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Toryuken (Tournament Series)
Toryuken is an annual fighting game event based in Toronto Ontario. The tournament series started in 2012 with "Toryuken" at the Hyatt Regency Toronto. These events are organized by TorontoTopTiers, which is a group dedicated to hosting fighting game events in and near the Toronto. Russell "NeoRussell" Ordana is the primary organizer for these events. These events feature fighting games from many different developers, and do not have a specific focus on any one type of fighting game.

Tournament Structure
Toryuken runs double elimination style brackets for its tournaments. Matches are typically played in best 2 of 3 games or best 3 of 5 game format. A player beat their opponent twice in a best 2 of 3 games format, and three times in a best 3 of 5 game format. Whether a match is played best 2 of 3 games or 3 of 5 games typically depends on which game is being played and whether the match in question is among the final or semi-final matches. High placing players receive cash prizes from a percentage of the tournament's entry fee. Past events have also sponsored cash prizes as well as part of a pot bonus.

Starting in 2017 Toryuken has been using smash.gg to handle tournament registration. Players select which games they wish to enter, and pay online to be signed up to play. The video game tournaments are open to the public, and so far have not included invitational or private events. Recent events have required spectators to also pay online to attend the event.

2012
Toryuken 2012 was hosted at the Hyatt Regency Toronto on May 19, and May 20th. Games that were included in the lineup include: Blazblue: Continuum Shift Extend, The King of Fighters XIII, Mortal Kombat, Skullgirls, Soulcalibur V, Street Fighter X Tekken, Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition v2012, Tekken 6, and Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom.

This tournament was a part of the Road To Evo tournament series. The top 12 participants for games featured at Evolution Championship Series that year received seeding points for pools.

The tournament was sponsored by Autumn Games, A & C Games, Canadian Joysticks, Just Eat, GDLK Apparel, Cyber City Comix, and Mad Catz.

2013
Toryuken 2 was ran May 4, and May 5th at the Best Western PrimRose Hotel in Toronto, Ontario. This tournament featured: Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds, Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition v2012, Street Fighter X Tekken, Tekken Tag Tournament 2, Persona 4 Arena, The King of Fighters XIII, and Mortal Kombat. There were also side tournaments for Vampire Savior, Skullgirls, Injustice: Gods Among Us, Blazblue: Continuum Shift Extend, and Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus.

Like the previous year, This tournament was part of the Road to Evo tournament series, and was the only tournament in this series in Canada that year.

This tournament was sponsored by A & C Games, GDLK Apparel, Mad Catz, Canadian Joysticks, NOS, 1UP Games, and Gutsy Geeks.

2014
Toryuken 3: Expose the Frauds ran May 16th to May 18th, making this the first time Toryuken has been a three day event. This tournament took place at Holiday Inn Yorkdale in Toronto. The tournament featured: BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma, Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate, Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R, Injustice: Gods Among Us, Killer Instinct (2013 video game), The King of Fighters XIII, Persona 4 Arena, Super Street Fighter II Turbo, Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition v2012, Tekken Tag Tournament 2, and Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3.

The Super Street Fighter II Turbo tournament was a qualifier for the Tournaments of Legends II. Player LordJimmyBones won this tournament with Balrog (Boxer) and qualified to compete in two large scale tournaments hosted in Las Vegas in July later that year.

2015
Toryuken 4: Stronghold ran from May 15th to May 17th. This event was run in collaboration with Enthusiast Gaming Live Expo, which is a gaming convention. Tournament entrants were free to explore the convention between and after their matches.

On the first day of events team tournaments were held at A&C Games. Singles tournaments ran on 16th and Finals on the 17th. Singles and Finals were held at the Toronto International Centre along with the convention.

Featured games include: Ultra Street Fighter 4(Singles and Teams), Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3(Singles and Teams), Mortal Kombat X, Guilty Gear Xrd Sign, The King of Fighters XIII, Injustice: Gods Among Us, Tekken Tag Tournament 2, BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma, Killer Instinct (2013 video game), and Persona 4 Arena Ultimax. The King of Fighters '98 Ultimate Match Final Edition, Virtua Fighter 5, Dead or Alive 5 Last Round, and Super Street Fighter II Turbo were run as side tournaments.

2016
Toryuken 5: Unleashed ran from May 20th to the 22nd. This Toronto Top Tier event ran in collaboration with Esports Gaming Events, Even Matchup Gaming, ESports Network, and Good Games Con. Good Games Con is a gaming convention and tournament entrants had access to convention booths. Toryuken 5, and the convention could be found inside the Queen Elizabeth Building in Toronto. Aside from the events run by Toronto Top Tiers, the convention featured many other Esports Tournaments run by Esports Gaming Events, Even Matchup Gaming, Esports Network, and Good Games Con including: Super Smash Bros. For Wii U, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Counter Strike: GO, Hearthstone, League of Legends, and Rocket League.

TorontoTopTiers' hosted games included: Street Fighter V, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, The King of Fighters XIII, Pokkén Tournament, Mortal Kombat X, Tekken Tag Tournament 2, Guilty Gear Xrd Revelator, Virtua Fighter 5, Super Street Fighter II Turbo, and Ultra Street Fighter 4.

Toryuken 5 was the fifth of 14 qualifier events in the Capcom North American Pro Tour. The winner Justin Wong received 128 qualifier points.

2017
Toryuken 6 ran from May 19th to 21st. The tournament returned to the Holiday inn Yorkdale after the previous two years were hosted at convention centers. Toryuken 6 ran independently, and did not collaborate with any convention such as Enthusiast Gaming Live Expo or Good Games Con this year. Registration was done online through web service smash.gg, and 174 people were registered by the time the tournament started.

The games featured include: Street Fighter V, Injustice 2, BlazBlue: Central Fiction, The King of Fighters XIV, Super Street Fighter II Turbo, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, and Mortal Kombat X.

The demo for Guilty Gear Xrd Revelator was also a featured tournament at the event.

Ultra Street Fighter 4, Garou: Mark of the Wolves, Street Fighter Alpha 2 were run as side tournaments. 2v2 side tournaments for Street Fighter V and the Guilty Gear Xrd Revalator demo were ran as well.

2018
Toryuken 7 returned to the 2-day format running only through May 19th to May 20th. The tournament series also returned to its original location at the Hyatt Regency Toronto. Toronto Top Tier's TTT_Kelfire, and Basement Gaming provided the live stream for this event.

Featured games at this event include: Dragon Ball FighterZ, Tekken 7: Fated Retribution, Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition, Super Street Fighter II Turbo, Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite, Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2, and Injustice 2.

The tournament also featured several side tournaments including: Samurai Shodown V Special, The King of Fighters XIV, Bishoujo Senshi: Sailor Moon S, BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Under Night In-Birth EXE: Late[st], Garou: Mark of the Wolves, Windjammers, Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat X, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Soul Calibur II HD Online, and Soulcalibur V.

Mortal Kombat 9, Mortal Kombat X, and Injustice 2 did not have enough entrants to run, so these tournaments were cancelled.

2019
Toryuken 8 (Toryuken 2019) is scheduled to run from July 13th to July 14th at the Holiday York Inn. Games scheduled to be featured include Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition, Dragon Ball FighterZ, Tekken 7, Soulcalibur VI, BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle, Mortal Kombat 11, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Pokken Tournament DX, Samurai Shodown V Special, The King of Fighters '98 Ultimate Match, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2, Under Night In-Birth EXE: Late[st], Bishoujo Senshi: Sailor Moon S, and Ultra Street Fighter 4.