Johann aka UTJ finished 5th with Dhalsim, which was cool too. Edma finished 3rd with his Akuma, Yeb the Gen master from San Diego finished 4th as SD was there in force getting hype (GYT Interview with him above as you'll probably see me walking somewhere), which was cool. While West Coast may feel pissed off that a known player from East Coast invaded it and won because of pride, still California represented at this tournament. Sure, there might be suspicions of Marn sandbagging it playing it cute against Alex, but still played to win regardless (he just wanted drama to happen I guess). Alex could of had it in the bag as he whiffed a jab dragon punch to lose and eventually Marn came back after losing five straight games. I gotta hand it to him for going to hostile territory across America to take it from SoCal Street Fighter legend Alex "Calipower" Valle. Street Fighter IV was the main event of the weekend as Empire Arcadia's Marn from the East Coast won that tournament. with Mike Ross and Eliver aka "KillerKai." It was such a friendly environment that it is hard not to get mad at people especially being at SoCal, where it feels like family and maybe we're just too nice. Even with the tournament going on, the whole weekend just felt chill hanging out with friends like going to Carl's Jr. Also, I filled my stomach with fast food, beer, some energy drinks, and a cranberry vodka, in which I feel so unhealthy, but hey there was an open bar the whole time and sometimes you just need something to get hype, which was the case for me. I already made my shoutouts on Twitter and the SRK results thread, so check those places as there are so many folks to shout out even though I knew I forgot some people (Sorry!).
It was great hanging out with friends I have met in the last few months thanks to playing SF4 as they are nice people that like to go crazy at times. West Coast Warzone was filled with so many people. Kelly" as Yeb's Gen shows Magus1234's Viper what's up. All that is left to do there is just chill, hang out with friends within the awesome community and drink. With that, I was knocked out of the tournament and at least I didn't get 2 and out, which makes me happy. I was eliminated in my next match against Fade Out, another Ryu player who knew what he was doing compared to the other Ryu player I faced. Usually Bison has the tools to beat shoto characters like Ryu and Sagat, but still those shotos win the matchup. After that, I was sent to losers and won my next match against some Ryu player. He played Sagat against me and while he won 2-0, I gave him my best and didn't go anything stupid playing a smart match as some rounds were close. Peter is a nice guy and a veteran of Street Fighter games having big tourney experience for years. My mindset is just go there and play the game, which I did (Yet Gootecks plugs my Twitter before the match starts lol). I had to face Combofiend with the internets watching on live stream, which was cool to play on the main stage, but certainly the nerves kicked in a bit. My pool was stacked with solid players from Combofiend, who I had to face next after winning my first match and Yeb, the San Diego Gen master and crowd favorite. Most of the pools seem stacked with big hitters despite many roadblocks, specifically players rocking console characters. Bison, aka Dictator, I won my first match against some random Balrog player. I used a Hori Stick EX3 since this tournament was on Xbox 360 as I at least played early in the second pool compared to most people waiting the whole day to play in the later pools. I gotta give hosts of the tournament John Rog and Kai for doing their thing even though its their first time hosting a major like this as I'm sure they learned a lot of what to do and not do next time. As West Coast Warzone is my first console major tournament, it was definitely a fun event to experience competing in Street Fighter IV, hanging out with familiar and new faces, and getting my drink on (sort of). Capcom 2 (on Dreamcast!!!), BlazBlue, Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix (Teams 2v2), and King of Fighters XII. Other games were Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike (aka I love watching this game!), Marvel vs. Street Fighter IV was the main game as nearly 300 players entered that alone and about a third of them registered at the last minute.
Last weekend was West Coast Warzone, aka the biggest SoCal tournament in existence as big names from the region as well some of out of towners from NorCal, Shytown, and East Coast. While most people are likely chilling out on their Labor Day weekends, let's just say my weekend is a little different or actually way different.
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