PowerUp 2011 - EVO 2011 Tournament Season Qualifier - Cincinnati, OH - April 29-May 1

Osirun

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The second annual PowerUp tournament is live! We're doing it bigger and better than last year, guaranteed.

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LOCATION
Arcade Legacy
322 W. Crescentville Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45246
513-874-8766
arcadelegacy@yahoo.com

Arcade Legacy will have more cabinets out this year for casual play, along with multiple pinball machines.

DATE
April 29 - May 1

REGISTRATION
Walkups are welcome at PU2011!

You may also call Arcade Legacy and Jesse will take your order over the phone; you can then pay with credit card.

To view the most up to date registration listing, please go to the PU2011 Pre-Registration Listings page

3 Day Venue Pass In-Person - - $30
3 Day Spectator/Casuals In-Person - - $15

In-Person Registration ends for a tournament 30 minutes before that tournament is scheduled to begin.

Spectators will be wearing wristbands while tournament players will be wearing badges. You may not enter any main or side tournament at PU2011 if you are a spectator.

Tournament venue fees are NON-REFUNDABLE. Please be certain that you will attend until the start of your tournament. Individual game entry fees are refundable up until the start of the brackets for the game in question.

MAIN EVENT


SSFIV 5v5
Team Illinois vs Team Michigan to determine the best SSFIV scene in the Midwest! Special challenger: Team Ohio

T6 5v5
Team Ohio vs Team Michigan will be laying down some cash to back up their skills!

MK9 5v5 Round Robin
5 teams of 5-players each battle it out to determine the first champions of MK9! More Details

GAMES

SSFIV (PS3) - - $10
MvC3 (PS3) - - $10
T6 (PS3) - - $10
BB:CS (PS3) - - $10
GGAC (PS2) - - $10
MK9 (PS3) - - $10
UMK3 (Cabinet) - - $10
ST (Cabinet) - - $10
PowerUp Mystery Tournament for Child's Play charity (see details below) - - $10
MvC3 3v3 - - $15 per team
GGAC 3v3 - - $15 per team

SIDE TOURNEYS

All side tournaments at PU2011 will not have priority over main games. If a side tournament does not end on time we will take steps to refund participants and/or finish the following day.

MvC2 (Dreamcast) - - $5
TvC (Wii) - - $10
MBAA (PS2) - - $5
AH3 (PS3) - - $10
3S 2v2 (PS2) - - $10 per team
Vampire Savior (Cabinet) - - $5
KOF98 (360) - - $5
KOF2k2:UM (360) - - $5

Exhibition/Special Events

PU2011 is part of the EVO 2011 Tournament Season

Starting in early January, EVO is partnering with the top grass-roots tournament organizers to form a regular season of fighting games. Our 2011 season will run from January through July, culminating in the EVO World Finals July 29-31 at the Rio Hotel and Resort, Las Vegas. At each stop of the tournament season, players will earn ranking points that will directly determine their seed in the tournament brackets at the EVO World Finals. With literally thousands of players attending the finals, you're going to want to secure that seed if you want to advance far in the brackets.

More info on EVO2k.com

PU2011 is VGF Sanctioned

The VGF (Video Gaming Federation) is a new rating system founded by Xiang from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, a long time member of the community and avid Tekken player. Players at PowerUp 2011 will be invited to join the VGF and be acquire a rating for SSFIV, T6, and/or MvC3 that they can follow on the VGF website. For more details than I want to post here, check out the VGF website and PowerUp Podcast Episode #45 with Xiang himself.

Mystery Tournament for Charity

The PowerUp 2011 Mystery Game Tournament will see half of the players' entry fee go directly to Child's Play ($5 to the pot, $5 to the chairty). Child's Play is a game industry charity dedicated to improving the lives of children with toys and games in their network of over 60 hospitals worldwide, and it is one of my favorite charities. So get ready to play some wacky games and feel extra warm and fuzzy because you've given to a great cause spearheaded by fellow gamers.

The Mystery Game Tournament will still be part of the PowerUp Bonus Structure. I will also be able to provide a receipt to prove the donation has occurred after PU2011 has concluded.

MvC3 Combo Video Competition

Submission Deadline: April 26th

For all details, go to the original posting on PowerUp


PAYOUT & BONUS

This year we're doing things a bit differently with our payout and bonus structures.

8 - 9 entrants, payout is Winner Take All

10 - 31 entrants, payout is to Top 3 at 70/20/10

32 - 95 entrants, payout is to Top 5 at 55/20/10/5/5 x2 (accounting for ties)

96 - 159 entrants, payout is to Top 8 at 45/20/10/5/5 x2/5 x2

160 - 319 entrants, payout is to Top 16 at 35/20/10/5/5 x2/5 x2/1.5 x4/1 x4


And for those coming in 1st Place, never fear! The PowerUp Bonus Structure is here!

Starting at the 32-entrant level we'll begin taking $2 out of each tournament entrant's venue fee and putting it toward bonus money for 1st Place in that specific tournament. Just multiply the number of entrants in a tournament by 2 and you'll get the bonus amount!

PRIZES

MK9 Singles 1st Place will receive a Mortal Kombat Tournament Edition arcade stick from the Tournament Edition bundle of the game. This prize brought to you by Devildigimon; many thanks!

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE


*You have 5 minutes to report for a match after your name has been called. Failure to arrive will result in disqualification.

For a breakdown of the schedule, please go to the PowerUp 2011 Event Details page

FOOD

PU2011 is being catered by Brad's Pit BBQ.

Pulled Pork
Pulled Chicken
Baked Beans
Corn
Homemade Mac n Cheese
Cornbread

Pricing

Single sandwich – $3.00 (Sandwich can be plain or with your choice of sweet or spicy BBQ sauce)
Large sides – $2.00
Cornbread – 50 cents

Combo #1 – One sandwich, 2 medium sides and cornbread – $5
Combo #2 – Two sandwhiches, 2 medium sides and cornbread – $7

Drinks

All flavors of Jones Soda
Monster
Bottled Water
Gatorade
Character Energy Drinks (Sonic, Mario, Ghostbusters, Street Fighter, Gears of War, Resident Evil, Pac-Man, Dragon Ball)

Among other various soft drinks, energy drinks, and juices.

HOTELS
The La Quinta is literally three minutes down the street from Arcade Legacy, so it's a very convenient place to stay for the weekend.

La Quinta Inn
Cincinnati North
12150 Springfield Pike
Springdale, OH 45246
Phone: 1-513-671-2300

Some Amenities & Services

* Free Bright Side Breakfast
* Free High-Speed Internet Access
* Free Local Calls
* Free Parking

The TVs in the room do not accept outside input. So bring your own TV if you want to have games in your room.

STREAM

Team Sp00ky

Team Sp00ky on Justin.tv

Team Spooky X iPlayWinner

Team Sp00ky on YouTube

Spooky, NerdJosh, Arturo Sanchez, and supermin are all coming down to help us out! Get hype!!!

Also, your handle on the stream/bracket will be identical to the handle you write on your PU2011 Sign-in Sheet at the registration desk or the one you entered during pre-reg.

RULES

Official PU2011 Rules
 
The event is only a week away, but I was advised to post up in TRMK because MK9 is shaping up to be very hype with a great turnout. We're also having UMK3 on cabinet and MAME!

Walkups are very much welcome : )
 
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