[May 18, 2013] East Coast Throwdown 5 (Morristown, NJ)

SweetJohnnyCage

[08] Mercenary
Ladies and gentlemen, Joe "iloveu" Ciaramelli (AKA Long Island Joe) and John
"SweetJohnnyCage" Gallagher are proud to present:

East Coast Throwdown V

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SPONSORED BY:

One Frame Link
Mad Catz
The VideoXGames
UltraSpec Cables
Atlus

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East Coast Throwdown 4 was easily the most fun we've ever had at a tournament. The energy in that room was simply electrifying throughout the entire weekend. From the intense exhibitions between OMG itz Andre vs Unk0wn and RayRay vs Fanatiq to the nail-biting finals between Justin Wong and RayRay. And that was just Marvel!

ECT4 also marked the first tournament with international presence from Asia. AverMedia's GamerBee was in attendance last year and proved to be quite the threat in every game he entered. It was truly an honor to be able to host a legendary player such as Bruce and we'd be happy to welcome anyone from around the world to our event.

Joe and I were really pleased with the way ECT4 was run. We finally have systems in place to make sure everything runs as efficiently as possible with minimal delay. Our pre-registration system worked flawlessly and about 90% of you guys saved yourselves some dough and registered early. This allowed us to start on time and finish early. We received awesome feedback from the community and we're more than pleased to be bringing ECTV to you guys. We hope everyone who came last year will come back again for more spine-tingling excitement. The stuff we currently have in the planning stages has, and I quote from Joe himself, "the energy to bring back Jesus". So ladies and gentlemen, without further ado, we're ecstatic to present East Coast Throwdown V!

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Hyatt Morristown
3 Speedwell Avenue
Morristown, NJ 07960
(973) 647-1234

=====MASS TRANSIT INFORMATION!!!=====

To get to the hotel using mass transit, please take the Morristown Train Line from Penn Station in New York to the Morristown station.

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HOTEL ROOM RESERVATIONS CAN BE MADE @ http://ecthrowdown.com/hotel/

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ONLINE PRE-REGISTRATION IS NOW LIVE!
http://www.ecthrowdown.com/registration
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We will be using the same ultra-efficient pool system we used at ECT4. By ensuring that around 16 or 32 (depending on the game) people are in each bracket, pools can run very fast and very efficiently. I will be doing brackets by hand again this year in order to better guarantee that people don't have to play 2 games at once. Since we're using smaller brackets, there will be more pools available to place players in, making sure you guys don't have to be in 2 places at once. Just report to your pool, stick around for 2-3 hours depending on how you play, and you're done! If you do have to play more than one game at a time, it is YOUR responsibility to tell your pool handler that you're in another game. If you go missing for 20 minutes because you were playing in another tournament, you might get DQ'd because the handler doesn't know where you are.

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The games that will be held as main tournaments are as follows:
  • Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition v2012 (Xbox 360) - $10
  • Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 (Xbox 360) - $10
  • Street Fighter X Tekken (Xbox 360)
  • Tekken Tag Tournament 2 (PlayStation 3) - $10
  • Mortal Kombat 9 (PlayStation 3) - $10
  • Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Online Edition (PlayStation 3) - $10
  • Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (MAME on PC, sticks will be provided) - $5
  • King of Fighters XIII (PlayStation 3) - $10
  • Soulcalibur V (PlayStation 3) - $10
  • BlazBlue Continuum Shift Extend (PlayStation 3) - $10
  • Guilty Gear XX Accent Core (PlayStation 2/Or Console of Community's Choice) - $10
  • Darkstalkers: Resurrection (Vampire Savior) - $10
  • Persona 4 Arena (PlayStation 3) - $10
  • Skullgirls (PlayStation 3) - $10
  • Dead or Alive 5 (Xbox 360) - $10
This list is subject to change, but we don't think we'll be deleting any games from it unless there is barely any community support. As always, if you want to see a game run, LET US KNOW!

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  • Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition v2012
    • 2/3 Rounds
    • 2/3 Matches, 3/5 Winners/Losers/Grand
    • Prize will be 70/20/10 of entry fees
    • 1st Place Receives FREE FLIGHT to VideoXGames Qualifier in Puerto Rico
  • Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3
    • 3/5 Matches
    • Prizes will be 70/20/10 of entry fees
    • 1st Place Receives FREE FLIGHT, HOTEL, AND VIP ENTRY to the VideoXGames in St. Marteen, held on July 25-28
  • Street Fighter X TEKKEN v2013
    • Default Evo Gems Enabled
    • 2/3 Rounds
    • 2/3 Matches, 3/5 Winners/Losers/Grand Finals
    • Prizes will be 70/20/10 of entry fees
  • TEKKEN Tag Tournament 2
    • 3/5 Rounds
    • 2/3 Matches, 3/5 Winners/Losers/Grand Finals
    • Prizes will be 70/20/10 of entry fees
    • 1st Place Receives FREE FLIGHT to The Fall Classic 2013 in Raleigh, NC, held on September 14-15
  • INJUSTICE: Gods Among Us
    • 2/3 Rounds
    • 2/3 Matches, 3/5 Winners/Losers/Grand Finals
    • Prizes will be 70/20/10 of entry fees
  • Mortal Kombat 9
    • 2/3 Rounds
    • 2/3 Matches, 3/5 Winners/Losers/Grand
    • Prize will be 70/20/10 of entry fees
  • Persona 4 Arena
    • 2/3 Rounds
    • 2/3 Matches, 3/5 Grand Finals
    • Prize will be 70/20/10
    • $500 Bonus provided by Atlus!
  • BlazBlue: Continuum Shit Extend
    • 2/3 Rounds
    • 2/3 Matches, 3/5 Grand Finals
    • Double Elimination
    • Unlimited Characters are BANNED
    • Loser can change character, winner is character locked
    • Prizes are 70/20/10 of entry fees
  • King of Fighters XIII
    • 2/3 Games
    • 2/3 Matches, 3/5 Grand Finals
    • Double Elimination
    • Prizes will be 70/20/10 of entry fees
    • $500 Bonus provided by Atlus!
  • Street Fighter III 3rd Strike
    • 2/3 Rounds
    • 2/3 Matches, 3/5 Winners/Losers/Grand Finals
    • Gill is BANNED
    • Prizes will be 70/20/10 of entry fees
  • Darkstalkers Resurrection (Darkstalkers 3/Vampire Savior)
    • 2 Bat Rounds
    • Turbo 3
    • 2/3 Matches, 3/5 Grand Finals
    • Double Elimination
    • All available in-game button macros are legal (PPP, KKK, etc)
    • Prizes are 70/20/10
  • Skullgirls
    • 2/3 Rounds
    • 2/3 Matches, 3/5 Winners/Losers/Grand Finals
    • Double Elimination
    • Prizes will be 70/20/10 of entry fees
  • Dead or Alive 5
    • 2/3 Rounds
    • 2/3 Matches, 3/5 Winners/Losers/Grand Finals
    • Double Elimination
    • 60 Second Rounds
    • Normal Life
    • Prizes will be 70/20/10 of entry fees
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If you guys have any comments, questions, or concerns, please feel free to voice them here or shoot me a PM! Let's get hype!!!
 
this tournament gets better and better every year. ive been going since ECT2. hopefully all of my exams will be done by the time this rolls around. id be very disappointed if i had to miss it :(
 
School is over for me by then. I have no reason not to go.

We think we finally found the sweet spot for this tournament. June was too crowded and the week before Memorial Day was our original weekend. Plus, most schools are done.

Jonnitti, thanks for the feedback!
 
Hotel room reservations can be made, book now! I put the link in the first post.

Also guys, Winter Brawl 7 marks the start of the East Coast TEKKEN TAG TOURNAMENT 2 Circuit, so be sure to head there for your shot at a free flight to Final Round XVI!
 
As Malice said, registration is now live! Emergency on-site registration will be $45 this year, so save yourself some money and pre-register today!
 
What about recording?
Its not a bandwidth issue... its a space issue. There are so many streams at ECT already, and the 3D stream just wasn't popular enough at least year's ECT. Next year, if ECT is at a bigger venue, they will have me back to stream.

I'll stream anything though, not just 3D games... but in the tri-state area, thats all anyone asks me to stream.
 
I shat myself when I saw Gamer Bee entering SCV last year.

I had a blast last year and will hold it down for South Jersey / Philly this year.
 
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