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This weekend, the top 8 for Killer Instinct kicked off the finals of Texas Showdown 2014! Players from varying regions across the country gathered in Houston for a vicious tug o' war that would not end for hours. Although the character roster in the game is currently less than ten characters right now, diversity proved strong and so did the staggering talent that all the players brought forth. Now, the final Ultra Combo has been landed and EG/PR Balrog brings home Orchid's first major tournament win from the southern United States!
The Grand Finals came down to EG/PR Balrog's Orchid from the Loser's Bracket and IC MyGod88's Sabrewulf from Winner's. Despite being sent to Loser's, Balrog successfully climbed back from the depths of defeat and broke his way into Grand Finals for the chance to wrestle the trophy away from MyGod, one of the Texas scene's highly accomplished players from the world of NRS games. The Grand Finals erupted with an absolute carnage that culminated in a consecutive six-win streak in favor of Balrog! Congratulations to him and major respects to the rest of the players who brought us an amazing Top 8!
Thanks go out to Level Up Live for broadcasting Killer Instinct to the FGC through their Twitch channel at www.twitch.tv/leveluplive. If you missed out and would like the chance to catch up, go straight to this archive and skip to the 9:30 mark!
Also, check out this video by @AcidGlow where we are treated to glimpses of the hype that was pouring from everybody at Texas Showdown!
And now, read on for the full results! Thanks to Shoryuken.com for archiving this information!
Final Results
Tournament Champion - EG|PR Balrog (Orchid)
2nd Place - IC|Mygod88 (Sabrewulf)
3rd Place - GOL|Zaith (Jago)
4th Place - IC|YouTuube88 (Glacius)
5th Place - EG|Justin Wong (Sabrewulf)
5th Place - GameGuys|Swoldier (Sadira)
7th Place - YourDisease (Thunder)
7th Place - GG|NYChrisG (Sabrewulf)
Grand Finals
EG|PR Balrog (Orchid) vs. IC|Mygod88 (Sabrewulf) – 3-0 Reset
EG|PR Balrog (Orchid) vs. IC|Mygod88 (Sabrewulf) – 3-0
Losers Finals
EG|PR Balrog (Orchid) vs. GOL|Zaith (Jago) – 3-1
Winners Finals
IC|Mygod88 (Sabrewulf) vs. GOL|Zaith (Jago) – 3-0
Losers Semi-finals
IC|YouTuube88 (Glacius) vs. EG|PR Balrog (Orchid) – 0-2
Top 8 Winners
GOL|Zaith (Jago) vs. EG|Justin Wong (Sabrewulf) – 2-1
IC|Mygod88 (Sabrewulf) vs. GameGuys|Swoldier (Sadira) – 2-1
Top 8 Losers
IC|YouTuube88 (Glacius) vs. YourDisease (Thunder) – 2-0
EG|PR Balrog (Orchid) vs. GG|NYChrisG (Sabrewulf) – 2-1
EG|Justin Wong (Sabrewulf) vs. IC|YouTuube88 (Glacius) – 0-2
EG|PR Balrog (Orchid) vs. GameGuys|Swoldier (Sadira) – 2-1
Bracket: http://txshowdown.challonge.com/txs14_KI
The Grand Finals came down to EG/PR Balrog's Orchid from the Loser's Bracket and IC MyGod88's Sabrewulf from Winner's. Despite being sent to Loser's, Balrog successfully climbed back from the depths of defeat and broke his way into Grand Finals for the chance to wrestle the trophy away from MyGod, one of the Texas scene's highly accomplished players from the world of NRS games. The Grand Finals erupted with an absolute carnage that culminated in a consecutive six-win streak in favor of Balrog! Congratulations to him and major respects to the rest of the players who brought us an amazing Top 8!
Thanks go out to Level Up Live for broadcasting Killer Instinct to the FGC through their Twitch channel at www.twitch.tv/leveluplive. If you missed out and would like the chance to catch up, go straight to this archive and skip to the 9:30 mark!
Also, check out this video by @AcidGlow where we are treated to glimpses of the hype that was pouring from everybody at Texas Showdown!
Final Results
Tournament Champion - EG|PR Balrog (Orchid)
2nd Place - IC|Mygod88 (Sabrewulf)
3rd Place - GOL|Zaith (Jago)
4th Place - IC|YouTuube88 (Glacius)
5th Place - EG|Justin Wong (Sabrewulf)
5th Place - GameGuys|Swoldier (Sadira)
7th Place - YourDisease (Thunder)
7th Place - GG|NYChrisG (Sabrewulf)
Grand Finals
EG|PR Balrog (Orchid) vs. IC|Mygod88 (Sabrewulf) – 3-0 Reset
EG|PR Balrog (Orchid) vs. IC|Mygod88 (Sabrewulf) – 3-0
Losers Finals
EG|PR Balrog (Orchid) vs. GOL|Zaith (Jago) – 3-1
Winners Finals
IC|Mygod88 (Sabrewulf) vs. GOL|Zaith (Jago) – 3-0
Losers Semi-finals
IC|YouTuube88 (Glacius) vs. EG|PR Balrog (Orchid) – 0-2
Top 8 Winners
GOL|Zaith (Jago) vs. EG|Justin Wong (Sabrewulf) – 2-1
IC|Mygod88 (Sabrewulf) vs. GameGuys|Swoldier (Sadira) – 2-1
Top 8 Losers
IC|YouTuube88 (Glacius) vs. YourDisease (Thunder) – 2-0
EG|PR Balrog (Orchid) vs. GG|NYChrisG (Sabrewulf) – 2-1
EG|Justin Wong (Sabrewulf) vs. IC|YouTuube88 (Glacius) – 0-2
EG|PR Balrog (Orchid) vs. GameGuys|Swoldier (Sadira) – 2-1
Source: Shoryuken
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