Update: This story is being updated with live results as they occur.
The 5th Topanga Championship was recently announced and as always it’s going to be a very prestigious event filled with some of Japan’s very finest. 24 players were announced as competing in the main show, but there are 3 more spots to be filled which will be decided by the qualifying tournament this weekend.
Some of the hopefuls signed up vying for one of those coveted spots in the main event are Haitani, BC|Tachikawa, DFM|Nauman, CAG|Fenrich, Daikoku, Narikun, SNB|Johnny, Nishikin, Jr., iXA|Jaccy, Ibushigin|Sasamo, Kosaku, Kudo, Kei.B, Yanai and KojiKOG, though there are of course plenty more where they came from.
The players who are already confirmed to be in the main competition are Itabashi Zangief, BST|Daigo, Kakeru, BC|Kazunoko, RB|Gachikun, HB|Kawano, FAV|Sako, Saishunkan|Shuuto, Liquid|John Takeuchi, Rohto|Tokido, CG|Torimeshi, Eva:e|Hikaru, Saishunkan|Higuchi, HibikiTheBeast, BST|Fuudo, G8S|Pugera, SNB|Fujimura, RB|Bonchan, Mago, Mizuha, Moke, SNB|Momochi, SNB|Yamaguchi and Ryukichi. Three players from this qualifier will be joining that prestigious group.
The format for the qualifier is that there will be two separate qualifier brackets, one on Saturday and one on Sunday, where the top 4 players in each of the brackets qualify for a final on Monday.
These 8 competitors who made it through the standard brackets will then face off in a first-to-3 round robin with each other where the eventual top 3 placers will be eligible for the main event.
Streaming is being done at Topanga TV.
Qualified for final stage
Ibushigin|Cosa (Ken)
AMG|Kobayan (Zangief)
Tayutayu (Marisa)
BC|Tachikawa (Ed)
5. Nishikin (Blanka)
5. Osugi (Cammy)
7. NOJA|Kei.B (JP)
7. CAG|Uryo (Chun-Li)
9. Kona (Dhalsim)
9. WE-R1|Jimmy1 (Jamie)
9. Ts (Akuma)
9. KojiKOG (Lily)
13. Makochan (Chun-Li)
13. Harumy (Dhalsim)
13. Eva:e|Shuuji (Guile)
13. Saishunkan|Supikun (Cammy)
• BC|Tachikawa (Ed) eliminated Nishikin (Blanka) 3-0.
• Tayutayu (Marisa) eliminated Osugi (Cammy) 3-0.
• AMG|Kobayan (Zangief) beat BC|Tachikawa (Ed) 3-1.
• Ibushigin|Cosa (Ken) beat Tayutayu (Marisa) 3-2.
• Nishikin (Blanka) eliminated NOJA|Kei.B (JP).
• Osugi (Cammy) eliminated CAG|Uryo (Chun-Li).
View battle log
Saturday, June 8th
10:00 A.M. — Qualifier A begins
Sunday, June 9th
10:00 A.M. — Qualifier B begins
Monday, June 10th
10:00 A.M. — Final Qualifier Round Robin begins
All times listed are JST.
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