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==Tournament results==
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*http://segabits.com/blog/2013/04/01/monday-memories-sega-debuts-sonic-knuckles-with-a-mtv-special-rock-the-rock/
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{| class="prettytable sortable"
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*Known in Japan as [[Sekai Taikai Rock the Rock]]?
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!Rank
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*S&K was launched and marketed less like a game and more like a Hollywood motion picture. [[Pamela Kelly]] came up with the idea/organized [[Rock the Rock]].
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!Name
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*"Round one" was a one-night worldwide Sonic 3 tournament taking place in Hard Rock Cafe locations.
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!Location represented
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*Winners were dressed in prison attire, had a briefcase handcuffed to them, and were driven to a nearby airport to be flown to San Francisco, CA (Alcatraz). This is hilarious.
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!Rings
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*Alcatraz tournament happened the next day, with participants ferried over sometime in the morning.
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*MTV was seemingly only involved with the Alcatraz side of the tournament, but that needs to be verified.
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|1st
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*Possibly more information [https://www.abc4.com/gtu/how-sonic-knuckles-came-to-be-and-the-journey-of-creating-it/ here].
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|Mark Guinane
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*Get one of those localized names tables set up.
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|[[wikipedia:Boston, Massachusetts|Boston, Massachusetts]]
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[[User:CartridgeCulture|CartridgeCulture]] ([[User talk:CartridgeCulture|talk]]) 07:02, 7 October 2022 (EDT)
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|274
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|2nd
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|[[Chris Tang]]
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|[[wikipedia:San Francisco, California|San Francisco, California]]
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|248
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|3rd
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|Jared Finder
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|[[wikipedia:San Diego, California|San Diego, California]]
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|200
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|4th
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|Hitoshi Kobayashi
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|[[wikipedia:Yokohama, Japan|Yokohama, Japan]]
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|197
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|-
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|5th
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|Juan Torres Jr.
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|156
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|-
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|6th
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|Kristen Klemetsen
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|[[wikipedia:New Orleans, Louisiana|New Orleans, Louisiana]]
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|147
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|7th
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|-
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|8th
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|Ryan Brad
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|126
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|9th
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|Jeff Falcon
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|[[wikipedia:Chicago, Illinois|Chicago, Illinois]]
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|121
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|10th
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|Steve Hughes
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|[[wikipedia:Vermont, United States|Vermont, United States]]
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|101
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==Finale results==
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{| class="prettytable sortable"
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!Rank
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!Name
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!Location represented
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!Rings
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|1st
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|[[Chris Tang]]
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|[[wikipedia:San Francisco, California|San Francisco, California]]
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|153
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|2nd
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|Mark Guinane
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|[[wikipedia:Boston, Massachusetts|Boston, Massachusetts]]
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|123
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Latest revision as of 05:05, 18 May 2023

Tournament results

Rank Name Location represented Rings
1st Mark Guinane Boston, Massachusetts 274
2nd Chris Tang San Francisco, California 248
3rd Jared Finder San Diego, California 200
4th Hitoshi Kobayashi Yokohama, Japan 197
5th Juan Torres Jr. 156
6th Kristen Klemetsen New Orleans, Louisiana 147
7th
8th Ryan Brad 126
9th Jeff Falcon Chicago, Illinois 121
10th Steve Hughes Vermont, United States 101

Finale results

Rank Name Location represented Rings
1st Chris Tang San Francisco, California 153
2nd Mark Guinane Boston, Massachusetts 123
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