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[Apr 6, 2012] [Apr 6, 2012] Texas Showdown Championships 2012 - Evo 2012... (THe Woodlands, TX)

Cat

This guy looks kind of tuff...
Official Thread for Texas Showdown Championships 2012



Official trailer for Texas showdown. Get hype guys. It's not to much long now.

Alright guys, Texas Showdown is around the corner, so lets get things hype!.
http://animematsuri.com/programming/gaming/showdown-2012/#
this is the official page for Texas showdown, a lot of updates will be posted here so keep an eye on it.
Texas Showdown is part of the Road to EVo series so top placers will receive seeding points towards Evo this year!

- Stream Info
twitch.tv/shinkensou (will be the stream channel for MK9, Kof, and SC5)
twitch.tv/planetzero
capcom games will be on this channel.
Update:
Insomnia Video Game Culture
will be sponsoring the Mortal Kombat Tournament at Texas Showdown and is going to give an Additional $200 bucks for the 1st place winner!! so everyone be on top of your game and get that 1st place money!.

-MK9 will be on PS3!!! The Houston mk scene is providing the systems. So get hype :)




Date: April 6-8. 2012
Location:
Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel & Convention Center
1601 Lake Robbins Drive
The Woodlands, TX 77380
1-281-367-9797

The Woodlands is in the North part of Houston, the closest airport would be Bush Intercontinental(IAH)

Hotels:
http://animematsuri.com/registration/accommodation/am-hotels/
The rate at the Woodlands Waterway Marriott is $139 as long as you mention you're with Anime Matsuri.
The overflow hotels are within close proximity to the venue and are also honoring the $139 rate.

Residence Inn Houston The Woodlands
1040 Lake Front Circle
The Woodlands, Texas 77380 USA
1-281-292-3252

Courtyard Marriot The Woodlands
1020 Lake Front Circle
The Woodlands, Texas 77380 USA
1-281-292-3262

Entry:
Venue fee is a badge into Anime Matsuri - Currently pre-reg 3day passes are $45. Prices will rise to $55 at the door. You can order your pass either at Planet Zero or online at http://animematsuri.com/registration/attendees/register-now/

Tournament fee is $10 per game

Game List:
Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 - Evo ranked
Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition 2012 - Evo ranked
Soul Calibur 5 - Evo ranked
King of Fighters XIII - Evo ranked
Mortal Kombat 9 - Evo ranked
Street Fighter X Tekken - Evo ranked
BlazBlue Continuum Shift Extend
Arcana Heart 3(PS3)
Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code(PC)
Puzzle Fighter
Street Fighter III - 3rd Strike

*All games are held on Xbox 360 unless otherwise stated

Prizes:
1st 70%
2nd 20%
3rd 10%

Additional pot bonuses and prizes TBA

All Evo ranked games and BlazBlue will be a 3 part event:
Pool play
32 player Semi-finals
8 player finals

All pools will begin on Friday and run throughout the day. Top 4 will qualify out for the reset 32 player semi-final bracket on Saturday. The semi-final will be run until we reach the top 8, then stop. Depending on the game, the top 8 will either be played Saturday night or Sunday.

For the rest of the games, they will be run in their entirety on Saturday.

Format will be double elimination, best 2 out of 3 for all games.

We will be streaming the event live at http://www.twitch.tv/planetzero and http://www.twitch.tv/shinkensou


More information will be added and updated as we get closer to the event.

You can contact me for more information and registration questions at [email protected] or Follow me on Twitter for updates and news http://www.twitter.com/ranma0005



Official Texas Showdown Facebook page - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Texas-Showdown-Championships/163909740322337
Official Anime Matsuri Website - http://www.animematsuri.com


Currently, the main hotel is fully booked, you can still try and call just in case there are any cancellations, or you can call the overflow hotels as they should also be honoring the $139/night rate.​
Main hotel​
1-281-367-9797
Overflow hotels​
Residence Inn Houston The Woodlands​
1040 Lake Front Circle​
The Woodlands, Texas 77380 USA​
1-281-292-3252​
Courtyard Marriot The Woodlands​
1020 Lake Front Circle​
The Woodlands, Texas 77380 USA​
1-281-292-3262​
 

Cat

This guy looks kind of tuff...
The schedule for Texas showdown.

Thursday
5:00pm - Badge pickup & purchase at the venue
8:00pm – Free Play for registered competitors
12:00am - Showdown area closed for the night

Friday
09:00am - Badge pickup & purchase at the venue
10:00am – Last minute registration
12:00pm – Pool 1 starts
01:30pm – Pool 2 starts
03:00pm – Pool 3 starts
04:30pm – Pool 4 starts
06:00pm – Pool 5 starts
07:30pm – Pool 6 starts
09:00pm – Pool 7 starts
10:30pm – Pool 8 starts
01:00am - Mystery Fighter Theater 9000

Saturday
10:00am – Semi-Finals for SFxT & MK9
11:30am – Puzzle Fighter & Melty Blood
12:00pm – Semi-Finals for BlazBlue CS2 Extend
01:00pm – Semi-Finals for UMvC3
02:00pm – Semi-Finals for Soul Calibur 5
02:30pm – Arcana Heart 3
03:00pm – Skull Girls
04:00pm – Semi-Finals for SSF4AE2012 & KOF13
05:30pm – Tournament of Legends ST Qualifier
08:00pm – Main Events
10:00pm – Grand Finals SC5
11:00pm – Exhibition matches – TBH

Sunday
10:00am – Grand Finals MK9
11:00am – Grand Finals BBCSE
12:00pm – Grand Finals KOF13
01:00pm – Grand Finals SFxT
02:00pm – Grand Finals UMvC3
03:00pm – Grand Finals SSF4AE2012


Confirmed Attendants (please post up if you planning on making this event)

Tom Brady
GamerBlake
Mr.Mileena
Cat
Showtime
Starcharger
Shanxter
IT Engineer
Beef_supreme
K7
 
I think I'll be going. Forgot how much the con was though... I have tickets to pay :( and I dont have a convertor. Hopefully I can get the cash together.
 

K7L33THA

Grapple > Footsies
So you can register at Door like Sat morning? Still need ppl to split a room with for Sat night. PM me.
 

Jimmypotato

Mid Tier
K7, I'm pretty sure that our STB Menace is planning to attend this, I'll talk to him and see what his plans were as well for accomodations, or you should hit him up on MKU
 

Cat

This guy looks kind of tuff...
So you can register at Door like Sat morning? Still need ppl to split a room with for Sat night. PM me.
pools start on friday i believe.. then its top 32 sat and top 8 plays on sunday.. ill look into it.. but im sure thats how its set up.. you can register on friday morning.. but lines will be pretty long with all the anime kids trying to get their badge as well.
 

K7L33THA

Grapple > Footsies
I'm gonna pre reg this weekend. Got that weekend off work :) Can anyone confirm that MK9 will be on 360? And still looking for roomates hopefully to split the room cost 4 ways.
 

Lord Beef

Death Metal and Trance
I'm gonna pre reg this weekend. Got that weekend off work :) Can anyone confirm that MK9 will be on 360? And still looking for roomates hopefully to split the room cost 4 ways.
I have a 3rd person in tow. Just fyi.

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Showtime

Reptile/Sonya
Im going to win this hows that for hype lol. Accepting all mm's all weekend. @K7 ill talk to tissue for you he lives 10 min away and is letting ppl crash there im sure hell let you
 

Cat

This guy looks kind of tuff...
I just want you, showtime, me, someone from texas to win.

I don't want no Non-texan winning. lol :)
yeah I know. I'm pretty sure Texas gonna be top 3. But if I'm playing you. Expect no mercy. Lol. I'm beating the shit out of computer sindel as we speak. Haha
 

K7L33THA

Grapple > Footsies
Oklahoma will rise to be the dominate State of the Mid South MK scene. I'm considering painting half my face blue like Braveheart.