Australian fighting game event runners and community. Hosts of BAM: Battle Arena Melbourne, Australia's largest fighting game/open entry esports event.
Announcing the Silver tournament lineup for #BAM10!
The tournament structure for BAM10 will be in three tiers – Platinum, Gold and Silver. Platinum and Gold are detailed here.
Silver tournaments will all be awarded medals and include community DIY events.
Register now! www.smash.gg/bam10
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
Revisit BAM9 in the video and info below. Full Results And Photography Here
Looking to Sponsor BAM10, one of the biggest esports events in Australia? View the sponsorship information here
CouchWarriors together with both OzHadou and Iesf are proud to present you this months special OHN and Iesf Qualifier. Both will be part of the August 19th Ranking Battle event.
Facebook event https://www.facebook.com/events/255153218310657/
Smash.gg signup page https://smash.gg/cwranbataug17
For OHN, We will be running seeding qualifiers for the upcoming Sydney Major OzHadou Nationals 15 on September 15th – 17th.
OHN Facebook event:
https://www.facebook.com/events/705996702903573
The games we will be running qualifiers for are as follows:
Street Fighter V
Tekken 7
Injustice 2
Guilty Gear Xrd Rev2
Blazblue Central Fiction
Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown
The King of Fighters XIV
Also in conjunction we will be using the Tekken tournament as the qualifier for the International Esports Federation Event where the winner gets sent to compete in another qualifier in NSW and the winner of THAT goes to BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA to compete!
http://www.ozhadou.net/ozhadou-x-iesf-tekken-7-qualifiers/
It is a great honour to join hands with such organizations so please bring the hype!
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
This year, BAM9 will be host to some of the most prolific and renowned pop culture and video game artists in all of Australia.
Local artists can join two very special guests who will be joining us for a weekend of Fighting Game goodness. Jeffrey “Chamba” Cruz and Kode “Bosslogic” Abdo will join the Couchwarriors family for BAM weekend selling prints and other goodies.
If you are interested in having an artist stall at BAM9, please email through to [email protected] and reach out to us via social media with any general questions.
Basic info
Price per table: $150 for the 3 days
Table Length: 0.7m x 0.3m
Press Release
TEKKEN 7 TO SHOWCASE AT BAM 9, MAY 12-14 AT MELBOURNE EXHIBITION CENTRE
Battle Arena Melbourne (BAM), Australia’s largest fighting game major, and one of the biggest live E-sports in ANZ, returns for its 9th annual event on May 12-14. Now taking on two bays in the Melbourne Convention Centre to offer both a community experience and a major E-sports festival – this year is BIG BAM!
TEKKEN 7, which is due for release on June 2, will be showcased at BAM 9, giving everyone the opportunity to play the game before release. Bandai Namco Entertainment has come together with Couchwarriors to sponsor the event and is exhibiting 46 TEKKEN 7 setups, including a range of PS4 and PC, to enable as much free play and competition fun as possible across the three day event.
New to BAM9 is the option of FREE entry for ‘casual’ players of TEKKEN 7 and entrants to the ‘Newcomers’ competition on Friday evening. “With TEKKEN 7 releasing in under a month’s time, we are extremely happy to be involved in E-Sports at BAM 9 with Couchwarriors to enable consumers to play TEKKEN 7 free of charge and to experience E-sports as the growing phenomenon it is in Australia”, says Stephen O’Leary, Product Manager and Bandai Namco Entertainment.
“The CouchWarriors team is exceptionally happy to have the support of Bandai Namco to help showcase TEKKEN 7 in its final build weeks before release. As part of a huge community effort that will make BAM9 one of the biggest E-sports events of the year, for the whole fighting game scene it is fantastic to see the mighty TEKKEN return in such strong fashion. From local heroes to international Tekken legends SAINT and JDCR who are coming to the event, this will be an epic way to kick off the next era of TEKKEN!” says Daniel Chlebowczyk of the CouchWarriors Organising Committee.
On hand during the BAM9 weekend event will be members of the Sydney and Melbourne TEKKEN communities to help newcomers get accustomed with TEKKEN 7’s mechanics and characters, with hands on demonstrations and Tutorials. Samsung and Scorptec Computers have partnered with Bandai Namco Entertainment to showcase TEKKEN 7 in 4K on PC on the latest PC monitors and an incredible 88 inch 4K TV, which really deliver TEKKEN 7’s Unreal 4 graphics with stunning clarity.
Bandai Namco Entertainment has provided an extra $2000 prize money for the main Tekken 7 Tournament and all entrants will receive a FREE TEKKEN 7 T shirt. In addition there will be posters, prizes and exclusive TEKKEN 7 items being given away during the course of the weekend.
With Five stages of major and side tournaments across many gaming communities, alongside Cosplay, Artists, and Vendor booths, BAM9 has something for every gaming fan.
What: Battle Arena Melbourne 9 #BAM9
When: Friday, May 12th – Sunday, May 14th
Where: Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, (Bay 1&2)
More Info: www.CouchWarriors.org. Follow updates on the Facebook Event
Trailer: BAM9 Trailer
The official BAM9 Schedule and Rules pages are available for viewing:
More Info: www.CouchWarriors.org. Follow updates on the Facebook Event
REGISTRATION: www.smash.gg/bam9
NOTE: Doors open on Friday at 4PM
