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Hadouken: Matches from The Salty Suite including Daigo, GamerBee & more


Finally, the matches from the Salty Suite are up! There are two main sets of matches, Daigo money matches and the $100 16-man High Roller tournament. Both of these took place on Saturday July 10th afterhours at Caesar’s Palace, Post-Evo 2010. The High Roller tournament was really exciting because it featured a lot of players that came from all ends of the globe. Most tournaments have an entry fee of $10, but we thought it’d be fun to do a $100 tourney and pay out top 3.

Here are the entrants in no particular order:

  • Leviathan (Hawaii)
  • Arturo “sabin” Sanchez (Team Spooky, NY)
  • Tokido (Yokohama, Japan)
  • Genghis (The Box Arena, San Diego)
  • Kyriptic (CT)
  • GamerBee (Taiwan)
  • RB (Taiwan)
  • Chi-Rithy (Canada)
  • DaggerG (Hawaii)
  • PerfectSin (VA)
  • EG.Marn (Pasadena, CA)
  • Blockus (Papua New Guinea)
  • Combojack (Monterey Park, CA)

Finals Matches from the High Roller Tournament

Here are the finals from the $100 16-man High Roller tournament.

  • Winners’ Finals: EG.Marn (Dudley) vs. GamerBee (Adon)
  • Losers’ Finals: EG.Marn (Dudley) vs. RB (Guy)
  • Grand Finals: EG.Marn (Rufus) vs. GamerBee (Adon)

Here are the rest of the matches from the High Roller tournament minus the Finals:

Daigo Money Matches

Daigo showed up to play his $500 match against Arturo Sanchez and ended up playing a bunch of other matches against several other players to warm up, as well as after his match with Arturo ended. Here are the matches:

  • Daigo vs. Arturo “sabin” Sanchez (First to 5)
  • Daigo vs. EG.Marn (First to 5)
  • Daigo vs. Hsien Chang (TX) (First to 3)
  • Daigo vs. Kai (CA) (First to 5)
  • Daigo vs. J-Pizzle (First to 5)
  • Daigo vs. Killey (First to 5)

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Hadouken: LA Riots III Videos Up Now!

Sorry for the delay, we ran into some editing issues, but the good news is that the videos are now distributed by Machinima which means a larger audience. Whee! The rest of the vids will be put up today/tomorrow and I will update the post accordingly. Also, hi-res 60FPS vids will be put on bit torrent soon. Enjoy! Moar vids after the jump…



Losers Finals

Grand Finals

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Hadouken: LA Riots III – Sunday March 28th – Pasadena, CA

The most exclusive tournament in the country is back and you can watch it live and in person this Sunday at Jake’s Burgers & Billards in Pasadena, CA.  As you may recall, Jake’s was the home of Bar Fights I and II and we are excited to have another SF4 event there.

The competition promises to be fierce and we have some new faces that are making their LA Riots debut.  Filling in for Alex Valle and Justin Wong who can’t make it due to prior obligations are OnlineTony213, SoCal’s best Seth player and Hugo101, SoCal’s best M. Bison player!  These guys, along with Shizza and Combofiend are representing the Inner City.  Check out the gorgeous poster here!

This tournament is up for grabs and you do not want to miss out!  We are only selling a limited number of tickets due to the small size of the venue.  If you went to Bar Fights I or II you know how packed it was and you also know how awesome it was to be in the main room where all the matches were played.  This time we are limiting it to ONE ROOM ONLY!  In the past we filled up all three rooms and I believe the experience was best for those in the main room so we are focusing all of our efforts on just one room.

We are also deciding not to stream the event due to bandwidth limitations at Jake’s (it is a bar, after all).  We will be recording the matches and releasing them after the event though, so don’t worry if you don’t live nearby or can’t get tickets, you’ll be able to watch it afterwards.  But the only way you’ll be able to see it live is in person!

The first round matches are:

  • Shizza (Chun Li) vs. Keno (Balrog) – LA Riots I rematch: Keno – 1, Shizza – 1
  • Kai (El Fuerte) vs. Combofiend (Abel/Cammy) – LA Riots I & II rematch: Combofiend – 1, Kai – 1
  • Mike Ross (E. Honda) vs. Hugo101 (M. Bison) – Bar Fights @ Hooters rematch
  • OnlineTony (Seth) vs. Ken I (Rufus/Akuma)

Prizes
1st Place gets $500 cash
2nd 3rd and 4th get Mad Catz Fight Sticks
5th-8th get to try again next time!

When

Sunday, March 28th – Doors at 5PM, Tournament at 7PM

Where

Jake’s Burgers & Billiards
38 W. Colorado Blvd.
Pasadena CA 91105

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Tickets

Events

Special Note:
All players that entered the LA Riots III Qualifiers at Family Fun Arcade on February 15th or 26th receive TWO free tickets. If you are one of those players and would like to come, please send an email to lariots@gootecks.com and we’ll put you on the Guest List.

Hi-Res Poster

If you would like to download and print out your very own gorgeous high-res LA Riots III poster by camiwins, click the image below:

(7.83 MB – JPG)

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Hadouken: Download/Watch: Arcade Infinity Ranking Battle #3.4

Arcade Infinity Ranking Battle #3.4

scottind, the man behind the Arcade Infinity YouTube Channel has decided to make the most recent AI Ranking Battle from last weekend available as a download as well as his usual upload to YouTube.

The matches included are:
Combojack (Sagat) vs. Ken I (Akuma)
Richard Nguyen (Sagat) vs. Evil Elvis (Sagat)
Kai (El Fuerte) vs. Hugo101 (M. Bison)
Keno (Balrog) vs. Hugo101 (M. Bison)
Keno (Balrog) vs. Ken I (Rufus)
Ken I (Rufus) vs. Mike Ross (E. Honda)
Combojack (Sagat) vs. Keno (Balrog)
Combojack (Sagat) vs. Ken I (Akuma)
Mike Ross (Blanka, Ken, E. Honda) vs. Combojack (Sagat)

There is also commentary by myself and AI commentary fan-favorite Sanchez!

Download via Bit Torrent

Rather than watching all of the videos on YouTube one by one, you can download all of the matches together in one big file via Bit Torrent.

Watch

Winners Bracket: Ken I (Rufus) vs. Combojack (Sagat/Ryu)

Note: The first of two matches between these two, who faced each other in AI Ranbat #3.3 in Losers Finals.

Losers Bracket: Kai (El Fuerte) vs. Hugo101 (M. Bison)

Note: Loser Ties for 7th

Losers Bracket: Evil Elvis (Sagat) vs. Richard Nguyen (Sagat)

Note: Evil Elvis’ first appearance in Top 8 at AI. Loser Ties for 7th

Losers Bracket: Hugo101 (M. Bison) vs. Keno (Balrog)

Note: Rematch from LA Riots Gatekeeper Qualifier #1, loser gets 5th Place.

Winners’ Finals: Mike Ross (E. Honda) vs. Ken I (Rufus)

Note: Great match, surprise ending!

Losers’ Finals: Ken I (Akuma) vs. Combojack (Sagat, Ryu)

Note: Rematch from Losers Finals of Ranbat #3.3. Loser gets 3rd Place.

Grand Finals: Mike Ross (E. Honda) vs. Combojack (Sagat)

Note: Mike goes through a myriad of characters to go up against Jack. Jack must win two sets of 2/3 to win the tournament.

Results

Top 8:
1. Combojack (Sagat) +8pts
2. Mike Ross (Honda, Ken, Blanka) +7pts
3. Ken I (Rufus, Akuma) +6pts
4. Keno (Balrog, Sagat) +5pts
5. Hugo101 (Bison, Rufus) +3pts
5. Evil Elvis (Sagat) +3pts
7. Richard Nguyen (Sagat) +1pt
7. Kai (El Fuerte) +1pt

Updated Point Tally
30 – ComboJack
15 – Keno
14 – Ken I
13 – Mike Ross
8 – Hugo 101
8 – Gootecks
7 – Kai
7 – Mr. KOF
6 – Joe Dubbs
6 – Vicious
4 – Richard Nguyen
3 – Dj Divine
3 – Killa Kai
3 – Combofiend
3 – UmeShoryu
1 – Coffee
1 – Ironfist
1 – E$

Arcade Infinity is located at:
1380 Fullerton Road
Rowland Heights, CA 91748-1248

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Hadouken: LA Riots II Now Available For Download

If you missed LA Riots II this past weekend, here’s your chance to catch all the action you didn’t get to see!  LA Riots II is now available to download in its entirety!  LA Riots is the most exclusive tournament in the country, only 8 players are invited, Top 4 from LA Riots I and Top 4 from Bar Fights @ Hooters last month.

Players

  1. Combofiend (Abel)
  2. Keno (Balrog)
  3. Kai (El Fuerte)
  4. Shizza (Chun Li)
  5. Alex Valle (Ryu)
  6. Ken I (Rufus)
  7. Yeb (Gen)
  8. Jayce The Ace (C. Viper)

First Round Matches

So as to not spoil any of the results for those who enjoy the suspense, I’ll only list the first round matches so you don’t know who wins or loses.

  1. Combofiend vs. Jayce the Ace
  2. Shizza vs. Ken I
  3. Kai vs. Alex Valle
  4. Keno vs. Yeb

Photos

Thank you to Kelly Bracha from GYTNews for these pics!  You can view more on her flickr.

Distribution Methods

As I mentioned in the LA Riots I post, we are trying out different distribution models for LA Riots and this is an opportunity to try another one.  I found out yesterday that there is a 3 GB file size limit for all the torrents on MiniNova.  LA Riots II is 3.4 GB, putting it well over the limit.  Because of that, LA Riots is available to download in two forms: free via Bit Torrent and via direct download for $2.99. If you don’t want to download the whole thing, it’ll be on YouTube soon so sit tight.

Free Bit Torrent Download

As with LA Riots I, Bar Fights II and Arturo vs. Daigo: Match of 2009, LA Riots II is available for download via Bit Torrent for free.  Unfortunately, as I mentioned above, the file size limit is 3GB, so I had to split it into two torrents.
Download Part I
Download Part II

Direct Download

Also available for your convenience is a direct download option for $2.99, which means you:

  • don’t have to mess around with the downsides of Bit Torrent (firewalls, slow download speeds, BT clients)
  • get LA Riots II in one big file instead of having to wait to download it from two separate torrents
  • directly support LA Riots and help us cover our costs which will allow us to do future LA Riots events

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Hadouken: LA Riots II Results & Wrap-Up

Unexpected results, great matches and plenty of surprises, LA Riots 2 was quite a show!  Here are the quick results:

  1. Alex Valle (Ryu)
  2. Shizza (Chun Li)
  3. Ken I (Rufus)
  4. Kai (El Fuerte)

Those players are invited back for LA Riots III which will be announced soon.

5. Combofiend
5. Keno
7. Yeb
7.  Jayce the Ace

These players are eliminated and won’t be in LA Riots III unless they make Top 4 at the next Bar Fights qualifying tournament which will be announced soon as well.  :)

Shizza had a great run, defeating Ken I in winners and losers bracket as well as LA Riots I winner Combofiend.  Combofiend was then eliminated by Kai’s El Fuerte, extracting some revenge for losing to Combofiend last time.

Jayce the Ace, who was a last minute addition, subbing in for Shady K, put on a good show but unfortunately went 2 and out against Combofiend and Ken I.  Yeb also went 2 and out, losing to Keno in winners.  Thanks to those guys for playing, better luck next time!

Wrap-Up Posts & Images

Please check out Xensin’s flickr for pictures and Coin-Op TV for their wrap-up.  Thank you to TheStream.tv for having us, Coin-Op TV for production assistance and interviews and Mad Catz for kindly providing stick prizes for the winners!  :)

Thank you to everyone who watched at home, our numbers were huge!  LA Riots III info coming soon!

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gootecks 19 January 2010 Alex Valle, Combofiend, Kai, Ken I, Keno , , , , , No Comments

Hadouken: LA Riots II: Saturday January 16th at 2PM!


LA Riots, SoCal’s most exclusive high-level tournament, is back again for round 2!  This time, we have three new competitors, as well as five returning ones to complete the line-up (and one guy who got eliminated and then got his spot back!).

New Players

The new additions to the LA Riots line-up were the Top 4 finalists from Bar Fights @ Hooters last month, where Alex Valle, SoCal’s #1 player, defeated Our Hero Ken I, the Legend of the Orange Sweatshirt to win his spot at LA Riots II.

Also joining them, from way down south, San Diego’s favorite sons ShadyK and Yeb!  ShadyK, who teamed up with LA Riots I competitor and Arcade Infinity Ranking Battle Season 3 point leader ComboJack this past weekend at The Box Arena’s Duael 2v2 and placed 2nd out of 42 other teams. His Akuma placed 5th at Evo 2009, so we’re really excited for his LA Riots debut!

Yeb beasted his way to LA Riots II by placing 4th at Bar Fights @ Hooters last month, beating out over 60 other competitors with his infamous Gen to secure his spot at LA Riots II.

Returning Players

Ken I, who went 0-2 last time with Akuma and was eliminated, is back because he got 2nd Place at Bar Fights @ Hooters last month. His Rufus came really close to beating Alex Valle’s Ryu in the Grand Finals, but ultimately Valle clutched it out for the win.

LA Riots I winner Combofiend, is back to defend his title and see if he can make it two LA Riots wins in a row with Abel. He and Valle teamed up this past weekend at The Box Arena’s Duael 2v2 to win the whole thing. Thank you to The Box Arena for letting me do commentary with Viscant and Killer Kai, it was a lot of fun as always! If you haven’t been to one of The Box Arena’s events at the Miramar Speed Circuit, you should go because in addition to a fun tournament, there is also go kart racing, which is where the Our Hero, Ken I image came from.

Keno has been doing well for himself recently, placing 7th with teammate Mike Ross this weekend at Duael. Last time he was sleep-deprived from The Specialists event at House of Cicada in Moreno Valley, CA and STILL managed to get 2nd, losing only to Combofiend with Balrog.

Kai’s El Fuerte is sure to be a crowd pleaser, as he had an exciting run last time, defeating Shizza’s Chun Li and Combojack’s Sagat to finish 3rd. He recently got 4th place this weekend at Arcade Infinity’s Ranking Battle #3.2, beating out over 50 other competitors, including Ken I, owning him pretty hard with a double Perfect in Top 8, something I don’t think I’ve ever seen before.

Finally, Shizza, the up and comer from the inner city, is back with his Chun Li. He placed Top 8 at the Bar Fights @ Hooters tournament and he is the only pad player on the line-up. If you play on pad in favor of a joystick, this kid should be your role model!

Live On Saturday at 2PM

We’ll be streaming live on TheStream.tv, starting at 2PM. If you missed the first LA Riots, you can download the first half via Bit Torrent or Hotfile.

Commentary will be provided by myself, Mike Ross and West Coast Warzone co-director John Rog!

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Hadouken: LA Riots Part I Now Available For Download


Here it is!  We have part 1 of LA Riots available for download.  It’s an hour and 20 minutes long and part two will be out shortly.  If you’re wondering why it takes so long it’s because we had to edit and fix a few things in the editing room that we got wrong during the original live broadcast.  Also, I’m interested in hearing what you guys think of the release format because we can try it different ways.

Download links & pics after the jump…

Distribution Methods and Naming Conventions

I’m trying out different distribution methods for LA Riots.  The first is using Bit Torrent to distribute via MiniNova for free and the second is direct downloads via Hotfile.  The advantages of distributing through Bit Torrent and MiniNova are:

  • no bandwidth costs
  • faster download speeds
  • visibility to a new audience

The disadvantages of Bit Torrent are:

  • some ISPs throttle Bit Torrent downloads
  • sub-optimal download speeds if not configured properly
  • requires additional software to download i.e. uTorrent (Windows), Transmission (OS X)

The advantages of distributing through Hotfile are:

  • no bandwidth costs for the distributor
  • no Bit Torrent knowledge necessary for the downloader
  • faster download speeds for premium users

The disadvantages of distributing through Hotfile:

  • slower downloads (capped at 150k/s)  for free users
  • one download at a time for free users

So that’s the difference.  These are the two methods with which we are able to distribute high quality videos for free at no cost to the downloader.  Other distribution options include DVDs and charging per download, both of which may be additional options in the future.  For now, these seem to be the best methods for distributing free downloads without having to pay for additional bandwidth.

Why Not Just Use YouTube?

YouTube is great for discovering new videos and watching short tutorial/combo videos, but not so good for distributing longer videos.  The goal of LA Riots was to produce a tournament with a run time that people will actually watch (sorry, I refuse to believe that anybody watches all 20 hours of a 2-day tournament).  Due to the 10 minute length limit, YouTube is not the best place to distribute long videos.  Yes, we can cut them up into 10 minute segments, but I want people to have the option to download the videos in a format they can store on their hard drive (h.264) or take with them on their portable devices (iPhone/iPod format).

If people are downloading the videos and adding them to their iTunes/Winamp/whatever library, I feel like they have more staying power and more value because they’ll be treated with the same respect as MP3s and downloaded movies.  In addition, these videos that we are putting out have a fair amount of production effort put into them and so I would rather they be distributed as they were meant to be seen (in one big chunk or sitting, not in 10 minute bites).

Do you prefer:

  • one large file release (total runtime is 2hrs30min approximately at about 2GB file size)
  • two releases of halves (this part is 871mb, part 2 should be about 950mb)
  • weekly releases of approximately 40 minute files
  • one large release of the matches cut into individual files

I’m leaning toward the last option so that we would have the files named as such:

gootecks_Coin-Op_TV_Evo_Energy-LA_Riots-120509 (folder name)

  • 00-gootecks_Coin-Op_TV_Evo_Energy-LA_Riots-120509.nfo
  • 00-gootecks_Coin-Op_TV_Evo_Energy-LA_Riots-120509.m3u
  • 00-gootecks_Coin-Op_TV_Evo_Energy-LA_Riots-120509.sfv
  • 01-Intro.m4v
  • 02-Keno_(Balrog)_vs_Shizza_(Chun_Li)-wb.m4v
  • 03-Kai_(El_Fuerte)_vs_ComboJack_(Sagat)-wb.m4v
  • 04-Ken_I_(Akuma)_vs_Combofiend_(Abel)-wb.m4v
  • 05-gootecks_(Balrog)_vs_Mike_Ross_(Honda_Zangief)-wb.m4v
  • etc etc

WB stands for Winners’ Bracket and LB would stand for Losers’ Bracket.

The naming convention is derived from scene MP3 releases, which I believe are organized and packaged very efficiently and effectively.  The reason for splitting up the matches is very simple.  I’m viewing this event as a “video album” where each track is an individual match, rather than putting out one long album without tracks.  This way you can load them into iTunes, Winamp or whatever you use to watch your videos and be able to transfer them to your portable devices easier.

Of course this is probably going to have to wait until LA Riots II (January 16th, 2010 BTW) or at least until part 2 is finished.

Line-Up

  • Keno (Balrog) vs. Shizza (Chun Li)
  • Kai (El Fuerte) vs. ComboJack (Sagat)
  • Ken I (Akuma) vs. Combofiend (Abel)
  • gootecks (Balrog) vs. Mike Ross (E. Honda/Zangief)
  • Kai (El Fuerte) vs. Shizza (Chun Li)
  • Combofiend (Abel) vs. Mike Ross (Zangief)
  • ComboJack (Sagat) vs. Keno (Balrog)

Photos

These photos are from Coin-Op TV

Download

via Bit Torrent

[h.264] 871MB – 1hr20min
[iPhone] 900mb – 1hr20min

via Hotfile in RAR archive format

[h.264] Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3
[iPhone] Part 1 - Part 2

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Hadouken: SF4: LA Riots 8-Man Invitational Tournament Saturday December 5th

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OH FUCK YEAH!  We have another big Street Fighter 4 event in the making and it’s only two days away!  Sorry for the short notice, but ultimately it doesn’t really matter because you don’t have to do anything but sit back and watch on your computer at 2PM PST on Saturday December 5th.

Full details after the jump…

Who: Myself, Coin-Op TV and Evo Energy Drink are super proud to bring you the very first LA Riots Street Fighter 4 tournament, broadcasted live in super high awesomeness by TheStream.tv!

What: This is going to be an 8-man invitational tournament with a $500 cash prize for the winner!  The players were hand selected by myself and seeing how it’s called LA Riots, only LA players were eligible.  Sorry guys, next time :)

When: Saturday December 5th at2PM broadcasted live on TheStream.tv

Where: TheStream.tv

Why: To showcase only the best,  most exciting players in Los Angeles!  In my opinion, it’s easier for a wider audience to sit down and watch a shorter event (such as an 8man bracket) from start to finish than it is to watch an alllllll day super long stream.  So the idea is that by cutting away all the preliminary rounds, we’re left with only the 8 best players in Los Angles, which is pretty much who would be left anyways if we ran a big tournament and had all these guys show up.

The confirmed players are:

  • Alex Valle (2nd Place NCR, 2nd Place West Coast Warzone, #1 in SoCal)
  • Mike Ross (the People’s Champion :) )
  • Combofiend (3rd Place NCR)
  • Kai (the most hated man in SF4 and the man who hates SF4 the most)
  • Ken I (the Legend of the Orange Sweatshirt)
  • Keno (Arcade Infinity Ranking Battle Season 2 Winner)
  • ???
  • ???

So that’s what’s on the agenda, see you guys Saturday.  :D

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gootecks 3 December 2009 Alex Valle, Combofiend, Ed Ma, Kai, Ken I, Keno, Mike Ross , , , No Comments

Hadouken: Street Fighter Podcast #29 featuring John Rog and Kai

warzoneflyer3This episode’s guests are none other than West Coast Warzone tournament organizers John Rog and Kai. We talk about Evo, SBO results and of course, the upcoming West Coast Warzone tournament which is going to be held September 4-6 (Labor Day Weekend!!) at the Irvine Hilton in Southern California.

If you haven’t seen the promo video (shot and edited by Mike Ross), check it out:

SF4 Registration Discount!

During the show, we mention a special promotion for people who sign up through my site. From now until August 22nd, you can sign up to play SF4 at Warzone for 50% off the registration fee, so $20 altogether (plus $.75 to cover paypal fees). If you want to sign up to play other/additional games, unfortunately due to Paypal limitations, you’ll have to register on the official Warzone site and you don’t get the discount.  So hurry up and sign up now before the promo ends by filling out the form and clicking Buy Now. Promo’s over, sorry! See you there!

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