Super Street Fighter II TurboSuper Street Fighter II Turbo, released in Japan as Super Street Fighter II X: Grand Master Challenge, is a 1994 fighting game developed and published by Capcom for arcades. It is the fifth and final installment in the Street Fighter II sub-series of Street Fighter games, following Super Street Fighter II (1993). Like its predecessor, it ran on the CP System II hardware.
Street Fighter Alpha 2Street Fighter Alpha 2, known as Street Fighter Zero 2 in Japan, Asia, South America, and Oceania, is a 1996 fighting game developed and published by Capcom for arcades. The game is the sequel to the previous year's Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams and features a number of improvements, such as new attacks, stages, endings, and gameplay features. It was ported to the PlayStation, Sega Saturn and Super Nintendo home consoles globally in 1996, and later a Windows port.
Battle by the BayB3: Battle by the Bay, the B4 Championships, and the B5 Championships were the first three instances of the openfighting game event that is now known as the annual Evolution Championship Series. B3 was created by Tom and Tony Cannon, Joey Cuellar, and Seth Killian, and was held in an arcade hall in Sunnyvale, California in 1996. B4 and B5 were held in Folsom, California in 2000 and 2001 respectively, before the tournament was renamed Evolution in 2002.
EsportsEsports (), short for electronic sports, is a form of competition using video games. Esports often takes the form of organized, multiplayer video game competitions, particularly between professional players, played individually or as teams.
Tougeki – Super Battle OperaTougeki - Super Battle Opera (闘劇, Tōgeki; lit. fighting drama) (SBO), also known as the Arcadia Cup Tournament, was an annual Japanese fighting video game tournament hosted by the magazine Arcadia. Several games are represented at a single year's tournament, with the lineup changing every year. Which games are to be represented are decided by the organizers of the event.
Sony Interactive EntertainmentAmerican digital entertainment company owned by SonySony Interactive Entertainment LLC (SIE) is an American, Japanese-owned, video game and digital entertainment company of Japanese conglomerate Sony Group Corporation. It primarily operates the PlayStation brand of video game consoles and products. It is also the world's largest company in the video game industry based on its equity investments and revenue.
Fighting gameVideo game genreA typical fighting game: the green fighter is blocking blue fighter's punch. Colored bars above represent fighters' health.
Double-elimination tournamentA double-elimination tournament is a type of elimination tournamentcompetition in which a participant ceases to be eligible to win the tournament's championship upon having lost two games or matches. It stands in contrast to a single-elimination tournament, in which only one defeat results in elimination.TournamentA tournament is an organized competition involving at least three competitors, all participating in a sport or game, with the only way to exit a winner is as its champion. More specifically, the term may be used in either of two distinct senses: A competition involving a number of matches, each involving a subset of the competitors, with the overall tournament winner determined based on the combined results of these individual matches.
WME GroupWME Group, LLC (d.b.a.The WME Group), formerly known as William Morris Endeavor, WME-IMG, and Endeavor, is an American holding company for talent and media agencies with its primary offices in Beverly Hills, California. The company was founded in April 2009 after the merger of the William Morris Agency and Endeavor Talent Agency. The WME Group represents artists in film, television, music, theater, digital media, and publishing. It also represents the NFL and NHL.
Las Vegas ValleyMetropolitan area in Nevada, United States Metropolitan Statistical Area in Nevada, United StatesLas Vegas ValleyMetropolitan Statistical Area Left-right from top: Las Vegas Strip, Stratosphere Tower, Fremont Street Experience, Waldorf Astoria Las Vegas, Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, The District at Green Valley RanchInteractive Map of Las Vegas–Henderson, NV CSA City of Las Vegas City of Henderson City of North Las Vegas Town of Enterprise Town of Spring Valley Town of Sunrise Manor Town of Paradise Town of Whitney Town of Winchester City of Boulder City Nellis Air Force Base Las Vegas–Henderson–North Las Vegas MSA (Remainder) Town of Pahrump Pahrump µSA Country United StatesState NevadaLargest cityLas VegasOther major cities and unincorporated areas - Henderson - North Las Vegas - Enterprise - Spring Valley - Sunrise Manor - Paradise - Whitney - Winchester - Boulder City Area • Urban540 sq mi (1,400 km2) • Metro1,600 sq mi (4,100 km2)Population (2024 estimate) • Metropolitan Statistical Area2,421,685GDP • Urban$195.936 billion (2024) • Per capita$80,909 (2024)Time zoneUTC-8 (PST) • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)Area codes702 and 725 The Las Vegas Valley is a major metropolitan area in the southern part of the U.S. state of Nevada, and the second-largest in the Southwestern United States.Open (sport)In sports, an open tournament, or open competition, indicates anyone may enter the tournament or competition, especially without regard to their professional or amateur status. First used in golf, the term is now used in many different sports and in varying contexts, not always in reference to the amateur or professional status of the players. For example, it might indicate that the competition is "open" to international players.
Street Fighter Alpha 2Street Fighter Alpha 2, known as Street Fighter Zero 2 in Japan, Asia, South America, and Oceania, is a 1996 fighting game developed and published by Capcom for arcades. The game is the sequel to the previous year's Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams and features a number of improvements, such as new attacks, stages, endings, and gameplay features. It was ported to the PlayStation, Sega Saturn and Super Nintendo home consoles globally in 1996, and later a Windows port.Battle by the BayB3: Battle by the Bay, the B4 Championships, and the B5 Championships were the first three instances of the openfighting game event that is now known as the annual Evolution Championship Series. B3 was created by Tom and Tony Cannon, Joey Cuellar, and Seth Killian, and was held in an arcade hall in Sunnyvale, California in 1996. B4 and B5 were held in Folsom, California in 2000 and 2001 respectively, before the tournament was renamed Evolution in 2002.EsportsEsports (), short for electronic sports, is a form of competition using video games. Esports often takes the form of organized, multiplayer video game competitions, particularly between professional players, played individually or as teams.Tougeki – Super Battle OperaTougeki - Super Battle Opera (闘劇, Tōgeki; lit. fighting drama) (SBO), also known as the Arcadia Cup Tournament, was an annual Japanese fighting video game tournament hosted by the magazine Arcadia. Several games are represented at a single year's tournament, with the lineup changing every year. Which games are to be represented are decided by the organizers of the event.Sony Interactive EntertainmentAmerican digital entertainment company owned by SonySony Interactive Entertainment LLC (SIE) is an American, Japanese-owned, video game and digital entertainment company of Japanese conglomerate Sony Group Corporation. It primarily operates the PlayStation brand of video game consoles and products. It is also the world's largest company in the video game industry based on its equity investments and revenue.Fighting gameVideo game genreA typical fighting game: the green fighter is blocking blue fighter's punch. Colored bars above represent fighters' health.Double-elimination tournamentA double-elimination tournament is a type of elimination tournamentcompetition in which a participant ceases to be eligible to win the tournament's championship upon having lost two games or matches. It stands in contrast to a single-elimination tournament, in which only one defeat results in elimination.TournamentA tournament is an organized competition involving at least three competitors, all participating in a sport or game, with the only way to exit a winner is as its champion. More specifically, the term may be used in either of two distinct senses: A competition involving a number of matches, each involving a subset of the competitors, with the overall tournament winner determined based on the combined results of these individual matches.WME GroupWME Group, LLC (d.b.a.The WME Group), formerly known as William Morris Endeavor, WME-IMG, and Endeavor, is an American holding company for talent and media agencies with its primary offices in Beverly Hills, California. The company was founded in April 2009 after the merger of the William Morris Agency and Endeavor Talent Agency. The WME Group represents artists in film, television, music, theater, digital media, and publishing. It also represents the NFL and NHL.Las Vegas ValleyMetropolitan area in Nevada, United States Metropolitan Statistical Area in Nevada, United StatesLas Vegas ValleyMetropolitan Statistical Area Left-right from top: Las Vegas Strip, Stratosphere Tower, Fremont Street Experience, Waldorf Astoria Las Vegas, Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, The District at Green Valley RanchInteractive Map of Las Vegas–Henderson, NV CSA City of Las Vegas City of Henderson City of North Las Vegas Town of Enterprise Town of Spring Valley Town of Sunrise Manor Town of Paradise Town of Whitney Town of Winchester City of Boulder City Nellis Air Force Base Las Vegas–Henderson–North Las Vegas MSA (Remainder) Town of Pahrump Pahrump µSA Country United StatesState NevadaLargest cityLas VegasOther major cities and unincorporated areas - Henderson - North Las Vegas - Enterprise - Spring Valley - Sunrise Manor - Paradise - Whitney - Winchester - Boulder City Area • Urban540 sq mi (1,400 km2) • Metro1,600 sq mi (4,100 km2)Population (2024 estimate) • Metropolitan Statistical Area2,421,685GDP • Urban$195.936 billion (2024) • Per capita$80,909 (2024)Time zoneUTC-8 (PST) • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)Area codes702 and 725 The Las Vegas Valley is a major metropolitan area in the southern part of the U.S. state of Nevada, and the second-largest in the Southwestern United States.Open (sport)In sports, an open tournament, or open competition, indicates anyone may enter the tournament or competition, especially without regard to their professional or amateur status. First used in golf, the term is now used in many different sports and in varying contexts, not always in reference to the amateur or professional status of the players. For example, it might indicate that the competition is "open" to international players.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.