The results of the first tournament were:

1. Swifty McQuick – Peacock
2. Slappy – Cerebella
3. Danimal – Peacock/Valentine

Due to a last minute laptop emergency, the brackets were done the painful old fashioned way (on the worlds smallest piece of paper):

Jim Nardecchia

Trying something new here, I’ve set up some Round Robin tournaments on Challonge for the community that anyone can join and participate in.

For now I’ve done one for each game we’re running at the ranbats, but we can do more if people want.

SFxT: http://mifgc.challonge.com/tournaments/signup/ce6fwnnac5
UMvC3: http://mifgc.challonge.com/tournaments/signup/xmf7xi6qvr
SSF4 2012: http://mifgc.challonge.com/tournaments/signup/4vehtxfvrk
SCV: http://mifgc.challonge.com/tournaments/signup/5zwmeet7n4

WHAT IS IT?
An organized way to get more people in the community playing together, in an effort to help each other improve.

HOW DOES IT WORK?
Go sign up to participate, you will need to create a Challonge login, please make your username something people can easily identify you by so they’ll know how to get in contact with you and set up your match.

Once signups have ended we will have a round robin tournament set up, get with people and set up a time to play your games (online or in person) and record the results.

I don’t want to split or limit this by system, but be warned I think we have more Xbox users. If you can’t find a way to play a match against someone then just move on, when we end the league we’ll record all these matches as draws.

We’ll run this for a few months at least or until all the games are completed, there are no prizes or anything but it will be a good way to see where you stand. If this goes well we can run one every so often and you’ll be able to track your progress.

Round Robins are limited to 40 people, if we go over that we’ll create another tournament and even things out.

FORMAT
Play a first to five match using tournament standard rules (best 2/3, loser can change characters, no gems, etc.)

HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THIS
After you’re done playing have a discussion with your opponent (in person, voice chat, Facebook, etc.) about the series, both of you can talk about your strategies going into the match, how they changed during, tips on the matchup, things to improve on, anything that can help people level up. The more discussion the better, the idea is to get people talking and sharing ideas and feedback.

Street Fighter
1. OctopusOnFire
2. Slappy
3. Stabicron
4. Chauncy “Tru” Talon
5. Swifty McQuick

Marvel
1. MattyP
2. Danimal
3. Maximum Rafiki
4. Flip
5. Swifty McQuick
5. Chauncy “Tru” Talon
7. Pulse

SFXT
1. Chauncy “Tru” Talon
2. OctopusOnFire
3. Slappy
4. Swifty McQuick
5. Danimal
5. Flip

End-of-Season Standings

We had a very interesting and…..festive St. Patrick’s Day Ranbat last week. We had a great turnout despite the holiday. We also had some (obviously) fierce competition from the east side of the state. Overall it was a great night with great company. Big thanks to all of those who traveled 2+ hours to attend and to those who cut their St. Patrick’s Day festivities to hang out.

Be sure to hit the forums for the latest happenings and message me (Natetendo64) with any questions you may have.

Street Fighter

1: Alucard
2: Slappy
3: OctopusOnFire
4: Stabicron
5: Swifty McQuick
5: G-Boobie
7: Clickbox
7: Commander of Yomi
9: DrunkMiller

Marvel

1: Alucard
2: Natetendo
3: Soki
4: Swifty McQuick
5: Danimal
5: Chauncy
7: Flip
7: Maximum Rafiki
9: Drunkass Miller

SFxT

1: Alucard
2: Chauncy
3: Swifty McQuick
4: Slappy
5: Danimal
5: Kelter
7: G-Boobie

Last weeks Ranbat 4.5 had a really good turnout despite it landing on the same day as Naptown Clutch II. Here’s the top 3 for UMVC3 and SSF4 AE.

UMVC3

1: Kelter
2: Justin
3: Swifty McQuick
4: OctopusOnFire
5: Maximum
5: Flip
7: Stabicron
7: Danimal
9: Skull W

SSF4 AE

1: OctopusOnFire
2: Stabicron
3: Clownbaby
4: Slappy
5: Swifty McQuick
5: Mr Baggs
7: D Majik
7: Bonercitiez

That’s it for now. Make sure you guys practice KOF and SC during casuals so we can have those brackets next week. ^_^

Like always, keep up with group happenings by checking the forums or our Facebook Group page.

I’m serious. You might have started laughing, and saying to yourself or the guy sitting next to you on the bus, “that G-Boobie! What a card! His wacky antics are always fun and satisfying!” You can stop that right now. You are bad people, and you know it. Think about what you’ve done.

OK? OK. Don’t do it again, or so help me, you get the fist. I mean it, too. Let’s just accept that you’ve failed because I have happier news and quite frankly I don’t really want all the gifts you keep sending. I hate dark chocolate, and none of the flowers and velvet boxer briefs are quite the right color. Do better.

Right. Anway.

So UFGT is coming again! That’s good news, right? This year our favorite major is Friday May 25th through Sunday May 27th. We’d sure love it if you came along. You can find the official thread in the GRAPSF forum, and if you’re so excited that you just can’t contain yourself and need to register RIGHT FUCKING NOW, you can do so at the official UFGT website found here at this link. There’s a discount for registering early, so make your arrangements soon.

There are currently several of your favorite local players registered and ready to go, so hit up the forum and make it happen. Hope to see you around.

I mean it. That’s a threat.

1: octopus
2: stabicron
3: slappy
4: baggs
5: d-magik
5: Swifty
7: soki
7: flip

Marvel

1: Miles
2: soki
3: Natetendo
4: Chauncy
5: Danimal
5: flip
7: octopus
7: Maximum Rafiki
9: Justim

Soul Calibur

1: Miles
2: flip
3: baggs
4: d-magik
5: Chauncy
5: Maximum Rafiki
7: slappy
7: Jesus

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We would love to feature some tournament, game and character perspectives from the players in our community.

Last week we had a pretty good turnout, keep up the good work guys! Attendance is what’s going to keep this group going. Now, onto the Ranbat results! Just click the brackets to expand them.

SSF4 AE (2012) Results:

1st: OctopusOnFire
2nd: Slappy
3rd: Stabicron
4th: Mr. Baggs
5th: Chauncy
5th: Spartan
7th: Flip

UMVC3 Results:

1st: Danimal
2nd: Maximum Rafiki
3rd: Chauncy
4th: Flip
5th: OctopusOnFire
5th: Swifty McQuick

There’s footage of a match between Danimal and Chauncy up; be sure to check it out!

KOF Results:

1st: Spartan
2nd: Chauncy
3rd: Stabicron
4th: Yojimbo
5th: Mr. Baggs
5th: Danimal
7th: Slappy

The full results and current rankings are up for your viewing pleasure as well.

Casuals this week WILL NOT be at GrandLan. Smurf will be hosting casuals instead which means no venue fee! This will also serve as a housewarming party so be sure to make it out.

Last, but not least we would like to thank Swifty for his donation of the two Xbox 360′s to the group. It’s selfless acts like this that show how tightly knit our community really is. Thanks Swifty!

Be sure to hit the forums and our Facebook group page to stay current with group happenings.