considering they streamed the qualifiers, i guess they'd stream the actual event, too. no idea, though.

SBO is usually a PPV event in Japan, even before any of this streaming stuff was popular. So just like a UFC PPV, any streams will be bootleg but most likely there would be illegal ways to download it after its all over.

@slightconfuse said:

it seems that there is going to be afee to watch it which is a bit strange. The price is going to be 20 dollars USD or 1500 yen

http://iplaywinner.com/news/2011/9/15/how-to-purchase-nico-nico-points-to-view-sbo-2011.html

SBO is a commercial event not a community one like EVO. Infact, companies pay to have their games at SBO, so its not all that surprising that they are charging for the stream again this year.

@slightconfuse said:

huh ,never knew that im sure there will be replays of the event anyway. thanks for the info

it all ends up on youtube eventually but it kinda sucks not watching the live stream... though I hate to think of what manner of night I'd have to be up at to do so