The Mortal Kombat Road to Evo continues this weekend as Jack Adams Hall, San Francisco plays host to the tenth annual NorCal Regionals!

The event may have been overshadowed by Major League Gaming's headline stealing $33.4k Winter Championships [full preview], but that only adds an extra layer of intrigue as dominant players are drawn away from the fourth Evo seeding tournament of 2012!

A modest field of confirmed participants reveals a far from barren talent pool! 2011 NorCal winner, Michaelangelo (@MKMichaelangelo), will return to defend his title, going up against the likes of Evo 2011 Top Eight competitor, DJT, and 2011 Devastation finalist, Marvaz. Twenty-four pre-registered fighters make up the current anecdotal list [via Test Your Might Forums], with late registrations still possible across the March 24-25 weekend.

Expected NorCal Regionals Participants [via Krayzie]:
Ballsdeepfury
DJT
MIT
MK Vet JJ
Thizlam
Nitefall
VOR
TOM
Winston
Blindman
Darkhood
Jewpac
Farmer
Kamikaze
Marvaz
Wrath
Daedrik
Kaleb
Cowboy
Michaelangelo
Eduardimusprime
Skuntac
Snke
Loveranger

Five of the top seven Evo Series points scorers are confirmed for Pro Circuit Winter Championships, meaning NorCal Regionals is sure to be a strategic boon for players able to perform well! Winners at Evo Series tournaments receive 50pts toward seeding in July, while runners-up receive 25pts, third 10pts, and 4th through 12th get a single 1pt.

Mortal Kombat Online is following the Road to Evo closely! For any live weekend updates, follow @MK_Online, and discuss all the March Madness on the forums! For more tournament information, visit NorCalRegionals.com.