ATP2014
The best mediocre Batman
After the biggest and most momentous patch of MKX, we finally were able to see the effect of these changes at Puerto Rico's biggest tournament. Multiple players from the continental US decided to take a trip down south to test the mettle of our Puerto Rican cousins.
One of the biggest surprises was the local hero Atai tearing through the winner's bracket, and making it all the way to Winner's Finals. There, he would square up against the Combobreaker 2015 champion, GGA | Dizzy. In a close set, and with the crowd behind, Atai was able to come back down 0-2 and win 3 straight, advancing into the Grand Finals.
Waiting in the Loser's Finals was EVB | DR Gross, who had been sent into losers by Dizzy. This 2nd set was a true tug-of-war, with each player trading rounds and games. With Dizzy's Johnny up 2-1, Gross pulled out the Predator to try and catch him unaware. After evening up the set 2-2, last round, Dizzy managed to escape from Predator's amazing corner game, and double eliminated Gross.
Grand Finals was Dizzy's chance to exact revenge on Atai. Another back and forth set would occur, with each side representing the hopes of their nation. The crowd was once again behind their champion as the two competitors went blow for blow with each other. In spite of being the villain in this set, Dizzy's veteran mindset managed to calm him down and reset the bracket 3-2. With both sides in losers, Dizzy struck first, going up 1-0. Atai, considering a character switch, decided to stick to his guns with Kitana and evened things up 1-1. Dizzy struck back decisively, going up 2-1. In the last match of the tournament, Dizzy's run-cancel pressure was relentless, and despite Atai's best efforts, Johnny Cage punched his way to his first major win!
Winners Semis:
Atai (Royal Storm Kitana) over Tempo | ChrisG (Deceptive Reptile, Bojutsu Kung Jin) 2-0
GGA | Dizzy (A-List Johnny Cage) over Veterano (Aftershock Tremor, Hellfire Scorpion) 2-0
Losers Round 1:
EVB | DR Gross (Shirai Ryu Takeda) over Big Butt Jackson (A-List Johnny Cage) 2-0
Georgie (Brawler Cassie) over Troy PR (HQT Predator) 2-0
Losers Quarters:
EVB | DR Gross (Hollywood Cassie) over Tempo | ChrisG (Deceptive Reptile, Bojutsu Kung Jin) 2-0
Georgie (Brawler Cassie) over Veterano (Aftershock Tremor)
Losers Semis:
EVB | DR Gross (Hollywood Cassie) over Georgie (Brawler Cassie) 2-0
Winners Final:
Atai (Royal Storm Kitana) over GGA | Dizzy (A-List Johnny Cage) 3-2
Losers Final:
GGA | Dizzy (A-List Johnny Cage) over EVB | DR Gross (Shirai Ryu Takeda, Hunter Predator) 3-2
Grand Finals:
GGA | Dizzy (A-List Johhny Cage) over Atai (Royal Storm Kitana) 3-2, reset
GGA | Dizzy (A-List Johhny Cage) over Atai (Royal Storm Kitana) 3-1
1. GGA | Dizzy (A-List Johnny Cage)
2. Atai (Royal Storm Kitana)
3. EVB | DR Gross (Shirai Ryu Takeda, Hunter Predator, Hollywood Cassie)
4. Georgi (Brawler Cassie)
5. Tempo | ChrisG (Deceptive Reptile, Bojutsu Kung Jin)
5. Veterano (Aftershock Tremor, Hellfire Scorpion)
7. Big Butt Jackson (A-List Johhny Cage)
7. Troy PR (HQT Predator)
For everyone that missed it, all of top 8 will be Team Spooky's YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjT9Hwh4twdfvFZCV1tIsCw
One of the biggest surprises was the local hero Atai tearing through the winner's bracket, and making it all the way to Winner's Finals. There, he would square up against the Combobreaker 2015 champion, GGA | Dizzy. In a close set, and with the crowd behind, Atai was able to come back down 0-2 and win 3 straight, advancing into the Grand Finals.
Waiting in the Loser's Finals was EVB | DR Gross, who had been sent into losers by Dizzy. This 2nd set was a true tug-of-war, with each player trading rounds and games. With Dizzy's Johnny up 2-1, Gross pulled out the Predator to try and catch him unaware. After evening up the set 2-2, last round, Dizzy managed to escape from Predator's amazing corner game, and double eliminated Gross.
Grand Finals was Dizzy's chance to exact revenge on Atai. Another back and forth set would occur, with each side representing the hopes of their nation. The crowd was once again behind their champion as the two competitors went blow for blow with each other. In spite of being the villain in this set, Dizzy's veteran mindset managed to calm him down and reset the bracket 3-2. With both sides in losers, Dizzy struck first, going up 1-0. Atai, considering a character switch, decided to stick to his guns with Kitana and evened things up 1-1. Dizzy struck back decisively, going up 2-1. In the last match of the tournament, Dizzy's run-cancel pressure was relentless, and despite Atai's best efforts, Johnny Cage punched his way to his first major win!
Winners Semis:
Atai (Royal Storm Kitana) over Tempo | ChrisG (Deceptive Reptile, Bojutsu Kung Jin) 2-0
GGA | Dizzy (A-List Johnny Cage) over Veterano (Aftershock Tremor, Hellfire Scorpion) 2-0
Losers Round 1:
EVB | DR Gross (Shirai Ryu Takeda) over Big Butt Jackson (A-List Johnny Cage) 2-0
Georgie (Brawler Cassie) over Troy PR (HQT Predator) 2-0
Losers Quarters:
EVB | DR Gross (Hollywood Cassie) over Tempo | ChrisG (Deceptive Reptile, Bojutsu Kung Jin) 2-0
Georgie (Brawler Cassie) over Veterano (Aftershock Tremor)
Losers Semis:
EVB | DR Gross (Hollywood Cassie) over Georgie (Brawler Cassie) 2-0
Winners Final:
Atai (Royal Storm Kitana) over GGA | Dizzy (A-List Johnny Cage) 3-2
Losers Final:
GGA | Dizzy (A-List Johnny Cage) over EVB | DR Gross (Shirai Ryu Takeda, Hunter Predator) 3-2
Grand Finals:
GGA | Dizzy (A-List Johhny Cage) over Atai (Royal Storm Kitana) 3-2, reset
GGA | Dizzy (A-List Johhny Cage) over Atai (Royal Storm Kitana) 3-1
1. GGA | Dizzy (A-List Johnny Cage)
2. Atai (Royal Storm Kitana)
3. EVB | DR Gross (Shirai Ryu Takeda, Hunter Predator, Hollywood Cassie)
4. Georgi (Brawler Cassie)
5. Tempo | ChrisG (Deceptive Reptile, Bojutsu Kung Jin)
5. Veterano (Aftershock Tremor, Hellfire Scorpion)
7. Big Butt Jackson (A-List Johhny Cage)
7. Troy PR (HQT Predator)
For everyone that missed it, all of top 8 will be Team Spooky's YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjT9Hwh4twdfvFZCV1tIsCw
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