BAM (Battle Arena Melbourne), Australia’s national fighting game community (FGC) Championship, returns with the largest event in the southern hemisphere. This year among the global events BAM hosts Street Fighter 6 as one of only 8 Premier events on the CAPCOM PRO TOUR.
At the same time, grassroots gaming, freeplay and fun festival activity provides fun for competitive players, spectators and gaming fans. The majority of players are here for love of the game and community, while the aspiration to be the best is there, and even win over $50,000 in cash and prizes
On July 10-12th, BAM will host nearly events for gaming communities at the new Bundha Sports Centre in North Fitzroy
What is BAM like? Relive the passion of last year’s Street Fighter winner Narikun in his Winning Moment
Website: battlearenamelbourne.com.au
Registation: start.gg/bam16
- CAPCOM PRO TOUR Featuring over 230 players from the best in Australia and around the world
- TEKKEN World Tour Challenger Event
- SNK World Championships
- Riot 2XKO Competitive Series
- Virtua Fighter Open Championship
- Granblue FantasyVS Rising World Tour
- Major tournaments for Super Smash Bros Ultimate, MORTAL KOMBAT 1, GUILTY GEAR STRIVE and more
- Spectator seating, Casual freeplay gaming Exhibitors, Indie Games, Beyblade, Artist Alley and more
As a major event on the global fighting game (FGC) circuit, BAM is both a community event and an international gaming destination. BAM is the biggest event of the year across the ANZ fighting game community. Players join from all over the country to claim a coveted BAM trophy and enjoy the fun and glory of competing.
For a sample of the players attending, see the Roll Call for Street Fighter 6, TEKKEN 8 and Fatal Fury
- WATCH LIVE – SCHEDULE, STREAMING CHANNELS AND FLOORPLAN
- Youtube scheduled live events
- Further info: Ladder Champions | Prize overview | Artist Alley | Indie Games A sample of images from the previous event
- Join the community at CouchWarriorsLeague.com.au
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