Check out the big news over at Shadowloo.com.

And leave a comment to congratulate Mike!

So this is the big news that the TEC guys have been keeping mum about. It just seems that every two, three weeks Shadowloo always has something big to announce. Keep them coming guys!

Ali posted a list of Toxy’s tournament placings on Shadowloo:

Credentials:
Ozhadou Nationals 5 – X-Men Vs Street Fighter – 1st
Heatwave – Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo – 1st
Heatwave – X-men Vs Street Fighter – 1st
Ozhadou Nationals 6 – X-Men Vs Street Fighter – 2nd
Ozhadou Nationals 6 – Street Fighter Alpha 2 – 3rd
Ozhadou Nationals 7 – Street Fighter 4 – 1st
Ozhadou Nationals 7 – Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo – 1st
Ozhadou Nationals 7 – X-Men Vs Street Fighter 1st
Ozhadou Nationals 7 – HD Remix – 2nd
Ozhadou Nationals 7 – Street Fighter Alpha 2 – 3rd
EVO 2008 – X-Men Vs Street Fighter – 2nd
Galactic Circus 2009 – Street Fighter 4 – 1st
Tek Time 2009 – Street Fighter 4 – 1st
Couch Warriors 2009 Ranbat – Street Fighter 4 – 1st
Couch Warrior 2009 Final Round – Street Fighter 4 – 1st
Simply Bread 2009 – Street Fighter 4 – 1st
B1G LEAGUE Invitational 2009 – Street Fighter 4 – 1st
E-Games 2009 – Street Fighter 4 – 1st
Battle Arena Melbourne 2009 – Street Fighter 4 Teams – 1st
Battle Arena Melbourne 2009 – SSF2 Teams – 1st
Ozhadou Nationals 8 – Street Fighter 4 – 2nd
Ozhadou Nationals 8 – HD Remix – 2nd
Ozhadou Nationals 8 – SF3 3rd Strike – 3rd
Ozhadou APAC Melbourne – Super Street Fighter 4 – 1st
EVO APAC – Super Street Fighter 4 – 3rd
Galactic Circus 2010 – Street Fighter 4 – 2nd
Simply Bread 2010 – Street Fighter 4 – 1st
Winter Smash 2010 – Super Street Fighter 4 – 1st
Couch Warriors 2010 Ranbat – Super Street Fighter 4 – 1st
Couch Warriors 2010 Final Round – Street Fighter 4 – 1st
Couch Warriors 2010 Final Round – SF3 3rd Strike – 1st
Battle Arena Melbourne 2010 – Super Street Fighter 4 – 2nd
Battle Arena Melbourne 2010 – SSF4 Teams – 2nd
Santa Smash 2010 – Super Street Fighter 4 – 1st
Shadowloo Showdown 2010 – Super Street Fighter 4 – 5th
Shadowloo Showdown 2010 – SSF4 Teams – 2nd

As you can see the man has been dominating Melbourne and Australia for years. He probably has the biggest profile out of any Australian player worldwide as well, being mentioned on the Dogface show, and having travelled to EVO multiple times and even placing 2nd for X-men vs. Street Fighter.

I’m not sure if Toxy is the first Australian fighting game player to ever get sponsored…I heard that Berzerk might have gotten something for DOA?

But he’s definitely the first Australian player to get sponsored in SF4.

It’s definitely a huge thing for the whole country’s profile in general, not just Melbourne, to have a player sponsored by a big company like Traveling Circus. And even sharing a stable with Mr. Murderface himself.

Congratulations Toxy!

And big props to Shadowloo for helping make it happen.

Update: Toxy makes official statement