[Deimos]

This tournament is open to everybody! The Player who wins the Championship Bracket will be crowned the 2012 Winter Champion.

Passes are now available for Mortal Kombat 9, Soul Calibur V, and King of Fighters XIII. You may play in all Fighting Game tournaments if you wish. To purchase your pass(es), go HERE.

A pass for any game on its own is $50 ($40 with the Gold Member discount)
A pass for any two games is $70 ($60 with the Gold discount)
A pass for all three games is $90 ($80 with the Gold discount)

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Spectator Passes for MLG Columbus are also available for purchase in the MLG Store

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The MLG Columbus event will take place March 23-25

As always, please feel free to ask any questions regarding the event, and I'll try to answer them to the best of my ability. Please keep in mind that there are still details to be released, so if the information is not below, it's likely not available yet.

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Venue:

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Venue/Tournament Location: Greater Columbus Convention Center: 400 N. High Street; Columbus, OH 43215

Hotel Locations:

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Westin Columbus

• Reservations: 614-228-3800
  
• Hotel Rate: 129 + $16.75 tax s/d
  
• Reservation deadline: March 9, 2012
  
• Distance to venue: 7 blocks
  
• Parking: $20 per night

Red Roof Columbus Downtown

• Reservations: 800-733-7663
  
• Hotel Rate: $115+ 16.75% tax s/d/t/q for 2 beds
  
• Reservation deadline: March 9, 2012
  
• Distance to venue: 1 block

Residence Inn Columbus Downtown

• Reservations: 800-331-3131
  
• Hotel Rate: $139+ 16.75% tax s/d/t/q
  
• Reservation deadline: March 7, 2012
  
• Distance to venue: 4 blocks

Sheraton On Capitol Square (formally Hyatt)

• Reservations: 800-331-3131
  
• Hotel Rate: $139+ 16.75% tax s/d/t/q
  
• Reservation deadline: March 7, 2012
  
• Distance to venue: 4 blocks

It is not mandatory to stay in these hotels. If you'd like to do a price comparison to find the cheapest hotel, I would suggest to use Google Search, using the address of the Greater Columbus Convention Center which is 400 N. High Street; Columbus, OH 43215 to find the hotels closest to the venue.

Transportation:

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Transportation:

Airport:

• Port of Columbus Airport (CMH)

Transportation Cost from Airport:

• ARCH TRANSPORTATION (614-252-2277) runs 7am-midnight daily. Airport: $17.00 per person each way. Individual pickup times can be scheduled by calling them directly, reservations recommended.
  
• Cab fare is $20-25 each way.

Rules

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Rules for all games can be found below:

Mortal Kombat 9
Soul Calibur V
King of Fighters XIII

Prizes

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$33,400 is on the line for Mortal Kombat 9 at the Winter Championship.
1st Place: $12,000
2nd Place: $7,200
3rd Place: $4,800
4th Place: $3,200
5th/6th Place: $2,000
7th/8th Place: $1,100

$16,700 is on the line for Soul Calibur V and King of Fighters XIII at the Winter Championship.
1st = $6,000
2nd = $3,600
3rd = $2,400
4th = $1,600
5th/6th = $1,000
7th/8th = $550

Schedule

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You can compete in all three games

Mortal Kombat 9 Schedule
Soul Calibur V Schedule
King of Fighters XIII Schedule

*All times are subject to change based upon the number of registered Players/Teams.

[iStobs]

This is going to be awesome! I can't wait for the event.

[MaceWind]

So have any details been released about MK for the Winter Championships? How will this be setup?

[Deimos]

MaceWind, on 08 February 2012 - 02:58 PM, said:

So have any details been released about MK for the Winter Championships? How will this be setup?

No details yet.

[Ultorskoss]

Deimos, on 10 February 2012 - 12:29 PM, said:

No details yet.

Haven't seen much promotion for this game around MLG outside of the initial announcement. Got any plans to do this (understandable if you guys are waiting until more details are released) or is it just being left up to community driven sites like TestYourMight?

I'm sure the MK9 community would like to see this game succeed with any help possible, and part of that is drawing in a crowd of people unfamiliar with the game who are interested enough to at least check it out. It would be cool to see MK9 be a consistent game around here rather than just another "major tournament stop" so to speak.

[Deimos]

Ultorskoss, on 10 February 2012 - 02:27 PM, said:

Haven't seen much promotion for this game around MLG outside of the initial announcement. Got any plans to do this (understandable if you guys are waiting until more details are released) or is it just being left up to community driven sites like TestYourMight?

I'm sure the MK9 community would like to see this game succeed with any help possible, and part of that is drawing in a crowd of people unfamiliar with the game who are interested enough to at least check it out. It would be cool to see MK9 be a consistent game around here rather than just another "major tournament stop" so to speak.

When the details have been released, you'll see it much more on this site. However, as of now, the only announcement has been that MK will be at the winter championships, but no further details have been announced yet.

As for Community sites like TestYourMight, I will be on that site answering questions, promoting the event, etc when we have more details.

[Ultorskoss]

Deimos, on 10 February 2012 - 05:05 PM, said:

When the details have been released, you'll see it much more on this site. However, as of now, the only announcement has been that MK will be at the winter championships, but no further details have been announced yet.

As for Community sites like TestYourMight, I will be on that site answering questions, promoting the event, etc when we have more details.

Awesome!

[sambo400]

How has the MK community reaction been to MLG?

[MaceWind]

sambo400, on 11 February 2012 - 01:35 PM, said:

How has the MK community reaction been to MLG?

The players at Mortal Kombat United all seem pretty stoked about this. I personally will be attending the one in Columbus for sure as it's in my home state. There are many looking to make the trip but the details should probably be revealed soon so that travel plans can be arranged. I believe the standard tournament rules (double elimination) should apply. I only mention this as it was not the format provided at Raleigh last year and it did cause some rift within the community. Good luck to MLG and MK. I hope this will be a long marriage.

[sambo400]

Yeah if there was mortal kombat played last year, it was an afterthought and didn't have a proper format. I know some fighting games (smash in particular) bash on MLG because they do straight bracket instead of pools and don't allow a lot of free play, have laggy TVs, ect.

[Deimos]

Please note the change in pass sales dates. Player Passes will be available for purchase Monday, February 20th at 7 PM ET for Gold Members, and Tuesday, February 21st at 7 PM ET for everybody else.

[TMPSquirtMcGirt]

I was wondering about controllers. I use a ps3 controller but i took the battery out of it, so it only works when its plugged in. Is that ok or do I need to get a new wired controller that doesnt marry the ps3?

This post has been edited by TMPSquirtMcGirt: 02 March 2012 - 06:37 PM

[Thtkidpwns]

iStobs, on 02 February 2012 - 06:17 PM, said:

This is going to be awesome! I can't wait for the event.

Hey so is there a certain location this event will be or is it just going to be on playstation network?

[Deimos]

Thtkidpwns, on 14 March 2012 - 12:34 PM, said:

Hey so is there a certain location this event will be or is it just going to be on playstation network?

It will be in Columbus, Ohio. Please see first post for specifics.

[ShoTdowN-2012]

Thtkidpwns, on 14 March 2012 - 12:34 PM, said:

Hey so is there a certain location this event will be or is it just going to be on playstation network?

Wow...