Texas Showdown 2

3/16/2002 - 3/17/2002
Austin Youth Center
Austin, TX

The second Texas Showdown tournament was made in partnership with the South By Southwest (SXSW) premiere of Bang the Machine in Austin, Texas. Super Turbo and the Tekken series made their debuts as competitive tournaments in 2002. This is was the event that "Texas Showdown" was first named; this was also the only Texas Showdown that has been held outside of Houston.

Results:

Capcom vs SNK 2

1st John Choi
2nd Brian Tyson
3rd Ben “Tragic” Cureton
4th David “ AznHitler” Hem

Marvel vs Capcom 2

1st David “AznHitler” Hem
2nd Duane “MarvelousOne” McCorkle
3rd Venie “Vinnyman” Guien

Street Fighter Alpha 3

1st John Choi
2nd Seth Killian
3rd Ben “Tragic” Cureton

Street Fighter III 3rd Strike

1st Hsien Chang
2nd John Choi
3rd Raul Mondragon

Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo

1st John Choi
2nd Seth Killian
3rd Hsien Chang

Tekken 4

1st Luis Luna
2nd Mr. Wizard
3rd HHH
4th Chris “Crow” Villarreal