MLG’s first-ever Fighter Arena, featuring Mortal Kombat and Soul Calibur V on the PlayStation®3 (PS3™) system, will take place on Saturday, April 28 from 2:00-9:45pm ET. The Top 8 finishers from the Mortal Kombat and Soul Calibur V tournaments at the MLG Winter Championship last month will compete for $3,400 in each game.
The Broadcast:
The Fighter Arena will be broadcast LIVE online via two streams, beginning Saturday, April 28 at 2:00pm ET.
- Stream 1 will feature constant gameplay cast by Juicebox Abel, Tom Brady, and Bibulus. SD viewing will be free and HD viewing passes are available now for $4.99.
- The Dr Pepper Ultimate Access stream, hosted by Gootecks, will be free all weekend long and will feature behind-the-scenes coverage, interviews and more.
Lineups:
The Top 8 Winter Championship finishers from each game will be competing in the Fighter Arena. Players will compete in Pool Play, followed by Semifinal matches and then the Finals. Here are the players for each game, divided into their Pools:
| Mortal Kombat Pool A | Seed | Mortal Kombat Pool B | Seed | |
| vVv_CDjr | 1 | vVvREO | 2 | |
| CURBOLICOUS | 4 | VSM_Maxter | 3 | |
| riu48 | 5 | KT_Smith | 6 | |
| kndetroitballn | 8 | KnCrazyDominican | 7 | |
| Soul Calibur V Pool A | Seed | Soul Calibur V Pool B | Seed | |
| Keev | 1 | rtd_atl | 2 | |
| Something-Unique | 4 | Shin_RyuJin | 3 | |
| wing_zero012 | 5 | LostProvidence | 6 | |
| ilTokyoli | 8 | Kayane | 7 |
Schedule for Saturday, April 28 (all times ET):
| SOUL CALIBUR V | ||||
| 2:00 PM | Keev | vs | ilTokyoli | |
| 2:15 PM | rtd_atl | vs | Kayane | |
| 2:30 PM | Something-Unique | vs | wing_zero012 | |
| 2:45 PM | Shin_RyuJin | vs | LostProvidence | |
| 3:00 PM | Keev | vs | wing_zero012 | |
| 3:15 PM | rtd_atl | vs | LostProvidence | |
| 3:30 PM | Something-Unique | vs | ilTokyoli | |
| 3:45 PM | Shin_RyuJin | vs | Kayane | |
| 4:00 PM | Keev | vs | Something-Unique | |
| 4:15 PM | rtd_atl | vs | Shin_RyuJin | |
| 4:30 PM | wing_zero012 | vs | ilTokyoli | |
| 4:45 PM | LostProvidence | vs | Kayane | |
| 5:00 PM | 1st Place Pool A | vs | 2nd Place Pool B | |
| 5:15 PM | 1st Place Pool B | vs | 2nd Place Pool A | |
| 5:30 PM | FINALS | |||
| MORTAL KOMBAT | ||||
| 6:00 PM | vVv_CDjr | vs | kndetroitballn | |
| 6:15 PM | vVvREO | vs | KnCrazyDominican | |
| 6:30 PM | CURBOLICOUS | vs | riu48 | |
| 6:45 PM | VSM_Maxter | vs | KT_Smith | |
| 7:00 PM | vVv_CDjr | vs | riu48 | |
| 7:15 PM | vVvREO | vs | KT_Smith | |
| 7:30 PM | CURBOLICOUS | vs | kndetroitballn | |
| 7:45 PM | VSM_Maxter | vs | KnCrazyDominican | |
| 8:00 PM | vVv_CDjr | vs | CURBOLICOUS | |
| 8:15 PM | vVvREO | vs | VSM_Maxter | |
| 8:30 PM | riu48 | vs | kndetroitballn | |
| 8:45 PM | KT_Smith | vs | KnCrazyDominican | |
| 9:00 PM | 1st Place Pool A | vs | 2nd Place Pool B | |
| 9:15 PM | 1st Place Pool B | vs | 2nd Place Pool A | |
| 9:30 PM | FINALS | |||
Buy a pass to upgrade your experience to full HD, and tune in starting at 2:00 pm ET on April 28 as we take another step into the future of MLG Fighting Games!
