Combo Breaker is finally done. 800 players entered and only 1 remained. With some big upsets going on throughout the pools, this was a fantastic start for the Mortal Kombat 11 Pro Circuit and the most energized the NRS scene has been in a LONG time.
Our top 8 going into things:
Winner's
Endemic Scar
PXP A F0xy Grampa
Noble Tweedy
Noble Semiij
Loser's
EchoFox Sonic Fox
Big D
Dragon
Deoxys
Who actually won and all that cool stuff for those who missed is below in the spoiler. If you want to catch it yourself, hit up Netherrealm's Twitch. Otherwise, I'll catch y'all later, this hype has tired me out.
After a late start following a Grand Finals bracket reset in Tekken 7, UltraAquaman finally got us going with Scar vs. F0xy. Our opening game was Scar's Sonya against F0xy's Cassie. F0xy took game 1 clean, his famous zoning keeping Scar out for most of the match. Game 2 was a near repeat of game 3, which force Scar into a swap to Scorpion. In a close game 3 that came down to a timeout, Scar saved his spot in Winner's and got a game on the board. He kept his renewed momentum going into the next set and took game 4 with Scorpion's throw brutality. The character swap proved to be the right decision, as Scar defeated F0xy 3-2.
Next up was Tweedy's Baraka playing Semiij's Kitana. Tweedy took the first point, Baraka's chop-chop special making quick work of Semiij's health bar in the final round. He just kept going straight through game 2, closing things out with a krushing blow into fatal blow punish combo. Semiij was able to put up a fight in the next game, but Tweedy closed it out, defeating Semiij 3-0.
Now over in Loser's, we were looking at Dragon vs. Big D with Big D pulling out a surprise Jade pick against Dragon's Cetrion. Dragon was not phased at all by Jade's anti-zoning abilities; after losing that first game, Big D decided to challenge him in the Cetrion mirror. It was looking better for Big D, but Dragon was still able to take game number 2. Game number 3 came down to another timeout, and Dragon sent Big D home, winning the set 3-0.
Closing out round 1 of the bracket was Deoxys against Sonic Fox. Sonic stuck to the character he won the Summit with (Jacqui) while Deoxys rocked it out with Geras. Deoxys came out swinging for game 1, but Sonic Fox did his Sonic Fox thing to close it out. A game 2 loss put Deoxys into a character crisis, but he decided to stick with Geras through the end. He regained some ground in game 3, but a 500+ damage combo from Sonic secured the game and the set 3-0.
Next game was Semiij playing Dragon in a battle of "ladies who use a lot of projectiles". In what might have been the most intense set so far, Semiij walked away victorious game 1. Dragon took the first round of game 2, but Semiij.exe kicked in to take the next two and the game. In a crazy close game 3, Dragon was finally able to get something on the board with a fatal blow sealing the deal. Dragon seemed to get things figured out and took another close game. It was settled in our second game 5 of the night, when Semiij defeated Dragon 3-2 and knocked him out of the bracket.
Following that was the battle of the foxes: F0xy's Kung Lao against Sonic's Erron Black. Sonic, showing us that cowboy hats top shaolin hats, took game 1. Not even worried about it, F0xy hit him right back with a game 2 win and followed it up with one in game 3 as well. Sonic looking a bit rattled decided to swap over to Jacqui for game 4. F0xy almost clinched it out, but he bet the game on a fatal blow that didn't work out for him. Game 5 resulted in a victory for Sonic, giving him the set 3-2 over A F0xy Grampa.
Back to winner's, Scar and Tweedy were up to decide who was getting the winner's seat for Grand Finals. The first game gave us some crazy reads by Scar, but Tweedy closed it out in the end with a well-spaced krushing blow round 3. Scar took game 2 clean, seemingly having an answer for everything Tweedy tried to get going. Game 3 was a repeat performance, but Tweedy finally got a handle on things at the start of game 4. However, Scar was just not going down and he secured his seat in Grand Finals 3-1 over Tweedy.
And to decide who would play him, we had Semiij vs. Sonic. Opening up with a Kitana vs. Erron Black battle, Semiij set the tone of things early with a pretty solid game 1 win. Sonic immediately swapped over to Jacqui after the loss, but Semiij held it together for a game 2 follow up win. In a move that surprised everyone, Sonic pulled out Skarlet for the first time in this top 8. The swap worked, Sonic took his first game. He followed that up with a raw fatal blow to win game 4. Finishing out the reverse 3-0, Sonic won one more game to defeat Semiij 3-2 and advance to loser's finals.
Now in loser's finals, Tweedy and Sonic played the runback from when Tweedy originally sent Sonic to the loser's side of the bracket. Opening up with Jacqui this time, Sonic took the first two games, looking for his redemption. Facing elimination, Tweedy swapped over to Geras for game 3. In a clean sweep, Sonic took the set 3-0 and advanced to loser's side Grand Finals.
In Grand Finals, former teammates Scar and Sonic Fox battled it out to determine the Combo Breaker 2019 Mortal Kombat 11 champion. Scar stuck it out with Sonya, the character who brought him here in a decisive fashion. Sonic went with Jacqui, the character who's been doing the most work for him this event. Scar set the pace early by taking a close round 1 and dominating round 2 for a game 1 win. Sonic proceeded to near double-flawless Scar for a game 2 win. Game 3 went a round apiece, and Sonic Fox emerged the winner, putting himself at set point. Scar returned the favor with a near flawless victory himself, placing himself at tournament point at the same time. With one more close game, Scar was able to take the next win, taking the set 3-2 and taking the title of Combo Breaker 2019 champion.
So congratulations to END Scar, and congratulations to everyone who showed up this weekend to play and have some fun. See everyone at the next major!
Our top 8 going into things:
Winner's
Endemic Scar
PXP A F0xy Grampa
Noble Tweedy
Noble Semiij
Loser's
EchoFox Sonic Fox
Big D
Dragon
Deoxys
Who actually won and all that cool stuff for those who missed is below in the spoiler. If you want to catch it yourself, hit up Netherrealm's Twitch. Otherwise, I'll catch y'all later, this hype has tired me out.
After a late start following a Grand Finals bracket reset in Tekken 7, UltraAquaman finally got us going with Scar vs. F0xy. Our opening game was Scar's Sonya against F0xy's Cassie. F0xy took game 1 clean, his famous zoning keeping Scar out for most of the match. Game 2 was a near repeat of game 3, which force Scar into a swap to Scorpion. In a close game 3 that came down to a timeout, Scar saved his spot in Winner's and got a game on the board. He kept his renewed momentum going into the next set and took game 4 with Scorpion's throw brutality. The character swap proved to be the right decision, as Scar defeated F0xy 3-2.
Next up was Tweedy's Baraka playing Semiij's Kitana. Tweedy took the first point, Baraka's chop-chop special making quick work of Semiij's health bar in the final round. He just kept going straight through game 2, closing things out with a krushing blow into fatal blow punish combo. Semiij was able to put up a fight in the next game, but Tweedy closed it out, defeating Semiij 3-0.
Now over in Loser's, we were looking at Dragon vs. Big D with Big D pulling out a surprise Jade pick against Dragon's Cetrion. Dragon was not phased at all by Jade's anti-zoning abilities; after losing that first game, Big D decided to challenge him in the Cetrion mirror. It was looking better for Big D, but Dragon was still able to take game number 2. Game number 3 came down to another timeout, and Dragon sent Big D home, winning the set 3-0.
Closing out round 1 of the bracket was Deoxys against Sonic Fox. Sonic stuck to the character he won the Summit with (Jacqui) while Deoxys rocked it out with Geras. Deoxys came out swinging for game 1, but Sonic Fox did his Sonic Fox thing to close it out. A game 2 loss put Deoxys into a character crisis, but he decided to stick with Geras through the end. He regained some ground in game 3, but a 500+ damage combo from Sonic secured the game and the set 3-0.
Next game was Semiij playing Dragon in a battle of "ladies who use a lot of projectiles". In what might have been the most intense set so far, Semiij walked away victorious game 1. Dragon took the first round of game 2, but Semiij.exe kicked in to take the next two and the game. In a crazy close game 3, Dragon was finally able to get something on the board with a fatal blow sealing the deal. Dragon seemed to get things figured out and took another close game. It was settled in our second game 5 of the night, when Semiij defeated Dragon 3-2 and knocked him out of the bracket.
Following that was the battle of the foxes: F0xy's Kung Lao against Sonic's Erron Black. Sonic, showing us that cowboy hats top shaolin hats, took game 1. Not even worried about it, F0xy hit him right back with a game 2 win and followed it up with one in game 3 as well. Sonic looking a bit rattled decided to swap over to Jacqui for game 4. F0xy almost clinched it out, but he bet the game on a fatal blow that didn't work out for him. Game 5 resulted in a victory for Sonic, giving him the set 3-2 over A F0xy Grampa.
Back to winner's, Scar and Tweedy were up to decide who was getting the winner's seat for Grand Finals. The first game gave us some crazy reads by Scar, but Tweedy closed it out in the end with a well-spaced krushing blow round 3. Scar took game 2 clean, seemingly having an answer for everything Tweedy tried to get going. Game 3 was a repeat performance, but Tweedy finally got a handle on things at the start of game 4. However, Scar was just not going down and he secured his seat in Grand Finals 3-1 over Tweedy.
And to decide who would play him, we had Semiij vs. Sonic. Opening up with a Kitana vs. Erron Black battle, Semiij set the tone of things early with a pretty solid game 1 win. Sonic immediately swapped over to Jacqui after the loss, but Semiij held it together for a game 2 follow up win. In a move that surprised everyone, Sonic pulled out Skarlet for the first time in this top 8. The swap worked, Sonic took his first game. He followed that up with a raw fatal blow to win game 4. Finishing out the reverse 3-0, Sonic won one more game to defeat Semiij 3-2 and advance to loser's finals.
Now in loser's finals, Tweedy and Sonic played the runback from when Tweedy originally sent Sonic to the loser's side of the bracket. Opening up with Jacqui this time, Sonic took the first two games, looking for his redemption. Facing elimination, Tweedy swapped over to Geras for game 3. In a clean sweep, Sonic took the set 3-0 and advanced to loser's side Grand Finals.
In Grand Finals, former teammates Scar and Sonic Fox battled it out to determine the Combo Breaker 2019 Mortal Kombat 11 champion. Scar stuck it out with Sonya, the character who brought him here in a decisive fashion. Sonic went with Jacqui, the character who's been doing the most work for him this event. Scar set the pace early by taking a close round 1 and dominating round 2 for a game 1 win. Sonic proceeded to near double-flawless Scar for a game 2 win. Game 3 went a round apiece, and Sonic Fox emerged the winner, putting himself at set point. Scar returned the favor with a near flawless victory himself, placing himself at tournament point at the same time. With one more close game, Scar was able to take the next win, taking the set 3-2 and taking the title of Combo Breaker 2019 champion.
So congratulations to END Scar, and congratulations to everyone who showed up this weekend to play and have some fun. See everyone at the next major!
