Bracket

Blanka

Cammy

Chun-Li

Dee Jay

Dhalsim

E. Honda

Guile

Jamie

Juri

Kimberly

Lily

Luke

Manon

Marisa

Zangief

Rashid

A.K.I.

Akuma

M. Bison

Terry

Random

Elena

Sagat

C. Viper

lizardman

Jet Phantom F.T.R.T.T.S.

DNBcool

BCB | MichMex

Retro

Yurea

Affinity

Servo

RtB | Funktastic

iwaskorean

JordantheKitty

Joshua Steinberg

Miguel Oseguera

BRYAN PAIK

Steven Nunes

Abby I.

BlazBlue: Central Fiction

Blazing Strike

Chicago's Mystery Tournament

Dragon Ball FighterZ

ARC WORLD TOUR QUALIFIER
This event will be run on PS5 using the PS4 version.

Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising (Arc World Tour qualifier)

Guilty Gear: Strive (Arc World Tour qualifier)

Guilty Gear Xrd REV2

Guilty Gear XX Accent Core +R

Marvel Vs. Capcom 2

Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code

Melty Blood: Type Lumina

Mortal Kombat 1

Persona 4 Arena Ultimax

Rivals 2

Skullgirls: 2nd Encore

Street Fighter 6

This tournament will be played on head to head Japanese arcade cabinets with USB inputs.

Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Super Street Fighter II Turbo

Tekken 8

The first place finisher will be awarded a spot at the upcoming SNK World Championship Finals.
PS4 pro

The King of Fighters XV (SNK World Championship Qualifier)

Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3

ARC WORLD TOUR QUALIFIER. 
This tournament will be run on PS5 console but using the PS4 software version. You can still use PS4 controllers and the game will run the same as if it were on PS4 pro.

Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes (Arc World Tour qualifier)

The tournament will be played on the arcade version run on MISTer FPGA

Vampire Savior

This tournament is FREE to enter for attendees with a competitor badge. Everyone who shows up to play in their pool will receive a free Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. x Frosty Faustings t-shirt (limited to 128 entrants).
There is a $1,000 prize pool being provided, thanks to SEGA!

Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O.

Top 24

Top 8

Top 32

Top 12 (run first 2 losers matches during top 32)

Top 96

Top 192

Top 48

Basic ruleset, only characters, no stages

Basic Ruleset - No Stages

Wario's Smash Down

MDVA Classic

Frosty Faustings XVII 2025

BlazBlue: Central Fiction is a 2D fighting game developed by Arc System Works. It is the fourth game to the BlazBlue series, and is set after the events of BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma. The game adds Naoto Kurogane and Hibiki Kohaku as playable characters. BlazBlue: Central Fiction marks the conclusion of the story surrounding protagonist Ragna the Bloodedge.

Inspired by classic arcade fighting game series from industry greats such as Capcom and SNK, the upcoming 2D fighting game from developer RareBreed Makes Games is Blazing Strike evokes the excitement and nostalgia of 2D pixel art genre pioneers while incorporating a unique games system with modern mechanics.

Mystery Game

DRAGON BALL FighterZ

DRAGON BALL FighterZ is born from what makes the DRAGON BALL series so loved and famous: endless spectacular fights with its all-powerful fighters.

Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising

Guilty Gear: Strive

Discover the Smell of the Game with Guilty Gear: Strive! Immerse yourself in new gameplay mechanics designed to be simple and welcoming for fighting game newcomers, yet deep and creative for veterans. Ride the Fire into a heavy metal inspired alternate future full of over-the-top action, style and fun!

Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R

Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes is a fighting game, developed and published by Capcom. It is the fourth game in the Marvel vs. Capcom series of fighting games. With the fourth installment of this series, Capcom simplified the player controls to make the gameplay more accessible to the wider audience of casual players. The button configuration was trimmed down to 4 main buttons and 2 assist buttons. The game also features a different air-combo system and 3 on 3 tag, compared to the 2 on 2 tag from previous games in the series.

"MELTY BLOOD" is a series of 2D fighting games based on TYPE-MOON's visual romance novel "Tsukihime". Since the game's original release on PC in 2002, it has also had a number of ports for arcade, PlayStation 2, and Steam.
Now, at long last, the "MELTY BLOOD" series is making its way to PlayStation®4, Nintendo Switch™, Xbox One, and Steam on September 30, 2021 in the form of "MELTY BLOOD: TYPE LUMINA".

Persona 4 Arena Ultimax is a fighting video game developed by Arc System Works and Atlus. It is the direct sequel to Persona 4 Arena, which is itself a follow-up to the role-playing game Persona 4. The game was originally released in Japanese arcades on November 28, 2013, and later ported to home consoles. Unlike the previous game, it is not region locked.

Rivals of Aether II

Rivals 2 is the sequel to the hit indie fighting game, Rivals of Aether. Play as both new and returning elemental fighters in the next generation of platform fighters.

On February 20, 2022, Capcom announced that Street Fighter 6 is in development.

Street Fighter III 3rd Strike: Fight for the Future is a 2D competitive fighting game produced by Capcom originally released for the arcade in 1999. It is the second follow-up to Street Fighter III, following Street Fighter III 2nd Impact. Like its predecessors, it runs on the CP System III hardware. 3rd Strike increased the character roster by adding five new characters, including Chun-Li. It also added further refinements to the previous game's play mechanics and rules. It was ported to the Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, and Xbox. A downloadable online version titled Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Online Edition was released on PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade in August 2011.

Legendary game worlds and fighters collide in the ultimate showdown—a new entry in the Super Smash Bros. series for the Nintendo Switch system! New fighters, like Inkling from the Splatoon series and Ridley from the Metroid series, make their Super Smash Bros. series debut alongside every Super Smash Bros. fighter in the series…EVER! Faster combat, new items, new attacks, new defensive options, and more will keep the battle raging whether you’re at home or on the go.

They're back and they're badder than ever! Faster, stronger and with all new moves, twelve of the greatest fighters from across the globe are ready to do battle! Choose your champion and get ready for the big brawl as they try to earn the right to battle M. Bison for the title. And just when you think you've mastered it all, crank it up a notch and go TURBO!

TEKKEN 8

The Tekken series is breaking into a new era! The longest-running story in a video game franchise is coming back with state-of-the-art graphics and powerful new rivalries. Stay tuned for Tekken 8!

The King of Fighters XV

The King of Fighters XV, is the fifteenth installment of The King of Fighters series. Transcend beyond your limits with KOF XV! Classic popular characters, heroes and villains revived from the dead, new challengers, and more!

Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3

Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes

The first in the series to include rollback netcode, prepare for blistering online matches.
New moves and new battle systems have been added to further evolve the battle.
Experience high-octane battles with ultra high definition pixel graphics.

The tale of the Hollow Night is about to reach its climax...!