Grats to those who placed.
Ray: I've given since release, Tulsa just doesn't have much in the way of interest. There definitely wasn't a lack of try or advertising. Trillz is right when he says people would rather play online. I did find another guy who was pretty decent online but had no interest in offline play. Unfortunately for myself, I cannot play online no matter how much time I put into it. My tv has a default 2.5-3 frame lag (~40 ms lag), maybe more. Which isn't that big of a deal offline, just end up missing a few low blocks from time to time or the occasional throw break. That coupled with the 5-6 or more frames (usually more) of lag I get from playing online makes it virtually impossible to play since NOTHING can be done reactionary. Cannot block, interrupt, or punish on reaction. Always end up eating unnecessary damage. Not to mention all the missed inputs and dropped combos. If I were to try and adapt to that, it would only create bad offline habits. That being said, my only real option is to practice by myself, but that only helps so much. If this tournament stirs up more interest, I may look into doing something again, but until then I'm done because online is a beast that I do not wish to deal with, and I do not enjoy playing by myself.