« FIGHT FOR RELIEF - A Charity Tournament for Japan »

This Sunday, April 3, iPLAYWINNER is teaming up for the first time ever with Level | Up Series to bring you an online broadcast to benefit relief efforts in Japan due to their recent natural disasters. It's the Fight for Relief and you can find out all the details on how to compete and get involved by checking out the official website.

If you live in Northern California, Union City is your destination as The Etrium hosts iPLAYWINNER, and in Southern California it's UC Irvine with the crew from Level | Up Series. Both tournaments will feature Super Street Fighter IV and Marvel vs Capcom 3 with all the proceeds going to a joint GlobalGiving fundraiser for their Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief Fund. While no cash prizes will be awarded, we had a fantastic group of sponsors including HORI, Mad Catz, Astro Gaming and Broken Tier to provide prizes for our top three entrants.

The online broadcast will take place on a unified justin.tv channel where you can catch both iPLAYWINNER and Level | Up Series' events. We'll also provide you, the viewers, with a means to donate to the cause via GlobalGiving, guaranteeing that your much appreciated donation will go direct to the source of the fund. There'll be raffles for online viewers, player interviews and of course, top-tier play from fighting game legends such as EG Justin Wong, Alex Valle and John Choi.

Please help us spread the word on what is sure to be an amazing event and we look forward to seeing you all whether it's at the event or in the stream!