I’m sitting in an empty function room surrounded by hundreds of empty chairs. Next to me, a small team is bustling energetically, drawing measurements and fine-tuning their floor plan. One of them is in the sound box checking switches; another is marking out the available power points around the large space. They take to their work with such enthusiastic fervour that I am content just to watch them.
What were they working so hard on? They were planning the tenth run of Australia’s longest running Fighting Games Tournament, the OzHadou Nationals (OHN), and they intended on making it the best one yet.
Ever wondered how local gamers get sent to Las Vegas to represent Australia at the international gaming tournament, EVOLUTION (EVO)? One of the stepping-stones is OzHadou’s national tournament, an annual fighting game institution that kicks off its 10th year in Sydney this February.
Fancy yourself as a Street Fighter champion? Or perhaps you’d just like to watch the experts and learn? OzHadou’s upcoming tournament has you covered.