New Website!

We have moved our website to Squarespace! The Domain should redirect automatically to the New site. But just in case it doesn’t yet here is the link:

http://theboxarena.squarespace.com/

The Box Arena, SD TEKKEN, and TTF Presents: Duæl a 2v2 SF4 and T6 Tournament!

Head over to the New Website for Updates! www.theboxarena.com

Pre-register your Team now! Put Team on First Name (i.e. Box Arena) then Handles on Last Name (i.e. Kuizzy – Nat-mecha).

NOTICE!

I will be deleting improperly done entries on Eventbrite! Please make sure to properly follow instructions. I will re-iterate them once again here:

First Name: “Team Name” (i.e. “Box Arena”)

Last Name: “Handle1 – Handle2” (i.e. “Kuizzy – Natmecha”)

Also, It is 1 entry per team per event.

Thank you

–NAT-mECHA

When: January 9, 2010
Where: Miramar Speed Circuit – 8123 Miralani Dr, San Diego, CA 92126-4342
Sign ups: 10am-11:30am
Tournaments are scheduled to begin between 12 and 1pm

Extra Details:
Both tournaments will be double elimination 2v2
Your partner for SF4 and T6 Do not have to be the same
You cannot have 2 of the same characters on one team
You must stick to one character for the whole tournament
1 tournament fee charged per person

$5 Tournament Fee per player. Players pay this once for both games.
$10 per game/person ($20 per team) (100% of this goes to pot)

Event Scheduling

10:00am-11:30am Tekken 6 Team Check-in

02:00pm-03:30pm Street Fighter 4 Team Check-in

*NOTE* Tournament will begin once Sign-ups and Brackets are done

Casuals Room Scheduling

There will be casuals running during both Tournaments.

10:00am-04:00pm Street Fighter 4 Casuals

04:30pm-Closing Tekken 6 Casuals

Street Fighter 4
2/3 Rounds
1 Game
Tournament structure will be SBO Style
(Player A1 versus Player B1, then Player A2 versus Player B2, If Both Player from a Team win, they progress. Otherwise, Winners play each other.)
Grand Finals is 2/3 rounds, 2/3 games
Pause during matches will be handled on individual basis
Payout Structure varies depending on entrants
Rules

Tekken 6
3/5 Rounds
1 Game
Tournament structure will be SBO Style
(Player A1 versus Player B1, then Player A2 versus Player B2, If Both Player from a Team win, they progress. Otherwise, Winners play each other.)
Grand Finals is 3/5 rounds, 2/3 games
Pause during matches will be handled on individual basis
Payout Structure varies depending on entrants
Rules

Variable Tournament Payout Structure

A standard tournament payout structure usually consists of 100% of the
prize pool divided into 70%, 20%, 10%, in acsending order from first
to third place. However, our variable payout structure is based on the
amount of players participating in the event.

Our variable payout structure compensates the top ~10% of the players.
This is based on a 8 person variable.

1-35 players = 3 payouts
36-48 = 4 payouts (50%, 25%, 15%, 10%)
49-56 = 5 payouts (50%, 20%, 15%, 10%, 5%)
57-64 = 6 payouts (50%, 20%, 10%, 8%, 7%, 5%)
65-72 = 7 payouts (50%, 20%, 10%, 8%, 5%, 4%, 3%)
73-88 = 8 payouts (45%, 20%, 10%, 8%, 7%, 5%, 3%, 2%)
89-96 = 9 payouts (40%, 20%, 10%, 8%, 7%, 6%, 4%, 3%, 2%)
97&^ = 10 payouts (40%, 20%, 10%, 8%, 7%, 6%, 4%, 3%, 1%, 1%)

Additional prizes will be supplied by the Sponsors of this event:

MadCatz
Frubble
A Sketchpad Brand
Six19 printing
Hori



Upcoming Events: Bar Fights @ Hooters on Dec 11

The Box Arena is heading out this Friday on December 11th to Gooteck’s Bar Fights Tournament @ Hooters in Anaheim. We will be bringing up SD’s elite with us to give So Cal’s best some competition. Be sure to check this event out since I’m definitely going to try out those epic wings to keep talking about 😀 and some lovely breasts . . . I mean chicken boobs … errr  . . . . . . . . . . you know what I mean. See everyone there!

–NAT-mECHA out!

Here are more details from Gooteck’s site:

Entry fee:$5 if you’re entering the tournament, FREE if you just want to come watch the action, but we’re capping the bracket at 64 players due to time constraints

Payout:

• 1st Place: 60% of pot + LA Riots II Invite + $120 BONUS
• 2nd Place: 30% of pot + LA Riots II Invite + $60 BONUS
• 3rd Place: 10% of pot + LA Riots II Invite + $20 BONUS
• 4th Place: $25 Hooters Gift Card + LA Riots II Invite
• 5th-6th Place: $10 Hooters Gift Card
• 7th-8th Place: Entry fee back
• $50 BONUS TO BEST MATCH OF THE NIGHT

Where:
2438 E Katella Ave
Anaheim, CA 92806-5901
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When: Friday December 11th at 8PM 7PM, but please arrive earlier for registration!

Format:2/3 Rounds,2/3 Games, Double Elimination, 99 Seconds, No Handicap

Console: We will have a mix of Xbox 360s and PS3s, but Top 8 will be played on Xbox so we can record and stream it.

Buy 1 Entree Get 1 Free: Hooters was kind enough to provide us with a special coupon exclusively for the tournament.  The coupon gets you a free entree with the purchase of an entree which means you and a buddy get to eat for half price!  Click here to print the coupon.

Pre-Registration: We are asking everybody to please pre-register for the tournament because it will allow us to make the brackets BEFORE everyone shows up so that no time is wasted on signups.  We are capping entrants at 64 due to time constraints, but anybody can come watch for free!

LA Riots: Recap

Thanks to Gootecks and Coin-op TV for inviting as part of the live audience in this invitational event held at Stream.TV’s studio. We were pretty amazed with the production value you guys put on for the event and were pretty envious if we can someday pull off something even close to what you guys had. It was tons of fun eventhough it was a short event. All the matches were exciting especially seeing Happytang Kai ranting how much he hates Street Fighter 4 and then proceeding to wipe your face on the floor with his Spectacular Fuerte. Congratulations to Combofiend for taking 1st place, Keno – 2nd, Happytang Kai – 3rd. Thanks again and see guys at Barfights next week!

Combofiend keepin’ it cool. Kai Salty

2nd and 3rd but we got sticks!

What happens we you play each other too much . . .

Only 5 people were actually interested to be here =P

Picture brought to you by Morton’s Salt- When it rains, it pours

More Pictures at our Smugmug Page

The Specialist II @ Cicada’s: Recap

Double Dragons!

Good job to our San Diego Team for beating out LA East, Inland Empire, and Valley team at the House of Cicada’s Specialist II. I think that was much better outcome than we all expected. 🙂 Thanks to Cicada, Alex Valle, and the rest of the House of Cicada team for having us over and hosting a long, enduring, but fun event. Thanks to Hori for handing out Joysticks for each team as prizes. It is great to see the So Cal Community gather it’s best to level up our region. See you guys again soon.

More Pictures at our Smugmug Page

Check out LA Riots

The Box Arena has been invited to watch live-in-studio LA Riots presented by Gootecks and Coin-Op TV. It will showcase’s LA’s Top 8 players in a special invitational tournament. Me, Hun-E-Bee, and ShadyK will be there in the audience so come look for us in the stream! 🙂

–NAT-mECHA out!

Check out the stream starting 2pm PST on Justin.tv

Cheer on the SD team at House of Cicada’s Specialists II – Livestream

Be sure to look out and cheer on the San Diego Team as they go head to head with So Cal’s best at the House of Cicada’s for a 5 vs 5 So Cal Regional Exhibition matches. The Box Arena will be there to drive(lol) our team captain and also take some picture as coverage of the event. Be sure to watch because this is going to be HYPE!!

Check out the Livestream starting at 9pm PST!

Box Arena Tech Shirts! Now available from Preorder till Dec 20th!

Previously exclusive staff shirt is now available for preorder! The Box Arena Tech Shirt features the Box Arena name and logo on the front and the Tech logo and graphic on the back. Available in various sizes and colors. Proceeds will go to upgrading our stream equipment to HD to better serve you guys 🙂

Preorders will be accepted till December 20, 2009 and will be ready for shipping or pick-up on our January 9, 2010 Tournament. Make sure to grab yours now!

http://theboxarena.squarespace.com/store/

Box Arena Sessions: New Location!

The Box Arena Wednesday Sessions returns! Since there’s still a lot of unpacking to do, we decided to open  the Box only to the members of the SD team that will be participating at the House of Cicada’s 5 vs 5 Regional battle this friday. We will have regular sessions starting next week. BUT as stated, it will only be by invite basis. As you can see in the pictures, the new Box is significantly smaller than before so we cannot have a whole lot of people at our place. Since other stations are at people’s rooms and I don’t want my carpet messy! Please make sure to read the guidelines to be invited to Wednesday sessions. See you guys soon!

–NAT-mECHA out!

More Pictures at our Smugmug Page

Box Arena is Back! New Box Arena Wednesday Sessions Guidelines

The Box Arena is no longer going to have the same structure. You all know our expertise is hospitality, and for that reason we are going to have to close The Box to the general public. THIS IS NOT SAYING YOU CANNOT COME TO THE NEW BOX ARENA ON WEDNESDAYS!!! The matter is simply that our house and living room are significantly smaller, and we cannot accommodate the usual 40+ people. In result, we will be running the new Box on an invite only basis.

If you are a dedicated SF4 player, and you would like to play on Wednesdays PLEASE EMAIL ME your cellphone number and you will be sent a text on the Monday of each week IF you are one of those chosen. (those selected will be at random, so please do not take offense to any of this post) When you receive this text, you will be allowed to bring 1 (one) person whom also should be a dedicated player. There are a few people that either work for or play for The Box Arena that are VIP and do not need an invite, however these people do not have the authority to bring anyone, so don’t ask them! IF you would like to join us and bring good competition, make sure you email me your number. Bye!

–Hun-E-Bee