outplayed and outclassed that day by John's superior mind games.
Comparing him to XBL/PSN Ryu is an understatement.
wow, someone show the haters this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OEXzKk5gkQ
Holy crap! That Magus123 vs. J. Cole video is too awesome. Taking a shower after being in that hotbox was like the best feeling ever.
hello brother