16 of the world’s best KOF XIV players will duke it out to determine who’s #1 at the KOF XIV World Championship in Tokyo, Japan! Who will rise victorious?
Better yet, who will clench both fists and yell ‘Victoly!’ Samurai Shodown style? The only way to find out is to watch the mayhem on February 18, 2017 on SNK’s official Twitch channel or Twitch’s Team Spooky Channel. The action from Akihabara UDX Theater, Tokyo will stream live.
Tokyo, Japan Residents:
If you’re currently in Tokyo and wish to attend, doors at the UDX Theater will open at 2:30pm JST and the event will take place at 3:00pm – 7:30pm JST. The UDX Theater is located at 4-14-1, Sotokanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, UDX4F.
Visit this link for more details right out of the official UDX Theater website.
– KOF XIV Producer, Yasuyuki Oda will be on the floor and potentially reveal new details regarding the King of Fighters series.
– Guests to the Grand Final Championship include MCs J. Maxwell Powers / Seira Ryu and Commentator Koichi, Kindevu.
KOF XIV World Championship – 16 Finalists:
Alioune
France
Cipher
Mexico
DBJ-ET
Chinese Taipei
DOUYU QANBA | XIAOHAI
China
Frionel
Morocco
gxbridget
Chinese Taipei
Kane Blueriver
Chile
[KTB Ball] HK
Hong Kong
MADKOF
South Korea
Panda Dakou
China
Panda TV – Lancer
China
Panda TV – Naiwang
China
Picnic
Japan
ARCADESHOCK Reynald
USA
[SANWA] M’
Japan
Toshi
Peru
ARCADESHOCK – Familiar Name
You might notice a familiar name here if you follow the Neo-Geo / Arcade retro scene. An ARCADESHOCK home grown talent Reynald Tacsuan, will be on the floor to battle the 15 other King of Fighters combatants. ARCADESHOCK is known for their arcade joysticks, Neo-Geo custom mods, Capcom CPS Arcade boards, Sega Naomi kits and much more. It will be interesting to see if the arcade joystick expertise comes in handy when it comes to taking home the title of KOF XIV Champion.
KOF XIV Motivation:
There’s nothing more motivating to up your KOF XIV fighting skills than seeing what an actual invite to the Grand Final Championship looked like. Time to refine those KOF XIV combos and special moves so next time it’ll be you getting the invite to the KOF Championship promise land.
Original SNK Press Release:
https://www.snk-corp.co.jp/us/press/2017/012702/
SNK KOF XIV Grand Final Championship Official Website:
https://www.snk-corp.co.jp/us/games/kof-xiv/wcs/
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