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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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
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
We are pleased to announce the return of special guest Jeffrey “Chamba” Cruz to Battle Arena Melbourne in 2017!
The artist for Udon Comics’ Street Fighter 2 Turbo, Super Street Fighter & Street Fighter V : Life and Death(s) of Charlie Nash, he will be appearing both Saturday 13th 11am-5pm, and Sunday 14th May, 11am-3pm.
Chamba, who was a popular guest at BAM 2014 and 2016, will be available to draw commissions of your favourite characters, sign prints and hang with fellow gaming fans!
Prize:
Chamba is providing to #BAM9’s prize pool
Special print only at BAM9
To browse through his fantastic art visit theCHAMBA.com
Follow Chamba on Instagram and Twitter
For a hint of what Chamba will be working on for fans at, browse his website or Instagram above to see recent art including amazing Free Comic Book Day sketches.
Prices:
Black & White Single character Headshot Commissions:
A6 postcard – $10
A5 Headboard – $30
Street Fighter Blank Cover – $50
Hit the break to read Chamba’s Bio
Two mighty World Champions of Street Fighter have been confirmed. Both Daigo and Infiltration will be at #BAM9!
Will you be there?
Daigo Umehara also known as The Beast is a multiple title fighting game champion. He won two consecutive EVO World Championships in Street Fighter IV, and famed for this video, EVO Moment 37.
Lee Seon-woo aka Infiltration burst on to the scene during Street Fighter IV and his powerful, methodical play and ability to “download” an opponent’s playstyle and overcome them has led him to dominance and is the first Street Fighter V EVO World Champion. [Video]
More international player reveals to come!
A NEW CHALLENGER APPROACHES!!
Introducing the Tekken 7 : New Challengers Tournament
The perfect opportunity for new players to experience and explore one of the greatest upcoming fighting game experiences.
Classic 1 vs 1 battles return along with new moves and battle mechanics like Rage Arts, Rage Drives and Power Crushes that make gameplay more accessible for players of all skill levels.
The new challengers tournament will be free to enter and there are plenty of prizes to be won.
Love, Revenge, Pride. Each one of us has a reason to fight.
There are no wrong motives, just the paths we choose to take.
When :
Tournament – Friday 12th of May – 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Casuals – All Weekend
Cost :
Entry to the Tekken Area and Tournament Entry for New Challengers is complimentary
Thanks to Bandai Namco for supporting BAM9!
We are pleased to announce Battle Arena Melbourne 9’s official cosplay competition! Join us in your best fighting game costume for a chance to win some awesome prizes. Not only is BAM Australia’s biggest fighting game event, it’s a gaming and esports festival, so we would like to invite everyone to appear in character!
There’s over $500 in cash and prizes for the Cosplay alone! Plus, TOP 3 – Priority Pass to OzComicCon Melbourne 
Photography: On the floor of BAM9, we will have a special photo wall and photographer onsite, so there’ll be great shots to come from the event.
Cosplay Changerooms: There will be a dedicated space off-floor for Cosplayers to change.
WHAT:
Battle Arena Melbourne 9 Cosplay Competition
When:
May 13-14
Cosplay registration:
Just register in person at the Registration Desk.
Event Entry: Only a spectator pass ($20 for weekend) is required.
Registration Ends 3:00PM Sunday
Pre Judging: Starts 4:00PM Sunday
Competition Starts 6:00PM Sunday
Plus Cosplay Parade Saturday (TIME TBC) with spot prizes
Theme:
Fighting Game characters (Has appeared in a fighting game)
Where:
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Bays 1&2
Cost:
Spectator pass – $20
PRIZES:
TOP 3 – Priority Pass to OzComicCon Melbourne
1st Place $300 Cash
2nd place $150
3rd place $50
Capcom has revealed details about the 2017 Capcom Pro Tour structure, confirming Battle Arena Melbourne 9 as a Global Premier Event!
UPDATE: The international champions are coming! Already confirmed are Daigo, Inflitration and Xian.
Unlike last year, winners of Premier events are not guaranteed entry into the year-ending Capcom Cup, but are awarded a large amount of points towards their place on the CPT Global Leaderboards – 400 points, in fact: as many as getting to the Top 4 at Evolution!
BAM is the one of the largest annual fighting game tournaments in the southern hemisphere, and BAM9 will be our biggest year yet. Be sure to book your ticket now!
More information about #CPT2017:
http://capcomprotour.com/capcom-pro-tour-2017-details/
Book now for #BAM9:
http://couchwarriors.org/bam9/
The full game list for Battle Arena Melbourne 9, Melbourne’s annual fighting game major has now been released!
Note: SFV teams will be on Friday night, Pokemon style 3v3 format and have a 32 team cap.
And Pre-registration is now live at SmashGG.
(Pre-registration is $50 venue entry, pre-registration closes two weeks before the event and on the day entry will be $60.
Registration for Smash WiiU and Melee is pre-registration only. All other on-the-day registration for games must be done one hour before the game’s first pool starts.)
If you wish to join the event as a spectator, you are more than welcome! It’s only $20 for the entire weekend to take in the event.
COUCHWARRIORS: BATTLE ARENA MELBOURNE 9
#BAM9 is going BIG!
As hosts of Australia’s largest fighting game event, and one of the biggest community gaming events in the country, CouchWarriors is proud to make this first announcement.
Each of the last few years has been a record breaker, with over 800 players and spectators enjoying BAM8 last year, we have much more in store in 2017.
Watch the announce video to see why this year’s theme is “BIG BAM”.
Hosted in two bays of Melbourne’s famous convention centre, with more space than ever. A major gaming and esports festival for the Fighting Game Community. More BIG announcements to come.
REGISTRATION Available soon
GAME LIST Available soon
Watch this page – http://couchwarriors.org/bam9/
Join the Facebook Event https://www.facebook.com/events/1915054368776469/