Hi there!
Tournaments
Bring you own pad, stick, MC.
Tekken 5 Tournament - Sat Oct 15th, 2 PM.
- US version. There might be one or two JAP/PAL (60 Hz).
- Leagues and double elimination, max. 72 players.
- Leagues: first to 2, then first to 3 during DE (LB & WB) except for finals (LB & WB): first to 5.
- Regular settings (100% lifebar, ...). First to 3 rounds. Random stage.
Prizes
1st: 250 €
2nd: 100 €
3rd: 50 €
TTT Tournament, Sat Oct 15th, 11 PM.
- JAP version.
- Leagues and double elimination, max. 40 players.
- Leagues: first to 2, then first to 2 during DE (LB & WB) except for finals (LB & WB): first to 3.
- Regular settings (100% lifebar, ...). First to 3 rounds.
Prizes
1st: 150 €
2nd: 50 €
Venue
What is special about this place, is that we will be able to stay there from Sat Oct the 15th (2 PM) until the next afternoon (3 PM)! Meaning we can play there for more than one day! There will be plenty of TVs so don't worry about being able to freeplay during the night (last time we had 16 TVs & PS2, and it should be the same here).
The room is large enough for 60/70 people, here is a video from the previous tournament we ran in a similar place (last july).
The place is:
Campanile Hotel
20 rue du Docteur Pinel
94800 Villejuif
Here is a subway map (click here), the hotel is located south of Paris, you can reach there with the Villejuif Paul Vaillant-Couturier station. Search for the Paul icon on the map!
Here is a walking path from the subway station ('M' icon) to the Campanile Hotel (here). It should take no longer than 10 minutes to walk from the subway to the hotel. In case you feel really lazy, you can even catch a bus to the hotel!
Accommodation
Since the tournament takes place in the Campanile Hotel, I suggest you try to book a room out there. You may be charged 59 € for a double room (with separate beds), and 73 € for a triple room (extra bed is 14 €). I asked the hotel, and there were 20 rooms left for the Friday night, and 30 left for Sat & Sun nights. You can also try the Campanile Hotel in Le Kremlin Bicetre (check out the subway map, this is just close to the venue), but there aren't any rooms available at the moment.
Hotel Campanile (Villejuif)
20 rue du Docteur Pinel
94800 Villejuif
villejuif@campanile.fr
(+33) 1 46 78 10 11
Hotel Campanile (Le Kremlin Bicetre)
32 boulevard du Général de Gaulle
94270 Le Kremlin Bicêtre
lekremlinbicetre@campanile.fr
(+33) 1 46 70 11 86
More information about accommodation
Extra features - Schedules
This will be a good occasion for all of us to meet, and since there should be plenty of time (the room is rent from Sat Oct 15th 2 PM to Sun Oct 16th 3 PM non stop!), there might be the opportunity to play a few 3vs3 France Vs UK, or Belgium Vs NL, etc... This could be real fun (I also usually provide a VP for the finals)! The Tekken 5 tournament should run from 2 PM until 8 PM, hopefully, then we could go and have a dinner break, and come back for the Country Vs Country fights, and the TTT Tournament at 11 PM. Freeplay during the night, for those who wish to stay.
Tournaments schedule. Please be here at 2 PM on saturday
How to get there
Well, from the UK, you may want to try the mighty Eurostar, rather fast! Go to the center of Paris (Châtelet Les Halles) with RER Line B, and then catch the subway line 7 to Villejuif Paul Vaillant-Couturier: this will be a 30 mn ride from Châtelet Les Halles to the venue.
Line 7 splits into two at Maison Blanche: direction Mairie d'Ivry (colored in yellow) and direction Villejuif Louis Aragon (blue). Be sure to take the one that goes to Villejuif Louis Aragon.
Flights, buses
http://www.easyjet.com
http://www.eurolines.com
DVD Feature
There will definitely be a special DVD (2 discs, I think), I have done it before on the previous tournament, and it featured all fights from Quarter Finals, LB & WB, and also live cams, etc... All events like FR Vs NL, UK Vs BE, etc... will be recorded, even some TTT fights, in case the finals might be spectacular... bode, I want to see you on the 15th! ;-)
Entry Fee
You will be asked 13 € to enter the Tekken 5 Tournament & freeplay all the time during 24 hours!
If you wish to enter the TTT Tournament, you will be asked an extra 5 € (total: 18 €).
One last thing: in case you wish to come but find it real hard to find accommodation, don't hesitate to PM or post on this topic. The thing is that a few players will surely come to my apartment to sleep on the friday night, so I might not be able to house more people :-( Anyway, don't bother to ask, we might find a solution for you, but the Campanile Hotel is the best option, I think. Be sure to book in advance!
IRC
You can join me on IRC. I will try to connect whenever I can in the evening.
irc.worldnet.net
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