Sony Interactive Entertainment To Organize PlayStation®4 Street Fighter V Asia Amateur Tournament At GameStart Asia 2016

Sony Interactive
Entertainment To Organize PlayStation®4 Street Fighter V Asia Amateur
Tournament At GameStart Asia 2016

Singapore, 23rd September 2016 – Sony
Interactive Entertainment Hong Kong Limited Singapore Branch (SIES) is making
its first steps in Singapore into competitive e-sports by hosting the inaugural
PlayStation®4 Street Fighter V Asia Amateur Tournament which will take place at
this year’s GameStart Asia and run from 7 to 9 October 2016 at Suntec
Convention Centre, Hall 405 and 406.

Sony Interactive Entertainment’s participation in
GameStart Asia 2016 also marks its first concerted effort to reach out to
youths to promote and support competitive gaming potential in the region.

Mr. Hidetoshi Takigawa,
Southeast Asia Regional Head of Sony Interactive Entertainment, said: “There
are many tournaments for professional gamers but very little opportunities for
amateur gamers who want to hone their skills and test their mettle against
other gamers. We hope our participation can help build a community of gamers
and nurture the next-generation of gamers in the region to engage in fun and
compelling e-sports and gaming competition.”

The PS4 Street Fighter V Asia Amateur Tournament sees
sixteen players — three players representing Singapore, Korea, Hong
Kong, Taiwan and China, and one wild card qualifier who can qualify at
GameStart Asia itself, battle it out for a total prize pool of USD 6,000 in a
double elimination bracket.

The event will also see elite participants compete in
the Capcom Pro Tour South East Major 2016, Guilty Gear Xrd Relevator tournament
and King of Fighters XIV tournament.

The Guilty Gear Xrd Relevator tournament will see
competitors fight it out to win the chance to represent South East Asia in a
match against Korea’s winning representative. The eventual winner of the South
East Asia and Korea match will then secure a slot to compete in the Guilty Gear
Xrd Relevator Tournament which will be held in Japan.

The winner of the King of Fighters XIV tournament will
also represent Southeast Asia to participate in the SNK King of Fighter Japan
Championships, with a chance to compete with the top KOF XIV players from
around the globe in the exclusive The King of Fighters XIV “KOF XIV World
Championship 2017”.

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Schedules

PS4 Street Fighter V Asia Amateur Tournament (Live stream: www.Twitch.tv/capcomfighters)

Friday, 7th October 2016, 19:00 till
late (GMT+8)

Saturday, 8th October 2016, 15:00 till
17:00 (GMT +8)

Sunday, 9th October 2016, 15:00
till 17:00 (GMT +8)

Street Fighter V South East Asia Major (Live stream: www.Twitch.tv/capcomfighters)

Saturday, 8th October 2016, 10:00am
till 22:00 (GMT +8)

Sunday, 9th October 2016, 10:00am
till 22:00 (GMT +8)

Guilty Gear Xrd Relevator tournament (Live stream: https://www.Twitch.tv/beastapac)

Saturday, 8th October 2016, 10:00am
till 15:00 (GMT +8)

Sunday, 9th October 2016, 10:00am
till 12:00pm (GMT +8)

King of Fighters XIV tournament (Live stream: https://www.Twitch.tv/beastapac)

Saturday, 8th October 2016, 14:00 till
22:00 (GMT +8)

Sunday, 9th October 2016, 15:00am
till 17:00 (GMT +8)