...to be determined. After a late venue change earlier in the week, the  Irish EVO 2010 qualifiers were cancelled at the very last minute. The qualifier was due to take place on May 29th but, as a result of a low turnout, the tournament was cancelled outright. Now the question is whether Ireland will have a seeded player participating in EVO 2010 ( Las Vegas, 9-11 July 2010).

The EVO qualifier may take part next week as part of Inferno 10 (June 5th in Xtreme Gaming Centre, Dublin). This subject is still up for debate.

Inferno 10 Details:
Date: 5th June 2010
Time: 13:30 GMT
Entry Fee: €15
Venue: Xtreme Gaming Centre, Dublin
Game: Super Street Fighter IV
Other Notes: Unseeded (First tournament for Super Street Fighter IV)

Links:
EVO Discussion: boards.ie
Inferno 10 Discussion: boards.ie

Super Street Fighter IV is set to be released in  Ireland on April 30th and to celebrate this occasion, a "launch party" has been organised in the Xtreme Gaming Centre on May 1st. The event will get underway at noon and will conclude at 20:00 GMT. In addition to casual matches, a new character tournament will also be run. The winner of this tournament will receive a limited edition street fighter T-Shirt and a copy of Super Street Fighter IV provided by Capcom. The entire day, including the tournament, is free to attend and participate in.

Source: boards.ie

The Street Fighter 4 segment of the third Dragonslayers Ranking Battles season has concluded after seven sessions. It was all to play for heading into the final event with a number of competitors in the running for the title. Once again, Queens University Belfast played host to the event which was run as part of Slayers 24.

With fierce competition, the event was always going to produce some unexpected results and close contests. The big loser of the event was Cobelcog who faced the group of death featuring Chopperbyrne, Chunkis and Kalisto. Kalisto went on to the grand final after facing testing encounters with The Truth, Chunkis and fake_roogle. Dreddybajs fell early in the bracket to Newtype but held his nerve as he progressed through the lower bracket. Blag, Chunkis, The Truth and fake_roogle were eliminated by Dreddybajs on his way to the grand final. Kalisto went on to win in the grand final and pick up his first tournament win in Belfast.

Newtype has been crowned the season champion after finishing with 53 points. The Truth (50 points) and Cobelcog (46 points) rounded out the top three.

Source: boards.ie

Frontier X (Crusies Street, Limerick) has announced a Street Fighter 4 tournament. The tournament will take place on April 7th at 19:00 GMT. The entry fee is just €2. There will be cash prizes although the exact amount has not been released. The game format is best of three rounds with a 99 second timer. 

Links:
Source: boards.ie
Facebook: Event Page
Website: Frontier X

Inferno 8 has come to an end after a successful outing. There were 37 entrants in all which produced a prize pot of €370. Once again, Cobelcog proved his dominance and sealed his international reputation as "the Irish Cammy". With that, he took home a prize of €222 with second placed Hound claiming €111. This outing has also posed some questions and issues which must be dealt with by the community and the organisers. Firstly, the provisional date for Inferno 9 is May 29th.

The entry fee may be reduced to €13 assuming the number of entrants remains high; this will still provide the same incentive for tournament regulars to participate as the prize money will be maintained while newcomers or price concious players may be more encouraged. However, due to the record number of participants and concerns over issues such as time, the number of players may be capped at 40. Finally, a points system is to be introduced for the top 16 players and seedings are to be reset upon the release of Super Street Fighter 4. More is to be discussed and decided upon over the coming days on boards.ie.

Inferno 8 Final Standings:
1st: Cobelcog (Cammy) - €222
2nd: Hound (Sagat) - €111
3rd: Kirby (Dhalsim) - €37
4th: Dr Doom (Guile)
Joint 5th: Dreddybajs (Zangief) // Chunkis (Sagat)
Joint 7th: Foamy Mushroom (Akuma) // D4RK ONION (E.Honda)
Joint 9th: Azza (M.Bison) // Kalisto (Sagat) // Doylers (Akuma) // Ken B (Vega)
Joint 13th: Fake Roogle (Balrog) // Dark Talent (Balrog) // PPC (Blanka) // Ry (Ryu)

Links:
Source: boards.ie
Discussion: boards.ie

Retcon featured a Street Fighter 4 tournament in which 20 players took part. The results are in.

Final Standings:
1st - Tin
2nd - The Hound
3rd - Azza
4th - Dreddybajs
Joint 5th - DarkTalant, AnimaX
Joint 7th - Chunkis, Sisko
Joint 9th - Sairus, BourkeTheJerk, FoamyMushroom, Brian
Joint 13th - ChopperByrne, Seán, Andy, Kiki

Links:
Source: boards.ie
Tournament Site: Retcon

 Inferno 8, featuring Street Fighter 4, has been announced (April 3rd at 13:00 GMT). The Xtreme Gaming Centre will host the tournament once again. Azza, as organiser, is seeking feedback regarding two issues: the entry fee and the format for the double elimination segmet of the tournament. The price and format are being put to a vote on boards.ie. Read below for details.

Seeds:
1st Cobelcog
2nd Newtype
3rd Bush
4th Blag
5th Azza
6th Doctor Doom
7th Roogle
8th Kirby

Entry Fee Possibilities:
1. €15
2. €12
3. €10 

Format For Double Elimination Bracket:
1. Leave the same as current (re-seeded after group phase)
2. Change to random draw for the quater finals.
3. Change to random draw for quater finals and semi finals.

To state your preference or to sign up to the tournament, visit the boards.ie discussion thread. For preferences, simply state the number of each selection; a reason is not required.

Source: boards.ie

Alex "CaliPower" Valle will take the hotseat tonight in the Galaxy4Gamer$ Beat-A-Pro Challenge. Galaxy4Gamer$ features a Beat-A-Pro session from Monday to Thursday each week in a variety of different games. Gamers are given the opportunity to compete against the Pro in a hope to win and claim a Jackpot. The CaliPower session features Street Fighter 4 as the contest's game and kicks off tonight at 20:00 PST (March 23rd @ 03:00 GMT) and lasts for two hours. Entry is $10 with a jackpot at $100. The event will be streamed live on Galaxy4Gamer$.

Rules:
EntryFee varies depending on game and week
Progressive Jackpots with a minimum jackpot of $100
First come first serve.
Must have fast internet connection (3 bar minimum on XBOXLive).
Once it is your turn, you have 3 minutes to respond after the Pro says they are ready to play.
Spot will be forfeited if you are not available to play when it is your turn.
All games will be streamed and saved onto G4G. 

Match Settings:
Cup Rounds (Best of): 3
Cup match mode (Best of): 3.
This way a battle can take from 4 to 9 rounds.
Timelimit: 99
Language Priority: English
Private Slots: ON
Handicap: OFF

Prizes:
1st: 3 Months Premium Account
2nd: 2 Months Premium Account
3rd: 1 Month Premium Account
4th: 1 Month Premium Account