[Aug 11, 2012] TST 7: Bigger Than Ever! (Winnipeg, Manitoba)

It's official. The big one is coming. "That Summer Tournament" aka TST is back! We still have a lot to announce but we wanted to get that date out there so you guys have a lot of time to prepare. Mark it down on your calendars. Book that time off. Tell all your friends. We want to make this one our biggest and we need you to make it possible.

We're doing some heavy discussion behind the scenes for the next couple weeks so expect info to be revealed earlier than usual but it is definitely time to get hype!

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Date: August 11th - 12th, 2012

Venue:

As promised. This year's TST will be taking place outside the UofM. It has been confirmed for Canad Inns on Pembina by the Tavern if you're familiar. Here's the full address and the room number:

Ambassador Room A

Canad Inns Destination Centre Fort Garry
1824 Pembina Highway
Winnipeg, MB R3T 2G2

ph: (204) 261-7450 fx: (204) 261-5433
tf: 1-888 33-CANAD (22623)

Venue Fee: 5$

Yes, there is a registration fee this year. It's necessary to cover the costs of the venue rental. However, if you don't wish to enter tournaments, site entrance is still free and gets you access to casual play, exhibitions, and/or money matches.

Registration usually begins 1 or 2 hours before each tournament, so get there early and warm up some too.

If you wish to enter any tournament, you pay for the tournament entry fees on top of the 5 dollars.

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Stream provided by Yayze from Yayze.tv on the Chip Damage Twitch.tv Channel

www.twitch.tv/chipdamage

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Schedule and Game lineup

All games will be played under US Playstation 3

Saturday

2:00pm - King of Fighters XIII - 5$
2:00pm - Super Smash Bros Melee - 5$
3:00pm - Blazblue - 5$
3:00pm - Mortal Kombat 9 - 5$
4:00pm - Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition 2012 2v2 Teams - 5$ per player (10$ per team)
6:30pm - Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 2v2 Teams - 5$ per player (10$ per team)
8:00pm - Soul Calibur V - 5$

Teams will be single game all the way through and will be played under A-A B-B rules. What that means is Player A from one team will face Player A from the other team in a single team and Player B from one team will face Player B from the other team. If both players from one team win, they move on. Otherwise, the two winning players will face each other in a tie-breaker.

Sunday

2:00pm - Super Street Fighter II Turbo - 5$
3:00pm - Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown - 5$
3:00pm - Skullgirls - 5$
4:00pm - Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition 2012 Singles - 10$
6:30pm - Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 Singles - 10$

UMVC3 singles will be 2/3 in the preliminary brackets and 3/5 during the Top 8.

We may have other things planned after all the tournaments are finished so feel free to stick around in case.

Directors: Chip Damage Staff

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Rules: Standard EVO rule set. This includes banned wireless controllers unfortunately.

AE2012

Double Elimination Tournament
PS3
2/3 Rounds, 99 Sec
2/3 Matches up until Winners, Losers, Grand Finals
3/5 Matches for Winners, Losers, Grand Finals

UMvC3

Double Elimination Tournament
PS3
2/3 Rounds, 99 Sec
2/3 Matches up to Top 8
3/5 Matches Top 8

KoFXIII

Double Elimination Tournament
PS3
2/3 Rounds, 99 Sec
2/3 Matches up until Winners, Losers, Grand Finals
3/5 Matches for Winners, Losers, Grand Finals

SCV

Double Elimination Tournament
PS3
3/5 Rounds, 60 Sec
2/3 Matches up until Winners, Losers, Grand Finals
3/5 Matches for Winners, Losers, Grand Finals

• Create-a-soul characters and custom outfits for regular characters are banned from tournament play
• Edge Master, Elysium, and Kilik are banned from tournament play
• Viola Back-Throw Infinite is banned
  • back-throw > back-throw = BANNED
  • back-throw > reset > back-throw = BANNED

BB:CSE

Double Elimination Tournament
PS3
2/3 Rounds, 99 Sec
2/3 Matches up until Winners, Losers, Grand Finals
3/5 Matches for Winners, Losers, Grand Finals

Skullgirls

Double Elimination Tournament
PS3
99 Sec Matches
2/3 Matches up until Winners, Losers, Grand Finals
3/5 Matches for Winners, Losers, Grand Finals

SSFII Turbo

Double Elimination Tournament
PS3
Game Modes: Turbo 3 - Remixed Mode
99 Sec Matches
2/3 Matches up until Winners, Losers, Grand Finals
3/5 Matches for Winners, Losers, Grand Finals

VF5:FS

Double Elimination Tournament
PS3
99 Sec Matches
2/3 Matches up until Winners, Losers, Grand Finals
3/5 Matches for Winners, Losers, Grand Finals

• custom characters are allowed
• Dural banned from tournament play

MK9

Double Elimination Tournament
PS3
99 Sec Matches
2/3 Matches up until Winners, Losers, Grand Finals
3/5 Matches for Winners, Losers, Grand Finals

• Kratos banned from tournament play
• You may not pause during the "Finish Him/Her!" screen to check for fatality inputs. You are allowed to pause for the sake of ending the match quickly if you choose to do so.
• Kombat Kodes are not allowed. This also means no mashing buttons during the loading screen.
• If Chamber of the Flame or Street stage comes up in random, players have the option to re-random the stage.

SSBM

Double Elimination Tournament
Gamecube
8 min Matches
Stock: 4
2/3 Matches up until Winners, Losers, Grand Finals
3/5 Matches for Winners, Losers, Grand Finals

• No items. Items are strictly forbidden during tournament play.
• Depending on number of entries, the first wave of match-ups may only be 1 game.
• Stages are limited to 6 "neutral" stages for random. Other stages are then open for counter picks. Each player may knock out one stage for the entire set.
• The first round stage is selected by random, but, if both players (teams) can agree on a stage then the first match can be played on any stage they agree upon except those not permitted during tournament matches.
• Players may not choose a stage in a game where they have already been declared victor.
• The winner of a game may change characters.
• Winner of a game must select their character before the opponent player chooses.
• Players who wish to have the game paused must request that their opponent pause the game. If the game is paused by the player who requires the game pause, the opponent is given the ability to restart the match on a level of his choice is they so choose. This rule does not apply to sudden obstructions and catastrophes.

• The following stages are considered "neutral stages":
  Final Destination | Yoshi's Story | Fountain of Dreams | Kirby 64 | Pokemon Stadium | Mute City

• The following stages are permitted during tournaments after the first game:
  Final Destination | Yoshi's Story | Rainbow Cruise | Fountain of Dreams | Pokemon Stadium | Corneria | Peach's Castle | Green Greens | Kongo Jungle | Kongo Jungle 64 | Dream Land 64 | Battlefield | Mute City | Poke Floats

• The following stages are not permitted during tournaments:
  Onett | Icicle Mountain | Yoshi's Island 64 | Flat Zone | Brinstar Depths | Big Blue | Hyrule Temple | Termina - Great Bay | Venom | Fourside | Mushroom Kingdom | Mushroom Kingdom II | Yoshi's Island | Jungle Japes

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This is largely a BRING YOUR OWN STICKS/CONTROLLER event but.
The console equipment will be labeled and registered to ensure its safety. However, please be careful with your sticks. Furthermore, if you know you’re attending and you do not have a stick to use, make sure you have a friend who can donate.

For pad/PS2 stick players, we tend to have PS2 pads and/or converters around, but don't take this as confirmation of us having them there for you. Bring your own to be safe as opposed to sorry.

Rooming:

Express by Canad Inns
1792 Pembina Highway
Winnipeg, MB R3T 2G2

ph: (204) 269-6955 fx: (204) 261-4543
tf: 1-888 33-CANAD (22623)
email: fgexpress@canadinns.com

Rooms are currently $99 a night from Friday to Monday.

Call in and ask the front desk to book a room using confirmation number "115131" to get one of the rooms that are on hold for the tournament goers. Rooms are on hold from now til July 28th.

If you have any questions, please email Jim_kim at jimkim@chipdamage.com or message me here and we will try to answer as quickly as possible!