Red Bull Announces New National Fighting Game Tournament Circuit
By Zac Cameron ·
Players will have the opportunity to fight online and in person in Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition, TEKKEN 7 and Guilty Gear Xrd REV2, to Rise, Rally and Conquer at Red Bull Conquest
Players from around the country will have the opportunity to battle each other for the ultimate in bragging rights at Red Bull Conquest, a brand new fighting game circuit designed to allow players to represent their local fighting scenes. Starting in Chicago on April 28th, the tournament will travel the country to fifteen different cities, plus an additional online qualifier, to determine which region’s local fighting scene reigns supreme. The tournament circuit will culminate in a final showdown of the regional champions at the Red Bull Conquest National Finals on November 16th – 18th.
With the heralds cry of Rise, Rally, and Conquer, players will be able to Rise Up by attending their existing local tournaments to scout the competition and prepare for their regional qualifiers, Rally Together to earn their place and represent their home turf at the Red Bull Conquest Qualifying events, and Conquer All at the National Finals, where one region will claim the ultimate bragging rights as the best fighting game region in the nation.
With regional qualifiers taking place in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Nashville, New York, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Francisco, and Seattle, players will have the opportunity to step up and showcase their skills against the best in the country. Players can also join the online qualifier, and can register their interest here.
The finals will be held in the new Entertainment & Sports Arena in Washington D.C., where senior vice president and managing director, Events DC Sports, Entertainment and Special Events, Erik A. Moses had this to say. “Events DC is proud to partner with Red Bull to bring the Red Bull Conquest National Finals to the new Entertainment & Sports Arena (ESA) in our nation’s capital, the venue is constructed with state-of-the-art infrastructure to be an ideal site for eSports and we could not be more excited to have the National Finals as the first major eSports event hosted at the ESA.”
This should prove to be an exciting event for players of the more popular FGC games. For more about the lesser hyped games out there, check out our coverage of the lesser known fighting games featured at Winter Brawl XII.