[Jan 18-20, 2013] SoCal Regionals 2013 (Road to EVO 2013) - Irvine, CA

[Shingin]

UPDATE: Registration is now open! http://www.socalregionals.com/?page_id=6

SoCal Regionals 2013

General thread for SCR 2013. We will be running a P4A tournament as one of the official tournaments of SCR 2013. We are in process in planning special exhibitions for p4a on possibly Friday or Saturday night on the 2nd stream. If you have any ideas to toss around go ahead and post them here as there might be ones I haven't thought of yet. As for running other games that are not listed on here its TBD at moment.

After a little break in 2012, SoCal Regionals returns bigger and better for the fighting game community in 2013! We're excited to announce our return to Irvine in collaboration with the Fighting Gamers @ UCI for 3 full days of fighting games action!

Fighting Gamers @ UCI

“FightingGamers@UCI (FG@UCI) is a student organization on the campus of the University of California, Irvine (UCI) for people who have an interest in fighting games. What began as a small club for UCI students, FG@UCI is now a community comprised of Southern California’s most passionate fighting gamers.

Our mission is to host gatherings where fighting gamers can befriend, play, and learn with others. We accomplish this by providing a positive and enriching environment through our weekly sessions and occasional special events, which are all held at UCI and open to the general public. We strive to provide our members with resources necessary to enable their passion for fighting games.” - Fighting Gamers @ UCI

Casual Gaming Stations provided by Epic Gamer Productions

Our good friends at EGP will be providing many set ups to accommodate the onslaught of tournament games we're featuring at SCR2013!

Website: www.EpicGamerProductions.com

Twitter: @EGP_Compton

Facebook: www.facebook.com/EpicGamerProductions

Photography: Kara 'KaraFace' Leung

Why should you go to SCR?

Fighting Game Community

Over 1,200 fighting game fans have come together to showcase their skills and support of the games they love at SCR2011. With the ongoing camaraderie since the '90s, your next opponent could be your rival/friend for the next 15+ years.

Competition

Southern California has hosted some of the memorable competitive gaming events since the release of the Street Fighter series with legends such as Tomo Ohira, Mike Watson, Jeff Schaeffer, and Alex Valle. Today, the demand of competition at SCR has spread through many more games and more regions which has featured Daigo Umehara, Justin Wong, Ricky Ortiz, Filipino Champ, Gamerbee, Sako, and many more hungry for the title.

Prize Distribution

SCR2011 has successfully provided over $20,000 worth of cash and prizes to 100+ competitors and spectators participating in dozens of gaming events. SCR2013 will continue to provide support for the dedicated players and fans in the fighting games we love. Announcements on SCR2013 prizes will be revealed soon!

Broadcasting

State of the art exposure will be provided in house by the Level Up team. Gaming, entertainment, and innovation is our motto and we're pushing the envelope at SCR2013 once again. Smile for the camera, you may be the next player/fan to be featured in front of a worldwide audience!

Merchandise

SCR2013 will have community driven merchandise on sale such as apparel, peripheral, toys, and more! There will be on site discounts on many products for all your fighting game needs available at SCR!

In case you missed the action in SCR2011, here's what you missed:

Who is going?

Check the official SCR2013 Facebook page for updates:

http://www.facebook.com/events/548436501848759/

Feature Game Lineup

Super Street Fighter 4: Arcade Edition 2012(Xbox360)

Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3(Xbox360)

Tekken Tag Tournament 2(PS3)

Persona 4 Arena(PS3)

King of Fighters XIII(PS3)

Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown(PS3)

Mortal Kombat(PS3)

Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo (Arcade)

TBD

Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale

Dead or Alive 5

Soul Calibur 5

Exhibitions

Coming Soon!

Sponsors

TBA

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 or more entrants – Top 16 pay out – prize distribution TBA

-TTT2, P4A, VF5:FS, KOFXIII – Top 8 pay out – 1st (60%), 2nd (20%), 3rd (10%), 4th (4%), 5th (2%), 6th (2%), 7th (1%), 8th (1%)

-MK, SSF2T – Top 4 pay out – 1st(65%), 2nd(20%), 3rd(10%), 4th(5%)

SoCal Regionals Official Site: (Under Construction)

http://www.socalregionals.com/

Online Registration:

http://www.socalregionals.com/?page_id=6

*Note – Super Street Fighter 4: Arcade Edition ver.2012 and Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 are the only headliner games with a $20 buy in.

Standard Registration (Nov.19-Jan.6): $35 registration fee, plus $10 per game.

Late Registration (Jan.7 – Jan.13): $45 registration fee, plus $10 per game.

On-Site Registration(Jan 18 Only!): $55 registration fee, plus $10 per game.

Spectator Fee:

On-Site Spectator Fee: 3 Day Pass: $10

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)

Spectator Benefits:

• 2 complimentary raffle tickets to win various prizes from our supporters
  
• Access to casual gaming stations with players from all over the world.
  
• Exclusive SCR vendor deals from gaming peripheral, apparel companies, and more!
  
• Hands-on the latest titles and attractions from our sponsors. (More to be announced!)
  

Date:

January 18-20 2013 (MLK Weekend)

Venue:

University of California, Irvine

Student Center

Ballroom C&D

Irvine, CA 92687

Web Site: www.studentcenter.uci.edu

Policies: http://www.policies.uci.edu/adm/tableofcontents.html

Campus Map: http://a.yfrog.com/img707/4917/uci10mapcampuspdf.jpg

Parking Structure on Pereira Dr -

All day parking $10

(In and out access is available as long as you keep your parking ticket)

Food and Beverage:

University Town Center – across campus

Food Court – Wendy’s, Wahoo’s, Panda Express, and Subway with limited hours above ballroom

Recommended Airport:

John Wayne Airport

18601 Airport Way, #41

Santa Ana, CA

(949) 252-5200 ‎ ·

Recommended Hotel:

Atrium Hotel

18700 MacArthur Blvd., Irvine, CA 92612

(949) 833-2770, Fax: (949) 757-0330

UCI Rate: $95

*IMPORTANT: Mention that you're a traveler visiting UCI and that you chose the hotel from this listing found on SNAP UCI. They should honor the rate posted on the aforementioned listing site to UCI visitors, which still stands at $95 as of now. Note that the rate is subject to change.

Atrium Complimentary:

Shuttle to and from UCI and John Wayne Airport

Full breakfast buffet

In-room Internet access

Parking

Stream Channels:

http://www.twitch.tv/leveluplive

http://www.twitch.tv/leveluplive2

http://www.levelup-series.com/live/ (leveluplive & leveluplive2)

Level|Up - SoCal Regionals Event Coordinator

"Level|Up actively works to improve the cohesion, collaboration, and awareness of local and worldwide communities by focusing on elements that are socially accepted; gaming and entertainment.

Level|Up brings a positive recreational atmosphere in gaming with others at events such as Wednesday Night Fights, The Runback, and premier tournaments. These events help defeat society’s video game pessimism through infallible community appreciation, acceptance, and encouragement to any generation of gamers." - Level Up LLC.

Level|Up President:

Alex Valle

Level|Up Operations Manager:

Jimmy Nguyen

Level|Up Stream Producers:

AJ Papa/Frank Reyes/Louis Vigil

Level|Up Photography/Web Design:

Bryan Gateb

For more information on Level|Up events or interested in community programs and media, visit our sites:

www.levelup-series.com

http://www.levelup-productions.com

Twitter:

Follow @levelupseries

Youtube:

www.youtube.com/levelupseries

Facebook Fan Pages:

www.facebook.com/levelupseries

www.facebook.com/AlexValleSF

Disclaimer:

*Level|Up or SCR staff is not responsible for lost, stolen, or damaged articles.

*Level|Up or SCR staff can eject any groups/individuals that cause harm or malicious intent from SCR at anytime.

*Level|Up can change/modify tournament rules at any time.

Edited March 18, 2013 by Kurushii

[Shingin]

Other SCR 2013 Information

I need commentators for SCR 2013!

You must be available to commentate Friday, Saturday and Sunday. I'll need enough in-case some of you make it to top 8.

Edited November 15, 2012 by Shingin

[Guymam]

Other SCR 2013 Information

I need commentators for SCR 2013!

You must be available to commentate Friday, Saturday and Sunday. I'll need enough in-case some of you make it to top 8.

I'll do it. Everyone loves my commentary. :3

[ZomB]

I'm going.

[StayFree( ' 3')]

The savagely impoverished unbathed fightin game masses once again return to my peaceful community.

I'll do it. Everyone loves my commentary. :3

GTFO!!!!¡!!

Edited November 16, 2012 by StayFree( ' 3')

[Alpha152]

SCR! I'm assuming James will be holding a BB side-tourney? I'll do my best to make it to top 8, only to not show up the next day And it's great to see P4 on the main line-up! Also Shingin, would you know if it's possible to pay for a 1-day spectator fee? I won't be showing up for the other 2 days.

[White]

Here's hoping for a BB tournament, last year was fun. If it is done, it would probably be one of the last BB Extend tournament hosted here, would be a good way to see this game off.

[Xie]

If we have space to run a side tournament, I'll do it. Last year's venue didn't really have much space for that type of stuff, but I'll do if it the logistics are there.

[Shingin]

Registration now open! http://www.socalregionals.com/?page_id=6

[SuperFX]

sat down with P4 for the first time in months. Might actually give it a shot again

[ZomB]

What kind of schedule should we expect for this?

[CaliPower]

What kind of schedule should we expect for this?

Every game will start at 10AM on Friday except ST which begins on Saturday.

Pool assignments won't be ready until the week of SCR.

We're still finalizing schedules for other attractions.

We'll update everybody soon!

[ZomB]

Anyone looking to get a hotel for the weekend?

[Shingin]

Sorry guys for lack of news but I got some new announcements!

We are now a Road to Evo Event! Get your evo seed points for P4A!

James Xie will be doing a dedicated P4A stream during SCR. Top 8 Will be shown on one of the main levelup streams.

Lastly, I was able to get us a two hour block in the evening for exhibitions on Friday.

[Shingin]

Heads up for those who did not register yet.

‎[iMPORTANT] Onsite registration will take place this Friday Jan. 18 from 7AM-9AM at the SCR venue. Onsite registration is going to be crazy this year so I'd arrive early to make sure you get a spot. UMVC3/AE tournaments will be capped at 256. Other games will be capped near increments of 32, 64, or 128 depending on how many onsite registrations we get to complete a bracket. Those of you that already pre-regged, pool assignments will be posted by Thurs night on levelup.challonge.com and at the venue. You will see many bye spots reserved for onsite regs so don't freak out. A final list will be adjusted throughout Day 1 to fill the spots.

If you want to be spectator:

Spectator passes will be available Fri, Sat, and Sun during SCR2013 hours of operation. You can purchase them at any time for $10 which is good for all 3 days.(FYI: Price is still $10 if you only decide to go for 1 day.) Players however must still check in on Friday for their badges by 9AM.

[Guymam]

Shingin, y u so gud

[Xie]

I've been told that after 6PM (both days), most pools will be over, so we can think about running side events during that time.

[ZomB]

Surprised no one has posted about the Atlus sponsorship and bonus $500 to the pot. Additionally Madcatz looks like they're putting a stick towards first place?

Hype!

Plus tons of casuals. I can't wait!

[Sanoshi]

GG Side tourney, let's gooooooo

[Jyosua]

I would be up for a BB side tourney.

[Solid Gold Wall]

GG Side tourney, let's gooooooo

yes please

[Sanoshi]

Gonna probably use my setup as one GG setup for sure when casuals begin. Whenever that is.

[Solid Gold Wall]

sounds great, ill definitely be looking for you when im there on saturday.

[Jason D.]

Alright, serious talk. It is now 3:00 AM, with this event starting in like 6 hours. I see nothing regarding pool times. Challonge JUST got finished with adding all the pool brackets. And honestly, I don't even care who's in my brackets. I need to know WHAT TIME THEY START. The SCR Facebook page got updated about five hours ago with pool times for just AE and MvC3. Good for them. And for some reason testyourmight and tekkenzaibatsu have threads that say what time their pools are for their respective games (though the Tekken one looks very out-of-date.) I see SoulCalibur V will have stream time Friday at 11:00 AM, so I guess some pool will occur around that time. But will they start earlier? Will all pools be run the same day? Who knows! And the big elephant in this room, Persona 4 Arena, doesn't even have that much. No listed stream time, no listed pool times.

So, I guess I'm showing up Friday at 9:00 AM. Might have to wait around all day. Might be dead tired by the time I actually need to start playing. Seriously, I love all you guys at LevelUp and all, but this information is EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. It would be nice if it exists.

Also, on a side note: Friday at 9:00 AM? You do realize people work that day, right? And getting anywhere by 9:00 AM means going straight through rush hour traffic? And to Irvine, a city that's not really close to anybody, or has efficient freeways nearby. I'm going to have to wake up at 6:00, I guess. Hopefully that's enough time to make it! Again, I love you guys, and I understand if the tournament needs to be three days long, but 9:00 AM on a weekday is not cool. Also, this Monday, the 21st, is actually MLK Day, so... that would've been excellent for a third day, no?

[Xie]

We've been given the okay to run GG/BB side tournaments after 6PM. I'm not certain we'll be able to fit them in on Friday (due to the P4A exhibition at 8PM), but Saturday for sure will work out.