| 05 January 2011
To some of you, it might not mean much because you might not think it will make a difference. You might think that you'll get a point and have to face Daigo Umehara after the third round, if you get that far. Based on the possibility of the amount of attendants, it probably won't happen.
I want to give you some idea of how powerful just one seeding point might be.
There's the possibility of 2,000 players competing in the Super Street Fighter IV tournament this year. At the moment, if there are no seeding tournaments put in, as few as many as 160 players could earn seeding points. If each tournament didn't reach the 128 quotia, then only 80 players would get seeding points.
At 2,000 players, the 160 seeding players make up 8 percent of the bracket. And if there are only 80 players, then the number drops to 4 percent. That's insane.
So, if you're one of those players that like to play the bracket game and hope for the best, would you rather be one of 1,840 players and hope that you don't face an elite player right away, or one of 160 players that is guaranteed to get some help early in the tournament?
At 2,000 players, it is 12 wins to the title undefeated. And if you lose, it could be as many as 24 consecutive wins. Not sure who had the longest winning streak in the losers bracket -- I remember Gamerbee winning at least six in a row -- but it didn't matter because the championship match were two guys that started the Top Eight in the winners bracket.
Wouldn't you want to get as much help as possible to win Evolution? It starts with these 10 tournaments. Make sure you get a seeding point. It is going to help out.
