SXSW Gaming Fighters Invitational

[e][h]SXSW Gaming Fighters Invitational

League Information

Series:

SXSW

Sponsor(s):

Twitch

Game:

Street Fighter IV

Version:

Ultra

Type:

Offline

Location:

 Austin, TX

Venue:

Palmer Events Center

Format:

Groups, Double-elimination

Prize Pool:

$20,000 USD

Start Date:

2015-03-13

End Date:

2015-03-15

Number of Players:

16

Liquipedia Tier:

Tier 1

• Overview
• Round-Robin
• Bracket

Information

About

SXSW was an Ultra Street Fighter IV invitational tournament held in Austin, Texas, taking place between March 13th - March 15th, 2015. The tournament featured 16 of the best players from around the world, and had a substantial $20,000 USD prize pool.

The winner of the tournament was the Ken player Momochi, who was fresh off his Capcom Cup 2014 victory. Without dropping a single set, Momochi cruised into the grand finals where he defeated Kazunoko with a final score of 4-1.

Broadcast Talent

• Commentators:
  •  James Chen
  •  UltraDavid (David Philip Graham)

Prize pool

Place	Prize	Player	Team
1st	$10,000	Momochi	Evil Geniuses
2nd	$4,000	Kazunoko
3rd	$2,000	GamerBee	AVerMedia
4th	$1,500	Tokido	Mad Catz
5th-6th	$750	Justin Wong	Evil Geniuses
		Daigo	Mad Catz
7th-8th	$500	PR Balrog	Evil Geniuses
		Xian	Team Razer

Finals Bracket

Semifinals

  Momochi

2

  Momochi

  Daigo

March 15, 2015

Ken 

2 - 1

 Evil Ryu

Ken 

2 - 1

 Evil Ryu

  Daigo

0

  GamerBee

2

  GamerBee

  Kazunoko

March 15, 2015

Adon 

2 - 1

 Yun

Adon 

2 - 1

 Yun

  Kazunoko

0

Winners Finals

  Momochi

3

  Momochi

  GamerBee

March 15, 2015

Ken 

0 - 2

 Adon

Ken 

2 - 0

 Adon

Ken 

2 - 0

 Adon

Ken 

2 - 0

 Adon

  GamerBee

1

Losers Round 1

  Justin Wong

2

  Justin Wong

  Xian

March 15, 2015

Rufus 

2 - 0

 Elena

Rufus 

1 - 2

 Poison

Rufus 

2 - 1

 Poison

  Xian

1

  Tokido

2

  Tokido

  PR Balrog

March 15, 2015

Akuma 

2 - 1

 Evil Ryu

Akuma 

1 - 2

 Evil Ryu

Akuma 

2 - 0

 Evil Ryu

  PR Balrog

1

Losers Round 2

  Daigo

1

  Daigo

  Tokido

March 15, 2015

Evil Ryu 

2 - 0

 Akuma

Evil Ryu 

0 - 2

 Akuma

Evil Ryu 

1 - 2

 Akuma

  Tokido

2

  Kazunoko

2

  Kazunoko

  Justin Wong

March 15, 2015

Yun 

2 - 1

 Rufus

Yun 

2 - 0

 Rufus

  Justin Wong

0

Losers Round 3

  Tokido

1

  Tokido

  Kazunoko

March 15, 2015

Akuma 

2 - 0

 Yun

Akuma 

1 - 2

 Yun

Akuma 

0 - 2

 Yun

Akuma 

0 - 2

 Yun

  Kazunoko

3

Losers Finals

  GamerBee

1

  GamerBee

  Kazunoko

March 15, 2015

Adon 

0 - 2

 Yun

Adon 

1 - 2

 Yun

Adon 

2 - 0

 Yun

Adon 

1 - 2

 Yun

  Kazunoko

3

Grand Finals

  Momochi

3

  Momochi

  Kazunoko

March 15, 2015

Ken 

2 - 0

 Yun

Ken 

1 - 2

 Yun

Ken 

2 - 0

 Yun

Ken 

2 - 1

 Yun

  Kazunoko

1

Participants

Notable Entrants

Momochi 

Tokido 

Xian 

PR Balrog 

Snake Eyez

Sanford Kelly 

K-Brad 

LPN 

Kazunoko

Daigo 

GamerBee 

Justin Wong 

Hamad

Ryan Hart 

NuckleDu 

Ricky Ortiz 

Additional Content

Additional VODs

Top 8 VODs can be found in the bracket details (above). Games from earlier in the bracket can be found in the VODs below. The VOD is in multiple parts due to network issues at the event.

• 2015-03-15 |  SXSW Fighters Invitational: Day 3, part 1
• 2015-03-15 |  SXSW Fighters Invitational: Day 3, part 2
• 2015-03-15 |  SXSW Fighters Invitational: Day 3, part 3
• 2015-03-15 |  SXSW Fighters Invitational: Day 3, part 4
• 2015-03-15 |  SXSW Fighters Invitational: Day 3, part 5

Articles

• 2015-03-15 | SXSW Invitational USF4 Tournament results  by EventHubs
• 2015-03-16 | SXSW 2015 Street Fighter Tournament Winner Crowned  by IGN

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