We’re live here at at Kentucky with a final player count of 221! Check back throughout the day for updates and coverage of the top cut.

Metagame breakdown at a glance:

Black – 74

Blue – 37

Orange – 36

Red – 34

Namekian – 30

Saiyan – 10

Next Level Z is recording featured matches for later viewing:

• R1: Frisco Fahs vs. Alec Ruden
• R2: Shaun Hindman vs. Nick Rodriguez
• R3: Dustin Morabito vs. Brian Frankford

Round 3 Action: Turles holding it down at the top table!

Round 4 featured match (recorded): Alex Bolton vs. Brenton Jones

Round 5 featured match (recorded): Elmer Walter (Blue Ginyu) vs. Thomas Engel (Blue Ginyu)

Round 6 featured match (recorded): Hadi Dermagozzin (Red Turles) vs. Christopher Sharp (Saiyan Raditz)

The event is being played at several locations throughout the mall, and there has been a great deal of interest from the general public! It appears some cosplay has broken out…

After a scintillating eight rounds, top 16 is underway.

• Ethan Reed
• Tyren Dover
• Stephen Ward
• Basem Alsalah
• Alex Bolton
• Ryan Lambdin
• John Johnson
• David Lusting
• Alec Ruden
• Anthony Eason
• Josh Thomas
• Matthew Arra
• Cody Martin
• Darryl Fisher
• Elmer Walter
• Tyler Martin

Finals: Elmer Walter (Blue Ginyu) defeats Alec Ruden (Black Garlic) – GOODNIGHT!