-Fighter’s Crossover- Akihabara is a weekly gathering, usually on Wednesday, at Akihabara’s E-sports Square for Street Fighter V players. It is organized by Kagechhi, and this weekend he ran two tournaments celebrating having held 100 of these locals.
The second event on October 29th was a “Ratio” Tournament. You build a team of 2-3 people, and can spent a total of 11 points on your team. Each character costs a certain number of points:

• 6: Ibuki, Akuma, Rashid
• 5: Guile, Karin, Cammy, Zangief, Necali, Boxer
• 4: Birdie, Dictator, Urien, Lara, R. Mika
• 3: Abigail, Ken, Dhalsim, Chun-Li, Nash, Claw, F.A.N.G., Menat, Ryu
• 2: Alex, Ed, Kolin, Juri

You need to have at least 2 people on your team, and no more than 3. You can see the results and teams here.

The winning team was Noguchi’s Guile, Yossan’s Juri, and Crusher’s Birdie. I have no idea what their team name means. (“Demanding receding hair” – it looks like there is a twitter account with that name.)

There were two teams with two people, the other 30 had three people. The top 8 teams were:

• 1: “Demanding Receding Hair”: Noguchi (Guile) Yossan (Juri), Crusher (Birdie)
• 2: “displeasure120%”: Kichi pa-mu (Zangief), Hagejin (Abigail), GAMEtoHITO (Dhalsim)
• 4: “We have all 5!”: Azuma (Urien), MON (F.A.N.G.), Yukimayu (Laura)
• 4: “Bison Line”: Vanao (Boxer), Reiketsu (Menat), yuba (Nash)
• 8: “Your opposition is all snacks”: Kinoko Boxer (Boxer), Takenoko no Sato (Chun-Li), Gafuro (Nash).
• 8: Ratio 9: DNG Tachikawa (Dhalsim), Rolling (Ed), AW Nemo (Urien)
• 8: Team Tachikawa Parasite: Ikahara (Cammy), Takeuchi John (Rashid)
• 8: Torikizoku F Pro Group: Willy (Dictator), EmuEmu (Zangief), Gerand (Kolin). Torikizoku is a chain of bars.

Other interesting teams: “It’s Ryu! Ryu!” with three Ryus. “Low Cost” with a 7 point team of Ryu, Kolin, and Alex.

You can watch the entire five hour tournament here.

I really enjoy how Kagecchi tries different things – different formats, sets up different tournaments (beginner tournaments < 7500 LP, platinum and up tournaments, completely open tournaments) and works to foster a sense of community. If you are ever in Tokyo and looking for some Street Fighter, stop by sometime. Check the schedule and drop by. If you see an old American with a beard, say hi!