Southwest [May 8, 2015] Texas Showdown 15 (Houston, Tx)

[Ranma0005]

The largest fighting game tournament in the southwest returns on May 8-10, 2015 at the Sheraton Brookhollow hotel in Houston, Tx!

Featuring a ballroom twice the size of last years event, Tx Showdown is looking to blow up all the attendance records of previous years. Featuring main game tournaments for Ultra Street Fighter 4, Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3, Guilty Gear Xrd, Killer Instinct season 2, Mortal Kombat X, and Super Smash Bros 4. There will also be a number of side games being hosted including, Tekken Tag Tournament 2, BlazBlue Chrono Phantasma Extend, Persona 4 Arena Ultimax, Super Smash Bros Melee, Street Fighter III 3rd Strike, Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo, and Gundam Extreme Vs Full Boost among others.

Date: May 8-10, 2015

Location:
Sheraton Brookhollow
3000 North Loop West Frwy
Houston, Texas, 77092
(713) 688-0100

*Mention Texas Showdown to get discounted rates

Houston Airports:
Houston Hobby (HOU)
Bush Intercontinental (IAH)

Website:
Txshowdown.com

Registration:
Txshowdown.com/Account/Register

Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sILkEhPTgpk

Schedule and sponsors TBA

Funimation

Main Games:
Ultra Street Fighter 4(Xbox 360)
Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3(Xbox 360)
Guilty Gear Xrd(Playstation 3)
Killer Instinct season 2(Xbox One)
Mortal Kombat X(PS4)
Super Smash Bros 4(WiiU)

Side Games:
Super Smash Bros Melee(GC/Wii)
BlazBlue Chrono Phantasma Extend(PS3)
Persona 4 Arena Ultimax(PS3)
Street Fighter III 3rd Strike(PS3)
Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo(Arcade)
Gundam Extreme Vs Full Boost(PS3)
Tekken Tag Tournament 2(PS3)

Streamers:
Level Up
PandaXGaming

Registration:
Venue Fee
Standard Registration (Feb 2 - February 28)): $35 registration fee.(Expired)
Late Registration (March 1 - April 27): $45 registration fee.
On-Site Registration(May 8 Only!): $60 registration fee.
Smash Registration(Today-May 8): $20 *note: this is for players entering Melee and/or Smash 4 only! You will still have to pay the separate tournament fee.


Spectator Fee:
On-Site Spectator Fee: 3 Day Pass: $15
Spectator fee applies to all attendees not participating in any headliner games.
Kids 12 years or younger are free, with adult supervision.

Tournament Fees
$15 - USF4, UMvC3
$10 - BBCP, Tekken Tag Tournament 2, KI, Smash 4, Melee, GGXrd, MKX, ST, 3S, P4AU,

Prize Distribution:
-SSF4:AE and Ultimate MvC3 – If 128 but under 256 entrants – Top 8 pay out – 1st (60%), 2nd (20%), 3rd (10%), 4th (4%), 5th (2%), 6th (2%), 7th (1%), 8th (1%). If 256 entrants – Top 16 pay out – prize distribution TBA
-Smash 4, MKX, GGXrd, KI – Top 8 pay out – 1st (60%), 2nd (20%), 3rd (10%), 4th (4%), 5th (2%), 6th (2%), 7th (1%), 8th (1%)
-Tekken, BB, Gundam, P4AU, SSBM, ST, 3S - Top 3 payout - 1st (60%), 2nd (30%), 3rd (10%)

Tentative Schedule:
FridayUMvC3 pools
Gundam
Melee
3S
BB
P4U2
Exhibition matches

Saturday
USF4 pools
Gundam top 8
Smash 4 pools
MKX pools
KI pools
Tekken
Xrd pools
ST
Exhibition matches
KI Top 8

Sunday
USF4 top 16/32
UMvC3 top 16/32
Xrd Top 8
Smash 4 top 8
MKX Top 8
UMvC3 Top 8
USF4 top 8


Coordinators
Chris Chou
Javier Moreno

Web Design and Programming:
Javier Moreno

Twitter:
Follow @Texas_Showdown, @javisrk, @ Ranma0005
Offical Tag: #txs15
Youtube:
Ranma0005's Channel
Texas Showdown archive matches
Facebook Fan Pages:
Facebook.com/TxShowdown

Disclaimer:
*Texas Showdown and its staff is not responsible for lost, stolen, or damaged articles.
*Texas Showdown and its staff can eject any groups/individuals that cause harm or malicious intent from the event at anytime.
*Texas Showdown and its directors can change/modify tournament rules at any time.

 

[Xyro77]

Saved.......

 

[Ranma0005]

IMPORTANT UPDATE!

For Smash players, we are offering a lowered registration fee of $20 instead of the current $45 and $60 at the door. This is to help promote the Smash scene at Texas Showdown. The reduced fee is only for players who are entering Melee and/or Smash 4. If are entering Smash 4/Melee and any of the other games on the tournament list, you will have to pay the full price registration fee.

There will be a $250 pot bonus for Melee if the total tournament entries reach 50 or more.

For Smash 4, we are offering a $50 pot bonus per 10 players who enter, max $500. This means if 100 players enter, we will throw in a $500 pot bonus. If not, we'll give out $50 per 10 players. $100 for 20, $150 for 30, etc.

You can either register online at www.txshowdown.com, at Insomnia Video Game Culture, or at the door of the event on May 8.

The reason for the discount is us admitting that we did a poor job of advertising our event to the Smash community. We had a group in place to handle that, but that partnership fell through and we should have done a better job of picking people to do it. With the event being a few weeks away, it will probably be hard for out of town/state players to make it, but in case that are able to, we wanted to try and make the event more appealing. Likewise, we asked our local scene what they would like to see happen, and we tried our best to accommodate with these changes. We hope the smash community will give Texas Showdown a chance and come out to our event.

 

[AeroLink_the_SoulMaster]

@ Ranma0005 What is the ruleset for Smash 4? Is it EVO 2015 ruleset?

 

[Ranma0005]

If you mean by life stocks, we'll be going with 3 stocks

 

[Oracle]

If you mean by life stocks, we'll be going with 3 stocks

He probably also means regarding stages, timer, and custom moves being legal

 

[Xyro77]

From my understanding, the ruleset is TGC rules but slightly modified. No customs.

 

[RT]

Only ruleset I saw on site:

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (Wii U)

Play format is 1 vs. 1, 3 life stock.
One match is best of three games.
Finals are best of five games.
Custom rules are not allowed.

I assume this means no custom moves. I would say go by TGC rules, but whoever is running it needs to be familiar with the ruleset...

I hope this is addressed, so people can plan accordingly.

 

[Ranma0005]

It should mirror the settings for the Insomnia tournament this weekend.

RULES: 3 stocks // 7 minutes // Items OFF, Customs OFF,
Best 2/3 games

Starters:
Final Destination
Battlefield
Smashville

Counter Picks:
Castle Siege
Delfino Plaza
Duck Hunt
Halberd
Kongo Jungle 64
Lylat Cruise
Town and City
Omega Stages*

* Treated as Final Destination in banning phase. If Final Destination is banned, Omegas are banned and vice versa

First stage can be random select or stage striked from the starters.

Loser picks stage, Winner may change character, then Loser selects character.

Dave's Stupid Rule: You cannot counterpick with a stage you have previously won on in a set.

Stage Strikes: Winner may strike 1 stage before the loser selects a stage if they choose.

 

[RT]

So modified TGC rules. Thank you for clarifying.

 

[AeroLink_the_SoulMaster]

Ok, thanks for clarifying.

 

[JaimeLZ]

IMPORTANT UPDATE!

For Smash players, we are offering a lowered registration fee of $20 instead of the current $45 and $60 at the door. This is to help promote the Smash scene at Texas Showdown. The reduced fee is only for players who are entering Melee and/or Smash 4. If are entering Smash 4/Melee and any of the other games on the tournament list, you will have to pay the full price registration fee.

There will be a $250 pot bonus for Melee if the total tournament entries reach 50 or more.

For Smash 4, we are offering a $50 pot bonus per 10 players who enter, max $500. This means if 100 players enter, we will throw in a $500 pot bonus. If not, we'll give out $50 per 10 players. $100 for 20, $150 for 30, etc.

You can either register online at www.txshowdown.com, at Insomnia Video Game Culture, or at the door of the event on May 8.

The reason for the discount is us admitting that we did a poor job of advertising our event to the Smash community. We had a group in place to handle that, but that partnership fell through and we should have done a better job of picking people to do it. With the event being a few weeks away, it will probably be hard for out of town/state players to make it, but in case that are able to, we wanted to try and make the event more appealing. Likewise, we asked our local scene what they would like to see happen, and we tried our best to accommodate with these changes. We hope the smash community will give Texas Showdown a chance and come out to our event.

IMPORTANT UPDATE!

For Smash players, we are offering a lowered registration fee of $20 instead of the current $45 and $60 at the door. This is to help promote the Smash scene at Texas Showdown. The reduced fee is only for players who are entering Melee and/or Smash 4. If are entering Smash 4/Melee and any of the other games on the tournament list, you will have to pay the full price registration fee.

There will be a $250 pot bonus for Melee if the total tournament entries reach 50 or more.

For Smash 4, we are offering a $50 pot bonus per 10 players who enter, max $500. This means if 100 players enter, we will throw in a $500 pot bonus. If not, we'll give out $50 per 10 players. $100 for 20, $150 for 30, etc.

You can either register online at www.txshowdown.com, at Insomnia Video Game Culture, or at the door of the event on May 8.

The reason for the discount is us admitting that we did a poor job of advertising our event to the Smash community. We had a group in place to handle that, but that partnership fell through and we should have done a better job of picking people to do it. With the event being a few weeks away, it will probably be hard for out of town/state players to make it, but in case that are able to, we wanted to try and make the event more appealing. Likewise, we asked our local scene what they would like to see happen, and we tried our best to accommodate with these changes. We hope the smash community will give Texas Showdown a chance and come out to our event.

Yeah advertising for Smash 4 wasn't too great. I only really found out about through here and that's cause I just made my account and hardly get on, but either way thanks for the discount, my friends and I were a bit confused as to why it charged us $30. We're players from Deep South Texas and we're coming from McAllen, hopefully we can take home the win.