History

2020


ArcREVO West
31 Oct
Level Up produces ArcREVO West for Arc Systems works featuring online tournaments on Blazblue Cross Tag Battle and Granblue Fantasy: Versus.

Vanguard Online: Power Rangers – Battle For The Grid
8 Aug
Level Up is excited to announce our partnership with nWay to host Vanguard Online: Power Rangers – Battle For The Grid as a virtual stop on their official League! Join the fight with the best players in the US this August 8, 2020 and earn points for the season finale event in 2021. Good luck Rangers and see you on the Grid!

Capcom Pro Tour Online 2020
6 Jun – 11 Nov
Level Up produces the Capcom Pro Tour Online 2020 featuring online qualifiers for North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Middle East regions.

Weds Night Fights Online Edition 2020
17 Mar – 20 Dec
Level Up produces WNF Online Edition 2020 as live events are indefinitely on hiatus due to COVID-19.

Granblue Fantasy: Versus Launch Event
7 March
Level Up produces the Granblue Fantasy: Versus launch event for XSEED including exhibitions, VA talent showcases, and open tournament.

Hyper Drive 2020
14 – 16 Sep
We are super excited to announced a brand new event in SoCal dedicated for the SNK community called Hyper Drive! Hyper Drive is a tournament series featuring some of SNK’s most popular titles and community driven games this February 1-2, 2020 at Esports Arena.

2019


WNF x New Wave Toys
13 Nov – 11 Dec
New Wave Toys partners with Weds Night Fights to showcase a special ranking series for Street Fighter fans! Starting this Nov. 13, we are hosting a Street Fighter V Arcade Edition ranking series where the overall champion wins a Street Fighter II x RepliCade machine from New Wave Toys!

WNF x River City Girls
11 Sep
Level Up and WayForward invites you to play River City Girls at Weds Night Fights this September 11! We are having a special pre-game show of River City Girls at 9PM PST to showcase what the fighting game community does best, fight fight fight!

Electric Cancel
5 – 6 Oct
The legendary Electric Cancel tournament returns to SoCal featuring a 3D centric lineup of games and attractions for today’s competitive scene. We’re back and bigger than ever before featuring Tekken 7, Soul Calibur VI, Dead or Alive 6, and Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown for the community.

Sea Salt Suite Presented by Victrix
1 – 4 Aug
Level Up is teaming up with the Hawaiian FGC, Cross Counter, and Victrix to bring you an epic week of exhibitions at the Sea Salt Suite during EVO 2019!

Sea Salt Suite Presented by Victrix
1 – 4 Aug
Level Up is teaming up with the Hawaiian FGC, Cross Counter, and Victrix to bring you an epic week of exhibitions at the Sea Salt Suite during EVO 2019!

Dead or Alive 6 World Championship Online
11 Aug – 24 Sep
We’re excited to partner with Tecmo Koei as the official online tournament organizer for the Dead or Alive 6 World Championship in North America and Europe!

WSOE 7: The Tekken 7 & Soul Calibur 6 Showdown x WNF
10 & 17 July
We’re excited to announce our partnership with The World Showdown Of Esports (WSOE) by bringing you two amazing qualifiers this at Weds Night Fights.

WNF x Million Arthur Arcana Blood
24 Jun
WNF and Square Enix are teaming up to bring you Million Arthur: Arcana Blood launch tournament at Weds Night Fights!

WNF x Samurai Shodown
26 Jun
The legendary Samurai Shodown fighting game from SNK returns and we’re celebrating the release with a launch tournament at Weds Night Fights. On June 26, we’re having a free to enter Samurai Shodown tournament to welcome players of all skill levels to #EmbraceDeath together on launch week!

Esports Arena X Weds Night Fights $20K Tournament
12 Jun
Esports Arena, the home of Weds Night Fights, is hosting a $20,000 tournament for the community in June!

WNF x Crystal Crisis
29 May
Crystal Crisis returns to Weds Night Fights and we’re celebrating launch week festivities with dedicated casual gaming stations, special pre-game show, and pro player exhibitions this May 29.

Level Up Produces Goodwill of OC Charity Invitational Esports Fundraiser
27 – 28 Apr
Level Up and 2GG team up to produce Goodwill of OC Charity Invitational Esports Fundraiser in Apr 27 – 28.

WNF x Tekken World Tour 2019
24 Apr – 26 Dec
We’re excited to announce Weds Night Fights has been approved as an official Tekken World Tour Dojo Event!

Capcom Pro Tour 2019
5 Apr – 28 Sep
Capcom Pro Tour Online 2019 is here with new improvements and welcoming more global participation to the tour! Joining the roster of events is the Middle East and Australia which has great players looking to compete in the tour.

Weds Night Fights 2019
10 Jan – 26 Dec
Level Up hosts their yearly fighting game weekly tournament at Esports Arena in Orange County and Oakland California.

2018


SoCal Regionals 2018
14 – 16 Sep
Level Up produces SoCal Regionals 2017 at the Ontario Convention Center on September 14-16.

Dissidia Master Series x WNF Oakland
26 Sep – 12 Dec
DISSIDIA Master Series is going to NorCal this Fall at WNF Oakland! Compete in monthly tournaments and win special prizing from our friends at Square Enix starting this September 26, 2018. DISSIDIA is a 3v3 team based action title so make sure to pick your best heroes to take the title!

UYU x WNF: Road to Canada Cup 2018
8 Aug – 10 Oct
After an amazing Spring Season to determine our Dragon Ball FighterZ champion for EVO, we thought it would only make sense to give an opportunity to our Street Fighter champion on the next major outside our region. We are happy to announce our continued partnership with UYU x WNF on the Road to Canada Cup 2018!

Dragon Ball FighterZ World Tour Online 2018 – 2019
14 Aug – Jan 16
We are thrilled to announce our partnership with the Dragon Ball FighterZ World Tour Online 2018-2019! Our team will welcome every Dragon Ball FighterZ new comers and veterans to the world of competitive online tournaments.

Weds Night Fights x Esports Arena Oakland 2018
18 Jul – 26 Dec
Level Up and eSports Arena is supporting the fighting game community by bringing the fight to NorCal. We are excited to announce Weds Night Fights is coming to eSports Arena Oakland this July 18, 2018!

Blade Strangers x WNF Summer Tournaments Presented by Nicalis
27 June & July 25
Nicalis is back at Weds Night Fights with more Blade Strangers action! This time, our friends are presenting two tournaments this Summer with awesome prizes for finalists. Our first tournament will take place on June 27 and the next one will be on July 25.

DXTurbo III: Rappers vs Gamers Featuring Tekken 7!
21 Jun
HipHopDX , BET, and Level Up are teaming up for DXTurbo III: Rappers vs. Gamers featuring Tekken 7! The annual gaming event is fueled by Wingstop this Thursday June 21 with hip hop stars and some of the fighting game community’s favorite Tekken 7 players competing in a 2v2 tournament for a chance to win sponsored prizes and ultimate bragging rights.

Blade Strangers Pre-Game Show at WNF!
6 June
Fighting game fans, we are thrilled to present a special pre-game show of Blade Strangers at Weds Night Fights! Our friends at Nicalis is showcasing Blade Strangers for fans on our WNF stream and providing some insight on what to expect from their soon to be released fighting game title.

WNF Pre-game show featuring Blazblue Cross Tag Battle
9 May
Our friends at Arc System Works is coming to Weds Night Fights for a special pre-game show this May 9 featuring Blazblue Cross Tag Battle.

WNF x UYU: Road to EVO 2018
2 May – 27 Jun
Level Up produces SoCal Regionals 2017 at the Ontario Convention Center on September 14-16.

Capcom Pro Tour Online 2018
28 Apr – 2 Sep
Level Up is teaming up with Capcom to produce the Capcom Pro Tour Online 2018 Ranking events starting this April 28!

Summit of Power teams up with WNF
8 Apr
We are excited to announce that Weds Night Fights (WNF) is an official qualifier for the Summit of Power on April 11, 2018! The WNF Dragon Ball FighterZ champion that night will respectfully earn their spot at the Summit of Power this June 8-10, 2018 for a chance at $10,000 in cash.

SNK Heroines at WNF
21 Mar
We’re excited to announce a special preview of SNK HEROINES at Weds Night Fights. On March 21, NIS America is bringing a demo build of SNK HEROINES to WNF for a special pre-game show on stream.

Dissidia Master Series at Weds Night Fights
14 Mar – 13 Jun
We’re excited to announce our partnership with Square Enix to bring fans DISSIDIA Master Series. DISSIDIA Master Series is a monthly DISSIDIA Final Fantasy NT tournament at WNF starting this March 14 through June 13.

Weds Night Fights 2018
10 Jan – 26 Dec
Level Up hosts their yearly fighting game weekly tournament at Esports Arena in Orange County, California.

2017


Street Fighter IV Champion Edition Tournament Series at WNF!
29 Nov – 10 Jan
We’re excited to announce the Street Fighter IV Champion Edition Tournament Series at WNF! Our new monthly series will have a dedicated section of Street Fighter IV Champion Edition set ups including iOS devices, Game Vice Controllers, and a top 4 finals showcase on stream. Every month, players will compete for WNF ranking points for a chance at $1,000 in cash at the end of the tournament series.

Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite Battle For The Stones Online Series
18 Nov – 2 Dec
Level Up partners with Capcom and Marvel with the upcoming Battle For The Stones Online Tournament Series this year! North America, Latin America, and Europe participants will get a chance to qualify for a trip to Capcom Cup 2017 in Anaheim, California by competing in Marvel vs Capcom: Infinite online tournaments starting this November 18.

SoCal Regionals 2017
22 – 24 Sep
Level Up produces SoCal Regionals 2017 at the Anaheim Convention Center on September 22-24.

DX Turbo Rappers vs Gamers NBA Playgrounds
22 Jun
Level Up produces DX Turbo Rappers vs Gamers NBA Playgrounds for HipHopDX during the BET Music Awards Show.

StreamMe Presents Overdrive Series Feat. Guilty Gear Revelator 2!
5 – 27 Jun
Our friends at StreamMe are back with another awesome opportunity for the Anime community with Overdrive Series June!

Capcom Pro Tour Online 2017
29 Apr – 7 Oct
Level Up is teaming up with Capcom to produce the Capcom Pro Tour Online 2017 Ranking events starting this April 29!

Overdrive Series Presented by StreamMe
3 – 24 Apr
Level Up teams up with StreamMe to produce a new online tournament circuit called Overdrive Series featuring Guilty Gear Revelator.

Anime Ascension 2016
18 – 19 Feb
Aksys Games partnered with Level Up Productions to provide the broadcast for Anime Ascension on Feb 18-19, 2017. The event took place at the UCI Student Center Pacific Ballroom D featuring some of Aksys Games most popular titles including Guilty Gear Xrd Revelator, Blazblue Central Fiction, Melty Blood, and more.

Weds Night Fights 2017
11 Jan – 27 Dec
Level Up hosts their yearly fighting game weekly tournament at Esports Arena in Orange County, California.

Stream.me presents Savage Series!
9 Jan – 31 Jan
Stream.me partners with Level Up to produce Savage Series, our first online tournament circuit in 2017 featuring Street Fighter V Season 2.

2016


Proving Grounds Online
29 Aug – 24 Oct
Red Bull Proving Grounds are monthly tournaments looking to crown top Street Fighter V players across North America, and we are excited to offer the first online iteration! Level Up is co-producing the event with Red Bull.

Road to SCR: Street Fighter V Online Circuit
8 Sep
Level Up produces a Street Fighter V online qualifier to SoCal Regionals 2016!

Level Up partner with First Attack as the official stream provider
3 – 4 Sep
Level Up is teaming up with First Attack to provide the stream this year! We are excited to visit Puerto Rico for the first time and showcase their talented fighting game community take on all challengers.

Capcom Pro Tour Online Ranking Events
31 Jul – 22 Oct
Capcom and Level Up are teaming up to bring the world’s greatest Street Fighters together with the Capcom Pro Tour Online Ranking Events!

SoCal Regionals 2016
14 – 16 Oct
Level Up produces SoCal Regionals 2016 featuring Street Fighter V, The King of Fighters XIV, Mortal Kombat XL, and more!

The Return of Bar Fights at The Eye Candy Lounge in Mandalay Bay!
16 Jul
Cross Counter TV presents Bar Fights at The Eye Candy Lounge in Mandalay Bay this Saturday July 16! Level Up is teaming up with Cross Counter TV to provide the stream featuring pro fighting game players in various exhibitions during EVO weekend!

Rappers vs Gamers Street Fighter V
23 Jun
Level up produces HipHopDX’s Rappers vs Gamers on June 23, 2016 featuring pro SFV players and rappers doing battle!

The King of Fighters XIV x WNF
15 Jun
Our friends at Atlus are bringing the hype with The King of Fighter XIV for a special features and exhibition showcase this June 15th at Weds Night Fights! Watch Pro players AS Reynald and Romance teach you how to play KOF and rush players down in various exhibition matches.

Level Up partners with Red Bull Proving Grounds
12 Jun
Level Up partners with Red Bull to feature Vanguard as a Street Fighter V regional qualifier event for the Red Bull Proving Grounds series!

West Coast Warzone 5
15 -17 Apr
Level|Up is the official stream provider for West Coast Warzone 5 featuring Street Fighter V, Ultra Street Fighter IV, Guilty Gear Xrd, Mortal Kombat X, and Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3.

Weds Night Fights 2016
6 Jan – 28 Dec
Level|Up hosts their yearly fighting game weekly tournament at Esports Arena in Orange County, California.

KO Gaming Lounge Premiere Tournament
9 Jan
Level|Up produces KO Gaming Lounge Premiere Tournament featuring Ultra Street Fighter IV, Mortal Kombat X, Guilty Gear Xrd, and Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3.

2015


SCR2015: SoCal Regionals 2015 Main Event
9 – 11 Oct
Level|Up produces SoCal Regionals 2015 Main event featuring Capcom Pro Tour $15,000 Premier Event, Warner Bros. Mortal Kombat X $10,000 Community Bonus, Killer Instinct $2,500 Community Fund bonus, Aksys Games $1,500 bonus, and much more.

SCR2015: Prelude I – II
June – Aug
Level|Up produces and directs SCR2015 Prelude I – II events. Prelude events were 1 day regional tournaments to build hype for the Main SoCal Regionals event.

Texas Showdown 2015
8 May – 11 May
Level|Up produces the live stream for Texas Showdown 2015 featuring the hottest titles and finest players from Houston, Texas.

Warner Bros. and Amazon Games – Goro Lives! Mortal Kombat X All Access Stream 2015
4 Apr
Level Up Productions directs and produces the Goro Lives! Mortal Kombat X All Access stream presented by Warner Bros. and Amazon Games.

South by Southwest Ultra Street Fighter IV Invitational
13 Mar – 15 Mar
Level Up Productions directs and produces the South by Southwest (SXSW) Ultra Street Fighter IV $20,000 Invitational event featuring the best players from around the world.

Weds Night Fights 2015 Tournament Season
8 Jan – 22 Oct
Level|Up services Weds Night Fights 2015 Tournament Season which runs throughout Jan – Oct 2015 featuring online competition in titles such as Ultra Street Fighter IV, Mortal Kombat X, and Killer Instinct.

2014


Online Warrior Championships Featuring Killer Instinct
Oct – Dec
Online series for Killer Instinct Season 2 tournament and broadcast featuring some of the finest players in North America.

West Coast Warzone 4
5 – 7 Sep
Stage Director, Camera Ops, and Stream Provider at West Coast Warzone 4! Major fighting game event in Southern California featuring some of the best players in the country and high stakes exhibition match including Filipino Champ(USA) and Nemo(Japan).

Level Up Presents Fighters Booth at MLG Anaheim
20 – 22 Jun
Level|Up hosts a fighters booth at MLG Anaheim featuring Injustice and Killer Instinct with special prizes, casual play, tournaments, and more.

Ultimate Fighting Game Tournament 10: X!
23 – 25 May
The Midwest’s largest fighting game tournament featuring world class tournaments, panels, and more! Level Up was the stream provider of the event.

Sega Cup Virtua Fighter Tournament 2014
26 Apr
Level|Up hosts Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown Tournament presented by Sega with world class competition.

SoCal Regionals 2014
28 Feb – 2 Mar
Level|Up hosts SoCal Regionals 2014 at UCI Irvine featuring over 20 titles.

Weds Night Fights / The Runback 2014 Tournament Season
8 Jan – 22 Oct
Level|Up services Weds Night Fights and The Runback 2014 Tournament Season which runs throughout Jan – Oct 2014.

2013


Rushdown LIVE Presents: AE / UMVC3 Concept Matches Vol. 1-3 | Tournament Series
25 Oct – Dec 21
Level|Up’s Alex Valle hosts the new monthly event at Super Arcade, Rushdown Live Concept Matches | Tournament Series

The Fall 2013 Season!
25 Sep – 26 Dec
Level|Up services Weds Night Fights and The Runback Fall 2013 Tournament Season.

PAX Prime 2013 Guild Wars 2 and World of Tanks Showcases
30 Aug – 1 Sep
Level|Up partners with ESS Agency to produce the Guild Wars 2 and World of Tanks showcases at PAX Prime 2013.

Level|Up and Team Oxy Presents Super Smash Sundays!
11 Aug
Level|Up in collaboration with Team Oxy produce Super Smash Sundays featuring Melee at Super Arcade every other Sunday.

Shadowloo Showdown 2013 SSF4 AE/UMVC3 Qualifier at Super Arcade!
7 Sep
Level|Up produces and streams the Official Shadowloo Showdown 2013 US Qualifiers at Super Arcade.

South Bay Community Church Grand Opening
1 – 2 Jun
Building communities is a common goal shared amongst many groups all over the world. Jimmy Nguyen of Level|Up worked with South Bay Community Church to produce the stream and video production of the Grand Opening of SBCC’s new building.

Level Up x Ultimate Fighting Game Tournament 9!
23 May – 26 May
Level|Up produces the stream for the Ultimate Fighting Game Tournament 9 in Chicago, Illinois.

Tedx UCIrvine
13 May
Level|Up provides a live stream of an independently organized TED event at University of California, Irvine. The live stream utilized the Livestream CDN to deliver a high-quality, multi-camera HD stream of the event.

Sega Cup Virtua Fighter Tournament 2013
20 Apr
Level|Up in conjunction with SEGA, produce and stream the 2013 Sega Cup, an international tournament for SEGA’s new Virtua Fighter 5 title. Sega Cup 2013 was held at Super Arcade in Walnut, CA.

Texas Showdown 2013
13 Apr – 15 Apr
Level|Up produces the stream for the return of an iconic tournament, Texas Showdown, from April 13-15, 2013.

Injustice: Gods Among Us launch tournament.
17 Apr
Level|Up partners with Twitch and Warner Bros. to host the Injustice: Gods Among Us launch tournament at Super Arcade.

Call of Duty World Championships 2013
5 Apr – 7 Apr
Level|Up partners with ESS Agency to produce one of four streams for the Call of Duty Championship presented by XBOX.

Weds Night Fights / The Runback Tournament Seasons 1-3 and SRK’s Final Strike
15 Feb – 27  Jun
Level|Up services WNF/TRB Tournament Seasons 1-3 and SRK’s Final Strike events at Super Arcade.

Southern California Regionals 2013
18 January 2013 – 20 January 2013
Level|Up collaborates with Fighting Gamers @ UCI for SCR 2013.

2012


Fight for Relief 24-hour Stream-a-Thon
15 December 2012 – 16 December 2012
Level|Up produces a 24-hour charity stream-a-thon to help save Super Arcade in Walnut, CA from closing its doors.

ATLUS Fighting Championships
17 November 2012
Level|Up teams up with ATLUS and Mad Catz to host a new and exciting event. Introducing the ATLUS Fighting Championships, a double header tournament featuring 2 of Atlus’ fighting game titles: The King of Fighters XIII and Persona 4 Arena.

Youmacon
1 November 2012 – 4 November 2012
Level|Up partners with the Youmacon Anime Convention in Detroit, MI to stream their “Battle Opera” series of video game tournaments.

KOFXIII/P4A Singles Tournament
8 September 2012

Capcom Street Fighter 25th Anniversary Event
20 October 2012 – 21 October 2012
Level|Up partners with Capcom to plan logistics and run the Street Fighter 25th Anniversary Event in Los Angeles.

Persona 4 Arena Launch Event
12 August 2012
Level|Up celebrates the Atlus release of Persona 4 Arena.

Super Battle Opera 2012 – Ultimate Marvel VS Capcom 3 US Qualifier
21 July 2012

Super Battle Opera 2012 – Super Street Fighter 4: Arcade Edition v.2012 3v3 US Qualifier
30 June 2012
Level|Up and Super Arcade team up to host this annual tradition.

Monster After Party Stream
10 Jun 2012

Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3)
5 June 2012 – 7 June 2012
Namco Bandai Games brings Level|Up aboard to cover and stream their live show showcasing Tekken Tag Tournament 2, Tank! Tank! Tank!, and much more.

Ultimate Fighting Game Tournament 8
25 May 2012 – 27 May 2012
Level|Up is back in Chicago to stream this premier event.

Virtual Fighter 5: Final Showdown Pre-Launch Party
19 May 2012
Sega, iam8bit and Level Up partner to bring a wordwide pre-release event featuring exhibition matches from prominent Virtua Fighter players from around the globe, including champions Chibita and Fuudo.

“The Runback” Debuts
29 March 2012
Level|Up’s new weekly training regimen and streaming event, The Runback, debuts at Super Arcade in Walnut, CA.

BlazBlue Revolution US Qualifiers
25 February 2012
Aksys Games and Level|Up hosts the US Qualifiers for BlazBlue Revolution at Super Arcade in Walnut, CA.

Wednesday Night Fights x Capcom
15 February 2012
Capcom partners with Level|Up to present the latest build of Street Fighter x Tekken featuring the Gem System. Capcom-Unity

Soul Calibur V Launch Event
04 February 2012
Level|Up hosts a launch event for Soul Calibur V at Super Arcade. Mad Catz makes an appearance to support the event.

Wednesday Night Fights: Arcade Edition Returns
01 February 2012
WNF returns to Super Arcade and is now part of The Road to EVO and also sponsored by SRK.

King of Fighter XIII 3v3 at Super Arcade
28 January 2012
Level|Up and Dream Cancel hosts a 3-vs-3 Team Tournament at Super Arcade.

LG Cup Street Fighter IV HD Global Championship 2012 USA Qualifier
14 January 2012
Level|Up teams up with iam8bit and Cross Cross Counter to host the first-ever mobile tournament event for Street Fighter IV.

2011


Southern California Regionals 2011 – University of California, Irvine
17 December 2011 – 18 December 2011
Level|Up collaborates with Fighting Gamers@UCI to one of the busiest cities in Orange County.

King of Fighters XIII Launch Party at Super Arcade
26 November 2011
Level|Up hosts the KOF launch party to celebrate the release of this revamped game.

Level Up x Atlus Presents – The King Of Fighters XIII Pre-Release Stream Event
26 November 2011
Level|Up teams with Atlus to bring some pre-launch hype.

Devastation 2011 – Phoenix, Arizona
07 October 2011 – 09 October 2011
Level|Up teams up with the crew at Devastation to broadcast this amazing event.

Gears of War 3 Launch Event – Microsoft Store, Century City
19 September 2011
Level|Up makes an appearance to enjoy the launch of GOW3 with the franchise’s hardcore fans.

Wednesday Night Fights: Arcade Edition
07 September 2011
WNF returns and makes its debut at Super Arcade in Walnut, CA.

Sin City Heat – Las Vegas, NV
13 August 2011 – 14 August 2011
Chris LaPorte partners with Level|Up to host a tournament at the amazing INSERT COIN(S) Videolounge Gamebar

Namco Bandai Games, America Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Event – San Diego Comic-Con
21 July 2011 – 23 July 2011
Level|Up teams up with SDTekken and NBGA.

Super Battle Opera US Qualifiers
16 July 2011
Level|Up hosts the SBO US Qualifiers at Round 1 Amusements in the City of Industry, CA

Wednesday Night Fights: Summer Edition at Four Points Sheraton
29 June 2011

Revelations (Stream only)
11 June 2011 – 12 June 2011
Level|Up partners with Tournament Legacy to stream this summer event.

Ultimate Fighting Game Tournament 7 x Level|Up – Chicago, IL
27 May 2011 – 29 May 2011
Level|Up is back in Chicago to stream the re-branded UFGT7.

Gears of War 3 Beta Tournament
13 May 2011
Level|Up once again teams up with the Microsoft Store in Costa Mesa.

Level|Up x Mortal Kombat Launch Tournament
18 April 2011
Hosted at the Microsoft Store in Costa Mesa, CA

Fight For Relief! – University of California, Irvine
03 April 2011
Level|Up and IPlayWinner join forces to host a dual stream event to raise funds for the country of Japan.

Wednesday Night Fights Debuts at The Proud Bird
16 February 2011
Following the success of Southern California Regionals 2010, The Proud Bird offers its ballroom to continue leveling up the LA fighting game communities.

Level|Up 1-year Anniversary and SSF4: AE Tournament
05 February 2011
Level|Up celebrates its 1st Anniversary by hosting a Super Street Fighter 4: Arcade Edition tournament at Round 1 Amusements in the City of Industry, CA.

Crossroads: The Battle of Central Cali – Fresno, CA
29 January 2011
Level|Up invades Central California to host a tournament at FocusAttacks.

2010


Southern California Regionals 2010
06 November 2010 – 07 November 2010
Hosted at The Proud Bird in Los Angeles, CA

Wednesday Night Fights Debuts at Hollywood Park & Casino
28 July 2010
WNF migrates to the LA area to level up the local communities.

EVO World Championships x Level|Up – Las Vegas, NV
09 July 2010 – 11 July 2010
Level|Up partners with EVO to stream this epic event live from Caesars Palace.

Midwest Championships X Level|Up – Chicago, IL
08 May 2010 – 09 May 2010
Level|Up makes a presence in the Midwest and streams this memorable event.

Wednesday Night Fights Debuts at Dave & Buster’s
05 May 2010
After the success of the SoCal Level|Up Tournament, Dave & Buster’s invites Level|Up back and accommodates WNF.

Gamestop Super Street Fighter 4 Launch Event – Bellflower, CA
26 April 2010

Capcom x Level|Up – LA Fight Club
23 April 2010
Capcom, Sony, and Level|Up team up to bring Street Fighter fans at home a live broadcast of this amazing event.

Specialists 3
27 March 2010
Hosted at The House of Cicada

SoCal’s Level|Up Tournament
27 February 2010
Hosted at Dave & Buster’s at The Mall of Orange
Level|Up’s first semi-major tournament event.

Level|Up Live Debuts
03 February 2010
Wednesday Night Fights is featured on Level|Up Live

Level|Up is Founded
02 February 2010
Level|Up is co-founded by Alex Valle, Jimmy Nguyen, AJ Papa, Frank Reyes, Bryan Gateb, Walter Ly, and Mike Ortiz

2009


Specialists 2
12 December 2009
Hosted at The House of Cicada

Specialists 1
06 November 2009
Hosted at The House of Cicada

About the Author

Jimmy Nguyen is the Chief Operations/Financial Officer and Co-Founder of Level Up, LLC. A long time gamer, tech guru, former competitive player, and tournament organizer, he is deeply rooted in business development, ethics and best practices, building and improving Level Up Productions, and handles both company and event logistics.