NOTE – You must purchase a ticket on Nico Nico Live to view the entire stream. There is however a free viewing period at the beginning of the broadcast. See details below. We will be updating this article with live results for those unable to view the stream.

Today in Japan is the finals of the Street Fighter 25th Anniversary Official National Tournament, Kakutou Matsuri (“Fighting Festival”). 8 players for each of the tournament games – Street Fighter X Tekken, Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition ver. 2012 and Street Fighter III 3rd Strike Online Edition – have battled their way through the brackets and qualified to compete at Nicofarre in Tokyo.

Each tournament game has the same format for the finals. Each 8-player bracket will be double-eliminations, best 2 of 3 game matches, with the grand finals match being best 3 of 5.

As with the winners of the qualifying tournaments in the US and across the world, the 1st and 2nd place finishers for SFXTK and SSFIV AE and the 1st place finisher in 3SOE will qualify to attend the Street Fighter 25th Anniversary Tournament Series Grand Finals on December 8 in San Francisco, California.

Results

Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition ver. 2012

1. MCZ|Daigo Umehara MCZ|ウメハラ (Ryu)

2. RZR|Fuudo RZR|ふ～ど (Fei Long)

3. Uryo うりょ (Sakura)

4. Eita えいた (Akuma)

5. Kyoku きょく (Yang)

5. dath (C.Viper)

7. Kindou キンドー (Fei Long, Guy)

7. -R- (Balrog)

MCZ|Daigo Umehara and RZR|Fuudo qualify for the Street Fighter 25th Anniversary finals in December.

Grand Finals

MCZ|Daigo Umehara MCZ|ウメハラ (Ryu) vs. RZR|Fuudo RZR|ふ～ど (Fei Long) – 3-0

Losers Finals

RZR|Fuudo RZR|ふ～ど (Fei Long) vs. Uryo うりょ (Sakura) – 2-1

Winners Finals

RZR|Fuudo RZR|ふ～ど (Fei Long) vs. MCZ|Daigo Umehara MCZ|ウメハラ (Ryu) – 0-2

Winners Bracket Match Log

Uryo うりょ (Sakura) vs. -R- (Balrog) – 2-0

dath (C.Viper) vs. RZR|Fuudo RZR|ふ～ど (Fei Long) – 0-2

Kyoku きょく (Yang) vs. Eita えいた (Akuma) – 2-0

Kindou キンドー (Fei Long) vs. MCZ|Daigo Umehara MCZ|ウメハラ (Ryu) – 0-2

Uryo うりょ (Sakura) vs. RZR|Fuudo RZR|ふ～ど (Fei Long) – 1-2

Kyoku きょく (Yang) vs. MCZ|Daigo Umehara MCZ|ウメハラ (Ryu) – 0-2

Losers Bracket Match Log

-R- (Balrog) vs. dath (C.Viper) – 0-2

Eita えいた (Akuma) vs. Kindou キンドー (Guy, Fei Long) – 2-1

Uryo うりょ (Sakura) vs. dath (C.Viper) – 2-0

Kyoku きょく (Yang) vs. Eita えいた (Akuma) – 0-2

Uryo うりょ (Sakura) vs. Eita えいた (Akuma) – 2-0

Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Online Edition

1. MOV (Chun-Li)

2. Umezono 梅園 (Chun-Li)

3. Higa ヒガ (Ibuki)

4. Furo ふろ (Yang)

5. Kowappa こわっぱ (Yun)

5. Shinba シンバ (Ken)

7. Niisan にーさん (Necro)

7. DSK (Urien)

MOV qualifies for the Street Fighter 25th Anniversary finals in December.

Grand Finals

MOV (Chun-Li) vs. Umezono 梅園 (Chun-Li) – 3-0

Losers Finals

Umezono 梅園 (Chun-Li) vs. Higa ヒガ (Ibuki) – 2-0

Winners Finals

Umezono 梅園 (Chun-Li) vs. MOV (Chun-Li) – 1-2

Winners Bracket Match Log

DSK (Urien) vs. Umezono 梅園 (Chun-Li) – 0-2

Furo ふろ (Yang) vs. Shinba シンバ (Ken) – 2-0

Niisan にーさん (Necro) vs. MOV (Chun-Li) – 0-2

Higa ヒガ (Ibuki) vs. Kowappa こわっぱ (Yun) – 2-1

Umezono 梅園 (Chun-Li) vs. Furo ふろ (Yang) – 2-1

MOV (Chun-Li) vs. Higa ヒガ (Ibuki) – 2-0

Losers Bracket Match Log

DSK (Urien) vs. Shinba シンバ (Ken) – 0-2

Niisan にーさん (Necro) vs. Kowappa こわっぱ (Yun) – 0-2

Furo ふろ (Yang) vs. Shinba シンバ (Ken) – 2-0

Higa ヒガ (Ibuki) vs. Kowappa こわっぱ (Yun) – 2-0

Furo ふろ (Yang) vs. Higa ヒガ (Ibuki) – 1-2

Street Fighter x Tekken

1. MCZ|Tokido MCZ|ときど (Dhalsim/Cody)

2. Yukimura ゆきむら (Ryu/Kazuya)

3. MOV (Dhalsim/JACK-X)

4. Akitaya あきたや (Dhalsim/Alisa)

5. EG|Momochi EG|ももち (Cody/Rufus)

5. Inco いんこ (Rufus/Hwoarang)

7. Kyonuma きょぬま (Juri/Alisa)

7. Shiba しば (Cody/Rufus)

MCZ|Tokido and Yukimura qualify for the Street Fighter 25th Anniversary finals in December.

Grand Finals

MCZ|Tokido MCZ|ときど (Dhalsim/Cody) vs. Yukimura ゆきむら (Ryu/Kazuya) – 3-2

Losers Finals

Yukimura ゆきむら (Ryu/Kazuya) vs. MOV (Dhalsim/JACK-X) – 2-1

Winners Finals

Yukimura ゆきむら (Ryu/Kazuya) vs. MCZ|Tokido MCZ|ときど (Dhalsim/Cody) – 1-2

Winners Bracket Match Log

Yukimura ゆきむら (Ryu/Kazuya) vs. Akitaya あきたや (Dhalsim/Alisa) – 2-1

Inco いんこ (Rufus/Hwoarang) vs. Shiba しば (Cody/Rufus) – 2-0

MCZ|Tokido MCZ|ときど (Dhalsim/Cody) vs. MOV (Dhalsim/JACK-X) – 2-1

Kyonuma きょぬま (Alisa/Juri) vs. EG|Momochi EG|ももち (Cody/Rufus) – 0-2

Yukimura ゆきむら (Ryu/Kazuya) vs. Inco いんこ (Rufus/Hwoarang) – 2-1

MCZ|Tokido MCZ|ときど (Dhalsim/Cody) vs. EG|Momochi EG|ももち (Cody/Rufus) – 2-0

Losers Bracket Match Log

Akitaya あきたや (Dhalsim/Alisa) vs. Shiba しば (Cody/Rufus) – 2-0

MOV (Dhalsim/JACK-X) vs. Kyonuma きょぬま (Juri/Alisa) – 2-0

Inco いんこ (Rufus/Hwoarang) vs. Akitaya あきたや (Dhalsim/Alisa) – 0-2

EG|Momochi EG|ももち (Cody/Rufus) vs. MOV (Dhalsim/JACK-X) – 0-2

Akitaya あきたや (Dhalsim/Alisa) vs. MOV (Dhalsim/JACK-X) – 0-2

Prizes

Beyond the invitations to the SF25th Grand Finals, the 1st and 2nd place finishers for each game will receive the following prizes:

Street Fighter X Tekken

1st Place

Plaque

Title “SutoKuro Master” (“SFXTK Master”)

PlayStation Vita

Street Fighter X Tekken for PS Vita (To be released)

2nd Place

Plaque

Street Fighter X Tekken for PS Vita (To be released)

Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition Ver.2012

1st Place

Plaque

Title “Kami ni Chikazuita Mono” (“One who has approached divinity”)

PlayStation Vita

Street Fighter X Tekken for PS Vita (To be released)

2nd Place

Plaque

Street Fighter X Tekken for PS Vita (To be released)

Street Fighter III 3rd Strike Online Edition

1st Place

Plaque

PlayStation Vita Wi-Fi Model

Street Fighter X Tekken for PS Vita (To be released)

2nd Place

Plaque

Street Fighter X Tekken for PS Vita (To be released)

Stream & Schedule

The stream is scheduled to begin at 12PM (Saturday) JST in Japan, 4AM (Saturday) BST in the UK, and 11PM (Friday) EDT, 8 PM (Friday) PDT in the US. For further details on viewing the stream, see the section below.

http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv109091003 – Main channel (Winners block)

http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv109091204 – Sub channel* (Losers block)

*Sub channel is only available to purchasers of the full ticket package. See the section below.

1. SFXTK Finals

2. SFXTK Stage Event

3. SFIII 3SOE Finals

4. SSFIV AE Finals

SFXTK – Commentary by Aaru & Frieda

1st match: Yukimura ゆきむら (Ryu/Kazuya) vs. Akitaya あきたや (Dhalsim/Alisa)

2nd match: Inco いんこ (Rufus/Hwoarang) vs. Shiba しば (Rufus/Cody)

3rd match: Tokido ときど (Dhalsim/Cody) vs. MOV (JACK-X/Dhalsim)

4th match: Kyonuma きょぬま (Alisa/Juri) vs. EG.Momochi EG.ももち (Rufus/Cody)

SSFIV AE – Commentary by Aaru & GGP Kamichang

1st match: Uryo うりょ (Sakura) vs. -R- (Balrog)

2nd match dath (C.Viper) vs. Fuudo ふ～ど (Fei Long)

3rd match: Kyoku きょく (Yang) vs. Eita えいた (Akuma)

4th match: Kindou キンドー (Fei Long) vs. Umehara ウメハラ (Ryu)

SFIII 3SOE – Commentary by Soushihan KSK & Nuki

1st match: DSK (Urien) vs. Umezono 梅園 (Chun-Li)

2nd match: Shinba シンバ (Yun) vs. Furo ふろ (Yang)

3rd match: Niisan にーさん (Necro) vs. MOV (Chun-Li)

4th match: Higa ヒガ (Ibuki) vs. Kowappa こわっぱ (Yun)

About Viewing the Tournament

The tournament will be streaming on Nico Nico Live as pay-per-view. The ticket for the finals alone is 2000 Niconico points (equal to 2000 yen, ~25.20 USD) and allows access to main stream channel. The full-pass ticket is also available for 3000 Niconico points (~37.80 USD), and allows access to the main channel as well as the sub channel, which will show matches outside of the main channel in a 4-way split window set-up. The full-pass ticket also allows access to the previous streams (See details in the coverage for the qualifier).

Finals – October 20 (Sat)

http://live.nicovideo.jp/product/SF25th_final

Full Ticket Package – Includes access to sub channel, previous streams

http://live.nicovideo.jp/product/SF25th_all

Those who don’t wish to pay for the stream will still be able to view the tournament, though for a limited period of time. There will be a free viewing period at the beginning of the stream. The free viewing period for previous streams have been approximately 30-60 minutes.

Source: CAPCOM, Nico Nico Live (Main, sub)