We're announcing a partnership between
@TampaNeverSleep
and CFGC
CFGC Finalists will have the chance to compete in front of the best audience the FGC has to offer online!
Street Fighter 6 and Tekken 8 Fall Finals in November will be hosted by TNS at
We're excited to announce
@_saintcola
as our first Ambassador!
Saint Cola has led a life of supporting growth in the FGC in whatever way possible
CFGC was started to grow a space within Collegiate Esports for Fighting games
Hype to see how we grow together!
Saint Cola 🤝CFGC
CFGC BETA SHOWDOWN
November 13th - December 8th CFGC will host our Online Beta season in order for us to learn a solid path forward on how fighting games can exist in Collegiate Esports
👊 SF6
👊 Tekken 7
👊 GG Strive
👊 MK1
No Entry Fee
Sign ups -
🥊Seeking Partnerships🥊
We had an amazing breakout year! 100s of Competitors competing from over a 100 schools across the United States and Canada. We're looking for partners to help us grow CFGC to meet the demand from students and schools
Contact us on here or email!
SEASON ONE IS HERE!
Registration Starts Now -
Competition starts Febuary 19th!
👊Street Fighter 6
👊Tekken 8
👊Mortal Kombat 1
👊Guilty Gear: Strive
Cost: FREE
Who: Current College Students
We wanna give a big shoutout to the Students who completely showed out at
@Evo
this year!
These are the players that choose to compete in CFGC. They make our competition the beast that it is.
They crushed it on the biggest stage and we couldn’t be more proud to know them!
We hit 500 Followers!
Should we give away a shirt to celebrate?! Lets giveaway a shirt to celebrate
Retweet, Like, Follow - we'll pick a winner on Monday at noon*
*Noonish,
@HellOnPaws
, will probably be late. If it's after Noon, we'll blame
@albyfresh_
We'll be partnering with
@KickPunchBlock
for our in-season streams! They'll be helping us produce streams!
Super excited to partner with and work with them to bring the quality of our streams to the next level!
We have three days left of sign-ups and we have competitors from 34 US States and 3 Provinces of Canada... so far.
Is yours represented?!
For more information regarding Sign-Ups -
We would like to introduce our newest Advisory Board Member - THE Bernard Mafei (
@raynexpress
).
Bernard is the Senior Administrator of
@HumberEsportsGG
at
@humbercollege
. He brings a deep knowledge of the industry, FGC, and years of being a goated competitor to CFGC
Attention Collegiate Fighters 🚨🚨🚨
1st Place Winners will take home:
* $250 Cash Prize💸
* Customized
@tsractgg
HyperCube Fight Stick🏆
Still time to enter! Check out our discord below👇
We would like to introduce our Advisory Team. They are supporting the development of the Conference by ensuring we are building a conference that is inclusive, transparent, and honest.
They will make up the foundations of our Board and Competition Committee!
We're excited to share that we are a Partner Conference with
@EsportsUGaming
for College Street Fighter 6!
CFGC Competitors will have a chance to earn their way to May Madness by competing in the Fall CFGC Season!
For more information, join our discord -
We’re gauging interest for our fighting games conference that is under development - if you’re a College Esports Director, Coordinator, Head Coach, Club Leader, or in a creative role, please consider filling out this quick survey
We stand with the Aurora Series on this statement. Marginalized communities make up a core of the FGC.
We love some trash talking, we live for it, but that crosses a line when it’s aimed to strike at the heart of who a person is for existing.
We would like to announce that Michael "
@ViewtifulCrow
" Thomas will being joining our Advisory Board!
VC brings 10 years of working in esports as a commentator, host, coach, analyst and TO
He also is a Professional Dancer, Dance teacher and Fire Dance performer
All the talent!
Let's end the week with some more awesome news!
We're excited to welcome
@Luggnuttzz
as a member of our Advisory Board!
A legend in the collegiate esports space and woman of many hats including co-founding
@esports_coffee
and literally writing the rules of college esports.
Be on the lookout for the link on Monday morning!
Detailed information will be hosted on Start GG Monday morning, which we'll link here and on discord -
Hype to get you all competing in the Beta Season!
BIG CONGRATS to the first ever TOP 8 in CFGC's history!
Street Fighter 6 is a blast to watch but these 8 made it even more meaningful. Watching students fight this hard, amazing to watch!
🥇
@LukeSfh
🥈
@Krank623
🥉
@BradyBackRibss
We're looking for Student Volunteers to assist in nearly all aspects of CFGC. We're looking for those that can fill roles as a Pool Captain, Casting, Production, Graphic Design, Social Media, Content Creation, etc
Please fill out the form below!
115 Games Played, Win Percentage of 74%, a full on sprint through the Finals - Your CFGC Guilty Gear Strive Finals Winner is
@Yatagarasuwuwu
That comes with a cool $250 and a
@tsractgg
leverless arcade stick!
95 Games Played, Win Percentage of 91%, a literal God of Destruction the CFGC Tekken 8 Finals Winner is
@ChaoticPerfe
!
That comes with a cool $250 and a
@tsractgg
leverless arcade stick!
We're excited to have
@AshleyOfTheYear
as our newest member of our Advisory Board. She brings a nearly unmatched level of knowledge and experience with her. Absolute legend of the collegiate space!
As we work to build a great home for Collegiate Fighting Games, we think it's time to invite the most important people in all of this into the CFGC community - that's you!
The Discord Server is wide open -
🚨Fall Registration is Live🚨
🤜 Street Fighter 6
🤜 Tekken 8
🤜 Guilty Gear Strive
🤜 Mortal Kombat 1
Students, it doesn't matter if you're new at the game or been grinding since day 1, we have a pool for you!
Join the server for more information -
It took 6 weeks of pool play, a 91% win percentage, and a near perfect run through the final bracket...
The Winner of our Street Fighter 6 Spring Finals is THE
@ApinkDSlite_
hailing from
@SJSU_Esports
and will be receiving $250 and a
@tsractgg
leverless arcade stick.
Spencer Claypool knows what collegiate esports competition is about and is driven by competitive student development. Spencer has spent his career in colleges working with and developing student athletes, currently he's the Esports Director at Cumberland
->
@CoachClaypool_
🚨Fall Registration is Live 🚨
Registration is open until August 30th!
👊 Street Fighter 6
👊Tekken 8
👊Guilty Gear Strive
👊Mortal Kombat 1
If you're a college student, come through!
More Info here -
👊 SIGN UPS ARE LIVE 👊
College students, it doesn't matter if you're new at the game or been grinding since day 1, we have a pool for you!
Join the server for more information -
🚨 LIVE NOW 🚨
We have 9 matches of college students playing Tekken 8!
@KickPunchBlock
making the stream look awesome, and
@ashurvok
and
@IskandarFGC
with the beautiful comms.
Where to watch
👊
👊
THE Bernard Mafei doing big things in Canada!
Bernard has advised us for a long time and is currently in charge of our Ambassdor Relations. Anyone that knows him knows he's the GOAT!
CONGRATS!
Esport Canada welcomes Bernard Mafei to the board of directors and chair of the
@Esport_CanadaPS
National Council.
A former professional FGC competitor ranked
#1
in Canada and current senior admin of esports at Humber College, Bernard brings decades of experience to the EC board
As we roll into the Beta Showdown over the course of the next month, be sure to give this a follow and keep an eye out for some broadcasts.
Please keep in mind, this is our beta so all feedback is good feedback!
FINALS START TONIGHT!
Each night this week we are rocking the final week of our competition. On the line is $250 and a
@tsractgg
arcade stick.
Monday - SF6
Tuesday - MK1
Wednesday - T8
Thursday - GG-S-
*MK1 and T8 have been switched due to T8 Patch
CFGC Beta Showdown
Week 2 SF6 Winner:
@SilverRupee_
Came in all the way from Canada representing
@BruinsEsportsCA
to run the bracket for an amazing night of matches.
Congrats!
What is collegiate esports without Sergio Brack? He's the Esports Director at Maryland, also has served as Esports Director at Ottawa and Club President at Old Miss. Co-Founder of College COD. He can be found working with entities like VOICE, Cxmmunity, and NECC.
->
@ImPhysix
SEASON ONE IS HERE!
Registration is Live -
Competition starts February 19th!
👊Street Fighter 6
👊Tekken 8
👊Mortal Kombat 1
👊Guilty Gear: Strive
Cost: FREE
Who: Current College Students 🤓
IT'S BACK ‼️
Presenting the
#EsportsVotes
Fall '24 College Esports Logo Bracket 🎨
Is your program the beast in the east? 🤔
What about best in the west? 🤔
Put your esports logo to the test in our first-ever East vs. West bracket challenge, kicking off on September 2!
Submit
John Macone is currently the Smash Ultimate Head Coach at Messiah University. He brings experience in collegiate esports having served as a Esports Director, Community Manager, and Social Media Manager. He has 15 years of FGC experience as a Coach and Competitor
@ActionJohn_
If you ever miss a stream or want to see a match from your favorite player that was on stream, make sure you're following our YT Channel to find it all!
🥊Fall Registration is Live 🥊
👊Street Fighter 6
👊Tekken 8
👊Mortal Kombat 1
👊Guilty Gear Strive
Students, it doesn't matter if you're new at the game or been grinding since day 1, we have a pool for you!
Join the server for more information -
We hit 500 Followers!
Should we give away a shirt to celebrate?! Lets giveaway a shirt to celebrate
Retweet, Like, Follow - we'll pick a winner on Monday at noon*
*Noonish,
@HellOnPaws
, will probably be late. If it's after Noon, we'll blame
@albyfresh_
Absolute blazing star in collegiate esports, Jorge Sanchez brings his experience as an Advisor and Former President for Niner Esports at UNC Charlotte. Led the initiative to bring FGC to Niner Esports and is passionate about it coming to the collegiate level
->
@HispanicPhenom
Adam Antor. Founder, Director Professor - He's everywhere. Adam is currently the assistant Professor of Professional Esports Production at Ferris State University. We all know Adam, we all know his passion for education and esports.
->
@CoachAntor
BETA SHOWDOWN TEKKEN 7 Finals Winner is the one and only
@mmendiolajr
out of
@OCesports_
! Man came back to win it on the reset!
🥇
@mmendiolajr
🥈
@ChaoticPerfe
🥉Jaiwhite
Big ups to all of our competitiors that made this Beta amazing and meaningful! Thank you!
Tonight starts our second week of our four week Beta Showdown tournament! Mondays are for Street Fighter 6. Signups are on a open basis and there is still time to signup for tonight!
Hard to find a better group of people doing better work for the fundamentals of Esports Leadership and Coaching. Gonna be an amazing event.
We're gonna add a bit of FGC spice and roll into it as well! Hit that pre-register button and come hang.
Who we seeing?!
ANNOUNCING: THE 7th ANNUAL NAECAD NATIONAL CONVENTION
Pre-Registration is now available. Save $25 when tickets go on sale.
LOCATION: Huntington Bank Stadium, University of Minnesota
DATES: June 19-21
Pre-Registration available online:
60 Games Played. 70% of Games Won. 10 Weeks of Grinding.
@UPRUnimeme
is the 2024 Mortal Kombat 1 Finals Winner for CFGC!
That comes with a cool $250 and a
@tsractgg
leverless arcade stick!
CFGC Beta Showdown
Week 3 SF6 Winner:
@SilverRupee_
A giant shoutout to the runner up:
@LukeSfh
SilverRupee runs it back with back to back week wins to rep
@BruinsEsportsCA
, but LukeSfh takes it all the way to the Grand Finals Reset. Expect to see both in next weeks Final 8!
👊 THREE MORE DAYS TO SIGN UP! 👊
College students, it doesn't matter if you're new at the game or been grinding since day 1, we have a pool for you!
Join the server for more information -
Reginald Gardner is a a Ph.D. candidate at UCI. He has chatted about esports and the FGC all over the US, in Skövde, Sweden, and most recently at the Oxford Internet Institute. He hopes to help students see success in their games, studies, and life.
->
@HigherEd_Gaming
Big ups to our Advisory Board Member and Caster
@ViewtifulCrow
doing some work at
@DefendTheNorth
this weekend!
Catch him live
GG Strive, Sat, Noon - 2pm -
Smash Ult, Sat, 4pm-6pm -
SF6, Sun, 10 am, Noon -
@HispanicPhenom
Annabel Zinn got her start in collegiate esports before working in the esports industry full-time. Since leaving esports, she has found her new home in the FGC and is currently a project manager for the marketing art team at DoubleDown Interactive!
->
@EunyKalon
Week 2 comes smashing to a close with an amazingly brutal Guilty Gear Stive bracket!
Big congrats to
@Yatagarasuwuwu
fighting out of Boise State University for taking the bracket!
Week 3 of the Beta Showdown! This is our last week of comp before we head into Beta Finals. Be sure to swing by and check out some Street Fighter 6 starting right now!
As Week 2 of our Beta Showdown gets rolling, the competitors for Street Fighter 6 came out roaring. Amazing night of matches, we're proud and hype to watch them all compete.
Week 2 SF6 Top 8
Make sure you get signed up for Week 3 of the Beta Showdown! We have a rolling signup so even if you haven't competed in Week 1 or 2, you can still bash in Week 3!
We want to share a very big welcome to
@MrToastUSM
to the Advisory Board!
Our major foundational pieces is proving ourselves to the FGC and to Collegiate. David knows both!
We look forward to taking in his wisdom as we find the intersection of the FGC and Collegiate Esports
Our Executive Manager is Jason Clark. He started in HS Esports and moved into Collegiate. He is driven by the positive impact on students lives when education and esports intersect. He's always seen a need for FGC students to have a competive home
-
@HellOnPaws
Week 1 of Fall 24 has finally finished up and what a week of competition it has been! A big shout out to all of our operations folks, casters, players, and supporters that showed out!
Lets finish the week out with two cool announcements
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I’m Franko, a creative in the FGC. I edit/create YouTube content, play SF6, Rocket League, Tekken, and Melee. I’m looking for mutuals in the space bc I realized at Evo that a lot of y’all are homies. Follow and let’s connect if you rock with FGC YT content & play fighting games!