Major Pump Tourney -- Pump at the Park!!

[Arturo]

The PUMP IT UP CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

presents

****Pump at The Park****

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Starting its second year on beat, the Pump It Up Championship Series (PCS) presents “Pump at The Park” at The Park at MoA, the largest indoor amusement park in America. Located inside Mall of America (the largest mall in America) in Bloomington, MN, The Park at MoA will welcome Pump It Up players from across the country on Saturday, March 25, 2006, all traveling with hopes to take home some of the $1,200 in cash and additional prizes. In an effort to raise the level of competition in the USA to the international standard, The PCS will now incorporate only Speed and Freestyle divisions into the regional and national tournaments. Winners of Pump at The Park will be pre-qualified for the next two main events of the PCS scheduled for 2006, both of which will determine players to represent the United States in the World Pump Festival this November.

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LOCATION:

The Park at MoA (inside Mall of America)
5000 Center Court
Bloomington, MN 55425
(952) 883-8555

DATE: Saturday, March 25, 2006

TIME: 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

ENTRY FEE: free!

PUMP VERSION: PIU Zero

DIVISIONS: Speed & Freestyle

PRIZES: Speed Freestyle
1st - $400,M 1st - $400,M
2nd - $200,M 2nd - $200,M
3rd - M 3rd - M

*M = pump merchandise
!!!PIU Zero merchandise will be at the event!!!

RULES:

Freestyle: WPF style judging. Players can use one side or both; points will not be deducted for use of one pad.

Speed: WPF style rules. No bar use, selected song list. More
details coming soon.



This is the first main event for 2006 and we wanted to do something special. So, we got the high definition TV network, HDNet, coming to the event to do a story on PIU!

Also, an anime convention called Anime Detour will be right across the street! Inside, Pump Supporter Seoul_Man will be running a Pump It Up room with all home versions! For more information on Anime Detour, visit www.animedetour.com
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Note the FREE ENTRY, and the TV COVERAGE!
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Dallas, TX

[tekkie]

I hope you put this in the regional forum because this thread won't last long.
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[DDR_KiD_1]

Ah! I've always wanted an excuse to go to the Mall of America! Here it is!
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Wait, what's a D.D.R?

I love that question.

[Zanshin]

If it's something this big and at the Mall of America, I think it's okay to put it here.
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Things fall apart; the center cannot hold; mere anarchy is loosed upon the world. Yeats

[Smidget]

most updated information:





Area Supporter: Seoul_Man

LOCATION:

The Park at MOA (inside Mall of America)
5000 Center Court
Bloomington, MN 55425
(952) 883-8555

DATE: March 25, 2006

TIME: 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

ENTRY FEE: free

PUMP VERSION: PIU Zero

DIVISIONS: Speed & Freestyle (no Hard Division)

PRIZES: Speed Freestyle
1st - $400,M 1st - $400,M
2nd - $200,M 2nd - $200,M
3rd - M 3rd - M

*M = pump merchandise
!!!PIU Zero merchandise will be at the event!!!

RULES:

*Freestyle*: Players will be judged based on their
performace in the following categories:
30% - Creativity
10% - Grade
30% - Performance
15% - Skill
15% - Dance
Players can use one side or
both; points will not be dedcuted for use of
one pad. Song list coming soon.

Freestyle song list: ALL SONGS ALLOWED

*Speed*: NO BAR. 1touch -15% 2touch -25% 3touch = Disqualified

Round 1: A pre-selected song of appropriate difficulty.
Top 16 socres move on.

Round 2: randomly chosen song from song list. Top 8
scores move on

Round 3: randomly chosen song from song list. Top 4
scores move on

Round 4 (semi-final): randomly chosen song from
condensed song list containing only harder
songs. Top 2 scores move on.

Round 5 (final): randomly chosen nightmare song from
condensed list. Top score wins

Speed song list: (only these songs will be used)

Banya – Beat Of The War.2
Banya – Moonlight
Banya – Phantom
Banya – Papa Gonzales
Louis – Chung Hwa Ban Jeom
JTL – Enter The Dragon
Cho pd – My Friend
Banya – Love Is A Danger Zone pt.2
>additional songs will be announed soon


This is the first main event for 2006 and we wanted to do something special. So, we got the high definition TV show, Deadline!, coming to the event to do a story on PIU!

Also, an anime convention called Anime Detour will be right across the street! Inside, Supporter Seoul_Man will be running a Pump It Up room with all home versions! For more information on Anime Detour, visit www.animedetour.com
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Little James

[Chaddlyr3]

I'm soo there

[DDR_KiD_1]

I've never played any of those freestyle songs, so I guess that counts me out.
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Wait, what's a D.D.R?

I love that question.

[Smidget]

DDR_kid, those are all new Zero songs. We will be adding older songs to the list very soon. We are also toying with the idea of allowing all the freestyle songs so check back periodically to see if the rules have been edited.
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Little James

[Baka of the Orochi]

This'll sound silly, but about the no-bar touch rule...

Problem is, if pads are even a little slippery, I generally lose balance, even on easier songs (I've already fallen on my @$$ pretty hard on even jumps, smacked my head on the bar also as a result of falling). Will this rule change, because it seems a little harsh.
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[Smidget]

That rule won't change. It's a rule that is used in the WPF and works very well. With no-bar tournaments, rules have to be set in place in the case someone doesn't follow the rule. Pads are always thoroughly cleaned before tournaments.


btw, I think I'll be meeting you in Chicago. We should chat online sometime.
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Little James

[CHUCK BASS]

[Smidget]

[Smidget]

update: ALL SONGS ALLOWED for freestyle
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Little James

[Arturo]

But remember, the tourney's game version will be Zero, so if you're not already familiar with Zero, you should check to ensure your desired FS song is still on this version. Check the www.piugame.com website for the complete Zero songlist.

And remember, there's no Hard Division for this tourney.....just Crazy and Freestyle.

I hear lots of the Chicago and Indiana players are talking about trekking up.
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Dallas, TX

[CHUCK BASS]

Thank You Guy's so much.
Such a relief.

Besides the T.V. Station checking this out..will anyone be taking videos of all the routines and such?

[Arturo]

Oh, yes! There should be some vid cams rolling.
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Dallas, TX

[DDR_KiD_1]

Yea, well, I don't have to look at the songlist to know Don't Bother Me is on Zero. It would be dumb not to have it....

yes....
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Wait, what's a D.D.R?

I love that question.

[Suishi]

Look, i'd like to know if foreigners can compete too, or it's just for u.s pump players?

[Arturo]

Yes, foreigners can come and compete, since this tournament will not decide USA players for WPF.

Are you coming all the way from Brazil ?
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Dallas, TX

[Suishi]

well, yes, since the date is the same i'm going to be in u.s visiting my family ^^