DC Metro Area Scion Street Fighter IV Tournament Update The latest updates on the 355 Scion Street Fighter IV Tournament taking place on August 2nd in Rockville, Maryland are here. New sponsors, tournament rules and the addition of two contestants have been revealed. Don't forget to register now for only $10 to win $1000 and more.

Best Buy has now signed on as an official sponsor for the tournament, joining Red Bull, XM Radio, ECA, Pwned.com. They will also be giving away prizes, but no details on what they are giving away has been disclosed. NFamous Gamers and Aggrogamer will both be in attendance to provide media coverage of the event.

Two Gamestop Street Fighter IV national finalists have joined the tournament, which will bring fiercer competition to the mix of fighters. The two competitors are Eric Kim, a native to the area, and Antwan Ortiz, hailing from Detroit.

The official rules have been released and we have them for you in full detail here.

    Street Fighter IV Tournament Rules*

    # At the start of the tournament, players will be divided into pools of sixteen or more people. The size of each pool depends on the overall size of the tournament. Each pool will be run as a double elimination bracket.  Each match will be best of three games set to two rounds.  The top two players advance to the Semifinals.

    # Once all the pools have been run, the top two players from each pool will move on to a new double elimination bracket. A loss from your qualification pool carries over to the semifinals.  One half the players will start out in the winners bracket. The other half will start out in the losers bracket. Each match will be best of three games set to two rounds.  The top eight players in the Semifinals advance to the Finals.

    # Losses from the semifinals carry over to the Finals.  Each match will be best of 5 games set to two rounds.  The Grand Finals will be best of seven games set to two rounds.

    # Players will be placed in pools by region to the best of the administrators' ability.

    # All characters are allowed.

    # Players will pick a character and play.  After the first game, the loser may switch characters, the winner must keep the same character.

    # If players cannot agree on which side to play on, a coin-toss will determine who goes where.

    # Time limit will be set to 99 seconds for all matches.

    # Stage will be determined, in the first game, by the bottom seeded player if it comes in to question.  The second game of a match, and subsequent games if applicable, the loser will determine the stage.

    # Anything a judge determines as cheating is prohibited and will result in a warning.  If you are caught cheating twice, you will be expelled from the tournament.  You know what cheating is, so don't do it.  If you don't know, the judge will tell you when you get your warning or get expelled.

    # Holding up the tournament in any way is grounds for disqualification.  You will have 2 minutes to get to your match after you are called.  If you do not hear your name called that is your own fault.  Make sure you are within earshot of the judge judging your pool (or the semifinals or finals).

    # No wireless controllers will be allowed anywhere in the tournament area.  You may use plug and play but your batteries must be removed.  If you are caught with batteries in your controller at any time during the tournament, you will be disqualified.

    *Subject to change.

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Doors open at 10AM!!!!




For those who missed the original article announcing the tournament, check it out here.