ElvenShadow's Japan blog

[ElvenShadow]

it depends on the arcade, some seem to let you and others dont. then at the same time theres some tournaments that have a limit on the number of teams that they allow to enter. last sunday it was capped at 24 teams. i did some further investigation into the SBO website and realized they finally updated all the qualifier info for each event. it seems some arcades dont have a limit on the number that can enter. I also found out that for each date listed as the finals for a series of quals, theres one more prelim before the finals, so theres actually 2 tournaments I can enter this weekend I dont think theres a limit on either one as far as I can tell so if they let me enter by myself and I cant find anyone else I will I wonder though... if you win a tournament by yourself will they allow you to choose anyone you want later since technically had they been on the team and just didnt get a chance to play it would be the same... hmm... chances of me OCVing an entire SBO qual are pretty slim anyway lol

[Epic]

If you skip the giant hangover part before the qual then who knows :P As for switching team members i don't think it's allowed. Remember last year when Ruu couldn't make it so Shonen and Woshige had to play as a 2-man team. But maybe it's different for the qualifiers. Either way good luck this weekend ;]

[Newjack]

I hope you get a team straightened out, it would be awesome seeing you play in SBO. Is there a list of teams already qualified?

[ElvenShadow]

if you go to www.tougeki.com and click on the schedule link under guilty gear it shows every tournament. For the ones that have already ended it shows the results. The blue ones are the prelims and the red ones are the finals. The tournaments are organized in groups by Letter-number like A-1 or B-2. You must win a prelim to play in the final and the winner gets the spot. There are 26 spots total. The other 6 are for foreigners and last chance.

for those of you who cant read japanese, type the URL into a google search and there should be a link to view the site translated into broken english. its enough to navigate the site

as far as changing team mates... I dont know if its a different situation for me or not since if I was to play alone and qualify I never designated team mates, but in the case with Ruu, he probably played at some point so subbing him out would obviously not be legal. Honestly though I have no idea and realisticly if I am going to qualify I will need a team

[ElvenShadow]

I just uploaded the rest of the photos I took in Kansai from my cellphone as well as some other older ones that were sitting on my phone for a while, enjoy

[Hintalove]

Did you guys win in Chiba?

[reaVer]

As far as I know, Europe is getting a spot as well.

Yeah, in June

http://gmaison.exblog.jp/

I won't be able to attend though, exams:'(

ElvenShadow: do you know why some players like KZO do not often appear on videos? And you also mentioned a while back that Ogawa played some OS too, were there any recordings of that?:P

[ElvenShadow]

blog updated today http://elvenshadowmike.blogspot.com/

Matt, read the blog and find out :P

Reaver, I dont know, maybe they play at arcades that dont record often. Theres probly no Ogawa HOS vids since he never enters tournaments with HOS. He just often plays HOS and Potemkin from time to time in casuals at Akihabara when hes not playing Eddie

[BioLogIn]

ElvenShadow best of luck next week!

[reaVer]

If you pay my expenses, I could help you qualify:P Anyways, good luck. And another question: did you ever manage to play KZO in casuals or something?

[axel]

KZO is supposed from Kansai, so unless he managed to meet him at a-cho, I guess he won't have the chance to do so until SBO period.

[Newjack]

I hope you find a team. It's so homo that they won't give you a chance. At least you destroyed HH.

[ElvenShadow]

KZO? i dont know, maybe ive played him but didnt know it, I dont know what he looks like

[ElvenShadow]

posted another small blog update today

[TITANIUM BEAST!!!]

KZO? i dont know, maybe ive played him but didnt know it, I dont know what he looks like

Dunno if it helps, but he plays the D-color HOS (black w/blue trim and white hair) and he's infamous for ridiculous amount of SV spam in some vids.

[ElvenShadow]

well if hes from kansai like Kyle said chances are I havnt really played him. Zero often uses that color but I cant think of any other HOS players that I often play that are anywhere near his level that use that color

[reaVer]

To be more accurate about KZO: he's a solid level1 OS player that plays very aggressively. He's known for the double storm viper mixup which he used against Ogawa in the G3 23on23 in august 2007 (and also used against Sharon in SBO, where it failed). His SBO performance so far with OS has been rather solid and he always managed to get passed the first round with his team. He has more match victories(eliminated more players) with OS in SBO then kaqn has with OS. His damage output is rather low. His defense is better then most other players.

That about covers his description. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKIlRHgCyVI this shows KZOs playing style, there's also KZO vs isa, KZO vs FAB and KZO vs Bleed.

[Hideki]

Wow, that guy's dangerous. Great mixups.

[Cadenza]

Poor Chinese guy...

[ajinkris]

Poor Chinese guy...

Seriously

[ElvenShadow]

yea KZO looks pretty solid but I dont think hes from the Kanto area, most likely a Kansai player so I dont know if I have played him or not.

[doragonkoroshi]

DUDE! You finally went to coco ichibanya! There were like five of those in Okayama where I was. I ate there just about every week. Try their curry next time it's amazing.

[Hintalove]

You gotta read closer. We got tricked into thinking it was a kokoichi, but it turned out to be another chain that is more like a fancy family restaurant. As for hos players, 0 is by far the most consistant and I'd even say skilled player. He's kind of like a KA2 of hos players. He plays conservatively in the sense that his defense is very strong, but once his offense gets rolling getting him off you is a pain in the ass. As I've said in other threads, I've never walked into an arcade where he was playing where he didn't have a streak going. Mike, I'm still up for spending the weekend in gunma, but the Tochigi one on tuesday I think is a no go for me. Got a picnic in Ueno it seems. I've been playing lots and lots and as it stands I feel I have actually managed to make some significant progress, but having a ps2 would really help with my combos.

[doragonkoroshi]

You gotta read closer. We got tricked into thinking it was a kokoichi, but it turned out to be another chain that is more like a fancy family restaurant.

Boo. That explains why Mike was able to eat non-curry stuff. I thought cocoichi was basically all curry with different toppings.

I do gotta read closer.

[ElvenShadow]

koroshi, ive been to the COCO curry place too. They have one in Numata which is the city next to my town. Its good curry for sure. Matt, for the tournament in Gunma on Saturday heres a recommended course to get there 13:15 IKEBUKURO JR Tohoku Line 14:16 OYAMA(TOCHIGI) 14:22 OYAMA(TOCHIGI) JR Ryomo Line 15:30 IWAJUKU it will take a little over 2 hours for you to get there. However, since the trains run far apart at Oyama in Tochigi, I suggest you stick to this exact schedule or you may find yourself waiting up to 45 mins at the station between trains. You can use hyperdia to find a different route but this one should work fine. I think you have to walk a bit of a ways from the station too to get to the arcade, maybe a 15 min walk. Welcome to the Inaka. I should get there a bit earlier so I can help you find the place. The tournament starts at 18:00 but its nice to have some practice time and maybe we can even find a 3rd teammate! just post here or mail my phone to confirm what you are gonna do. For Sunday theres a Tochigi tournament but its too far I think and the trains dont run as late so I dont even know if Id be able to stay till the end of the tournament since i dont even know what time it starts and will end. Instead we can go to the Kanagawa tournament which is much closer to where you live anyway. We can talk more about the Sunday tournament on Saturday. Even if we happen to win the Gunma one, it wouldnt hurt to play in the Kanagawa one since its a different series so we would have more chances to qualify in the actual finals For the Tuesday one... well sucks for me... hopefully someone there will team up with me. Im gonna bring my girlfriend with so in the worst case I sign up with her as my team mate and she just gets on the cab and mashes some buttons if I lose.