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Ohsu Akira has published some amazing photos taken during the recent 12th VFR Beat-Tribe Cup:

Be sure to check them out to get an appreciation of the atmosphere, and sheer size(!), of the occasion! Recall that this tournament had 141 5-man teams registered!

If you missed the event, then check back on our past news post Online Stream of 12th Beat Tribe Cup - Oct. 9th for full details, results and video links.

The Battle Audition tournament series continues in Okayama - October 23rd , 2:30 pm Japan Time (GMT). Update: Stream is over. Archived tournament footage posted. Winner received the title <span style="font-size: 20pt">怪力乱神 - Kairyokuranshin (Translated as Supernatural Things/Phenomena) </span>

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<span style="font-size: 20pt">"I'm happy to wait for next summer"</span> is the 2nd VF5 version C tournament at South Korea's Cafe ID. This is a 2vs2 tournament. Update: Tournament has ended! Congratulations to the top finishers:

1. Mori (AK) / Hackboomer (AK)
2. Green Jacky (JA) / Choi Akira (AK)
3. BC McWild (JE) / Folken (AK?)

Update #2 - Tournament matches are uploaded by drakefang and are available on youtube - ID Tournament Link and Bracket

A large VF5:FS team tournament is to be held in Japan on 9th October 2011. The tournament will also be streamed on Ustream. For those wanting to watch it while using VFDC shout box, we will have the event embedded on VFDC home page.

VF R (Beat Tribe) Webpage.

Team List (141 5-man teams!)

12th Beat Tribe Cup Event Schedule　-　Link

October 9, 2011 Update: Tournament stream has ended! VF R (Beat Tribe) has archived the entire 13 plus hours of the event on Ustream. Check this thread for additional information.

<span style="font-size: 20pt">五虎将</span> - the special title given to winners of the event by AM2. Pronounced in Japanese as Gokoshou - The Five Tiger Generals

Battle Arena Melbourne (BAM) - October 1-2, 2011 VF5 tournament in Melbourne, Australia as part of the 2-day Couch Warrior's BAM weekend long event. The Virtua Fighter 5 tournament will begin around 1 pm on October 2nd, 2011.

» BAM Stream URL

Results
1st: AlexMD
2nd: El_Twelve
3rd: Berzerk

» Stream Recording (VF5 starts at 49 minutes)

Zerochan recently tweeted: I have an interview with Daichi Katagiri next week! Do you have any Qs about VF past or present? Let me know!

If you're unaware, D.K. is the director of Virtua Fighter arcade series. Please note that he has nothing to do with the console ports. So do you have any questions for D.K? Stack 'em up in this thread!

A large VF5:FS team tournament is to be held in Japan on 9th October 2011.

This was also mentioned in D.K.'s Blog #99. From what I can gathered - Sega will be giving a special "title" to the team that wins.

As usual, we will update the post as we get more information.

VF R (Beat Tribe) Webpage.

Team List (141 5-man teams!)

For those that can actually understand Japanese, please correct any misinformation

The Battle Audition tournament series continues in Tokyo - 9/25 , 2:30 pm Japan Time (GMT).

If you have been following the Japanese VF scene, you will recognize many of the players participating in this event which includes: <span style="text-decoration: line-through">Itoshun (Brad)</span>, <span style="text-decoration: line-through">Ohsu Akira (Akira)</span>, Kofu Megane (Aoi), <span style="text-decoration: line-through">SHU (Shun)</span>, Kurita (Taka), <span style="text-decoration: line-through">Zedoman (Lei)</span>, <span style="text-decoration: line-through">Fuudo (playing Jacky?)</span>, Jin (Kage), Homestay Akira (Akira), Kyasao, and many more.

Update: Tournament over. 2 hours of the tournament is archived!

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It's been a long, long time since Sega has revived one of their main tournaments, but finally, Kakutou Shinseiki VI has been announced! Will we see the KSV champ, Tomalion defend his title or will there be a new champ crowned? There are no other details at the moment, but Sega is promising details very soon about this new national tournament. Stay tuned!

Saturday 17th September 2011 in Seoul Korea - A VF5 Ver.C (on Xbox 360) singles tournament will be held at Cafe id.

The tournament is scheduled to start at 6PM (Korean time) and will be streamed live on: http://www.twitch.tv/drakefang

UPDATE - The tournament and stream are over! Many thanks to Cafe id, drakefang, and the Korean VF community for a wonderful event! Tournament footage is available on drakefang's Youtube channel, and you can view the full bracket with results online as well.