The first two Sajam Slams were run for TEKKEN 8, and players and viewers were interested in seeing the same format tried with a new game. Four months after Sajam Slam #2, a Slam for the very popular Street Fighter 6 took place. Since a new game was involved, the coaching lineup was entirely different, although the player list contained both new Slammers and some familiar faces, including some players who had previously been coaches during the TEKKEN events! The top 4 of the final tournament was played at TwitchCon San Diego in a high stakes, offline battle for a share of the $50,000 prize pool.
The Teams
Schedule
Aug 26 - Sep 4, 2024: Training Period
Sep 4, 2024: Round Robin #1
Sep 6, 2024: Round Robin #2
Sep 8, 2024: Finals (to Top 4)
Sep 21, 2024: Finals (Top 4) @ TwitchCon
Prizes
1st: $13,000
2nd: $10,500
3rd: $9,000
4th: $7,500
5th-6th: $5,000
Partners
The Sajam Slam #3 Trophy (Photo: neptune.img)
Results
Round Robin #1
The Round Robin followed the same format as Sajam Slam #2; two separate days and all five sets played for each match, making sure no exciting sets get skipped and each set is valuable to the team. For the first day, 3 points were awarded for each win.
Team Nephew emerged as the early favorite, winning all 5 matches they played, many of them with a 4-1 score in sets, and earning an incredible 54 points after the first day. Tied for second place were Team Shine and Team Brian_F with 3-2 match records and 39 points. There were some standout performances from third seeds on the day, including Team AutoMattock's Roy Chiato who went 5-0, and Team Brian_F's Brawlpro who went 4-1, only losing to Roy.
[ Full results of each match ]
Round Robin #2
The values for each win increase to 5 points for the second Round Robin event. While no team is eliminated after the Round Robins, all teams are gunning for a top two position to earn a bye on finals day and try to get that much closer to a Top 4 finish and a trip to the TwitchCon finals.
While Team Nephew continued their strong play early with two wins, they dropped the following two matches while Team Shine and Team Brian_F surged from behind. All three teams were extremely close going into the final set, where Team Nephew edged Team Shine 3-2 and Team Brian_F fell to Team AutoMattock 3-2 — this perfect storm gave us our first ever 3-way tie between Nephew, Shine, and Brian_F at 119 points to finish the Round Robins. These three coaches played in a mini-Round Robin to determine seeding for the Finals. Nephew won and earned top seed for his team, while Shine earned the second seed. This day also saw the closest matches of any Slam to date; of the 15 matches played, 11 of them were decided 3-2.
[ Full results of each match ]
Round Robin #1 Results
Round Robin #2 Results
Final Round Robin Results
Finals
The finals were structured as a double elimination bracket, with the top two seeds (Team Nephew and Team Shine) earning byes past the first round. The finals would only be played until Top 4 was decided, and the rest of the tournament would be played at TwichCon roughly two weeks later.
Team Nephew and Team Shine made it to winners finals and guaranteed their tickets, while the other four teams had to fight in the first round of the losers side, with the two losing teams missing out on the TwitchCon Top 4. Both matches ended 3-2, which means the coach's match decided the winner in each case. Brian_F clutched it out over Diaphone in a last-game, last-round thriller, while JB defeated AutoMattock in two close games to send their teams to TwitchCon.
TwitchCon: Top 4 Finals
The tournament picked up two weeks later in San Diego, where the top 4 teams battled offline on the TwitchCon stage for their share of the $50,000 prize pool. Team JB eliminated Team Brian_F in a close 3-2 match to move to face Team Shine in the losers final, but Team Shine defeated them to set up a rematch with Team Nephew in the grand finals. Going down 2-1 early, Team Nephew earned clutch wins from Huntress in the fourth slot and Nephew himself capped off Sajam Slam #3 with a coach's win to make Team Nephew your Sajam Slam #3 champions!
[ Full bracket and match results ]
Photo: neptune.img
Photo: neptune.img
Resources
VODs
Links
Sajam Street Fighter Slam YouTube Playlist
Liquipedia Results Page