March 1, 2010

Justin Wong Wins Level|Up Street Fighter IV Tournament

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This past Saturday, Level|Up held it’s first tournament in Southern California directed by Street Fighter veteran Alex Valle. The 64-man tourney included 80% of the West Coast’s top players but in the end Justin Wong proved again why he’s still the U.S. National Street Fighter Champion. Rolling through qualifications with ease, Justin faced only brief difficulty during the finals against Peter “Combofiend” Rosas. The two battled it out in a rare Cammy mirror match, never seen before in a top level tournament. Although Peter scored a few wins against Justin with his surprise choice of Cammy from left field, it wasn’t quite enough to take the title.

Level|Up Street Fighter IV Results
1. Justin Wong (Cammy, Rufus)
2. Peter “Combofiend” Rosas (Cammy, Abel, Sagat)
3. Ricky Ortiz (Rufus)

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Level|Up also held it’s first Beat-The-Pro event where attendees had a chance to win cash by besting a “Pro” player in a two of three game match up. Alex Valle was the guest pro of the night, and two of the eight contestants (Richard Nguyen and “Juicebox”) were able to beat the seasoned veteran. Each winning $100 and bragging rights to say “I beat the pro!” For more event details, video coverage and information about future tournaments, be sure to check out Level|Up.

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