WEST COVINA - It was likely his last tournament before competing in this weekend's national championship. MYK took home first place in the Video 94 Ranbats 1.3 tournament and now has a hefty lead over everyone else in the standings.

I had a chance to talk to MYK about Sunday's win, his win over Suiken, and his chances in San Francisco coming up on Saturday.

Here's the Ranbats standings at the moment:

1. MYK - 19 points
2. Kane - 7 points
3. Aris - 5 points
3. Suiken - 5 points
5. UUI - 3 points
5. JFJ - 3 points
5. Guey - 3 points

You can get a recap of the tournament here.

Click on the link to listen to the podcast.

Interview with MYK at the Video 94 Ranbats 1.3 tourney (Click to listen)

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ROWLAND HEIGHTS - More than 50 players took part in the first tournament in the third season of the Arcade Infinity Ranbats series. The finals was a familiar site, with ComboJack and Keno meeting up for the title.

ComboJack came back from the losers bracket to defeat Keno and win the tournament. Last season, these two guys were the top two in the standings, but it was Keno who stayed on top.

I talked to ComboJack after his title win, wondering if playing Keno for what seemed like the 500th time in a tournament helped him this time around.

You can listen to the interview below.

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GRANADA HILLS - After they won the 3-on-3 team tournament at Family Fun Arcade, I had the chance to talk to Dae, Onlinetony213 and Hugo101 about their win.

Dae (pictured), Onlinetony213 and Hugo101 won the tournament with an undefeated record. They defeated a team led by a hot-streak Jeremy aka Vicious, who had pulled out two OCVs earlier in the tournament. You can get a recap of the tournament here.

We also talk about the seeming infusion of Super Smash Bros. players into the fighting game scene, as well as who should be playing in tournaments now.

To listen to the interview, click on the link below.

Interview with Dae, Hugo101 and Onlinetony213 (Click to listen)

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LOS ANGELES - Combofiend won the eight-person LA Riots Street Fighter IV tournament on Saturday, then quickly went to Family Fun Arcade for the 3-on-3 event. This is a short interview I had with him after he won the LA Riots competition.

Combofiend defeated Keno, 3-0 in the title match, giving up just one round in the victory.

Here is a recap of the tournament.

You can listen to the interview below.

Interview with Combofiend (click to listen)

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SIMI VALLEY - After the Denjin Street Fighter IV Ranbats 2.2 tournament, I had a chance to talk to ComboJack about winning the tournament. Also, Mike Ross made a revalation about his chances of using Honda in the future (let's say the number has the same shape of an egg).

ComboJack won the tournament with an undefeated record, beating Bryant the Tyrant in the finals, 3-0. Mike Ross finished in third place.

You can get a recap of the tournament here.

You can listen to the interview below.

Interview with ComboJack and Mike Ross (Click to listen)

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SIMI VALLEY - After he won the Denjin HD Remix Ranbats tournament, DGV took some time out to talk about the win, as well as the competition he faced during the Saturday event.

DGV defeated Hugo101 in the title match, 4-0. He won the tournament with a 5-0 record. Here's a recap of the tournament.

You can listen to the interview below.

Interview with DGV (Click to listen)

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SUNNYVALE - Fab came all the way from the East Coast and represented his Tekken community well by winning the NorCal Regionals tournament.

Fab defeated Evolution 2009 champion Rip in the finals, overpowering Rip with his Bob. Earlier, he did the same to Ranbats contender Kane.

In this interview, he talks about playing against Rip in the finals, using Bob, and future events. You can listen to the interview below.

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SUNNYVALE - I had the chance to talk to Ricky Ortiz after his title-clinching victory over Alex Valle in the Street Fighter IV competition at NorCal Regionals. It was his third tournament championship of the weekend.

Ricky also won the first two tournaments of the day, the Third Strike competition and Capcom vs. SNK 2 event. In all three tournaments he won, he ran the table, going undefeated.

In this interview, we talk about the three tournament wins, which one meant most to him, and how he got through the Street Fighter IV tournament.

You can listen to the interview below. (Volume maybe low, so wear headphones)



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Here's an interview we did with Los following his win over Dynasty in the Anaheim Madden Challenge. Los led throughout the way in his title-clinching win. He also won the tournament undefeated. Here he speaks about the tournament as well as his future plans.

Video by A.J. Papa. Graphics by Kelly Bracha.

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HAWTHORNE - During the Active Gamers' Triple Threat tournament on Saturday, I had the chance to talk to Iron Chef, who is one of the more-known "Tekken" players in Southern California.

In the interview, we talked about the game, why playing online is bad, his status in the tournament scene, and his predictions for NorCal Regionals.

You can listen to the interview below.

Interview with Iron Chef (Click to listen)

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