This Friday, Major League Gaming is hosting the Summer season's Fighter Arena featuring the top eight from the Spring Championships in both Soul Calibur V and Mortal Kombat. In what's sure to be some fierce competition, these elite players will face off in a round robin style tournament before a semi-final and final round to decide who's really the best around – or to use a popular FGC term, a run back. Each tournament will be for $3,400 in cash for the winner, in addition to room and board for all entrants.
The broadcast will feature two streams: the gameplay stream hosted by Juicebox, with Tom Brady providing the main casting for Mortal Kombat, and Bibulus for Soul Calibur V and the Dr Pepper Ultimate Access stream hosted by Gootecks, showcasing behind-the-scenes coverage and interviews all weekend long.
Players include:
Mortal Kombat:
Pool A Pool B
(1) – DJT1993 (2) – PerfectLegend
(4) Pig of the Hut (3) – EGPTyrant
(5) – GGA_Dizzy (6) – GGA16Bit
(8) – riu48 (7) – vVvREO
Please note: DetroitBalln and CDjr were both invited to the event but unfortunately cannot attend. Too bad, they’re both really fun players to watch.
Soul Calibur V:
Pool A Pool B
(1) – Keev_ (2) – Kayane
(4) – rtd_atl (3) – LostProvidence
(5) – Something-Unique (6) – _Hawkeye
(8) – Kinetic_Clash (7) -Linkrkc
These events are always great because they give you time to really get to know the competitors and their back stories a little better than the break neck pace most fighting game tournaments have, since most matches are so fast and there are so many entrants. The action kicks off at 4:00 EST with Soul Calibur V, available for free up to 480p, with an upgrade available to 720p and near instant access to VODs – you can check out the full schedule below.
Broadcast Schedule for Friday, August 10 (all times ET):
Soul Calibur V
4:00 PM – 7:00 PM Pool Play
7:00 PM – 7:15 PM Bracket Semifinal A
7:15 PM – 7:30 PM Bracket Semifinal B
7:30 PM – 8:00 PM Finals
Mortal Kombat
8:00 PM – 11:00 PM Pool Play
11:00 PM – 11:15 PM Bracket Semifinal A
11:15 PM – 11:30 PM Bracket Semifinal B
11:30 PM – 12:00 AM Finals
Dustin Steiner is GameZone's eSports Correspondent! Follow him on Twitter @VGHC_Deitis and check out Video Gaming Hard Corps, where he is a local tournament organizer for the S. FL. Fighting Game Community.
