Ranking Battles

Among the many events Denjin hosts throughout the year, the Ranking Battle seasons are probably the best opportunity for players to get tournament experience and prove themselves to the community.

What is a Ranking Battle season?
A Ranking Battle season, or "Ranbat" season, is a series of tournaments where the top placers accumulate points in addition to the prize money in the tournament. Whoever has the cumulative highest amount of points at the end of the Ranking Battle season is the Ranking Battle season champion.

When do the Ranking Battles take place?
Denjin Arcade holds Ranking Battle seasons in the spring and the fall.

What games are in the Ranking Battles?
Denjin Arcade currently officially endorses Ranking Battle seasons for Street Fighter 3 : 3rd Strike, and Street Fighter 4.

How do you enter a Ranking Battle?
Simply show up to Denjin Arcade on any of the dates of the Ranking Battle season to enter that particular Ranbat. You can enter as many or as few as you'd like.

Rules

• Tournament format is singles
• Each match in the tournament is a 2/3 game set
• Double Elimination
  
• In SF3:3s - No character switch allowed, Judgment is in play
• In SF4 - Character switch ok but player cannot change mid 2/3 game set until they lose 1 game
• Points are awarded as follows: 1st (10 points), 2nd (7 points), 3rd (5 Points), 4th (3 Points), 5th (2 Points), 7th (1 Point)

Season 2 Schedule*

Ranbat Season 2 Warm Up - 9-26-2009

Ranbat Season 2.1 - 11-7-2009

Ranbat Season 2.2 - 11-28-2009

Ranbat Season 2.3 - 12-12-2009

Ranbat Season 2.4 - 12-26-2009 (CHRISTMAS BATTLE!!)

Ranbat Season 2.5 - 1-10-2010

Ranbat Season 2.6 - 1-24-2010

*Schedule is tentative. Individual tournaments may be pushed back or forward depending on other local events

Prizes??
Like in Season 1, Season 2 will also be withholding a portion of the entry fees from each Ranbat for a fundraiser. Last season was to fund 50% of the airfare to Japan for the players who Qualified for SBO at Denjin. This season will be to fly out and host Japanese players for a Denjin event early next year. Once the money is removed from the entrance fees for the fund, prize split will be 70/20/10. If some complication prevents the event, or the attendance of these players, all of the money from the fundraiser will be given to the tournament winners from the season.

Staff

This seasons Ranking Battle staff is as follows...

• Pherai
• Mr. Bean
• Dae
• BustaBust

IMPORTANT!
Each tournament will have at least 3 of these people present. One to run each bracket, and a third judge for any player/bracket runner disputes. It is your responsibility that the staff member running the bracket for the tournament you are in is able to find you near the setups in a timely matter, and if you will be away from the setups (eating food or other quick errand) you must let the staff know and if you are not back within 15 minutes and your match comes up when you are still gone, you are subject to disqualification!