Killer Instinct World Cup

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Killer Instinct World Cup
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Controller current.svg2017
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Game Fighting games
Killer Instinct
Founded2014
FounderUA|Brandon Alexander
CountryUnited States
Most recent
champion(s)		Darnell "Sleep" Waller
(2017)
Official website Killer Instinct World Cup

Killer Instinct World Cup is an annual fighting game tournament held in Texas, specifically focusing on the 2013 Killer Instinct reboot. The event's first incarnation was in January 2016 which featured Killer Instinct with a total of 32 qualifiers. The finals uses a double-elimination format and includes various tournaments as qualifiers such as EVO and Combo Breaker. [1] [2]

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History

2016 season

The 2016 Killer Instinct World Cup Finals was announced by Ultra Arcade's Brandon Alexander in December 2014, which initially had a $10,000 prize pool with 16 qualifiers, [1] but was eventually increased to a $30,000 prize pool with 32 qualifiers. Four last chance qualifying spots were held as well. [3] The tournament was won by EVO 2015 Champion Jonathan "Rico Suave" Deleon, who primarily used Shadow Jago in the tournament, however used Omen against Matt Rebelo in Winner's Finals due to the lack of TJ Combo matchup experience and Glacius in Grand Finals as a hard counter to Lenin "MyGod" Castillo's Sabrewulf. [4] The EVO 2014 Champion, Emmanuel "CD Jr." Brito has notably tied for last, despite being seeded 3rd in the bracket. [5] The #1 player in points rankings Kenneth "Bass" Armas was notably upset in the first round of the tournament to one of the Last Chance qualifiers Joshua "Waterhorses" Vargas, while managing to blast through Loser's Bracket, while bowing out to FlipSid3 Tactics' Darnell "Sleep" Waller. However, one of the most unexpected placings was Canadian player Rebelo ending in 3rd place while being sent to Loser's by Rico Suave in Winner's Finals, followed by being eliminated by MyGod in a Loser's Finals runback from an early Winner's Bracket upset. [6]

Killer Instinct World Cup took place at the Fountain Bleu in San Antonio, Texas on January 30–31, 2016. [3]

Killer Instinct [7]
PlacePlayerAliasCharacter(s)
1st Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan DeleonRico SuaveShadow Jago, Omen, Glacius
2nd Flag of the United States.svg Lenin CastilloUA|MyGodSabrewulf
3rd Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Matt RebeloUL|RebeloTJ Combo, Shadow Jago
4th Flag of the United States.svg Darnell WallerF3|SleepKan-Ra, ARIA, Glacius
5th Flag of the United States.svg Kenneth ArmasUA|BassSpinal, Cinder
5th Flag of the United States.svg Josue HerreraBH|GriefSadira, Orchid
7th Flag of the United States.svg Keyshawn JohnsoncR|CupcakeSabrewulf, Maya
7th Flag of the United States.svg Joshua VargasWaterhorsesGlacius
9th Flag of the United States.svg Blake WhitworthYOMI|JagoBlakeJago
9th Flag of the United States.svg Nicky IoveneNS|Nicky VengenzFulgore
9th Flag of the United States.svg Christina FreelandPAG|PinkDiamondMaya
9th Flag of the United States.svg Paulo DuarteAKG|ShinPauloThunder
13th Flag of the United States.svg Larry Dent IIILCDOrchid, Maya
13th Flag of the United States.svg Paul RamosPaul BSabrewulf, Hisako, Riptor
13th Flag of the United States.svg Deion ThompsonThompxsonJago
13th Flag of the United States.svg Chase GravesUL|ZergKillerAganos, Spinal

2017 season

The 2017 Killer Instinct World Cup was announced on April 5, 2016. The season would include more offline qualifiers than the previous season, as well as once again being a 32-man finals. [8] [9] In 2017, the KI World Cup issued a ban towards taunting and teabagging, following its frequent practice by NuckleDu in Street Fighter V. This would spark controversy from the fighting game community with members such as Echo Fox pro SonicFox and Iron Galaxy Studios dev Adam "Keits" Heart speaking about their disdain regarding the ban. Lab monster Javits used Daigo Umehara's playstyle from EVO Moment #37 as a reference to mention that enforcing such rule would be impossible. [10] [11] The teabagging ban would later be revoked following the controversy surrounding the rule, while there is still zero tolerance policies for threats and sexual harassment. [12]

The event took place from March 10 to 12 of 2017. The Kilgore DLC raised more than $50,000 towards the 2018 season's prize pool. [13]

Killer Instinct
PlacePlayerAliasCharacter(s)
1st Flag of the United States.svg Darnell Waller F3 |SleepARIA, Kilgore
2nd Flag of the United States.svg Calvin PhelpsStorm179Hisako
3rd Flag of the United States.svg Deion ThompsonBH|ThompxsonJago
4th Flag of the United States.svg Nicholas IoveneCirca|NickyFulgore, Mira
5th Flag of the United States.svg Joshua VargasBH|WaterhorsesGlacius
5th Flag of the United States.svg Dayton JonesUA|WheelsSabrewulf, Tusk, Orchid, Gargos
7th Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan DeleonRico SuaveGargos
7th Flag of the United States.svg Demandre PressleyMT|LetalisVenatorAganos, General RAAM, Omen
9th Flag of the United States.svg Kenneth ArmasUA|BassSpinal, Mira, Cinder
9th Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rob DohertyHW|ValoraxeCinder
9th Flag of the United States.svg Samuel MoraTBS|SickleGlacius
9th Flag of the United States.svg Larry Dent IIILCDMaya, Orchid, Gargos
13th Flag of the United States.svg Latrell ThomasBH|AmentyMira, Maya, Gargos
13th Flag of the United States.svg Damien Walton Selfless |Fiyah LigerRiptor
13th Flag of the United States.svg Damian GonzalezRaven is RawSpinal
13th Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Matt RebeloSTDx|RebeloTJ Combo

References

  1. 1 2 Alexander, Brandon. "Ultra Arcade Announces Killer Instinct World Cup for 2016, $10,000 Prize Pool Guaranteed". Ultra Arcade. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  2. ↑ Hood, Lance. "Combo Breaker Granted Premier Qualifier Status for Killer Instinct World Cup". Shoryuken. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  3. 1 2 Gonzalez, Oscar. "Gamers Compete for $30,000 in Killer Instinct World Cup". San Antonio Current. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  4. ↑ Walker, Ian. "Fresh Off World Cup Win, Rico Suave Still Looking to Improve in Killer Instinct". Shoryuken. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  5. ↑ Jurek, Steven. "Rico Suave wins Killer Instinct World Cup". Daily Dot. Archived from the original on 2016-04-26. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  6. ↑ "Killer Instinct World Cup 2016 Bracket". Challonge. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  7. ↑ Taylor, Nicholas (30 January 2016). "Killer Instinct World Cup results". Eventhubs. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  8. ↑ Jebailey, Alex (5 April 2016). "Killer Instinct World Cup 2017 Season Announcement". Ultra Combo. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  9. ↑ "Killer Instinct World Cup qualifier details revealed". The Daily Dot . 7 April 2016.
  10. ↑ Bahn, Chris. "KI World Cup Issues Taunting Ban". PVP Live . Retrieved 2017-01-23.
  11. ↑ Yin-Poole, Wesley (24 January 2017). "Fighting game community in a flap over Killer Instinct teabagging ban". Eurogamer . Retrieved 2017-01-24.
  12. ↑ Martin, Michael. "Killer Instinct World Cup teabagging ban was a 'troll'". Yahoo eSports. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
  13. ↑ Bahn, Chris. "Killer Instinct DLC Raises $50,000 for 2018 Prize Pool". PVP Live . Retrieved 2017-03-13.
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