When you hear Rev Major, you’ll likely think it’s exclusively just a fighting game event – but Rev Major 2019 proves it’s not the case. While this event remains predominantly a gathering for the fighting game (FG) community, anyone would easily get absorbed in the hype.
And what better way to recap such a massive event than to highlight the big names that attended Rev Major? If you’ve ever been to this year’s Rev Major, you’ll know this video game event is always a blast. You had to be there. Why? Well, here’s a quick recap of Rev Major 2019!
The best part of this year’s Rev Major? It’s not just the many tournaments and matches. And it’s not just the many fighting game enthusiasts you’ll meet. It’s who folks from Playbook brought to grace Philippine soil. Here are the some of the big names:
With the prestige even higher this year, it’s no surprise that it would draw skilled fighters!
Spotted at the event were past Tekken World Tour champions Rangchu and Qudans, himself a long-time legend in Tekken circles! Also spotted were past Evo Tekken champs Knee, JDCR, Nobi, Saint, Arslan Ash, and of course, LowHigh!
Fate | Ulsan returned to Rev Major this year, not content with his Second Place finish at Rev Major 2018. Not only that, Cherryberrymango and RPG | Rockets also geared up to gather some points for Tekken World Tour this year.
In particular, Team UYU had strong presence in this year’s Rev Major:
Yuyu won’t be the only female pro-gamer attending Rev Major 2019 from Japan. Alongside her were:
Other strong fighters also graced Rev Major 2019‘s stage, including:
Our local representation wasn’t lacking either! We had local stars AK, Doujin, and Vermilion stepping up on the main stage and in side tournaments.
(AK and Doujin taking the championship in the 2v2 Tekken Side Tournament, by the way!)
But speaking of local players stepping up, Other highlights included:
See the Josiebee ad here on Harada-san’s Twitter:
Here are some of the tournaments that happened during this year’s Rev Major:
One of the biggest yearly draws of Rev Major has been its Tekken competition. Fighting game fans will remember Rev being a stage on the Tekken World Tour. And this year, stakes were set even higher as Rev Major 2019 was made a Master Event. This means the competition will award the champion a massive 300-point boost for their standing.
Congratulations again to UYU | LowHigh for a well-fought win!
If there’s anything this year’s Rev Major proved, it’s that it’s really hard to get into fighting games. Nah, just kidding. Rev Major 2019 proves the fighting game community always unites under the banner of good sportsmanship, especially when it comes to their favorite fighting games.
And while a lot of exhibition matches and tournaments in Rev Major 2019 can overwhelm newcomers, the event proves it can be just as fun to cheer for participants from the sidelines. How was your Rev Major 2019 experience?
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