In March, the organizers of NorCal Regionals 2016 suddenly announced that their title sponsor was Avyd, a company no one had heard of before. Shortly after, Avyd announced a $100,000 fighting game championship series featuring Street Fighter V, Mortal Kombat X, Super Smash Bros. Melee and Wii U, Guilty Gear Xrd and Killer Instinct, then pulled SFV from the qualification tour during NCR, one of the qualification tournaments.
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