This Sunday is the AfroShoto Sneak Peek party featuring music by Miles Mosley and Kamasi Washington and an 8-man invitational tournament with myself, Mike Ross, Combofiend, EG.Justin Wong and more! AfroShoto is the soundtrack to I Got Next, the documentary on the SF4 scene featuring myself, Mike Ross, iloveu Joe and Justin Wong.
Miles and Kamasi will be performing some of the cuts from AfroShoto, a sample of which you can check out here. I’m really excited to be a part of this event because our goal is to make this spot a place where people can come enjoy watching great music and top players compete, while kicking back a few drinks.
If this works out, then we’ll be doing a lot more events like these in the future. It is 21+ unfortunately, so sorry kids, we’ll have something for you another time.
It’s free, but please RSVP to ensure that you get in! See you guys Sunday!
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…
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
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)
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. [click to continue…]
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!
