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Combo Breaker 2019, the latest entry in the annual Midwest fighting game tournament, took place this weekend (May 24-26) at Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles, Illinois—about an hour outside of Chicago. It was the fifth Combo Breaker event to date, and it hosted competitions for more than 20 games, including the first major Mortal Kombat 11 LAN tournament and a Master stop for the Tekken World Tour.
It was also a big showcase for partnered brands, as Combo Breaker secured a pair of non-endemic presenting sponsors—Samsung and Simple Mobile—for this year’s event, along with familiar esports-aligned brands such as Red Bull and Astro Gaming 
