[Apr 4, 2014] Texas Showdown Championships 2014 (Houston, Tx)

[Ranma0005]

The largest and longest running fighting game tournament series in the state, Texas Showdown, is back for 2014!

Feature Game Lineup
Super Street Fighter 4: Arcade Edition 2012(Xbox 360)
Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3(Xbox 360)
Tekken Tag Tournament 2(PS3)
Injustice Gods Among Us(360)
BlazBlue Chrono Phantasma(PS3)
Killer Instinct(XOne)
King of Fighters XIII(PS3)
Soul Calibur V(PS3)
Super Smash Bros Melee(Wii)
Project M(Wii)

Stargate Classic Pentathlon
Marvel vs Capcom 2(PS3)
Capcom vs SNK 2(PS3)
Street Fighter III 3rd Strike(PS3)
Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo(CPS2)
Street Fighter Alpha 3(CPS2)

More coming soon!

Exhibitions:
TBA

Monitors
Texas Showdown will be using ASUS VH238H monitors.

Sponsors/Partners
Insomnia Video Game Culture
Displaylag.com
Gem-U
Level|Up
PandaXGaming

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
-TTT2, Injustice, BBCP, KI – Top 8 pay out – 1st (60%), 2nd (20%), 3rd (10%), 4th (4%), 5th (2%), 6th (2%), 7th (1%), 8th (1%)
-KOF, SC5, SSBM, PM - Top 3 payout - 1st (60%), 2nd (30%), 3rd (10%)
Stargate Classic Pentathlon
Half of the entry fees go towards the total prize pot, the other half to each individual tournament prize pot
-Overall top 3 payout - 1st(60%), 2nd (30%), 3rd (10%)
-MvC2, CvS2, ST, A3, 3S - top 3 payout - 1st(60%), 2nd (30%), 3rd (10%)

Official Site:
TxShowdown.com

Online Registration Page:
Registration link

Registration:
Venue Fee
Standard Registration (Jan 1 - February 14)): $30 registration fee.
Late Registration (February 14 - March 31): $40 registration fee.
On-Site Registration(April 4 Only!): $50 registration 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. (Not eligible for complimentary raffle)

Tournament Fees
$15 - SSF4AE 2012, UMvC3
$10 - BBCP, Injustice, Tekken Tag Tournament 2, Killer Instinct, King of Fighters 13, Soul Calibur 5, Super Smash Bros Melee, Project M
$50 - total or $10 per game - Stargate Classic Pentathlon(MvC2, CvS2, ST, 3S, A3)

Main games SSF4AE2012, UMvC3, TTT2, IGAU, BBCP, KI can be registered online.
Side games KOF, SC5, SSBM, PM registration will be taken at the door on Friday April 4.
For participants who only wish to play in side games, you should still register and buy your venue badge as soon as possible to avoid the price hike at the door.

Date:
April 4-6, 2014

Venue:
Crowne Plaza, Galleria Area
7611 Katy Fwy
Houston, TX 77024

Web Site: Crowne Plaza Galleria
Parking is free, Valet is optional.

Food and Beverage:
Oak Room Sports Bar and Grill - in the hotel
Fast Food: Jack in the Box, Chick-Fil-A, Subway, Quiznos, Panda Express within 5 minutes
Sit down Restauants: WIngs-N-More, Cafe Adobe, Kpop, Red Robin, Dave & Buster's, all within 5 minutes

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

Hotel Rates:
Call 1-877-227-6963 and mention "TEX" for a rate at $99/night

Stream Channels:
Level|Up
Panda X Gaming

Coordinators
Chris Chou
Javier Moreno





Web Design and Programming:
Javier Moreno

Twitter:
Follow @Texas_Showdown, @javisrk, @ Ranma0005
Offical Tag: #txs14
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.

 

[Opelousai]

Let the hype train commence!

 

[Oracle]

Sick! One problem though- it says the tournament will be using monitors. Wii and gc cant be played on those because of the kag. Will you provide crts or should we expect the community to do that?

 

[Ranma0005]

Sick! One problem though- it says the tournament will be using monitors. Wii and gc cant be played on those because of the kag. Will you provide crts or should we expect the community to do that?

You are correct, we are working with the local Smash community to help out with equipment, and running the Smash events.

 

[Ranma0005]

For those who happen to be interested in old fighting games

We have added MvC2, CvS2, 3rd Strike, ST and Alpha 3 in an event we call, the Stargate Classic Pentathlon

Much like the actual pentathlon, this contest will feature five events. For this we are hosting tournaments for five of the classic fighting games of last generation, Marvel vs Capcom 2, Capcom vs SNK 2, Street Fighter III 3rd Strike, Street Fighter Alpha 3, and Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo.

The Pentathlon will be a contest to see who is the best in all the games. Entry fee for each individual tournament is $10. Players can decide whether or not to enter each tournament. The $10 tournament fee will be split up between $5 for the individual tournament prize pot, and $5 for the total pentathlon prize pot. Tournaments will be best 2/3, double elimination, 3/5 grand finals. Points will be given to all players towards the final ranking.

MvC2, CvS2, and 3S will be played on the PS3 digital download versions. ST and A3 will be played on CPS2 systems, boards supplied by Stargate Arcade owner Chris "Cmutt" Wong. Additional prizes for the pentathlon winners will be given by fashion blog http://www.wewearthings.com/ and others. MvC2, CvS2, and 3rd Strike will take place Friday night, while ST and A3 will be on Saturday.

 

[Obi Wan Shinobi]

super stoked for this!!

 

[Ranma0005]

Our early bird online registration price of $30 ends this Friday. If you are attending the Insomnia Smash tournaments this Saturday, you can also register there for the early bird price. Registration increases to $40 until the day of Texas Showdown on April 4. At which point registration will increase to $50 at the door.

 

[Dr Drew the Dragon]

Our early bird online registration price of $30 ends this Friday. If you are attending the Insomnia Smash tournaments this Saturday, you can also register there for the early bird price. Registration increases to $40 until the day of Texas Showdown on April 4. At which point registration will increase to $50 at the door.

So if we want to just play smash and want to register for $30 we should just register but not select any games?

 

[Ranma0005]

Correct, you would just pay for a badge online, and then register for Smash/Project M at the door.

 

[Dr Drew the Dragon]

Correct, you would just pay for a badge online, and then register for Smash/Project M at the door.

It actually is forcing me to select a game in order to register, is there any way around this?

 

[Ranma0005]

Having our webmaster look at it now.

 

[Ranma0005]

Pre-registration right now is $40 and remain so until online registration ends on the 29th of this month. Registration at the door will be $50.

 

[Ranma0005]

For those interested, Capcom will be bringing Ultra SF4 for attendees to play

 

[patrickthekid]

You can count me in.

 

[Ten_Squat_Curls]

"Project M(Wii)"

Bad idea, this is basically Brawl 2.0, can yal have it removed? sorry its just hard to play with so many greasy losers in one room. Its bad enough I have to play next to all these other trashy fighting games. Melee masterrace reporting in.

 

[Ranma0005]

Project M is being held on Friday while Melee is on Saturday.

 

[HK_Spadez]

"Project M(Wii)"

Bad idea, this is basically Brawl 2.0, can yal have it removed? sorry its just hard to play with so many greasy losers in one room. Its bad enough I have to play next to all these other trashy fighting games. Melee masterrace reporting in.

lol seen u post in 2 different places about how much u hate PM. wtf man. its not even the same day.

 

[smashmachine]

How's the pre-reg for this event going?

 

[Sintenal]

Are we gonna need to bring our own setups for PM/Melee?

 

[S.O.S.]

Are there teams for either Melee and PM? Also there is a high possibility that me and King Mosquito are going to this.

 

[Ranma0005]

We haven't scheduled any official team events. Players are free to hold one though, as long as it doesn't interfere with the singles events.

 

[smashmachine]

so.....how many entrants did we get for this?

 

[aspirin cookie]

so.....how many entrants did we get for this?

Not enough . Where the heck was the SSB community today.. ?

 

[Revven]

Kind of predictable because I don't think Texas is one of the bigger Smash states and also because this event didn't seem to get promoted/hyped up enough. What was the incentive to go vs going to a regular Texas Smash tourney? Especially given the general track record of events that include any Smash game but don't really work with the community to make it appealing to go to the event.

Not to insult Texas Showdown itself, I know it's a great event, but the general populace of Smashers do not. =\

 

[Grime.]

Were there any project M matches that are recorded? I know it was streamed but is there a way you can watch it?