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CouchWarriors League Announced
National Fighting Game Esports League launched. Season one brings state champions together at BAM, Australia’s international finals
Australian esports events organisation, CouchWarriors, today announces a national points based league for fighting game tournaments. CouchWarriors League (CWL) is tying together monthly Ranking Battle tournaments across four states, with a special reward for top point scorers in each one of four feature titles. The state champions will be rewarded with a paid flight and entry to BAM, Australia’s international fighting game major.
The League Season tracks how players fare across “Ranbat” events in Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. The monthly events are each the focal point for the local community and a step into the esports tournament scene. The success of CouchWarriors local ranking battle events has seen an average of 150 attendees at each city’s gatherings every month
Visit the CouchWarriors League site to follow the latest rankings!
The feature titles awarding travel in the first season of CWL are Street Fighter V, Tekken 7, Super Smash Bros Ultimate, and Super Smash Bros Melee. Regular online events will also give players across the country the opportunity to edge ahead on points.
We support a big range of tournament titles, which will also have results tracked, so you can see how you compare with your fellow players.
Every month as events conclude you can follow the player rankings on a central points ladder. The ladder can be found at CouchWarriorsLeague.com.au
Each event is live streamed and featured in Twitch.TV front page promotion in ANZ.
The end of July sees the return of our monthly Ranking Battle events, with one slight change to the schedule. All of our Smash games are now being held under one roof, taking place on the 4th Saturday of each month alongside Rivals of Aether and Pokken!
Not only does our Smash scene benefit from joining together, this means our FGC RanBat will be packing in even more of your favourite games and events, with our TO’s hosting a free Tekken 3v3 tourney this month to start things off. If you are interested in running a bracket for any game for future events, please feel free to let us know and volunteer!
View the full brackets on Smash GG for FGC here and Smash Bros. + ROA here.
See below for the current year rankings to date. Read on after the break for this month’s winners.
(Smash + RoA results and RanBat points will be added after the event takes place)
| SF5 | Points | Tekken 7 | Points | DOA5LR | Points | GGXrd | Points |
| Somniac | 38 | Chand NY | 40 | Berzerk | 32 | Ashzu | 48 |
| Rupps | 24 | Lee Min Ho | 32 | AlexMD | 32 | Javi | 36 |
| syo | 22 | Aken | 24 | Ebabil | 20 | Feri | 20 |
| Burnoutfighter & Cadzow_ | 18 | Bboy Phoenix | 20 | ROBDAWGG619 | 14 | Rindows & popo | 12 |
| DBFZ | Points | Sm4sh | Points | Melee | Points | Project M | Points |
| DaBeast | 20 | Extra | 58 | Dekar | 46 | Tyler | 52 |
| Zed | 16 | Duon | 28 | Fess | 34 | Microsoft J | 32 |
| MajinBeng | 14 | Ignis | 21 | DonB | 22 | Dekar | 23 |
| TANA93 | 14 | Ghost | 20 | Sora | 16 | Bubby | 23 |
| UNIST | Points | Injustice 2 | Points | ROA | Points | Pokken DX | Points |
| Haiku | 54 | Zprime | 28 | OSU | 32 | AntWerp | 48 |
| Tomo009 | 36 | Hazzles | 25 | SNC | 26 | Dan Dandy | 28 |
| Spoony | 28 | 95leo | 20 | MAST | 18 | Sir Banana | 24 |
| Julian | 19 | GooGie | 18 | Neeson & Stutter | 14 | Techless | 24 |
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.
Here are the Top 3 in each game after September’s Ranbat.
Take a look at the Results Section for the full total.
| Melee | Points | Smash 4 | Points | Project M | Points |
| S.D | 54 | Earl | 45 | Tyler | 64 |
| DonB | 32 | BIGBOSS | 36 | Corspecreate | 30 |
| Splice | 22 | Ghost | 34 | Splice | 24 |
| SF5 | Points | MKX | Points | DOA5U | Points | GGXrd | Points |
| Toxy | 40 | GooGie | 26 | Ebabil | 30 | Julian | 14 |
| Somniac | 29 | Kdeee-10 | 26 | Isaac | 24 | Feri | 14 |
| ZG | 20 | Pan1cmode | 20 | Bezerk | 20 | Javi | 12 |
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.
Due to GGXrd’s rising popularity, today we are adding it to our rankings including the results from June.
Here are the Top 3 in each game after July’s Ranbat.
Take a look at the Results Section for the full total.
| Melee | Points | Smash 4 | Points | Project M | Points |
| S.D | 54 | Earl | 45 | Tyler | 64 |
| DonB | 32 | Ghost | 34 | Corspecreate | 30 |
| Splice | 22 | BIGBOSS | 32 | Splice | 24 |
| SF5 | Points | MKX | Points | DOA5U | Points | GGXrd | Points |
| Toxy | 40 | GooGie | 26 | Ebabil | 30 | Julian | 14 |
| Somniac | 29 | Kdeee-10 | 26 | Isaac | 24 | Feri | 14 |
| ZG | 20 | Pan1cmode | 20 | Bezerk | 20 | Javi | 12 |
Join us for our next Traditional Fighters + Melee day on September 17th and Smash 4 day on September 24th for fun casuals and perhaps to add your name to the ongoing tallies!
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.
Here are the Top 3 in each game after July’s Ranbat.
Take a look at the Results Section for the full total.
| Melee | Points | Smash 4 | Points | Project M | Points |
| S.D | 44 | Earl | 35 | Tyler | 54 |
| DonB | 24 | Ghost | 34 | Corspecreate | 30 |
| Splice | 22 | BIGBOSS | 24 | Splice | 24 |
| SF5 | Points | MKX | Points | DOA5U | Points |
| Toxy | 32 | GooGie | 26 | Ebabil | 30 |
| ZG | 20 | Kdeee-10 | 26 | Isaac | 24 |
| Somniac | 19 | Pan1cmode | 20 | Bezerk | 20 |
Join us for our next Traditional Fighters + Melee day on August 20th and Smash 4 day on August 27th for fun casuals and perhaps to add your name to the ongoing tallies!
August 2016 Ranbat Facebook Event
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.
With the first half of 2016 over, here is how things are currently looking.
Take a look at the Results Section for the full total.
| Melee | Points | Smash 4 | Points | Project M | Points |
| S.D | 34 | Earl | 29 | Tyler | 46 |
| Splice | 20 | BIGBOSS | 24 | Corspecreate | 20 |
| SANick | 18 | Ghost | 24 | mask1n | 20 |
| SF5 | Points | MKX | Points | DOA5U | Points |
| Toxy | 30 | GooGie | 26 | Isaac | 22 |
| Reepuplzorg | 18 | Kdeee-10 | 26 | Ebabil | 20 |
| Carnage | 16 | Pan1cmode | 20 | Berzerk | 12 |
Join us for our next Traditional Fighters + Melee day on July 23th and Smash 4 day on July 30th for fun casuals and perhaps to add your name to the ongoing tallies!
COUCHWARRIORS Proudly Presents
OFFICIAL STREET FIGHTER V LAUNCH TOURNAMENT
Supported by Capcom and Playstation 4
Celebrating the launch of Street Fighter V, join us at our major events venue for casual matches, and the first tournament. Who will set the pace for the new era of SFV?
Major prizes for Winners, Runners up, and a range of Participation prizes.
Update – Preregister for the event here
Sponsors:
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COUCHWARRIORS RANBATS:
FEBRUARY PREMIUM RANKING BATTLE 2016
– Fighting game tournaments and casuals – ALL Games!
Special event Ranbat at CQ (BAM VENUE) IN THE MELBOURNE CBD!
Note as a premium event there will be a $15 Entry
Tournaments, casual games, tips and training – CouchWarriors Ranking Battles (Ranbat) are a day long fighters festival!
At each Ranbat players can earn ranking points from participating in tournaments, with Prizes and Medals earned at the end of the year!
When: SATURDAY February 20th
Where: CQ Functions, 123 Queen St, Melbourne, 3000
Cost: $15 Entry + Tournaments (Expected pot fee is $5 per tournament)
Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/213701462314018/
Current Schedule
10am – Doors, Casual play
11am – PM Singles
12pm- Smash 4 doubles
1.30pm- melee doubles
1:30[pm – Guilty Gear Xrd
2:30pm STREET FIGHTER V
3:30pm – MORTAL KOMBAT X
4pm – Dead or Alive 5 Last Round
3.30pm- smash 4 singles double elimination
4.30pm- melee singles double elimination
6pm – Rivals of Aether
6:00pm Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown
Casuals for more games available!
LIVE STREAM
Additional Streams TBC
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 own! 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
Upcoming Event Dates
Regular Ranbats will take place at the regular venue Monthly on the 3rd and 4th SATURDAY of every month.
(Except BAM in May and TBC Premium end of year Dec)
Mason Hall, 6 Davies St Brunswick. Subscribe to our Facebook events list and look for updates at www.couchwarriors.org
CouchWarriors had it’s January Ranbat last weekend, once again split into two days on the 16th and the 23rd. Here are the full results!
CouchWarriors January Ranbat results
Smash 4:
1st: Attila
2nd: Boozer
3rd: Ignis
4th: Duon
t-5th: Earl
t-5th: Eternal
t-7th: Jei
t-7th: Tibs
We are pleased to announce as part of our massive 2015 final Ranking Battle our sponsors and prizes. Our top ranked players of the season will receive well deserved medals, but tournament winners and lucky attendees can win fantastic prizes.
The Ranking Battle event will be at our majors venue for BAM, CQ Functions, on December 12. Details here, and join us on Facebook here.
Thank you to sponsors BENQ, Plantronics Gaming, Elgato Gaming and VR Distribution.
Read on for details of the prizes! Read more
Tournaments, casual games, tips and training – CouchWarriors Ranking Battles are a day long fighters festival! Newcomers are welcome as well as tournament veterans.
NOTE – THIS MONTH THIS THE RANBAT WILL BE SPLIT OVER TWO DAYS. In response to the frankly incredible growth of our monthly events in which we are reaching between 150-200 attendees, we’re taking this step to maximise space and comfort.
We’re bowled over that the community is coming together so strongly and proud to be able to support everyone in having great events.
Day 1 – SMASH 4 tournaments and casuals (other games welcome but not official tournaments)
Day 2 – All other games: SMASH Melee, PM, All Fighters Tournaments – USF4, GGXRD, DOA5LR, MKX
View the changed schedule below
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.
When: SATURDAY September 26 and SUNDAY September 27 11am-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/1625802467686607/
Current Schedule
Schedule Day 1 SATURDAY 26 SMASH 4
There will be no pre-registering for Smash 4 day
10am – Doors open
10:30am – Doubles signups close
11am – Doubles bracket begins
1pm – Singles Signups close
2pm – Wave 1 Singles Pools (Pools A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H)
4pm – Wave 2 Singles Pools (Pools I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P)
6pm – Top 32 Singles Bracket
If we do not have enough setups th
Schedule (Subject to change)
Schedule Day 2 SUNDAY 27 ALL FIGHTERS + MELEE + PM
10am – Doors, Casual play
11am – Melee Doubles
12pm – SIGN UPS FOR MELEE SINGLES CLOSE (Sharp)
1pm – Melee Singles Groups 1 – 8 (2 Hour Block)
2pm – Dead or Alive 5 Last Round
3pm – Guilty Gear Xrd
3pm – Melee Singles Groups 9 – 16 (2 Hour Block)
3pm – MORTAL KOMBAT X
3:30pm – 6pm – Ultra Street Fighter IV
4:30pm – PM SINGLES (Double elim)
7:00pm – Top 32 Melee Bracket
LIVE STREAM
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
Upcoming Event Dates