{"id":1302,"date":"2016-11-09T19:17:12","date_gmt":"2016-11-09T19:17:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gamegnome.com\/esports\/?p=1302"},"modified":"2016-11-09T19:17:12","modified_gmt":"2016-11-09T19:17:12","slug":"super-smash-bros-4-street-fighter-v-announced-esport-titles-november-battle-strip-pro-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamegnome.com\/esports\/2016\/11\/09\/super-smash-bros-4-street-fighter-v-announced-esport-titles-november-battle-strip-pro-tournament\/","title":{"rendered":"SUPER SMASH BROS. 4 AND STREET FIGHTER V ANNOUNCED AS ESPORT TITLES FOR NOVEMBER BATTLE ON THE STRIP PRO-AM TOURNAMENT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ultimate Media Ventures, LLC (UMV) \u2013 the VC-backed esports innovation and media company \u2013 is proud to announce Super Smash Bros. 4 and Street Fighter V as the next competitive titles in their Pro-Am Battle on the Strip esports tournament series. Featuring different leading competitive titles each month, professional and amateur esports talent come together to compete online, with each month\u2019s finals held at the prestigious SLS Las Vegas Hotel &#038; Casino.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0UMV\u2019s Battle on the Strip premiered on October 16, 2016 as the first of its kind Pro-Am esports tournament series activation on the Las Vegas Strip, with the highly popular Dota 2 as its first featured title. Amateur team Doo Wop won the October tournament, securing (US) $25,000 in cash and prizes.<\/p>\n<p>The recurring esports lifestyle and community series now continues with fighter-focused Pro-Am Super Smash Bros. 4 and Street Fighter V esports competitions in November. Pro and amateur teams can sign up online today at <a href=\"http:\/\/battleonthestrip.com\/?utm_source=UberStrategist+PR+List+-+News+About+Games%2C+ESports%2C+Gaming+Hardware&#038;utm_campaign=3dc19ab74e-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_11_08&#038;utm_medium=email&#038;utm_term=0_3533aa96ba-3dc19ab74e-256379057\" target=\"_blank\">BattleOnTheStrip.com<\/a> for their bracket assignments for the two tournaments. The live finals featuring the top four Pro-Am teams will be held at The Foundry, SLS Las Vegas\u2019 premier live entertainment venue, on November 20, 2016. <\/p>\n<p>Teams will compete for a $10,000 pool of cash and prizes \u2013 split evenly between the winners of the Super Smash Bros. 4 and Street Fighter V tournaments. Festivities preceding the tournaments include appearances from special guests \u2013 including Robert Rippee (director of the Hospitality Lab and eSports Lab at UNLV), a mainstage cosplay contest at the SLS Las Vegas and multiple giveaways for premium gaming products from leading industry brands. Fans unable to attend the event in person can watch the action live on Twitch at 11 a.m PST \/ 2 p.m. EST on Sunday, November 20, 2016 (Below).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBuilding on the successful inaugural October event, we\u2019re thrilled to deliver even more exciting programming and special appearances to the esports community with our November installment of Battle on the Strip,\u201d said UMV CEO, Jon Bukosky. \u201cThis time around, we\u2019re focusing on two amazing competitive titles, showcasing our fresh approach to creating a unique esports lifestyle experience, with something new and different every month.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI cannot imagine any single cultural phenomenon with the potential to disrupt an entire industry as esports has the potential to do to the casino gaming industry over the next decade,\u201d said special guest speaker Robert Rippee, director of the Hospitality Lab and eSports Lab at UNLV. \u201cThe experiences already taking place, like this residency, are but the first steps in the lvl up of gaming as we know it. I\u2019m excited to help UNLV and the industry by putting our talented students at the forefront of this wave.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Competitors and fans can purchase SLS Las Vegas legendary rooms at special guest rates to attend Battle on the Strip. Legendary rooms are leveled up with loot from premier UMV sponsor brands including BenQ, E-BLUE Gaming, HyperX, MemberJets, Quest Nutrition, and exclusive merchandise from UMV\u2019s dedicated esports apparel and lifestyle brand \u201cULT\u201d (ULTesports.com). Each Legendary room guest also receives special VIP seating at The Foundry to view the Battle on the Strip tournament. The VIP experience also includes exclusive access to the event\u2019s player lounge, brunch and the official Battle on the Strip cosplay competition.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.twitch.tv\/?channel=battlevegas\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" height=\"378\" width=\"620\"><\/iframe><a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/battlevegas?tt_medium=live_embed&#038;tt_content=text_link\" style=\"padding:2px 0px 4px; display:block; width:345px; font-weight:normal; font-size:10px; text-decoration:underline;\">Watch live video from battlevegas on www.twitch.tv<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/battlevegas\/chat?popout=\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" height=\"500\" width=\"350\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ultimate Media Ventures, LLC (UMV) \u2013 the VC-backed esports innovation and media company \u2013 is proud to announce Super Smash Bros. 4 and Street Fighter V as the next competitive titles in their Pro-Am Battle on the Strip esports tournament series. Featuring different leading competitive titles each month, professional and amateur esports talent come together &hellip; <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link btn\" href=\"https:\/\/gamegnome.com\/esports\/2016\/11\/09\/super-smash-bros-4-street-fighter-v-announced-esport-titles-november-battle-strip-pro-tournament\/\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1302","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-esports-news","item-wrap"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gamegnome.com\/esports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1302","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gamegnome.com\/esports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gamegnome.com\/esports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gamegnome.com\/esports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gamegnome.com\/esports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1302"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gamegnome.com\/esports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1302\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1303,"href":"https:\/\/gamegnome.com\/esports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1302\/revisions\/1303"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gamegnome.com\/esports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1302"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gamegnome.com\/esports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1302"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gamegnome.com\/esports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1302"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}