GamesRadar's "Dandy" David Houghton has a super piece up on the recent UK SFIV Championships.  16 finalists met in London to duke it out for the chance to represent the UK at the overall European SFIV Championships. 

The whole article is great, but this was my favorite part, and sage advice for anyone that hasn't made it out to a live SF event:

Such days really are what it’s all about. Like I said in my Street Fighter IV review back in February, social and community gaming isn’t about Xbox Live, or dancing around your living room miming a saxophone with a plastic wand. It’s about a disparate bunch of people coming together to have fun and revel in a shared culture. It’s about a room full of fighters becoming a (semi) harmonious choir for an impromptu singalong to the Ancient Temple theme during a tense finals match. It’s about a 12-year-old boy being held aloft the crowd as the real hero of a day of top-level play.

Make no mistake. Street Fighter, and by extension gaming culture in general, is in a very healthy state these days. And with players with the skill, guts and grace of young Mr. Vuong in waiting as the champions of tomorrow, its future is in very safe hands indeed.

In addition to some ace commentary, the last page of the article also features a heaping helping of direct-feed video from the tournament finals.  Check it all out here.