It was a great time last night. I was surprised at the sheer amount we got, and again NOT surprised when a certain number of them left as SF4 wound down. I definitely think there are some people who certainly became interested in learning UMK3 on a different level from getting to see high level play in person and learning a little while there.
It's also worth mentioning that the entire bracket and placing can be seen on a very interesting website, tonamento.com Just look for the Smithtown Play N Trade on 1/9/10 and click on that, then click Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 for results.
I actually want to thank damdai (creator of 2df, awesome HDR/ST and SF4 player) for creating it... it's really a very amazing site.. it is not only an online tournament bracket system, but if you give the bracket organizer your phone number, then your phone will be sent a text message to tell you to report to your match for each specific game you're playing when you're supposed to play... very ingenious.
Lastly, I also want to give props to SweetJohnnyCage. John runs the Castle Fight Night tournaments and started as just a 3s player. Since then he's become a huge fan of UMK3, and is very quickly becoming VERY good at the game and has a HSmoke that people really need to watch out for... John is going to be one of the best HSmokes around when he plays more...absolutely no doubt about it.
