SBO (acronym for Super Battle Opera), or known in Japanese as Tougeki, is one of the most prestigious fighting game tournaments out there, especially for the US. And now they have released details on where and how you can enter these qualifiers to be in the tournament with some of the greats in fighting games.
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The SBO Qualifier tour starts off in Nashville, TN (more precisely, Antioch) hitting the Midwest Championships Tournament located at the Game Galaxy Arcade in Hickory Hollow Mall. The tournament, taking place on June 24-26, 2011, features a full roster of SSFIV: AE, MK9, MvC3, and more, but the highlight of this event is the Super Street Fighter II: Turbo tournaments which will be determining the U.S. representatives in Japan later this year.
The second stop on the tour heads to sunny Los Angeles for the first Super Battle Opera qualifier for SSSFIV: Arcade Edition, taking place at Round 1 Bowling & Amusement in the City of Industry, CA on July 16, 2011.
Finally, SBO qualifiers head to the east to make their appearance for the first time ever in the Big Apple, taking place at Next Level Arcade on August 6, 2011. The second SSFIV: Arcade Edition SBO qualifying event will be two separate tournaments with the winner of each tournament qualifying for a spot on the team.
So there you have it. Go out and wreck some shit, but more importantly, represent the US in the venture to conquer Japan in fighting games (goodluck with that lol).
This is close to the Olympics of fighting games so I'm definitely hyped up for this.
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