Battle Arena Melbourne 9 - Melbourne annual fighting game major

Hi guys, if you like fighting games like Street Fighter, Tekken, Mortal Kombat and Smash Brothers check out Battle Arena Melbourne 9 (#BAM9) - Australia's largest fighting game major.

Run by CouchWarriors (NFP video game organisation) the event returns for the 9th time on May 12-14 - this year is BIG BAM!

BIG BAM will be held at a world class venue in the heart of Melbourne CBD - the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC), right next to Crown.

BAM9 is also a Global Premier Event on the 2017 Capcom Pro Tour:

http://couchwarriors.org/wp/capcombampremier/

(Unlike last year, winners of Premier events are not guaranteed entry into the year-ending Capcom Cup, but are awarded a large amount of points towards their place on the CPT Global Leaderboards - 400 points, in fact: as many as getting to the Top 4 at Evolution!)

With a venue three times the size of last year (800 plus attendants) and running 3 days Friday to Sunday, BAM9 will be a gaming conglomeration featuring Fighting Game Community (FGC) tournament hype, casuals and exhibitions, merchant and vendor booths, cosplay competition, potential hands on access to upcoming games, and more.

Date: Friday, May 12th – Sunday, May 14th Location: Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, (Bay# TBA) 1 Convention Centre Pl, South Wharf VIC 3006

Official website: http://couchwarriors.org/wp/bam9/

Trailer: https://youtu.be/YayI9R1gXqQ

Main Games:

• Super Smash Brothers 4 Wii U

• Super Smash Brothers Melee

• Street Fighter V

• Tekken 7

• Guilty Gear Xrd

• Mortal Kombat X

• Dead or Alive 5 Last Round

• King of Fighter XIV

Side Games:

• Ultra Street Fighter IV

• Super Smash Brothers Brawl

• Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3

• Super Smash Brothers 64

• Rivals of Aether

• Blazblue Central Fiction

• Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown

• Super Street Fighter II Turbo

• Street Fighter V 3v3 Teams (Friday night 32 teams cap)

Entry Fees: $10 per tournament (or as listed)

Venue entry: $50 pre-reg - $60 late/ on the day registration

Spectator: $20 Weekend

Registration: http://www.smash.gg/bam9

(Pre-registration is $50 venue entry, pre-registration will close two weeks before the event and on the day entry will be $60.

Registration for Smash WiiU and Melee is pre-registration only. All other on-the-day registration for games must be done one hour (TBC) before the game’s first pool starts.)

If you wish to join the event as a spectator, you are more than welcome! It’s only $20 to take in the event.

Features:

• Double bay at MCEC, 300% more floor space for setups, special events and vendors

• Free to play casual setups

• A huge range of player guests in Smash Bros and more

• T-shirts and Merch

• Friday Night SFV 3v3 Teams back by popular request! (Friday night 32 teams cap)

• BAM9 Afterparty

Hope to see you guys there!