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    More details about the European qualifier for Pokkén Tournament World Championships has finally been revealed today!
     
    DreamHack announced on their official website that DreamHack Summer 2017 is going to host the Qualifier. The tournament will take place on June 17th through 20th (one month from now) at Sweden, and the Top 4 players will earn a trip to compete at the World Finals. Check out the details:
     
     
    More details and the registration form can be found on the official website which can be accessed on the link below:
     
    http://dreamhack.se/dhs17/2017/05/16/Pokkén-tournament-championship-series-back-at-dreamhack/
     
    We wish the best of luck to all PokkénArena members attending this event!
    Jetsplit
    NCR 2017, the first event to receive a pot bonus from Evo, attracted 32 talented Pokkén Tournament players. After three days of competition, here are your full NCR 2017 results for Pokkén.
     
     
    1 on 1 Results
     
    2 on 2 Results
     
    Thanks to Fumu, chef, Toasty and slippingbug for helping with characters and social media links!
    Blue Link
    Once every week the Discord Server "Pokkén Community" hosts an online tournament titled Pokkén Weekly Return, where people come together to play and have some fun.
     
    This weekend was no different and the 41th edition of the ongoing season happened on Sunday, April 9th. 24 players competed on it, and the top 3 received the following prizes:
    1st place: NieR:Automata (PC, Steam), or a $25 Amazon or Steam Gift Card, or $25 sent through Paypal.
    2nd and 3rd places: $10, either sent through Paypal, as a $10 Steam card, or a $10 Amazon Card.
     
    In the end, the Chandelure player FakeOut | Twixxie (who recently won Final Round XX) turned out to be the champion, with TLE | IDontEvenKnow taking the second place. Check out the full results below:
     
    1st - Twixxie
    2nd - TLE_IDEK
    3rd - Fabilous
    4th - Nightdazer
    5th - Elltiana
    5th - Kamaal
    7th - BlueLink
    7th - CrispyBaconIsGood
    9th - PuppyHavoc
    9th - PaperSak
    9th - : )
    9th - That0neGuy
    13th - WoomyGun
    13th - ToSaix
    13th - SKDale
    13th - HatsuneLuka
    17th - TheJrJam
    17th - Serpen_Triss
    17th - NotAntony
    17th - TLE | RickyThe3rd
    17th - thebluerabbit
     
    Brackets: http://challonge.com/PokkenWeeklyReturn41
     
    Regarding the videos, so far I only have the ones I recorded myself from my own matches. If you know about any other matches that were either recorded or streamed please let me know in the comments below, so then I can add to this article:
     
     
    So... feel like participating next time (there are no entry fees to do so)? Then join the Discord server and keep an eye open for the announcement of the next event:
     
    https://discord.gg/0TQ9ljNl7rqE0cR0
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    Although most people on the west don't follow the Japanese Fighting Game scene as closely as the North American one, it is a fact that the former has a bigger tradition going on for it, with players still going to arcades to play and compete on their favorite fighting games.
     
    Because of that, many tournaments with great players often go unnoticed, but a member of our community is trying to change that. Recently, Double's channel has been updated with a lot of videos from tournaments in Japan, and the most notable ones are from the Toratawa series of tournaments.
     
    Located in Akihabara (also known as the Electric Town of Tokyo), Toratawa is a Game Center that runs tournaments for Pokkén on a variety of formats, having 1-on-1, 2-on-2 and 3-on-3 events. They are mostly divided on two types of events, weeklies that often happens on Saturdays or Fridays, and monthlies on Sundays.
     
    Uho, Azazel and Tonosama are some of the top players that attend those events, and a lot of the best players of most of the cast are there as well. You can check out the footage for their most recent 3-on-3 tournament on the playlist below:
     
     
    The footage of their other tournaments are also available on Double's channel, which can be accessed on the link below:
     
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCniqc9Kndtjv0iMnkIkrlzA/videos
     
    If those videos got you interested on following the events of Toratawa, then make sure to follow their Twitter account that constantly gets updated with brackets, schedules and stream links:
     
    https://twitter.com/pokken_info
     
    Special Thanks to Double and Midori for all the information on this article!
    Source of the article picture: Princess Aura https://twitter.com/Froslass/status/846027233663758336/photo/1
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    For most people, Braixen is a difficult character to deal with. Many agree that she has very few to none bad match-ups, and dealing with her neutral game requires not only strong fundamentals and good fighting game skills overall, but a lot of knowledge of the game itself.
     
    Wishing to help Blaziken players have a better time on this match-up, the top player BadIntent made a video with some pretty good tips about how to play the Blaziken vs Braixen Match-up, teaching what are the best tools against each option that Braixen has on her arsenal. Check it out below:
     
     
    This video is part of a series of Match-up videos called Matchup Mondays, where BadIntent explains how to play each Match-up in the game. The other entry on the series so far covers the Lucario Match-up, which although it's not as difficult as Braixen, it still requires a lot of fighting game fundamentals to win:
     
    Did you enjoy it? Then have a look on his channel, it has a lot of content that revolves around both Blaziken and Shadow Mewtwo and surely are useful for people wanting to learn more about those characters:
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5o9myBU9U_T8DsQC6BbHpA
    Jetsplit
    Many Pokkén Tournament players agree that Braixen is the best character in v1.3's current meta; even those who don't consider her the best character will agree that she is one of the game's strongest fighters. One of the things that makes Braixen so strong is how she interacts with Support Pokémon. While every other fighter's Support Gauge only increases with time, many of Braixen's moves will increase her Support Gauge on on top of the time-based increase. Not only this, but many of her moves can also be cancelled into a Support Pokémon call, allowing Braixen to perform unique combos utilizing Support Pokémon.
     
    In the video below, Kofi "Double" Boateng  showcases over 20 different Braixen combos which use either Emolga or Fennekin. Those interested in practicing Braixen will definitely want to take advantage of her unique properties related to Support Pokémon, so this video is a good place to start!
     
     
    You can follow Double here.
    Jetsplit
    Earlier this month, Evo's Joey "Mr. Wizard" Cuellar announced a $1000 pot bonus for NorCal Regionals. This was the first $1000 out of Evo's $10,000 pledge to the Pokkén Tournament community following the Evo 2017 Player's Choice donation drive. 
     
    Today, Mr. Wizard took to Twitter to announce where the other $9000 will be going.
     
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    Evo's $10,000 Pledge To The Pokkén Community
    $1000 to NorCal Regionals WHEN: April 14-16, 2017 WHERE: Sacramento, CA $1000 to Summer Jam WHEN: August 11-13, 2017 WHERE: Philadelphia, PA $1000 to The Fall Classic WHEN: Fall 2017 WHERE: Raleigh, NC $1000 to NEC 2018 WHEN: December 2017 WHERE: Philadelphia, PA $1000 to DreamHack Austin WHEN: April 27-30, 2017 WHERE: Austin, TX $1000 to DreamHack Atlanta WHEN: July 21-23, 2017 WHERE: Atlanta, GA $1000 to DreamHack Denver WHEN: October 20-22, 2017 WHERE: Denver, CO $1000 to MomoCon WHEN: May 25-27, 2017 WHERE: Atlanta, GA $1000 to Defend The North WHEN: July 28-30, 2017 WHERE: White Plains, NY $1000 to a tournament of the community's choice  
     
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    You can follow Mr. Wizard on his Twitter for more updates.
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    Today, The Pokémon Company has finally announced more information regarding the 2017 Championship Series for Pokkén Tournament. There will be only two qualifying events this time, and the prize pool will be of at least $25,000.
     
    The first qualifying event announced is the CEO Fighting Game Championships, which is set to happen on June 16 through 18 in Orlando, Florida. The second event is going to be on Europe, but there are no information about it right now. The top 4 of each event will qualify for the Pokkén Tournament World Championships in August, which will have 16 players in total. The other spots are going to be awarded to players from Japan and via The Last Chance Qualifier (which will happen on the day before the World Championships).
     
    This year there will have no age restriction, so all players are going to compete on the same Championship Series. It has also been announced that the entire Series will be run on Double Elimination format.
     
    Check out the schedule so far:
     
    EVENT EVENT TYPE LOCATION DATE CEO Fighting Game Championships Qualifier Orlando, Florida June 16–18 TBA Qualifier Europe TBA Last Chance Qualifier Qualifier Anaheim, California August 18 World Championships Championship Anaheim, California August 19  
    And those are the prizes announced so far:
     
    North American Qualifier: CEO 2017 ($5,000)
    1st place: $1,250 + travel and an invite to Worlds

    2nd place: $1,000 + travel and an invite to Worlds

    3rd place: $750 + travel and an invite to Worlds

    4th place: $600 + travel and an invite to Worlds

    5th place: $450

    5th place: $450

    7th place: $250

    7th place: $250

     
    European Qualifier: TBA
    Prizes: TBA

     
    World Championship prizes ($20,000 total prize pool)
    1st place: $6,000

    2nd place: $4,000

    3rd place: $3,000

    4th place: $2,000

    5th place: $1,500

    5th place: $1,500

    7th place: $1,000

    7th place: $1,000
     
    Source: http://www.pokkentournament.com/en-us/championship-series/
    Jetsplit
    On August 17, 2013, a promotional video was shown at the Pokémon Game Show in Japan. The video featured Pikachu walking through the history of the Pokémon franchise, then finished with high definition 3D models of Lucario and Blaziken facing off in a detailed city environment. The models and environment looked incredible, but nothing was announced at the time.
     
     
    Then, at a Famitsu event one year later, Pokkén Tournament was officially announced. While the main series games were and are very popular, a lot of fans always imagined battling in real-time. Not only did this new arcade game allow fans to do this, it also featured beautiful models and environments, bringing fan favorite characters like Charizard and Lucario to life in ways we had never before seen.
     
    At the 2015 Pokémon World Championships, Pokkén was announced for the Wii U. The game was released worldwide on March 18, 2016 - exactly one year ago. As you celebrate Pokkén's first birthday, read on to relive some of the best sets in competitive Pokkén Tournament from the past year.
     
    Celebrate Pokkén's birthday on Twitter with the hashtag #PokkenDay. Here's to another great year!
     
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    CEO Prologue - Bim? vs. Suicune Master
     
     
     
    Pokémon World Championships - Europe vs. USA Crew Battle
     
     
     
    Kanto 2 - Potetin vs. Judy
     
     
     
    DreamHack Austin - Cat Fight vs. Bim?
     
     
     
    Apex - Cyberman vs. Cat Fight
     
     
     
    CEO - TeeJay vs. Suicune Master
     
     
     
    NEC - Sasahune vs. Mins
     
     
     
    Kumite in Tennessee - Ouroboro vs. slippingbug
     
     
     
    Frosty Faustings - Thulius vs. Coach Steve
     
     
     
    Final Round - WhiteyWhite vs. Suicune Master
     
     
     
    Battle for NEC - ALLISTER vs. Wzurds
     
     
     
    Kanto 2 - warutan vs. Mizumushi
     
    Jetsplit
    Fresh off his stellar performance at Final Round 20, North American eSports organization FakeOut Nation has announced their acquisition of Liam "Twixxie" Nelson. Not only is Twixxie FakeOut's first Pokkén Tournament player, he is their first fighting game player ever.
     
     
    Twixxie is a relatively new name in the Pokkén Tournament community compared to most other signed players. An S Rank in Pokkén's online Ranked mode, Twixxie has been growing as a Twitch streamer. Originally, he stood out by streaming late at night, where he was often the only person streaming Pokkén. Combined with his excellent gameplay and relaxed personality, this made him a perfect candidate for the 24-hour livestream event during the Evo 2017 donation drive. At Final Round, Twixxie dominated, placing first in Pokkén Tournament without losing a single set. He won Grand Finals against Andrew "Zyflair" Harn 3-0, showing the community he is truly a force to be reckoned with. Now representing FakeOut, it will be exciting to see how Twixxie performs in future events.
     
     
    You can follow Twixxie here and FakeOut Nation here.