The EVOLUTION 2015 MKX MegaHype and Updates Thread!

[CrimsonShadow]

My friends.. IT.. IS.. TIME!!!!!

The contest we've been waiting for for months is about to begin -- and with it, the hype and updates.

Link to the brackets:
http://evo2015.s3.amazonaws.com/brackets/index.html

(These aren't always updated in realtime, but they're there for reference).
The stream will be coming back tonight at http://twitch.tv/srkevo7 -- Let's go!

So far:
Gross over Chris G 2-0
Pig of the Hut over Ducky 2-1
Denzell over Coach Steve 2-1
Saltface over CD Jr.
OFIDYAN over Perfect Legend
CORN Adonis over REO
Mustard over Nikolass
Dab over DetroitBallin 2-1
Sonic Fox over Mustard 2-1
Smarrgasm over Showtime 2-0
Kitana Prime over MIT 2-1
Shujinkydink over DarthArma
Cat over Tom Brady

Xenomorph eliminates Chef
REO eliminates Perfect Legend

DJT over Dizzy 2-0
FoxyGrampa over Adonis 2-0
Alucard over Pig of the Hut 2-0
The SNKE over Nivek 2-1
Digit over Smarrgasm 2-0
Tom Brady over Dizzy 2-1
Zyphox over Kitana Prime
Gross over Alucard 2-0
WoundCowboy over Michaelangelo 2-1
Foxy Grampa over Morty Seinfeld 2-0

Nivek eliminates Kitana Prime
Alucard eliminates Pig of the Hut
Calf eliminates Mustard
Madzin eliminates Big Boi
M. Betty eliminates Tom Brady

WoundCowboy over Gross 2-0
REO eliminates Nivek 2-0
Chris G eliminates Whiteboi 2-0
Ketchup over Forever King Jr. 2-0
Cheapeddie eliminates Calf
DJT over WoundCowboy
Big D eliminates REO
Foxy Grampa over Digit 2-0

Tyrant eliminates Forever King Jr. 2-1
Ketchup over Zyphox 2-0
MIT eliminates Tyrant 2-0
HoneyBee over Sonic Fox
Big D eliminates DetroitBallin
Milkysituation eliminates Slayer 2-0
MilkySituation eliminates Digit
SaltFace eliminates Gross 2-0

MIT eliminates WoundCowboy
Zyphox eliminates SaltFace 2-0

 

[EndofGameBoss]

This is gonna be gud!

 

[HanSolo]

Woot, let's do it

 

[WidowPuppy]

Already heard Jacqui say "AWWWE DAMN!" She's hyped.

 

[Desperdicio]

Predictions, anyone?

 

[Nephrite]

Best of luck to everyone! Especially to all the Kitana players <3

Would love to see a non-US competitor or two break into Top8!

 

[Zoidberg747]

Predictions, anyone?

This is gonna be hype.

 

[CrimsonShadow]

Awww yeah.. Here we go.

This is an extremely hard tournament to call. Have no idea what's doing to happen.

 

[Neferefre]

Stream looks dark

 

[pointguardU1]

Starting with saltface... My boy tristen bell is in his pool dont sleep on him

 

[SneakyTortoise]

Keep updating results please. Bloody grandparents have come over for pimms

 

[WakeUp DP]

Oh god why are these NRs retards on the commentary? Why can't they let people that actually know a thing or two about the game at a high level? or at least people that aren't as obnoxious?

 

[Heartwire]

Well that was a disappointing first match.
Shame that Raiden dropped almost everything.

 

[Nephrite]

wtf shinnok is not unlocked, jason, tanya and goro are grayed out???

 

[CrimsonShadow]

Well that was a disappointing first match.
Shame that Raiden dropped almost everything.

Hehe, easy easy -- these are early matches in a 1000-player tournament, so the first rounds are largely random/assorted signups vs. seeded players.

Skill density will go up as the tourney goes on.

 

[Heartwire]

Also, so many people and no one is using the chat room from TYM? what the hell.
Start using it

 

[Zoidberg747]

Keep updating results please. Bloody grandparents have come over for pimms

No marquee matchups yet. Mostly top players vs. unknowns. Saltface and Footwurk won their first matches convincingly.

Also I have no idea what pimms means but its my new favorite word.

 

[Heartwire]

Pretty funny match Kano vs Kenshi.

 

[Sutter Pain]

There is only 1 MK stream going right now, correct?

 

[Neferefre]

wtf shinnok is not unlocked, jason, tanya and goro are grayed out???

^

 

[Heartwire]

There is only 1 MK stream going right now, correct?

Yes correct.



Also guys, come join http://testyourmight.com/chat/
I'm like all alone here. lol

 

[HanSolo]

That kano played that nicely

 

[infamy23]

Okay so it only took 3 months for someone at a major to play the Kenshi matchup correctly.

That is literally the first match I've seen where the opposing player knew wtf he was doing and didn't play like a moron against Kenshi's zoning. He crouched the tele-flurry, blocked the overheads, stayed out of the air, didn't try to trade projectiles, and ran in and baited those mashed out EXRK's. The Kenshi player immediately switched to Kung Lao because he knew it was hopeless to play against someone who knows the matchup.

 

[STRYKIE]

wtf shinnok is not unlocked, jason, tanya and goro are grayed out???

I presume players who want to use those characters will be directed to a different station. But yeah, kinda lame on the TEO's part, I hope this doesn't mean Mustard won't get any matches on stream.

 

[Zoidberg747]

Coach Steve wins his first match 2-0, although Atai's Kitana gave him a run for his money.