Month: April 2016

This year’s Red Bull Kumite brought together some of the most talented Street Fighter V players on the planet, but top-level fighting of the standard variety wasn’t the only battle that went down, as the France-based event also hosted a combo contest.

This contest consisted of players competing to wow judges with their chosen characters by stringing together hits in the flashiest way possible. The combos fell under the judgment of a panel of four players–EG|Justin Wong, RZR|Infiltration, RZR|Xian, RB|Bonchan–and one Yoshinori Ono. F.A.N.G, Laura, Chun-Li, and Alex all made a showing, and some of the combos (resets included) did more than impress the judges and commentators, often drawing explosive reactions from audience members as well.

Perhaps this excitement comes from seeing folks perform combos that would never appear in a proper match while under pressure; perhaps this excitement also hints at interest in similar events moving forward.

What do you think? Would you like to see more side events like this, or would you rather tournaments remain strictly business, sticking only to brackets? Let us know in the comments.

Source: Versus FightingTV with a tip from OnoFighta

This week’s installment of Next Level Battle Circuit is now streaming live courtesy of Team Spooky. As usual, the event is being broadcast from its namesake, Next Level Arcade, in New York City. Tonight, they’ll be showcasing competition in Street Fighter V.

If you would like to check out these weekly tournaments, you can head on over to Next Level Arcade and take part every Wednesday. The address has been included below.

4013 8th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11232

The stream is currently live below, but you can also visit Twitch to join the chat. Full brackets will be made available through Challonge.

Watch live video from TeamSp00ky on www.twitch.tv

Sources: Team Spooky