Australian fighting game event runners and community. Hosts of BAM: Battle Arena Melbourne, Australia's largest fighting game/open entry esports event.
Our second wave of game announcements for BAM14 is here! All of the following games have been added for registration: SAMURAI SHODOWN SOULCALIBUR VI Touhou Hisoutensoku Kamen Rider: Super Climax
A huge welcome back to all world warriors, local legends and online grinders joining us for CouchWarriors League 2024! The CWL is even bigger and better this summer season, tracking
CouchWarriors League 2024 is just over the horizon, but the MASSIVE launch of the long-awaited Tekken 8 demands our attention – and all of yours! We’re hosting our inaugural tournament
Fighting Games make for an incredible live event spectacle, and anyone can join! Once again we’re teaming up with THE GAME EXPO to host tournaments for your favourite fighting games!
CouchWarriors VIC FGC Ranbats for October 2019 were held on Saturday the 5th at Davies St in Brunswick. Here’s a summary of the results in every game and how the top matches played out. A complete listing of match results and brackets for each game can be viewed on Smash.gg here.
Results for SFV, MK11, Tekken 7, and Smash U count towards the standings for the BAM Path To EVO series for that game, which can be viewed here.
Street Fighter V
ORDER|ROF
DS|Somniac
Schenkhan
Christian “ORDER|ROF” Dedalija may have barely a quarter of the BAM Path to EVO points that Xavier “DS|Somniac” Nardella can boast, but he was on a mission to change that this weekend. ROF blitzed the field and bopped Somniac twice along the way, sending a clear message to his VIC rival.
Wondering where you can find details for all upcoming CouchWarriors events for the month in one place?
Well, it’s always a good idea to check our Facebook. But now these simple roundup posts will also serve as a quick reference here on the site.
Check out what we have for October, and look forward to a fresh update on the 1st of each month!
QLD
CouchWarriors QLD Ranbat – October 5th, 9AM-9PM. QUT Gardens Point Campus, 2 George St Brisbane, S Block Level 4. (Past event, included for reference)
CouchWarriors QLD Ranbats for October 2019 were held on Saturday the 5th at George St Brisbane. Here’s a summary of the results in every game and how the top matches played out. A complete listing of match results and brackets for each game can be viewed on Smash.gg here.
Results for SFV, MK11, Tekken 7, and Smash U count towards the standings for the BAM Path To EVO series for that game, which can be viewed here.
Street Fighter V
Willing Foe
Happy
GodlyEffect
Wade “Willing Foe” Ballantyne made a big run after being 2-0’d in Winners Quarters. Not only did he avenge his upper bracket loss in the Losers Final against Michael “GodlyEffect” Wright, but he then whitewashed Kim “Happy” Nguyen in Grands to make it back-to-back ranbat wins.
For archival purposes, CouchWarriors QLD presents the top placings from our September 2019 Ranbats. View a full listing of entrants and results from each bracket on Smash.gg here.
Results for SFV, MK11, Tekken 7, and Smash U count towards the standings for the BAM Path To EVO series for that game, which can be viewed here.
We’re returning to Melbourne Esports Open to bring fighting games to #MEO2019! Catch all the action on the CouchWarriors Fighting Game Stage as part of this major esports festival! MEO is coming up on August 31 to September 1
Five fighting games. $1,000 Base Prize Pool Each.
Compete in Street Fighter V, Dragon Ball FighterZ, Tekken 7, Super Smash Bros Ultimate and Super Smash Bros Melee. Melee has an extra $500 thanks to Melbourne Melee, and Dragon Ball has something extra special!
Dragon Ball FighterZ World Tour
We’re bringing DBFZ World Tour to the MEO arena! Take part in this Tenkaichi event, claim a share in an added $1,000 cash prize pool and earn points on the world leaderboard. More info on DBFZ World Tour: https://dbfzworldtour.com/
When: August 31 to September 1. Rego by 10am, Tournaments start 11am
With your tickets for event entry, registration for the fighting games are free. Each game is double elimination, entry is open to all comers and skill levels. Compete to show you’re the best, or improve your skills!
SCHEDULE FOR FIGHTING GAMES AT MEO
Saturday
Tekken, Street Fighter V and Dragon Ball FighterZ
Doors Open for registration:Check in at the MEO registration desk between 9am and 10am on the day to confirm your spot in the bracket.
All tournaments will start at 11am. All games are double elimination.
The biggest fighting game tournament in the world is this weekend! EVO 2019 in Las Vegas will draw players from across the globe, including players from Australia and New Zealand. Read on to follow who will be going and the event schedule.
Proudly sponsored by CouchWarriors’ BAM Path To EVO program, three players achieved ANZ champion status at BAM11 this year. As a result their flights and accommodation is taken care of and they have arrived to make their mark at EVO!
Super Smash Bros Smash Ultimate Winner: Bradley Defective Dagger Kun
Defective Dagger defeated previous Smash Ultimate champion Extra, a changing of the guard moment
Travis is a top SFV player but couldn’t attend the eastern states events to earn points. He claimed his spot as the top player in the main BAM tournament itself and won through.
There are many more great ANZ players at EVO so keep an eye on the CouchWarriors and FGC twitter accounts, we’ll be sharing their posts as we see them!
EVO Schedule in AEST
The official EVO schedule image has been updated by our own Dragon Ball FighterZ and Samurai Shodown TO, Aura, for your viewing convenience!
Brisbane has been lacking a major FGC national event for some time now and thanks to the Couchwarriors team in Brisbane we will finally have a national series grace the sunshine state once again!
Sunny Side Up will be the 2nd fighting game major that Couchwarriors has run this year with BAM11 having being the largest open entry esports event in Australia once again breaking its own record and Couchwarriors Crossup being planned for a sequel later on in the year.
Sunny Side Up is being held at the University of Queensland on the 10th and 11th of August with Australia’s best players gearing up to make the journey to Brisbane, it is expected to be a thrilling weekend of pure FGC action.
Sunny Side Up will earn double points in the second installment of the BAM Path to EVO series! This series finale of the first iteration of the Path to EVO series saw three players win trips to compete at Evolution 2019 in Las Vegas! Information on the BAM Path to EVO series can be found at http://www.bampathtoevo.com.
Schedule: To be announced
Dates: Saturday, August 10th – Sunday, August 11th 2019
Location: University of Queensland Union Building, St Lucia, 4067, QLD
$40 Soft-boiled Egg Registration (Ends Sunday 30th of June Midnight)
$60 Hard-boiled Egg Registration (Ends Thursday 9th of August Midnight).
$70 on day registration (Gold and Silver tournaments, cut off 1hr before tournament start)
Registration for all Platinum level tournaments and Smash titles ends July 31st!
Tournament Entry Fees:
$10 per Platinum and Gold tournament
$5 per Silver and DIY tournament
Spectator:
$10 Weekend (can convert to Venue entry)
IMPORTANT:
If you don’t have a pass, then you will not be allowed onto the venue
Please ensure you have your pass visible at all times.
Picking up your Ticket/Pass:
You will need to show a valid form of ID (PayPal Receipt / Smash.GG Account / License) when speaking with the TO’s to pick up your pass.
Speak to our TO’s at the Registration Desk to pick up your passes. Once you have your pass, you will be free to play casuals or when scheduled, play your tournament matches.
The Games
Platinum Games:
Super Smash Bros: Melee Singles
Super Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition
Super Smash Bros: Ultimate Singles
Tekken 7
Gold Games:
Super Smash Bros: Project Melee
Super Smash Bros: Ultimate Doubles
Super Smash Bros: Melee Doubles
Mortal Kombat 11
Dragonball FighterZ
Silver Games:
Project M
Soul Calibur 6
UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH Exe:Late[st]
Guilty Gear Xrd REV2
BlazBlue: Central Fiction
BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle
MORE SILVER AND DIY GAMES TO BE ANNOUNCED!
Make sure to make your way up to the Sunny Side for Sunny Side Up this August!
This special Ranking Series ties across the community monthly RanBat tournaments across Australia and New Zealand, and in regular online events. Gathering these points lets us find the top players across the region, award prize, and provide a free trip to CouchWarriors Crossup at end of year.
Every month as events conclude you can follow the player rankings on a central points ladder. The ladder can be found at BamPathtoEvo.com.au
Each event is live streamed and featured in Twitch.TV front page promotion in ANZ.
Now, as BAM11 has wrapped, we’re resetting the points, adding a NEW game in MK11, and kicking off a new season!
Season 2 Changes
BAM Path To EVO Season 2 will use the same points system, with a twist for upcoming majors, and provide players a set of goals for the second half of 2019. This Season will lead into our end of year finals event, CouchWarriors Crossup (CWC).
CWC in turn will be the curtain raiser for the next phase, leading to BAM and EVO in 2020.
In a nutshell:
Season Dates – June to November, 2019
Games:
Mortal Kombat 11 (NEW)
Street Fighter V
Tekken 7
Super Smash Bros Ultimate
Double Points at Majors – BPTE Points will apply to the following interstate Majors with DOUBLE points. Support your regional major!
Sunny Side Up (Brisbane, August 10-11) Register Now
Ozhadou Nationals (Sydney, September 20-22)
Southern Crossup (Auckland NZ, October 5-6)
Top points per game get travel & entry to CouchWarriors Crossup
We’ll reimburse your flight if coming interstate and provide free venue
Prizes!
Tournament prizes and Subscriber rewards are to be announced.
Channels To Follow Subscribe – Sub to any below to CrowdFund more ANZ Player Travel!
The team at CouchWarriors would like to humbly thank Ellis Johnson for his work along with his team in Queensland for the CouchWarriors Community. It’s thanks to the efforts of him and his team that we have been able to extend our events and community to the Sunshine State.
It is with great pleasure to present this years community award to our colleague and long time friend, Jason O’Callaghan, for his hard work & contributions for the CouchWarriors Committee. It’s thanks to him and the team at New Game Plus, we have been able to run our events and tackle new opportunities.
From the team and people at CouchWarriors, thank you for all of your hard work and dedication, we couldn’t do it without you.
