A "King of Summer" will be crowned.
Arturo "TS Sabin" Sanchez is getting prepped for the start of the Super Street Fighter II Turbo summer series. The event will begin on Saturday (Sept. 8) at 1 a.m. ET.
Here is some more information on the series (via ST Revival):
| FORMAT / RULES: | ||
| There are three 64-man bracket qualifying tournaments (three chances to qualify). | ||
| ROUND 1 - September 8, 2012 @ 1AM ET | ||
| ROUND 2 - September 15, 2012 @ 1AM ET | ||
| ROUND 3 - September 22, 2012 @ 1AM ET | ||
| The winner of each tournament QUALIFIES for the FINALS on September 22th, immediately following the conclusion of ROUND 3. | ||
| The winner of each tournament may not enter the following qualifying tournaments. | ||
| TO HELP KEEP PINGS AS LOW AS POSSIBLE, WE'RE RESTRICTING PLAYERS FROM THE UNITED STATES< CANADA, AND MEXICO ONLY. (SORRY!) | ||
| PING LIMIT OF 160ms IN IN EFFECT. IF YOUR PING IS OVER 160ms WHEN CHECKED BY A TOURNAMENT ORGANIZER, YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE. | ||
| PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR PORTS ARE FORWARDED CORRECTLY BEFOREHAND. IF THERE ARE ISSUES WITH YOUR CONNECTION, YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE. | ||
| Registration will close 15 mintues before the tournament start time. PLEASE SHOW UP 15 minutes before the tournament start time. | ||
| All matches in the qualifying tournaments are 2 OUT OF 3 games and DOUBLE ELIMINATION. 64 man cap. | ||
| WINNERS FINALS, LOSER FINALS, and GRAND FINALS are 3 OUT OF 5 GAMES. | ||
| NO CHARACTER LOCK. Loser may switch characters. Winner must stay with the same character. | ||
| Akuma is banned. Zangief's "magic grab" glitch is banned. | ||
| Anyone who is caught using macros or turbos, will be DISQUALIFIED and BANNED. | ||
| Any excessive unsportsmanlike behavior will result in a BAN. Keep it civilized, gentlemen! | ||
| If two players cannot connect, a coinflip will determine the winner. | ||
| FINALS: | ||
| THREE MAN, RACE TO TEN format between the three finalists. | ||
| The first two players will be chosen at random and they will play one game. WINNER STAYS. The third player plays the winner one game. Repeat. First player to TEN is the CHAMPION! | ||
