Australian fighting game event runners and community. Hosts of BAM: Battle Arena Melbourne, Australia's largest fighting game/open entry esports event.
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BAM (Battle Arena Melbourne), Australia’s national fighting game community (FGC) Championship, brings the FGC together across an eclectic variety of titles, while presenting a top class competitive event attracting players
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With our first chance to play SFV at CouchWarriors Ranbat for August last weekend, many in the community had their first hands on with the game. Here are a couple of the photos from our Facebook page on the day. Read on for impressions and video!
Getting the chance to play on on one with live opponents in the gamescom build of the game was a great chance for community to get a feel for the upcoming game. The reactions have been generally very positive, and players are looking forward to the game.
CouchWarriors member and avid youtuber, Kevin “Burnout” Kim did a great job at pulling together some analysis of changes between the online beta version, which received coverage on Shoryuken.com
Check out the videos below and look for more community impressions and video from the event soon!
Get Ready to RISEUP – we will have a special preview of STREET FIGHTER V at this month’s Ranking Battle event.
There will be two stations available for players to get a hands on experience in two player offline matches. It will be the gamescom build, so try Ken and Necalli!
We will be running some house rules to move people through the preview with three matches on, then move to next players for most of the time. We will also schedule some exhibitions with top players later in the day.
Thank you to Capcom for the opportunity to showcase the new game.
Regular event info follows
Tournaments, casual games, tips and training – CouchWarriors Ranking Battles are a day long fighters festival! Newcomers are welcome as well as tournament veterans.
Each “Ranbat” monthly is a chance to play long sets of casual games for practice, but also earn Ranking Points for the tournament games listed below. Look for regular updates on the ranking points here on the site. You can view the current rankings here.
Come play or BYO your setup. Enjoy some casuals or get in your tournament practice going with our structured events.
Event Info
When: SATURDAY AUGUST 22 11am-10pm
Where: Brunswick Masonic Hall 6 Davies St, Brunswick North
Cost: $10 Entry + Tournaments (Expected pot fee is $5 per tournament)
11am – Doors, Casual play 11:30am – Super Smash Bros. Wii U doubles 12pm – Super Smash Bros. PM Singles 12pm onward STREET FIGHTER V PREVIEW – CASUALS, EXHIBITIONS 1pm – Super Smash Bros. Melee Doubles 3pm – Dead or Alive 5 Last Round 4pm – Guilty Gear Xrd 3pm – MORTAL KOMBAT X 3pm – Super Smash Bros. Wii U Singles 4pm – Super Smash Bros. Melee Singles 3:30pm – 6pm – Ultra Street Fighter IV
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
The venue is a short walk from Moreland Train Station, Sydney Road Tram, and there is ample parking at the venue . It’s just off Sydney Rd, before Moreland Rd.
Upcoming Event Dates
September Animaga – Anime and Gaming convention – Melbourne – September 5-6 http://animaga.com.au/
Ozhadou Nationals 13 – Sydney September 11-13 www.ozhadou.net
CouchWarriors Ranking Battle September 19 (Melbourne)(TBC)
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.
See how players in each game are faring – take a look at the Results Section for the latest total rankings table.
In short, our current leaders are:
Melee
Points
Smash 4
Points
Project M
Points
SD
40
Earl
44
SD
36
Redact
32
Viva
27
Redact
30
Dekar
26
Jei
19
Moxie
22
USF4
points
MKX
points
DOA5U
points
GGXrd
points
Toxy
58
Geoffbedlam
18
Ebabil
48
Scalora
38
Burnout
26
Pan1cmode
12
Berzerk
36
Javi
36
Hoppa
18
GoogiePLZ
10
Touko
28
Feri
22
Join us for our next event on August 22 for fun casuals and perhaps to add your name to the ongoing tallies!
We are happy to announce that CouchWarriors will be hosting a special qualifier tournament for the DEAD OR ALIVE FESTIVAL. This is a special exhibition tournament taking place in Tokyo, Japan on August 1, 2015. We are honored to partner with Team Ninja to create this opportunity for Australian fighters, and to host the tournament at OzComicCon.
The winner of this tournament will be awarded with a qualified spot in the Festival along with flights and accommodation in Tokyo for the event!
We are proud to announce we are once again working with OzComicCon Melbourne to present an entertaining Fighting Game area at the convention, which will be held at the Melbourne Convention Centre on June 27 and 28.
Join in the fighting game action at OzcomicCon! Beginners to pros welcome! Learn to play, casual winner-stay matches, and Prize Winning Tournaments will be available each day.
Tournaments, casual games, tips and training – CouchWarriors Ranking Battles are a day long fighters festival! Newcomers are welcome as well as tournament veterans.
Each “Ranbat” monthly is a chance to play long sets of casual games for practice, but also earn Ranking Points for the tournament games listed below. Look for regular updates on the ranking points here on the site. You can view the current rankings here.
Come play or BYO your setup. Enjoy some casuals or get in your tournament practice going with our structured events.
Event Info
When: SATURDAY JUNE 20 11am-10pm
Where: Brunswick Masonic Hall 6 Davies St, Brunswick North
Cost: $10 Entry + Tournaments (Expected pot fee is $5 per tournament)
Battle Arena Melbourne 7 was the largest Fighting Game event on record in Australia, with 628 attendees, and competitors playing for fun and vying for glory, cash, prizes and a coveted BAM trophy or Medal across 16 events. The chance to get together with fellow players in a big community with the excitement and atmosphere of a big tournament makes for a lasting experience. We’re excited to share the results and videos with you.
We had over 8 international guests hosted by the event and community, with some additional visitors besides. Including Perfect Legend (MKX, DOA5LR, KI, USF4) and a host of amazing guests in Super Smash Bros Melee, including Mango, Leffen, Lucky, Wife, Hugs, S2J, ChillinDude and Alex19
