Australian fighting game event runners and community. Hosts of BAM: Battle Arena Melbourne, Australia's largest fighting game/open entry esports event.
Announcing the Platinum and Gold tournament lineup for #BAM10!
The tournament structure for BAM10 will be in three tiers – Platinum, Gold and Silver. Platinum and Gold are awarded the coveted BAM glove Trophy. Silver (Medal DIY events) will be announced soon.
Register now! www.smash.gg/bam10
Welcome to Dragon Ball FighterZ
It’s a very exciting time in 2018. Arc Systemworks, the developers behind Guilty Gear and Blazblue, have graced us with their presence in developing a fighting game for one of the most popular anime shows in the world. As an avid fighting game competitor, I’ll try to explain as clearly and as simply as I can of what kind of a game Dragonball Fighter Z is, and touch on the do’s and don’ts I have found so far with my limited time on the game. As both a Guilty Gear and Tekken player, it was very interesting to find the similarities and differences it had with Guilty Gear.
First off, at its core DBFZ borrows elements of air-dasher fighters (games with strong aerial movement seen in Guilty Gear and Blazblue) and elements of “team” mechanics seen in Marvel vs Capcom. Interestingly it has simplified both systems and has introduced some things of its own in reference to the actual show. For those that are scared to delve into the Fighting game genre, DBFZ looks to make the transition into understanding the competitive nature of fighting games much easier with its simplified mechanics. Read more
Revisit BAM9 in the video and info below. Full Results And Photography Here
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2017 is over and the results are in!
Here are the Top 4 in each game – Congratulations to all our winners!
Take a look at the Results Section for the full total.
Photos from the December ranbat can be found on our Facebook page via the link below
December Ranbat 2017 – 10 Year anniversary
Ranbat 2017 ranking point winners
Melee players
FGC area and crowd
Doing our part to support PAXAus for yet another year! Read on for our console tournament schedule, but let us share the other awesome activity around the show:
Panels:
What Makes a Fighting Game Good?
Featuring CouchWarriors and Ozhadou Community members! 6pm Friday, Gamespot Theatre
http://aus.paxsite.com/schedule/panel/what-makes-a-fighting-game-good
CouchWarriors: 10 Years Building a Gaming Community 9pm Friday, Kookaburra Theatre
http://aus.paxsite.com/schedule/panel/couchwarriors-10-years-building-a-gaming-community
Tournament Stages
CouchWarriors team members are helping run these tournament stages:
Throwdown Street Fighter V with Red Bull
Throwdown Esports $16K Street Fighter V tournament at PAX Aus: CouchWarriors Supporting
Injustice 2 with ESL Australia and 18point2
INJUSTICE 2 Major PAXAUS Tournament: $20K Prize pool. CouchWarriors supporting
Console Tournament Area:
CouchWarriors have been called upon once again to host the fighting game section of the Console Tournament area at PaxAus, running through all three days and hosting a wide variety of games to suit any gamer, new or old.
As usual, between tournament sets we are open for learn to play sessions and casual matches. So feel free to take a break between all those panels, cosplaying and indie games to come join in for some competitive fun!
Winners for each tournament will receive a limited edition PAXAus medal!
Direct link to our schedule can be found here.
Games Available:
Street Fighter 5
Tekken 7
Injustice 2
Super Smash Bros for WiiU
Marvel vs Capcom: Infinite
Dead or Alive 5: Last Round
CouchWarriors is proudly supporting a major Injustice 2 tournament to be hosted at PAX Australia with a prize pool of AUD$20,000!
Qualifiers will be held on Friday 27th. The final eight will compete on Sunday 29th for glory and their share of the massive prize pool:
1st prize: $7,500
2nd place: $5,000
3rd & 4th place: $3,500
REGISTER HERE: https://smash.gg/tournament/injustice-2-major-pax-aus-tournament
When: Round 1 qualifiers – Friday 27th October on the PAX Arena stage
Final 8 – Sunday 29th October on the PAX Arena stage
Where: PAX Australia, Melbourne Convention Centre, 1 Convention Centre Pl, South Wharf VIC 3006
Cost: Entry to the tournament is free. Entry to the Friday session at PAX Australia required, valued at $65 – Sunday passes will be provided for anyone in the final 8 that doesn’t already have one. Tickets are available here.
BRING YOUR OWN CONTROLLER There is a BYOC / Sticks policy for the event. We have some available for emergency and our friendly players will often loan a controller, but we ask you to please bring your own!
Every month at the CouchWarriors Ranking Battles, the results are tallied and at the end of the year, we’ll celebrate our most consistent placers with a top of table medal.
Here are the Top 3 in each game after June’s Ranbat, which saw the debut of TEKKEN and INJUSTICE 2.
Take a look at the Results Section for the full total.
Photos from this month are below the table.
| Smash64 | Points | Melee | Points | Smash4 | Points | ProjectM | Points |
| Pete | 40 | Dekar | 36 | Extra | 30 | Tyler | 48 |
| Indefa | 30 | Fess | 20 | Jdizzle | 22 | Nido | 34 |
| Mitch | 28 | Saucy | 14 | Snugs | 18 | Dekar | 24 |
| SF5 | Points | DOA5U | Points | GGXrd | Points | KoF | Points |
| Somniac | 48 | AlexMD | 46 | Feri | 42 | Sketch | 26 |
| Reepuplzorg | 32 | Berzerk | 32 | Javi | 40 | Somniac | 24 |
| Zed | 28 | Robdawgg | 17 | Julian | 20 | Toxy | 10 |
| Tekken7 | Points | VF5LR | Points | Injustice2 | Points | RoA | Points |
| Daniel | 14 | AlexMD | 10 | googie | 10 | SNC | 40 |
| Bboy Phoenix | 14 | Berzerk | 8 | kd | 8 | Neeson | 24 |
| Chandy | 10 | BonBon | 6 | hazzles | 6 | Jet | 22 |
What a huge weekend it was at the Melbourne Convention Centre for Battle Arena Melbourne 9! The CouchWarriors team is incredibly proud of the event and pleased to see so many people had a great time. With over 800 competitors and overall attendance over 1,800, it was an awesome event. From the community buzz and smiling faces at the afterparty, it looks like everyone had a great time, which is the number one thing for us.
Photography, replays and more are to come, but for now, here are the top results across each tournament as found in Smash.GG/BAM9
Hit up the Twitch replays for each game by following the guide in this post
Photos:
Videos:
Full tournament results list below
Battle Arena Melbourne 9 is upon us!
See below for the Stream guide, Floor plan and review the POT Bonuses for each Major game. Plus, we have VR Fighting game VFC on the floor and info on discounts for meals and drinks at the BAM Afterparty.
Finally, make sure you take in this handy BAM9 Event Guide from our Facebook event.
Streaming Channels:
www.twitch.tv/BandaiNamcoEurope
www.twitch.tv/CouchWarriorsSmash
Follow the event discussion at discord.gg/c7hww6q
Two mighty World Champions of Street Fighter have been confirmed. Both Daigo and Infiltration will be at #BAM9!
Will you be there?
Daigo Umehara also known as The Beast is a multiple title fighting game champion. He won two consecutive EVO World Championships in Street Fighter IV, and famed for this video, EVO Moment 37.
Lee Seon-woo aka Infiltration burst on to the scene during Street Fighter IV and his powerful, methodical play and ability to “download” an opponent’s playstyle and overcome them has led him to dominance and is the first Street Fighter V EVO World Champion. [Video]
More international player reveals to come!
