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Congratulations to everyone that participated in the Fight For Relief event throughout the state on Sunday. Through multiple efforts, about $30,000 was raised to help victims affected by the earthquake in Japan and subsequent tsunami in the Pacific Ocean.
Just because the event is over doesn't mean you can't help. You can still donate by heading to GlobalGiving's dedicated page.
If you want to check out the broadcast, hit the jump ...
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Just because the event is over doesn't mean you can't help. You can still donate by heading to GlobalGiving's dedicated page.
If you want to check out the broadcast, hit the jump ...
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Today is the Fight For Relief charity event taking place at two California locations. The guys at iPLAYWINNER and Level|Up are running a joint broadcast.
The main goal is to raise funds to help victims hurt by the earthquake in Japan and the subsequent tsunami that struck the Pacific Ocean.
Please donate if you can; you can go here to donate.
Video of the broadcast follows the jump ...
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The main goal is to raise funds to help victims hurt by the earthquake in Japan and the subsequent tsunami that struck the Pacific Ocean.
Please donate if you can; you can go here to donate.
Video of the broadcast follows the jump ...
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In a rematch, Mike Ross got the better of Texas' Adam Jewel, beating him at Southern Impact this past weekend. This could, perhaps if people are looking for straws to grasp on a Monday morning, start a debate between online vs. live tournaments. Jewelman had beaten Mike Ross in the second Evolution Online Tournament, winning the trip to Las Vegas as well as some other nice prizes.
Southern Impact didn't have the stakes of similar note, but it was a major event for the South nonetheless. It seemed like another close match was going to happen between the two, but Mike put Jewelman through a slow bleeding process. Stats of the match are on the Fighting Game Stats database.
Mike was 5 for 6 when getting the first hit and 4 for 4 when getting the first combo, both well above tournament averages.
Jewelman was only 1 for 4 when on game point. In those four rounds, EX usage was a big factor. His EX usage was .250 (4 for 16) compared to Mike, who was .688 (11 for 16).
Check out the video of the match following the jump ...
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Southern Impact didn't have the stakes of similar note, but it was a major event for the South nonetheless. It seemed like another close match was going to happen between the two, but Mike put Jewelman through a slow bleeding process. Stats of the match are on the Fighting Game Stats database.
Mike was 5 for 6 when getting the first hit and 4 for 4 when getting the first combo, both well above tournament averages.
Jewelman was only 1 for 4 when on game point. In those four rounds, EX usage was a big factor. His EX usage was .250 (4 for 16) compared to Mike, who was .688 (11 for 16).
Check out the video of the match following the jump ...
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The stats for the championship matches in the Box Hill Time Out ranbats series look more like my own stats. They're not great. Yes, there is statistically a drop in offensive performance when it comes to non-Top 8, full Top 8 and finals matches. Players tend to be more conservative, and the endings are a coin-flip.
But I didn't expect this.
I created a dedicated page for the tournament series on the Fighting Game Stats database. In compiling the finals averages, this is what came up:
Before you say that this is because they play one game matches; three of the four finals have been two games, so essentially they're playing just as much as a normal finals. Having a third round to win does not change things either.
Maybe things change tonight in the next tournament (or yesterday, depending on where you are). But it's going to take a lot to bump the numbers back up to average. no comments
But I didn't expect this.
I created a dedicated page for the tournament series on the Fighting Game Stats database. In compiling the finals averages, this is what came up:
- First-hit win percentage: .541
- First-combo win percentage: .520
- EX connection percentage: .301
- EX usage: .734
- The closeout rate has been .800
Before you say that this is because they play one game matches; three of the four finals have been two games, so essentially they're playing just as much as a normal finals. Having a third round to win does not change things either.
Maybe things change tonight in the next tournament (or yesterday, depending on where you are). But it's going to take a lot to bump the numbers back up to average. no comments
Earlier in the week, the guys at Level|Up posted the finale of Season 1 in the Wednesday Night Fights' Marvel vs. Capcom 3 tournament series. You can see the match here.
I posted the stats of the championship match, and you can find those on the Fighting Game Stats database. Justin Wong won and was nowhere near a triple-double. Then again, he didn't need to be because he was so in control of the second game that it just seemed like a formality in the final 20 seconds.
With that in mind, stats of all four championship matches are now available on the database. Here's some things to note from the title matches:
The loser did have a better hyper efficiency. However, on average, the winner was getting three more assists in per match. Obviously, the winner is putting in more pressure than the loser, taking more risks. In the finals, the loser never had more than five hypers. Meanwhile, the winner had at least five hypers.
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I posted the stats of the championship match, and you can find those on the Fighting Game Stats database. Justin Wong won and was nowhere near a triple-double. Then again, he didn't need to be because he was so in control of the second game that it just seemed like a formality in the final 20 seconds.
With that in mind, stats of all four championship matches are now available on the database. Here's some things to note from the title matches:
- The average player in the title match had 11.36 combos, 5.00 assist and 5.88 hypers per match.
- There were no triple-doubles. The closest was Justin Wong against Floe in the 1.2 finals, where he was three assists away from getting it.
- This is how the winner and loser of a title match compared on average:
| Winner | Loser | |
| Combos | 15.50 | 7.25 |
| Assists | 7.00 | 3.00 |
| Assist Efficiency | .453 | .437 |
| Hypers | 7.75 | 4.00 |
| Hyper Efficiency | .693 | .889 |
The loser did have a better hyper efficiency. However, on average, the winner was getting three more assists in per match. Obviously, the winner is putting in more pressure than the loser, taking more risks. In the finals, the loser never had more than five hypers. Meanwhile, the winner had at least five hypers.
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Justin Wong beat Floe once again in the finals of a Wednesday Night Fights tournament. The latest outcome came Wednesday in the initial tournament of Season 2.
The difference this time was that Justin posted a triple-double against Floe; he had 23 combos, 13 assists and 11 hyper combos against Floe. He hadn't done that in any of the two previous encounters. However, to be fair, last night's final was a 5-game series and all others were 3-game series.
Stats of the title match are available in the Fighting Game Stats database.
A triple-double wasn't locked in until Justin's Tron connected on the final two hyper combos to finish off Floe in the contest.
Justin's assist efficiency was .485, and his hyper efficiency was .958. By comparison, Floe's assist efficiency was zero -- he didn't get an assist -- and hyper efficiency .928.
Video of the finals, provided by Offcast, follows the jump ...
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The difference this time was that Justin posted a triple-double against Floe; he had 23 combos, 13 assists and 11 hyper combos against Floe. He hadn't done that in any of the two previous encounters. However, to be fair, last night's final was a 5-game series and all others were 3-game series.
Stats of the title match are available in the Fighting Game Stats database.
A triple-double wasn't locked in until Justin's Tron connected on the final two hyper combos to finish off Floe in the contest.
Justin's assist efficiency was .485, and his hyper efficiency was .958. By comparison, Floe's assist efficiency was zero -- he didn't get an assist -- and hyper efficiency .928.
Video of the finals, provided by Offcast, follows the jump ...
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Eduardo "Puerto Rico Balrog" Perez won the Super Street Fighter IV tournament at Final Round XIV on Sunday afternoon, beating Japanese player Tokido in the finals.
With the win, PR Balrog will receive one of the coveted top seeds in the Evolution 2011 World Finals.
PR Balrog, the losers bracket representative, forced a second championship match before eliminating Tokido. PR Balrog was actually out-comboed by Tokido, 23-18 in the second finals, but once he was on game point, he outcomboed Tokido, 5-4. In both finals matches combined, Tokido out-comboed PR Balrog 43-39, having just a one combo advantage in the first finals.
In both finals matches combined, the players had a .500 first-hit win percentage. PR Balrog was 7 for 14 in rounds where he got the first hit, including 5 for 8 in the first finals. no comments
With the win, PR Balrog will receive one of the coveted top seeds in the Evolution 2011 World Finals.
PR Balrog, the losers bracket representative, forced a second championship match before eliminating Tokido. PR Balrog was actually out-comboed by Tokido, 23-18 in the second finals, but once he was on game point, he outcomboed Tokido, 5-4. In both finals matches combined, Tokido out-comboed PR Balrog 43-39, having just a one combo advantage in the first finals.
In both finals matches combined, the players had a .500 first-hit win percentage. PR Balrog was 7 for 14 in rounds where he got the first hit, including 5 for 8 in the first finals. no comments
Tokido won the Beat By Contest Super Street Fighter IV tournament on Sunday in Switzerland, needing two championship matches to take down Sakonoko in an all-Japan final.
Tokido was the winners bracket representative but lost, 2-1 and had to play a second finals against Sakonoko. In both finals combined, Tokido out-comboed Sakonoko, 26-22, including a 12-8 edge in the second finals.
You can watch the finals, with commentary by Team Spooky, following the jump ...
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Tokido was the winners bracket representative but lost, 2-1 and had to play a second finals against Sakonoko. In both finals combined, Tokido out-comboed Sakonoko, 26-22, including a 12-8 edge in the second finals.
You can watch the finals, with commentary by Team Spooky, following the jump ...
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Arturo Sanchez won the first Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition tourney at Chinatown Fair earlier this week, staying to his style in beating Andre Lambert in the title match.
Stats of the title match are in the database.
The stats were fairly even, but something stood out as I had expected it to be; initial aggressiveness. Combined, both guys were 5 for 8 when getting the first hit and 6 for 8 when getting the first combo. Arturo was 3 for 5 and 4 for 5, respectively, in those two categories.
A .750 first-combo win percentage is fairly high, especially in the finals where play tends to be more conservative. But by all accounts, Arcade Edition leans toward playing aggressive. Expect the numbers to be somewhere along this realm.
Arturo's defense did play somewhat into his win. He got hit by a super attack to lose a round, and that was the only time he got hit by EX meter against Andre in the seven rounds played. Take out that one round, and Arturo was 6 for 8 on EX meters compared to Andre, who was 0 for 8.
Videos of the title match follow the jump ...
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Stats of the title match are in the database.
The stats were fairly even, but something stood out as I had expected it to be; initial aggressiveness. Combined, both guys were 5 for 8 when getting the first hit and 6 for 8 when getting the first combo. Arturo was 3 for 5 and 4 for 5, respectively, in those two categories.
A .750 first-combo win percentage is fairly high, especially in the finals where play tends to be more conservative. But by all accounts, Arcade Edition leans toward playing aggressive. Expect the numbers to be somewhere along this realm.
Arturo's defense did play somewhat into his win. He got hit by a super attack to lose a round, and that was the only time he got hit by EX meter against Andre in the seven rounds played. Take out that one round, and Arturo was 6 for 8 on EX meters compared to Andre, who was 0 for 8.
Videos of the title match follow the jump ...
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The team of Chad Ochocinco, Patrick Willis and Access Hollywood's Maria Menounos won Madden Bowl XVII last night in Dallas. They're the first team to win a Madden Bowl, as the format switched to a 3-on-3 event this year. Willis was last year's runner-up.
EA Sports had a breakdown of what happened, so hit up their blog:
EA Sports had a breakdown of what happened, so hit up their blog:
Leading for most of the surprisingly low-scoring finale, Menounos, Willis, and Ochocinco, playing as the Indianapolis Colts, held off a late rally by a New Orleans Saints team that featured quarterback Drew Brees, running back Reggie Bush, and quarterback Chase Daniel.no comments
The Saints had a chance to tie the game with 0:37 left in the fourth quarter after scoring what seemed to be a game-tying touchdown. However, opting to go for the win instead of overtime, the Saints failed to convert the two-point conversion, thus sealing their fate.
"After we scored that last touchdown I thought we had it," said Madden NFL 11 cover athlete Drew Brees. "Our secret weapon of Chase Daniel helped get us back into the game, but we fell just short. Still, it was a hard-fought game and lot of fun. I can't wait to do it again."
Two former Madden Bowl winners were unexpectedly eliminated from the tournament in the semi-finals when running back Maurice Jones-Drew of the Jacksonville Jaguars and running back Willis McGahee of the Baltimore Ravens failed to advance in their respective games.
