Good morning, #3rdStrike!
Today is the day of the penultimate Auto-Qualifier of 2026: NYC's own (and I do mean own) @diyfgc!
Pools start @ 2PM ET on twitch.tv/houseof3000 before top 8 @ 4PM ET on twitch.tv/diy_fgc ! And these brackets are STACKED. Don't miss it! πβ
The Jazzy @BarcodeOC Auto-Qualifier is nearly here! Don't slip; sign-up now!
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SUN, JUN 21, come to Garden Grove and celebrate #3rdStrike with the SoCal community! Huge thanks to @Arlieth, @BaalsDepe, and every local organizer making this a reality!
It's a good game -- and getting better.
For 27 years, #3rdStrike has brought us together in community, owing to every local organizer, every creative volunteering their talent, and every attendee who defeats the inner voice which says, "Maybe I'll skip locals tonight." [1/8]
In June, there's #3rdStrike Auto-Qualifiers on both coasts! The week after @diyfgc, @BarcodeOC sends another warrior straight to top 16 at July's Jazzy Finale!
Sign up @ start.gg/j7-barcode to join us on June 21st, brought to you by @Arlieth, @BaalsDepe, and the SoCal scene!
New Jersey Third Strike is growing everyday!
If you can make it into NYC to play or if you're trying to hear about what's cooking up in NJ for the game, don't be afraid to hit me or @qfxtrt up to get started!
BIG shout out to the NY 3s scene for welcoming a NJ player into scene π. Had some great games at @nycnextlevel tonight ! GGs to everyone that came by, canβt wait to grow my skills more and become even more involved in the 3rd Strike community !
2008-2018 era of 3S is why Jazzy exists. The scene looks so much different now, but if you were around back then you know where we came from. Donβt let these people tell you how good it was back then, because it wasnβt.
Registration for the next and penultimate Jazzy #3rdStrike Auto-Qualifier ends in a week!
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Come experience @diyfgc, an east coast regional FOR the #FGC, BY the #FGC! Chill with the NYC3S community and throw down on vintage arcade hardware, as you should!
How does an old and 'hard to play' fighting games reach their mythical status where you can see and feel the traces fighting games Gods?
Landing combos consistently is already difficult but what competitive discipline can we learn from it for our games today?
s/o @Arlieth
However you're serving your community in 2026, coding skills can help!
SUN, JUN 7 @ 6PM CT, @KD_Alpha will be joined by Jazzy Internet Tech Developer @changemewtf & Lead Tech Advisor @BaalsDepe for another online seminar: Introductory Coding!
Join us @ discord.jazzycircuit.org !
ALT A graphic flyer presenting a schedule for live Discord workshop courses related to fighting game community development, presented by the Jazzy Circuit.
All workshops are scheduled to run from 6PM - 8PM Central Time.
January 25th: Bracketology 101 w/ KD Alpha and MrPart2
February 22nd: Community Building w/ KD Alpha, S.C.R.M., and imbord3rlin3
April 5th: Streaming and OBS w/ JimboFGC and Mimiq
April 26th: NPFT Fundraising and Grant Writing w/ TheDrankBaby
June 7th: Introdutory Coding w/ BaalsDepe and changemewtf
Thank you for the biggest open season ever: 110 Ranking Events w/ 2.4k entrants in <5 months! To every T.O., venue, local, and warrior who comes out: YOU are #3rdStrike!
There's 2 WEEKS left in the open season! Wanna run a May Ranking Event? DM us ASAP and we'll work it out!
ALT A screenshot from https://start.gg/j7-ranking events featuring league statistics. It says:
Jazzy Circuit 7 Ranking Events
January 1st through May 31st, 2026
113 events
2421 entrants
Contact: mrpart2@jazzycircuit.org
ALT A humorous graphic of a Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike sprite for the character 'Twelve' where he seems to be saluting. It's overlaid over an image of the Canadian flag, implying that Twelve is celebrating Canadian pride.