Slhoka
Smash Lord
September 14th-15th
Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
TL;DR information :
September 14th-15th
Near Paris, France
64 players (or more)
First big FGC + Smash event
8 games !
Near Paris, France
64 players (or more)
First big FGC + Smash event
8 games !
What is Republic of Fighters?
Republic Of Fighters is one of the biggest fighting games event in France. This year they're back for a new season, with an impressive line up of 8 singles tournaments, including for the first time a 64 players melee tournament !
The venue is located in Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, direct south of Paris (Paris subway will bring you there in no time !) Here are the reasons why you should absolutely come to Republic Of Fighters :
- A huge venue (the tournament takes place in a 500m² basement)
- Your favorite game and others : You can play up to 2 singles tournaments and 1 team tournament. You are going to play melee of course, but you'll be able to see and play against good players from all across Europe in other fighting games, including :
- Street Fighter IV : AE 2012
- SoulCalibur 5 - King Of Fighters XIII
- Dead Or Alive 5 Ultimate
- Injustice : God are among us
- Ultimate Marvel VS Capcom 3
- Tekken Tag Tournament 2
- Basically, you're in Paris. With the subway you're 10-15 minutes away from Paris center. You should take some time to visit one of the greatest cities in the world !
- On Saturday night the venue will stay open and you'll be able to sleep there (with your sleeping bag) or play all night long if you want.
- Entry free for one tournament is 10€ : That said, it means you get to play melee and 7 other games if you want for the whole week end, for only 10€. If I'm not mistaken, this is not expensive AT ALL !
You know what you have to do!
Now for practical information :
When ?
September 14th-15th, 2013
The venue is going to open on Saturday morning, aroud 9am and will close on Sunday evening around 8pm. You can stay during Saturday night.
Where ?
Le Kremlin-Bicètre, France. This city is directly south from Paris and easy to reach with Paris subway.
The venue
ESIEE Paris
L'Under (Epitech)
24 Rue Pasteur
Le Kremlin-Bicêtre
See it on a map !
The venue is the basement of Epitech, one of the largest engineering schools in France. Once a year, it's also the venu of one of the oldest and most famous japan conventions in France, with 6000-8000 visitors.
Who ?
Republic Of Fighters is an event where ALL tournaments get an EQUAL AMOUNT of entrants !
This time, the tournament is limited to 64 players. Teams tournament are limited to 16 teams.
As said before it is possible to rise the number of entrants if there's a STRONG demand.
The hosts
Republic Of Fighters is born with the meeting of two french fighting associations : Soul Arena and Alpha Arena.
The goal is to create offline events in order to maintain and expand the competitive fighting game community. Today, Republic Of Fighters is a melting pot of all the big fighting games communities in France, including LeFrenchMelee.
A bunch of associations with the same goal : provide fun, share our passion with others... All of this with the competition we love everything about !
Helped by all the others members of Republic Of Fighters, LeFrenchMelee will be the main TO regarding Melee.
As members of the fighting game community, we believe our games are worth way more than what they appear now.
Now, it's up to you to help us make Republic Of Fighters one of the biggest events in Europe and make Paris one the greatest cities in term of European e-sport !
And last, but not least, it's up to you to show everyone the hype our game brings, and the love we have for it !
Events
The tournament will feature singles and teams.
Singles: 64 players: EVO format.
Doubles: 16 teams: TBD
Registration
Registration is open on Republic Of Fighters' website
- First, you'll have to create an account on the website. If you're having trouble with French, there's three fields to fill in : Nickname, E-mail, and a captcha about something video games related, whose answer should be "rouge".
- Then you'll receive an e-mail, you have to click on the link to validate.
- Once you're done with this, you have to register for the tournament. Just go here for singles and here for teams.
For teams, the name of your team and the game you want to play. The entry fee for teams is 10€/teams, this means when you subscribe, you pay for the whole team. Your mate does not need to subscribe.
Entry fees and prizes*
*All fees and prizes are subject to change
Entry fees
Singles tournament : 10€*
Doubles tournament : 10€ per team*
Prizes
Pot sizes haven't been determined yet. The only thing we're sure about for now is that the pot will grow with the number of entrants. We'll update this as soon as we decided!
Schedule
The venue opens on saturday morning around 9 am, and closes on sunday evening.
Detailed schedule is TBD, but singles should be played on Saturday, and doubles on Sunday.
Ruleset
You can download the ruleset here (english version : page 3)
Food, housing, and travel information
Food
There will be a shop set up at the venue with food and drinks. You're in Paris anyways, you'll find fast-food joints and other places to buy food in the neighbourhood.
Housing
On saturday evening, the venue will be open and you will be able to stay there. However, we will not have a sleeping room, and therefore, you're likely not to have a great night because of the noise or the light. However, there are a lot of hotels located less than 5 minutes away from the venue : it will cost at least 50€ for 3. It is strongly advised to book a bit before the tournament.
If you need housing before or after the tournament, Parisian smashers may be able to help you. Please contact me or BSeeD if you need help for finding housing (see Contact section).
Travel information
The venue is located 500 m away from the subway station on the line number 7 (the pink one). It's 10-15 mn away from the center of Paris and the trip costs about €1.70 on way. Please contact me or BSeeD if you need information regarding transportation : I'll help you choose the most convenient route.
Other games
As said before, 8 tournaments will be held this week end, including Melee and :
- SFIV AE 2012
- DOA 5
- TTT 2
- SC 5
- KOF XIII
- INJUSTICE
- UMVC 3
If you wish so, you can play up to 2 singles tournament and 1 teams tournament.
Smash-unrelated interests
The tournament will not take place in Paris, but so close it is pretty much the same. Paris is a beautiful and very lively city, and sightseeing can be great there.
If you plan to attend the tournament and want some information about great places to visit, make sure to contact me.
Updates
We will stream the tournament on LeFrenchMelee's Twitch account.
We will also make Twitter updates on LeFrenchMelee, the french community's Twitter account.
Contact
Slhoka
Skype : slhoka_kureria
Facebook : pierre.slhoka.leroy
e-mail : lefrenchmelee@gmail.com
BSeeD
facebook : Jonathan Bseed Montenez
e-mail : bseed06@gmail.com
Make sure to contact us if you have any question.
Hopefully, see you in Paris !
