The first weekend in September has seen the Melbourne Esports Open 2018 descend upon the city’s Olympic Park. Tucked away in the Margaret Court Arena was the FGC stage, ready for its debut appearance at the event. Five titles were played across the weekend, including Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Dragon Ball FighterZ, Tekken 7, and Street Fighter V.
The turnout by both players and fans to the inaugural FGC stage event was impressive and welcoming, and it is hopefully a sign of things to come in future years. Highlights included Saber’s win with Cloud against Joe in the SSB Wii U final, as well as the nail-biting finish to SSBM‘s final between DarkSided’s Spud and Melbourne Order’s Sora.
Results
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
https://clips.twitch.tv/AuspiciousPopularCobraNerfRedBlaster
Super Smash Bros. Melee
https://clips.twitch.tv/AlluringZanyRadicchioWOOP
Top 8:
1. VS.DS | Spud
2. ORDER | Sora
3. LGC | DonB
4. OsP | Microsoft J
5. Zxv
5. prolificprettyboyjr
7. HoC | Noxus
7. Didier
Tekken 7
https://clips.twitch.tv/MagnificentImpartialFrogCorgiDerp
Top 8:
2. Chand NY | Kanga
3. iNf | Rame
4. iNf | Bboy Phoenix
5. Aken
5. 3rd
7. KURISU
7. Julian
Dragon Ball FighterZ
Street Fighter V
Unfortunately, there was no footage of the Street Fighter V Top 8, but most noteworthy was Melbourne Order’s RoF on his 3rd consecutive win of a grand final in Australia.
Top 8:
1 ORDERÂ | RoF
2. VS.DS | ZG
3. ORDERÂ | Travis Styles
4. Zed
5. SpaceGhost
5. Cadzow_
7. Burnoutfighter
7. CubT
