I had the pleasure of spending late Saturday and Sunday over at the venerable NorCal Regionals, which attracted not only the best in California, but from the entire nation, with strong showings from the East Coast and even Hawaii (Capcom's own Wes, Rey, and Gerald also stopped by to check out the action).

NorCal's own Ricky Ortiz took revenge on SoCal's legendary Alex Valle for some earlier defeats by rallying to win the main event in explosive fashion, taking his always dangerous Rufus to another level (he's pictured above holding the "I AM POWER" limited ed. Akuma from SOTA from the Capcom Store, courtesy of Darin)

You can find the full results here, some great pictures at Kineda (which reflect the recent influx of ladies at SFIV events), an interview with Ricky over here, and the impromptu dance party that broke out during a brief pause in the tournament action. 

Stay tuned to iplaywinner--they'll be posting some direct feed view of the finals matches soon!