Australian fighting game event runners and community. Hosts of BAM: Battle Arena Melbourne, Australia's largest fighting game/open entry esports event.
While we’re having a blast at PAX Australia 2014, here is a quick reminder of our next Ranking Battle event, a day of tournaments and casuals, will be on November 16th – details at the link.
Also in November
– MoeMall Friday Weekly meetups in the CBD
– CCH Fortnightly on Nov 8 and 22
Tournaments, casual games, tips and training – CouchWarriors Ranking Battles are a day long fighters festival! Newcomers are welcome as well as tournament veterans. This is the traditional CouchWarriors event since formation in 2006!
This month we’ve just seen the release of Super Smash Bros on the 3DS, so we expect plenty of people to bring their handhelds!
That’s alongside tournaments for a range of other games. All rankings and results will be tallied at the end of the year. Come play or BYO your setup. Enjoy some casuals or get in your tournament practice going with our structured events.
When: SATURDAY – October 18th : 12pm-10pm
Where: Brunswick Masonic Hall 6 Davies St, Brunswick North
Cost: $10 Entry + Tournaments (Expected pot fee is $5 per tournament)
Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1531876347029969/?ref=4
Current Schedule
12pm – Doors, Casual play
1pm – Late – Smash 4 (3DS), Melee and Project M
2pm – 5pm – Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate
3pm – 6pm – Ultra Street Fighter IV
4pm – 7pm – King of Fighters XIIII
6pm – 9pm – Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3
6pm – 9pm – Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown
Also available for play if community BYO added setups:
Killer Instinct
SkullGirls
Injustice
BBCP
Tekken Tag Tournament 2
BRING YOUR OWN CONTROLLER
There is a BYOC / Sticks policy for the event. Our friendly players will often loan a controller, but we ask you to please bring your run! Also, while we should have enough equipment to run the tournaments, everyone will appreciate anybody who can bring setups for casuals and DIYs.
HOW TO GET THERE
Tournaments, casual games, tips and training – CouchWarriors Ranking Battles are a day long fighters festival! NOTE – VENUE CHANGE: We’ll be at the Abbotsford Mason’s Hall, round the corner from CCH.
Giving players an additional location to get casuals and tournament practice, and all fighters are welcome. Get sharp ahead of Ozhadou Nationals next month! Come play or BYO your setup.
When: SATURDAY, September 20th – 12pm-10pm
Where: Abbotsford Masonic Hall
141 Gipps St, Abbotsford, 3067
Cost: $10 Entry + Tournaments (Expected pot fee is $5 per tournament)
Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1483050098614737/?ref=5
12pm – Doors, Casual play
1pm – Late – Super Smash Bros Brawl, Melee and Project M
1pm – 5pm – Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate
3pm – 6pm – Ultra Street Fighter IV
4pm – 7pm – King of Fighters XIIII
6pm – 9pm – Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3
6pm – 9pm – Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown
Also available for play if community BYO added setups:
Killer Instinct
SkullGirls
Injustice
BBCP
Tekken Tag Tournament 2
BRING YOUR OWN CONTROLLER
There is a BYOC / Sticks policy for the event. Our friendly players will often loan a controller, but we ask you to please bring your run! Also, while we should have enough equipment to run the tournaments, everyone will appreciate anybody who can bring setups for casuals and DIYs.
HOW TO GET THERE
Park or get off at Collingwood Station…
Walk either down the alley, or down the main street
Weekly – MoeMall Meet n Mash! – Every Friday, Melbourne CBD
Fortnightly – CCH Casual Play – Every second Saturday, Collingwood Town Hall Library
August dates: Saturday 2nd, 16th
Monthly – CouchWarriors Ranking Battles – Sunday Mid Month, Brunswick Mason’s Hall.
Next Monthly is Sunday, August 17th.
CHAOz – Cosplayers, Hobbyists and Artists of Oz
August 23-24, 2014. Melbourne University.
CouchWarriors Hosts the Video Game Room
PAX – Penny Arcade Expo
Oct 31-Nov 2, 2014. Melbourne Exhibition Centre.
CouchWarriors Will Host a Fighting Game Lounge in the Console Freeplay/Tournament Area
Melbourne August 29-31
http://www.shadowlogic.com.au/
Sydney October 11-12
Thanks to the guys at MoeMall , CouchWarriors hosts weekly Friday night fighting game meetups for all your FGC needs in the Melbourne CBD! With this we will be focusing on an awesome relaxed environment for casual play with various events running through the night. Here’s a few things you can expect from us:
All night long casual setups!
Now with 8 setups for all your playing needs and plenty of space for you to bring your own system and play whatever you want. Make sure to BYO sticks though guys! (Or beg / bribe people there) Even during events there will always be casual setups also free for use.
SF4 League!
Rank battles that will be stacked according to skill. Move up in the ladder and improve along side people around your level. Monthly resets means if you improve you will move up to a new tier! These will run from 7:30pm sharp.
Mystery fighting game tournament!
Every week will be a new game with a chance at salt and glory! We wont announce what it is until right before the event starts after signups! This will run after the SF4 league. I bet one will be Karnov’s Revenge. SF2 Anniversary Edtion? CE-Bipson best Bipson.
Live streamed venue!
A ‘main stage’ will be set up with a webcam overlooking it all that will be constantly streaming. Melbourne Fight Night Fridays Live!
Details, details!
Entry fee will be $10 for the whole night (and morning). We are also trialing a $5 for 3hrs or less. No sign up fees for any event, so feel free to join in to whatever you feel like.
Location: 422 Bourke Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 3000
Time & Date: Friday 11th July. Doors open 5:30pm. SF4 Ladder begins 7:30pm.
Link to the Facebook event page with further details and be found HERE.
Other Upcoming Events:
Couchwarriors Ranking Battle August
CHAOZ Video Game Room by CouchWarriors August 23-24 (More info TBC)
CouchWarriors is pleased to announce it has teamed up with the upcoming convention event, CHAOz at Melbourne University on August 23-24!
CHAOz is a convention for the Cosplayers, Hobbyists and Artists of Australia (Oz). Among the many events will be community run panels, workshops, along with card games, screenings, and video games!
We’ll be there alongside the team from New Game Plus, with a full suite of fantastic fighting games to play, with a range of added con gaming favourites and some cool surprises.
We’ll be sharing our full schedule of events for the con soon. Expect to be able to join in Learn To Play training sessions for your favourite fighters, prove yourself a con champion in Tournaments, try out new and old games in a range of genres, or just chill and play casually.
Meanwhile, make sure you follow CHAOz on Facebook, also Register for the Event, and we look forward to seeing you there!
Suggestions and requests for games, events and tournaments are welcome! Visit CouchWarriors on Facebook and leave us a message, or use the Contact Us Section
Tournaments, casual games, tips and training – CouchWarriors Ranking Battles are a day long fighters festival! Join us in the Mason’s hall for some honorable combat the knights templar will be proud of and grab some tasty Sydney Rd pizza while you’re at it.
That’s alongside tournaments for a range of other games. All rankings and results will be tallied at the end of the year. Come play or BYO your setup. Read more
A good time was had by all last Sunday the 13th, at the July CouchWarriors Ranbat. Primarily a Smash event with players keen to practice ahead of this weekend’s ACL Sydney event which features Smash for the first time in many years, the Smashers turned out in force.
Two friendly tournaments and plenty of casual matches were also played for other games.
Here are the results!
Tournaments, casual games, tips and training – CouchWarriors Ranking Battles are a day long fighters festival! It will be EVO Sunday and the stream will be on projector at the event. Plus, it’s practice time for the Smash players heading to Sydney’s ACL Pro event the following week.
That’s alongside tournaments for a range of other games. Come play or BYO your setup. Enjoy some casuals or get in your tournament practice for the next major, Shadowloo Showdown.
When: Sunday, July 13th – 12pm-10pm
Where: Brunswick Masonic Hall 6 Davies St, Brunswick North
Cost: $10 Entry + Tournaments (Expected pot fee is $5 per tournament)
Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/872526916108268/
12pm – Doors, Casual play
1pm – Late – Super Smash Bros Brawl, Melee and Project M
1pm – 5pm – Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate
3pm – 6pm – Ultra Street Fighter IV
4pm – 7pm – King of Fighters XIIII
6pm – 9pm – Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3
6pm – 9pm – Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown
Also available for play if community BYO added setups:
Killer Instinct
SkullGirls
Injustice
BBCP
Tekken Tag Tournament 2
BRING YOUR OWN CONTROLLER
There is a BYOC / Sticks policy for the event. Our friendly players will often loan a controller, but we ask you to please bring your run! Also, while we should have enough equipment to run the tournaments, everyone will appreciate anybody who can bring setups for casuals and DIYs.
HOW TO GET THERE
CouchWarriors is pleased to announce the first of a new series of events: BARFIGHTS!
We are teaming up with Paloma Bar for viewing parties and special exhibition events. This first event will be a viewing party to watch the stream of the South East Asia Majors in Singapore. Come down to enjoy the event with the community over some drinks.
Lets cheer on the Australian players heading to the event including the #BAM6 official envoy, Toxy!
WHERE: Paloma Bar, 480 Collins St, Melbourne (Underneath Oaks Hotel)
WHEN: Sunday 22nd June, 1pm to 12am (or when event ends, expected to be earlier. Join the Facebook Event
PLUS! EXHIBITIONS AND SPECIAL RIVALRY MATCHES! We have some fun show matches lined up for the downtime on the stream. More details soon!
