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This will again be a Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition Ver.2012 tournament, however, this second League (B League) will not be for the participants of the first (A League), but a new set of participants, with the top placers potentially advancing to A League.
Starting Friday June 8, 16 of the strongest players will be playing in the 10-day TOPANGA B League, a 16-player online elimination tournament. The top two players of the B League will advance to A League, replacing 11th (Kindevu) and 12th (RF) from the first TOPANGA League.
On Sunday July 1, a A-B League replacement match, consisting of A League's 9th place (Tokido) and 10th place (Bon-chan) and B League's 3rd place and 4th place, will occur. Unlike the other matches, which will be online-only, this match will be played in-person, to be held at the Nico Nico Headquarters in Tokyo.
The 16 players in the online tournament will consist of 14 predetermined players (to be announced at a later date) and two players advancing from an online qualifier.
The dates for the 2nd TOPANGA League are as below:
- June 8 (Fri), Saturday June 9 (Sat), Sunday June 10 (Sun)
- June 15 (Fri), June 16 (Sat), June 17 (Sun)
- June 22 (Fri), June 23 (Sat), June 24 (Sun)
- June 29 (Fri), July 1 (Sun)
Beginning at 9PM JST UTC +9 (8 AM EDT, 5AM PDT) on Fridays and Saturdays and 8PM JST (7AM EDT, 4AM, PDT) on Sundays.
The details for the B League qualifying tournament, from which two players will advance, are below. The qualifier begins on June 2 at 5PM JST (4AM EDT, 1AM PDT) and is free to watch and can be viewed at the below address. The actual TOPANGA League B however is pay-per-view.
http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv94783086
Qualifier First Round (56 players → 8 players)
The players are broken into 8 blocks of 7 and play a tournament within the SSFIV AE Tournament Mode (1 slot reserved for tournament staff, giving one random player a first round bye). The winner of each block proceeds to the second round.
Qualifier Second Round (8 players→ 4 players)
The block representatives face off against each other, with match-ups determined by lottery. The match is a best 2 out of 3 games set, and the winner of each match proceeds to the final round.
Qualifier Final Round (4 players → 2 players)
The remaining 4 players compete in a round-robin league, with the two players with the most total wins advancing. In the case of a tie, the winner will determined by total game W-L count. If there still is a tie, the players will engage in a playoff match, with the winner advancing.
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